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    Beach of No Return

    Landrum Kelly commented on michaellinder's gallery image in Abstract

    Beach of No Return
    Michael, you are breaking new ground with your abstracts. Great work. Lannie
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    I'm surprised that Thom Hogan would not recommend the D800. I bought the D800E in 2012 and have never had a single problem with it.
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    Alcatraz Ferry, San Francisco Bay
    One more reason I don't wave the flag: flags can mean anything, or nothing. Fine photo, Fred. Lannie
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    There's always eBay if you want to roll dice. $6k can go further there if you can avoid getting burned. Used equipment keeps me in the game these days.
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    Surviving, sometimes vegetating, teaching online a bit, shooting more with my phone. . . . I hope you're doing okay, Michael.
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    My friend, how are you doing? I recognize your writing, not your photography, but in truth it's not bad. Lannie
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    Opposition

    Landrum Kelly commented on michaellinder's gallery image in Landscape

    Opposition
    Great one, Michael! I feel like I am back in 1966 watching "Blowup."-- Lannie
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    Hamilton Street at Dusk
    Thank you, Dave. Was it that empty back then? I really don't remember.
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    It's like watching it die before our eyes. . . .
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    I still shoot the D800E--a lot--but once in a while I want something lighter and so use my D7100 with a DX 17-55 f/2.8 or occasionally one of the 70-200 VR variants, or something else. I still have the D3s but have not shot it in a long time. I have bought a lot of used things out of curiosity and tend to use them for specific applications. I shoot on the fly with my phone a good bit (Google Pixel 2), but I also have a Sony A6000 (mirrorless) as well as an Olympus OM-D E-M5 (mirrorless), which I shoot solely when I want to hike in the mountains and use it with a Panasonic 100-300mm so that I can have up to 600mm (effectively) in a very light package. I also have an old beater Canon 6D for low light, and I tend to keep a beater EF 24-70 f/2.8 on it expressly for that purpose. With such an array, I see no particular reason to put more money into mirrorless. So, I have a lot of rigs for specialized applications, but the old D800E is pretty much what I grab before I go out the door. At seventy-four, I expect what I have will outlive me. I really am not interested in learning another system at this point. If all of the above sounds like an indulgence, well, it has been an indulgence, but I think that the D800E was about the last big thing I bought new--back in October, 2012. It's all been fun, and it still is. My Nikon stuff (except for the D3s) all runs off the same model battery and charger--I'm not totally indifferent to the virtue of simplicity, in spite of the varied collection which I have I have yet to try to sell any photos. I'm saving that for my old age. --Lannie
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    The 28-300 blew me away when I first bought it and used it on my D800E. It is not the lightest lens around, but I have easily carried it for several hours of mountain hiking. The resolution on my copy was superb.
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    Holy cow! Glad you're all okay, Gup.
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    Sun Dog, High Point Road
    Taken November 16, 2018 on High Point Road southeast of Winston-Salem, North Carolina with my cell phone.
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    Hamilton Street at Dusk
    Thank you, Pierre. It was a late Sunday afternoon--definitely a slow time in High Point, North Carolina.--Lannie
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    Landrum Kelly commented on Pierre Dumas's gallery image in Fine Art

    Very nice fish-eye effect, Pierre. Whenever I see this kind of treatment, I always find myself wondering how the same scene would have fared with a rectilinear lens. The subject is exquisite.--Lannie
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    Bucolic

    Landrum Kelly commented on michaellinder's gallery image in Landscape

    Bucolic
    This is very lush and appealing, Michael. I also like the subtle colors of early autumn. --Lannie
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    Abandoned Building, High Point, North Carolina
    Thank you, Michael. I like that interpretation. In that neighborhood, one has to be pretty tough and gritty to survive. --Lannie
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    Abandoned Building, High Point, North Carolina
    MLK just west of I-74 near Brentwood October 28 2018

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    Hamilton Street at Dusk
    High Point, NC October 28, 2018
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    Landrum Kelly commented on michaellinder's gallery image in Street

    This is really good, Michael. He and the rest of the world seem to be converging toward some common point in the future, but we do not know what he will find there.
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    I don't know what Canon or Nikon will do, but I expect to be spending the rest of my life shooting DSLRs, not only because I happen to like optical viewfinders, but because the big old lenses that fit DSLRs are so darned good. If I get so decrepit that I can't handle the weight of my DSLRs and their lenses, then I might switch, but that would be the only reason. I say all this with some knowledge of and experience with Olympus and Sony mirrorless. Olympus in particular with its 2x crop factor makes it possible to carry a very good Olympus (or Panasonic) 300 zoom into the mountains without feeling the weight in my knees. Everywhere else, I shoot DSLRs. They are as good as they ever were, and that is very good indeed.
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    If you are like most of us who went through the transition to EOS, you will try to find some way to use your FD lenses on EOS bodies before giving up in disgust. Given the plethora of EF lenses available for use on EOS bodies, there is very little to be gained by trying to stay with FD.
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    Pond Across from Highway 89 Grocery BW
    South of Danbury, NC on NC 8 and 89, September 23, 2018
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    Roller Mill, Walnut Cove, North Carolina II
    Black and white, cropped tighter.
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