i use my 28-75mm ..this way it can cover the close ups and the more distant ones.without moving around so much..

i use a dslr always..yes i do see most people using their phones now but the true photographers out there will always be getting real cameras..however what i think is happening is the small mom and pop camera stores are slowly disappearing ..with large retailers such as b and h and adorama who offer the best prices around how can a small business owner possibly survive..you can't blame it on just phones taking over ..it is also the high costs of rents and products everywhere..years ago most people used point and shoots ..it didn't stop them from actually hiring photographers to do weddings and other important events..iphones just made it easier to for the general public..

that would be a good idea...my youngest is showing interest..

i also have the d7100 and the d810 ..use them all the time and so far have not had any spots or issues with these .if and when i change the lens i use a blower also as shown by a nikon tech...but unfortunately i have had spots twice now with the d7000s which i hardly used ..so they are packed up for now since i've been spoiled using the newer ones.

i just brought my 2 d7000 cameras in for cleaning for the second time in less than 2 years ..i hardly even use them anymore but decided to have them done at the nikon manufacturer in new york..believe it or not they are now farming out the work and it costs almost double to have it done now..it took almost a month to get them back..anyway getting back to the spots..i tried to clean them also but found it wasn't any better ...i say it has something to do with the inner mechanism..there is no reason for me to get dust spots so often in my cameras since i put a lens on and keep it there ..not changing them from camera to camera..when i questioned the person at the counter that took in the cameras they said that the d7000s didn't have that issue ..but the last time i brought it in i was told that it was and that they were the only ones with the right chemicals to clean it..honestly i don't know who to believe anymore..

i totally understand what you're saying..in fact lots of my friends seem to love it.so i downloaded it and found that i honestly did not seem to like the program..it is just my taste maybe or how i like to edit..doesn't mean that it isn't a good program ..just not the right fit for me..

i was not particularly thrilled with lightroom ..for me it is just a novelty tool to use occasionally to cut corners to get an effect..mostly i like to control my own editing and use Aperture and Affinity from the mac programs..

i liked the second photo..the perspective of taking a photo of a photo was very nicely done..the first one is too dark without much detail showing on the rust..plus the square format does nothing to make the photo interesting...

really lovely shot..can you brighten it up a bit and lighten the shadows in the background..it would be a nice photo to frame and put up on the wall..

good to know..i really felt bad..

i originally had elements 8 and decided to go to elements 12 ..what a big mistake..the entire format was so different and i found it a bit awkward to use....eventually i will remove that program when elements is upgraded to even more than 14 .in the meantime i am using Affinity which is a mac program but way more advanced than elements and it costs only 50 bucks...

i shoot only RAW since finding that the editing curve gives you so much more advantage to saving many otherwise "ruined" photos..i use a mac and still have the old Aperture program which i absolutely love and use almost exclusively..however now use Affinity often and occasionally Elements..if you're using Windows I'm sure there are programs that will convert Raw files to jpegs..once you start finding that Raw has more editing features you probably won't be able to go back to jpegs..you definitely can edit jpegs but not as much of a curve..

i have 2 nikon d7000s and though everyone says that there is no problem with oil spots i found that twice i had to bring in those cameras for professional cleaning because there were "oil spots" that no matter what i couldn't seem to clean them myself..oh and beware..Nikon now farms out their work to other authorized dealers for cleaning of cropped frame cameras..what used to take them 3 or 4 days to take care of now seems to take weeks ..and i dropped mine off right to nikon itself...

maybe he was in a fight...could you capture him and care for him till he heals..or maybe put a feeder out there for him to eat well to build his strength back..

the top one is very nice..I'm not a fan of slanted pictures at all