{dahlias, jam jar}
I've been playing more with my 50 mm lens
lately. Shooting wide open (keeping the f stop at 1.8) gives you that lovely blur in the background, which is also helpful for distracting the eye from the chronically busy condition of our dining room table.
{dahlias, jam jar, table}
Interestingly enough, this is sort of how the world looks to me without my glasses on (I'm almost unbelievably nearsighted) - perhaps that's why I find it so appealing.
Oh so delicate and pretty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I like the blurry effect too.
ReplyDeleteyou're slowly convincing me that i need a frog for my flower arrangements. the dahlias' logic is especially lethal.
ReplyDeletewhat sweet flowers...dahlias have always been one of my favorites and they're even more appealing in small doses.
ReplyDeletei love that 1.8 like i love little else in the world.
ReplyDelete(and my film camera is a 1.5!)
Lol, I am the same way without glasses/contacts, lovely bokeh and light! Have a happy weekened!
ReplyDeletelovely flowers.
ReplyDeleteyes, once i bought a 50 mm lens, i've never taken it off. gotta love that f stop. there are 35 mm lenses available for nikon too but they are a bit pricier. the advantage is that the view is not so zoomed in. but the zoom on the 50 has grown on me.
oooh, i think we have the same lens. canon? cheapie, but a goodie. I think mine was like $90 (actually my dad gave it to me because it was an extra), but it's a 1.8 and takes amazing pictures.
ReplyDeleteI use it sooooo much more than my really expensive L series wide angle.
I love these shots. A 50mm lens will be my next camera purchase - it's been on my wishlist for so long!
ReplyDeletedo you have a frog in that jar?
ReplyDeletemeet rachel: f-stop goddess and arranger of wee dahlias.
ReplyDeletelove those tiny flowers
ReplyDeletei'm so nearsighted too
love the look
Those are so cute! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletethe scale is what makes it so great. happy vase.
ReplyDeletegorgeous pictures. i just got a 50mm not too long ago myself and i love it.
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