Marina, San Diego, CA, 2012.
All the pixels, barnacles not included, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/8270972060
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@mattblaze Nice one. Really captured something there. What a glassy calm day. Looking for my boat, I had one in SD at the time, but don't think it's in the shot :)
This was an opportunistic capture from a hotel balcony, made with a small camera and 90mm lens. I made several exposures, waiting for good light, which came out briefly for this one.
The wrong gear is definitely better than nothing, but still not as good as the right gear. This is a perfectly acceptable image, but I can't look at it without wishing I had used a view camera, a higher resolution sensor, and a slightly longer lens. But if I had insisted on that, I'd have no image at all.
My "normal" camera kit (a Phase One system) fits in a rolling Pelican-type case and weighs 35lbs (plus tripod). I try to travel with it if I think there's any chance I'll be able to do serious photography on a trip, but it's not always possible. My backup is a 2 or 3 lens Leica kit with a smallish travel tripod, all of which can be made to fit in my backpack along with a change of clothes, laptop, etc. That's what I had with me here. Better than nothing is still way better than nothing.
