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once a year, I like traveling down to see the passing thru Snow Geese. I am not bird photographer, but do appreciate the skill of folks make this their special. they were not too close, and I was using the 80-400 and also the 300 2.8 macro. both useful for this type of shot. I ended up finding...

once a year, I like traveling down to see the passing thru Snow Geese. I am not bird photographer, but do appreciate the skill of folks make this their special. they were not too close, and I was using the 80-400 and also the 300 2.8 macro. both useful for this type of shot. I ended up finding...

so,, I dug out my 15 mm 3.5 that was collecting dust,, as my wide angle standin, and took a local barn attic,, and then converted to BW.. not quite as sharp as the 14-24,, but still nice...

well,, Nikon declared it non warranty ,, so, ouch,, 650 dollar repair,, teaches me to now treat this lens with extra extra care,, I think pretty sad to build such a delicate lens,, but lesson learned,, I need a new case ,, the one the Nikon gives just does not fit on the belt that great, it...

Well, I managed to lock up my 14x24 zoom,, maybe it was a bang ,, but the zoom became really really stiff, almost could not turn the ring. lucky it survived the Europe trip, so not critical. so the debate,, local fix,, or Nikon repair,,,, well, it is only 2 years old, so technically,, Nikon...

back! Europe is just eye company! photography heaven. my kit did well,, only used the D800,, except one time where I used the D7000 for weight. I had brought 14-35, 24-85, 35-70, 20mm, 50mm, 80-400. which lens was the work horse,,, the 24-85,, maybe 60% of the photos, this is the...

and so,, I embark on a multi week photo adventure,,,, a bit nervous... usual jitters gear, tissue, tripod,, I am not bringing my best tripod, but an beatup lightweight Manfrotto, its not my lighest tripod,, but it is more rugged then those, and I have learned how to hang from my smallest of...

Today,, I was motorcycling, and just wanted to toss a camera into my sidebag,, so,, it was my D200,, a recent purchase,, I have the 28-70 3.5 AFD lens, and it was really low cost,, think I paid like 50 dollars for this lens,, So this is my cheapest SLR combo,, with 280 dollars invested into...

I used to be so picky and printed everything that I could myself,, but,,,, I am finding that the print service to be reasonable and doing a fine job printing, it started with the discounts,, oh 35% off metal, etc, the timid test,, mmm not bad, or wow,, that is really cool,, and now,, oh,, I...

as part of prepping for a trip,, I decided to double the memory space from two 32 G cards to two 64 G cards so from max storage of 64 Gigs to now 128 Gigs. I am not sure exactly how many raw/Jpegs images this represents, but I think I could bet about 800-900 images with 64 G,, so now close...

I have been doing the photo sharing sites, that I am beginning to understand which shots trigger a response for the group voting,, what is most popular is of course dramatic Landscape shots, post a dramatic landscape shot and almost sure that within 20-30 minutes the picture can shoot to...

I do love going to fairs,, yes yes,, way overdone,, but hey,, its a once a year affair,, so one day indulgence of picture taking is always worth it. and no,, I had not a single fired dough or sausage and peppers,, just photo taking like long exposure,,, fun,, at night,, this one was on a...

week flew by! and whoosh,, I have missed a few posts,, so,, one of the nice things is about building up photos,, is you create your own photo stock, and you can make your own composites from your own stock photos.. which can be lots of fun. Here is an example of one I did yesterday ...

I was on a whale watch,, and somewhat tough with the rolling boat,, waves were fairly large,, so the boat was pitching back and forth,, and then you never know which side the whale(s) are going to pop up,, so you run across a pitching deck,, 5K camera in hand, hoping you don't fall flat on...

I was on a whale watch,, and somewhat tough with the rolling boat,, waves were fairly large,, so the boat was pitching back and forth,, and then you never know which side the whale(s) are going to pop up,, so you run across a pitching deck,, 5K camera in hand, hoping you don't fall flat on...

oops,, I have been away from the computer,, but I did take 800 photos! so,, not been idle. I was being a bit of a tourist,, and one of the challenges of taking icon shots is how do you make something so familar maybe a bit unique,, so for example, here is my take on a famous Icon it...

I was out doing some night time photos this week,, and also out on water,,, I saw this set up of a full moon moon streak, and a ferry comiing into the beam/crossing, No is the photo one,, not quite, but three,, to get the streak, to get the ferry in focus, and to pull the moon lower, but all...

oops, days seeming to be blurring together,, going so fast. well, I got to really compare my 80-400 VR Nikkor ED lens to my nephews 80-400 VR AFS version ,, first,, wow! has it grown in size, I mean it went from an amazingly compact zoom, well to a monster zoom. and I guess the newer one...

oh my,, I was lucky,, I was motorcycling,, and I had my D800 in my bag,, and,, when I took it out of the bag,, my eye piece on the camera fell right off! I was like what the...... and then I noticed the small screw hole,, and carefully looked in my black back for the ultra small black...

well,, going to attend a wedding, and debating if I should bring some gear,, family friends, so... I suspect they will be expecting me to carry gear, and take photos... supplement their hired one. funny,, I feel like just being a participant today,,,, laughs,, but I will of course bring my...