Truth.

Good point

Thanks all for the comments. Only jealous I am not there fishing as well.

Tied into a tarpon. But couldn't land it. Pompano. A few others I dont recognize. I'm inland fisherman. I know bass....etc.

The grand's went to Florida. Drove non-stop to avoid restaurants. Private house on private beach with no strangers around. Made me nervous but I guess can't be safer than that. These are from the daughter in law cell phone, emailed and PS'ed.

Grand Dad is at home fishing (cold) ponds for bass and jealous!

Sorry - hit send on the on shot before I finished. All three now included.

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I shoot a canon 90D. about a year old. However, my eyes are 71 years old, have both had cataracts and i wear progressive lenses. Manual focus eh what? I miss the old days of split screen manual focus. Any actual tips for manual for an old(er) fart like me? I would be interested.

I do surgery although not on brains. Foot and Ankle AND i photograph things. The surgery is a living, podiatry is a living, and I do that for others. Well, ok, I do make a living at it as well. The photography is for ME. Trhow out thousands of shots, and find one I love. pat myself on the back. Go back. Look again. Find the faults. Promise to do better. This world always needs one more pic of a flower. Who know, that may be the self esteem she finds to know she can do great things....like be a brain surgeon. Laughing. And maybe she can show up some old hogs such as us?

One of my staff's grand daughter really "thinks" she wants to get into photography. Her idea is flowers, landscapes and similar. I grew up with pentax, then minolta and now Canon 90D but know little about the new Nicons, Canon Rebels, or even Pentax for that matter. What I am sure about is the best way to learn a camera is to shoot it and the best way to learn the technical aspects is interchangeable lenses.

For a "newbie", and remember she is only 14 years old and really has never had a camera, would you stick with interchangeable lenses ( I would think so) and what brand? Mother and grandmother want to stay "cheap" but not buy her a "toy"

There are a lot of people on here with a lot more knowledge and opinions than mine. What say you all?

"Teach a child to love photography and they will never do drugs. They won't have the money left over!"

Thanks all
David

I can do log still...well....maybe not. Laighi6ng. And still have my old Pickett slide rule and tried and still know how to use . But geometry and algebra always just made perfect commen sence. Did trigg and calc at all A's but it just never made good common sence to me

Thanks for reminding me how much I hated working with Log's. Also sin, cos and tan. And calc. OK, i really did love algebra and geometry. The rest...thankfully a very distant memory.

Thanks. I love the first one as well

PIA for you but I have always loved Roberts. Years ago we also had Cords and they closed. Roberts is great but damn, that drive.

Good Luck.

like them all. didn't see your post and I have been known to get down on my belly to take shots like these. Problem is, I have to have someone there to help me up lol. Maybe repost your rig?

Thanks all for the comments. If i had any wall room left, I think that one is actually a Wall-hanger.

Thanks guys. I almsot think nk I have a wall hanger with those two