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I have a new camera, a Sony Alpha 55 with a G Series 70-400mm Lens.  Not as portable a unit as I am used to with a compact point and shoot.  The lens alone is about 4lbs., add the camera body and it is going to be an arm strengthener.  Today was about what can I see and how far away or how close can I capture my subject.    I am  using two straps over my shoulder to balance the weight.  .  This is a set up usually used with a tripod but I NEVER have time to set one up to capture the wildlife in the park.  I am learning to be my own tripod, a new kind weightlifting aerobic workout on the trails. I am eye shooter so I adore the magnified view finder and the horizon level with multi-point  focus points. Oh and I just got a cool new app for my cell phone that tracks my hiking with GPS distance and elevation is mapped out so I see where  and how far I have been hiking each day. Oh did I mention the Sony Alpha 55 has GPS as well so I know where each photography was taken, LOL as if I could ever forget!

Rather than recount my hike which was more about how to carry and make the large lens and tulip hood seem portable.  It is best to let my first attempts with this camera/ lens combination stand on their own. I hope you will enjoy the 84 photographs.

Love of Nature has healed me, the park has been my health care provider and church for the past year.
Love,
Lee

PS: Tomorrow is the 1 year anniversary of hiking in and blogging about Hot Springs National Park.