Imperfect Light

Plouf plouf! A miracle has occurred!

I’ve found something I love more than my 85 millimeter companion!

Île Saint-Louis , Paris

Photons flow through this lens…

Like water down the Ganges.

Varanasi, India

It’s a happy Thanksgiving…

For some.

Woodstock, Connecticut

Today’s guest lens is the new Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake Lens. This lively Lilliput is a fun walk-around lens, but matched with the Canon 12mm Extension Tube II, they make a killer macro.

And speaking of killers, this robber fly didn’t seem to mind me spying on him while he dined on his own fresh kill, a shiny, green, house fly.

Cranston, Rhode Island

Through Japanese glass.

Savannah, Georgia

Pink waves of grain!

The unexpected hue left me tickled.

San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico

Look at the trees, all around us. It’s almost as if they are looking back.

Brought to you by today’s special guest, the Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens, plus a little extra post-processing to bring out the magic.

Cranston, Rhode Island

This mystical lens…

…is my third eye.

Varanasi, India

I really could have taken this picture with almost any lens.

But I feel better knowing that the photons passed through two pounds of glass.

San Francisco, California

A butterfly waited patiently for me to attach the Canon EF 12 II Extension Tube to Fat Boy.

Thanks, little guy!

South Deerfield, Massachusetts