Birdwatching

Took a walk through Central Park yesterday with the new camera and managed to take a few snapshots of various avian and terrapin wildlife. We're finally getting some nice sunny days in New York. Thanks to Alicia for help identifying the birds.

The Canon 28-135mm lens is working out great -- it's a good range for both a far-off shot of an egret as well as when the turtles want their close-up. Think the next lens on my list might be a wide-angle. Due to the 10D's 1.6x focal-length multiplier, you have to get a pretty extreme lens to get much of an effect at all, which is a shame -- it's the downside to the same optical principle that renders telephoto lenses that much more powerful when attached to this body. Having said that, the Tokina 17mm looks like it does a good job in this situation. Here's a review of the lens by a guy who shoots with a 10D himself.