Danica, Lacey, and the New Zoom

I just had to snap this on Monday of Danica feeding Lacey by holding her dish for her. Talk about Lacey living the life.

My new lens came just as I was about to go shopping, so I detoured from the store and took a few shots. It's a 100-400mm lens, so it can get twice as close as my much liked 70-200mm, which is a staple for most photographers. I don't know how often I will use this longer lens, but at least I have it in my arsenal.

The first two shots could have been taken with the 70-200 since they were within its range. But I hadn't done that yet, and they are two mini scenes that have interested me for a while. They are both little but interesting subjects to me.

The peonies are out, so I shot from quite a distance just to test out the lens. One advantage of a long telephoto is that it tends to blur the background even though the aperture is not as wide open as in shorter focal lengths. It was a contrasty morning, but I managed to control the light in a few of the photos.

Upon arriving back home, I took a shot of these irises by a neighbour's fence. These are not the more popular Beared Irises. I believe they may be Siberian Irises. They are also shot at a zoom beyond what my 70-200 would allow, which is not to say that I couldn't have gotten a similar or even better photo with that lens, but the zoom was what I had at the time, and it worked.

It certainly won't be a everyday lens, but it will be nice to have the option.