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Now the bigger kids<div></div>

listen to the coach<div></div>

not a lot of action here.<div></div>

more.<div></div>

You know me... still chasing the soccer kids.<div></div>

Andrew: I'm interested in your solution... looking forward to photos.

"the DA* 50-135mm was freakin' awesome."

 

THAT'S what brings me to tears... can't WAIT.

Eric, you're welcome here. Nice entree. I mean, mis: Nice entree!

 

Me like wings. Hard to keep the sauce off my K10D, though.

 

Speaking of sauce... I'm thirsty after that picture.

Faststone.

Is that a good ol' Jensen coax 7 and a quarter inch on that backdash? Classic!

 

What's this about trees and sun?

mis, you'll NEVER get me! MASTER OF MY DOMAIN!

I like this one because it's so busy, and the breeze tossed it, so the focal point is on the edge of a petal.

 

All using the macro switch ("focus limiter" schmimiter... it's still fun to pretend!) on my Sigma 70-300 APO, with tripod.<div></div>

azaleas too<div></div>

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Warning! Purple fringing on the loose.<div></div>

Spring has sprung, despite mis not seeing that big bright orb in the sky when he

was in town.

 

Spent 10 minutes outside before dinner tonight, and found these.<div></div>

And what I find interesting, Rose, is that he's now got both angles (well, almost 12 and almost 43) with Clara and myself.

 

Quite an aperture range (or field of view, depending on your perspective), wouldn't you say???

Rose, pure lack of funds is doing it for me. I have no illusions of being able to purchase any lenses, as I haven't developed the eye for the el cheapos at pawnshops, like the veterans here, so that leaves me only wanting a DA* 50-135, and it towers over me like an unobtainable carrot on a stick (speaking of sticks, I did score the monopod I wanted on eBay).

 

But I shed no tears, and have so much to learn with my 3 lenses! I'm hoping Santa will bring it to me, so a 3-month trip on the wagon seems so eminently do-able.

I think that exactly NONE of the 9 responses that instantly popped into my brain are appropriate here...

I like you more and more with each post, Rose!

Rose, you're a dear, for sure. But you're implying that mis would be my OLDER brother... did you wanna check that, or are you ready for him to continue posting links with saliva-inducing lenses in them?

 

;-)

 

Seems the detractors are ready to try to knock us off the wagon! I say, "They know not who they're dealing with." {QUICK! Light the candles!}

O Shiva, I just love that portrait. That is one heckuva shot! So much expression, the face is fascinating, and how his eyebrows and hair seem to work off of one another... I can't stop staring.

Andy, I agree. Visiting that site makes me wanna throw my camera out the window, and just buy postcards and professionally printed images.

 

Time for a deep, cleansing breath, and the realization that taking pictures (supposedly) will make us all better photographers. Makes me think that the lens barely makes a difference.

Well, I had no idea this thread was heading this way, but since it did... I'm not a week into this program and WADDAYA KNOW! My Dad just gave that lens to me as an (early) birthday present!

 

Heck, Rose... I just *ADORE* this challenge! I hope you come up with more!

 

So, I think - at the tender age of 4 Pentaxian/DSLR months (me and my K10D) - I might be ready to ditch the kit 18-55 (which means it goes back to Dad).

 

Thanks for posting the review, mis! And really: You don't want it. Not pretty enough (heck knows I like me some pretty lenses).

Garry, you bet! And since someone other than me posted, I feel compelled to put a fish pic up myself.<div></div>