It certainly did not lend itself to vista landscapes. So I suppose that is some of the reason I am drawn to close-ups and tight focusing. The sapling was bent in that direction early on.
I do not mind the narrowed field of focus, it equates roughly to a 55 to 85mm lens on full frame. I would appreciate it if Nikon would offer a wide prime in the equivalent 24mm range, but I can manage with this 35mm.
These two shots were handheld toward sunset. Another advantage with the 1.8 fast aperture. It allows for handheld shots that otherwise would need a tripod.
I am thinking this combo, with the Canon S95 works for now. If I need the wider angle, the Canon offers that.
Limits are good. They force you do work within your parameters. This is turn frees you to be creative within those boundaries. I have long ago given up wishing for the grass is greener philosophy. That, if only I had a Canon Mark 3 I with L lenses, I would be as good as..... I will never afford such. I have what I have. It is paid for. I know it. I will plug away with it. There is much, much to learn from it. I have not scratched the
emulsion yet.
Another method of limiting oneself is likewise location. Often I will limit myself to the yard, the park or some other place, seeing if I can extract an interesting photograph from what would normally not be considering interesting. The other photographers are busy posting exotic and grand photographs from rare places, with sun and sky hopelessly doctored up by their post processing trickery or in camera filters and lenses.
This is fine and they are making a living awing us, I am just plugging away in the backyard wondering about it all.
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