Some random impressions.

My cat often comes home with a tick or two in its neck. This one had grown a lot in size so it was easy to remove but closer inspection revealed something quite unique. There was another tick attached to the tick I took from my cat.

I’ve tried shooting some birds flying by to see if the 1D’s AF unit could keep up. About half the time it did, but some birds are just too quick (or I’m too slow). Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)     Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) Common Moorhen Chick [...]

Having bought some wireless flash triggers from this shop I stumbled upon some really cheap extension tubes and decided to buy them (together with an omnibounce which was just as cheap). Within a week they where in my postbox so delivery was quite fast (as usual). Here are som examples. I Mounted all three rings [...]