Well, I got my new Canon 300 L IS f4 lens and today I tried it out at the Wakodahachie Nature Preserve. Lots of birds and other wildlife there – go in the early morning or late afternoon (good light and no tourists!)

This lens is fantastic. Great image quality, color and contrast. Fast and sharp. Works especially well with my new Canon 1.4 extender to produce images as 420 mm (equivalent of 620 mm for a 35 mm camera).

Here is one example taken today and processed in Apple Aperture 3 and Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Welcome! I have just started to populate my new web site/blog so stay tuned for updates. The photo is of the classic orchid taken with a borrowed Canon 70-200L f4 IS. This is a a great lens – sharp, solid build, fast autofocus, silent and useful 4th generation image stabilization. A wonderful lens and I am saving up to get one soon. Great image quality.

I have found a good site for flower photography tips: go to http://photonaturalist.net/