Sunday, July 16, 2006

eastern market practice shoot

Ah, Washington summer: hot, hazy, humid, with a looming threat of torrential rain. It didn't stop me from enjoying the photo meetup at Eastern Market yesterday though. My new wide-angle lens, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, finally showed up and I couldn't wait to take it out for a try. I ended up taking about 100 frames, but my favorite five are below (click for detail). There's about 30 total in my Eastern Market set and slideshow on flickr.

Sunflowers at Florist
Sunflowers at Florist, 7th and Pennsylvania, SE

Peaches
Peaches, Eastern Market

Placemats
Placemats, Flea Market

Tibetian Singing Bowls
Tibetian Singing Bowls, Flea Market

Round Watches
Round Watches, Flea Market

This lens is amazing for compositions and I like how sharp it rendered everything. The color turned out surprisingly well too. I set it to 12mm (20mm equivalent on a full-frame camera) and left it there, no zooming for the entire session, just composing with my feet: step forward, zoom in; step backward, zoom out.

2 Comments:

At July 17, 2006 4:59 AM, Blogger Scribby said...

I told you this on the phone...but I love those photos - definately some of your best work! Can't wait to see what other gems you produce in the future as you develop your skills!!

-Alicia

 
At July 17, 2006 8:02 PM, Blogger Kendrick said...

Thanks for the kind comment Alicia! I really liked how these photos turned out too. I still have lots to learn, but I'll definitely be sharing as I go along.

Ken

 

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