The Photography Gods speak to me, "Buy the 400mm lens"

As you can see the images above the focus is crap. Part of the focus issue is on me and part of it is because I had to crop the crap out of these shots. (FYI: If you click on images from any of the blog post, you will get a larger look at the image)

I've been flirting with the thought of buying a 400mm lens for the last few months. A lens like that would of been perfect for this situation because I couldn't get close enough for great tight shots. My hesitation for buying the lens (besides the $8,000 price tag) is how often I'd use it. Well, it seems the Photography Gods have felt I should own this lens, as I have found myself in a lot of situations where the lens would of been called upon.

No situation more important (in my humble opinion) then what I shot this Wednesday (9/28/11) morning. I was taking a trek to the Ballard Locks (in Seattle, WA if you're unaware of where I'm living), and right near the salmon ladder the sea lions were having an all you can eat buffet. It was really interesting to watch, but frustrating since they were just out of reach for me to get the shots I would of loved to of gotten.

The Photography Gods have spoken, but will I listen?