I added a new lens this week, a Nikon 18-300 Zoom (AF-5 DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR to be exact).
Naturally, I had to stick it on my camera and immediately start shooting. The light conditions were not great for it was near dusk and most of my yard was in shadow. However, the birds were active on my feeders so I sat on my steps and took a few shots.
The Chickadee was kind enough to pose. The picture of him, shown here was shot in aperture priority and handheld so it is a little soft, but it shows promise. It shows what the lens is capable of doing.
It is always fun to have a new toy. This seems to be a very good lens and I can't wait to see what it does with a tripod and in a more controlled setting.
One more picture - this is the female Cardinal who kept staring at me today.
More fun to come.
Michael is a former biologist and Texas Master Naturalist. Originally from Newsome, Texas (Between Pittsburg and Winnsboro), educated in Dallas & Garland schools, then off to the University of Texas system where he received a degree in biology and worked as a biologist with the University of Texas system. After many years away from nature and biology, he relocated to the banks of Lake O' the Pines where he has been rediscovering the joys of nature. He is somewhat surprised that he has become a birder. Most of his interest in nature was centered around reptiles. Perhaps just like birds evolved from reptiles starting in the late Jurassic, he has begun his own evolution. During his formal education, his interests in biology/nature grew to include community ecology and population studies, all with a binding of evolutionary processes. He liked birds, but they were secondary at best. All at once he finds them fascinating.
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