Upde Designs

I don’t like snow much, especially when I have to drive in, on, and through it.  But yesterday’s snow was one of those wet fluffy snows that sticks to everything and makes for some beautiful scenic images of an otherwise pretty drab environment.

So I braved the falling snow, stuck the camera out the back patio door and captured this image of our neighbor’s back yard.  The neat thing about their back yard is that it is just beautiful to look at and I don’t have to do all the work. 🙂

I knew that I wouldn’t have time to take any landscape images on the way to work because I was already running on the edge.  I also figured that when my lunch hour came most of the snow would be off the trees.  So the above image was all I was able to get.

The new replacement lens came in Thursday so I’m off today to put it through its paces.  Hopefully this one will not fail.  The only other alternative that I know of is to buy a Nikon 500 mm lens.  They start at about $6,000.  Even if I had that type of resources to invest in a lens I’m not sure I could make myself spend that much money on one lens.  I like so many different types of photography so a long lens while a wonderful tool is not the center point of my photographic interests.

Anyway as long as Adorama continues to offer me replacement lenses I’ll keep hoping for one that works.  Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your Saturday and be careful.