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At 74 years young, I've been able to successfully combine my 55-plus years' love of photography with my passion for "woodies", which is what old classic and antique wooden boats are affectionately called. I own two "woodies." a 1969 26 ft. Lyman Cruisette, which we purchased new in '69, and our recent addition of a 1951 Chris-Craft 17 ft. Special Runabout.
I've twice served as Commodore of my yacht club and also had the privilege of serving in that capacity for the Inter-Lake Yachting Association in 1982. As I'm known in the Northern Ohio/Lake Erie boating community as "Commodore Don" it seemed a logical choice of name for my current photographic endeavors.
I no longer shoot film. Since acquiring a new Nikon D1X in July 2001 and adding a D100 in 2002, my Nikon 35 mm body sits unused.
(see my note, below, regarding the D-100)
Since the first of March 2005, I've been the proud owner of a Nikon D2X, a fantastic piece of equipment. That has left me with the D1X as a backup.....two big, heavy cameras. Ever since giving my D100 to my granddaughter, I've missed not having a smaller, lighter camera with which to "travel light" with the body and the 18-200mm VR lens mounted on it. So, the minute I read the specs of the new D300 I ordered one. I've had the D300 since late October 2007. So, what's my impression of it? Well, I probably wouldn't want to drive nails with it, but as far as the pictures it takes and the features it has, in my opinion, it is a better camera than the D2X. I'm very impressed with it! For those who are interested, here is a list of my other equipment:
Nikon 12-24 mm G ultra wide angle zoom lens
Nikon 18-35 mm D wide angle zoom lens
Nikon 24-85 mm D f 2.8-4 mid-range zoom lens with macro function
Nikon 50 mm f 1.8 normal lens
Nikon 70-200 mm f 2.8 G medium telephoto zoom lens with VR
Nikon 80-400 mm f 4.5 D long telephoto zoom lens with VR
Tokina 24-200 mm f 3.5 D medium telephoto zoom lens (a "traveling lens" for those times when I just want to take the camera and only one lens.)
Nikon 18-200 mm f 3.5-5.6 VR, my NEW "traveling light lens."
Tamron 18-200 mm f3.5-6.3, purchased Sept. 2005, for those times when I needed wider angle than 24 mm but telephoto also and have no time to change lenses. Now replaced with the Nikon VR 18-200.
(NOTE: since I didn't need three bodies, in January 2006 I gave my D-100 with the Tamron 18-200 mm lens and the Nikon SB-80DX flash to my (then) 10 year old granddaughter. She has had her own PC since she was 3 yrs. old, plus I gave her a 3 MP Fuji for a Christmas gift in 2004. I let her use the D-100 at Christmas time 2005 to make certain that her "smaller hands" could handle the larger, heavier camera. She did "just great" and took over 240 pictures over the holidays. I gave her a few "pointers" along the way, and she kept improving. So, shortly after the first of Jan. 2006 I gave her the camera, lens, flash, spare batteries for camera and flash and, of course, the charger and an AC power supply for the camera.)
One more matter. The pictures displayed are compressed with automatic software after I have uploaded my original full resolution versions. The originals, from which any prints will be made, have NO JPEG distortions or artifacts in them. On some of the pictures on this site, you will see some JPEG distortions. These are particularly noticeable in large areas of the same color (such as sky, for example), but I assure you these distortions will not be visible in any prints you may order. Prints will be made from the large, high quality six or twelve megapixel original picture files which are what I uploaded to Smugmug. Enjoy your visit!
Don Emery
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CHAUTAUQUA TWIN TIER ACBS CHAPTER EVENTS
1 gallery with 180 photos
Updated: Aug 10, 2008 11:25pm EDT
ACBS 2007 ANNUAL MEETING and BOAT SHOW, LAKE GEORGE, NY
7 galleries with 820 photos
Updated: Jan 01, 2008 11:27pm EDT
2007 NORTH COAST OHIO chapter of the ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC BOAT SOCIETY EVENTS
5 galleries with 393 photos
Updated: Dec 10, 2007 12:37am EDT
2007 LYMAN BOAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION EVENTS
6 galleries with 395 photos
Updated: Oct 27, 2007 7:13pm EDT
ALL CLASSIC BOAT and CAR SHOW, HURON, OH 8-17 & 18-2007
1 gallery with 161 photos
Updated: Sep 16, 2007 6:13pm EDT
CONNEAUT, OH ANTIQUE BOAT AND CAR SHOW 2007
1 gallery with 102 photos
Updated: Sep 02, 2007 2:20pm EDT
Sailing with the Great Lakes Historical Society on the Denis Sullivan
1 gallery with 167 photos
Updated: Aug 29, 2007 10:45pm EDT
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV
1 gallery with 41 photos
Updated: Apr 07, 2007 8:24pm EDT
2006 NORTH COAST OHIO CHAPTER of the ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC BOAT SOCIETY Events
5 galleries with 476 photos
Updated: Apr 02, 2007 9:53am EDT
2006 LYMAN BOAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION Events
6 galleries with 496 photos
Updated: Feb 22, 2007 6:37am EDT
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1946 60th REUNION
1 gallery with 97 photos
Updated: Sep 24, 2006 5:22pm EDT
USCG Helicopter SAR Demo, Huron, OH 7-15-2006
1 gallery with 139 photos
Updated: Aug 14, 2006 11:11am EDT
Edgewater Yacht Club 2006 Commodores Ball
2 galleries with 335 photos
Updated: May 14, 2006 2:30pm EDT
ACBS 2005 National Meeting and Boat Show, Lake of the Ozarks, MO
2 galleries with 700 photos
Updated: Oct 31, 2005 3:28am EDT
2005 ACBS Events other than NCO sponsored
2 galleries with 353 photos
Updated: Aug 28, 2005 9:23pm EDT
NCO Public Service Project at Turkeyfoot Lake State Park Launching Ramps
1 gallery with 39 photos
Updated: Nov 07, 2004 4:55pm EDT
