i like the 60mm 2.8 macro. that's what i use when i want a little more reach than the 35mm but still want the sharpness of a prime. and don't let "macro" fool you, it takes beautiful portraits. but nice that when you want to get REAL close, you can

 

I've thought about that one, too. I think i'd like a little more reach than that. Id like something that will allow me to be a comfortable distance away from a pit viper as I take pictures of it. Hahah.

 

Comfortable distance from a pit viper? 500mm f4 w/2x TC!!

Really though, you should look into the Nikon 105mm VR micro lens...

 

Or, better yet, go to borrowlenses.com and rent a bunch of different lenses. Buy the one you like the best. I tried the 24-120 F4 before I bought it. Fell in love with it when I rented it for the Ren Fest. It's my preferred walk around lens now.

 

I'll keep the 105 micro in mind.
And I'll probably hit up a local camera store today to get a feel for some of the lenses I'm considering. Then I'll probably end up renting two or three from borrowlenses.
Thanks for the advice, guys.

 

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Flower was shot with a Sigma 17-50 F/2.8, and the bird was shot with a 70-200 F4L

 

Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial (site of General Patton's grave. Hamm, Luxembourg)


driving there in the rented BMW 535 w/widescreen navi on the autobahn

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethan_lowry/7058824949/My mom's old BMW.

 

bmw r dope! LOVE LOVE LOVE that wide screen navi! makes the car look so classy and james bondish!

 

first rig shot an first time with Alien Bees:

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That Jag is dope, might want to work on the ground some, not sure why the tires are covered

 

because the curb is blocking them lol

 

Shot another video:

 

Another sweet vid. Good job, man.

Messing around with diffusing the pop-up flash while taking pics of my new bike.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethan_lowry/6926183282/

 

Nice day for shooting one from my 365 @ ethan thats with the pop up flash ?? looks clean mann what you diffusing it with ? and that Bike looks killer

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvnezz/7086213607/http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvnezz/7086213607/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/marvnezz/, on Flickr

 

Dude, I love the colors in that shot. Very nice.

Yeah, man. I started messing around with different materials and found that 5-10 layers of the low-grade toilet paper in the bathrooms at my dorm diffuses the light really well (it's strange, I know). I definitely wouldnt use it out in public, but it works for shooting random stuff in my poorly-lit room.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethan_lowry/6943321288/35mm 1.8G @ f/2.8, 640 ISO, 1/100 sec

 

 

 

Teaser from this weekend. Features will be up on http://www.southrnfresh.com later this week.