Wow, I didn’t expect that but like it. Especially that it is HP. Keep on doing the great work.

Thank you. Also for finding the post 😍

You really know how to make the most of the situation. I believe that is an essential trait to enjoying life. Yes, it was a tele that I haven't used much yet,a 70-300 mm zoom lens, so on my crop sensor

There are SUPs, allround boards that have either a mast track or just a hole to screw in a base. Our windsurf instructor friend has them and I had fun on them.

Interesting... I glanced over some of the other stories (haven't read them yet but will come back to them) and my initial thought was what a diverse community, I think I might like it. So, to you and your

And it was safe! So, good call. The very possibility of violence is why I hardly ever do anything even remotely resembling street photography. Total chicken. But also - I know how I feel when I see I'll

Mit Deinem Usernamen bin ich doch gleich mal neugierig geworden und habe gesehen, dass Du auch Deutscher bist und bis vor kurzem auch im Ausland lebend. Das war ja ein ganz, ganz übler Motorrad Unfall.

Me, too

Absolutely, I pretty much always feel at peace when I'm at the beach.

Kudos for doing this workshop and talk to the people selected for you. I assume they agreed to this beforehand but I can imagine it'd still be weird. You were the only one assigned to this family? The

Interesting musings of similarities between (gin) distilling and philosophizing.I'll leave the philosophy to you and take the gin 😄. I like gin and sometimes try different brands and kinds within a brand.

You're witnessing some crazy stuff in your city. Wow - kind of the stuff I've been afraid of when I moved to the US. Thankfully, I haven't seen any of this (yet). I'm glad you kept your cool while it

Glad to hear it! The friendship bit I mean not your effed up trip. I'm sure you made up for it another time.

Yeah, the bokeh the Lensbaby produces is very... bokeh-licious. One of their lenses, I forgot the name, produces a very linear in-focus field and outside of it (up & down or sideways or angled) it

Hahaha, that must have been an experience. I hope no friendships were broken over it… Bad weather can make you really, really uncomfortable but - what can you do about it? It’s nature. You have to make

It would be such an adventure to go with you off-roading in Australia even going to the least remote that YOU still call 'off-road and (somewhat) remote'. I love the idea but am too well aware of the dangers

Thanks for clarifying the confusion with the f-stop. Really interesting concept I'll have to try. I'm pretty curious 😀. Absolutely correct that you'd need way more light with ISO100, it was just the note

Hahahaha - I bet that's exactly what they were doing! Gotta look goooood when stalked by a camera - LOL It sure was a wonderful walk.

Thank you very much.

Total bummer! But it doesn't help to keep fretting about it, so we enjoyed whatever else we could while down there. And there's plenty.