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Just when I was thinking that I was not going to get much use out of the 80-400,,, miracles of miracles,, I just happened to be passing the practice Airport of the Thunderbirds,, during their 20 minute practice session,,, and mind you,, I was going close to 80mph,, and zip right to the side...

my simple kit worked great,, the one lens I have barely used was the 80-400, but was used several times. about 50 50 between the 35-70 2.8 and the 14-24 2.8. I know the 35-70 is not the 24-70 trinity lens, but I will tell you that this lens is super sharp (previous blog photo was shot with...

yes,, 3 days without an entry,, been out taking pictures,, 45Gigs so far,, but then this is with the D800,, which is a memory hog. After 3 days,, maybe about 750 shots, so about 250 per day,, which translates to about 10 rolls of film,, and considering that I shot more extra shots than I...

Wow,, you should had seen the crescent moon over Vegas flyin in,, its yellow matching the city,, unfortunately, the planed changed directins and I never go another view/ or potential for a shot, and I had a 50 mm lens, which was too small,, should had the 80-400,, oh well,, one for the eyes...

last minute packing rush,, oops almost forget the USB cable for offloading pictures, course ,, not a disaster ,since can buy stuff,, but nice to get to a place, and not think of gear. Also glad to see the gear go thru security without them tearing open bags/lens kits, etc,, most of the...

Have that almost nervous thought of not getting ANY good pictures out west its like an irrational thought, like when do you never get any good pictures,, but always like a pre test fear.. its like doing a wedding,, WHAT IF THEY ARE ALL AWFUL!!! I bet most have had that thought,,, no matter...

Best about about going on a photo trip, is being forced to clean up space on my notebook. I am trying to have enough space for the whole week,, so figure,, 20 G a day for 6 days, so,, 120G should be enough, Plus,,, I bring a small external drive for dual backup,, also ,, being paranoid...

focus Stacking vs shallow DOF,, that is the question,,, so,, which is desired,, for flowers,, its such a hard call,, course both of course... but laughs in some way,, shallow DOF artsy shots take less time! one shot and less editing,,, I actually takes shots with too high of DOF often...

The year keeps flying by,, laughs not 2014,, but the year of this Blog,, already day 230 of year 2! Weekend,, not sure how much photography I will be doing, part of me mmm wants to clear my photography mind,, for my trip out West. Vegas lights, mountains,, and such,,, almost would be fun...

really enjoyed seeing the class pictures, they really surprised themselves on how good their pictures are. An enjoyable hour of viewing results, and offering some potential edits, but not a whole lot of change, the shots were keepers .. hard to believe that its Friday already,,, well, laughs...

Tonight,, having the class come back,, and share their pictures, well at least 4-5 of them,, always good to see what was accomplished, and how other peoples perspective allowed a different look to be captured. Often quite surprised of the outcomes. Plus,, it makes people really think of which...

The countdown of winter is happening,, I feel like I worked the season,, but soon,, I will be ready for winter to end! and spring to happen,, so much ice/white/mush,,, its fun,,, but,, I am ok with this frozen world to melt,,,, for another season! Starts the Spring chant !

time to plan for my photo trip out west,,, I am thinking simple,, tripod, 14-24 35-70 80-400 60 mm macro maybe a 28 mm prime (for compact carry). tripod remote release and while I am out there,, buy a spot light for lighting up landscape at night. head lamp hiking shoes, etc 3...

one of the maybe overused techniques is in camera movement,, especially in woods, but who cares! go for it,, give it a whirl,, I like setting my ISO to as low as possible, crank the Fstop to F22 or so,, and try to slow the speed to 1/8th or less,, so that my movement can be registered .. like...

not a bird photographer, but was walking about,, and saw such a cute duck,, well ducks, so,, had to take some photos.. here is few.. such a cool looking duck, could see why some like taking these type of shots can be addictive.

One of the interesting features of the camera is how it sees the world even differently than our eyes,, like less dynamic range,, or maybe making people invisible, or even make whole bus disappear. such as this longer exposure of a city bus. so only the lights of the bus are visible, I...

That is a lot of twos.... anyhow,, I always have mixed feelings of even trying to take pictures from airplanes,, but was flying in,, and could not resist trying,, had my D700 and not D800,, darn so could had have even had more detail,,, not bad for a moving plane with scratched windows,, and...

ah,, airplane photos,, I always debate whether or not to have my camera ready,, but I was flying into Reagon,, over DC,, and had a window,, so,, out was my camera,, and wow,, flew right over the city,, and there was DC,, clear as a bell, flew right over the Washington Monument and had a nice...

I have been editing shots from this weekend you can see which shots work, and not work a few days later,, course,, you mostly know when you take them but not really until you get back and edit. I have been surprised many times, thinking I had a good shot, only to be disappointed upon...

Yesterday just flew by,,, and I was out on cold cold ice,,, taking pictures,, love black ice,, and the effects, plus just the weird shapes,, like or maybe something like: that isl like 2 inches high,, which is why I love my 60 mm Macro lens, for flexibility or maybe just drama...