More black and whites of my kids

[Maestro]

[Blue_In_AK]

1. Maestro, your kids are really cute...

and these are great photographs. Two thumbs up.

[Maestro]

2. Thanks so much. -nt

[BamaGirl]

3. Beautiful

They're all great, but I love the last one!

[Maestro]

4. Something is wrong with my Photobucket file

I have why the other pics weren't behaving well. I will try to get them posted later. These two are some new ones I cropped and brightened a bit.

[F.Gordon]

5. You keep getter better at this very quickly

Are you using the... what do they call it?.... the "kit lens"?????

You have a very good camera. Since you really enjoy doing portraits of your kids.... if you'll allow me to make a suggestion?

If you can save a few pennies take a look at the 50mm f 1.4 USM. It’s a little slow to focus but it is very sharp, extremely fast, and will shoot without a flash in very low light. Will be perfect for what you are doing IMO and it is a fraction of the cost of “L” lenses. I reduced some of our retirement money (I just have to die sooner now) and got it primarily for Night Photography but I’ve done “some” portrait stuff with it.

You can check out a few examples of what the lens can do here…….

http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/ef_50_14u

Or ignore me spending your money and stick with what ya’ got. You are doing great. Definitely improving. You’re a quicker study then I am.

:hi:

[Maestro]

7. No. No, No, F. Gordon, please suggest

When I was younger and without kids, say in my twenties, I loved getting out playing sports, baseball, cycling things like that, but now my life has changed. I'm pushing 40 with two kids with little time to do anything else except jog and take pics. This is going to definitely become a hobby for me. I need one !

Anyhow, thanks for the advice. I am still using the stock lens. It works fine except for low light conditions and macro shots that I would like to take. I am going to look into that lens. I have a Canon Digital Rebel. Does that lens fit that camera? It's easy to find out so don't worry if you do not know.

[F.Gordon]

8. Macro?

Then I'd recommend the RagingInMiami lens.(I call it that because he turned me on to it) The 100mm f 2.8 macro. It is a few more pennies than the 50mm f 1.4 but would be great for everything you want to do. Plus... it'd give you twice the "reach" of the 50 but you'll have to take a step or two back when doing portraits.

I have snapshots online for that one that I can show you. The first is a "portrait" :eyes: snapshot of a flower I was approaching for a closeup. The second is the actual closeup (macro) (plus... all my Mt. Pisgah non-wide snapshots were taken with this lens)





If you ask 10 different people which lens you should get for what you want you'll probably get 10 different responses. I know that Sigma and Tamron are highly recommended brands but I've noticed that some are almost "cultish" about it.

I was reading a post last night where this guy was announcing the new sigma ultra wide and calling the Canon, which I have, a "worthless toy". I compared. The Sigma was a "F" plus click slower than the Canon and couldn't reach the maximum aperture of the Canon (for capturing movement..long exposures). I was going to respond and tell him that he was full of shit but I figured I'd better not.
:evilgrin:

Soooo.. set a budget, do some research, and pick one. Oh, and you're "pushing 40"??? Thanks. Now I feel really frukin' old. Next week I'll tell ya' about the best tripod mount for attaching to your "walker".
:silly:

[Blue_In_AK]

9. You guys talk about this stuff, and my head spins...

:silly: :crazy:

[SeanQuinn]

6. Great pics, well done. nt