I’m not going to waste you’re time listing every little piece of equipment we own but I will tell you what we mainly use.

We both use:
Canon 7D bodies
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Canon EF 2x extender
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 wide angle
Canon Speedlite 580EX II flashes

For backup: (We used our XSi to take these photos.)
Canon XSi body
Canon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Accessories:

Think Tank Carry-On Bag

Lowepro bags

Manfrotto tripod

I’ll post later about some of the neat gadgets and other gear we like.

Feel free to comment on what you like to use,we’d love to hear from you!

This is her daily bathing routine in Sport’s water bowl.

Keeping a close eye on Sport.  She’s not scared of him, she’s just waiting to attack if he gets too close!

Both feet in the water bowl, this really pisses him off.

All of the following photographs were taken of the exact same scene, outside of my door at work, months apart.

This one was taken on a sunny day:

You never know when you may be able to catch a good sunrise or sun set!

This photo was taken just before sunrise, with snow on the hill:

This is good black and white scene. The hill had snow on it and the clouds were fabulous.

Since I already had some great color photos, I made this one black and white:

The next one is straight out of the camera,

and its not black and white, that’s just how it looked.

This is one of my favorites:

Always take your camera!  You never know. I have learned the hard way more times than I care to admit.

This deer just wasn’t in the mood to have her picture taken!

Carova Beach, NC

To say the least, this was just weird the first time I saw it!

We are in the process of deleting pictures we no longer need.  When I ran across this one I couldn’t help but post it.

]]> http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/26/photo-of-the-day-3-26-2010/feed/ 0 http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/25/hats-off-to-our-fellow-photographers/ http://dumbyoungins.com/2010/03/25/hats-off-to-our-fellow-photographers/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:30:30 +0000 Ryan http://dumbyoungins.com/?p=3252 It absolutely thrills me the way the majority of photographers work together!  Thank you all so much!

Ashley and I have learned a ton of information from so many different photographers. The coolest part is that everyone is excited to teach others, well, most everyone. Every now and then you’ll meet a “stick in the mud” that is too good for the rest of us.  It also makes an awesome day and you have wonderful opportunities to make new friends!  Those of you who are new to the photography world, keep this tradition alive.

In April we are delighted to have the opportunity to finally meet Zach and Jody Gray of Gray Photography in Nashville, TN .  We have been huge fans of their’s for a long time and we are fortunate enough to be attending one of their Shooting and Post workshops.

We can’t wait!!!

Trust me, they’re worth every penny.

This is why:  Check out the chip beside the info. button

Sorry for the poor picture quality, I took it with my phone, for some reason I couldn’t get the camera to take a picture of its own LCD

I have no idea how this happened.  I’m very pleased to know the LCD screen wasn’t damaged thanks to this wonderful product from Giottos!   One of the other things I really like about them is that they don’t peel off like the film protectors.  It’s a piece of glass that looks just like the screen.  If you don’t like these at least put something over your screen to protect it from damage and scratching.  I am probably one of the most particular people when it comes to the care of my equipment but things still happen.  It’s cheap insurance!

You can purchase one for your camera at Amazon.com:

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The Maple Restaurant, Monterey, Va

This past weekend we went back to Highland County, Va for the annual Maple Festival.

We had a great time enjoying the beautiful unseasonably warm weather, and the festivities.

The Maple Festival is a great event complete with maple syrup, pancakes, maple donuts, maple ice cream and maple farm tours.

To learn more about the Maple Festival, visit: www.highlandcounty.org

Hazel P. Mongold

Hazel Pauline Rittenour Mongold, 84, of Timberville, died March 13, 2010, at Life Care Center of New Market.

Mrs. Mongold was born June 7, 1925, in Mathias W.Va., and was the daughter of the late Oliver and Bliss Snyder Rittenour.

She had worked for WLR in Timberville.

On April 5, 1947, she married Russell Ward Mongold, who died June 16, 2000.

Surviving are three sons, Donald Mongold, of Coles Point, Va., John Mongold, of New Market, and Tony Mongold, of Baltimore Md.; five daughters, Juanita Swartz, of Dayton Va., Joyce Jackameit, of Staunton Va., Mary Wilson and Bonnie Moore, both of Timberville, and Donna Fadely, of Mount Jackson; one sister, Della Miller, of Mathias; one brother, Will Rittenour, of Sacramento Calif.; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

The Rev. Dean Williams will conduct a funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at the Mathias Mennonite Church near Mathias, W.Va. Burial will be in the Cullers Run Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway, Va.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Broadway Rescue Squad, P.O. 666, Broadway VA 22815.

Online condolences may be sent to www.grandlefuneralhome.com.

My Grandma was an amazing woman, who truly loved her family.

7 of her 8 Children:

10 of her Grandchildren:

8 of her Great-Grandchildren:

The Rocky Mountain School of Photography is a well known school located in Missoula, MT.  For details on the classes click here.  They are traveling to many other states as well.  We have been looking forward to this for months!  Maybe we’ll see you there!