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Airplanes,,, so hard to get pictures,, but,, we all try,,, typically,, I'll put in manual focus,, because on my camera,, it will want to hunt a bit,, My lens was only up to 84,, so limited reach,, but last night the full moon was awesome, and we were flying over water.. since it was night...

Funny,, when you walk around,, with your Gear/tripod,, tourist are always asking you to take their photo, they know you must know something.... and are not too shy,, and will ask,,, I always go ahead and comply,,, and even position them, and get them to respond,,, just seems that if they have...

so much of photograpy is being in the right place at the right time,, etc, you can preplan some of course, but sometimes leaving some room for randomness makes the best sthots.. also ,walking around,,, keeping an eye out,, helps Today I was just at the spot, where the moon was rising...

Travel day,, and got my light weight kit ready,, a D800 (ok not light weight, but lb per pixel,, the best) and then Primes! 20mm 3.5 AI 50mm 2.0 AI 100 mm 2.8 E and that's it! small side bag,, that can hold both primes an ultra light weight tripod.. you may notice,, these are all...

Maybe a city night this week,, I like taking my camera into Urban settings, especially at night, with the lights, buildings, and streaks of lights travel tripod,, usually a single zoom,, or even a couple of primes, like 28, 50. the Primes are nice for wight, size, and sharpness.. ok,, I am...

welll,, I was away from my computer,,, so this is two day combo.. I was in Lewiston Maine,, and they were launching Hot air Baloons right in the city, at the right angle, could have been awesome, but I was busy running around,, I did snag a hike on the way home,, did kick myself for not...

Today is going to be what I call Party Boat Cruise,, going on a Friends' pontoon boats, that just kind mopes along. One advantage, is that good for picture taking, essentially a platform on the lake. I'll bring the 80-400 as the primary lens, along with a normal lens,, most likely the 24-85...

absolutely a gorgeous blue sky today,, I will have to do at least some type of outdoor shooting today, even if I just grab a macro lens and shoot some plants, just to be outside is worth it. My printing piles up, and piles up,, I just keep adding to my print folder, This is the selection of...

Midweek already,, time keeps blowing by I haven't even processed the falls pictures I took last weekend, maybe tonight a few.. today,,,, I saw the post of the person complaining about their setting, but I suspect we alll get in that funk, even people in NYC might somethimes desire a...

On Sunday, stopped by one of my favorite falls,, and the angle of the sun was right to place it fully in the shade, which allows better control of the water. I did not have my primary gear, but a light weight (ultra) tripod,, and my trusty D700 with a 28-105 lens (a decent zoom),, the exposre...

Summer is slipping away so fast... soon will have to be thinking of the fall pictures. I don't think I have yet captured summer yet, a few snatches here and there,, but the glorious days of summer are passing too fast this year to fully appreciate. I feel more and more like that, its like...

so sunny out,, love it,, was out taking some snaps of old cars drving by Now that is some car.. and sometimes having the ride look sure does help,, like this one. and that he smiles... BONUS! exposure is a bit of, but still a nice photo. When you are on the street,, you...

here is a shot from the 80-400,, a quick snap on the lake,, full out 400mm on D7000, cropped to 80% of the image Nice sharpness, I defnitely enjoy this 80-400 and consider it a workhorse now, and will always keep it handy. ​

The art show was interesting,, you can really see the composition elements in the work, and the way the artist can force the situation versus the photographer,, although some photographers stage some amazing photos, or force via PS. One picture that struck me was that the artist on purpose made...

Today,, I am thinking of visiting a museum to see some Wyeth paintings,, sometimes,, looking at art can give one ideas for photos.. Maybe its a look, or angle, mood,, Art really set the stage for photograhy, 1000's of year of Man/Woman making art so that others could relate. One could argue...

light,,, so fickle,,, so much a matter of timing,, out on the lake yesterday, it was ok light,, but nothing to brag about,, and the pictures were well ok,, laughs, nothing to brag about.. but better pictures than if I had stayed home doing chores :) I remember a photographer that said he loved...

Sometimes a few more tweaks on a page, the light was pretty flat on the whale shot, and really no color in the water, Water tends to reflect the day, so, since it was kinda a blah sky,, the ocean was kinda blah,, blue sky would have been nice, but one can't contrlol the weather. so,, I...

still looking thru the weekend shots, the 80-400 did great,, locked in 95% of the time,, these are like split second shots, with the whale.. and since you don't know where the whale with surface the camera had to lock quickly, here is one shot. without the 400 mm, could never had...

road tirps... are such a great way to fill up the photo queue,, throw in a harbor boat trip, and you can overflow. I remember the kitds show Thomas the tank engne, and how they look, this shot,, and technique remends me a bit of the show but with fishing boats.

Beautiful Saturday, and off to a Whale Watch! Lens will be my 80-400 on my D800. I am so glad to have this lens, and it is a great workhorse. I have the older version,,, with a kirkland collar which is a great handle. What amazes me is hoe compact this lens is,, really fits in my backpack...