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Steve Ember Steve Ember   Post 16 of 17
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SIZE MATTERS!

Practical Photography 101: You can never take along TOO many cameras.
Well, one guy's opinion...

A June late afternoon was transitioning into evening as I walked across the Manhattan Bridge from Lower Manhattan’s Chinatown to Brooklyn. My equipment included my D-SLR, as well as two film cameras, and...


Urban Landscaping, Lower East Side Urban Landscaping… Steve Ember 26.06.15 1
Sometimes, as the expression goes, “size matters” – even when…small! The high security fences along the bridge’s walkways are not what one would call photography-friendly, in terms of being able to poke the typical camera lens through for a clear shot at the enticing cityscapes beyond the chain mesh.

That’s where the cute little zoom lens on my unassuming little Digital ELPH came in mighty handy. It was put to (I think) good use while the “big guys" in my pack awaited their turn to aim at more accessible vistas (as in upwards)
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I loved the way a little bit of nature's greenery managed to stubbornly assert itself amidst the harsh urban textures and graffiti of Lower East Side Manhattan. And glad for having the "little guy" with teensy-tiny lens barrel, so well suited to the occasion.
Ken Piros Ken Piros   Post 17 of 17
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A little late but a good link.

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