I went back to Henrys today, and the wonderful Ricardo understood completely that I was finding the 28-75 mm lens a little bulky and obtrusive to carry around the city, especially at night.

I exchanged it for the small, fast canon 50mm f/1.4. I am so in love with it, I am walking on air. Thank you, Leapfrog, for not saying "I told you so". The Tamron lens was GREAT, and if I could afford two right now, I would keep it.


I want to work in low light, and there is something so pure about starting out with nothing but a fixed 50mm. And at 1.4, I will never need the dreaded flash (if it can't be shot with available light, I won't shoot it).

It was another gray day in hogtown, so I headed to the conservatory at Allen Gardens and took pictures 'till my battery died. I am so happy. I'll put up a bunch of pictures, then edit down to just a few.

My camera feels like a part of me. The more compact size means I won't hesitate to take it with me everywhere I go.

If you edit out any of the ones you have up right now, I'll... uh... give you an extremely stern look. These are INCREDIBLE! Jaw-dropping. The orange flowers with blue-green leaves makes my heart hurt it's so beautiful. The little cabbagey white leaves. The evergreen needley things. I gasped over and over. I'm loving your new lens, but the lens can't substitute for a good eye. Wow. Wow. Wow. tortoise · 2006-12-27: 17:54

These are great photos, you have out done your self by miles! I really love number 2,12 & 15 the lines are so defined you have done a great job. I think its excellent how you have really brought the colours in the flowers. Awesome shots! FaTmAn · 2006-12-27: 18:03

Amazing. I like all of those, what a gift you have, nice job on the last one, I like how the foreground is in focus and the background is blurry. tumbles23 · 2006-12-27: 18:13

wow, very impressive. i love the little clovers kristen · 2006-12-27: 18:23

Stunning pictures! I congratulation for this lens selection. PARVAZ · 2006-12-28: 00:43

nice compositions. and the caption rocks! :) sloganmurugan · 2006-12-28: 06:47

I like th way you looked into other peoples lives and caught them having fun together in the garden. PIXELPUNK10010 · 2006-12-28: 13:24

Nice post. Very lively. Love the details and textures. SuperG · 2006-12-28: 18:40

Excellent macro work. I don't use my macro enough... the zoom is too convenient and versatile. Your photos will motivate me to get out and take some macro shots. Leicaroque · 2007-01-01: 11:12

these are excellent. i got the f/1.8 50mm prime for xmas, and even though it's so cheap and plastic casing, the photo quality is still great. I am definitely a fan, and even more so now, seeing your photos. ????? · 2007-01-07: 18:39

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