New Camera - Funzo

I decided to take my own advice and search for a new camera. I ended up buying a Canon 30D paired with a f1.4 50mm prime lens. So far the results have been interesting. My lens options on my last camera were limited to a 20mm wide angle lens, so making the switch to 50mm has been a bit of a shift in mind set. I've had to stand much further back from my subjects to get the shot I want, and often times it's difficult to fit everything I want into the frame. I guess this is why most photographers carry so many lenses! There are some great benefits, though. The subject focus is quite sharp when the lens is wide open and the bokeh is significantly brilliant compared to what I was used to with my other lens. I recently took a class trip to a blue heron rookery and documented my adventures in the woods. It's a shame that the birds have already migrated to Mexico by this time of the year. My instructor told me it was a good thing, though. Apparently the herons are easily agitated by the presence of humans and tend to spray their...guano and vomit at any unfortunate souls below. Yikes.