Zach Matthews
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John,
CP = Circular Polarizer
SR = Singh Ray (a popular filter maker) http://www.singh-ray.com/
LEE = another filter manufacturer http://www.leefiltersusa.com/camera/Hope that helps.
I am starting to understand why filters are indespensible. I am realizing there is so much more than just a lens and camera body to capture what the eye really sees in outdoor landscape photography.
What does CP, SR, & LEE stand for?
John,
Take a look at the below link:
http://www.adambarkerphotography.com/I believe Adam is an IA member. Go to his blog, look on the left side of the page, and you will be able to sort through filters he uses and why. He uses a lot of Singh Ray filters, which can get pricey, but they do the job very well from what I have seen. He also has a DVD out on the subject. I have it and would recommend it.
hth,
D.Thanks, I will take a look.
I have been thinking I need a polarizer filter to saturate the colors better and eliminate the bright sunlight reflecting off the leaves. So I did some searching and found this Singh-Ray article: http://singhray.blogspot.com/2010/10/ej-peiker-provides-helpful-insight-into.html . After reading it, I guess you can adjust the polarizer some how while attached to the lens. Does the polarizer filter turn?
Mallett’s backup was slated to be the starter before Mallett transferred; he doesn’t suck. Arkansas just has some great receivers. However, Tyler Wilson did wind up giving the game away with a couple key interceptions late; he ain’t Ryan Mallett (although Mallett did the same thing in the Bama game against a LOT better secondary).
I think you were seeing evidence that Petrino is every bit the offensive genius he’s been made out to be. The hallmark of a great offense is the ability to plug and play with different players and remain excellent. Saban’s teams can do that. Meanwhile Urban Meyer was heavily reliant on one player (Tebow) and Houston Nutt used to have the same problem (McFadden and Matt Jones).
If Petrino stays at Arkansas he has every chance to mold them into an elite team. But he does need a new defensive coordinator. That defense still sucks.
Zach
PS Yes, I watch a lot of college football.
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Yeah the Hogs offense did everything it needed to do but the defense just could not stop Cam Newton.
Jay Lee –
I own one of the rods in the middle of the list you posted, and I’ve thrown others. In my experience you don’t get to what I would call a really special action until you cross into the highest price point. My rod would be a $1200 rod on the market today and it’s nice but it doesn’t blow me away.
Jay Hake –
I have spoken to Brackett about that and have heard the same story. That’s nice, but the fact is bamboo and graphite are both equally breakable and equally likely to get broken while fishing. Graphite just costs much less.
Bamboo’s great y’all, but it’s mostly about nostalgia and seeking something different (and frankly some of those are lifestyle/personality differences). Until you get into the top price range that I can’t afford, I will take graphite.
Put it this way: offer me a free $1500 bamboo rod or a free $750 graphite rod. I will take the graphite rod every time. Offer me a $2500 bamboo rod and I will happily take it because that’s about the level where you start getting into something truly special as opposed to merely different. Generally speaking; there are always good deals.
Zach
PS I am not spouting off here; I’ve done a lot of research and casting in this area.
Jay –
Unfortunately I’m pretty danged well informed in this area. Like I said I’ve written about this; I’ve also interviewed a lot of famous bamboo makers and many owners.
Taking care of your gear is absolutely something I support. But I also believe the fishing is better in the places that are harder to get to. If I come back from a day on the river without new scratches on my face and hands, it’s unusual.
Pricewise, you’re looking at $2650 for one of Bernard’s rods (who is a friend by the way). Yes, you can get a cheaper rod, but once you’ve thrown one built by a real master you won’t want anything cheaper. The truth is that most bamboo has a really dead action. The thing that gets bamboo guys all jazzed up is the really excellent rod, made with extreme craftsmanship and years of experience. Bernard isn’t the only person who’s ever made rods of that caliber but I would argue he is one of the last ones left doing so in the United States, what with Tom Morgan’s medical condition.
Honestly, having written about them and fished them both, I don’t particularly care for them.
Bamboo rods are ridiculously beautiful, and a truly great bamboo rod, like a Bernard Ramanauskas Eden Cane or Scott Cane, is an absolute pleasure to cast.
The trouble is that rods like that cost as much as a used drift boat and they break. I am not financially in a position to buy a really good bamboo rod. And my experience has been that there are a whole lot more bad bamboo rods than good ones.
I think this is something, like fly tying, that every fly fisherman eventually has to get out of their system. You try it and either you like it or you don’t.
A lot of it has to do with your local water. I fish tangled rhododendron hells and open boats with tackle getting slung around. Those are anti-bamboo environments.
The perfect bamboo owner is someone with money, who appreciates beauty and subtle differences in feel, who fishes open tailwaters or freestones and doesn’t really do much wading. One day in my life time I may become that person but I’m not yet.
Zach