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[stormdog]

Danae and I went to the zoo today and I taught myself how to use the first lens I've had that mounts directly on the tripod. It's a little unwieldy, but I think I'm getting the idea. Walking between exhibits, I ended up carrying it in one arm on the folded-but-extended tripod, leaned against my shoulder with the lens pointing forward a little over my head. It got surprisingly heavy after a while.

The pictures are a little grainy due to shooting at higher speed, and a lot of them didn't come out so well. It would have been worse if they weren't feeling lazy in the heat! I do have a few passable ones though, and I very much look forward to spending some more time there.

I also got to show Danae the Lincoln Park Conservatory; I knew she'd enjoy that and I've wanted to bring her there for years! If it wasn't so hot, she'd probably have enjoyed it more...