Imperfect Light » portraits http://www.imperfectlight.com My Love Affair With The Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM Lens Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:41:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Happy Thanksgiving! http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=116 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=116#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:36:31 +0000 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=116 It’s a happy Thanksgiving…

For some.

Woodstock, Connecticut

]]> http://www.imperfectlight.com/?feed=rss2&p=116 0 Fly Vs. Fly http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=123 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=123#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:44 +0000 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=123 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

]]> http://www.imperfectlight.com/?feed=rss2&p=123 0 Shiva http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=81 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=81#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 19:53:12 +0000 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=81 This mystical lens…

…is my third eye.

Varanasi, India

]]> http://www.imperfectlight.com/?feed=rss2&p=81 0 Buttery Goodness http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=74 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=74#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:35:33 +0000 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=74 A butterfly waited patiently for me to attach the Canon EF 12 II Extension Tube to Fat Boy.

Thanks, little guy!

South Deerfield, Massachusetts

]]> http://www.imperfectlight.com/?feed=rss2&p=74 0 Iggy http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=12 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=12#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:57:02 +0000 http://imperfectlight.wordpress.com/?p=12 Oh Iggy, you beautiful creature!

The 85mm is perfect for bringing out that winning smile in the dim light.

Providence, Rhode Island

]]> http://www.imperfectlight.com/?feed=rss2&p=12 0 Depth-Of-Field Trip http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=18 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=18#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:00:41 +0000 http://imperfectlight.wordpress.com/?p=18 A swarm of students on a field trip.

This has become one of my favorite images over the past few months since it was shot. The blurred faces in various planes bring your own focus back to the girl who is clearly somewhere else.

I think we’ve all been there.

Varanasi, India

]]> http://www.imperfectlight.com/?feed=rss2&p=18 0 Rapt http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=26 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=26#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:37:01 +0000 http://imperfectlight.wordpress.com/?p=26 Raptors are intense.

I would not want to be a mouse anywhere within a half-mile of that gaze.

Capilano Park, Vancouver, British Columbia

]]> http://www.imperfectlight.com/?feed=rss2&p=26 0 Red http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=28 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=28#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:55:37 +0000 http://imperfectlight.wordpress.com/?p=28 With a giant aperture, the depth of field is unforgivably small, but the the reward is razor sharpness when focus is achieved.

Every thread, every whisker, every wrinkle captured in grand detail.

Varanasi, India

]]> http://www.imperfectlight.com/?feed=rss2&p=28 0 Orange http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=38 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=38#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:12:49 +0000 http://imperfectlight.wordpress.com/?p=38 I would carry this lens to the ends of the world with me.

And I have.

Varanasi, India

]]> http://www.imperfectlight.com/?feed=rss2&p=38 0 Henry http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=40 http://www.imperfectlight.com/?p=40#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:01:10 +0000 http://imperfectlight.wordpress.com/?p=40 I take an awful lot of pictures of my cats. This is Henry:

It gets tricky when all you have to work with is some light streaming in the windows from behind him.

But with my favorite fat little lens in hand Henry floats effortlessly in a dreamlike pool of illumination.

Cranston, Rhode Island

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