The postman just left. I ran to the door to find a package containing my new camera lens. The camera arrived the other day.
Here is a sample pic using the new lens -- a lovely look at my onions. I think you'll see a drastic difference in picture quality from my prior posts, now I just need to make food that's worthy of my camera :-) More pics to follow soon ....
Update:
Picture taken with: Canon Eos 20D and a Canon EF 50mm f1.4 lens. Please view the comments to learn more about my camera selection process.
5 hours ago
4 Comments:
Gorgeous! What camera? What lens? It looks like something with a wide aperture to allow such shallow depth of field.
Thanks, Terry! I'm admit that I know *nothing* about cameras, to take anything I say with a grain of salt :-)
I had been using a standard point & shoot camera and it just wasn't focusing well enough. It had been dropped a few times over its lifetime, so I'm sure that didn't help.
I researched online and found photography tips from Heidi at 101Cookbooks.com. I used this as a starting point and researched one of the cameras she mentioned (Canon Eos 20D with a Canon EF 50mm f1.4 lens).
Although the 20D is a discontinued model, everything I read (including Consumer Reports) stated that it was a good buy. So, I scoured the web and ended up buying a used one via eBay -- although it's used, it's still not cheap. It definetly has held its value. The lens I bought new at Amazon.
I have alot to learn about photo composition but the camera takes such beautiful pictures. I look forward to learning more as I begin to use it.
You'll see alot more pics on my blog now -- stay tuned :-)
The camera does make a difference pictures look good. Dogs don't make good kitchen helpers do they? I have one myself that insists on standing between me and the counter whenever I'm trying to cook.
You're right, Emma -- dogs do not make very good kitchen helpers ... but they do make good feet warmers :-) Sometimes he'll just lay down over my feet while I'm working at the counter.
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