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My new lens (50mm) came in the mail a couple of days ago! Whee! I was super excited to try it out and see if I could experiment with taking some self-portraits (yay for a wireless remote) for my website. I headed up to Sleepy Hollow State Park (which actually isn't too far of a drive!) for the first time to check it out. Its actually a pretty nice park...the beach area is clean & I was able to find a quiet spot by myself to set up my tripod & take pictures. Also explored a picnic area in which NOBODY was there (its on the backside of the park). Someday when its nice & I'm not wearing a skirt, I'm gonna go back to the park & explore/hike around a little more. :)
I did discover that I would like to acquire a stand to hold my reflector/diffuser disc so that when I'm by myself, I can still use it. Also--taking your own picture is quite a lot of work/guesswork...& its hard to disguise the remote yet still allow it to send a signal to the camera!
Here are a few pictures from the day:
