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... a story about the unfortunate demise of my Sigma 30mm.
And so the story goes...
On Thursday evening a couple weeks ago I had a senior portrait session with Rachel. We met and shot in a nice area downtown Bradenton near the marina.
As usual, I swithed back and forth from my Sigma 30mm f/1.4 to my Canon 85mm f/1.8, using mostly the 85mm.
We moved around the area using random benches and trees and the like, getting some good shots along the way.
We reached an area that I thought would be good for using the background in more context than what the 85 allows, so I made the switch...
I was planning on moving around a little bit in a small area, so I dropped my bag in the grass and shoved the 85mm in my pocket.
I took several shots with the 30mm, and felt good about what I had. So, back to the 85 I go.
After the 85 was attached to the camera, I was contemplating shoving the 30mm in my back pocket when the nightmare began...
In slow motion, the 30mm fell to the ground! As anyone trying to save something valuable would do, I stick my leg out to try and break the fall.
The lens hit my leg and continued to the ground... Good news, right? It was gonna hit the ground with less of an impact and probably be fine.
In using my leg to soften the initial impact, I provided a ramp for it to be propelled away from my body...
$%^&
The place away from my body just happened to be right into the marina! The lens took a short dive off of the sidewalk and landed in about 18 inches of water. My partner kicked his shoes off as quickley as I'd seen anyone do and, without fear of the rocks below or removing the Glock strapped to his ankle, jumped in after it. It was still bubbling when he retrived it, so a shirt was removed to dry it off as quickly as possible.
Not wanting to risk ruining the electronics, I put it in my bag until I could give it a chance to dry out.
As soon as I got home, I rummaged through the pantry for a box of rice...
I grabbed a tuperware container and put a little rice in first, then the lens, then put the remainder of the rice in on top.
The next evening, I gave it a go... to no avail. 
So, R.I.P. Sigma 30mm. As a tribute, I hearby present the very last image taken with this worthy lens.
If you're interested, HERE are a few others from Rachel.
Also, some shots from Justin and Kelly...
Justin
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5. Not perfect on this one... but that's normal.
Some more of Justin here.
Kelly
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10. Probably should take the time to get rid of the flare on this one...
A few more of Kelly here.
C&C appreciated 
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