Buy a WD portable memory drive. Have been using them for years. After I shot an sporting event
I would find a corner and download all my cards through my laptop onto the memory drive.
and a copy on my computer.

Hidden is this very simple question in this question "getting it right in the camera how do we create.
I was doing a lot of "run & gun" video and extracting stills for sporting events like a Triathlon.
And a lot of shooting includes is what and who are you shooting. And what slant do you want for
the story or idea. You can set the camera's so that we can make adjustments quickly according to
the lighting and action. And grab shoot idea's that happen in a "newsy" way. With our new camera's
we can get a terrific view of what we are going to get. If we are shooting people shots (I don't call them portraits"
We have to pick position to lighting and exposure. The color, style and reactions are very important.
You can't street shoot if you don't know how to do this. Getting it right in the camera might be a still life
portrait posed or a scenic that is static and fussing with this is art. Getting it right is your sense perfect lighting
and framing which I have read National Geographic photographers work at. A read a young women is and up and rising photographer teaching a class the said "just shoot."

I had a have had and still create as an Art Director. And shoot video projects for pay.
Changing gear for a specific reason seems to me to be part of or process in what we
want to create and maybe sell imagery.
I recently switched to a more creative approach. And the Fuji camera's, lens and philosophy
has really impressed me. I am training myself with their very good magazine and emails
full of information constantly. They want you to be creative. And show you how amazing
people create images. This turn from good Sony's for work and play has changed my
thinking. And they support their camera's for years. Not a new model every 15 minutes.
Changing gear can have a very important lifestyle change.

The net has become a slime all paradise. I get bills for jet plane fuel. Phoney invoices that might fool some
like Amazon needs a new credit card you will lose you account. I would say 10 a week. And I think there
algorithms are telling them I am over 70. And other personal information they could mine to make us a target.
We can blame the big techs like google facebook etc etc who have allowed our personal info to be acquired easily.
my approach is to just get rid of message and move on.
I so use a program called sophos as my protection for my computers. Really impressed with it.
Many companies we use have screwed uped and had hackers steal all our personal info. And Google
accumlates all of our searches. Even their filtering offer is lame.
Good luck. T
Our useless government has not thought to step in and put regs on these companies.
Lies and slander are OK. Freedom?

Tax the rich just discovered that the rich billionaires that are in the news all the time do write offs and pay no personal tax. How does a man with 130 billion making money not pay a dime?
I got a notice this year from the IRS I owed a small amount money on my 2016/2017 taxes payed.
Their notice was wrong. 2 notices with extreme fines and interest totally over 8k. Problem was their
were 2 notices for me and the wife separate. We file jointly. Came next month half amount of first notices.
I checked my IRS record and it make no sense. They invite you to appeal and tax payers have to be treated
fairly by us the IRS. So an official appeal went to them. It is now 6 months of notices and collection agencies
they hire in CA and PA where I live. You cannot call the number they post for service. it says we are busy call in a few days. I am still getting threatening notices and at the most I might 2k. They demand a different number
every month.

Well I like get it or don't post. My family and my wife and i don't get v*****es.
My grandson is autistic and we think mixed with other conditions probably make him autistic.
We know about the v*****e court my daughter lost the case on this issue in DC.
But we all decided that we will have to take wh**ever risk and get the C***d v*****e.

Why because it is an adult decision to protect family (I live with grandkids) and other people.
And they way we are going you will need the v*****e proof to do many things.

Every time you step off a curb their is an element of risk. And America's passion for having
everything they want now. Like no more health rules. How this got political is beyond me.

I have a close friend who's daughter travels all over the world as a tourist vacationing with
friends. She was going to China and knew I had been their so he asked me what should she
expect. This was a few years ago. My answer tell the group of girls going to bring surgical
face masks because the pollution is overwhelming some of their cities.

What anyone would be playing this game of "I am not getting the v*****e."My wife best friend
lived in FL and we were their for a few years all the time. Early in this p******c we had returned
to PA she got C***d. The description from her sons was an awful nightmare until the passed
quickly and was gone.

Interesting observations. I was in asia and many of the countries. Very visual ops everywhere.
I use my iPhone and it serves a purpose. To record things I want to save. And to capture moments
in life and family. I stayed with the iPhone 7s waiting to move up. I see cell phones being used
"as I was here" photography.
I wonder why some of the superb smaller camera's would have served you better. I am now using Fuji
gear. But the Sony mirrorless camera's for instance are great small travel and create camera's.
The RX100 series (I now still have the 4) are just amazing and all metal. Their stills and video with
Sony's great 1" sensor is just great. The 4 (The newer ones have added tech great stuff) has a viewfinder
zoom lens and great features. A Sony 6000 series is small and has great short automatic zoom lens.
I had the 6300 and when I was a guest at the school party awards for a FL school. The Chamber's
leader said we are stuck Tom would you shoot some stills these great kids getting awards and having
fun.Had the 6300 with the 16 to 70 zeiss lens and the shots were really good. I carried a small business
case and the camera and lens will fit anywhere.
The newer smart phones are tricked up with algorithms that can make automatic shots.
Don't know how many times I found my finger in shots.
Just a thought. PS The Fuji street camera's are just wonderful. Small slim and fixed 23mm gorgeous lens.
Just my thought. Glad your had a great trip. Stay safe.

