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Taken during a 1-2-1 today with a client of mine in the Lake District on what was a fantastic day with the cameras. Having ensured that Keith got his shot, I quickly captured this shot of the 3,200 year old mysterious stone circle while there was no-one inside of it getting in the way.
I love this place but always find it difficult to shoot as the stones are not the biggest around and with a backdrop as huge and gigantic as it is, they generally look too small however if you shoot on a long lens, you can have them isolated more than usual which for me gives them more of a presence.
Naturally, these are just five stones of many but I prefer to grab a partial shot of the stone circle. If you want to read more about the Castlerigg Stone Circle, click here. www.visitcumbria.com/kes/castlerigg-stone-circle/
I hope you all like the view and big thanks to Keith, my client for a cracking day :D
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Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 84mm
f4
1/640 seconds
ISO200
LEE 105mm Landscape Polariser
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Hot on the heels of the well received shot that I posted earlier of The Kelpies at Falkirk, here's another local landmark that's become iconic, the Falkirk Wheel.
I arrived at this place during daylight hours with Gavin Duncan, a local photographer who very kindly offered to show me around the place and well I loved it. Just look at the sheer size of the rotating boat lift (35m, 115ft). And those wonderful vibrant colours that radiate far and wide in every direction, well they just lured me in.
I wandered around a fair bit trying to find a composition that I felt would do the wheel justice for the was so many elements that I felt required
photographing. How to do it in one image was the challenge I set for myself and this is what I came up with and I am extremely happy with it.
What do you think?
Here's a video of the Falkirk Wheel in action if you have never seen or heard of it before. It's a modern day marvel of technology and industrial engineering.
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Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f16
30 seconds
ISO320
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Driving the road through Skippers Canyon is quite the experience. The road was built by gold miners between 1883 and 1890, the Skippers Road was considered a major engineering feat in its day. It is unpaved, very narrow and in parts, has incredibly steep 500ft+ drop offs.
I took a tour with www.skipperscanyonjet.co.nz as my vehicle hire company would not permit me to drive it myself plus they do not insure me to do so. The tour was superb with Dave the driver offering up a great interactive experience. Great value at around $155 (£80 approx).
The tour company have a jet boat that you can take too but I opted to leave it out and photograph it instead.
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f8
1/1000 sec
ISO1000
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Iceland Photography Workshop
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One of my favourite subjects to photograph in Iceland during a misty day is not the 200ft waterfalls or the huge sea stacks at Vik or even the mighty Vestrahorn mountain at Hofn, it is these wonderful electricity pylons.
I find them a thing of beauty all stood there perfecting the art of social distancing. The recession of the pylons in the distance really interests me and if you are able to find a lovely bit of yellow grass rooted into the black sand, I think you have a fantastic opportunity to capture them at their best.
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f11
1/8
ISO100
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Kissamos Harbour, Crete
The views of the mountains between Falassarna and Balos from the harbour at Kissamos.
I loved watching the interesting clouds roll over the mountains casting some wonderful shadows down below while allowing some sections of the mountains to be lit. It was a really enjoyable half an hour watching and photographing these clouds.
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10"
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WOW. I have been absolutely blessed with some amazing misty mornings on my travels since landing in Italy on the 12th Sept 2020 followed by a spell now in Slovenia while I discover its stunning scenery, of which there is plenty.
A Slovenian friend of mine Ana, took me to this church called St Ana (ironicic I know) the other evening with her boyfriend Matic. The church is lit at night and looks stunning but it was the view behind me that I was also interested in as I knew that the sun rose in the distance and over the trees.
So on arriving for my sunrise session on the 14th Oct 2020, the mist inversion was simply incredible and it flooded the valleys below all around me.
I quickly set up the Canon EOS R to capture 550 images at ten seconds each based over an hour and forty minutes which gave me 22 seconds of timelapse footage.
At this time of the year, total mist inversions are common in the Ljubljana region and they are an absolute joy to witness and capture on camera.
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While back home for Canadian Thanksgiving back in Nelson B.C we came across this waterfall while going though the bush after docking the boat to Check things out. We tried to find a name but no one knows. Perfect find down the river.
