Appamattox Through a Lensbaby slideshow on Flickr
jimcrotty.com’s Appamattox Through a Lensbaby slideshow on Flickr
At last night’s presentation to the Tripod Camera Club of Dayton, I finished-up with a quick review of my camera equipment. I was reminded of a little lens that tends to take a back seat to all my Canon “L” glass.
A wonderful little gadget for photographers is the Lensbaby lens. These little gems are very easy to use and relatively inexpensive. They allow the photographer to select which area of the frame to bring into focus while creating a “graduated blur” effect on the other parts of the image. I see them used more and more for wedding photography.
A couple years ago I had the opportunity to visit Appamattox Court House in Virginia. Having left my 28-70mm f2.8 Canon L lens back home, I challenged myself by simply using my $97.00 Lensbaby lens. What I liked about using this lens in this setting is that it provides that unique sense and feel of a “time gone by” or an almost haunted-type of light.
