"Nice station. I have worked the world with mine. Looking to buy the elecraft T1 soon"

"Ha, and it's the one without any flash. Just the simple "sun as hairlight" trick. :-)  It seems that 'actor headshots' are a specific style, one which requires f/2 or so."

"The best of the bunch!

I LOVE the lighting and depth of field!"

"Yes, my daughter wasn't nearly as impressed with the Pikachu egg. She had to have a much more obscure character!
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"wow."

"Indeed, this is Glaceon, the wintry pokemon"

"This is that trick I learned:  at sunset, set white balance from 'auto' to 'tungsten' to get cool purple effect."

"Thanks! "

"Interesting placement for the barbed wire. The detail is terrific."

"Indeed it is."

"Strange polarization."

"That your new f/1.2 lens?"

"Under a bridge."

"Where was this?"