Great Photos. You are a pro.Tom

Cliches will k**l us. We use the word socialism like it is c*******tic. Does anyone here want to give
up on Social Security? Amazon is so powerful that they can do anything they want. Google, Microsoft,
facebook all free country corps. Where is the socialism? Of course their are things responsible people
in the USA have to do. And that is what our country needs. The environment is going to kick us in the butt.
It has started already. I was living in FL for a few years now back in PA. The weather changes are obvious.
Their are things we have to do together. Education. My son now at 50 is faced with hundreds of thousands
of money to educate my 3 grandchildren. Who are over achievers. When I was young in New York their
were free colleges. Anyone could go to community 2 year college.
Stop with the politics. Our last President was handed a recovery from the former President.
Socialism doesnt mean anything. You could call the draft socialism. Politics and jargon most of it
online is destructive. I see so many people talking this nonsense like trained robots.
One party thinks the environment is OK. And masks are not necessary. And it is OK to
enter our capital and act like hooligans. This is the reality. Think clearly without all this chatter.

Let's be honest. First I know some rich people and they don't work harder then others I know
Our government sold us out with all the money that rained down on them from lobbyists in
Washington. They sold out our industries allowed to move over seas and approving of what
the rich want to do in congress for their support. Where did our steel and hard industries go.
Mitch MicConnell approved a Russian aluminum company in his state. His wife is asian the
daughter of one of the richest shipping companies in the world. They get any approvals
they need from congress. This is not a level playing field. It is set up for the money people.
The richest people I know of you (we have one in our family) are in finance. Look at what
the financial companies did to American's 12 years ago. I lost some of my retirement money.
And now at 74 I am seeing the dark side of that success I had.
The saddest is an article in newspapers that the vegetable pickers in our country
cannot afford vegetables and their expenses on $7.25 an hour. That's why we need
new ideas in our country. We need imaginative ideas. Our current president is talking
about putting more people to work like Roosevelt. Repairing our country on believing
that the envoronment is critical to address right now.
I went to high school in NY. And Roosevelt put others and artist to work their
paintings were all over my school walls. I got involved in the art class and the
school book. Went to art school in NY. And in my late 20's won dozens of awards
in Art Direction in advertising.

Art that commands money is a big business today. I went to Art Basel twice
when I was living recently in FL. Last year a piece of garbage duct taped to a wall
sold for 6 figures by a known artist. I follow Satchi and other sellers.
Collectors are buying for investments. And some can afford to pay outrageous
prices like a trophies. And ego trip.

As for photography and graphic photography most museums of shows
dedicated to photo artists. Camera creations are art. And maybe the most
interesting in telling a story. Displaying things like lifestyles and culture
to the rest of the world. Enjoy art it is one of the gifts in life.

Henry art has always been a passion and for most artists a struggle. My best friend Myron made art his entire life.
He became a metal mobile creator making hanging structures that are beautiful and exciting.
Some of the big ones hang in buildings and people loved his work. The short of it is he struggled
for years and didn't make enough income. His studio rented and renewed by him is throwing him out after
35 years. He is broke and not well. This is not a sad story he was a spirited and creative person.
And lived a good life never married but had many friends girls and followers of his art.

i went to the School of Visual Arts in NY (SVA) and wanted to be a full time artist. Met my wife and she got pregnant. Went to work in advertising and later in media production to take care of a family all the way through college for my son and daughter. I was lucky enough to see art all over the world and took some pix.
I now want to sell some prints just getting started in my 70's. Working on collection. Tough.
Art was a part of my life. The last painting I did was 60 years ago and I always took pictures.

So why am I telling these stories. Because life is creative and just selling prints is tough.
Many photographers I know dont have studios anymore. And some the get shows usually have
a spouse or some other means of support like a working wife or husband.

Take care of yourself first. And enjoy whatever you do. Selling might happen don't give up.
On yourself of your life. Good luck. Tom

Recently the IRS sent me a notice that I owed some money from 2016. Not a lot. And then the fun began.
They had added on severe penalties and not pay charges. First they sent a warning letter one to me
and one to my wife separately. We have filed a joint return for years. Mistake. I sent in an appeal.
Googled it and said IRS could take months to look at it.

Can I say that the former potus of the US paid about $700 bucks for years.
15 on the largest companies in US have paid no tax.
Billionaires have grabbed a larger part of US wealth the last few years.

That said I have no issues with wealthy people. I have had times when I did very well.
Their is no envy. Good for them. Just want a level playing field.

With all the Sony bashing here I went Sony from Nikon (last 2 D800's I owned had issues) .
I have had most of the mirrorless models from the NEX series to the a7 series to a7s II a camcorder
the RX10 24-600, RX100 3 of them never had a repair.
Canon and Nikon are great camera companies. They will be around for along time.

I have sold and bought with KEH and the other guys. The prices are down now.
The sticker prices are big time. I bought the XT_3 new and new 16 80 f4 for $1500.
And buying from a new friend is always a little dicey.
The marketplace is crazy might now.