Posts: Patriot66 | Ugly Hedgehog

Oct 7, 2014 07:23:00 #

ras422 wrote:

Shaved ice is a definte :thumbup: just wonderful.check as they may have torn it down. Arizona memorial is a must. Try to shoot a sunset on the north shore. TAKE SUNSCREEN!! Have a great trip Rich

Good advice, thank you!

Oct 6, 2014 13:41:33 #

dlwhawaii wrote:

Aloha! Having lived in Hawaii for 20+ years, I wou... (show quote)

Mahalo!!

Oct 6, 2014 08:38:22 #

jerryc41 wrote:

Unless this is a photography trip, and you're being paid, travel as light as you can. Enjoy it. I've been to the Big Island several times, and all I brought was a little camera in a belt case.

The Sigma 150-500 would not be on my must-bring list.

I agree, took out all I needed from my think tank bag and moved it to a backpack bag I own. Going to bring a defuser for the pop up flash with rather than my SB700 as well. Going light seems like a good idea to me - thanks for the advice.

Oct 6, 2014 07:46:29 #

Thank you all for the good ideas. Will try to post some shots when I get back to cold Minnesota!

Oct 5, 2014 12:23:43 #

Swamp Gator wrote:

Are you going to Hawaii on vacation or for a specific photo trip?
Me personally, if I was going on a nice vacation with my wife I would just bring along a good quality point and shoot and plan to really relax and enjoy the whole experience.
No way I'm lugging along anything like that big Sigma plus an assortment of additional lenses unless I'm on assignment.

Going to Bellows AFS and will have a car. Actually going with an old friend. Wife does not have any vacation time so she told me to go and enjoy - who am I to argue with the wife. But then I am 66 and looking for a little rest time as well. Good thought about the Bigsig. So going to take D7100, 18-300, battery pack, SB700 flash and monopod - oh yea, and battery charging stuff as well..

Oct 5, 2014 11:51:32 #

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Patriot66 wrote:

If your in health Patriot climb Diamond Head. I did it several times and the view of Wakakai Beach is wonderful. David

Thanks David, I did that a number of years ago but was not schlepping camera gear at the time. Better start doing my exercises I guess.

Oct 5, 2014 09:51:39 #

Going to Oahu for 15 days and looking for some advice on lens to take, etc. Presently own a D7100 and a D7000 that I use for backup - not planning to take the 7000. Have an 18-300 Nikkor and a 150-500 Sigma. Is there another lens I should consider acquiring to get those special shots, such as sunrise, flowers, sunset, surfers on the north shore, etc. I have been using the scene modes alot but want to venture out in the "A" world - any suggestions there as well? And yes, any suggestions on where to go on Oahu would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help!

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Jul 13, 2014 08:38:24 #

Unbelievable! Have you heard about this?

tschmath wrote:

Everybody take a chill pill. This link was to World Net Daily, probably one of the most unreliable, biased, lying right wing news sources in America. Wait until a real news organization picks it up.

And no, I'm not talking about Breitbart, The Drudge Report or The Washington Times. When you see it in The Wall Street Journal, or The Christian Science Monitor, or any of the "liberal" media, then piss your pants and have your hissy. Until then, chill, baby.

Oh, so it has to be in a "liberal" paper before it is real???? Are you kidding???

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Jun 30, 2014 14:35:44 #

POLL: Does a 1965 Impala look 50 million times better than a 2014 Impala?

PrairieSeasons wrote:

I do miss the styling of those cars (although the '57 Impala was the best and the '59 Impala the most iconic). Have you driven one of those old boats lately, though? I much prefer the starting, steering, braking, general suspension and long life of today's cars.

With all due respect the first Impala was a 1958. The top of the line Chev in 57 was the Belaire (sp?)