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Brrrrrr now it is cold.. only 47 degrees on my hike today! way too cold. I read that article on the guy switching gear to a Sony mirrorless DX type of setup. First, for me the controls on these small cameras are a pain, and you loose too much in DOF control.. and then you read of the oh...

Darn,, my blog for today was deleted/lost oh well,, and I wrote a fair amount,,, and I am not the type to do redos.. I wrote a fantasy letter begging for my Nikon D5000 to be fixed under warranty (since I forget to mail in my card) for a bad shutter after 7 months. and I wrote Nikon's...

I gave up trying to buy a 35-70 2.8 nikkor via auctions, and went right to a online store selling used lens. Hard to believe but the prices are better than what people are willing to pay on auctions. I ended up buying a Excellent condition (8/10) with no fungus/dust/etc for 356 dollars which...

So good to carry a pocket camera backup,, one never knows,, Well,, actually, for the first time ever, I had a Nikon Camera fail. I got the Classic shutter failure on my D5000. I got this one as a great Deal, and kept it as my compact SLR for when I might want a camera, or want to travel light...

Ah a fresh year,,,, well at least as this blog is concerned,,, I have been tried to win an excellent condition 35-70,, but nope,, went up too fast too high... I put the limit on this lens for around 400 dollars or so,, while a very fine lens,, you have to consider used other lens when it the...

Days, time,, hours, minutes, seconds... down to who knows the smallest increment now,,, does it exist,, doesn't really matter, we know how to mark it, and we track it,,, and so,, a year has passed of Why Not a Blog... It started out with me appending,,each day,, until they got too long,, and I...

sometimes its fun to play in PS,,, trying to make something interesting.. making worlds is quite popular... here is something I made last night. and then I got thinking of monsters: or maybe a world for stranded animals: just some fun,, on a Thursday night,,,, that's what's cool...

ah,, lens... and the quest... I actually wore out (and sometimes I am a bit rough with gear),, my beloved 35-70 2.8 ,,, so many ultra sharp pictures with this lens,, and a perfect match for my D800.. I have been living with my 24-85, an ok solid lens,, but,,, something just not quite as...

I drove by one of my barns that I photographed,, and you guessed it, they were tearing it down for the wood,, kinda sad to see so many of these structures taken down,,, In the last 10 years, over 60% of the barns in my portfolio are gone (maybe even a higher %),, these old structures are often...

one of the challenges sometimes is just safe parking,, seems you find a site,, but no shoulder, or nearby place,,, try to find a spot sometimes, and you find how limited parking is,, if you are just pulling over,, for a quick snap,, usually,, not a problem,, pull over put on hazzards,, and go...

Got to spend a few hours in a mill town,, kinda sad to see the broken down town,, mllls that once bustled with 1000s now reduced to empty shells.. just one left,,, but here is the one still in business,, The weather was so so,, i used my D800 and 20-35 lens,, carried a 50mm 1.8,, and my...

Weekend Flying,, I was looking last night at somee pictures from my undwerwater Coolpix and the results is not that bad,, This is a fun run when these all swam by. for a 145 dollar point and shoot,, fun.

haha,, I have to pay attention,, this car came upon me pretty fast while I was trying to take a pictures of this building.. let's say,, i had to move away,, fairly quickly,,, still a cool building. ​

Friday Night! uploaded the City picture,, got a few ideas,, no keepers really, but I did get to walk around and sight out some spot,, mentally thinking,, oh,, that would be a great stack of buildings,, at sunrise,, when the streets are quiet,, and that is part of the clallenge, to many cars...

For my city outing,,,, choosing the D800, 24-85 (wish it was the 24-70 2.8) and my 80-400. as a bag, I am using a converted Camel back water bag,,, If I am not using my cameras, then it just looks like I am carrying water, nothing of real value, and well, its nice and small. the bag is...

City day tomorrow,, which is a nice change,, well big city, I live already in a small city, but not the same as a large city, with hustle and bustle, I am not there with any real agenda, just got a chore to do,, so,, might as well bring the camera and see what can be found,,, keep is the...

Summer is flying so fast,,,, almost mid point,, hard to get my mind wrapped around the speed of the events. Finally,, the weather pattern seems to be shifting a bit,, and longer breaks of sun between the rain,,, which for me,, makes a huge difference. sky and clouds are an interesting topic...

did my monthly photo back up last night, I know I know... automation, etc etc,, but I still do the plug in two external drives, and manually copy the folders. background activity,, and well,, it is not hard, I work off a laptop, so,, its capacity is about 6 weeks of photos.. and then, I...

ah,, such a nice day,, been a while it seems that it was a nice day. here is a end of day shot . a nice moment,, lone person on the raft. and then the next day,, had one of those orange balls suns.. In both cases, just a touch of human,,, which for me,, is what makes the two...

yesterday,, I went as far as telling my nephew to go back out and swim to the raft,, the sun was setting,, really nice light streak, arrange / line up,, so the light streak was just to the right of the raft, and then had him do some dives,, into the streak, Is it a setup,, well sure,, because...