107 degrees inside the conservatory at Longwood Gardens yesterday, made the 97 degrees outside feel ‘cool’. Yesterday was my wife’s birthday, and to celebrate she wanted to run down towards Philly to Longwood Gardens. I’m not one that would desire to spend a lengthy amount of time at a plant place, especially in the heat. So I gave myself a little challenge. First I didn’t want to have a big sign that says, ‘photographer’ on my back so I took off the battery grip off the D700. 2nd I only took 2 lenses, the 50mm f/1.4 and the 85 f/1.8. Both of these lenses have high quailty glass and can produce tack sharp images, but yet are small and unassuming. Neither of these lenses are ‘macro’ in any way. I went about the day looking to create images that had detail and shallow depth of field.

My wife shares a birthday with her Grandpa and he gave her a call to wish her ‘Happy Birthday’. I try not to over photograph my wife, but sometimes it’s hard not to capture such a beautiful woman. She’s got her drink and map in hand, and she still looks gorgeous in this shot!

I was really happy with the way my images turned out. I was shooting in harsh lighting, we were there from 1-4pm, and I was pleased I was able to find ‘open’ shade and create some fun images. To see more from the day visit my Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/halladayphotography

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