So about a week ago I turned 30, to celebrate I welcomed the Lensbaby edge 80 to my lens collection. A lensbaby has been on my wish list for a long time, it is a manual focus lens that allows you to adjust the plane of focus, kinda like a tilt shift lens. The result is magical bokeh goodness.

I took this photo the first day I had it and I knew the lensbaby and I would get along great.

just look at that smooth beautiful bokeh

after a few days I started experimenting with lens flare…

My experimenting paid off when I got this shot. What says summer better than a toddler booty drenched in gorgeous sun rays?

Those not from around here probably don’t realize what a HUGE deal rain is (especially during the summer). This sun shower only lasted about 10 minutes and it was the best 10 mintues of the whole day.