So I mentioned in the last post that I rented a 100mm macro lens.
Yesterday Eva and I went to the North Carolina Botanical Gardens.
It’s just down the road from our house at UNC.
It was my first time there and I loved it. It was small, the perfect size for Eva to run through the trails and look at all the plants and sculptures.
Sometimes it’s hard to not have all the built-in entertainment like we had in Columbus. Specifically the zoo. But we are slowly finding smaller spaces that can be just as interesting.
There were students scattered here and there working in the gardens.
And of course pretty little girls.
But back to the lens. I wanted to see how it worked as a portrait lens but also test it’s macro abilities. The latter was extremely hard since they didn’t give me the good lens with image stabilization. Every time I bent down to take a shot, Eva grabbed my arm and there went the shot.
So I ended up taking a lot of her instead. Which was fine. I have the lens for a week.
As a portrait lens I am not sure this lens is any better than the 85mm.
We saw fish
Nothing better than a warm fall day
We had a great time together. Laughing the whole time.
I kept thinking, we should do this more….
There were tiny turtles
I loved this sculpture
Gotta run to preschool- I will show the macro shots tomorrow
Here is the eye-rolling look I get when she doesn’t want her picture taken anymore
Classic.
Hannah | 11th Oct 12
She’s a mess. I love her eye roll look…it’s like she’s 15 in her own little world. Our girls, they have plans to take over the world 😉
Try the 135 next time. It’s not for macro but it’s supposed to be awesome as a portrait. It’s on my list!
Tiffany | 11th Oct 12
Gotta love the eye roll. Great shots, can’t wait to see the macro!
Tiffany
Tiffany | Peanut Blossom | 11th Oct 12
Hi Elisa! Thanks for leaving the note on my blog. Small world! Hope you’re enjoying what you’ve experienced of NC so far. Gorgeous shots! Where is this botanic gardens? I desperately miss the Chicago ones, might have to go check this out! -Tiffany
Adrienne | 11th Oct 12
How do you rent lenses?