I fly to Atlanta this afternoon (12 DEC) continuing on to Buenos Aires, Argentina via a Delta redeye flight, arriving at 7:39am local time the next day. Then I need to get from the international airport (EZE) to the domestic airport (AEP) via taxi or van for my flight on Saturday afternoon down to Ushuaia. <\/p>\n
Along with the rest of my shipmates I board the Ortelius on the afternoon of 15 DEC and disembark on the morning of 9 JAN. There is no wifi on the ship. That means that I will effectively and absolutely be without internet at least from 14 DEC through 9 JAN. At present I am further behind with answering e-mails than at any time since I have began answering folks’ photography-related questions about 25 years ago. <\/p>\n
Please therefore refrain from e-mailing me at the usual samandmayasgrandpa e-mail address until I get back home on 13 JAN. You can reach my right-hand man Jim Litzenburg by e-mail here<\/a> or reach Jennifer here<\/a> as usual. <\/p>\n I hope to have some time before getting on the ship to prepare a few new blog posts and to have them published during my absence with the help of either Jim or the invaluable Peter Kes, the BAA webmaster. In addition, my plan is to resurrect a collection of older but very important educational blog posts and have them re-published during my absence. Please enjoy. Please consider signing up for an IPT. And please continue to do a great job of using my B&H and other affiliate links while I am gone. <\/p>\n I need to finish packing this morning. Soon. Jim is driving me to MCO; we leave hear at about 11:00am. This blog post was published from my home in Indian Lake Estates at just after 5:00am. <\/p>\n #1: The tripod ring for the Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens<\/a>. In low light situations, you will often want to get this amazingly versatile lens on the tripod.<\/p>\n #2: The (ET-87) lens hood for the Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens<\/a>. While you might not need it at Bosque where it rarely rains it can be a life-saver on most trips.<\/p>\n #3: Battery chargers for your various camera bodies. Today, many folks travel with one or more pro bodies and one or more pro-sumer bodies. <\/p>\n #4: Flash cards. I keep a Delkin 64GB 700X Pro CF Flash Card<\/a> in three of my four camera bodies and a Delkin 64GB 1000X CF Flash Card<\/a> in my 5D III for video captures. By keeping them in the cameras I cannot forget them. <\/p>\n #5: Four back-up flash cards as above. It has been so many years since I had a bad card that it is easy to forget the need for back-ups. Denise Ippolito had a bad card recently. Delkin replaced it immediately as they always do. <\/p>\n #6: Several kitchen sized plastic garbage bags for rain protection or to serve as an impromptu rain cover. I have never been a fan of any of the fancy rain covers…. <\/p>\n #7: External hard drives for back-up. I travel with two of these:<\/p>\nImportant Blog Notice<\/h3>\n
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