Backpack. There seems to be more people dumping vest and chestpacks in favor of backpack. Think it would be interesting/scary to see what everyone drags along.
1D body, two batteries, 12gig cf
24-70mm f2.8
85mm f1.8
180mm f3.5 macro
400mm f5.6
66mm extension tubes
1.4 tc
flash, flash bracket, rail, diffuser, 8 AA batteries
Cable release
Circ Pol
Tripod
2 x Green garbage bags
utility tool
this and that as needed
Rebel and spare lens in a waterproof roll top.
Gloves
a jacket
lunch
1 or 2 beers or flask
Dry fly box
sunscreen
bug spray
oh and a Eddie Bauer survival kit w/ 2 lighters and “magic fire ball” things…I’ll always carry that after what happened to my ol’ man on a guided hunting trip in the tundra a couple years back!
1DsIII + 580 flash
100 gigs of cards.
16-35 II
50 1.2
100 Macro
Tripod.
Water
Rain coat
And a little bit of fishing gear.. 😉
And if I have the big pack and really feel like taking pictures I add a bigger tripod and a Polaroid 600se + all the river side processing gear.
(it’s a pain, but worth it if the light plays ball)
www.dsaphoto.com
A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
ranch sunflower seeds
fly boxes
2 spools of mono 20 or 30lb
2 spools of seagur flouro 10 and 8lb
a few spools of 5x if i need to tie on a dropper or small fly
water
tp or mini kleenex pack
split shot
2′ spare 30lb mono for line:leader
sun screen
shell or 2nd layer based on weather
attachments as needed: ice axe, landing net, seine
i’ll wear a chest pack underneath
i picked up this one on clearance in colorado to replace my other day pack from 1992