Congrat's to all three images. Well done Spucehill. Looks like you will make good use of the new ND 10 stop filter. Cheers. I am traveling all week to Southern CA omn busines so no post until maybe Friday at the earliest. I expect to see a lot of great images up this week though. Cheers JIMBO

mikeSF wrote:
Interesting comment. It's always a bit of a hassle with the amount of gear I tend to pack and my rediscovery of film always complicates my camera choices but I am getting very familiar with my gear and different formats. I don't know why I do it but I do it. Thanks again.

got here just in time!
great picks Mike! (very cool last moment set BCB)
see, you're doing just fine without me

cheers

What one really wants to do is pick one area the size of about a city block, pick one lens only and see what the area brings out. Carrying a lot of gear not only gives me a sore back but also takes too much time changing equipment. I think a 50mm for this would work . Now I just have to get down there. JIM

Jim - good observations but, that's just not the way I shoot. So...sore back and everything, I'll just continue lugging stuff around.

blackcloudbrew wrote: One thing that helped me tremendously was to move some of the weight off my shoulders and onto my waist. This reduces the strain on the back. My main camera bag is attached to a belt at my waist rather than a bag hanging off my shoulder. All my lenses are at my waist too. It's amazing what a difference it makes.

You don't have to move all the weight to your waist. Obviously there's only so much stuff that will fit there. But ever pound you take off your shoulders means that much less back pain later on.

I'm an old backpacker and am used to distributing weight. Good points though.

Each to their owe I guess. I do a lot of walking and a pound or two is huge for me. Frank, I have a backpack that puts mpost of the weight lower which does help. I am looking for a new one now for me trip in September to Iceland. Cheers JIM

Check out ThinkTank www.thinktankphoto.com/

I went for a visit of their offices (they are locals) and was VERY impressed. It's gear for professionals and very well thought out. I'll be owning one in a bit.