One of the joys of going back through old images on your hard drive in order to help sell a new workshop in the Eastbourne area end of July is that you come across an image that still warms the cockles of your heart or more's the point, warms the cockles of my heart.
I remember this evening well back on Sept 29th 2009. I was with my buddy Dave Owen and we had visited these wonderful old cottages positioned high up overlooking the white chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters in the distance. A more divine location would be hard to found bar the tourists that pass your door every day but the views are to die for.
So here's an image of a partial section of the cottage all covered in wonderful bushes and the lovely old light blue painted wooden gate that leads you up the path to that gorgeous old wooden, red tiled roofed home.
It is definitely an image that still has me feel good and that's the power and magic of photography and its ability to transport you right back to a time and place that you will remember forever.
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Canon 17-40mm f4 @ 28mm
f16
1/6 secs
ISO100
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Manfrotto 405 geared tripod head
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I hope you're all having a wonderful bank holiday weekend. Mine is consisting of creating workshops, writing blogs, watching F1 in Monaco and editing images such as this one.
Sometimes less is more and occasionally I come across a scene that just screams simplicity to me. I was on the beach at St Annes on Thursday with a regular client of mine on a 1-2-1 tuition day when on arrival I asked her to spend a few minutes walking around the old pier remains in order to find a shot.
I knew exactly what I wanted but interestingly enough, Monica returned and said that she would like to capture the pier reflected in the water pools on the beach. I had the same idea (so she must have good taste, lol) and so we both set to work to compare shots and ideas. I wanted to go high key and quite contrasty and definitely in black and white and square format.
I waited until someone walked into shot to create some additional interest but when this father and son wandered towards the pier, I knew that I had my moment in the sun.
I personally love the image. What do you think?
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 24mm
f8
1/640 secs
ISO100
Gitzo GT3543XLS carbon fibre tripod
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Taken during my 26 day tour of the UK back in July, I have only just got round to editing this image. I have so many more from that mammoth roadtrip that it'll be 2018 before I'm finished.
On this particular day I had the pleasurable company of Neil Pentecost who very kindly spent the day with me and showed me around the various hot spots in this region of Cornwall. This beautiful sunset was the icing on what was a cracking day's shooting in good excellent company. Thanks Neil. I hope to shoot with you again sometime soon.
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Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 17mm
f9
5.sec
ISO100
Nisi 0.6 Soft Edge ND filter
Nisi 6 Stop filter
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After pausing railway photography for 12 years, I started again in 2002 just right at the same point where it ended. I started photographing steam again, which was quite easy as I had two daily steam operated narrow gauge lines only 20 km away from the place where I lived. I also attended some special steam rides on regular gauge, but I really missed the atmosphere of scheduled operations.
The photo was taken at Gera depot, during a special steam train ride. In background 50 3648 can be seen while taking coal and water. I think this was the important moment, when I made the mindshift to focus on scheduled operations (diesel and electric) from now on. Nevertheless I still enjoy steam trains and never stopped to photograph them, but they were not longer my photographic focus.
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The Mighty 200ft Skogafoss waterfall in Iceland is a hugely impress sight and especially in winter when you can see huge icicles hanging all around it the roar from the huge volume of water that constantly pours over the cliff edge is deafening when stood close by.
A wonderful memory captured on my mobile when there a week ago
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Driving the road through Skippers Canyon is quite the experience. The road was built by gold miners between 1883 and 1890, the Skippers Road was considered a major engineering feat in its day. It is unpaved, very narrow and in parts, has incredibly steep 500ft+ drop offs.
I took a tour with www.skipperscanyonjet.co.nz as my vehicle hire company would not permit me to drive it myself plus they do not insure me to do so. The tour was superb with Dave the driver offering up a great interactive experience. Great value at around $155 (£80 approx).
The tour company have a jet boat that you can take too but I opted to leave it out and photograph it instead.
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Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 70mm
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Last night I ventured out to Cleveleys, near Blackpool with three good friends of mine (Tony, Chris and Danny) to capture sunset. A cracking one was predicted and for once the Met Office was right. What a fantastic sunset we witnessed.
