I have found better luck using craiglist and facebook market most things I have listed have gone in a week then using ebay

The real secret is to get out there every day and shoot. If you are not there and ready you will miss it.

Just the opposite about a 20% increase. More time did more landscape, nature, astro, macro. Spent time in the great outdoors away from people. Did have a small down tic in my modeling images because I would not shoot in side

Don't buy any books or course to start. Contact your local library to see if they subscribe to LinkedIn Learning. If they do you can access a ton of high quality video lesson with files to start learning photoshop, lightroom and assorted other photography related material. All you need is your library pin your local library can provide this. LinkedIn Learning was formuly Lynda.com (I use to spend $300 a year on my subscription now it free (property taxes support library)) Once you get a foundation they you can explore youtube and the vast people that supply tutorials and courses.

One of the easy ways to transfer photos from Iphone to Computer if it is a Mac is Air drop.
1. Go to Photos on phone
2. click on the Select icon
3. Select photos you wish to move (they get little check boxers)
4. click on action icon usually bottom left corner little square with an up arrow
5. select airdrop should be bottom row you might have to scroll. (if not there scroll to more ... select from there
6. if you have your mac on and near it will pop up under devices click on device (Mac just has to be on wifi)
7. go onto computer look in downloads they should be showing up there.
Easy peasy you can move any files back and forth with air drop

If you are using Adobe subscription 9.99 then you already have up to five websites with password protection for site or section. Very easy to build and update. Check out portfolio.Adobe.com

Give this a look should help out https://www.naturettl.com/how-to-photograph-the-moon-with-foreground/

I would not wait to long it has already started Great North Woods is going peak this weekend

Each year is totally different then the next. New composition different light each day. Mist, fog and so much more at least here in Nh

The yongnu you pick allows High Speed sync and a couple of other features, if you are just starting out possible the Yongnuo YN560 IV Speedlite which is a more manual flash and get the younguo 560 tx off camera controller. I have found them very dependable. I shoot with them 3 to for times a week using 2-3 flash units. One big advantage because I am always moving then and repositioning them outside model shoots is they happen to fall not very expensive to replace. They do bounce well thou. about 85 for each flash and 45 for the controller

I have the sigma 70-200 for over 5 years. Tack sharp never had a problem with, just purchased the sigma 150-600 C learning how to use it correctly seems to be just as good quality as other sigma lens.

Looking for more info birds in flight

I have been shooting for years and I am use to single, point back button focus, but have just started bird images. Purchase a Sigma 150-600 getting used to it. To be able to get tack sharp images which are the prefered setting for focus and focus tracking. Any additional birding resources would be appreciated.

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I agree with using Chronosync easy setup for all your backup needs

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