All this talk about the 55mm macro lenses had me thinking about my 55mm/3.5 Ai and wondering how it would perform a medium format digital back. So I decided to to a quick run out during lunch to get away from the computer screen.
I was out walking on a nearby trail after work earlier in the week and saw some Christmas ferns coming out and wanted to get back and take some shots from them.
Well as you see in the first and last shots in the series below, you should go by your gut feeling when starting out.
In the first shot, I am heading out with camera and tripod in tow. Looking at the sky and wondering if this is really a good idea
By the time I got about 1/4 of the way in, the wind picked up and it started to sprinkle. So I abandoned the idea of going further to where I really wanted to go and left the tripod stowed. But I did grab two quick handheld shots on the way back out. After the 3rd shot in the series, the bottom dropped out and my trail walk quickly became a trail run
And in the last shot below, you can see where keeping a dog poopy bag in you pack or pocket can sometimes pay off big time.
So nothing really to see here and posting to move the thread along, but was an interesting outing anyway. I will try again later.