We decided to shoot the iconic beach art sculpture Mary's Shell which I did manage to fire off a few shots but when the setting sun started to dip behind the horizon, I simply could not resist whipping out my long one (Canon 70-200mm f4 before you wonder, lol) and bolting it onto my 5D MK4.
There was a little wind but I was only shooting at 1/40 sec so a nice and sharp capture was ensured. I love the inclusion of the wind turbines and I paid particular attention in placing the sun centrally between them. However what I could not control or envisage was the bird flying through the shot smack bang centrally over the sun. Sometimes you need a little bit of luck on your side to have an image elevated to a slightly higher level.
I hope you all like it and that it puts a smile on your dial on this lovely Wednesday morning. P.S. Feel FREE TO SHARE if you wish :D
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Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 200mm
f16
1/40 sec
ISO100
Nisi 0.6 Hard ND Grad filter
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I have been wanting to edit this photo ever since I captured it on my camera way back mid February this year while running a workshop in Iceland.
My clients and I were enjoying the gorgeous scenery of the Kirkjufell mountain and Kirkjufellfoss waterfall when I spotted this scene to my left as I walked over the bridge back to the car. A quick capture on my tripod and the scene was mine. This was the last throws of light before darkness and the sky was turning blue during the blue hour.
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f14
0.6"
ISO400
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My first full day of photography on my 2020 Tuscany autumn workshop kicked off in fine style on Tuesday (22nd Sept 2020) when the mist rolled in through Val d'Orcia.
This is THE most iconic location in Tuscany and the main reason that people visit in September is to capture the mist swirling all around the beautiful farmhouse (otherwise known as an Agriturismo). So imagine my delight and those of my seven clients, when on arriving at the vantage point (200yrds from our hotel), that we saw the mist in action.
I quickly set up my second camera (Canon EOS R) and started shooting timelapse over the course of around an hour. The sheer beauty of the mist mixed in with some amazing sunrise colour in the sky added to the rising sun was an hour that I will not forget in a hurry. I live for these moments and cherish them whenever I get the opportunity to do so.
I hope you enjoy the timelapse as much as I do. Feel free to COMMENT below if you enjoyed it.
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Canon RF 24-105mm f/4
Timelapse function in-camera used.
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Saturday (020319) started wet, grey and very windy, the predicted storm was hitting land earlier than expected. Regardless of this, I headed out without much hope, but as it was my first time out with my camera since November and my first visit to Snowdonia of 2019, I just had to give it a try. I had wandered this area taking some shots, all looking flat and boring without any light. I was making my away across a boulder field which was somewhat of risk, as the rocks were lethal, wet and covered in ankle twisting green growth, when all of a sudden to my right I saw the clouds parting and sunlight was hitting the rocks in front of me. I had climbed up to this spot in the hope of getting this composition, however not expecting the light to play ball. No time for a tripod, this shot had to be grabbed quickly and handheld, luckily I was wearing my new Mindshift rucksack which has a rotation system, whereby you can pull the camera pouch that is part of the waist belt from inside the bottom of the rucksack and within seconds you have access to your camera. I got the shot before the light disappeared, which it did within seconds. Chuffed, I headed back down...
Last week i did an exhibition with Paul Paetzel as part of the lovely Nextcomic festival in Linz. we made some new work for it.
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FOUR DAY LAKE DISTRICT AUTUMN WORKSHOP
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WOW, what a view. The Langdale Pikes never disappoint me especially on a day like me and my clients experienced on my four day Lake District workshop on Thursday (20th Oct 2016).
I love nothing more than dappled light gently drifting along a craggy fellside while shadows help to create wonderful depth and beauty. The Langdale Pikes from Blea Tarn is an iconic view for a reason. This is why.
I hope you all love it as much as I do.
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f8
1/40 seconds
ISO100
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Killer Whales & Sea Eagles, Lofoten, Norway
WOW. I am just looking back through my many images and short videos of my Lofoten workshop in November 2019. My six lovely clients and I had the absolute privilege to witness a pod of killer whales and a dozen sea eagles in a fjord in Lofoten, Norway just down the road from where our workshop house is.
