All of you are having near death experiences. Every day you are a little bit nearer.
Are all these posts really necessary?
Interestingly enough and not surprisingly, a common early topic in photography was, of course, nudity.
There are two ways of making a profit in photography:
Pictures you make money on --- actual outright sales.
Pictures you make money with --- good will, good advertising, name and photo recognition. But only useful if you are trying to increase sales and make money. If this is the case, do it free and get your name and website on the photo.
Now you know why modern helmets are made out of plastic!
Legally, you can take photos in public places. But if you want to avoid harassment, use a point-and-shoot or your smart phone. That's what all the spies do!
Why would a real spy openly take photos?
When I was stationed in England the British caught an actual spy who was photographing parks and air fields where the public was allowed. The authorities claimed he was taking photos of potential drop zones for paratroopers! Was it true? Who knows?
Of course, the question is being asked to the wrong people.
Still and motion photography are two different things suitable for different purposes.
Batman wrote:
Because there (unfortunately) are people (like you) who would withhold God's comfort from those who need it.
:roll:
Although you are entitled to your opinions, etc., you may be edging toward a "holier than thou" attitude toward the comment you made above. If you are happy or fulfilled doing what you are doing, then that is fine.
Nice report. Though not in the same category of train trip. my wife and I just finished a long one for us from October 15th to October 31. AMTRAK first to Jacksonville, then DC, then Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, DC, Jacksonville, and then home. Since this was more for fun than profit I took only a D7100, Nikkor 18~300mm f/3.5~6.3, Sigma 8~16mm f/4.5~5.6, GPS attachment, stereo microphone, 4 32GB cards, a table tripod, and nothing else. Ended up with close to 3000 exposures to edit this winter. I traveled light because I got very tired of lugging lenses for all occasions but never having the right one on the camera or handy. The 8~16mm is not usually that helpful, but I used it a lot more than I thought I would. If I hauled the Trinity and something even longer it is because someone told me I needed them. My back isn't what it used to be.
I did get to ride on Russian rails partway ( to Moscow) in 1996 when I presented a paper and showed slides of Caribben coral reefs at the Geographic and Ocanographic Institute in St Petersburg -- I could have signed up most of the class I worked with to come back with me!
If you like 3rd market brands, you might likie the 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 Sigma. I don't think you can get any wider than that without switching to fisheye.
I hope not too soon --- I haven't mastered everything there is to learn about the D7100 yet. Have you?
Quick quiz: If you cannot get the HDR setting to work on the D7100, what is the solution? It isn't in the manual.
Do you know?
If you are using a camera -- and you are == and using it well -- then you are a photographer. When it comes to success people will judge you on the quality of your work.
I think that there are only 2 levels of photographer:
professional photographer -- whose work is so good that people are willing to pay him or her money for it. And they have the stuff that means they can follow through and succeed in their work.
The other three divisions are various levels of amateur photographers. But that isn't being critical. "Amateur" comes from the Latin word for love. An amateur is someone who does what he or she does because of love for the endeavor.