HUNGER makes perfect sauce
It’s been a while since I’ve made it up to the Summit of Mt Baldy so when an opportunity came along to take a day off from work I jumped right on it. I checked the weather forecast and it looked promising — sunny with nice, puffy cloud cover — just what I enjoy the [...]
As you spend more and more time in the wilderness you quickly realize that the heaviest thing you carry is water. Water weighs ~ 2.2 lbs. per liter (or quart). During a moderate hike I typically consume 1 liter per 4 miles, during high altitude (> 8000ft) or high elevation gain hikes my water consumption [...]
We failed! That’s right, we failed to summit Mt. Baldy via the Ski Hut Trail stopping 1213′ short of the summit. This trail was just too steep and the 3 liters of water that each of us was carrying in CamelBak was not enough! I was basing our water ration on 4 miles per liter [...]
true hot dog, originally uploaded by Jodie Otte. What a hilarious shoot — I love it!
After traveling with Think Tank Urban Disguise 60 to Italy which required traversing two airports and one smaller commuter plane from Germany to Florence I realized that I needed a small backpack to redistribute the weight evenly between my shoulders and hips. Because as you know, photo equipment gets heavier by the minute once it’s [...]
Why Domke F-4AF Pro System Bag? Because it allows you to retrieve and replace your camera quickly and snag-free. Typically, I keep the camera with an appropriate lens mounted on my shoulder and extra lenses stashed in the Domke F-3X (or any other small shoulder bag). But there are cases when that doesn’t work very [...]
Ever since I picked up 70-200mm I noticed two things: I take more people pictures. I take less pictures overall. Nothing wrong with that but I miss those spontaneous, creative moments where I’d just grab a camera and take a picture of something that looks interesting to me. That I cannot do with Nikon D3 [...]
I’ve been at it for few years now — adjusting, streamlining and trimming my hiking setup. At first the idea of bringing a PRO-DLSR such as Nikon D3 on a trail might sound crazy …
Review of two Domke bags – F-3X and F-804 for use with Nikon D3 + 14-24mm + 70-200mm
