I have a Manfrotto 496RC2 ball head (without camera plate) that I would be happy to trade for your tripod head. Let me know if you are interested. My email address is stationarchives@aol.com
Art Peterson
When we lived in the Gallatin Valley in Montana, there were cattle drives every spring, moving the dogies out to fresh pastures. Inevitably, some cows would opt for a different pasture en route. But these drives always involved these Australian Blue Heelers, and one dog would calculate where an errant cow would be going and head it off. That cow did not want an encounter with the dog, and would hurry to rejoin the herd. Those dogs could nip!
A Camelback locomotive had the engineer's cab over the boiler; this locomotive had a water tank over the boiler and was often referred to as a saddletanker. There is one surviving camelback in the B&O museum at Baltimore, and one at Strasburg. I believe they are the last ones.
Bird #2 is a Brown Thrasher. They are a delight in our yard where they "thrash" the fallen leaves to find the insects under them.
The Marine basically quoted what I learned in the US Army 50 years ago - don't point a weapon at someone unless you intend to use it. My two brothers had been taught the same thing in the Marines and Air Force. All three of us would assume that anyone pointing a gun at us intended too use it against us and would respond accordingly.
Adorama always lists whether a lens is grey market or US warranty. I'm not sure about other retailers.
Just did the necessary experiment. No, a polarizing filter does not eliminate all reflections of light sources on the inside (camera side) of windows. It is dependent upon the angle of reflectance, but that consideration can severely limit your getting the picture you want. For convenience and quality of results I'll stick with my LenSkirt.
I recall from past experience that a polarizer will eliminate some reflections, but my memory tells me that it doesn't always do so. I'll have to explore using one again later today and see what the results are.
The LenSkirt works exceptionally well capturing scenes from a fast moving train, so it should do the same for a hockey game. I'll be interested in feedback from anyone who uses one.
Jerry, I will be delighted to share some train images with you. I just need to select a few slides from the 15,000+ that I have in my files. I'll get to it as soon as I can!
Thanks MT Shooter! We lived in the foothills outside Bozeman in the early years of our marriage and delighted in the very welcoming folks we got to know there. Undoubtedly the most beautiful place we ever lived, with many great photo opportunities.
I've been a "serious" photographer for 64 years, with a primary interest in railroads and their structures. My wife and I almost always travel by train, and wind up shooting through the windows. To avoid the reflections that can spoil a good photo, I have used rubber lens hoods as well as darkroom cloth and gaffer's tape. Now I have discovered the "LenSkirt" which is a great tool for dealing with the problem. It's a black "box" with suction cups on the bottom and a drawstring on a flexible top. I have not attempted to research all the places to buy it; I got mine from Adorama.
I do enjoy reading the posts and look forward to learning more about photography from you generous folks.