I concluded the senior portrait shoot over the weekend at Laurel Hill State Park by the lake.  It was a bit later in the evening than I was hoping for, but the light held out and I was happy with what turned out.  This time I had a brand new Fujinon XF 55-200mm telephoto lens to use.  The package arrived right before the shoot and I opened the shipping box, pulled out the black Fujinon lens box, grabbed the lens and went.  Thankfully it worked very well and so far I love the images it produces.  Using this lens versus the 18-55mm zoom gave me a better working distance and let me blow the background out quite easily.