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With a new lens in hand, I went looking for a subject.  I found a gull who patiently let me fumble with the new controls as I started the process of making this "new" tool into something familiar and instinctive.

I was about 6 feet away from the bird as I took  these shots.  Here's a three quarter head shot:

And, this one is "straight-on".  Birds always look meaner from this angle:

Next came this side profile view. Because it really shows the birds eye and beak best, it is my favorite:

Every photographer struggles with image sharpness in one way or another.  And we all want to know what performance we can get from our equipment vs. how much image blur we introduce by moving the camera/lens during the image-taking process.  There are various scientific tests that can be run, but only a few really-into-it, nerds go there!  One generally accepted practice, though, has been to enlarge part of the image by 100%.  Here's how Jonathan looks when doubled and cropped back to the original size:

No Eye-Liner or Lip stick needed!!!

Oh yeah, I like the new lens!

Bye for now,

Adam