Caffeine is the modern drug of choice in the work world, easily accessible, socially acceptable, readily affordable, and of course perfectly legal. As for the health effects, I’ve read evidence both for good and ill, so right now I don’t fall strongly on either side. One thing is clear though — caffeine is addictive. And this addictive nature is what leans me towards the negative side.
You can read the rest of this article on Steve Pavlina’s website. I’m a huge fan of the content on his site, and I sometimes spend hours reading his words.
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/05/how-to-give-up-coffee/
I consider myself an up and coming novice photographer. I ventured away from the point & shoot camera world into the digital SLR world when I purchased my Canon 40D about two years ago. I used it mainly for automotive photography, taking pictures of my own car along with those of my close friends. With an important car show coming up that my team would attend, I thought it’d be important to capture the moments of this show with the best lens possible.
I reached out to close photographer friends to borrow a Canon L lens for the weekend but was unsuccessful. I was specifically looking for a zoom lens capable of capturing fast paced drifting and good candid pictures of people from afar. The Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L IS was my lens of choice based upon great reviews from The Digital Picture http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-70-200mm-f-2.8-L-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx.