That new piece of camera equipment cost nearly as much as the first three piece’o’junk cars I bought as a teenager. I am still nervous to carry it around as it is rather heavy and I have a mild fear of dropping it. There is no more being discreet as this cannot be seen as a simple point-and-shoot camera. Specifically, the lens is a Canon EF 70-200mm 2.8L Image Stabilized Bazooka. I hope to get used to this thing soon, as it feels as though I am carrying around a small telescope. On one of my first early morning outings with the new lens, a fog-shrouded Goleta slough was my destination, and I snapped this photo of a great white heron perched while on the prowl for breakfast. I’m posting this photo here on the 22nd, though it wasn’t shot until the 25th, as I try to share some of my time here sans my wife.