Today was going to be almost 90 out so I wanted to get off early for my walk. I didn't get down to the Montour Bike Trail until 10am, not super early :) I'm not exactly what you would call a 'morning person'. I took the butterfly picture above with my Canon Rebel Xti. It's a great camera for beginners. You can get some beautiful pictures with it, it's just not great for close-ups. As you can see, only part of the butterfly is in focus. I am waiting anxiously for my Canon EF 50mm/f1.8 II to arrive in the mail. For the price you can't beat it. I will be able to take crisp close-up shots like the butterfly pic and get better results. I am also going to use it for taking portraits. So what I learned today was: Montour Bike Trail is very pretty and very busy in the mornings, my current lens doesn't take good close-ups, and butterflies can be very persistent when they want something! That butterfly flew away and kept coming back for a good 10 minutes, regardless that I was still squatting next to the flower! Check back in tomorrow, I plan on doing some portrait practice in prep for senior portraits i am taking next week!
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