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Good morning. ☕📸🐦

8 August 2025

I probably spend way too much on camera gear—but it keeps me busy. Just yesterday, I added a Canon RF 1.4x Extender to my setup, pairing it with the Canon R5 and the 200–800mm lens. That bumps my maximum focal length up to 1120mm, effectively bringing me about 40% closer to the subject—usually birds. I gave it a quick test last night with a snapshot of the moon (you can find it somewhere in my threads). I’ll need more time with it before I can judge how much it affects image quality, though everything I’ve read suggests the impact is minimal. I joke about overspending, but honestly, the gear gives me purpose. It’s like running a quiet workshop where no one pays, but the craft keeps calling—each photo a piece laid gently on the bench, shaped by light and patience.

“A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.” — Phyllis McGinley

You will see a lot of interesting things in the swamp. There are red and blue dragonflies flying around. Tiny frogs jump in the mud and creepy creatures with big fangs crawl in. And strange mushrooms grow there. To take a picture of them, I stepped on a branch in the mud, which spread the weight and got closer. Before the branch snapped. But the mushrooms are worth it.
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#nature #macro #mushrooms #funghi #swamp

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