Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, readers! Have you had a spooky weekend, or maybe you're planning something for tonight? For me, I never wholeheartedly embraced this festive day during my childhood, so now that I'm older, I'm trying to compensate for what I missed.

On the street, Winton

The guinea pig for my new lens today was MA Video Editing student Kat Grant, 
pictured here on the Winton high street. What I liked about her outfit was the 
contrast between the bright red tights and the dark green cape, while small details
such as the swallow brooch add all-important character. (P.S. My apologies for
the mad exposure, but it's taking me time to get used to a manual lens!)

New 28mm Carl Zeiss lens!

At noon today, the postman delivered a much awaited package - my new Carl Zeiss lens! Now I can finally take more impressive street style photos for the blog.

The lens has a fixed/prime zoom of only 28mm, but has a maximum aperture of f2.8, which will give me better lighting, as well as a clear subject and blurred background. I really fancy trying it out soon. Next on my wish list... A 100-300mm telephoto lens.