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mmacmike · Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 123 Location: New York

Digital Sherpa your photographs are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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kurthzone · Posted: 10/26/2007, 1:07 pm Post subject: amazing

OMG! These photographs are exceptional! This zoomed-in or cropped of previous gets Best of Show! It has it all: Composition, color, light, texture, contrast, emotion... I Love it! Very nice photography indeed DS.

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mmacmike · Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 123 Location: New York

what type of camera did you use Sherpa?
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Matt Hoffman · Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 701 Location: Grantham, NH

desertgirl · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ

ChefTIO · Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 100 Location: Chandler AZ

A couple of sayings come to mind on this thread. “You can teach a person to paint, but you can’t teach them to be an artist.” Or “You can teach someone to cook, but you can’t teach them to be a Chef”. It will come sooner or later. In my case with digital cameras I have a feeling it might be the "later". Very Happy

ChefTIO · Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 100 Location: Chandler AZ

DS- Those were great shots you have. Keep posting them please!

mmacmike · Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 123 Location: New York

Anyone with confidence in their ability wouldn't take that question as an insult. You obviously didn't take the time to view my profile. I am also a landscape photographer and would never look to insult anyone's work. The question I asked was coming from one professional to another on the camera equipment used. I took the time to view Sherpa's photos and then went back to the forum to post a nice comment on how I really admired his work. I was in the camera shop last week getting some prints blow up for a client of mine and the person helping me stated that she really liked my work then went on to ask me about the equipment I use. Was I supposed to be insulted? Of course not my work speaks for itself.
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jmzblond · Posted: 10/26/2007, 10:23 pm Post subject:

We all talk about gear/equipment around here........... backpacks, tents, bladders, stoves, shoes, clothes, etc. Do any of these questions take away from any of our hikers/backpackers physical ability????? Have any of us ever been offended by these questions regarding our gear??? I don't see why photography is any different. I've asked several people about their photographic equipment when I was considering upgrading. I certainly hope that none of them felt insulted!!
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Digital Sherpa · Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 66 Location: Mesa, AZ

First off, many thanks to all regarding the nice comments about the photos. I'm glad they're being enjoyed. That's what it's supposed to be about, sharing our collective experiences out there with people who have similar interests. I'll take a tiny bit of credit, but Mother Nature did the heavy lifting...

Stan, you have great taste...that was my favorite as well. I already have a huge print hanging under glass.

Mike, no worries. I understand what Matt is saying but I didn't take your question as an insult. There's lots of threads on this board discussing gear, and camera equipment shouldn't be any different. I know I've learned a tremendous amount from everyone here and greatly enjoy their trip reports and photos.

I'm currently using a Nikon D2x digital SLR, along with a variety of Nikon lenses, ranging from 12mm to 200mm. No one will ever mistake me for an ultralight hiker, which is how I earned the Digital Sherpa nickname. I switched to a Gitzo carbon fiber tripod to shave a few pounds but I still haul the lenses everytime I go out. Anyway, it ultimately doesn't matter the brand, or model, or # of pixels, but rather if a particular camera is the right piece of gear for you based on your needs and the type of photography you want to do.

Ron

Matt Hoffman · Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 701 Location: Grantham, NH

Holy Moly!

mmacmike, you are right; I didn't look at your profile. Had I known you are a photographer also, I wouldn't have opened my big, fat mouth. Now I know the context of your question. Definitely would not be taken as an insult. But gimme a little slack. I'm sure you know what I'm saying. So many people who are not photographers will look at a great image and immediately ask what kind of camera took the image. These people seriously believe it was the camera and not the photographer that was responsible for creating the image. I was not saying that you personally were insulting DS or his work. I was just saying that it could be taken that way.

I disagree with the notion that gear plays an important part in creating a great image. There are people who can create fantastic works of art with a pinhole camera that would blow away anything that I could do with my fancy-pants DSLR.

jmzblond, there is a difference between someone asking about your camera because they are interested in the camera itself, and someone asking about the camera because they think the camera took a great picture. The camera didn't do it. You did.
If you want to use the gear comparison: Imagine you just finished hiking 20 miles in a day. Someone comments that your pack must have been light. You would probably be slightly offended. It's your physical conditioning that played a bigger factor in hiking the 20 miles than did the weight of your pack. Just as your creativity and knowledge of photography play a bigger role in creating a great image than does the camera you are using.
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mmacmike · Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 123 Location: New York

Matt your right I've seen some people take photos with point and shoot camera's that look amazing!!!! I'm a "gear freak" and always ask people about their equipment.

So here goes sherpa. I see you said you picked up a Gitzo tripod. Everytime I see one I really want to buy it but THE PRICES!!!!! lol lol I could almost get another camera body for what they cost. I was at the Photographers show in NYC last week and was speaking to a rep for Gitzo. He almost sold me on one but the price was $300. I just couldn't see spending that on a tripod. How do you like yours? Does it make a real difference in traveling? I'm so on the fence with this but I think I'm going to break soon.
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jmzblond · Posted: 10/27/2007, 8:17 am Post subject:

Matt Hoffman · Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 701 Location: Grantham, NH

I have been curious about carbon fiber tripods too. They are really expensive, but aside from that, I was wondering if their light weight makes them less stable in some situtations (high wind). I am in the market for a new tripod; one of the flip-locks broke on mine. Sad

I am leaning towards this one: http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/cache/offonce/pid/13145/lang/en
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threedogz · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 668 Location: Chandler

DS -
I just took the time to look at all the photographs you posted...
What amazing eye candy!

Thanks for sharing!
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