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I just got all caught up on your TR. I'm glad I still have many days ahead to look forward to.
I'm curious how you're finding touring with your SLR camera. Our next vacation will be the first with mine, and I, too, am wondering how I will go on the rides with it. For the thrill rides, I'll be able to leave it with whoever is staying with the kids and the strollers. But, I know there are certain rides I'll want to be able to take pictures on (KS). Have you left it around your neck at all? I know I must have it, because I love the pictures it takes, but I'm not looking forward to lugging it around.
I hope you're holding up under all that heat. Hopefully, it will be cooler for the end of your trip.
I am curious about this too. MY P&S just crapped out on me and I was thinking of bringing my DSLR, but I wasn't sure if it would be too bulky. But it really does take better pictures than any P&S I could pick up prior to going. I was thinking of getting a bag that fits it closely so it wouldn't be as bulky and then maybe a big baggie to put it in if it rains or something ......
I just got all caught up on your TR. I'm glad I still have many days ahead to look forward to.
I'm curious how you're finding touring with your SLR camera. Our next vacation will be the first with mine, and I, too, am wondering how I will go on the rides with it. For the thrill rides, I'll be able to leave it with whoever is staying with the kids and the strollers. But, I know there are certain rides I'll want to be able to take pictures on (KS). Have you left it around your neck at all? I know I must have it, because I love the pictures it takes, but I'm not looking forward to lugging it around.
I hope you're holding up under all that heat. Hopefully, it will be cooler for the end of your trip.
actually, today was the first day i took my 'real' camera to a park with me. and while i was going to talk about that experience in 'today's highlights', i can talk about it now to answer your questions!
i walked all around AK today with my camera around my neck. the only bag i have for it is rather large...and anyway, why have it in a bag? if i'm taking it, i'm using it! so i walked around with it around my neck all day, and while it was a bit less 'easy' than my normal 'tiny little purse' touring bag (which i also took--it is one of those small coach crossbody bags) it wasn't as bad as i was imagining. i took it on KS (and it was MUCH better than my little point and shoot, as it is so much faster!) and, surprisingly, on Expedition Everest. I put my purse in the little 'stuff holder' but kept the camera around my neck--and in my hands--and got a few good 'action' shots on the ride itself!
my only concern would be water rides--and thus i didn't do kali river rapids (i'm alone and have no one to hold it for me--and i don't trust the little center thing with my expensive camera!) oh--the other concern would be a passing thunderstorm. i don't care if i get wet, but i'd be very afraid for my camera. for that reason i don't know that i'll be taking it with me every day--it will be weather dependent.
one bit of advice--if you're going to wear it around your neck (and obviously i think you should!) consider getting a nicer strap. i have one that i got on etsy that is pretty (why i got it) but also very practical (an added bonus) as it is lined with suede. so instead of having a scratchy, sweaty vinyl strap around my neck all day, i had a cushy, fuzzy, soft leather strap. i was actually thinking that they should really make a strap that has an ice pack pouch on the back of the neck--that would be LOVELY!
ok...not writing highlights yet because my day isn't over yet! off to dinner at Jiko!
I am curious about this too. MY P&S just crapped out on me and I was thinking of bringing my DSLR, but I wasn't sure if it would be too bulky. But it really does take better pictures than any P&S I could pick up prior to going. I was thinking of getting a bag that fits it closely so it wouldn't be as bulky and then maybe a big baggie to put it in if it rains or something ......
Rachel
if i didn't answer some of your concerns in the post that i just posted (at the exact same time you posted this!) please ask. and the bag thing is a good idea--i just don't happen to have one that's big enough!
also--i haven't uploaded any of the pics i took today YET, but i will tonight and post some of the results of my 'photo safari'
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if i didn't answer some of your concerns in the post that i just posted (at the exact same time you posted this!) please ask. and the bag thing is a good idea--i just don't happen to have one that's big enough!
also--i haven't uploaded any of the pics i took today YET, but i will tonight and post some of the results of my 'photo safari'
Excellent!! Thanks for the thoughts on how it worked, I think i will go ahead and give it a try. I really do like the pictures so much better with it. Can't wait to see what you got today!
whew--that was a long 'day off'! ha! my meal at jiko was fantastic. i arrived early and wandered about AKL for a bit, eventually running into my friend and her sister (we've never met in real life before!) i had a great meal--i decided to go with a soup, appetizer, and dessert meal, so i had the corn soup, the ahi tuna 'salad' (which was AMAZING) and the coconut bread pudding. ALL of it was wonderful, and i had a great time with my friend and her sister! that had to be the highlight of the day.
but i also had a lovely time walking around AK with my camera today. i think my camera is what i was missing for the last five days. i love my camera. i need my camera. my camera makes me do things i wouldn't ordinarily do--like wander down a random path to see what animals i may find. i'm taking my camera with me as much as possible for the rest of the trip.
sadly, most of my pics didn't turn out that great. i spent a lot of time learning how to take photos in certain situations...and none of those situations were 'the bright florida sun'. i have some rockin' photos of sunsets and overcast nova scotia days from our road trip. i have fuzzy dreamy waterfall pics and super-saturated beautiful fields from PEI...but i struggled with getting good light at AK. here are some of the highlights that aren't really highlights...
in this next one, count five palm trees to the left of the bayobob (sp?) tree, and you'll see teeny tiny baby jabali (i saw him much closer on saturday but didn't have my camera--clearly i need a zoom lens!)
Thank you so much for the camera advice. Your pics are A-MAZE-ING!! You are making me super excited for our trip and all the photo ops I'm sure to encounter. Now I'm just going to have to look around for a good strap. Thanks again! (And I can't wait to see more pics. Keep up the great work.)
Yes thanks again for the tips. You pic came out great!! I had forgotten about making a strap cover to make it more comfy, so I pulled up a tutorial I had been saving and made one tonight!!
Thank you so much for the camera advice. Your pics are A-MAZE-ING!! You are making me super excited for our trip and all the photo ops I'm sure to encounter. Now I'm just going to have to look around for a good strap. Thanks again! (And I can't wait to see more pics. Keep up the great work.)
thanks! i'm still in the learning stages with my camera! i got my strap on etsy at a shop called porteen gear (i also got a crazy nice camera bag) and i LOVE it.
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Yes thanks again for the tips. You pic came out great!! I had forgotten about making a strap cover to make it more comfy, so I pulled up a tutorial I had been saving and made one tonight!!
Cheers!
Rachel
you are WAY more crafty than i! that's awesome!
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Great pictures! Glad you had a great day and a great meal at Jiko!
yeah...the meal was definitely a highlight. i was still thinking about it today--now THAT is a good meal!
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Originally Posted by jackid2
Pictures are great. I can't wait to take some cool ones in a few days.!! I love the up close hippo one.
the hippo one is my favorite, too!
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Glad you are having a great time. Love the pictures. Have you tried Flame Tree BBQ yet?
actually, i had lunch there yesterday! i was thinking of just having a snack for lunch, but then i remembered my list that i made for this thread of 'things i'm looking forward to' and i thought--why not? so i got the ribs. they were VERY good--but big enough to share (and i had no one to share with!) i also got to watch the guy in front of me get bit in the butt repeatedly by a duck. so it was like a meal AND a show!
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Glad you enjoyed your meal at Jiko. Great pictures from AK!!!
1. spending the whole day with passporter friend (and regular friend) melissa sue!!!!
2. lunch at the plaza.
3. finally seeing fantasmic! it was awesome!!!
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