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Today we really went for a walk in the park. The arboretum, actually. I took out my macro rig and decided to bring out my 70-200 w/ my new 1.4x TC “just in case”. I’m glad I did, because the few macro critters that were out weren’t in places I could get close to. I think it’s just too early in the season just yet. The next few weeks should result in a lot to shoot if the number of tadpoles is anything to be trusted.

The toad, dragonfly and robin shot were at max zoom. So on the crop sensor 30D and 1.4x TC, that’s an effective focal length of 448 (200 * 1.4 * 1.6). What I really need to invest in is a nice 400mm lens (like this one, which is remarkable for its price!).

Like almost all of my photos, none of these are cropped – just resized for the web. Click for larger versions.