Fort Whyte Alive

Day 128 involved a nice day trip to Fort Whyte Alive, a waterbird and wildlife preserve here in Winnipeg. We went towards the end of the day, and we only managed about and hour of time on the trails, maybe even a bit less.

I wanted a chance to take the new lens out for a tour, and to be honest I can't say it lived up to my expectations. I think I was spoiled by renting the f/2.8 IS version. The f/4 does have serious price and weight advantages but for image quality, I think there isn't much comparison.

In fact, this one is going back on Monday, and I'm going to renew my search for a used f/2.8 IS.

Here are the pictures that I kept from the trip:

Red-winged Blackbird


Sparrow


Nesting Goose


Map Turtle


Reflecting Goose


Cattail


Red-winged Blackbird in flight


American Robin


Muskrat - #1


Muskrat - #2


Goose saying goodbye


I can't complain too much about the sharpness of the lens, but I just don't see the definition that I saw in the 2.8 and I don't know if it's the lack of stabilization or the quality of the 2.8s glass. So, my next lens will have both :)

Come to Daddy...

Well, day 127 was a good photography day. I decided to sell off some other hobby stuff I'm not using, and I financed my next lens...



My first 'L'. EF 70-200mm f/4L USM. It's the baby of the 70-200 series but still a fantastic lens. I'll no doubt want IS and/or the f/2.8 model down the road but this one should hold me for a year or more.

I think I'll try and do some nature photography this weekend :D