Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 15

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It’s a sure sign of old age – in the last week, my back experienced intense pain after carrying Hannah up. On the first occasion last weekend, and because I’d forgotten that I have a bad back, I lifted Hannah up high past eye-level, and the second occasion just this morning, even something as normally minor as lifting Hannah up into the NTUC Fairprice trolley cart caused an immediate ache.

An ongoing discussion about lenses with a blog visitor reminded me that the Olympus 45mm and Panasonic 14mm haven’t been receiving much love since the 25mm and 17mm have become the two mainstays on the E-M5 and E-PL6. The 45mm is still regarded as one of the m4/3 systems finest primes, and though the 14mm isn’t quite in the same league optically, it was picked up for really cheap and a wonderfully small pancake lens that I can use very discretely in public places. The 45mm will be especially tricky out of the house though given how much subject distance I’ll need just for an upper body portrait.

The 45mm with the E-M5, and 14mm with the E-PL6.
The Olympus 45mm with the E-M5, and Panasonic 14mm with the E-PL6.

The first round of pictures using the two lenses weren’t so good – I’d gotten so used to the 25mm/17mm that I misjudged depth of field for a couple of pictures I took of Peter and Mommy shot wide-opened (basically, Mommy looked great right down to her facial pores, but Peter’s skin textures were all lost). Below are a couple that turned out alright. The first one’s using the 14mm, and next three with the 45mm – all shot at maximum aperture.

A quick picture at Hougang One's Fairprice. The price of putting Hannah into the trolley seat was a backache for the afternoon.
A quick picture at Hougang One’s Fairprice. The price of putting Hannah into the trolley seat was a backache for the afternoon.
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Showing how she cooks fishes. The plastic container was her stove.
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Say cheese. The living room is a little dark – we are so not going with warm lighting in the new house.
Hannah in a dancing dress after her evening bath.
Hannah in a dancing dress after her evening bath.

Two more pictures, but going back with the 17mm.

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This was a fun picture at Coffee Bean. Hannah is getting really good interacting with Peter and trying to make him laugh.
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Photos like these are usually preceded by Ling calling out “Dear, come quick with your camera!!!”

2 thoughts on “Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 15”

  1. Hi CY,
    So sorry to hear about your back ache. Hope it will eases soon. You can try out those pain relief body patches. They are quite good.

    The last pic of Hannah and Peter is really awesome. I’m glad you didn’t miss it, haha! They both look quite alike too. =)

  2. Hi Emily; well the back ache is still now more an annoyance than anything crippling at the moment, thankfully – thanks for the well-wishing. The last picture of Hannah and Peter I’m thinking was a setup shot by Mommy. She’ll have to tell me – I was in the other room when she called out for me to take a picture of the two of them, already on the sofa.=)

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