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Winter is done,, but the photos remain,,, of another seasong gone by,, so,, I edit the remaining shots of the season,,, before the days of monochrome fades to bright green and colors of life. a bit of ice,,, to remember the season,, now bring on the green.

Yes! I love the SouthWest, I have gone three years in a row,, so much to photograph,,, never get tired of the place,, barely scratched the surface,, I like Vegas because within 5-7 hours is so much, and even within 2 hours,,, Death Valley is only 2.5 hours away! and even within 60 minutes is...

Its amazing to almost be out of the shopping mode for gear, So many years on a quest,, film cameras, different lens,, tripods ,, tripods,, tripods.. laughs ,, tripods are like shoes,, so hard to get the right one. the one that fits in a backpack, or the light weight but strong enough for...

hard to believe its Mid Week,, not a lot of photo activity for me today,,m I was expecting a metal print from A..pix,, supposed to show up yesterday,, but nope.. heck checked the site,, and it has not even been printed yet! maybe due to passover last week,, so,, going to be way way late...

Ok,, I have a variety of zoom Telephotos, and my now current favorite,, the 80-400 VR,, Now,, I got mine at 650 dollars in awesome shape, but did replace the Nikon flimsy tripod ring for a Kirk ring, yes,, they have replaced with a more expensive new one, slightly faster focus,, maybe a tad...

the 18x200 VRII is not an awful lens,, improved slighty,, and super convenient,, yes,, I have lots of primes,, and other Pro lens, along with the D800,, etc etc,, but,, I love my D7000 and 18x200 VRII combo,, when I am wanting one camera, one lens,,, throw in a hiking bag. can you get a sharp...

oops, I wrote an entry yesterday,,, but must not have hit post! was it dazzling,, hah,, right I am not a bird photographer, but snagged a couple of cool shots. only a common seagull, but the light was nice, and I also like this one,, where it one almost became one with the lamp post...

Year is flying!,,, only 85 days to the completion of year 2 of the blog,, kinda scary how time flows so fast, By creating a blog very day,, you begin to notice more the days piling up,, played a bit this morning with fractal layers,, sometimes just fun to add some fractals to a picture...

so,, a friend asked me today 20 vs 24 2.8,,, kinda a tough question, led him toward the 20 mm 2.8 mint prime for 300 dollars, I tend to lean toward the wider lens.. but some history of distortion with the 20mm.. anyhow,, hope his purchase goes well,,, not a bad price for a mint lens.. bit...

sometimes,,, I take pictures of people,, and give them my ID to send to them,, and the by-product,, is that I can get them to model too! to make a shot more interesting,, so for example,, take this shot: Without the couple,, the shot would have been so less interesting, so I took some...

Just ordered full metal print,,, already got back the print on the metal paper,, love that,, but I have a shot that I think will benefit on the metal, and with the free off wall kit, can save on framing... This might be huge,,, when you consider framing cost, the metal prints might be the...

ah critiques,, feedbacks,, that dangerous slippery topic.. how many sites do you know,, people post,, and say,, honest opinion please,, and one comes in,, and out come the defenses,, and worse yet, the so friends all rush to the defense,, oh,,, don't listen to that,, etc etc but,, honest...

I picked up my framed shot of the metalic paper print,, and wow,,, I used non reflective glass, simple black wood frame,, and neutral matte. and it just comes alive! I am just totally liking the look, and am excited to print more in this format, but I am going to also try the metal print...

always good to wait a couple of months, and then review the folders,, and photos you passed by the first time, catches your eye,, sometimes maybe less dramatic, or wasn't what you were looking for,, but then you find some shot and edit, so here is one I just found: do love the open space...

Oops,, chores took too long today,, and then taxes! yuck,, decided I could not put off any longer, and completed the effort,, a few deductions to track down,, but almost done... I might had postponed more,, but the light kinda went blah and it became clear I was not going to get the effect i...

One thing about having photos,, is can donate a picture for silent auctions,, typically framed pictures are well received. I had about 28 dollars into it, so a reasonable donation.. and fun to see someone excited to win. think tomorrow is going to be a photo day,, kinda a mood for one. warm...

ah,,, really enjoying the warmup,, and going to make an effort every day to try to capture this transitions,,, Transitions are what they are,, short live,, windows. and one has to get out there before we are in the next phase,, summer !! success,, who knows,, but here and there,, a shot...

Spring is here, and I see the water washing thru the streams,, I like looking at it,, not sure exactly how I want to capture,, I know its almost has too much force,, and muddy brown,, I actually prefer waterfalls when the are not running so hard, and I can get the more delicate nature of...

One of the nice things about have real camera stores is the ability to hold and check out the actual camera.. and yes, I will buy,, I mean even if it cost 50 dollars more,, I prefer to give my local camera store the money,, after all,, I value having that person,, bought my D80, D300, D700...

oops,,, I feel asleep yesterday, after a long day,, and by the time I woke up at midnight hahaha,, it was too late to write one,, so today is a combo day, and in honor of the combo day, I'll talk about a combo picture. ok,, purist close the page quick,, I mean now! ooops too late...