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yellowfangofstarclan:

superwholockmervenger:

me in class

me in life

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clear-glass:

A walk among the clouds.

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joshschutz:

Egypt 2, Escalante National Monument, Utah

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alongside-death:

mybeautifulrepublic:

I took a 7 week coast to coast road trip after being laid off from Boeing. I didn’t have a camper but realized that being able to pull off the road at a rest or truck stop was the way to go to make the trip affordable. With a few sheets of 1/2” plywood and misc. hardware this is what I came up with. The effort was well worth the time and materials. 

Well this is everything I could ever possibly want.

Greatest ever??

I’ve always wanted to. Hopefully one day if the opportunity arises i’ll have the courage to do so. 

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realworldwithrealpeople:

Cairngorms by Sandy Ritchie on Flickr.

A través de Flickr:
Walking across the Scottish Cairngorms in June 1994.

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crookedindifference:

The First Shuttle Launch (STS-1), 1981

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phillipshake:

 

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.                                                                           
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E’s - Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Play more games.
6. Read more books than you did in 2012.
7. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
8. Sleep for 7 hours.
9. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

1. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
3. Don’t over do. Keep your limits.
4. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
5. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
6. Dream more while you are awake.
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
8. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more.
14. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society:

1. Call your family often.
2. Each day give something good to others.
3. Forgive everyone for everything.
4. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
5. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
6. What other people think of you is none of your business.
7. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

1. Do the right thing!
2. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
3. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. 
4. No matter how you feel: get up, dress up and show up.
5. The best is yet to come.
6. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

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Canon 5D2: The perfect companion for a landscape photographer(on a budget)

The 5D2 was my first serious camera, before this I only possessed “basic” cameras. The upgrade brought some welcome changes, however the 5DII still fell short in certain areas. 

Pros:

The Viewfinder: Possessing a 98% full frame viewfinder you’ll actually be able to “see” what you’re shooting as compared to a crop rebel type body. 

Top Display: I love how this feature allows me to change settings without looking into the viewfinder, this allows for a nicer shooting experience. 

Dedicated Buttons: I also love the dedicated buttons for the iso, wb, afon, etc…like the top display it allowed for a nicer shooting experience as it allowed me to change settings with ease. 

Noise Performance: For once in my life I wasn’t scared to use iso 3200. Its high iso noise performance was far better than the t2i’s 18mp sensor. 

Cons:

Autofocus: It’s a piece of junk. As I use mostly prime lenses I felt I couldn’t rely on the autofocus system. At times I would resort to using live view’s phase contrast autofocus system to ensure af was spot on. Anything other than the center focus point was barely useable when it got dark. 

On/Off Switch: Seriously, what’s going on here canon? I’m glad they changed this up with the 5D3. Not only is it awkward to access, you do somewhat get used to it, when the camera bounces off your pack when trekking you could switch it to the mid on setting. When the mid on setting is activated you can’t use the scroll wheel to adjust aperture in manual mode, or the ev in the other modes. 

Conclusion:

Would I recommend the 5D2? Well…even with its downfalls at its current used price it’s an absolute deal. If you wait a while and hunt on craigslist, you could theoretically acquire user 5D2’s for 1.1-1.2k. There’s no other camera in this category that comes close to the 5D2’s capabilities at that price point. 

//In a ideal world i’d use an 5D2 with Zeiss Primes and a EG-s

//At the end of the day remember, there is no one camera to rule them all. 

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