emydura
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Thanks Clark
I love that sunset photo as well for a few reasons, especially the criss-crossing mountain ridges that seem to go on forever. That was close to the end of the holiday and I remember sitting there watching the sunset for a long time reflecting on a wonderful month. I like it from a sentimental reason as well.
I took a lot of memory cards, around half a terabyte I think. When you have a 36 mp camera and you shoot in raw, you fill up the cards pretty quickly. I had four 64gb cards and a whole heap of 32gb cards. They are pretty cheap now. We were also going over to Sikkim and Nepal for another month, so Bhutan was only half the holiday. I did have an external hard drive which I backed some of the cards up to, but the hard drive wasn't big enough to back up everything. Just the important photos.
My camera is the Nikon D800. I took three lens. Nikon 24-120 f4, Nikon 16-35 f4 and Nikon 50mm f1.4. Because of the high resolution, Nikon only recommend a handful of lens with the D800 and the first two are on the list. The one I used most was the 24-120. Its zoom range meant it was a great walk around lens that would cover most situations. A great lens that is very sharp. Excellent quality for the price. It would have been nice to have a zoom lens with more reach but weight makes that difficult. The 16-35 was used more for the wide angled landscapes.
The combination of the D800 and one of those lens makes for a very heavy camera. Carrying it around you neck all day while trekking is impractical and if you leave it in your bag you will keep missing photo opportunities. For this trip I bought the Cotton Carrier camera vest. It is one of the best camera accessories I have purchased. I could walk all day with it and barely notice it on me. With just the flick of the wrist my camera was available for a photograph. You can also get an attachment that enables you to put your tripod plate on (which I bought). Highly recommended if you get a sore neck from carrying a heavy camera. For what it is, it is a bit expensive, but it seems to be the best on the market.
Here is some more information -
http://septicscompanion.com/blog/2010/05/review-of-the-cotton-carrier-camera-harness/
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...ier_635_RTL_S_Cotton_Carrier_Camera_Vest.html
I also took a Slik 614CF Carbon Fibre tripod (weighs less than a kg) and a Markins tripod head.
While I'm talking about gear hear is another cool camera accessory - the SMDV remote wireless. It works fantastically well and is only a fraction of the price of the Nikon equivalent - ($70 against $300-400).
http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/rfn-4s-new-favorite-wireless-remote.html
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