Inspired by a thread over at the forums of DSLR User Magazine, I took my Canon 50mm f1.8 for a walk over the town centre this week.

It’s fixed focal length, unlike the standard zooms which come with most cameras these days, so you can’t use zooming to help compose the shot, you have to compose it by choosing the right place to stand.

It’s a great little lens, very sharp & with such a wide aperture – f1.8 – you can get some nice creative depth of field shots. The results certainly surprise considering the lens is available for around £60.

I didn’t have too long as the photography was combined with a shopping trip so the shots were all taken around Broadway Gardens in the town centre. The gardens had been known as Kennedy gardens for many years until the name change a few years ago as part of the towns 100th birthday.