light and 50 mm lens

Today the light was beautiful and I decided to practice with my 50 mm lens. Its a little trickier to get the shot because it has a fixed focal length which means I can't zoom in I have to move closer. It can be difficult to judge the distance and get what I want to be in focus. So I am practicing. One bonus is you can get the shot you want using less light . Here are a few of the shots I took. I did crop and tweak some of them in lightroom because I am practicing with that too.

loved the light on this one. I took this from a distance and with that it was pretty easy to get a good focus

I loved the way the light was hitting the dew drops on the grass. I added a little color saturation to this one using lightroom, but was able to get the focus with the lens 

it was difficult to get the perfect sharpness on this one but I like that it is a little fuzzy being that it is a poof ball 

i had to try a couple of times before I got this one but loved the light and shapes so it was worth it 

tried this one from below -- really liked how this came out

these leaves caught my eye the other day and I loved the way the light was falling this morning. I added a little color saturation and clarity to this one so that all the different leaves  stand out

this birds nest was on the ground and I figured I'd see if I could capture it with the 50 mm lens. A little over exposed but in general pleased with the results

caught this shot perfectly in camera-- loved the way the light was making shadows on the tree

was drawn to this one because of the orange and the bud -- it was challenging to get the focus on this so.....

I cropped it in lightroom. I like it both ways but this brings it out so much more ....

more of the orange flowers and buds -- thought they were so pretty 

I loved these leaves -- again I used a little color saturation and clarity to make the green and the purple really pop. Simple but effective enhancement 

I love catching reflections in windows. took this one from across the street -- love how you see the sky and the buildings in the windows

I moved a little closer and stood almost perpendicular to the windows -- I did straighten the edge using lightroom -- the blue's not as vibrant but I think the straightening helps the horizon line

again the light on this caught my eye -- I really liked how the white edges of the one that is in bloom stand out. I cropped it a bit on both sides to emphasize the flowers

I originally had more of the ground and leaves around this one. Cropped them out so that the light was more prominent

this was tricky to get -- I had to get down on the ground and it was still challenging to get a sharp focus -- I used clarity in light room to help the nut stand out from the ground-- I also cropped the front edge bringing the nut to the center of the image 

straight out of the camera -- loved how the light fell on the edges of the leaves 

added a tiny bit of color saturation to make the leaves pop 

I was clicking so fast I didn't know I got this one -- too cool not to share -- this one is straight out of the camera 

found these funky mushrooms under a tree -- I think my leaning over to shoot it created some of the shadow but I like how it turned out 

this one was growing on the rock -- had to try a couple angles before I got it -- but am pleased with the end result -- love the color of it and the mulch below really made it stand out 

one more close up of the mushrooms -- i used the clarity tool to give it a little bit more definition, but the colors are they way I shot them

just loved the way the light fell on these and a good way to end this entry. thanks as always for sharing with me