More ex trees

 

 Some more shots of the trees damaged by the last big storm, they've just about finished making the place safe.

 

  TZ 80 compact.

 

 

Feeling miserable today!

 

 I'm having a bit of a bad day today.  While my health issues are improving, I'm feeling really fed up and a bit depressed.  The grim weather isnt helping, it's dark, wet, and gloomy a lot.  That coupled with the Christmas is affecting me.

 Truth be told I could do with a proper holiday, but thats not going to happen for a number of reasons I wont bore you with.  I need to get out more though, and I need time to relax and chill out.  I'm on the go most of the time, and I'm no youngster.  I'm an old fart if I'm honest!

 Anyway, tomorrow a busy day (as usual) I have a  list of things I have to do, and with that and the stuff I have to do in the house, I cant say I'm looking forward to the day.

 

More light lines...

 

 I was hoping to get out and get some fresh pictures, but sadly it's poured down all day, I got soaked just putting food out for the birds.

 Anyway heres a few more of the light pictures played with.

 

 

Whisky and a few "light trails" pictures

 

 While waiting earlier on I took these pics, they are my Christmas tree lights, with a pic of zoom and panning and playing about with.

 I'm sitting here listening to the pouring rain sipping a 12 year old Macallans whisky (sherry oak cask) and very nice it is too !

 These pics shot on a Canon 7d with 18-135mm kit lens.

Camera bag sort out.

 

 Now I use a number of different cameras for different things, most of the pics posted here are either the Lumix TZ80 compact, or a Canon 6d2 with various lens.  

 Now how it works is I have several different kits for different things.  My 6d2 for example lives in it's own bag with 4 lens that I just use with that camera.

 The bigger problem is my main bag, thats just got stupid heavy.  Ok It's my own fault, I'd rather have and not need, than need and not have something on a serious shoot.

 The bag has two full frame bodies with grips, six lens, three flashguns, a video light, a set of off camera flash triggers for two of the flashes, the third has it's own off camera trigger.  Plus the load of other bits and pieces.

 Spare batteries are heavy, I usually have four spare camera battries, and six or seven sets of flash batteries.  Thats a fair bit of weight just on it's own.

 I also have flash diffusers for on and off camera flash, flash colour filters (not used them in anger) a first aid kit, even a towel, really handy.

 The real issue is weight, it's honestly silly now.  The trouble is you dont always know what you'll need on a shoot.  This way I can comer pretty much anything.  That said I am going to have to go lighter, my knackered old body isn't up to it these days.

 

Frosty morning walk (part two)

 

 Ok, to be fair more of the frosty shots went in part one, but these were taken the same time.  Canon 6d2 and Canon 24-85mm lens.

 

 

Frosty morning walk.Part one)

 Managed to get a walk in today.  Took the Canon 6d2 and 24-85mm lens, all the pics are shot on that, I did take other lens but didn't need them.

Happy New Year

 Just wishing you all a Happy New Year.  I'm hoping this one is better than last year.  Good luck and God bless you all.

Regards Wayne