Thanks all

Tanks all - I'll take it all on board

Phil

Hi SD83

Sounds like a great set up!! And since you've been shooting for a few decades longer than I, you probably have a much better idea of what you need for your style of photography.

I've never been to Italy, but personally I'd just take the 80D with an EFs 15-85 around my neck, and an EFs 24 f2.8 pancake in one pocket, and a 430EX in another. And I wouldn't bother with a tripod. And of those you mentioned above, I'd probably make do with the Tokina 11-16 and the EF 50, but I'd probably still throw in the flash.

Have a great trip

Phil

Out the Back - An early morning walk out of Chinchilla, Queensland

When away from electrikery for my camera, phone and camera, I'll take along one of these, http://www.ryobi.com.au/products/details/18v-one-usb-power-adapter, with one or two spare batteries. I use their tools and lights as well so not a big expense. So its really for the phone, as I'll have enough camera batteries and can do without the laptop with a few cards.

So we've got paper prints, canvas prints, metal prints, glass prints!!
How about wall prints 😨
Canon 60D with EFs 17-55 processed in DPP and CS4

I'm not quite 73 yet, but I've permanently damaged a foot and ankle, limiting what I can carry, but within limits, I can still push a fair load, if not to steep, up or down. This has been my solution to keep my DSLR, although I did get an X100s as well. So this at a Macro and flower shooting workshop, mine's the one with the safety striped sand bag in the bottom, (I was using off camera flash on a stand) , and the 'lens tray' on the handle :-) , with another repurposed stroller I put together for a friend.

So if not a long lens, I'll usually pair the stroller with a single ThinkTank holster on a belt and shoulder strap, and a Black Rapid strap for fumbles. If a long lens then I'll just stop and lift it out of the bag.

The second pic is how I deal with sand when shooting surfers. So I used to canoe and kayak and these canoe trolleys were sort of left over. I can just drag it along while the Pelican case protects the gear from wayward sand and sea spray until I'm ready to shoot. I usually have it configured with specialised SandTrakz wheels for soft sand, but I was using it at a wetlands reserve and these GP wheels were enough.

And some attempts with processing for a more natural face

Phicen - 1/6 scale seamless doll. No modelling fees :-) And mainly an exercise in lighting. Been trying to get some life into a face too but difficult. Here's another example

Took the grandkids to a` small, family owned, travelling circus with about a three hundred seat main ring.
These shot with a canon 6D and an EF 28 f2.8 IS, an EF 85 f1.8 and an EF 135 f2.

Thought I'd have a dabble in this section.

This original on the left is a random street pic a friend of mine took in Great Britain somewhere. He thought the lady was perhaps in her seventies and he challenged me to make her look seventeen. Didn't quite get there, but a good learning challenge. I use CS4.

So originally an action shot of a Balinese dancer on a stage in harsh sunlight at a local multicultural festival.

Cropped to a head shot, and a background substitute from an on line travel brochure. just a bit of fun - I thought it made a nice portrait.

Crayola Crayons??? Uh oh - they are devices for digits.


You are probably right!! And same down under :-)

Its from China. Not recommending the product, just the idea of a small simple voice activated recorder. Perhaps you could do a search from your own neck of the woods. Perhaps even an American made one. A start at your local electrical components store

Phil