I was driving down a side road to a new location that promised some amazing views of nearby mountains across the water when one of my clients noticed some activity of sea eagles above the water. This prompted us to pull the minibus over and set up the cameras only to find two pods of killer whales (Orcas) circling the water in two areas in order to eat the fish in a process called 'carousel feeding'.
“The Orcas have to stop the fish from diving, so they force them to the surface and keep them there in a ball by circling around them.”
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It was utterly fascinating to spend nearly an hour watching them work together in order to feed while the Sea Eagles constantly swooped down to feed on the dead fish themselves. What an incredible experience it was and one that I shall never forget.
Here's a capture of some gorgeous light and colour in the sky while nature went about its business.
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Anyone who knows me will know my love of wooden jetties and when I found this one on Google Maps, I simply had to pay it a visit. The weather was overcast on this particular morning but that was fine, I did not mind at all. I love the mesh netting. It adds some interest. I had to shoot it long exposure and I particularly like the fact that I can see the lake bed around the pier too. So much detail being brought out by the Nisi polariser filter.
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f/11
1/25 sec
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This photo was taken pre-dawn on my ascent to the summit to shoot the iconic Old Man of Storr in Skye this week. It is an hour's walk up some difficult terrain (hugely muddy in places and very slippery as a result). Me and a couple of clients who i was leading up for the sunrise shoot stopped underneath the huge 160ft rock that is the Old Man and I noticed the bank of photographers that had already made the journey up.
I loved how their head torches shone like beacons when set against a dark sky of the blue hour. I felt compelled to photograph them if only to capture something a little different.
And the heavily cropped version showing the photographers in more detail. This latest Canon 5D MK4 is hugely impressive, not just for its dynamic range in allowing me to lighten up the shadows without introducing colour noise but also for the clarity and ability to heavily crop an image and still retain a high degree of quality and detail.
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Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 70mm
f8
2 secs
ISO400
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Amazing scenes of icebergs breaking up and flowing out to sea from the Jokulsarlon ice lagoon in Iceland.
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As mentioned in the description of the photo with the Arca-Swiss packed, the Horseman fits in easily, with room to spare.
That's my Sony A7II with 55/1.8 and battery grip sitting in the extra space. In addition to the 150/5.6 Fujinon and 210/5.6 Fujinon, the 45FA also has a 135mm Sironar-N mounted and folded away (a great feature).
Total weight as shown, wtih 5 film holders: 17.7lbs.
WHATS IN MY CAMERA BAG
Time I updated my hiking camera bag image - last one I did was at least 3 years ago!! Lot of changes..
0 Camera Bag
Mindshift Rotation Pro 180 with main compartment ICU
Unique waist bag rotates around body while standing
1 Extras
Powermonkey Extreme Solar & Charger, cleaning clothes, gloves, headlamp, first aid kit, torches, pawpaw, Shure pro in-ear headphones, spare tripod head, iPad 3. iOptron Skytracker (in side bag)
2 Backup Mirrorless
Lumix FT3 for water -16MP
Canon EOSM Body 18MP
11-22mm and 22mm for EOS M
EOSM adapter for Canon EF lenses
Interval remote
3 Filters
Wonderpana 6x8" 3 stop hard/soft
Wonderpana 145mm thread -
5 & 10 stop ND, polariser and 77mm Fotodiox holder
Spare CF and SD cards
4 Lenses & backup main cam
Canon 5D3 body - 24MP
Canon 16-35 IS F4
Canon 100-400mm L
Canon 85mm 1.8
Canon 40mm pancake
Wallet & passports
5 Sony core - main cam
Sony A7r - 36MP
Sony FE 35 f2.8 zeiss
Metabones III EF to Sony adapter
Samyang 14mm with Fotodiox holder
6 Accessories
GoPro Hero 3
Seagate 4TB portable drive (with complete LR library)
Spare batteries, 4xSony, 3x Fuji, 2xEOSM, 1x5D3
Tripod - Manfrotto BeFree legs and iOptron head
Not shown:
Galaxy note 2 phone
Fuji X100s (taking these shots!)
Macbook 13” i7 carried separately
A BIG THANK YOU to Anne Robinson Strickland for taking my new social media profile photo at Skogafoss in Iceland last week.
