Waiting for the plane to arrive is always the worst part about air travel these days. In the past few months, I've been on enough trips (or waited for enough people at airports) to know that no plane at a gate at least an hour before scheduled departure means a late departure. So, we'll see whether the current situation at E67 in Milwaukee will remain the same. Right now, the board says “Departs: 9:16AM” and it is 8:38am. The plane isn't at the gate. Why do they lie??? Why do they insist I'm an idiot???
Hopefully, I'll be proven wrong, but ... we'll see.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the trip. I have two new lenses for the D100 that I want to test. A few weeks back, I purchased a Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 IF-ED VR for taking action shots of Steph and Ode and things around the ranch. The lens is a monster, but the pictures from it have been fantastic. I've been disappointed with an older Nikkor 35-70mm AF lens I've had since purchasing the camera (I can't find a link to the model because it is a bit older and hasn't been in production for some years). I know picture quality is 90% the photographer and 10% the equipment, but I really have had a hard time getting more than 20% good shots using that lens. So, after reading rave reviews (despite its limitations), I picked up a Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens from Amazon (right now, the link I used to purchase the lens is gone and they are only offering it through an Amazon storefront reseller - they seem to be a hot item) and am looking forward to testing. It is the first non-f/2.8 lens I have added to the collection. I tend to find myself taking a lot of limited or low-light pictures, so it'll take some getting used to - i.e. knowing how to tweak the D100's settings and properly placing myself and steadying the camera. I'll say one thing; the lens is lightweight and with the VR, my slight, coffee induced handshake should be helped a bit.
So, besides seeing one of my best friends get married to a fantastic girl (here's to a good weekend, Matt & Stefanie), I get to possibly learn some things about photography that I usually don't have time for. If the flight ever leaves...
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