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Sep 29, 2019 17:16:30   #
photog17 wrote:
Hello everyone. We are planning a trip to a city in Europe with many beautiful/interesting sites to photograph. Unfortunately, the city is also known for pickpockets. I'm looking for a camera bag that is compact, will hold an adequate amount of gear*, and is specifically designed to discourage thieves. Can you recommend a product that is reasonably priced (less than $100)?

* DSLR plus 24-120 and 16-35 lenses. Would love to include my 70-200 as well but don't know if it will fit. Definitely need space for essential accessories (filters, spare battery, memory card, etc.).
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This is the one that I use, and I like it. It might work for you.
https://www.adorama.com/ps15650100.html?rfkref=productPage
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Sep 25, 2019 18:53:13   #
rangel28 wrote:
The AF-P lenses use a stepping motor, which makes autofocusing faster and smoother.

The AF-P 18–55 is a very light, small lens, and superior to the AF-S 18–55. IT has faster, smoother and quieter focus. Faster focus is better for photo taking, and smoother and quieter focus is good for video. The downside is no physical button to turn VR on our off. I have owned both lenses and would definitely recommend the AF-P version.


I agree with rangel28. I too have both versions of this lens, and the AF-P is the sharper of the two. I shoot with a D5300 as well. I had to update the firmware, but that was no big deal. I also have the AF-P 70-300VR and it too is a very sharp lens. These lenses are not pro grade, but excellent for the money and are all that an amateur really needs.
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Jan 8, 2019 19:36:41   #
SueScott wrote:
This is really turning into a project!! I like how your PP intensified the colors of the field but the harvesting machine is still lacking in definition and the sky is too blue, especially since it was originally grey. I did another tweak using a preset as a base and found that it brought out more detail on the machine and gave a slight bit of character to that blah grey sky. Of course, the easy out of this problem was to simply convert to sepia which gives the image an authentic old timey feel!
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Sue, I like your latest rendition of this scene. I guess I didn't realize that you wanted to have the sky gray, and I should have used the shadows slider a little to bring out more details in the machine. Maybe yours could benefit from a touch more saturation, but I like it as is.
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Jan 8, 2019 15:09:40   #
SueScott wrote:
Thanks - I would love to see what you were able to do with this. I just played around a bit in LR and think it made some improvement although there wasn't much that could be done with the featureless grey sky. Here are the before and after images. My biggest problem is trying to bring up detail in the equipment by reducing shadows without losing it in the field and the foreground grass. I really need to learn how to do more than just basic tweaks!


Okay Sue. I'm not great at PP myself, and I'm still learning too.


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Jan 8, 2019 13:35:54   #
SueScott wrote:
Thanks for your criticism - I must admit that although I use Lightroom, I don't yet have expertise in the finer aspects of it and am totally ignorant when it comes to Photo Shop - a situation I'm hoping to remedy during this winter's down time. This picture is a favorite from a couple summers ago and it really deserves some serious tweaking once I learn the skills.


Hi Sue. I love the composition of this image. I downloaded it and tweaked it a little with Darktable. With your permission, I will post the result here. It would be better if I had the Raw file, but I think it is a bit improved. I'm sure that you could do something as good or better with Lightroom. You made a very nice capture back then.
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Jan 3, 2019 19:27:12   #
Keven wrote:
What a beautiful series. I can just imagine what it would be like to cast a line in the stream. Thanks for sharing.


And thank you for looking and for the kind words, Keven.
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Jan 3, 2019 19:23:12   #
photophile wrote:
Very lovely scenes Charles P.


Thank you, Karin.
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Jan 3, 2019 18:08:28   #
NJFrank wrote:
Looks like a great place to spend some time. Whether phograhing it or just enjoying the sights


Thanks Frank. Yep, there are lots of pretty scenes in upstate NY.
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Jan 3, 2019 18:06:04   #
smilenangler wrote:
My two hobbies as well...


I find both to be relaxing and fun.
Thanks for looking.
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Jan 3, 2019 12:28:25   #
genocolo wrote:
Beautiful water. What kind of trout and usual size?


Hi genocolo, thanks for looking. Both stocked and wild brown trout along with some wild brook trout are present. Most are not huge, average 6-10 inches, with an occasional larger fish. Lots of fun!
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Jan 3, 2019 11:10:01   #
melueth wrote:
Love the clouds, colors and textures in #4. Very nice set!

ML


Thanks for looking, ML
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Jan 2, 2019 22:26:11   #
Uuglypher wrote:
Hi, Charles,

If you are a better fisherman than you are a photographer I’d guess you go home with a full stringer or kreel every day!

An ab-so-loot-ly gorgeous series!

I’m guessing most of these are between Corning and Elmira and flow into the Susquehanna?

Dave


Thanks so much for the kind words, Dave. The first two are the Otselic River, and rest are feeder streams to that river. Yes, the water from the Otselic does flow into the Susquehanna.
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Jan 2, 2019 22:14:35   #
AndyH wrote:
When in doubt, explore with a #24 Adams, right?

Andy


Ah, another fly fisherman. Quite right, Andy.
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Jan 2, 2019 19:32:37   #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I'm very drawn to #5 for the serenity of a meandering stream in lush summer greenery.


Thanks Linda, I like that one too.
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Jan 2, 2019 19:11:54   #
BassmanBruce wrote:
Trout have very high standards, they only live in beautiful places.
Nice set.


Many thanks, Bruce.
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