When shooting churches, I often take advantage of the pews. You can sit and prop the camera on the pews to add stability and let you use a slower shutter speed, if needed.

Cropping to the right aspect ratio is a key part of printing. I don't leave it up to the print lab to decide on the crop. I crop before sending it to print. If I don't like the crop, I adjust the print size to reflect the look I'm trying to achieve.

Your choice primarily depends on what you intend to shoot. I generally take a wide angle 16-35 for landscape and a long lens for wildlife, 100-400 or 100-500. You need to keep your distance from the wildlife and a long lens is essential if you want close shots.

It is one of the finishes on the fine art paper at Bay Photo that I’ve used. I’m sure many of the other labs that cater to photographers have that or a similar finish.

I would print #2 on a pearlized paper. It would enhance the foggy mood of the piece.

I made the switch a couple of years ago, right after the R5 became available. I have slowly moved to RF lens for the ones I use most often. They are a little lighter and it’s faster and easier to change lens in the field without having to deal with the adapter. For a few speciality lens that I use less frequently, I have no intention of spending the money to change. For me I didn’t notice a difference in the caliber of the pictures.

The horses are use to people and as long as you keep a respectful distance you can get some good shots.

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I transport press between the press building and the golf course at the Masters. 4 years ago there was a mixture of cameras, mostly DSLRs and probably more Nikon than Canon or Sony. 2 years ago, Sony mirrorless was the dominant choice. Last year, split was almost 50/50 Sony and Canon mirrorless. Only a couple of DSLRs and Nikons. I’ll be curious to see what the mix looks like this year.

I used that setup for a year until I bought the RF 100-500. Never had any problems. It worked so well that I thought hard about not moving to the RF lens.

So Canon spends a ton of money doing research and development for its new R cameras including top of the line auto focus and AI to find and track the subject eyes, and instead of recouping the cost through the sale of these new lens, they are supposed to let Tameron, Sigma, etc. make the sales. Could the reason that these brands can sell the lens cheaper is that they don't have the cost of development that they have to recoup.

To me the decision comes down to what you like to shoot. As you have noted, both the r5 and r6 have many similarities. I went from a 6DII to the r5. I shoot mostly wildlife and landscape. For me the extra pixels are critical to allow me to crop as needed when I can't get as close to the wildlife as I would like. I love the camera and don't regret the extra money for the extra pixels.

A good friend of mine went to the r6 from Nikon. She does some landscape work, but primarily does studio work and so rarely needs to crop. She is equally satisfied with her r6. It more than meets her needs.

I made the trip last October. Saw lots of wildlife; grizzlies, bison, elk, moose, big horn sheep, deer, etc. Almost without exception the wildlife required a longer lens. I was using my 100-400. With some cropping this got me shots that I was happy with. Most of the shooting is handheld. I would recommend a longer lens, which lens will depend on what you are comfortable shooting without a tripod.

I second the Cades Cove suggestion. Unfortunately, it is extremely popular. If you aren't going to bike it on a Wed, you need to plan on being in line when it open to avoid the worst of the crowds an improve your odds of seeing wildlife.

Glacier NP is great. You'll love it. I mostly did landscape shots with my 24-105. Grizzlies taken with the 100-400. You need reservations to do the Going to the Sun road unless you are staying in the park. It's a must. I also highly recommend driving out to Bowman Lake. It is a challenging drive down a dirt road with lots of potholes. A 4WD is not required, but it's slow going. You need to plan on going there first thing in the morning. Parking is limited and once the spots fill up they stop you from driving to the lake until folks leave.

Here's a link to some of the shot from my visit last Oct. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzNgTd

Good idea. There’s nothing special about the size. I also may just reduce the foreground to with adding sky. Love the suggestions.