Le Fleur

I took this last year; one sunflower amidst its many brothers and sisters in a little yard on the side of a little house that sold baby clothing and knick-knacks.  They were so tall and lovely as they listed lazily with the heavy summer breezes.  A few months ago, a marijuana dispensary moved in when the baby clothing store moved down the street. 

They hacked all the sunflowers down.

Lightroom 3 Beta 2

I still had this stuff lying around from the last shoot so I decided to snap a few pics with the updated Beta version of Lightroom 3.  I didn't notice a big difference relative to developing the images but it appears that they've made some tweaks when it comes to labeling and sorting (under Library).  Here's a link to video demonstrating the updates.  Every time I went to the page, it froze up so I haven't watched it yet.

Anyhoo...

Shoes

Shoes for Paris...




Shoes from Paris...




My models on this snowy day...

New Lens

The Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM SLR Lens is an ultra-wide angle autofocus zoom designed for Canon DSLRs.  Just got it today - the weather is gnarly, so I'll have to wait a day or two to take it outside and really see what it's capable of.  Based on the reviews I've read, I don't think I'm going to be disappointed *and* it'll be great to have with me in Paris.