I've managed to convince work that I need a new lens for a couple of jobs we're working on. I've got to record some buildings before work is carried out on them so I figured a quality wide angle lens would be needed. It's my first decent prime lens and I'm a bit blown away by the difference it makes especially in low light.
Check out this action shot of a duck eating a pellet. Taken at about 4pm on a winter afternoon in pretty terrible light at ISO 400. That would have been pitch black or blurry with the old kit lens. Any blur I'm blaming on having a small child bouncing up and down in a rucksack on my back. He loves the ducks. The female to the right with the fancy eyeliner is a particular favourite.
The dog doesn't like the ducks. They peck around his feet and freak him out a bit. He tries to pretend they're not there.
and the close focus is excellent, almost down to the front of the lens. It's not macro but it'll save carrying an extra lens just to get close up shots. I like these trumpet-like lichens that grow up in the woods by my house. Again handheld in really low light that I would have needed a tripod for if I was using my macro lens.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Sony A6000 with the 55-210mm Sony lens. The photos are cropped and brightened a bit because I had to lean out of a 3rd floor window so a tripod wasn't exactly practical I keep meaning to make a beanbag for the window sill.
The previous pics (with the ducks) were taken with my new Sigma 16mm f1.4.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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It was snowing hard enough to keep most people at home!
I love oak trees with "elbows", and they really show up well in snow.
My favourite tree, I think.
Finally, a lovely old beech.
What camera and lens are you using, @wild edges?