_ _ _Running_ _Stitch_ _ _

Canon 85mm f/1.8 Lens

When I bought my DSLR a couple of weeks ago, one of the lenses I ordered was a Canon 85mm f/1.8 lens.  I had been shooting my first pictures with the 17-55mm zoom lens because... well... it can zoom and I'm a newbie so it just seemed easier.  

Finally I decided to suck it up and learn how to use my fixed focal length 85mm lens.  For those who are new to (or know nothing about) photography - this lens doesn't zoom in and out at all.  When you look through the lens with an 85mm... it looks like you're way closer to the subject than you actually are.  "Objects through lens are not as close as they appear."

It makes it trickier to shoot indoors in a small room.  You have to back way up from the object you want to take photos of.  The plus side to this lens is that it provides a low number aperature of 1.8 which makes the backgrounds of the pictures very blurry!  That, my friends, is a VERY beautiful thing.

I really need to take this lens outdoors because in natural light it will be able to take amazing, amazing pictures.

With all that said, here are a couple of indoor test shots with the 85mm lens.

 

Cat Wants Bird

Cat sees bird.

Cat WANTS bird.

Cat longs for bird.

Bird teases cat.

Poor cat.

Pile of Paws

As we were laying around lazily in the living room on Saturday evening - I couldn't help but notice how amazingly darling our little Dahlia was looking!

She is usually a wild terror but this time she was sleepy and cuddley and sweeet!  So I did a little photo shoot of her and let me tell you... she's a top model.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love this little girl.

Isn't it amazing how an animal can become such a good friend?