Pandamonium!

Farder's latest endeavor. Our 2nd border collie. Male. Lazy. Razor sharp teeth. Cuddly but has an affinity for biting your shorts and tugging on it till it rips. He has so far put holes in 2 pairs of my shorts and torn a gash on my index finger with his tooth (I was trying to save my shorts and he bit down harder on my finger instead). I call him pandabear. Farder calls him Dazzle! I told him that's a girly horse name, but ehh. At this point this ankle biter responds to anything that moves within his eye line. Cuteness accompanied by pain.

This face...

interrupted me when I was working on the herbs pictures

How does your garden grow?

I sometimes take for granted that in my garden, thrives little bushes of everyday humble herbs and spices that I grew up with. It's so readily available (just don't let them die!) that no matter what time of the day, if we're cooking and want to add extra fresh herbs, it's just out in the garden.

Coco

New monster!

REMEMBER TO FIND THE LIGHT

I relented and finally got my dream lens. Not a big deal to some, but rather surmountable to me. I tend to find excuses and convince myself otherwise whenever I'm engaged with large purchases. I got the EF 24-70mm f2.8 L. Now I need lust for a better body to match this fine piece of glass. I'm thinking the 5D. Which Mark? Well, we'll see when the MKIII comes out and depending how much I'm willing to part with figures closing to 5 digits.

I love the quality of the glass, and of course its wonderful depth at wider angles. I was confined to my 50mm in the past. I used that as my main lens because I wanted a lower stop. I had to re-accustom myself with variable zooming and this affects my framing a lot (whoopee once again when I switch to full frame!). Also, because of the clarity of the lens, I notice shadows and highlights more. Even on my beaten up 350D, I have never paid attention to the surroundings when I shoot, it was always about the subject. But now I have to remember to find the light.





Just of good measure, one taken with my 50mm 1.8

Thomas Alva Edison

JAMES M. BARRIE

Buhludd

Been too long (as always). I wouldn't have done anything, if not for the fact that one of my regular directors of photography asked me why haven't I been taking any new pictures lately. he's right. so I did.