Ever tried getting a picture of a chicken with a wide angle lens? When you've got a telephoto, they always follow you around and get too close. With a wide angle, they suddenly get camera shy and run away. Only one thing for it, zoom to 40mm (not really very long) and give chase. They run quick these chickens. Too quick for me. This is Millie, captured as she made a dash past me to join the others, which were by now at the other end of the garden, clucking their encouragement. Or was it displeasure?

There's nothing quite like using your bestest, sharpest lenses and making deliberately blurry photos. It's kind of liberating. Hey, I can do sharp when I want too! ;-)

Still no ducks...

A year ago today: My PotD 2nd April 2003