Warner Schmidt Photography

Shortly after getting my 70-300mm lens, I spent some time in the yard trying to photograph birds.

It wasn’t a very nice day at all: it was cloudy and cold, but I stuck it out for almost two hours. I think it would be safe to say that not a single bird made an appearance for almost 45 minutes…and my patience was wearing thin!

Despite the relatively poor weather, the birds still needed to eat, and luckily, a few did.

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A handful of the photography accessories I’ve recently acquired are very useful for macro photography. Although I’ve not had a chance to experiment much, here’s a photo.

This one’s pretty obvious…it’s a strawberry!

Every now and then, I’ll start posting random images and have you guess!

To fill out the set of accessories my girlfriend purchased, I purchased a low-level tripod and another filter set. I’m spoiled, aren’t I?

I purchased an UltraPod. I was a bit skeptical in purchasing this particular tripod, but the reviews were undeniably positive and the price was right. Although small, this tripod has absolutely no problem supporting my camera even with a bracket, flash unit, and a 70-300mm lens. The ball joint allows a wide variety of movement and I’m sure the velcro strap will come in handy.

I also purchased a CPL, FLD, and UV filter set. Admittedly, the FLD lens won’t be too useful considering the camera already handles white balance extremely well. The UV filter will be good for protecting my most-used lens. It is the CPL filter that I am most intrigued with. Working at 90 degrees from the light source, the filter is polarized, allowing me to reduce glare unwanted reflections.