New Loves

I got a really special Christmas gift this year - a Canon 17-55 2.8 lens. It gives me the flexibility of a zoom lens, but is still really sharp. It is also great in low-light situations.

It came in the mail on Tuesday and Landon was a little scandalized that I still hadn't opened it up by Wednesday night. I was really excited about it, but we've been so busy and I was waiting for the perfect situation to try it out.

This afternoon Hale took an extra long time to fall asleep so I am enjoying more time than usual to myself. It is a really dark day today, but Zetta was still feeling smiley, so I finally had the perfect conditions to try out my lens.

I realized during post processing that I really didn't shoot with optimal camera settings - so these aren't perfect - but it will give you an idea of what Zetta looks like now.



Note the wider angle...







Pretty sharp considering the room was really dim. I think I'm going to enjoy this lens!

I'm still having a hard time getting Zetta to smile at me when my face is behind a camera. But she really is smiling a lot now and it is so rewarding.