Thanksgiving day at the Farm

One of those treats I give myself every year for as long as I can remember is a visit to the Farm, the Thanksgiving weekend is often peak season for colors. This year, I had my D50 with me and intended to use the fill-flash capabilities of its hybrid shutter and liberal use of the polarizing filter - exposures work out to 1/250th second @f/8 or a sunny day with this set-up. Dumb old me forget to take out the 70-300mm VR from the other camera bag, so I had to make do with the 12-24mm and 16-85mm lenses. No problem, I am able to adapt.

Soggy day at the Farm

It rained like cats and dogs on Saturday, to use an old expression, but I managed to get some captures in during the late morning before it really started to come down. I had my two f/2.8 zooms with me just in case I wanted to shoot some indoor files without flash; the little Tamron 17-50mm proved to be handy on this visit. I have no reservations using ISO 800 when the need arises for interior shots.

Pumpkin planting

It's an annual tradition at the Farm where people of all ages plant pumpkins seeds with the anticipation they will come to fruition in the fall. This event always brings out a lot of people, mostly kids, but everyone seems to enjoy this time of year with burgeoning spring and it's colors; even Bright and Lion seem happy! As per usual, I had my two VR zooms plus the lighter SB-600 flash, a good lightweight combo to carry around.