Nifty Fifty

Guess who's excited about a new lens, yesssss it's me, it's me *jumps with joy.  Funnily, my friend asks which contact lens are you getting so excited about?  LOL.

Welcome Nifty Fifty, the newest addition to my photography gear.  I have been wanting a prime lens for a while.  (Prime lens have a fixed focal length so zooming in/out equals walking near/far from the subject :)  Camera + workout gear ehh, can't beat that.

Generally, I do not know or care about gadgets and gear but I had heard a lot about the prime lens and how it boosts your creative side and makes you think and visualize the shot.

I could not wait to give it a try right away so I just walked around my home looking for something to take photos of.  I need to get used to the large aperture, lots of light and zero zoom.  Here are some shots from today:

Shree Ganeshaya Namaha of my 50mm

Happy Valentine's Day!

I could not find a photo with hearts, cards or chocolates.  So, I chose this photo because I think it is super cute and full of love.   How many of you went awwwww?  A little story behind this photo.  I was nowhere near the family instead was far up and away in a building with my tele-zoom.  I saw the dad setting up camera on the stroller after writing in the sand.  Ofcourse, I have to be nosy so I kept zooming in then started to take photos.  It looks like we both almost pressed the shutter at the same time.  

The photo brings joy to me and I hope it has the same impact on you!  After all, isn't Valentine's day all about bringing happiness to each other?

Happy Valentine's day!