What a gorgeous day! This morning I decided to take advantage of the fantastic weather and try out my new Canon 18-135mm lens on some insects and butterflies in the yard. While it is a great general-purpose zoom, I wanted to see how it would perform as a macro since it has a minimum focal distance of only 15 in subject to sensor. After some experimenting I found the lenses sweet spot at right about f/9 @ 135mm and proceeded to snap away. Top off the day with a visit with some friends and a...
