Birds With Macro

Andrew got me a new macro lens for Christmas, and we've had lots of fun playing with it.  It's our fastest lens to date ("fast" means you can have wider aperture, or lower f-stop number, which lets more light in and allows for a faster shutter speed).  We went for a walk on the Jack Pine Trail near Barrhaven, where the birds will eat right out of your hands.  What a great opportunity to try and get up close with the macro lens!

Some of our results are below (click the images to get a bigger version, and check out the entire set here).  I love how some of the photos have the birds blurred out just right, so they look like paintings.