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MARCH 24, 2006 Today I noticed for the first time that the magnolia buds were peeking out. This tree blooms for only a short time, but it is absolutely spectacular so I'll get photos as it progresses. I was also visited by a hummingbird while I was busy snapping away. He's not at all deterred by the freaky-looking camera and tripod, but I don't think he likes ME all that much :-)
MARCH 25, 2006 Last night Sean & I went to the camera shop with the intention of getting an extension cable for my remote so that I can hide in the bushes when I'm trying to get pictures of the hummingbirds...they're skittish little buggers! We ended up getting that (and then returning it today to exchange it for the CORRECT one!) as well as a 2X teleconverter and an accessory flash. The extender effectively makes my 70-200mm lens a 140-400mm lens, not even taking into account the 1.6 digital conversion factor. I saw things with this setup that I couldn't even see with my own eyes! I had no idea that there were pine cones so far up in the trees 4 yards over and almost 100 feet up! And the difference in the hummingbird photos from yesterday to today is simply amazing. I even had the tripod set up in the same spot :-)
MARCH 29, 2006 It has been dreary around here for the past few days, so I haven't set up the camera. Today, though, I needed to finally go get some shots of the cherry blossoms...they're already starting to fall off the trees!
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