Imposing limits . . .

I made a quick stop at the farmers' market this morning and limited myself to a 50mm lens and an aperture of f/1.8. Shallow depth of field is great, but it can often bite me in the butt. I see some of the photos later and think, maybe I should have stopped down to f/3.5 for just a hair more in focus . . . But I'm loving the way the tomatoes blurred out yet kept their little soft shapes in the background. ©Carol Leigh

"Cheese Food?"

I've got an old wooden Velveeta box and some old bottles. I added a few of my neighbor Gene's dahlias and voila! But for some reason the term "cheese food" is sort of creeping me out. Oh, wait! It's a "delicious cheese food." Whew! I feel much better now. ©Carol Leigh