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Been doing some office reorganizing, and I had to make a tough decision. After nearly two decades of sitting on my bookshelf with absolutely no use, it's time a accept that these are beyond useful. It's time to make room for something else.

Haha. Nikon D4 with 50mm f/1.8D @ ISO800, 1/60, f/1.8 (cupcake high heels and candy jars) & ISO1600, 1/40, f/2.8 (cookies).

We attended a Sweet Sixteen party. They definitely had the sweet part covered.

I haven't posted in a while. I've been enjoying lurking though. No mushrooms, but we've had little wild strawberries popping up in our lawn this year. Nikon D4, 105 mm f/2.8 @ f/16, 13s, ISO100.

I can only use what I have. I'd love to have a D850. Anyone willing to donate one, private message me and I can send you a shipping address. ;)

Apparently, I had D5 envy or something going on when I posted my photo. I don't own a D5. I've only seen a D5 in person one time, and I didn't even get to touch it. I took it with a D4.

I donated some time to a Veteran's organization. In appreciation, they gave me this cool silver coin. It was fun dealing with something so close up that's highly polished and reflective. Nikon D5 & 105mm f/2.8 @ 1/30, f/5.6, ISO100 focus stack shot with Helicon Remote (29 images) and stitched together using Helicon Focus.

A lot of athletes in front of the lens lately. Nikon D4 w/ 70-200 f/2.8 VR @ f/2.8, 1/500, ISO3200

I had similar issues a few months ago. It was a faulty USB cable in my case.

I've always suspected that I get settings mismatched and that's why I don't have much luck with 3D. I just bought this ebook, Secrets To The Nikon Autofocus System - Backcountry Gallery. It's supposed to go through everything related to the Nikon AF system on several models. I'm hoping it connects the dots, and I have better results using the different AF modes.

Last week I decided to do some black and white work. I thought I'd finally bite the bullet and figure out how I'm going to process them since Silver Efex Pro is on its deathbed. It was fun, and now it's funny since it seems that DxO is going to keep Silver Efex Pro alive and kicking. Nikon D4, 105mm f/2.8 @ f/16 1/5s ISO1600

Nice work this week as always. I finally had some time to wander around the yard. Nikon D4, 105 f2.8 @ f3.2 1/200 ISO100

Great shots to start the year off! Thanks, Patrick S. 10 fps helps a lot. I'd like to get one with the bullet just past the muzzle flash. I was having to much fun shooting the guns to shoot much with the camera though.

I think I found something interesting to shoot this week. I need to get a cable for my Pocket Wizard PlusX's so I can snap the shutter while the camera is in front of the shooter and I'm behind them in a safe position. The benefits of a dreary day... every once in a while you can catch the muzzle flash.<div></div>

Cold outside but John was heating it up indoors for us.<div></div>

[Fraternal] Twins.<div></div>

From 2009 reprocessed with Lightroom CC. The dehaze slider works like magic!<div></div>

A local garden center puts up a nice Christmas display every year. They've been doing it for decades and it brings back great memories every year. I was using the Sigma 35 1.4 art lens. I had some trouble getting it to focus but when it dialed in, I was really happy.<div></div>

Another great group of photos this week.<div></div>

I caught a barbell flying from the ground to overhead.<div></div>

Nice work folks. I love the Loch Ness Monster shot, Lorne. You should be rich!<div></div>

More great stuff this week!<div></div>

Good question Jose. He reads the comments on his blog. I'd suggest asking him what he meant. He might just answer you're question but it might give him an idea for a blog post. As someone who reads his blog pretty regularly and has a Kelby One subscription, I've heard him reference the 70-200 as his go to lens for people. He feels that the upper end of the zoom range really suits people. I suspect that he means getting closer as in filling the frame. The great news about this is that you can see if you like this or not by just cropping some images to different levels and seeing what you prefer. Good luck. --Wade

<p>I'd love to hear about this too, Jennifer. I keep finding the same unfortunate underlying message in my research... shooting sports well requires expensive gear and a lot of practice. However, I have seen some people talk about staging shoots with athletes and that these can be done with more modest equipment because you can predict the action. <br> --Wade</p>

The most difficult thing about sensor cleaning is getting over the fear of sensor cleaning. There are basically two styles, dry cleaning and wet cleaning. Dry cleaning generally requires a blower (don't use compressed air) and a brush. Wet cleaning uses swabs with a cleaning liquid. Common practice is to try dry cleaning first then wet cleaning if that doesn't do the trick. The only expensive thing that you might want to have is a something that magnifies the sensor to see where the dust/smudges are (you can use a flashlight and a magnifying glass for this if you don't want to buy a sensor loupe; you can also check your progress by taking shots on a clean background until you get everything). The rest of the stuff is pretty cheap. There are plenty of videos around on the details. BTW, it looks like you have a second spot just to the right of your box. It's much smaller and this is more typical of what I tend to get. Good luck. --Wade