Mushroom burger
Grilled portobello mushroom “burgers” with grilled halloumi, garden fresh basil & tomatoes, and a balsamic reduction.
Canon Rebel XTi / ISO 1600 / f2.0 / 50mm
Gimme shelter
Harsh storms tonight, and this little guy hung on to our feeder for nearly ten minutes.
Canon 7D | 300mm | ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 1/500
Joshua Tree
Recent acquisition – Joshua Tree, where Brian Eno and The Edge collaborate for soundscapes.
50mm | f 2.3 | ISO 400
Shenandoah
Spent part of the weekend in Shenandoah National Park.
iPhone 5s | ISO 40 | f/2.2 | 1/10,000
Density
As sometimes happens, I got more than I bargained for when I hit the shutter release. I was shooting for the pond skater, but I got the pond skater and his prey. Every now and then you get lucky.
Canon 7D | ISO 800 | f/5.6 | 1/2000 | 277mm
Cornbread
My grandmother’s recipe. The instructions include this: “give the batter 50x or so beats until it’s a good consistency, like heavy pouring motor oil – except in winter.” I grew up in a farming family. And I know exactly what she meant.
Canon EF 50mm | f/3.5 | 1/45 | ISO 1600
Tulips
The sun was finally out today – and so were the tulips.
Canon 7D ISO 100 f/6.3 at 1/320 160mm
Canon 7D ISO 160 f/10 at 1/400 300mm
OMG. This Glass
I love playing with new glass – ok, lenses. I usually take a while to get the hang of one, and this will be no different. But right now, I feel like a teenager on his first date. Thank goodness for the IS on this lens, else my giddy hands may have blurred the focus.
Where’s the meme-generator when I need it? So much glass!
Here’s the short version. Our University owns this lens, and I have it out on loan for a while.
Tonight, it’s too dark to shoot outside and really see the beauty of this lens, but a couple of indoor shots to explore just how much bokeh it’ll generate. And yes, my first experience with an L-series lens did not disappoint.
Next time, less bokeh. I was trying to see just how much I could dial in at various focal lengths. Fun! And more to come. Next up? Probably playing with it via video. I don’t know if 70mm and a crop sensor on the Rebel we have in the office will be a good fit, but it’s certainly worth exploring.
The subject is a hand carved camel bell from Morocco – years ago. It was hanging on the wall and within range – no more imaginative thought than that went into this shot. Both shots taken with Canon 7D mounting the glorious Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS USM. The jpegs tend to blur the bokeh more than I did…. live and learn.
ISO 3200 128mm f/4.5 at 1/50
ISO 3200 86mm f/4 at 1/100
Supper
This is my first attempt at a Thai green curry with mushrooms, tofu, and basil. I give it about a 6 out of 10. Next time I’ll up the spices (more heat!) and add a few more vegetables. I wanted to keep this one simple and focus more on building the sauce. I’ll revisit this dish soon.
For the picture, I used an almost 10 year old Rebel XTi as it had the lens I wanted on it already and was close at hand. Sometimes, with supper cooking, kiddo asking questions, and end-of-day distractions… the camera already mounting the lens I want is the one I’ll use to shoot. I had a much newer camera sitting right next to it but mounting a long zoom. The dish was ready and we were about to sit down, so the lens – and not the camera body – dictated the shot. Still, I’m mostly pleased with the result. If I had the shot to take again, I’d dial the aperture up to about 2.2 or 2.5 and get a little more depth.
50mm | f1.8 | ISO 800 | Canon Rebel XTi