Trying out a new lens on my living room

Because I like to play, I opted to rent a wide-angle lens to take to Rome, as I don’t own one, and I remember feeling frustrated in London with lots of large buildings and things that I couldn’t fit entirely in my lens. You might remember last spring when I rented Canon’s 10-22mm lens, and while I liked that, I thought I’d try something a bit different. So this time I went for my first non-Canon lens — a Tamron 11-16mm. My reasoning for that over the Canon was that the Canon is an f/3.5, whereas the Tamron is f/2.8. If that means nothing to you, don’t worry about it. I’m just getting geeky again. Anyway, I also wanted to try a lens that wasn’t a Canon, just because I never have.

When I got it (again I rented from LensRentals.com, whom I HIGHLY recommend if you’re looking to rent a lens) I of course had to play a bit with it, so I took a few shots of inside my apartment. Here are a couple of my living room I took, and yes, it pretty much always is that clean. I so love my living room. :-)

(Next post will be of Rome pictures!!) :-)

My mishmash living room. Couch and pillows from grandma, chair from Christine, rug and end table (wooden icebox) from Dad, plant from Mom, coffee table from Ikea, bookshelves from Craigslist, entryway ottomans from Target, stools from a yard sale, and lamp table from Overstock.com. It's so cozy and comfy!

Underneath the glass on the coffee table are postcards from trips I've taken and that people (Joel!) have sent me, as well as random foreign coins, also from my trips and from Joel!. (And yes, Joel!'s name must always be written with an exclamation point. That's how I've been writing it since college.) :-)