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Recently I purchased a zoom lens to get one step closer in completing the basic equipment. I decided to go for a Canon EF-S 55-250 lens which I hope to have a good value for money. Took it out on a short stroll in the near vicinity. The light was really not good at that day, very cloudy and late in the afternoon. Under these conditions the new lens proved to be quite good – at least for my current aspirations!

Berries

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Macro test.

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Camera / Type	Canon EOS 550D
Aperture	F 5.6
Focal Length	154 mm
Shutter speed	1/60 sec
Date / Time	25/07/2010 19:04

Lessons learned:

• Zoom lenses need quite a bit more light than I was used to from the kit lens
• Shooting ducks is harder than one might think
• A zoom lens is almost a must when shooting nature

This weekend I’ve been on photo tour in Mannheim with my girlfriend as well as Steffi and Tilo. We started the tour in the late afternoon in the Luisenpark and then moved on to the watertower to shoot it in the “blue hour”. It was a lot of fun and there’s also a few images to show for it:

Another butterfly

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Shot at the butterfly house in Luisenpark.

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Camera / Type	Canon EOS 550D
Aperture	F 5.6
Focal Length	55 mm
Shutter speed	1/100 sec
Date / Time	18/07/2010 17:33

Next time we’ll probably be on tour in Frankfurt