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Lowepro Inverse 200 AW

It seems like no matter how many camera bags you have, you never have too many. I have quite a collection, ranging from some rather large ones that I use for travel (Thinktank Airport Acceleration) or for serious photography on the trail (“Lowepro Rover Plus AW”) to smaller bags like the “Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW” and one of the Lowepro Topload Zoom bags. Each of these has a relatively specific role in my photography.

Even with all these bags there has been one sort of situation for which I’m ill-equipped: carrying minimal gear on walking/hiking trips, perhaps just the camera/lens or perhaps with the addition of one extra lens, water, and a few small non-photography essentials. I’ve used non-photography lumbar packs and small backpacks, but they don’t really work the way I like for photography.

I recently had a chance to use the Lowepro Inverse 200 AW bag, and it seems like it may fill this gap for me. Continue reading Lowepro Inverse 200 AW

One Yellow Flower

One Yellow Flower
One Yellow Flower. Almaden Quicksilver Park, California. April 12, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Spring flower and buds growing on the forest floor at Almaden Quicksilver Park.

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Yosemite Valley Tunnel View #2

Yosemite Valley Tunnel View #2
Yosemite Valley Tunnel View #2. Yosemite National Park, California. April 2, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Black and white photograph of the narrow space between two buses, several people waiting by the buses, and a group getting its self-portrait at the Yosemite Valley View parking lot.

Beyond… Yosemite Valley, Bridalveil Fall, Sentinel Dome, Half Dome…

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Yosemite Valley Tunnel View

Yosemite Valley Tunnel View
Yosemite Valley Tunnel View. Yosemite National Park, California. April 27, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

View of Yosemite Valley with tourist bus and tourists lining up for their self-portrait at the Wawona Tunnel Valley View parking lot.

Yes, irony intended.

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