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Sign of Spring,,, as the Geese Return

Build Quality has actually been about the same for the last few years. When you have gear over a 40-50 year period, you can see general design and structure techniques. So,, when I look at my 24-85 3.5-4.5 G lens that is about 8 years old, and compare it to the newest 18-200 VRII G, the...

Time to think about another Trip set of lens,, Always a stress point, because the lifeline to the equipment is disconnected. Included in the trip is wedding photography,, so,, that becomes the overriding factor. So... 20-35 2.8 24-85 80-200 2.8 (for the wedding) 80-400 VR for the Birds, and...

I have noticed a serious trend here on the use of Primes, with folks asking what should be their first prime, and which prime for which purpose. It comes down to photographers wanting to extract the last 99% from their equipment, and until Nikkor lens can make a 1.8 Zoom from 15-300 that is...

My trusty 35-70 2.8 is finnally starting to have issues. Sometimes in auto focus, it tends to hunt way more than it used to, or even fail to focus in the extreme (laughs,, not like 70 is extreme),, and I have to switch it to manual focus to use the lens reliable. Which is ok, doing...

Time to start planning a new photo book, today, as a mininum, an easy way to create a portfolio book. I am thinking of organizing by category, and of course cost will limit the size. Selecting the photos is perhaps the hardest, and one issue is that one cannot tune the photos until post...

Saw a post on battery grips, and how cool they looked, funny, but people's perception is so driven on the gear that the person is holding. So, for example, if I am walking around with my 5100,, no comments, or such. but, walk around with the D800 with say a serious lens, and people...

I have to admit, this lens has got my attention, It appears to have corrected the flaws of the ealier ED version, and provides a really nice value/dollar and meets my criteria of not too large for a walkaround. I have been debating the 14-24, 16-35, 17-35, and this now 18x35,, and I am leaning...

Using Primes more is often as simple of leaving a prime on the Camera when not using, then when you pick it up,, and think about the next photo shot, more likely to add 1 or 2 additional primes, and maybe one zoom. And then of course, zoom with the feet, why,, mostly that the primes still and...

Weekend flew by, did manage to squeeze off some shots last night, Thought this was a cute couple with the glow of an old inn, on a quiet spring morning. course, some people are just made for a camera.

Sun came out,, finnally, but still cold,, and North Wind,, so,, went to a ski area,, might as well,, Pond skimming season,, so,, figured it was at least a photo op, the light was brutal, but fun to watch a bit. and here is Gorrilas in the Mist,,, Northern Style saw a few 70-210 2.8...

I wish it would make up its mind, cold today, and cloudy,, blah! I tell you, after spending 10 days out in Utah area with the beautiful Sun, and such, I can understand why people get depressed back East. Way too many cloudy days. I did get a quick sunrise picture yesterday. Nothing...

a bit of color in a Valley of Death

So So close now,, to spring,, but still days/weeks away,,, you know what I mean, that shift from brown to geen, and the buds opening,, It really is a short window of time, when you have the trees frosted with green buds, and the green is that lime color, bursting with life,, early...

Interesting to compare a color vs BW treatment of a photo. can make a photo seem like a whole different era. for example,, was working on this shot today. and the color one I am leaning toward the BW one, for me it the tatoo added to the message of Quiet Strength.

while Moon shots are done over and over, they are a good exercise in technique. The best time for full moon is when there is still some light left in the sky, and you want to adust your ISO to keep your exposure time down. Number one issue is camera shake, so the remote release is CRITICAL and...

When I first got my first home printer, the novelty was such, that I went thru boxes and boxes of paper, I do prefer looking at a printed photot than the electronic screen. Of course, the bigger the better, so I consumed ink like a sailor on shore leave, but eventually I learned to become a...

I do have to remember to back up my pictures more often, then it won't be so tedious. Double backup copy onto hard drives, one can never be too careful, last year, I had one of my primary hard drive failures, an thank goodness for the backup. I am still surprise when I hear of...

Ah, so the latest camera analyzes the frame, drawing thirds,, has arrows of how to improve your composition, HDR the Raws, creates perfect images, saves the data for easy edits, oh,wait,, darn,, April fools thread... actually, sometimes I do wonder if the phones are getting so good that...

While a simple object, it is a rapidly fading part of the New England Landscape, as like all phases of farming, the process is being modernized to tubing and vacuum lines, for extraction, but somehow, the plastic lines running thru the woods have almost no charm, actually do not have ANY charm...