Chez Mojo Photo - - Bull Ring

I've come to think of my 18-200 DX lens as a "kit" lens in that it maxes out at f/5.6 on the long end and isn't really sharp below f/7.1 (which prompted me to invest in a 70-200 mm f/2.8). Of course, 18-200 is such a useful zoom range that I usually take it (and my 50 f/1.4) with me when I want to travel light. Well, our trip to Assen was just such an occasion--we were just going to a friend's house for tea--but we wound up going for a little hike in the snow. During the hike we ran into these long-haired cow-looking animals (they look like a cross between a bison and a cow to me) and one really big bull with a stylish ring through is nose. One of the many lessons that I've learned from the Internets is how to extract sharpness from a lens (when sharpness is desirable) and I think I hit it just right wit this one. There is tons of detail in the nose (which I cropped to show the barbed wire and feet) that came through brilliantly in this picture, which I think is my favorite of the day.