I'd already decided to use my 70-200mm lens as my walk-around lens for the next while, instead of my usual 24-70mm.
Fortuitously, before I left home for the daily "long" walk, someone in my NYIP Facebook group started a "down low" challenge!
Picture the scene:
Me lying belly-down amongst the damp leaf litter on the forest floor ...
... light rain dripping on everything ...
... my precious Canon 7D butt-down on the ground with the 70-200 lens skimming the earth (thankfully, both are water-resistant and built to be tough!) ...
... and a quiet sucking sound as the woodland mozzies worked at reducing my blood pressure ...
... I couldn't take it for long ...
... I hope the sacrifice was worth it!
This is the better of the two shots I managed to capture:
PS: I added four new wildflower photo's to my smugmug gallery ... omg, love this lens!
Beautiful shot! I just finished Unit 5 and need to take my assignment photos... and Unit 4 : ) You're inspiring me quite a bit here!
ReplyDeleteI'm grinding through 5 theory still ... apart from macro and sports, not much that grabs my interest ... thinking about project shots but nothing done yet. Glad I can help in some small way with getting yours sorted! ;-)
ReplyDeleteVery nice shot!Congratulation
ReplyDeleteMy name is Matteo,do you shot it with 70-200mm?
Usual I use the 24-105mm on a Canon 40d and I want to take a 70-200mm f4,what do you think about it on a APSC sensor?Sorry for my english
Thank you for looking and taking the time to comment, Matteo! Yes, I shot it with the 70-200 2.8L (usually my walk-around lens is the 24-70 2.8L). I'm loving the 70-200 and having a lot of fun with it right now! (Thank you for your English - it is far better than my Italian! And I LOVE your landscapes and the treatment, gorgeous!)
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