i'm wimpy

good news... my new lens arrived yesterday! I am now the proud owner of a Sigma 70-300 mm F4-5.6 DG Macro lens. I haven't had much time to really see what this thing can do, so I only have a few shots to share.

Mmmm Coffee
What can I say.... Holy Cow. I stood at my computer desk, zoomed out to 300mm and switched the lens into macro mode to take a picture of this coffee cup on my counter. Yeah, its noisy, but I took it at night, hand held, in my apartment. Not bad... considering that this thing is HEAVY...well, heavy for me, anyway. Like the title of this post says... I'm wimpy ;)

f-u-n

When I came home for lunch today, I noticed that one of my neighbors has had some fun recently. The entire truck is covered... covered... in mud. Fun :) I again, zoomed all the way out, then I cropped it in Digital Photo Pro.

Sentrizzle
Normally, the Sentra isn't especially photogenic. But I felt weird zooming into the office buildings across the street, so I aimed down and snapped a few of my car. I am impressed with the clarity! Again, handheld. holy freakin cow.


I remember being frustrated up on Rainier because I wanted to macro some flowers but had to get sooo stinkin close to them. I'm looking forward to exploring the macro action of this new lens. Maybe I really will be a macro supergirl?