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    Why Not a Blog Y2D182

    ah, tomorrow,, is foggy,,, and actually does not happen that much,,, so,, I will have to get up and go do some mroning Fog photos. You would think fog would happen more often,, but doesn't happen as much as one woud think. So,, tomorrow is definitly needing some photos,, and he can edit during...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2D181

    Ah Friday,, a collective sigh of relief for those that have dual jobs,, or not yet retired,, going to be wet, windy, and yucky,,, not sure what type of photography I feel like,, could be a stay home,, edit some of the more recent work. that is the beauty of photography, taking pictures is...
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    Why Not A Blog Y2180

    One of my photography friends postd a picture of a new camara being announced and issued the lament of ... oh,,, don't you hate just buying a camera,, and a newer model coming out,, and,,,well,,, actually no,,, cameras have started to merge in quality,, and it really comes down to whehter or...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2179

    I bet lots of you have turned on the local news at say 11:00,, and the camera goes to an amazing site earlier in the day,, like howling wind,, waves crashing across the road ,, and it was like only 10 minutes away !!!1 you groan a bit,, and think,, darn,, if I only hadn't spent the afternoon...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2D178

    The weather is so yucky,, rain,, fog,,,, snow,, oh wait,, fog! yes,, Fog is good for photography,, that misty mood, I'll have to find some time early afternoon,, instead of eating lunch,, use the time slot to go take some fog shots,, even 60 minutes could yield some gems... I keep a camera...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2D177

    so,, I laid on the cold cold snow,, as the 30 mph wind whipped snow around my face,, trying to get a shot, it became hard as my fingers began to freeze,,,,, brrrr here is one of the shots you can see some of the snow blowing across the edge,, as the sun sets on a cold cold winter day...
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    Why not a blog Y2D176

    brrrrr so cold,, like -9 degrees,, so cold, that after only a few minutes with my finger exposed govles,, the tips of my fingers were hurting,, ouch,, could barely work the key to open the door. hope the picture came out ok,, I'll upload and edti tomorrow. The camera worked fine i nthe...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2D175

    I am thinking of which pictures to print this year,,, maybe a new batch I am looking at my mix,,, maybe,, I'll use some of my higher i.e. more popular ones found in sites like 500 px, I wonder how much correlation of of the web world versus real world, will those pictures have the same...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2D174

    so 2014 is upon us.. Have you made any Photo Resolutions? Mine ???? mmmmm going to print / frame up a notch,, which means Professional frames, museum glass, and carefully selected shots.. and more Gallery space. equipment .. mmmm not sure,, perhaps a 24-70 2.8,,, I use an antique...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2173

    Happy last day of 2013,, and hope you are attending,, or about to attend some Chear! 2013 was a fast year,, lots of photo adventures, quite happy with the trips, and lookng forward to 2014! Bring on the images! Out with a Bang!
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    Why Not a Blog Y2D172

    Well year 2013 is wrapping up,, it was a fast year with its ups and downs,, not a bad year, not necessarily the best either. Photography has been a good year for me this year, my gear held up,, almost the second year into the D800, and I did invest some in lens. well a lot with the purchase...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2D171

    sometimes people ask, why do you need 36 million pixels or even higher in the future,, one answer is options later,,, in composition, my lens reach was a bit too little on this landscape . I wanted it tigher,, so,, about 60-70% crop factor and still plenty of pixels for large prints...
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    Why Not A Blog Y2D170

    Almost a month now with the 14x24,, and a really easy lens to get used to, really a fine piece of optics, and on the D800,, a perfect match, Really happy that I moved up to this lens,, the range is nice, and love the 14 mm wide angle for outdoor landscapes,, , Sharpness is there,, very very...
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    Why Not a Blot Y2D169

    today did get out, photgraphed an covered bridge that was redone. doing a bracketed shot,, to match the exposure when shooting inside the briidge,, I like doing manual blending in this case, here is the photo without the bracketing and blending, the ousdie would be all blown out.
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    Why Not a Blog Y2Y168

    My nephew showed up with his new 18-140 lens, a new model that replaces the old 18-135 lens,, Not a bad lens, seems smooth and well put together,, an put together to decent standards. He has the 80-200 2.8, so a two lens kit. Now he just needs the macro. he has camera fever now,, so...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2D167

    Merry Xmas everyone! maybe there will be some camera gear from Santa! I gave both my boys Nikon waterproof cameras, and tough too. So on this day,, enjoy family and think of peace! The world really needs some.
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    Why Not a Blog Y2166

    the sun came out for a bit,, so I could capture some toe the ice fields,, etc of the ice strom,,, it was a window of light,, so out I went,, looking,, such as do feel bad for these trees,, and such,, but do make interesting pictures.. also, I was looking for those rural scene. also...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2D165

    well Ice coats all,, did get out some,, but waiting for better light,, can't wait to see sunlight with the ice coating the trees, I did use some flash fill to still capture a bit of the ice and objects such as . and also Both of these pictures were taken with my new 14-24 2.8 lens, and...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2D164

    I have been thinking more about the DL and the modern SLR layout,, which well isn't really that different than the last generation of the old auto SLRs from NiIKON including the information window on top,, and frankly that is something I don't want to give up,, one of the features Nikon does...
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    Why Not a Blog Y2D163

    So the freezing rain continues, and the ice builds on the trees, so, tomorrow mornng,, I think I will get out int the woods to see what type of photos. Maybe some fog,, Ice hanging from trees,, Lens,,, mmmm wide angel, macro, maybe the 85mm. bring the basic kit,, no sunlight,, so will...
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