Thanks. It is a little fuzzier than I would like, but I was pleased with result under the conditions (300mm, hand held ... luckily it was a relatively calm day on the water).

From a few years back, taken from the deck of a ferry from Victoria BC to the mainland. Have been sorting through some old photos on hard drive and had completely forgotten about this trip.

Late Day, Mt Rainier

My understanding, and I'm no expert, is that "Auto WB" simply attempts to ensure that no particular colour dominates your photo, and that the overall photo has "neutral" colour (i.e., a abalance of colours). If you are taking a picture of a green frog sitting in some green grass, using Auto WB, the camera thinks "wow that is too much green, I had better offset that to make thngs more neutral overall" ... it will then add some magenta to the scene to offset all that green. It does that because magenta and green are opposite each other on a colour wheel. Same thing can happen with something like a sunset that has lots of yelllow and orange ... Auto WB tries to compensate by adding blue and you end up with a "cool" sunset instead of the "warm" one that your eyes saw.

Iy you shoot RAW, you should be able to play with different white balance settings in PP.

Being a traffic engineer, I often find myself standing in the middle of roads and intersections snapping pictures of, oddly enough, roads and intersections :) Might sound boring to most, but hey, I'm getting paid to do it! Reflective vest is a must (just in case anyone from the company I work for is reading this), as is pre-planning what shot I want before stepping off curb ... I pre-think focal length and any other settings, visualize in my head what ange I want, and then go for it. We're not talking about "art" in my case so perfection is not absolutely necessary.

I do try to avoid peak traffic periods if I can, but sometimes peak conditins are exactly what we need a photo of. On busy roads having a second person there as a lookout is a good idea!

Apparently belongs to some Russian billionaire (boat worth something like $240 million) ... based on a quick search for "yacht Hamilton A"

Same boat, in a different position ... quite the yacht! In this picture you can see two "garage doors" that open on the back of it ... we saw someone come tearing out of there on a jet-ski, and the other boat approaching it disappeared inside. Wish it was my "canoe" though I would not want to pay for the fuel. I think I would sell the boat and buy every dream camera and lens I can think of :)

Much appreciated ... weather forecast for where I am headed looks "iffy" for tomorrow, so we'll see what I run into.

Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback ... I do have tripod with a pan head.

Thanks for the feedback :)

Heading somewhere tomorrow where I might want to try my very first multi-shot panorama. Anyone have some advice on proper approach to exposure?? I always shoot in aperture priority (i.e., not a "full auto" kinda guy) but does this task beg for manual control to match exposure between the frames? That is, should all of the multiple shots be taken with same aperture and shutter speed regardless of changes in metered exposure? Or does variation in exposure get dealt with in the "stitching together" process afterwards?

All great shots ... for some reason the farm shot really stands out for me.

Can't recall if I have previously posted this one from SF trip last year ... we don't get a lot of fog up here so I have not had much practice :(

That is my experience as well (with the BlackRapid). I do find that their optional "BRAD" strap that goes under the arm is a great add-on ... makes everything even more stable and does not affect the use of the camera at all.

Good to hear that the Cotton Carrier has the safety strap, as that was the first thought that popped into my head. I looked at the Spider website and saw no hint of a safety strap at all, and that would concern me. Also, in the Spider demo video, sometimes the guy appears to reach over with his left hand to push on a lock button to release the camera from the belt (i.e., a two-handed operation ... awkward, but good from a safety/theft perspective) but then later in video he reaches down and pulls out camera with just one hand without unlocking in any way (that would concern me!). Benefit of Spider for me would be that it looks like their plate allows for attachment of tripod quick release plate.

Personally, I switched from the old neck strap to the BlackRapid system years ago and love it! Carry camera + heavy lens all day with no problems. Camera slides up and down the strap (safe and secure, even if I drop it ... theft potential still an issue if you travel anywhere that has problems with people slashing camera straps) and hangs in a perfect position for a one-handed grab when I want to shoot.