[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Happy New Year! My last post of 2016.

Great ending. Have a blessed 2017.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Thanks Dave. Yes, I'm pretty sure it was a youngster.

Given the grey in the feathers, I think he'll be a Grey Ghost.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

Last trip in went on was to Barbados and after much deliberation, decided to not take my camera gear. I did take plenty of phone pics....

This is one of my favorites. The guy was fishing through a blow hole!

Turned out pretty darn good.

Lot's of people don't want to take this on, but I take my best camera and put together a vanity book for each major trip. My wife loves it, as do all my travel companions. Strangely, no one else takes ANY pictures, they just say, "I'll wait on the book."

I find it relaxing and increases my enjoyment of the places that we visit. I know that others don't have that positive vibe, but it's worth a try, I think.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Turned out pretty darn good.

Lot's of people don't want to take this on, but I take my best camera and put together a vanity book for each major trip. My wife loves it, as do all my travel companions. Strangely, no one else takes ANY pictures, they just say, "I'll wait on the book."

I find it relaxing and increases my enjoyment of the places that we visit. I know that others don't have that positive vibe, but it's worth a try, I think.

I tend to haul a lot of gear as well. My best shot of Bamburgh Castle was taken with my 5D MkII and 70-200 f2.8. Not the lightest rig, for sure. But some of these places I may never see again. I want to capture them. That said, the Sony XT series cameras have me thinking about the best of both worlds. Light gear and awesome images.


Bamburgh Castle by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

[allachie9]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I tend to haul a lot of gear as well. My best shot of Bamburgh Castle was taken with my 5D MkII and 70-200 f2.8. Not the lightest rig, for sure. But some of these places I may never see again. I want to capture them. That said, the Sony XT series cameras have me thinking about the best of both worlds. Light gear and awesome images.


Bamburgh Castle by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

A great shot of Bamburgh Castle in nice light Mark. Did you get out to Lindisfarne (Holy Island) when you were in the area ?

My Fuji XT kit is my travel outfit now, versatile and with excellent results, but most of all . . a lot lighter !

[Arsonism]

I wanted to sneak a post in here to nab count 10,000. Also to say happy new year and to share one of the most viewed photos from 2016 for me, when photography all began.


Richardson Position by Shane


I hope everyone has a wonderful 2017, (and isn't too hung over).


Cheers,

Shane

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by allachie9

A great shot of Bamburgh Castle in nice light Mark. Did you get out to Lindisfarne (Holy Island) when you were in the area ?

My Fuji XT kit is my travel outfit now, versatile and with excellent results, but most of all . . a lot lighter !

Thanks, Alan. Yes, we made it out to Holy Island and Landisfarne. Another fascinating place.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I tend to haul a lot of gear as well. My best shot of Bamburgh Castle was taken with my 5D MkII and 70-200 f2.8. Not the lightest rig, for sure. But some of these places I may never see again. I want to capture them. That said, the Sony XT series cameras have me thinking about the best of both worlds. Light gear and awesome images.

Super shot in wonderful light.

Thinking of the result, makes my load seem lighter. I guess all the miles that I walk with two bodies, one with a 500mm, makes a full-frame Canon with a 24-105mm seem like a light load.

Maybe I'll get a full-frame mirrorless some day, but it'll need to accept my EF lenses.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Arsonism

I wanted to sneak a post in here to nab count 10,000. Also to say happy new year and to share one of the most viewed photos from 2016 for me, when photography all began.


I hope everyone has a wonderful 2017, (and isn't too hung over).


Cheers,

Shane

Neat shot, Shane. I was trying to find the bird in that nest when I finally realized what I was looking at. Was that 10,000 on that camera, or here at ZPost? Either way, congrats.

Happy New Year.

[Arsonism]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Neat shot, Shane. I was trying to find the bird in that nest when I finally realized what I was looking at. Was that 10,000 on that camera, or here at ZPost? Either way, congrats.

Happy New Year.

I haven't gone that crazy with the DSLR yet lol, I'm around the 4 or 5 thousand mark if I remember right (I refrain from going full burst quite a bit lol even though the option literally has no impact 90% of the time). Just on ZPOST, and I realize now that's only on the actual ticker, not the post count because deleted and spam posts affect it here I believe.

Yeah no birds on that trip, that was before the 100-400 so I was pretty in close. I was trying to show my junior snipers at the time how they could improve their positions and camouflage, and wound up with a pretty stellar stalk shot. I think it's still my most proud image, I don't think I had shared it here yet.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Arsonism

...

Yeah no birds on that trip, that was before the 100-400 so I was pretty in close. I was trying to show my junior snipers at the time how they could improve their positions and camouflage, and wound up with a pretty stellar stalk shot. I think it's still my most proud image, I don't think I had shared it here yet.

If it's not in the training manual, it belongs there.

[Itsed65]

Caught this on the way home from the wildlife refuge yesterday. It framed so perfectly with the silos in the background i had to pull over and get the shot.

Hi-Ball through Hughson by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[allachie9]

A fabulous shot Ed, and it works so well in mono !

Are all those Dash 9s (if that's what they are, or maybe SD40s) really needed to haul the train, or is it a way of getting the locos back to where they're needed next ?

[Weebl]

Looks like the newer GE ES engines and they were just moving them. Around here they would just pick up needed power before crossing the mountains, it is nice and flat here.

[allachie9]

Thanks Kevin, I appreciate the input.

[Itsed65]

As Kevin said, its a power move. You can't really see it in this shot, but the last 2 units in the consist are older EMD 4 axle GP units, used in yard and local service, probably heading to the shops at Bakersfield. The lead unit is a GE ES44DC. BNSF doesn't send much EMD power out this way for mainline service these days.

[Weebl]

I almost feel like going to work for Union Pacific.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by allachie9

A fabulous shot Ed, and it works so well in mono !

Are all those Dash 9s (if that's what they are, or maybe SD40s) really needed to haul the train, or is it a way of getting the locos back to where they're needed next ?

[dcstep]

My 2017 photography got off to a good start:

Canada Geese Glide Over Ice At Sunset by David Stephens, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Big Buck Heads Over The Ridge

Headin' Home by David Stephens, on Flickr

[M_Six]

The geese at sunset shot is superb, DC.

So is that train shot, Ed.

Happy New Year to all.

[ShopVac]

New macro lens, just took some photo's of the fish tank.