Monthly Archives: March 2016

 

 

Blessings and Join me on the road!

 

the pilgrim

 

 

 

 

Our Savior was crucified yesterday afternoon, 2,016 years ago.  His followers were devastated, the Master was gone, but they failed to remember His own words that he would come back to them from death in just three day!!!!  Tomorrow morning will mark the anniversary of His Resurrection!  That this really happened alone is a miracle, but the best part is why He died and what He accomplished in His supreme act of love for us!

 

Celebrate tomorrow that you are forgiven of your sins, that you can have a hope of eternity with your Heavenly Father.  We live in uncertain times, we face danger and catastrophe on all sides, but our Father promised He would be with us always, even unto the end of the age!  Rejoice!!! He is Risen and if you believe and accept Him you can inherit the Kingdom and have peace in all circumstances!

 

Blessings and Happy Easter,

 

the pilgrim

 

 

Carl Turner’s questions led to a few emails from folks asking, “really, the 18-135 is your go to lens???!!!” Yep, Really!  I decided to go through my recent trip images an pull a few that haven’t been published that show the versatility of this great little lens!  Enjoy!

 

 

 

I know a few of these were previously published but I think they provide  good cross section of the lenses capability!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

Old truck 18-135

 

Ideas for blog – since you have just come from a major shooting experience…

Carl Turner

 

What lenses did you use most?  

 

18-135 80% of the time.   10-24  15% of the time, the other 5% split between the 16mm f 1.4 and the 90mm f 2, sorry use the 100-400 a couple of times, 1%    I know that’s 101%

 

What lenses did students use most?

 

I would say 24-70 equiv. 75%   70-200 equiv. 10%   Super wide zooms 10%

 

What lenses were most “fun”?

 

I love the 16mm f 1.4 and the 90mm f 2 shot wide open, and the 18-135 is just so handy and so sharp and the OIS works great.  The 10-24 is the bomb when  you need to go that wide and the 14mm f 2.8 is tack tack sharp, but then all of them are!!!!  Can you all tell I’m having fun!

 

I personally love:

 

The 90mm f 2, just so great a lens, and feels wonderful in your hands!!!  The images are just something special, it is my favorite lens, but a 135mm f 2 does not fit every situation!!!

 

 

Any lenses surprised you? If any?

 

I’m pretty familiar with all these lenses, but the 100-400 continue to amaze me, when you consider that at 600mm it is only one stop slower than Nikon’s 600mm f 4 and is pretty close to just as sharp wide open and the cost difference is nearly ten grand, it is an amazing piece of glass at a bargain price.

 

What lens would you never leave home without?

 

The 18-135, without a doubt.  I use it so much I’m considering buying another just as a back-up, just in case, can’t imagine being out there without it!!!!!  I wasn’t even going to buy one until Mike Roberts loaned me his, in 15 minutes I was hooked, had one ordered that night!!!!  Thanks Mike!!!!

 

 

What did you shoot the top 5 photos with?

 

I haven’t decided what my top five are yet, I know one was the old Hudson the two tepees in Monochrome that was the 10-24, I loved the Watson Bar B Q sign as an American flag that was the 18-135, several images in the motorcycle museum were favorites they were with the 16mm f 1.4 both at 1.4 and stopped down to f 16, that lens is sharp through the whole range of apertures.  One image of folding hills is one instance I made great use of the long end of the 100-400.  I will come back to this question after I do more looking at the 17 day take!

 

There you go!!!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

…..and thanks Carl, for asking!!!!