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WOW, despite having visited New Zealand twice before (2003 & 2008) and knowing just how beautiful this country is, I have been utterly blown away by what I have seen and experienced since arriving on Thursday.
Yesterday was one such experience. The weather had been glorious until yesterday morning when on opening the curtains of my sixth floor hotel room at The Hermitage, I saw nothing but high winds and driving rain. Mmmmm. Cooked breakfast consumed, Ed and I (client and now friend) decided to walk the six mile return hike to the iceberg filled Hooker Glacier Lake in the valley (we must have been mad).
Hiking boots and waterproof trousers on, off we walked and with the fierce head wind and driving rain that lashed so hard against your face, it felt like hailstones, the walk proved tough but after an hour and fifteen minutes, we arrived to a misty filled backdrop and a gorgeous green coloured lake,
We took shelter behind a huge rock because at times, it was a struggle just standing upright. Lunch quick eaten and I decided to head down to the shoreline and try to capture this stunning single iceberg that sat in the perfect position waiting for me. It was so beautiful. The ice was clean and blue, with an interesting shape and just far enough out into the lake to capture on its own with a couple of nearby rocks for company.
So I set up the Benro TMA48CXL carbon fibre tripod and wondered how on earth it would perform in seriously demanding conditions. I need not have worried for it performed brilliantly well. Solid, dependable and at over six foot six inches, it allow me to spread the legs out further than normal to obtain a decent steady base. The Canon 5D MK4 camera was bolted on along with a Nisi six Stop ND filter to slow down the water to four seconds (so as to smooth out the water a little while still retaining texture which was so important to me) and a click on the shutter button later and voilà, an image captured.
I took a few more frames and on heading back to the hotel and looking at the images on my small 14" Asus ZenBook laptop, I was amazed that the images turned out quite sharp. Who would have thought? lol.
Anyhow, here is the photo in all its glory. I am so delighted with it I cannot tell you. Sure, some lovely light on the surrounding mountains and some vibrant colour in the sky would have been nice but on reflection, I prefer this image. It speaks to me on another level and captures the real atmosphere of this wondrous place.
New Zealand is amazing me with each passing day and I hope you feel the same when looking at my photos. Thanks for joining me on this inspirational two week journey of mine in New Zealand :D
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Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 30mm
f8
4 secs
ISO160
Nisi Six Stop ND filter
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Low light Lumix camera setup for working behind the scenes at the opera, where the normal working ISO range is 3200 to 5000, so extremely dark. Full frame Lumix S1 with the Lumix S Pro 50mm f1.4. A pair of m43 Lumix G9 cameras with the Leica DG 10-25mm f1.7, 12mm f1.4, 42.5mm f1.2 and a Voigtlander 17.5mm f0.95 Nokton. All carried in a MindShift Gear Photocross 15. When actually shooting backstage, I will then use the Think Tank Photo Hubba Hubba Hiney waist pack. London, UK. June 29, 2019. Photo: ©Edmond Terakopian
Perfect day out in Banff with the family, stopped at lake minnewanka after a great skiing of skiing at Louise. Should've brought our skates as well.
GAS: I decided it was time to get a proper photography backpack. Initial impressions are really positive.
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Bob's Cove does not sound terribly tropical does it but on arriving for my first visit, I was bowled over by this gorgeous pier and its old pier supports. The colour of that water was genuine too. One could be forgiven for thinking that this scene was lifted straight out of Barbados but it wasn't, the temperature reminded me of that, lol.
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 23mm
f/14
1/30 sec
ISO100
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Badly needed to finish a roll of Ilford HP5+ film that had been in my Nikon F5 since November 2018 so nothing like a few gear shots Nikkor 85mm @ f1.4.
Seen here:
Leica MP with Leica 35/2 Summicron Asph
Fuji X-100 T
Nikon D8500 with Nikkor 24-70/2.8
Zeiss 21mm/2.8
Various batteries, hoods, pouches with cables, XQD/SD card reader and chargers
Mindshift Filterhive with set of H&Y grads, ND etc.
