Happy (now belated) birthday to Stephanie! She celebrated her birthday in style with an awesome BBQ. Amazing food galore — pizza with bbq sauce and cherries, grilled chicken, drinks, and more… So good.
A quick side note: I brought my rented Canon 50mm/1.2 to the BBQ and wowee… the colors are gorgeous. So different from the 50mm/1.4. The photos below are pretty much straight from the camera, just with a little contrast and sharpening. Also, I shot ev-er-y-thing at f/1.2. It’s the right thing to do.
~Happy birthday, Stephanie! Here’s to many more. So happy to have gotten to know you this past year!~
a happy day 
Wow, so much amazing-looking food! I’m looking forward to a cookout on the Fourth so badly.
Wow! These are amazing!!!
Holy gorgeousness!!! I’ve been contemplating renting the 50mm 1.2 for Italy. I might just have to after seeing this! Happy belated b-day to Stephanie!
I HIGHLY recommend that you rent it. It is awesome and will forever spoil you. ;)
Beautiful shots~ Some skin tones seem a bit cold but overall great colors indeed! I love how you said on twitter that you wish the f1.2 wouldn’t be that big of a difference than 1.4.
super food
Thank you for all these photos since I had my hands too covered in melonflourbuffalosaucerawmeat to pick up my camera. They’re great! the 1.2 is really something.
fantastic party and the pictures are beautiful!
are you thinking about buying this lens?
Thank you! And yes, I will likely buy the lens. It is too good.
What a wonderful day to spend time with friends… and food! XD
I missed your photos Jacq!
Thanks! I haven’t been in a photography mood the last few weeks, but I’m trying to change that. :)
It just so happened that The Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy was playing while I scrolled through these photos and it was perfect. Everything looks delectable! Nice shots!
Looks like so much fun! That lens is doing magical things…how dare you tempt me! :)
It is magical! I’m pretty sure it is the offspring of unicorns.
Thanks so much, everyone!
Ended up here via Desserts for Breakfast. Absolutely love your photography! This makes me want to throw a backyard BBQ :)
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