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Long day,,, family visits,,, but so so close to NYC,,,, mm train in,, 40 minutes,,, but,,, nahh not enough energy,, I personally need a minimum amount of base energy, if too tired,, I find I reach the point, that taking shots will not translate to getting results,, maybe its a loss of focus...

wedding photos all edited,, whew,,, I was not the primary photographer,, which gave me more leeway to make shots from other angles.. I really think all weddings should at least to photographers even 3,, so much going on, I like getting the edits done as quickly as possible,,, lot of work...

I was away this weekend with no internet,, but the camera went!,, with plenty of battery life. I was out on a tidal flat,,, up sometimes to my chest, camera bag overhead,, yes,, also a layer of water proof bag.. but, does make one nervous,, but,, hey,, sometimes you have to take chanes for a...

amazing how fast the year flies by!,, only 29 days until the Year 2 blog comes to a close,,, yes,, too bad, I did not start at the first of the year,, would have made more sense, but hey not everything in Life makes sense.. I stopped an my way down a road,, because my eye caught a young wild...

sometimes,, one never knows what is out there,, visiting my friend,, he said hey,, want to see our castle,, and sure enough,, a ruined castle/mansion,,, and of course, photographers can't resists ruins,,, and they also seem to work in BW,,, such as .. kinda dreamy to me,,, amazing what is...

sometimes,, I like the story in a picture, and it can be a story with a person, or even just a family pet, here is an example, this family dog,, just watching the world right on his front stoop. He is happy,, and content,, keeping an eye on the world,, but from the safety of his open door...

Back from the trip,, I think I took only about a dozen shots,, just a bit too busy being social,, and so will download to computer tomorrow.. but,, yes, glad that even with just a few shots, I was glad to have a SLR along,, I did end up grabbing the 28-105 and the D700,, a sweet combo...

Off for a quick trip,, so... do I take my D700 with the 18-105 lens,, or the D7000 with the 18-200 lens,, both are my travel/not photography planned trip cameras,, I don't plan on taking pictures,, but..... you never know,,,, might be that amazing site on the side of a road, or just a...

Equipment, the old old chase... I have finally slowed down,, critical mass reached,, so, don't get all worked up anymore,, I must say,, the D800 really helped me be satisfied with digital SLRs,, no no desire for a replacement,, thank goodness. on lens,, I have two lens on my still to buy...

yesterday,, I discussed thee merits of cycling thru lens, so,, this week,, I went back to having my 35-70 2.7 Nikkor,, and besides being very sharp in the normal range, the lens can also be used as a macro,, in pinch, it has the macro slide state,, so for example is is a smalll rock flowers...

good to avoid what I call equipment rut,, so you rotate in other lens,,, today it was back to the old 35-70 2.8 yup,, love this lens, sharp, compact,, and just enough range,, and the built in macro works.. I never have any issue recommending a clean copy of this lens. so,,, took a few,, have...

Today is a mellow day,, work,, maybe a bit of photo editing,, but not too focused,,, summer is bursting upon the scene,, as danderliions become seeds already, nope,, have not done the danderlion drifting to the wind yet,, so,, I'll edit here and there,, and watch tv,,and edit here and...

end of the long weekend,,, and tired the clouds were amazing,, and the sky is not hazy yet,,, so,, landscape time! BW is nice too,, to bring out the drama of the clouds

First day done of a three day weekend,, today was chore day, but did manage to squeeze in a few shots,, one done fairly often is the use of train tracks, but I could not resist taking a few. . here is one example . framing up for the use of lines.. taken with my 35-70,,, dug it out today...

ahhh spring,, fresh green grass,,, we are not the only ones that like it,,, good time to get out and photography horses, cows, etc like... shot with my 80-200 2.8,, so you don't have get too close, of course,, this horse had to come up and check me out anyhow. he sure is handsome.

Travel,, provides opportunities,, but you have to be willing to take the time,, but airports are great potential, Of course some Airports are more dramatic than others, but keeping an eye out,, you never know,, for example. here is a shot from yesteday,,, or just looking at the planes...

Sometimes, I debate what does it mean to be a photographer,,, is it the camera skill, the eye,, the post editing, One of the contradicting nature of photography is the sheer moment of creating the potential masterpiece is well a split second,, or in some cases seconds/minutes depending on...

ah,, was able to photograph arlington today ,,, I recommend this experience to all,, the scale of the place is humbling, and you can feel the scope of service all around you. and so,, did forget the USB cable,, so no upload,, and I will wait until a couple of days to upload the shots.. light...

Yesterday was another whirlwind day,, with my oldest son graduating from college,, most of my shooting was family and typical,, I could not resist trying for some interesting shots. like the best thing about being a photographer, ,was I had an excuse to stretch my legs taking photos...

Light,, love light ,,, as most of us do,, and when the air is clear,, extra bonus here is another shot from that night. really was a nice light..