My Canon 100mm macro lens came in the mail yesterday, which meant I had to try it out immediately! My birthday cupcakes made the perfect subject:
I absolutely love it! Can’t wait to use it at my newborn session this weekend.
{Shot with Canon 5d + 100mm macro at 800 ISO. Aperture: f/2.8. Shutter Speed: 1/100}
I rented a wide angle lens (the Canon 20mm 2.8) to take pictures of our new house, and managed to sneak in a few dog shots while I had it.
This was taken in our old back yard. I put the camera on the ground and crossed my fingers that it’d focus!
Shot with a 20mm 2.8 on a Canon 5D. ISO = 200 Aperture = 2.8 SS = 1/400. Edited in Lightroom.
We closed on Wednesday! It’s ours!
A moving van arrives today from Ohio with stuff from my mom’s house—wedding gifts she’s had since my Ohio shower; furniture from my grandmother; a few other odd and ends. Tomorrow we move from our current house to the new one. I can’t wait!
Thanks for coming along for the ride. It was a great experience, and I would recommend building to anyone who’s in the market for a new house.
*Shot with a Canon 20mm 2.8 that I rented. I like it!
I wish I could remember where I heard the phrase “heart dog,” because it’s such the perfect way to sum up the way I feel about Scout. Don’t misunderstand, I loved, and have loved, every dog I’ve ever had. Thinking about the day we have to say goodbye to Montego makes me me tear up at my desk. I love that dumb, grumpy dog.
But I’m not connected, not tied, to her the way that I am tied to Scout. Maybe it’s the way Scout came into my life—a smiling puppy on my doorstep, a gift, an unexpected treasure. Maybe it’s because she took me to the dog park every Saturday and that is where Aaron and I met. Maybe it’s because she’s just so darn JOYFUL. I don’t know.
But she makes my heart smile with her smile. Sometimes when she’s gets all settled into her dog bed at night, I make Aaron sit up and look at her. “Look at how cute she looks!” I say. (This usually happens if she’s doing something squee-tastic like crossing her paws or resting her chin on Eller’s back.) He humors me, but to him, she’s just a dog laying on a dog bed.
But to me she’s my heart, covered in black and white fur with sparkling brown eyes and a naughty streak as wide as the Mississippi.
*Shot with my 85mm 1.8 on my Canon 5D. Processed in Lightroom. Rounded corners done in Piknik.
