WoW!!!!!

I wonder why.

Thanks all for the responses. I don’t know how much time we will have there, but your advice I’ll help us make the most of it.

Thanks for your advice.

Not necessarily. For crop sensors in the D7000 series and the D500, there is a focus motor in the body.

I don’t know how long we will stop there. The tour director said that we’d see all the highlights. I’m guessing maybe from the road as the bus drives by. Did you do Angels Landing?

I’ll be having a quick stop there on a bus tour in about two weeks. Anything I should not miss?

If I didn’t know better, I’d think it was the subject of the shot. But, I gives a good idea of where you were sitting.
Besides, how would you take it out?

Whatever you choose, be sure it is fully compatible with your current lenses. I had a D-80 which had a screwdrive link between the body and the lenses. I’m pretty sure your D-90 is the same. Older lenses, that work with the D40-D90 bodies, will not autofocus with the newer D3000 & D5000 series cameras. They will work with the D7000 series cameras. For that reason, when I upgraded, I went for the D7100 which would probably work well for you.

Some things you might not think of... if music interests you, at least one evening each week, one of the D.C. based military bands gives a free concert on the capitol steps. The National Cathedral is a must see, as is Ford’s Theatre.
I haven’t been there, but I understand the Spy Museum is interesting.

If you are looking for a place to stay, La’Fant Plaza has a full service hotel one block off the mall. Great central location
above an underground garage and a Metro station. From there you can get anywhere the Metro goes easily. It’s located about a block behind the Smithsonian castle. The subway system is very clean and safe.

I’ll be there in September. When you say bring your widest lens, are you referring to the aperture or the field of view?
I was thinking of using my 18-55 kit lens due to the amount of dust. It’s a little slow at F3.5, but it’s also low cost and I
wouldn’t be too upset if the sand and dust ruined it.

Thoughts?

It appears to be a bug.

Thanks for asking. I’ve always wondered that, myself. You learn something every day.

I will be there, for a short stay, on a tour of some of the national parks in Arizona and Utah in September. Any pointers
you can share about locations that I should not miss photographically speaking?

Took that trip, in reverse, a few years ago. On the ship, engine vibration makes a tripod useless. At the time, I had a D-80 and D-40 so I can’t help much with lens selection. If you have two bodies, I ‘d take them both with a wide angle on one and a long lens on the other for the ship, especially if you’ll have a balcony. If you stop in Skagway, don’t miss the White Pass R. R. trip. Great scenery! I’d sit on the left side leaving Skagway. If I remember correctly, they change the seat backs so you will have the same view on the return trip.
On the ship, our room was on the port side, that’s the left side, correct? It seemed to me that we were a little closer to that shoreline headed south. It might be different headed north. We were on the inside passage so there was land on both sides. The bridge did a good job of announcing where wildlife was spotted along the voyage. Have fun, you’ll enjoy it.