Please explain how you did that edit.

Please explain how you did that.

My lens is the STM. When I bought it, it came with the camera. I had no idea of the difference of STM and USM at the time. It really is almost as good a lens with regard to IQ as the more expensive L-Series 24-105.

I have two cameras: Canon D6 mk II and a T6s. My go to lens on the D6 mk II is an EF 24-105 L-Series and on the T6s it is an EF-S 18-135. I know the 24-105 is a superior lens and it should be, but the EF-S 18-135 is very very close for a lot less money if you have a crop sensor camera. I shot over 2000 pictures in Alaska and was never disappointed. It is a crystal clear lens. I would never get rid of mine!

Very nice photos. I sure wish you would describe your settings, etc. again, very nice!

I went to Alaska last year. I shot raw + jpeg on a Canon D6 and Canon T6s. I used two 64 gig cards. One in each camera. However, in hindsight, I think if I were taking the trip again, I would use multiple 16 and 32 gig cards. Both of my cameras only have one card slot (no backup). Had a card gone bad, I would have lost “all” of the pictures on that camera. Probably better to use smaller cards or multiple cards for safety purposes unless your camera supports two cards. However, in all of my years shooting digitally, I have never once had an SD card go bad, but I know there is a first time for everything!

Has it occurred to anyone that the spouse might be a husband? Just curious!

Not exactly on the subject of costs, but I kept coming across the word “exposure” in the comments. Gaining exposure for your work that is. I would encourage you to enter some of your photos in contests and exhibitions in your area. Gain a placement in an exhibition or win an award a few times and you start getting known. People become aware of your work. I didn’t think my stuff was good enough, but at the encouragement of a friend who works at the camera shop, I did enter some of my photos in various exhibitions and contests. I have been pleasantly surprised and actually won one of them. Just do it!

Welcome from East Alabama!

Personally, I will generally shoot a water shot with many different exposure settings using multiple shutter speeds, aperture settings, and even different ISO settings. It is not unusual for me to have 30-50 different shots. Of course, I am very amateur and a true professional might not need or want that many shots. It is photographic practice and exploration for me as much as anything. I got pretty lucky on this shot. I actually won a photo competition entitled “Shades of Blue” with this picture, which was a most pleasant surprise. However, this shot was one of many I took of this scene. It was shot at f20 for 20 seconds in almost dark conditions at dusk. I learned a lot about longer exposures on this outing and got lucky as well. To the contrary, I also like water shots that freeze the movement of water. It really just depends on the composition and the intention.

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I have L Series lens also. Have you had someone (or you) use a focus board (not sure if that is what it is called) and fine tune the focus for each lens to your camera? Once adjusted and set, the camera will remember that lens. It made a difference in a couple of my lens. The others were already spot on.

The other thing to consider... There are generally 5-6 exposure combinations of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO that will work for any shot. However, the end results can vary in terms of sharpness, depth of field, etc. The best exposure settings to use often depends upon the composition of the picture. Do you want sharp focus through the entire depth of the photo as in a landscape shot or do you want limited focus as possibly in a portrait or other macro shots. Today’s cameras are smart, but they can’t read your mind. It you are not shooting in manual mode, start doing so. I am also a musician and I have discovered that I have to practice with my camera equally to my instruments of choice.

When I see someone who is getting shots like I want to take, I will ask them what they are doing to get those shots. Most people are not just glad to share with you, they are proud to share with you. I often find that I was missing the boat in the first place!

Like others, I seriously doubt it boils down to Canon vs Nikon. They are both outstanding cameras and lens.

Should have mentioned that I took both a crop frame and a full frame camera. The additional camera was hardly noticeable in terms of weight. It was nice to have a backup and I did use both. Just take a smaller bag to pack what you need for a given day so you are not carrying everything you take all the time. It is better to have it and not need it than it is to need it and not have it.

I went last summer and pretty much carried what you said above but Canon in my large case that I could treat as carryon luggage. I also carried my soft camera backpack and depending upon what I was doing that day, I packed accordingly for the day. I was really glad I carried everything I did. I used it all at one time or the other. BTW... I am assuming you are doing an inside passage cruise? I know dangerous to assume! However, in Juneau, one of the excursions is a flight in a Dehaviland Beaver to the Taku Lodge on the Taku River for a salmon bake! I got breathtaking shots from the airplane. It was worth every penny!

I never move files. I always copy and then paste them into the new location. Once I see that they are in the new location or folder, etc., I will then simply delete them from the original location and still hold them for a few days in the trash file. The process may be a bit cumbersome, but I kind of have backups files until I am sure they are secure in the new location. Better safe than sorry. I learned from being sorry! LOL

This is a squirrel that I had the pleasure of meeting up close in Washington D.C.