ANOTHER NEW TOY

Bought the Nikkor 105mm Micro VR lens. Seems that I am loaning my friend's 60mm Micro too often, as they say, "If you have to borrow something more than once then you need to get your own", and so I did.

Nikkor 105mm Micro VR Lens on Nikon D300, originally uploaded by alexandra.scholl.

Was trying to hunt down a pre-owned one, no luck, so I got it brand new at $1360. Some feel that its overpriced for the VR feature, given that you don't really need VR when it gets to macro, and the previous AFD version could be gotten for about half a grand less. Nah, I feel its well worth the money since I'm also gonna use it as a telephoto and for portraits, plus the amazing sharpness and bokeh, its money well spent. Of course, for the macro and detail shots its meant for.

Nikkor 105mm Micro VR Lens, originally uploaded by Stryker W@SP.

By the way, also got me a new bag. Its big and mean and I like it. The Lowepro CompuTrekker Plus AW, big enough for me to put in almost everything.

Lowepro CompuTrekker Plus AW, originally uploaded by antchagas.com.

MID YEAR REALITY CHECK

You moved, but you are slow. Don't forget.

You bent the bars a bit, that's a good sign.

But you are still too fat to pass between the bars.

Either you loss some weight, or you bend it more.

You are not domestic, you are a wild beast.

You are meant to be hungry and dangerous.

Not fed and contented.

Too bad you were made domestic for too long.

And you still behave that way too much.

You forgot how the whip felt?

Keep bending those bars.

SAMSUNG PRESTON S5603

Just got myself a brand new mobile phone.