Thank you for your time, effort & comments

Thank you

I would appreciate your comments relative to improving

Thank you for your time and effort.

D5100; 1/1250; f 10.0; 62mm from 18.0 - 200mm lens


D5100; 1/640; f 10.0; 60mm from 18.0-200mm lens


D5100; 1/400; f 10.0; 27mm from 18.0-200mm lens


D5100; 1/640; f 11; 69mm from 18.0-200mm lens

I'm sorry for your loss

But did you get any pictures or videos

I really like both photographs and the way they lead my eye around.

The only minor distraction for me was the small pile of rocks in the lower right hand corner of picture 1.

I was/am getting ready to submit a/some photo(s) for c&c.

After viewing some of the comments on UHH on the photos of others, I had already assumed I will get a few comments that are not relevant, meaningful, helpful or worst and I can ignore those. But, I have assumed & based on other comments in the same thread, I will get a few that are meaningful and helpful in my further understanding the picture taking pre- & post- processing processes.
Regardless whether I submit photos or not, I have a little better understanding of photography just by reading some of the comments made on some of the photos that have been posted.
My point being for those of you with more experience, Please do not leave UHH. Some of you have helped me even if you did not know it and even though you do not know who you are, thank you for your time and effort.
I suspect there are others like me in this regard.

Thank you for the post. I sometimes get in a rut. Your post reminded me I had neither re-read the manual lately nor reviewed all the camera menus options (which also usually forces me back to the manual to understand them). It seems I always learn or re-learn something every time I read the manual. Again, thanks for the post.

Thank you for the link and the time and effort.

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Thank you for the info and the time and effort.

You did not indicate your or your camera "biometrics"; but this is what serves me (at 210 lbs, 6'2'') well.

For photography my typical basic load is:

A D5100 with a Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 18-200mm lens Corkin GND filter adaptor plus GND filters,Polarizing filter, Canon close-up lens 500 D,spare SD cards, lens wipes, lens sun screen, & 3 back-up batteries. I sometimes add SB-600 or SB-910.

When I take a tripod, I have a Benro B-1head on one of the light Manfritto AL tripods. I have copper pipe insulating covers duct taped around about 6-8 inches on each leg for ease of carring by hand and resting on the shoulder and for temperture insulation. I took an old luggage strap and along with a couple of addition quick release straps made a shoulder sling, quick release straps for the tripod.

For day trips into the mountains or deserts of NM, AZ, CO, & UT (and elsewhere) I typically carry a large Camelback to carry food, H2O, GPS, maps, survival stuff, etc. Varies by location.

For more than a day, I add a backpack OR Lama panneiers of stuff (shelter, sleeping bag, etc.) Varies by location.

For air travel I use a Thinktank Airport Accellerator and all the photo stuff fits in it, along with a lap top and extenal HD, battery chargers, international plug adaptors. In those cases where the weight restrictions are less than the packed Accelerator, I move the laptop & HD to pockets on a Scottie Vest until I get through the check points so my carry-on is under the weight limit and I can keep my camera stuff in carry-on.
I use checked baggage for clothes, etc. and this bag is typically about 30 pounds and is the size of a carry-on bag allowence. When carrying this and my camera equipment bag they are approximately balanced in weight.

For city or mountains use:

I load the basic load into A Lowepro Top load Zoom AW chest pack. I use an OPTech chest pack strap system which suspends the camera bag from both shoulders in front of me. I have added a strap (using existing attachments) to keep the camera bag clost to me and keep it from swinging out or side to side. When I also cary flash units I attach their cases to this strap. This is good for hiking and climbing. It does not work to well for bicycle riding; but, that is another story still being worked.

I have all of the photography gear at my chest or hip (tripod). When in a use area, I open the top, place the neck strap aound my neck and am ready to shoot. Add time for tripod and flash setup.
When the camelback or backpack is used the camera chest pack tends to counter balance the back load.
In the city the chest pack tends to mitigate the “pickpocket” efforts.

I have probably covered more than what you specifically ask for, but at some time you may want to hike overseas, i.e., UK, Greece, etc..

This works for me for now.

My approach is:
IF there is just two people (including me) looking at the photos, I use an Apple laptop pro with Retina display.
IF there are more people to look at the photos at their location, I try to get permission to verify and calibrate their TV, and then connected to a TV set either using a hard wire or WIFI connection between the TV and laptop or use a memory stick on their TV's USB port. This requires coordination with the customer and additional time at their site for the prep.
Otherwise, I try to get them to come to me to view on my TV.

Thank you for the information and your time and effort.

"...there are equally good or better money management programs that cost less and are more intuitive....:

Please identify them. I am in the process of migrating to another program other than "Essential Quicken for the Mac".

Thank you for your time and effort.

I do not know anything about the D3100.

I have a D5100.
I sometimes use a combination of the following:
Tripod, remote shutter release cable, 2 & 10 sec shutter delay, and a remote IR release (which, I suspect, is smaller than the fob typically found on your auto key chain).

It also appears it can be tethered to a computer device, but I have not gone there.

The flip out live view screen makes it very nice if you do not want to lay down on the ground for very low level view point (which at 77 I have become less inclined to do).

There is also a vibration reduction system I use when not using a tripod.

I suspect some combination of the above will provide you with the assistance you need / want.

Good luck with the hunt.