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Grackles

I thought they were ugly birds. Nuisances. Not worth my time.

I tend to chase them away from our backyard bird feeder because they scare away the other birds that I felt were more worthy of my attention. I convinced myself that they didn't belong in my backyard.

And then I met one on a nature trail that made me give grackles a second look.

It was a bright...


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I would have never brought it in my kayak.

When I had my Nikkor 200–500mm lens, I was initially excited about the types of close-up bird shots that I would get when DW and I were out paddling. Up to that point, I was using my Nikon D7200 with a 70–300mm lens, which was much more compact and fit inside a 5-litre dry bag.

With that old Nikkor lens, I got the equiv...


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Sure, it's full-frame. But is that enough?

Ever since I bought my Sony α6700, last April, I've been favouring it over my Nikon D750. I haven't used my Nikon since the Monday after I picked up the α6700, when I attended a model photo shoot.

The Nikon was my prime camera, though I also used the Sony to see how easy it was to use, and it was very easy, cons...


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It wasn't worth fixing, our mechanic suggested. At a couple grand, we'd be better to invest in something to replace it.

Our 2003 Honda Odyssey had served its purpose. We needed something spacious for our family of four, with room to carry things that seemed to be needed for a young, active family.


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