In April, Michelle and I took a roadtrip to southern Ohio and Pennsylvania. We spent a few days in Columbus and then headed an hour south and east to the Hocking Hills.

Hocking Hills is a well-known Ohio beauty spot, and aside from a nice walk, I was excited for the chance to photograph some waterfalls (which are almost unknown up here in the flatlands) and some caves.

I knew I would want something wider than my 17-70 lens, and I decided to rent a Sigma 10-20mm from LensRentals.com. I have to say that the rental experience was great. After some quick vetting (they emailed me at my work address and checked me out on Twitter), LensRentals shipped my lens promptly in a well-padded box with all the prepaid labels I would need to ship it back. The lens was clean and in great condition. I plan to rent another lens this summer for some zoo shooting and highly recommend LensRentals as a way to try out new gear.

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Meet Viktor and Talya, the Toledo Zoo’s new tiger cubs. They were born in September and put on exhibit early this year. Last weekend, Michelle and I finally got over to the zoo to see them. The zoo is great this time of year – the animals are more active in the cold then they are in the summer, and there are hardly any people there.

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2011 was a big year. Michelle and I got married in August, and much of the year was spent planning and saving for the big day. We made a trip up to Rochester, New York in April to catch up with my college friends, and we spent a day in Lansing in May, including a trip to the Potter Park Zoo. Over the summer we visited the Detroit Zoo, and just before my wedding I got a new lens, the Tamron 17-70 f/2.8-4.Read More →