Carry Flowers ; Wear a Smile 

Saturday morning I took my Olympus 4/3 camera to the local farmer's market to test my newest lens on it.  While new to me, the camera and lens are used equipment I bought separately on the cheap to use for dabbling in street photography and to tag along with me when I don't want to be loaded down with larger gear.  The little OMD me5 will fit into the pouch of a sweatshirt with the small kit zoom attached.

This is one of my first shots with the Sigma Art 60mm f2.8.  My reason for buying this lens was to supplement the kit zoom lens in taking  portraits and some event photography.  Mounted on the Oly me5,  it has an effective focal reach of 120mm.  Today, it feels a bit long for street photography but it has the ability to capture some scenes discreetly from a modest distance.  Since this was my first outing with it, I need more time to learn whether it is just for portraits or if has a place in the streets as well.

I am a people watcher so I enjoy watching the activities people participate in all around me.  After watching people carrying their various farm market purchases, I came to the conclusion that people who carry flowers also carry a smile on their faces.  The photo chosen this week was a candid taken as she was approaching me.  Her smile as 

fresh and vibrant as the flowers she carried.