We had some rain today, so I went outside to try to get some raindrop shots with my Sigma 70-300 mm lens. I have a love/hate relationship with this lens- love its zoom and macro capabilities, but have such trouble with focus, especially at 300 mm. The thing is- there is tons of camera shake! I don’t know how typical this is when you are WAY zoomed in; I would guess that the zoom magnifies every bit of quiver and vibration. And…it is not a VR (vibration reduction) lens. So…I think I need to try my 40 year old tripod (or my gorillapod) and get a remote shutter release.I really love and want to try more macro shots, and I am getting frustrated!
Despite it not being ultra sharp, I do like the colors and composition of this crop of one of my images.
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