I just got an email from someone who will be visiting Yosemite from Europe later this summer, asking about visiting the beautiful Young Lakes area in the Yosemite National Park high country. I posted a copy of my reply in the forum.
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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. 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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At the Base of Bridalveil Fall
At the Base of Bridalveil Fall. Yosemite Valley, California. May 16, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Group of tourists at the base of Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite Valley, California.
I’m not going to give away all the reasons, but this is – perhaps surprisingly – one of my favorite photographs of the past few months. The reasons include those related to form, the subjects, and the place.
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