Yesterday I was in butterfly heaven and I had a short lens. The butterflies were everywhere. But they were very shy when I tried to get close. Went back today with a longer lens, but the wind was too strong. The butterflies were hunkered down. But got one good shot.
The Nikon 70-210mm f/4-5.6 is not a bad lens. They are cheap these days. I think I paid like 49.00 dollars for it. No stabilization, so I shoot at 1/200 minimum shutter speed.
It’s a pretty heavy setup, but I didn’t notice the weight today. Since I was focused on finding some butterflies!
Tennessee has so many hidden gems to discover and I’ve become greedy and I want to keep them a secret. Lots of people are moving to Tennessee and the parks are becoming overcrowded. So grab a map and start exploring!
Well my hiking camera is definitely the Nikon D40 and I’m starting to really like the Nikon 18-55mm VR. It really is a great lens like Ken Rockwell has stated a long time ago. Light and inexpensive these days.
I was thinking about drinking some of this water at a different location in this area. Near the cabin in the picture above, but I am not sure how clean the water really is? The water comes from limestone caves and caverns below the surface. Bats live there, so I had that on my mind.
My equipment for the day was the Nikon D40 and the Nikon 18-55mm VR lens. Now in a previous article I wrote my distain for the Nikon 18-55mm VR lens. But my back/spine has a different opinion and sometimes that opinion decides what camera and lens goes on the hike.
So I park my truck and put on my early winter hat. Check my gear for a slow two hour hike. The first place I go is a short walk to a very nice deck overlooking Obed River. The river is moving fast this time of year!
Then I proceeded to walk down a trail toward the bridge that crosses the Obed river. Sometimes you can catch some folks in kayaks running the rapids.
So maybe my opinion of the Nikon 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6G VR AF-S DX is a little better this time around. Now you are not going to get the colors of these photos, unless you play with the saturation and white balance in post-editing! This is a cheap lens for under 50 bucks these days and just a beater to tramp around the woods with. Have fun and don’t sweat the small stuff!!!
The biggest hazard with ice is getting cracked on the head, when the temperature starts heating up.
Check that tree above! Hanging over the lip of the cliff!
Proceeding down the mountain you come across an area that is popular with rock climbers.
Get smacked on the head with a big ice rock and you die in heaven!
Experience the Obed in Tennessee! Smell you later!!!
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