What kind of camera is that? By Photographer Julie Deans

Was it obvious from the above shots that it's a Canon? I love Canon.

Note how I let baby E chew the lens cap before the little dog. I love her, but baby sharing dog saliva is just gross, no matter how clean my Jack Russell is.

So, this is a tribute to my XT and what it is capable of. I've finally taken a teeny upgrade step, and my XT will soon be adopted by my father-in-law who will provide him with a great, loving home. He's not yet aware that he will be adopting him, it's suppose to be a bit of a surprise. And if, for what ever reason, the XT cannot be adopted, he will live out the rest of his days here as he has served me well - it's amazing what you can do with an entry level camera and a couple of good lenses, but now it's time for bigger and better things in my world of DSLR photography.

God speed XT - we've had a lot of fun together.

Ah, lovely summer day ... by Artist Julie Deans

The only picture not from the 50mm lens.

I can handle this - 24 degrees, no humidity, I'll take it!

So I finally got myself and the little dog out to one of the conservation areas today (Kelso Summit off of Steels Avenue), and though I knew I wasn't going to make it far, I thought I'd bring my new, cute little EF 50mm f/1.8II Canon lens with me to test her out (yes, I brought the camera too ... I'm not that dense).

This stumpy little Canon 50mm is touted as being the lens to have in every photographers kit, even though it's on the cheaper end as far as price comparison with other Canon lenses goes. Great for portraits and it's gaussian optics, I'm taken quite with this little bugger already.


Below is the results from a quick photo session in the woods, and though I didn't really take too much time on these photos, I am more than happy with the results from the 50mm. 


Photos aren't edited except for a few filter changes in Photoshop and a desaturation on three of them.

I have no idea - she just like to eat grass...

None-to-happy little dog on a bench hears someone coming and doesn't like it.

Photo shoot with the little dog

Is she adorable or what!? What a good sport - well, she was this time anyway because I wasn't using a flash.

Yes, she's wearing a bow, but she is a girl no matter what she says. And yes, it's a Dove Spa bow, and no, she does not go to get her nails done.

This is my favorite shot out of this session. It just screams her personality of "I'm better and smarter than you".

Love the effect I got on this, looks more like an old-time black and white shot. She looks good in grey-scale.

It's the clear bone. The coveted clear bone. Not as good as the ball, but a first choice over any other Nyla.

Mmmm, clear bone.

She doesn't chew this bone. She gums it. And makes out with it. A weird fetish? I have no idea.

Her best "longing" look.

Waiting for the ok to pounce on the clear bone.

So who likes slightly staggered pictures in blog posts? Not me, but that's what I get for screwing around with the HTML or what ever the hell code is involved. Let's just pretend I'm trying to be artistic about photo placement, yeah that's it, add some interest to the post. Bah!

Lowville

Lowville - A little village down Guelph Line between Campbellville and Burlington is one of my favorite places to go and get "photographic". Normally, at this time of year, the trees are in full fall foliage, instead I suppose, due to the rather odd weather we've been experiencing, there is still a lot of green growth especially through the underside of the forests.


A brisk Sunday, with a cold wind blowing and no salmon running yet (will this be the third year in a row that I miss them?!) turned out to be a great day for photos. The little dog played along, and I brought my personal photographer with me. Well, once again, she's not really mine but she does accompany me quite a bit on my photo excursions, so I figure I can say she's mine while I have her here - what else are little sisters for?

Some results of the day are posted below. And once again, HAPPY CANADIAN THANKSGIVING everyone!

I guess everywhere we go grass tastes good. She's not picky.

Camera-ing

Just playing with different settings on the camera today (Canon Digital Rebel XT). Nothing professional to see here. Merely capturing my favorite subject just for fun on this, the 2nd day of spring, whilst patiently waiting for the weather to warm up. Favorite subject hates when I use the flash...I really don't blame her, you know, with the blindness and all. She's a good little sport about it though. None of the images are cropped or enhanced - just plain ol' right off the camera. The last image, however, was dry-brush filtered with Photoshop for sh!ts and giggles.

Watch for some pictures of Cayo Coco, Cuba to come within the next few weeks.