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Carl1024 Loc: Kaneohe, HI 96744

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sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

If I were to leave something at home it would be my Better Half. "You're driving too fast", "Why are you going this way". "You didn't see that other car, did you?" "What was it that you bought on Amazon last week?", "It's too hot in here and I don't care what you say", "I talked to Sally the other day and she told me all about......"

Yep..., that's what I would do!😁

Carl1024 Loc: Kaneohe, HI 96744

Take her along also she might like it?
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MrPhotog

Dim Flash wrote:

No tripod or mono-pod. My question is: am I taking to much?

Nope. You aren’t taking enough !

Bring along a tripod and keep it in the car. Most of the gardens and fields have parking nearby. You can stroll over to grab the tripod when called for.

There are lots of opportunities to get into the photo yourself. Tripod and self timer.

The flowers beg to be photographed up close. You are not in a museum which forbids this! Use the tripod to help dial in your composition, and allow for greater depth of field with a slower exposure time.

You’ll be outside for most of your glower pictures. If the Michigan sky allows it, you’ll have bright sunlight and harsh shadows. That foldable reflector will provide a fill-in of soft, diffused, light to reveal detail in the shadow areas. With the camera fixed on the tripod, you can fiddle with the reflector to get the best effect.

And then the tripod goes back into the trunk so you can stroll without the encumbrance.

Also bring a foldable reflector. If necessary, fold up a sheet of white paper and keep ot in your pocket.

mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma

Yes! I did a tulip trip last week and used a 12-40 (24-80 equivalent) and it did a great job. I coupled it with a mini Manfroto tripod to get low and not trip others. Remember you’ll be limited to the gardens edge, most likely.

Mr Bill 2011 Loc: southern Indiana

Dim Flash wrote:

Next Thursday I am taking a quick trip to the tulip festival in Holland, MI. I am trying to get by with the lightest smallest kit. I'll be taking one body, a Canon 90D (crop camera) with an 18-400 f3.5. also planing on a 10-18 f4.5 and a 60 f2 macro. Of course there will be extra batteries and memory cards. No tripod or mono-pod. My question is: am I taking to much?

if I were taking a quick trip and wanted the lightest kit, I'd either take the 18-400 and leave the others at home, or leave the 18-400 and take the other two. And, I'd take a garden kneeling pad or a folded towel to protect my knees and, if it were me, a cane or hiking pole to help me get back up off my aching knees.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

Architect1776 wrote:

The OP does not have a 24-120.

I don't know that for certain. He just listed what he was thinking of taking. It's quite possible that he has other lenses. Anyway...I was stating what I would take. It is not my habit to tell anyone else what to do, figuring that they are grown adults...

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

sippyjug104 wrote:

If I were to leave something at home it would be my Better Half. "You're driving too fast", "Why are you going this way". "You didn't see that other car, did you?" "What was it that you bought on Amazon last week?", "It's too hot in here and I don't care what you say", "I talked to Sally the other day and she told me all about......"

Yep..., that's what I would do!😁

You forgot, "how long are we going to sit here why you wait for (enter possibility here).

Alyn McConnaha Loc: Lebanon, IN

Beautiful Picture !!!
Print that on metal
Alyn

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

No matter what or how much you take, you will probably regret leaving something behind when you get there. As an example, I just arrived in Jackson Hole with half the trunk filled with photo equipment only to realize that I left my monopod home. Good luck on your venture.

Alyn McConnaha Loc: Lebanon, IN

YES !!!
Alyn

mitxpic

when I lived in Holland, Mi. for 24 years, I carried a 70-300 on a Nikon D80 for Tulip Time. It seemed fine for me, so your 18-400 should cover it.

AnotherBob

Dim Flash wrote:

Next Thursday I am taking a quick trip to the tulip festival in Holland, MI. I am trying to get by with the lightest smallest kit. I'll be taking one body, a Canon 90D (crop camera) with an 18-400 f3.5. also planing on a 10-18 f4.5 and a 60 f2 macro. Of course there will be extra batteries and memory cards. No tripod or mono-pod. My question is: am I taking to much?

I almost always use a wide angle or macro lens for flower photography. I would take the 10-18 and macro, leaving the longer lens home...........and hope that I don't miss a once in a lifetime chance to photograph a rare bird.

I'm sure you'll have a wonderful trip. What you'll remember is more important than what the camera remembers.

Enjoy.

/Another Bob

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

AnotherBob wrote:

I almost always use a wide angle or macro lens for flower photography. I would take the 10-18 and macro, leaving the longer lens home...........and hope that I don't miss a once in a lifetime chance to photograph a rare bird.

I'm sure you'll have a wonderful trip. What you'll remember is more important than what the camera remembers.

Enjoy.

/Another Bob

That is the time the bird shows up. Take the long lens.
We have had that happen a couple of times in the past.
Basic back pack is:
Rokinon 8mm fisheye, 10-18 STM, 20-105mm, 100-400mm MII and 100mm Macro with a camera body.
If not anticipated needing leave some in the car but it is there to go back to.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

Dim Flash wrote:

Next Thursday I am taking a quick trip to the tulip festival in Holland, MI. I am trying to get by with the lightest smallest kit. I'll be taking one body, a Canon 90D (crop camera) with an 18-400 f3.5. also planing on a 10-18 f4.5 and a 60 f2 macro. Of course there will be extra batteries and memory cards. No tripod or mono-pod. My question is: am I taking to much?

No