The Global Photographer

I was diving through my most favorite images a few days ago, and decided to use Adobe Lightroom's meta data filtering capabilites. I sorted all of my favorite few hundred images, and here are the most popular lenses from my safaris since I switched to digital in 2002:

16-35mm f/2.8 = 5
24-70mm f/2.8 = 34
24-105mm f/4 = 17
70-200mm f/2.8 = 11
100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 = 36
400mm f/4 = 57
500mm f/4 = 81

I am using shorter and shorter lenses these days, as well as specialty cameras such as a modified Canon Rebel XTi for infrared. I have also purchased a 6x24cm panorama film camera, which will be put to use next month in Tanzania. My photographic vision is certainly changing right now, and I am trying to visualize and capture all of my African images in black and white. I like to think that this is the next challenge for me, and I am certainly making it a challenge. My new Fotoman 624 panorama camera is huge, only captures 3 images per roll of film, and is quite challenging to use for moving wildlife. For example, in ample light I plan on shooting with ASA100 film. To obtain an adequate depth of field for my subjects at 300mm, I will ideally shoot at f/16 or f/22. This might give me a shutter speed of 1/125 at best. I must be nuts. But challenges is what I am into, so bring em on.