Centennial Marsh Wildlife Management Area

I’ve been pretty excited these past few weeks as I researched and planned to purchase my first DSLR camera from Canon. I have not historically been a person well-versed in camera knowledge, and have pretty much been relegated to shooting landscape pictures with a small point-and-shoot camera for years. With the formation of Wild Lens last year, I’ve slowly been exposed to more and more camera technology, and I figured if I was to be an integral part of this non-profit, I needed a camera to match. I settled on a lightly used Canon EOS 7D from eBay, and also bought two lenses: a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 and a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS. This camera will serve dual purposes: 1) videography, as it shoots full 1080i HD video and, 2) high-quality photography. This camera will be promptly put to good use during my upcoming trip to Alaska studying Ptarmigan. Until I leave on May 11th, my aim is to become a semi-proficient photographer and videographer. This practice began yesterday as I took a field trip to Centennial Marsh Wildlife Management Area in central Idaho. Below are some highlights of the first pictures with the new camera.

 

Up next: Matt and I will be heading to northeastern Nevada this week for three days to help shoot some additional audio and video at Sage Grouse leks for one of our webisode projects. Stayed tuned!