I left work early today. The sun was shining brightly, I hoped to catch some rays in the park, surely I did, and it did not last long. I used two lenses, the Sigma 20/1.8 which is gorgeous, did not do it today but will return soon, and of course the Sigma 70/2.8 Macro.
It’s funny. When I bought the 70/2.8, I was not sure if I would really use it that much. After all, macro photography is not so much my thing, I have the Sigma 150/2.8 Macro as well, and for general photography, there should be not so much of a difference between it and the Nikon 50/1.8, right?
Wrong. This turned out to be my most used lens of the last three months. For this particular image I used the mat that I always carry around, laid on the ground and shot with f2.8 and 1/500s.
The Song of the Day could easily be the opening Allegro of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”, but we’re going for the exotic today: “Primavera” by Portuguese fado superstar Mariza. Get it on “Fado Curvo” or on the 2006 live album “Concerto em Lisboa“. See her perform it live on YouTube.
Mar 142008
pretty love the pov as well