My new 24-70mm F2.8 lens was due to be delivered yesterday and indeed it was sitting on the front porch when I returned home from grocery shopping. I picked a good time to go, 2:00 PM in the afternoon seemed to be the perfect time. Very few people there and the lines were short. Only had to stop at one other store to pick up everyone's favorite, corn bread stuffing...must be a favorite of alot of Thanksgiving cooks because the 2nd store only had about 5 bags left. Anyway, the lens was on the doorstep waiting, and it took everything in my power to carry the groceries in from the car and put away the refrigerated stuff before opening the box and sliding it on to the camera and start snapping away at anything and everything. What I immediately liked about it was it's ability to take a good, clear picture under poor lighting conditions.
So when I woke this morning and the fog was heavy, I drank my coffee, got dressed (no make-up or much combing of hair), and headed to the Arboretum to see how this new baby was going to perform. I LOVE it. Here are just a few pics from this morning....
Sharing with Trish's Watery Wednesdays...
Oh, I definitely love this lens. And btw these are all hand-held...I rarely use a tripod, so the Image Stabilization really helps. Now, I definitely must get back to the Thanksgiving preparations. Hope all my USA friends along with their friends and families have a thankful & blessed Thanksgiving Day. Peace to All throughout the world.
oops...my granddaughter just arrived to spend the night, the one that had whooping cough...she is all better now and I wanted to test my new lens out on portraits inside after dark. how sweet it is.
"Nothing purchased can come close to the renewed sense of gratitude for having family and friends." ~ Unknown
Until next time....
oohs and aahs from me all thru this post. :)
ReplyDeleteenjoy your holiday feasting!
Oh your pictures are AMAZING! I am so jealous of your new lens. Although I am having fun with my new one. I just wish I had more time to get out and take pictures.
ReplyDeleteI love the fog shots. I love the leaf on the rail. Great shots!!!
Gor-Jus photos today!! Can't wait for what's ahead with you and this wonderful lens. We had fog this morning too.
ReplyDeleteoh goodness yes! mazel tov to a wonderful relationship. this lens is always a smart choice.
ReplyDeletegreat shots. i think some one loves her new toy. i can't wait to see what you come up with next. so exciting!! i really love the bridge / tree photo. it seems many had fog this morning. when it was perfectly clear here. glad you had a chance to enjoy it!! fun, fun, fun!!!! ( :
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, gorgeous pictures, Deanna! I love foggy photos and your new lens really captured them. Will be looking for more photos taken with that lens.
ReplyDeleteWishing you and your family a Blessed Thanksgiving.
AWEsome! ♥
ReplyDeleteThese are magazine worthy! Love these and the feelings they inspire! Thanks for sharing and happiest Thanksgiving to you as well!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures. I love them all. Happy Thanksgiving to you too Deanna.
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These are truly exquisite. I have never developed lens lust so quickly. Holy heavens, that will not be leaving your camera any time soon. *off to update my Amazon wish list*
ReplyDeleteOh, wow! These are breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteI with Gail...I have lens lust!
ReplyDeleteRemind me again what camera this is on? I'll lust after it as well!
I can't take one more lens on my wish list!!!! But I just might have to after seeing these glorious photos.
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow! Fantastic shots, and your granddaughter is beautiful, too! I'm glad she's feeling better - just in time for Thanksgiving.
ReplyDelete:-D))))))))))))))))) Smiling broadly at your new lens. A definite keeper! Beautiful portrait, too.
ReplyDeleteAll amazing shots! I love that one with the tall pale orange trees. Love the fog. Chores should always wait when you could be out taking pictures.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!! Those shots are absolutely amazing!!! Of course I believe it is more the photographer than the lens.... ;)..... but I sure would love to give that particular lens a shot! Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like the new lense is working great! Your photos are stunning.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you Deanna!
Wow! Know you are going to just love this lens. These shots are great and know t here will be many more and lots more fun for you . Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeletewow your scenic photographs are BEAUTIFUL. Especially loving the first foggy one. You have a beautiful grand-daughter and I can relate to the whooping-cough having picked it up myself again, five years back really bad. How frightening it can be ... Happy Thanksgiving and look forward to more and more lovely photographs from you
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots! Very sharp and I love the DOF! Enjoy your new lens (you already have)!
ReplyDeleteWow....now, I'm truly embarrassed that I even linked up with Watery Wednesday. I think I'll go remove mine. You should get paid to take pictures....a high price!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness--so gorgeous! That makes me laugh--when I see a unique weather condition, I will drop everything and go to the zoo or wherever I can capture it best. Fog and frost are my favorites!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos! You might a good buy with that new lens.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful adventure, and the photos are fantastic !
ReplyDeleteI am visiting from Tricia's Watery Wednesday, what a lovely blog! And I love your foggy scenes. Enjoy your new lens. Beautiful photos, have a Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've seen prettier fog!! Enjoy your family today and always!
ReplyDeleteLovely shots. Enjoy your new lens and Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteJust lovely! That's quite a lens, but I think the person taking the shots has to be given the credit for capturing the beauty of a foggy morning!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fab shots and now I want a lens just like that! Happy Thanksgiving to you and family! x
ReplyDeleteYour new lens and your trusty eye for composition took some magnificent shots, Deanna! Hope you're having a Happy Thanksgiving with your family. Also hope they didn't have to travel far in the fog, though the pics of it are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love the photos. Abviously that lens was a good purchase!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful collection of foggy autumn photos!
ReplyDeleteDeanna so beautiful and your Grand Daughter what a lovely smile....
ReplyDeleteOh my, I'm glad your grand-daughter is better, now! That had to have been awful! YiKeS!
ReplyDeleteThe images are beautiful, esp #6... that one is my fave, I just love the tree & the bridge in the background
Thanks a million for joining, Ms Deanna! =)
Glorious photos! your granddaughter is stunning!
ReplyDeleteSuper new lens Deanna, but it's really your talent that is making such beautiful wonderful foggy places. Like you said, these mornings don't come around too often, so take advantage while we can, huh? Great photos, as always.
ReplyDeleteWell I don't know how, but it seems that whole sentences were left out of my last comment. What I was trying to say is that it's a super new lens, but that it's your talent that is making such beautiful photos. I woke up this morning to a foggy morning and went out with sinus headache and all, in search of wonderful foggy places. There, maybe that's right this time! :) Put the two comments together and maybe they will make sense!
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely stunning! Your lens is superb, yes, but you have a great eye for photography.
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