mama’s got a new lens

Happy 2017 and hello, neglected blog!

I am going to try to pump out some more work on the blog this year, both personal and client work. I have so many lovely and fun images just sitting around on my hard drive. I’m always behind, but got insanely behind this past fall. Lots of client work and we moved among other things. Recipe for disaster in terms of keeping up with blogging and sharing. I also lagged behind quite a lot on taking personal photos, and I’m trying to get back in the swing.

So my gift to self late in 2016 was a new lens, one I’ve had my eye on for quite some time. I’ve only had one chance to use it so far, as it has been subzero here for a stretch. There was one nice sunny day recently, the kids needed some exercise and we walked to the park around the corner. My little girl figured 28 degrees was plenty warm and insisted on taking off her coat. She’s nuts like that.

I’m still getting used to this new lens, it’s super large, heavy and unwieldy. I’m usually shooting wide angle lenses and therefore am used to being at pretty close range to my kids. I can be on the next block and get a close up of them with this sucker! However, I’m in love with this lens already. Here are a few snaps from the park (and yes my kids need to get out more!):