Took my Christmas present to the woods this morning 🙂
It wasn’t particularly cold, but for some reason B&W felt right for a lot of these. Here they are again, but in color, which set do you prefer?
Either way, I really like this lens! It’s pin sharp in the center and allows you to dial in the amount of swirly bokeh you want; I’ve probably gone a little overboard with it in a lot of these, but I’m learning it’s foibles and having fun 🙂
… in the back of the rental Hyundai Tucson I have while my car is in the shop after getting rear-ended just before Christmas. I don’t think the damage is too bad, but we have to wait for the other parties insurance adjuster to come and look at it before they can start the repair.
A few pictures of the usual family festivities in the Parish Hall after the Christmas morning service was done and we could all relax 🙂
Most of these are taken with my Christmas present from my amazing wife- a Lomography Petzval 55mm f/1.7 MKII Art Lens. It’s a modern re-imagining of a 19th century lens design which allows you to subtly adjust the bokeh and also has the option of adding shaped aperture plates- I couldn’t resist using the snowflake one- kitschy but fun 😉
There is a definite learning curve, but I love what I’ve got from it so far!
Then it was on to the presents, including the ever-popular grab-bag with special rules and an amazing riddle-based scavenger hunt by June, our mistress-of-ceremonies.
And finally, food and the usual amazing spread put together by Jackie (with a little help from Stew L.) and lots of fuzzy family time and conversations… and some very tired doggies who had a very busy day!