Manfrotto tabletop mini tripod
Thinktank Pixel Pocket Rocket with XQD and SD cards (with Union Jack)
Digital to Analog conversion by Micro-Nikkor 105/2.8 AiS with Extension tube on Nikon Df, home made film holder towards Elinchrom softbox and flash, Inverted in LR.
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Thought I'd see how packable the Arca-Swiss is. I've been carrying the Horseman 45FA in this backpack for a while. It works great for the Horseman, with room left over.
The Arca-Swiss setup fits great, too, but with no room left over. Two lenses in the bag: 150/5.6 Fujinon and 210/5.6 Fujinon.
Total weight as shown, wtih 5 film holders: 17.6lbs.
My new telephoto zoom and camera backpack, the fruits of selling off some Micro Four Thirds equipment. After a lot of agonizing, I picked the Sigma 150-600 Contemporary over the Nikon 200-500, and used the price difference to get a Mindshift Gear Backlight 26L bag to carry the little monster.
Other gear in the bag:
Nikon D810
Nikon 85mm f/1.8G AF-S
Nikon 24-120mm f/4G AF-S VR
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 UMC
Kenko Teleplus PRO DGX 1.4x teleconverter
Sennheiser MKE-400 shotgun microphone
F-Stop Luka UL
ICU Large
Olympus OM-D E-M1 X
Olympus OM-D E-M1 MARK II
M.Zuiko 40-150mm F2.8 Pro
M.Zuiko 7-14mm F2.8 Pro
M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8 Pro
M.Zuiko 8mm F1.8
M.Zuiko 17mm F1.2 Pro
M.Zuiko 60mm F2.8 Macro
M.Zuiko TC14
H&Y Filter Holder for the 7-14mm
Nisi Filters Holder V5 Pro
Nisi ND 0.9
Nisi ND 1.5
Nisi ND 3.0
Nisi GND 0.9
Nisi GND 0.9 Reversed
Nisi GND 1.2 Reversed
Gitzo GT1542T Traveler Serie 1
Acratek Ultimate Ball-Head
Leofoto Mini Tripod MT-02
Leofoto LH-25 Ball Head
Leofoto Mobile Phone Clamp PC-90II
Leofoto AM-2 Magic Arm
Leofoto MC-100 Multipurpose Clamp
Leofoto MBC-20
Giotto Rocket Air Blower
Bose Noise Canceling Head Phone
MindShift Gear Filter Nest Storage Case
Anker 20000mAh Power Bank
Anker Car Charger
Soft Digits Headlamp, 5LED Headlight
@ Frick park, pittsburgh, PA. These steps connect the Braddock trail up top to Tranquil trail below in the valley.
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Te Anau is a place that I have never spent time in. I guess most people shoot through en-route to Milford Sound as I have done previously but on this trip, I had an overnight to kill and so a stay in town in one of the many kitchenette motels and a meal in the gorgeous Redcliff Cafe (which is actually a beautiful restaurant in what looks like a house) was on the cards.
But first a visit to the most popular attraction for landscape photographers, the Markura Yacht Club Jetty. It makes a perfect subject to shoot and there are numerous compositions to play around with. Te Anau, a lovely place to stay. I shall be back there in May.
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Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 61mm
f/11
1/30 sec
ISO100
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I don't mind admitting that Eglinton Valley en-route to Milford Sound is a strange place. A huge valley surrounded by mountains with an eerie vast expanse of space in front of you. How do you photograph such a place and do it justice? Let me know when you've found the answer but for now, here's my take on it.
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Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 70mm
f/11
1/200 sec
ISO100
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Here's my Mindshift Gear BackLight loaded with gear for a trip to Las Vegas. Plenty of room for more, obviously, but this is enough.
Sony A7II with Sony/Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 mounted
Sony/Zeiss 35mm f/2.8
Sony/Zeiss 16-35 f/4, rented from LensRentals.com
Two Think Tank Cable Management 10 Bags (one with computer stuff, and the other with camera stuff)
Sony HVL-F20M Flash
In the front will be my 12-Inch MacBook and iPad Air.
Total weight about 14.5 lbs. Carries very well, around the house, anyway :-)