Trying out a friend’s lens to see if I want one for myself. This is a Canon 70-200mm ƒ2.8L IS II at ƒ2.8. I returned the Leica 80-200mm ƒ4 Vario-Elmarit. I have a Zeiss 80-200mm ƒ4 Vario-Sonnar, and a Canon 70-200 ƒ4L IS USM. The Zeiss is the best of them all for my taste-certainly [...]

Another fine evening here at the Crossroad, going the way of all things. These fields, lovely though they are, are nuked every spring by an agricultural chemical spraying company. They spray a cocktail of several herbicides, multiple insecticides, at least one fungicide, and fertilizers. They then follow with genetically modified seed, usually corn or soybeans, [...]

October 2011 Musing < click link to read Tillman’s latest newsletter. A worthwhile read for any artist. I will have something to add to this in days following.