I did that at first when my spouse gave me a MacBook for Christmas a few years ago. I had been using a PC since the '90's and tried Parallels. My two cents worth is that's like drinking Decaffeinated Coffee - why bother!
Yes, where it will be used is part of the design criteria. Mine is used to get all needed equipment to a shooting location at the same time. I'm not going to use it to travel much farther than down and out of this high-rise plus about a block's distance to the city park. It's main components are partially inflated tires and soft foam lined compartments for equipment.
This is the best thread ever! Just a few months ago my three year tour was “completed”. The last time as I walked into his room the Hospice nurse said, “look who is here, do you know him”; he very weakly turned toward me, smiled and replied, “sometimes” then closed his eyes forever. Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease!
I begin with a triage - OK, uncertain, NO. Amazingly enough, the biggest movement the second pass - when everything must be OK or NO, is from uncertain to OK.
Nice discussion, thank you. My two cents worth here is I like to look at photos that tell a story, not still life - please everyone, no offense intended. The first culling of my own photos starts with selecting the few out of a shoot that I think actually tell a "stand alone" story, not remind me of the story unfolding at the time. Sometimes this is hard because every photo of my grandchildren tells a story, not. Then after a while go back and cull again. It amazes me how sometimes that almost marginal photo selected in the beginning turns out to seem to be the best causing me to repeat the process from the start.
Very nice photos! I'm looking forward to your Milford Sound photos. It's been a few years since I took a boat tour out into the Tasmanian Sea where we were turned back by a huge storm. The trip was most memorable, saw countless temporary waterfalls to go along with the beautiful terrain and experienced very rough seas. Soaked my new Canon 20d and f2/8 17-55mm IS lens. Let both sit unused for several months giving them frequent shots of a dry lubricant. The camera finally started working after the "off/on" switch was soaked with WD40 - used it several years afterward until the 40d came out. The almost dozen year old 17-55mm is still my favorite "walk-around" lens. (Had to take the front lens off once to wipe the watermarks off - that thing sucks in both dust and water.)
Wish you'd been able to post a photo of the "flat radiator" John Deere. We called them "square nosed" - collected a few. When I sold my place they were the hottest items in the auction. One guy traveled over a thousand miles and was only able to afford to buy three. Was a very enjoyable hobby. Thank you for posting the nice photos!