I am really just trying out the new 'skins' feature =]
As you may know i don't update my journal very often, probably because I don't get too much traffic over deviant art
I really want to rapidly improve my photography, so by trying to shoot as much as i can and uploading more often i hope to receive useful critique! This is a great community and i think the best place to seek critique to help me out in the long run.

I have just purchased a Telephoto lens canon 55-250mm IS over ebay. Its just an entry level lens for me to play around with i never actually had a lens longer than 85mm because i didn't opt for the kit lenses and instead purchased the canon 17-85mm IS which I think really was the best choice! Taking time to learn one lens instead of jumping between 3 probably was the best idea for a first time SLR user.

with the lens i also bought a couple of filters for my other lens, a graduated and plain Neutral density filter for mainly landscape photography where i don't want the sky to blow out. once i get back to some waterfalls the ND filter will also prove to be useful(I hope)

right now i am just kicking back this week, after a tough week of exams and SAC's waiting for the holidays to come. i really should pull myself out of this lazy mood, holidays havnt started yet!!!

i shall update again soon =]