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Today I took a spin out on my bike, bit of off-roading, thought I'd maybe get some landscape/scenic shots and maybe some wildlife.
It was a disaster. I just got a new bag, and some other gear recently, and pretty much wanted to take it all with me. Big mistake. As that included my heavy Giottos tripod along with my bag stuffed full of lenses.
The path I took was muddy, really muddy - full of puddles over a few inches deep each. Lucky I have my Doctor Martin boots! And the mountain bike is designed for this terrain.
What frustrated me though, was I had no place really to set down and set up/change lenses etc ... I was basically trying to do it all on the move. The bag was already full, so when I set up the tripod, and then went to move along a bit, the tripod bag had nowhere to go, and changing from tele lens to wide angle turned out to be more complicated than usual - having to stand, and do it from a stuffed bag. I had wanted to try out my new 70-200, but also with the TC I bought on here, and also the 24-70 I haven't given enough of a work out to yet - but also ... my micro lens with the TC ... and I'd brought an SB900 along to go with that.
I just brought too much, and didn't get anything worthwhile in the end. To make it worse the Giottos tripod bag I just bought ripped [Shoulder strap, at the seams where strap attaches to the bag!] , sending the tripod in bag across a busy road. They got a nice email this evening!
My question is, for those of you with a good bit of gear, who like to go off the beaten track a little - What do you bring? And what do you leave behind? - Do you have in mind exactly what you want to shoot that day? DO you leave that macro behind knowing you won't be doing any of that, or similar with a tele lens - No bird shots today, just some wide and macro?? Are you that organized? I hate to leave anything behind. I always think/[know, with my luck] I'll miss a precise image that would required something I didn't have on me at the time. Or, I can be just too indecisive about exactly what I'm setting out to shoot on the day.
There will be other days, any sensible advice for my next trek?
It was a disaster. I just got a new bag, and some other gear recently, and pretty much wanted to take it all with me. Big mistake. As that included my heavy Giottos tripod along with my bag stuffed full of lenses.
The path I took was muddy, really muddy - full of puddles over a few inches deep each. Lucky I have my Doctor Martin boots! And the mountain bike is designed for this terrain.
What frustrated me though, was I had no place really to set down and set up/change lenses etc ... I was basically trying to do it all on the move. The bag was already full, so when I set up the tripod, and then went to move along a bit, the tripod bag had nowhere to go, and changing from tele lens to wide angle turned out to be more complicated than usual - having to stand, and do it from a stuffed bag. I had wanted to try out my new 70-200, but also with the TC I bought on here, and also the 24-70 I haven't given enough of a work out to yet - but also ... my micro lens with the TC ... and I'd brought an SB900 along to go with that.
I just brought too much, and didn't get anything worthwhile in the end. To make it worse the Giottos tripod bag I just bought ripped [Shoulder strap, at the seams where strap attaches to the bag!] , sending the tripod in bag across a busy road. They got a nice email this evening!
My question is, for those of you with a good bit of gear, who like to go off the beaten track a little - What do you bring? And what do you leave behind? - Do you have in mind exactly what you want to shoot that day? DO you leave that macro behind knowing you won't be doing any of that, or similar with a tele lens - No bird shots today, just some wide and macro?? Are you that organized? I hate to leave anything behind. I always think/[know, with my luck] I'll miss a precise image that would required something I didn't have on me at the time. Or, I can be just too indecisive about exactly what I'm setting out to shoot on the day.
There will be other days, any sensible advice for my next trek?
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- Not ideal, but I knew it was going to be mucky, and the 2 pairs of runners I have are less than ideal for that. Docs = solid, and no problems cycling. Surprisingly. They have more grip than runners/trainers. I'm not hardcore enough of a cyclist to get anything proper 