50mm Point of View

It's raining today, so I'm using a photo

that was taken a few days ago.

Since I wasn't sure what to shoot, er...photograph,

I decided to take another look at what I had available....

another lens, a different angle and you get a different looking photo!

I swapped lenses and used the

Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II for this photo.

I've had this lens for about 4 months, but

really haven't used it.

The lens is shorter than the kit lens and made

the camera feel different...lighter, I guess.

Of course, once I found my subject to photograph,

and had the camera focused

the wind picked up and the petals were fluttering,

with the whole flower swaying to and fro.

I held the rose to steady it once the

wind died down and snapped a few photos.

After attempting a few photos of the front of the flower,

I found that the back of the rose was more interesting.

with the details of the texture of the petals

and how they curled backwards .

I also liked the bokeh effect of the light through the leaves

in the background. The petals seem soft and touchable,

even on the computer screen!

I'm glad that I was able to take some time to compose

the photo, otherwise, I may have never thought

to try a different point of view.

This photo is SOOC (straight out of the camera),

except to scale it down.