OLOH – The Self-Assignment of One Lens, One HourPosted by drfl on April 21st, 2010

I often participate in giving myself self-assignments and one of my most frequent assignments is what I call “One Lens, One Hour”. In this assignment, I give myself 2 constraints, I can only choose one lens to use and I only have one hour in which to utilize said lens. While I do not usually limit myself to filters or other accessories, I usually go forth with only the camera in hand, lens mounted, and nothing else.

Ever since purchasing the 135 f/2l, I’ve been in a shallow Depth of Field mood and since I only have one other lens that can open wide, I choose to go out with my trusty 50 Compact-Macro. I visited our local Arboretum and shot the beautiful trees that were blooming. Now, I don’t usually photograph flowers, and my last two posts have contained images of flowers, but I think that variety helps breed creativity. Besides, they were colorful and pretty and the weather was perfect during my hour! All images were captured with a Canon 5D Mark II (Extra Crispy) and a 50 CM Lens.

Burst Forth 
Shot at f/3.2

Shallow Depth of Field Tree Blooms
Shot at f/2.8

Flowering Tree Blooms
Shot at f/2.5
 

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Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston is a photographer, a philosopher, and a pontificator, at least he thinks so. View more of his creations at Journey of Light Photography.
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