New Canon Glass

First off I want to apologize for the extended silence on my blog. After spending a month in the Candian Rockies I came back to a full plate at work. I still have about 4000 images from my trip and two entire Yellowstone trips to edit and get online for all of you. I am working on it.

Now for the reason behind the post... Canon has lots of new glass and I wanted to share the news.

Canon's site with all of their glass, new and old, is here:
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/ef_lens_lineup

dpReview has all the news items from Canon, and other PMA announcements, online here:
http://www.dpreview.com/

The biggest news for me was the weight on the new 400/2.8L IS II (8.5lbs).
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/ef_lens_lineup/ef_400mm_f_2_8_is_ii_usm
I am going to be taking a hard look at this lens and will likely sell my 500/4.0L IS to make the upgrade.

Yellowstone June 27th

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I made a quick day trip over the Beartooth Pass into Yellowstone to spend the day attempting to photograph the Trout Lake Otters; but they were a but. I did however have some luck with Mountain Goats on the pass.

Enjoy

Yellowstone June 10th - 15th

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I do not really know what to say about this trip. I spent the 6 days waiting on Bears and Owls, and I think it paid off with some nice images.

I did not pay attention to the trips bird sightings even though the Tetons were packed with birds.

I really enjoyed my time in Jackson and the Tetons. The 3G coverage for my iPad was great, and furthered my love of the device.

Enjoy the images.

Yellowstone May 22nd - 28th

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I spent the bulk of my weeklong trip to Yellowstone with the "new Rosie" and her cub of the year.

I also spent 10-15 hours waiting fruitlessly watching for weasels and another 10 hours or so scouting out Badger dens (with no real luck).

I kept the play by play going via my Twitter & Facebook, so I won't repeat it all here.

The photos really do a great job of telling the story. Add to it 55 different species of birds lots of rain, snow, sleet, and countless hours with friends.

I should be heading back to the park in a few days to play with my brand new 24mm T/S.

I am working on adding some video of the epic battle that I was fortunate enough to witness between the "new Rosie," here cub of the year, and a local boar who wanted to kill the cub. The events did not yield any good photos or even any good video; but I think it may be worth sharing.

Enjoy