Weekend in Dallas

I was in Dallas this weekend for my fiancee's second bridal shower. Her mom happens to have an awesome backyard with a huge garden, a pond, and lots of little critters. Perfect opportunity for me!



1/80 @ f/2.8 iso 200 (click for big)

This first on is just another dragonfly shot. Boring, I know, but I'm still amazed at how sharp this new lens is. The dragonflies were pretty hard to get close to, since they were landing on plants in the pond.






1/250 @ f/3.5 iso 400 (click for big)

The lizards actually turned out to be even harder to get close to than little bugs. They're pretty suspicious, and tend to just scamper off if you start approaching them. I waited around for awhile, watching this lizard and another, to see if they'd go after any of the flies or bees gathering pollen, but they never did.




1/125 @ f/3.2 iso 200 (click for big)

This last one is of my mom (on the left) and my almost mother-in-law (on the right). It isn't a macro photograph, but it certainly shows how sharp a macro lens can be, and thus how useful it can be for portrait photography. Plus, the subjects happen to be two very cool ladies.