Neal Osborn
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WOW, I had no idea that a hosting site messed with photos like that. I am SURE it is Photobucket because, as I said, the exported pictures look perfect on my desktop after export (before upload to PB).
Will, I want a personal autographed copy of your entomology book WHEN (not if) you publish!!!
Great stuff.
I am actually learning through your pictures.
Travis, check out Ken Rockwell’s in-depth review of the 18-200.
Travis,
I am always hesitant to give advice on this part of the board but I feel confident enough about the 18-200VR lens to discuss its performance. This has been my primary (and until recently only) lens for my Nikon DSLR. I am very very pleased with the lens and it is truly a work horse. for two years my setup was a Nikon D50 with the 18-200 and it served me well and offered a great range of shots to gain experience. Now that I have upgraded my camera body and got some new lenses I still keep the 18-200 on the camera most of the time. Furthermore, my wife will pretty much only use that lens since she feels comfortable with its performance. You will not regret the purchase one bit. Don’t read the review about it being heavy, it’s just right for you current camera body.
Here are some post I’ve made – all pictures were taken with my old D50 and the 18-200 lens.
This post shows pictures from Belize – the 18-200 offers a good range of shots from close up to horizon shots. http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1210637505/14#14
This post shows that the 18-200 can take good macro pictures of your flies. http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1217385827
Here are some posts I made from Islamorada – all pictures taken with the D50/18-200.
I would set the Kelvin at about 6000 and adjust from there, it will help to WB control the yellowish hue on the grass and trees. You can adjust it out in ACR too but it is more enjoyable getting it in the camera first.
Thanks Ben, you honed in on the main thing I struggled with this weekend. I was very frustrated with the colors and especially the nasty green/yellow off-balance in the outside shots. Couldn’t correct it in PS but I never thought to adjust WB first. I am going to make that my next lesson.
BTW, yes I did get the 190XPROB tripod instead of the 055XPROB. I like the tripod and it certainly holds the camera (even with all the accessories it’s still just under 8lbs). I chose the 190 because it’s lighter and easier to carry on hikes. The ability to flip it on the horizontal axis for macro photography was the deciding factor. Personally, I think the 055 is a better tripod overall and I might consider exchanging if the 109 turns out to be too flimsy. Interestingly, they both cost the same which threw me off at first.
As a temporary setup I converted my Orvis Safe Passage boat bag (gear bag) to my camera bag. It is water resistant but not submersible. It also comes with a built in water proof apron in case of heavy rain. This bag has a ton of space and holds almost all my gear. Problem is that is gets very heavy when fully loaded. Good setup because I can use the bag for photography when I’m not fishing out of a boat. Ultimately I will probably copy Zach and go with the Simms waterproof bag for my camera gear.
You can pack multiple lenses and even 2 camera bodies in the main compartment and the side pouches are large enough for cables and accessories
Strap a tripod on the top and ready to go
Doubles as a fishing gear bag (it’s intended purpose).
Quote “I tie a bugger on, pitch it for 5 minutes, and then give up.”
Get a sexier fly! If you can’t be with the one you love . . . love the one you’re with.
Honestly, the bugger is a very versatile fly but you need to have confidence in the pattern and how it fishes. Once I learned how to “adapt” the pattern to fish in different situations my catch rate and confidence increased dramatically. Also, tie some small WBs like size 12-14 and fish with the wet fly swing down/across and you might be surprised how effective it can be. If all else fails, just tie some crazy pattern with lots of legs and scraps from your tying bench and have a blast.
I originally trained as an environmental scientist and then went to medical school. I eventually graduated 27th grade. Now I’m a practicing gastroenterologist in Atlanta. My specialty is colon cancer prevention with a particular interest in non-invasive methods of cancer detection. I spend much of my spare time lecturing and doing research. Hobbies other than fly fishing/tying include cooking, photography, audio-visual presentations, SCUBA diving, and hiking with my wife.
Where are you guys in that last shot? Is that one of the overgrown service roads we saw last time? What are you driving? What were you thinking???
Great report – I can’t wait to go back up there again.
Aaron – this topic was discussed earlier. Check out the post below.
http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1207777410/7#7
Like RS stated above – most people go with the Conrad stock for Cree http://www.conranch.com/specials.html
So . . . what are you going to tie with that expensive stuff?
Lee – great report, awesome memories.
Hope you used a telephoto lens to get this shot of the swimming bear!
Little too close for comfort, yikes.
