What’s in my bag/backpack?
When photographing events, landscapes, cityscapes or natural portraits, I like the ability to be nibble and quick. So, I’ll take my main camera, a lens or two, a tripod and maybe a flash and various dusting/cleaning accessories.
The main gear I use to create images:
| Camera | Nikon D810 with Kirk l-bracket |
| Lenses | Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 ED FX Zoom Lens by Nikon |
| Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED FX Zoom Lens by Nikon | |
| Flash | Nikon 4809 SB-910 Speedlight Supplied with; AS-21 Speedlight Stand; SW-13H Nikon Diffusion Dome; SZ-2FL Fluorescent Filter; SZ-2TN Incandescent Filter; SS-910 Soft Case |
| Tripod | Gitzo G1257 Mountaineer Reporter 6X Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs with center colunm removed |
| Markins M10 ballhead | |
| Markins Tripod Base | |
| Gitzo GC5210 Gitzo Tripod Shoulder Strap | |
| op/tech tripod leg wraps | |
| Monopod | Gitzo GM3551 Series 3 6X Carbon Fiber 5-Section Monopod with G-Lock |
| Cases | Think Tank Airport Antidote 2.0 Backpack |
| Think Tank Digital Holster 20 V2.0 – Holds DSLR + 70-200 + Hood Reversed | |
| Think Tank Lens Changer 35 V2.0 Belt Pouch for 24-70 f/2.8 with Hood | |
| Think Tank Lens Changer 75 V2.0 Belt Pouch for 70-200 f/2.8 with Hood | |
| Think Tank Steroid Speed Belt V2.0, Padded 3.5″ Wide | |
| Think Tank Pixel Racing Harness V2.0 | |
| Arcteryx Silo 30 Pack | |
| Weather | Think Tank EP-NSI Hydrophobia Rain Cover Eyepiece for Nikon Screw-in Mounts |
| Think Tank Hydrophobia 70-200 2.8, Rain Cover for Pro Size DSLR with 70-200 2.8 Lens or Smaller | |
| Filters | Nikon 77mm Circular Polarizing Filter |
| Nikon 77mm NC Neutral Clear Filter | |
| Lee Multi Filter Pouch. Holds Five 4×4″ or 4×6″ Filters | |
| Lee Foundation Kit / Filter Holder | |
| Lee Filters 4 x 4″ Big Stopper Filter – 10 stop ND 100m | |
| Cokin 77mm Z-PRO Adapter Ring (0.75mm Pitch Thread) | |
| Singh Ray Galen Rowell Graduated ND Filters | |
| Century Optics /Lee WA 77mm Adaptor Ring | |
| Computer | Mac Pro (mid 2010), 32 GB Memory, 6-Core Intel Xeon, Processor Speed: 3.33 GHz, 12 TB of Harddrive storage. GTX 980 Ti 6GB Graphics card. |
| Monitor | Ezio CG243W 1920×1200 resolution, 32-bit Color Pixel Depth. |
| X-Rite i1 Display Pro WITH ColorChecker Passport Color Chart | |
| Software | OS X 10.11.6 – El Capitan |
| Photoshop CC 2015 | |
| Lightroom CC 2015 | |