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Wayne Harridge
{K:11825} 7/29/2006
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Great image, looks much better "full size" than in the thumbnail.
...Wayne
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 7/29/2006
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Thanks very much Wayne!
...and thanks for taking a look, even though the thumbnail was not that attractive. Kinda knew it would get lost in the resize.
cheers,
-joel
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Shirley D. Cross
{K:140539} 7/29/2006
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I wondered what the title was about. Lovely image...worked out well, Joel!
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 7/29/2006
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Thanks Shirley!
Glad you like it, and thanks for the comments!
cheers,
-joel
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39287} 7/29/2006
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And the next best thing is that no one is trying to chop the tree down.
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22103} 7/30/2006
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J-mon:
Pssst... continuing the hints...
For prints, CostCo, baby. If you start pushing a lot of prints, the $50 US is quite attactive considering a 12" x 18" is $3 at my store.
If the Joel story continues, you may have to look into the full suite of lenses:
Wide: 12-24 or 10-? Sigma wide zoom
Prime: 50mm 1.8
Medium: 18-70ish zoom
Tele: 50/70 ish - 300ish
Macro lens.
Serious Tripod
And after all that, a technical hiking daypack is just as effective and cheaper than a photo pack.
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I have:
12-24 Sigma
18-70 Nikon
50-500 Sigma, 2x teleadapter
50mm MF 2X Macro (circa 1965), 2X extention
50mm F1.8 Nikon
Bogen Tripod
Technical Daypack.
On all, a UV filter for drops on the ground and scratches.
Linear polarizer (landscapes), A nice ND 8+ for slowing the lens for waterfalls, and a IR filter for IR photography.
12-24 Sigma: Wider is yummy for the landscapes and selling a home.
18-70 Nikon: Workhorse, great general use of wide to slightly telephoto. This one goes everywhere with me.
50-500 Sigma, 2x teleadapter: Slow lens for sports, but mega great for mega distances. Bring the tripod for this mother and don't hike with this bad boy. I think Bigma Sigma is the best description. This one attracts attention through. I'd like to be on the down low, but recently with a group of people at a ball game one person found their way back to the seat just by looking for the long hair with the big telephoto from a distance.
50mm MF Macro (circa 1965): Boring day? Macros always reveal the beauty and detail out there. The shallow DOF makes for interesting portraits if you get an old one with nice Bokeh. I rock it old school with this tank. The lack of AF is a royal pain, and I will need to upscale to an AF and ring flash.
50mm F1.8 Nikon - Low light and shallow DOF brings out great portraits. And as you say, very light and mobile.
Bogen Tripod - Heavy mother. Attach to backpack and start sloggin'. I got the aluminum, upgrade to carbon fiber or basalt if I could afford it. Mine's a quick release all around with a ball head.
Technical Daypack. - Yeah, everything above barely fits into this puppy, but I have to say that I'd rather have a pack fitted for hiking that's converted for photos rather than a photo pack converted for hiking.
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13078} 8/2/2006
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LOL, Joel, you're as mad as me! :))))
A great shot! Well captured!
Cheers
Phil
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 8/8/2006
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...mad like a nut!
thanks Phil!
cheers,
-joel
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luisa vassallo
{K:28153} 9/4/2006
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very beautiful light
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 9/4/2006
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Thank you Luisa!
-j
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