you are making me jealous with these beautiful flower pics. The snow just cleared here but nothing blooming yet, probably won't for another month or so.

There lots of good places to go to get bears fishing, however most are expensive to get to, fly in only. Do some research on line. The best ones are places people frequent because they are used to people and not too bothered by their presence.

I have 2 cameras, I have a full frame canon which I use mostly for landscapes and keep the 24-105 on it and when I want to go wide I use the 16-35. The other is a smaller sensor camera which I use for wildlife and keep my 100-400 on it. I find the 24-105 works well for most things, and is a good walk around lens. I think lens choice should depend on what you intend to shoot. You can always rent lenses to find the one that works best for you.

Hello everyone. I am a serious hobbyist located in the beautiful state of Alaska. Most of what I know about photography is self taught so I hope to learn some new things here and connect with some photographers with like minds. I primarily shoot landscapes and wildlife and dabble some with macro and lensbaby.