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The last of the series. What made this little series special for me was that they were all shot in my back garden over the pond that was installed around 15 months ago.
@David: Don't be temted to ask one single lens to do the lot! For instance, there's a Tamron - Aspherical [IF] MACRO AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD lens that does everything you want, but it's performance is shocking!! Asking a lens to be a macro, AND, a wide angle, AND, a telephoto means that too many compromises are needed, and you will be very fed up with the results. The Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM, is being asked to do less, and the results are stunning, but, it's over your budget(But, Sigma lenses generally are sold for 35% below list, so you might be alright. It would also be a good lens for your family shots. www.dpreview.com, is a great place to start. How did you get on with "Error 99"?
@grouser: This Spring, there was one in the pond, the mouth parts HAD to be the inspiration for the alien in, umm, Alien. it seemed to have an inner jaw and and outer one, and the inner one shot out of the outer one(If you can follow that) Scary indeed.
@David: Why don't we go together?
@The Mouse: He's a Campbell
@Judy aka L@dybug: Of all the things that I did when I remodelled the garden, putting in the pond(which isn't big- 10ft by 4 feet at it's biggest) has given me the most joy. No pumps, just a hole in the ground with a liner, a few aquatic plants, and a year later,... loads of invertebrates and a few frogs and newts. A source of daily, changing pleasure
Canon EOS-1D X
1/1600 second
F/9.0
ISO 3200
190 mm
