As an active photographer who travels routinely, I am always looking for tools to assist me in the field.

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It is a long story.  It goes back eight centuries.  I have been looking for my roots. After 40 years of looking, I found the link from America, to Ireland, to Scotland.  The old hymn, Amazing Grace, which was heard in my house from the time I was born, reverberates in my mind.

I have not posted in a fair time to this blog.  Lots of reasons.  Mostly about just thinking about stuff.  The old shots and the new ones.

Photography as an art form is about thinking.

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It was cold in Florida this morning, but that did not stop an Oyster Catcher from finding a morsel or two.

And it gave me another opportunity to try out the Canon EOS 7D and the Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L — a great combination!

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This morning, as I always do, I opened up my e-mail to read whatever messages have come my way during the night.  I am fortunate to have corresponded with others who think about what they do, and once in a while a message pushes me into contemplation.

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Built around an 18MP sensor, Canon’s new EOS 7D has received both praise and criticism by professional photographers and reviewers.