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Does that mean the EF 300mm f/2.8L II will get cheaper?  I'd definitely get one.

Thanks for your kind words! The place mat you see is actually the top of the wicker side table. :-D:-D No worries about pointing it out. I appreciate it very much!  These photos do need some ...

Thank you! Regarding background--right now this is the only spot in the house where lighting is good, and the only side table that would create a neutral background.  We'll probably start thinking ...

Thank you!  I have to admit I have been giving varying advice from different people.  And I end up going back and forth between full view of entire plate and zoomed-in view of part of plate.  I do ...

Yes, their recipes are fantastic.  They are almost always on the difficult/complex side though.  That's why we followed Jamie and Nigella for some quick and easy dishes. Thanks for your comment!

The holiday season during this pandemic was difficult. In lieu of the usual gathering with family and friends, we were by ourselves. We cooked a lot of food, an activity we oftentimes do together ...

Be well!

Haha! We live in central North Carolina.  Our families are all overseas so we typically spend Thanksgiving (and Christmas) with friends.  This year we could not even do that.  We certainly made a ...

I certainly will!  She's a treasure!  Also most of the plating/styling of these dishes was done by her too. For the Thanksgiving dishes that I shared in the original post, I did not use a tripod, ...

I appreciate your kind remarks! I am definitely doing more still life shots these days for the reason we all know.  I'm finding it very much fun!

Thank you!  I am lucky to have a wonderful wife who cooks amazing food!

I love the Yosemite and hummingbird shots!

Just saw that Canon is selling refurbished 5D4 for $1,758.65. Not sure if this has always been on but it seems a good deal. https://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/eos-5d-mark-iv-body-refurbished

When I view them in gallery mode, full-screen, using the loupe, I do see some blurring that is a sign of camera shake.  Unless you used a tripod, 1/30s on a 50mm lens is typically too slow that it ...

Did a few more in the past week; used a tripod and the outcome WAS much better.  Thank so much for your advice!! Styling was done by my wife.  I'm terrible at that. Vietnamese pork chop Pad Thai Ra ...

I'm sorry if this sounds like criticism...  The 2nd and 3rd photos look blurred to me. Also, I feel these views of confined spaces don't do justice to 5DS.  They appear congested and dim.  I wonder ...

I did find it a dilemma to allow the lush summer colors of the Southeast to pop, or to mute it a little bit and highlight the people.  The friends in the picture that you pointed out did like ...

I hear you.  That’s why I’ll need to set up the tripod next time.  If I want to use these photos for larger prints or display the noise needs to go down.  Thanks!

Wife is a wonderful cook and I like to try some cooking as well although not very often. Now our 12-year-old started to be able to do a few things in the kitchen as well. We were spending ...

Rather disappointing, isn't it?  I guess they know their good EF products are indeed good and can still sell without discounted prices.  I'm eyeing their super telephoto primes.