I am providing a link for a high resolution photo (27MB) taken with the Note 4. You should be able to zoom in pretty far without loosing too much detail.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q2f4dwmb7vjeune/20150221_145112.jpg?dl=0

JCam,

I wish I could make the claim of being that Robert Ballard but not quite. Funny though, I have always had an interest in the Titanic long before his discovery. Growing up my mother had a book that was written soon after the sinking so I read and gave a book report in grade school. Maybe one day I will cross paths with him.

The morning started out pretty grey and dismal. I camped out on the upper deck and it was probably in the mid 50's. The boat has set of turbines and we had no problem cruising 30+ knots. I was a bit chilled but once we got into Canadian waters the sun came out and the sky cleared.

I use Light Room for PP. I wish I had the patients to learn Photoshop but so far LR does everything I need it to do.

I had my D800 set up with the 70-200mm f2.8 with a polarized filter and my D3S set up with the 24-70mm f2.8. I even go to a point where I broke out my Samsung Note 4 and took photos because of how wide the lens is. I am quite impressed with it, I just wished I would have paid attention to the camera setting and shot in high resolution. For the Samsung photos, I had the HDR setting on. I'll attach a few from my Note 4 phone.

Lubec Channel Lighthouse


Lubec West Quoddy Lighthouse


Captain Bob Pratt's "Morning in Maine" dog POCO


Captain Bob Pratt's "Morning in Maine"


"The Pearl" Rockland Maine

Good eye Collhart, I visited that lighthouse in 2013 on my first trip to Maine. It is in this gallery,

https://robertballard.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Maine-Lighthouses

I also visited in 2014,
https://robertballard.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Maine-Lighthouses-2014/

Thanks to everyone for all of the compliments. I really enjoy the time away from my day job and going out finding different things to photograph.

The boat tour was out of Bar Harbor. It was called the Grand Slam Lighthouse Tour. Next year's is supposed to be even better.

I was lucky this year and was able to leave work behind and travel to Maine for few days. To top things off, I had been trying for a few months to obtain tickets for a 9 hour boat ride to view Maine and Canadian lighthouses. The tour had sold out and I was on the waiting list. I called the day prior and someone had just cancelled, thus providing me access.

My Maine trip provided some beautiful scenery although in the end I was a bit sleep deprived but I think you will see why.
https://robertballard.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Lighthouses-of-Maine-2015

Hanging out with friends and making new ones near Lancaster, PA.

Rosie the Riveter at Strasburg Railroad, PA
https://robertballard.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Strasburg-Railroad-Rosie-The-R/

Thank you for looking,

Bob
https://robertballard.smugmug.com/

Thank you for the offer however the set has sold.

I am uploading additional pictures of the grip. I had a very similar grip on my D5000 and I purchased one for my D800 as well. I have never had any issues with the Bower grip, the battery life is phenomenal and the camera automatically switches to the other when battery life runs out.

http://robertballard.smugmug.com/D7000-Camera/

I am offering my LensBaby collection for use with Nikon up for sale. It sounded really neat at the time but I simply don't use them. These were rarely used at all as seen in the pictures. You can see them better on my website where the photo's are original in size. I will accept cash or paypal.

http://robertballard.smugmug.com/LensBaby-Bundle-For-Sale-/

The bundle includes the following,

LensBaby Composer
LensBaby Fisheye Optic
LensBaby Macro Lens Kit - 2 lenses +4 & +10
LensBaby .6x Wide Angle and 1.6x Telephoto
LensBaby Creative Aperture Kit

The package will ship using USPS priority complete with the tracking number. For a shipping estimate, the box weighs 5lbs and is size 8" x 6" x 10". Please feel free to contact me with any questions and thank you for looking, Bob

For additional information about the lenses, please see the links below.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/580402-REG/Lensbaby_LBCN_Composer_Special_Effects_SLR.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/738065-REG/Lensbaby_LBSFEN_Scout_Mount_W_Fisheye_Lens.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/580487-REG/Lensbaby_LBABUND_Accessory_Kit_for_Lensbaby.html

http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/review/lensbaby-composer-review/

This camera has sold.

I am selling my Nikon D7000 Camera body only with a shutter count of 18,695. This also includes the original accessories, manuals, charger and packaging. Also includes a Bower Grip with battery, charger and extra battery tray, (2) Sandisk Extreme Class 10 SD Cards 8GB each and a David Busch's Nikon D7000 book.

The reason I am selling it is because I have upgraded my arsenal to all full frame cameras and no longer use this one. Everything is in great shape, I take care of all of my equipment. I have additional pictures on my website,
http://robertballard.smugmug.com/D7000-Camera/

I will accept cash or paypal. I will ship USPS and send priority with tracking. If you would like to check on the cost for shipping, the box weighs 11 lbs. and measures 14" x 16" x 10" and it will ship from zip code 18052.

Feel free to contact me with any questions, thank you for looking. Bob

Not shown is the bower box and accesssories

Isn't that why these are UFO's. If the pictures are clear then the objects could be identified. :lol:

The F4 has always been a favorite of mine as well. I was lucky enough to photograph one during the Ocean Airshow. I was a little disappointed to hear from someone at the airshow that they were being used as target practice for drones. http://robertballard.smugmug.com/Air-Shows/Virginia-Beach/i-c9HWHDt/0/M/_DCS1829-M.jpg
http://robertballard.smugmug.com/Air-Shows/Virginia-Beach/i-LB3CdFd/0/M/_DCS1877-M.jpg
http://robertballard.smugmug.com/Air-Shows/Virginia-Beach/i-n33WVpw/0/M/_DCS1885-M.jpg

I have more photo's from the airshow at http://robertballard.smugmug.com/Air-Shows/Virginia-Beach/

Wow, thank you everyone for the compliments. Hal, I have shopped at Dan's, both locations. My daughter has been begging me to introduce her into photography so last Christmas I stopped by Dan's and picked her up a D5100. I also use Allen's in Levittown.

Dsquared, you ruined it for me. Coyotes just aren't as glamorous, still cool none the less because that was a first for me. There is so much to see there, just not enough time. I will more than likely return next year and see more lights, I would like another chance at Bass Harbor. The night shots were very neat for me as I have no way of achieving pictures like that in my area.

AVarley, I am not sure where you are in California, but one of my goals is to drive out and go down the coast on 101. A couple years ago I was on a roll with work and made it to Palm Springs, Huntington Beach, SanDiego, Sacramento, and San Francisco.

Thank you again all, Bob

I met a small group, 6 others, photographers and spent Monday-Friday shooting various lighthouses up and down the coast of Maine. I spent many nights in my car so that I would be able to catch the stars, milky way, sun sets and sun rises (all of which are my first attempts). I was even fortunate enough to catch a thunder storm while shooting one light house. I am attaching a link because it is easier to just go to my Smugmug website.

http://robertballard.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Maine-Lighthouses/30635285_RkJQK9

Enjoy, I had quite a bit of fun shooting these. I was blessed by sounds of howling wolves during the night shots at West Quoddy and the presence of porpoises and whales in the water just off Seguin Island.

You won't have any problem using the 70-200 sigma. I shot gymnastics and basketball for many years using that lens on a D5000 and D7000. My daughter is now using it on her 5100. I now use the Nikon vr2 because it focuses better and is sharper. I never use vr when shooting sports because the lens focuses faster without and I am shooting fast enough where it doesn't matter.

Thank you, I appreciate the feed back. I have more picture to upload, I just haven't had the time. Hopefully next week.

Sure was chilly that night, so cold I lost a foot. On my tripod of course.

http://robertballard.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Strasburg-Railroad/28104340_RVkx8T