If you look at a famous painting, you don't wonder what brand of brushes the now-decomposing artist used. Of course, if you go to a painters forum, you'll see passionate debates about which brand of brush to use.

Only a poor craftsperson blames their tools, but a good craftsperson will tend to get better results with better tools.

I'm primarily a film shooter, even though outside of photography, I'm quite "digital". My tastes in cameras are best described as somewhat idiosyncratic. I like to own reasonably priced cameras that can be made to produce excellent results.

Disaster Time!
So, there I was, knee-deep in the bay, with water soaking into my camera gear. I returned to that point in time repeatedly over the next day or two. I could go back, without wanting to, and relive the experience, complete with the smell.
Trashy pic
An example of how clothing does not save a picture from being trashy.
Arc
Ella making arch forms
Anza-Borrego in IR
Desert and mountains in infrared.
Looking up at the sky in NYC
Looking up at some buildings and little whispy couds.
Buildings
Looking up at some buildings and little whispy couds.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Looking straight up at the intersection between St. Patrick's Cathedral and the modern buildings of New York.
Sunrise over the planes
The sun rising over the American Airlines planes at SFO
Arch
Ella making arch forms
Reflection
Ella making an arc, reflected in the water.
Fallen
Ella lying on the ground near a creek
St. Patrick's Cathedral
The intersection between St. Patrick's Cathedral and the modern buildings of New York.
Buildings
Looking up at some buildings in New York City.
Streets of NYC
Streets of New York around sunet.
Fisherman's Wharf
Fisherman's Wharf, photographed using Infrared light
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