flatchicken.com » Michael http://www.flatchicken.com Photos, links, and lifestream of Geoff Thomsen Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:00:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Batman – Return of the Pizza Sauce http://www.flatchicken.com/2008/09/12/batman-return-of-the-pizza-sauce/ http://www.flatchicken.com/2008/09/12/batman-return-of-the-pizza-sauce/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:32:42 +0000 geoff http://www.flatchicken.com/?p=341 ]]> Batman never hesitates to show the guns (or pizza sauce):

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Batman sizing up a jump off the bench:

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A cape, a mask, a tatoo, some pizza sauce, AND a sword!!

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You want Batman to show you a CHOP?!?! You GOT it!!!

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No more sword?!? Then NO more pictures!!!

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]]> http://www.flatchicken.com/2008/09/12/batman-return-of-the-pizza-sauce/feed/ 1 Canon 35 F/1.4L http://www.flatchicken.com/2007/08/30/canon-35-f14l/ http://www.flatchicken.com/2007/08/30/canon-35-f14l/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:43:09 +0000 geoff http://www.flatchicken.com/2007/08/30/canon-35-f14l/ After realizing that the Canon 1D MKIII was a little too much for my wallet to chew, a good compromise looked like a Canon 40D and some new lenses to cope with the 1.6x crop factor on the new sensor.  The Canon 35 F/2.0 was a major workhorse for me, accounting for probably 40,000 photos taken at National Racquetball events.  Through some research on Fred Miranda, I quickly noticed the 1.4′s benefits of faster USM, sharper photos, and of course an extra stop of light (extremely crucial for low-light sports – like racquetball).

I quickly sold the 2.0 to a colleague, and turned to a “WTB” ad on craigslist to find a primo copy of the 1.4 locally.  Within about 5 mintues of posting the ad, I had a reply from a local photographer wanting to sell his mint copy at the right price.  Needless to say, this lens didn’t dissapoint.  Solid metal construction, tack sharp photos, and wonderful contrast have turned this into one of my favorite Canon primes.

Here is my son learning how to compose with the Digital Rebel (taken with a Canon 1D MKI, F/1.4, 1/30, hand-held):

Breakin’ in the Digital Rebel

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Happy Birthday, LeAnn!

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