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Another option Drifter would be to go with the camper trailer and get a folding pram or dingy or an inflatible like a SOAR canoe.
I added a wood frame storage area to my dakota bed for our trip to Alaska in 2004. The Pendaliners have slots for 2x6s that make it easy. I just made it so it flips open in half on a hinged top, but you could just as easily make a sliding end drawer or two for it.
A Coleman double bed air matress fits perfectly on top of that size bed. Would definitely recommend the high top camper shell if you are going to be living out of it for a while.
Carter- I,m sure you would be way ahead of me- but have you checked the rear element of your len/s to make sure it is not on there, before hitting the sensor cleaning button?
Will
Carter:
http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1174703875/7#7
Have used the lens pen technique Richard recommends. But if the sensor is really dirty–hardened spots–I’d be more comfortable using a solution of water/alcohol (I’ve seen 60% water/40% alchohol–90% isopropol recommended, I’ve used 70% and it worked but leaves streaks which the lens pen will remove afterward) and sensor swabs first, just to soak the dirt spots and remove them and then let it dry. The lens pens does a wonderful job on dust and light spots.
If you do it yourself, you will probably void the warranty. If you have any hesitancies, send it in and let the manufacturer do it. I just can’t because I’d be sending it every month as much as I change lens in the field.
Get you a pair of 4x strong magnifiers and a LED headlamp and that will give you a good view of the dirt on the sensor. Just be sure to open the mirror on a full battery or plug it in to AC if you have an adapter so it doesn’t accidentally shut on you while you work.
Easy to do, but easy to mess up also. Go with your comfort level and don’t do anything stupid 🙂
Scott
Kendal:
There have been some threads on this in the past. I know Zach has posted on this.
If you are treating your photography as a business, you need commercial insurance coverage. Most home owners policies do not cover business use of anything.
Ask around and find a local agent that writes general liability insurance for businesses. They will probably be able to get you some inland marine equipment coverage. That covers you for all kinds of loss especially around water. Make sure your coverage extends to anywhere you plan to travel.
I carry a $1,000 deductible to keep my premium down to a reasonable level, but have all my photography and computer equipment covered, so if I am on the road I don’t have to worry so much about a major theft. Never had to file a claim, so don’t have any advice on any particular company.
Suggest you investigate some of the professional photography organizations also. Unfortunately, there are not any specific to the outdoor/nature photography business, unless you include NANPA–which is pretty “light.” Most have insurance connections for the kind of coverage you need. I joined PPA. They are geared more towards studio and portrait/wedding photography, but they have a lot of business helps in their publications and on their website.
Have enjoyed your photos. Best of luck with your business,
ScottEnjoyed the report Rusty. Tim is a great teacher and always encouraging to folks with a can do attitude.
Enjoy those precious times with your little girl. They go by fast. But you never know, you may be fishing with her as an adult someday, and she may be the ogre for making you undo your own knots!
Great memories.
Scott
Hi
I was going to post a long diatribe on the value of leveraging new technologies to create work that extends the boundaries of what we understand as “photographs”. But I won”t . I guess it has become the word of the day to dismiss technologies that “appear” to be automated or given to produce a certain predicable outcome, if one doesnt explore the technology and simply hits the “hdr” button.
Twas intersting to see the comment that despite the posters dislike of HDR images- that one was good:)
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Hello Folks,
My name is Michael Cox. I’ve carried the nickname of “RockyRaccoon” for so many years and these days, most people just call me Rocky. It came from being a big fan of the Beatles and oldies music in general.
Grew up in and around Knoxville Tn and was fortunate as a child as the outdoors was the playground my father took us to. Camping and fishing were activities that we participated in almost every weekend or whenever he was off work. Some of my earliest trout fishing memories were set below Center Hill Dam when the only camping available was a gravel roadside pull off.
I’ve been married now for 5 years and I have a 11 year old stepdaughter and a 2 1/2 year old son. Luckily, my wife has a decent job with great benefits as it’s her job that allows me to do my job.
I’ve been working as a guide here in the southeast for the last five years or so. Works typically really good from March – November, with the colder months of December, January, and February being my slow season. I used to revert back to my past life experiences as a custom carpenter to fill the “beenie weenie winter” but now that I have a little boy, I try to spend as much time with him as possible when I’m off work. When works good I’ll be away from home weeks on end.
The biggest majority of my work takes place here in east Tenn on the Hiwassee River. However, I also spend a good bit of time on the Clinch, Holston, Cumberland and Toccoa tailwaters as well as the Tellico watershed.
In my free time I enjoy wetting my own line of course. I also enjoy tying flies (just about have to to work as a guide I guess). I love playing poker when I can find a game. I also enjoy mind games such as chess. I’m a huge Tennessee Vols fan and it does hurt when we lose (so I’m hurting a lot here lately).
Not sure if this helps- but thought I would add food for thought- I’ve been using a Slik AMT 500 DX with a Manfrotto head.
Very sturdy/relatively light legs/ basic well built locks and controls. Outside of
Nice pic- must admit despite the eye is in focus- the out of focus lips kills it for me:)
guess I,m no good with rules:)) new or otherwise:))
Will
Great trip and report, Seafood. Thanks for sharing. The scenery and fish are awesome.
My avatar is from the movie Caddyshack.
You know, even if we meet in person, somehow I will always think of you as that character.
Joel. Absolutely. I guess no Montana trip for me next summer. I’ll be too busy.  🙂
Bret and I struck up a conversation via this board and I was very glad I had a slack day the last minute that week to meet up with him and John. I also got to meet their friends Mark and Nick also from the Southern Rod Gathering. I spent some time showing them all Dry Run Creek at Norfork dam. It was fun watching them light up seeing all the fish in that creek.
[For those that don’t know, Dry Run is a youth catch and release fishing creek which is fed by the hatchery outflow and has oodles of fish and some really big fish. It’s a great place to introduce youth to fly fishing and also just to go and observe. I had spent the morning shooting photos there for a presentation I am working on, and it worked out as an easy meeting place for us.]
We were able to get in a few hours on the White with excellent water conditions. The powerhouse had been generating around the clock with very stable flows while all the wade fishermen were forced over on the Norfork tailwater to vie for space. We had a ball and got to share our love of drift boats, cane rods, and some common background we found out we had.
They tipped me with a fine dinner, but the comments in Bret’s post were totally unexpected, very nice and great icing on a terrific afternoon and evening with friends. Thanks again, Bret.
This board is a great way to meet a bunch of fine folks.
Scott
Good grief Bret, raise the expectations a little! Â ::)
Bret’s just saying that cause he was tickled to row a wood boat while his buddy John was fishing cane. Â ;D
Greatly enjoyed fishing with you and John. Thanks for rowing a while so I could enjoy the fishing too.
Bret rowing
John working boo magic
As mentioned before, most browns I know of that are caught in the GL are a bycatch of salmon and steelheaders.
Hey Zach:
I’ve used several of the audubon guides. There are some better bird guides however. Check out both the Stokes and Sibley guidebooks–Sibley’s guide to bird behavior is especially helpful if you are looking for behavioral information that is not in a standard guide. These were recommended to me by a lady who is an active birder and has participated in numerous annual bird counts. I especially like the Stokes guide. My copy has disappeared somewhere on a trip. Time to buy another.
A general guide I use a lot is the Audubon Society’s _Field Guide to the Southeastern States_. It’s handy and covers a lot of flora and fauna.
Scott
