Kenafein

You'll have more pixels with the D5200, but the D5200's buffer won't keep up with demanding birding and neither will the AF.  I think the benefit of keeping the D5200 is negligible.  Sell it, in my opinion.  

Here are some image samples from a trip to the gardens.  http://www.nikonforu...-local-gardens/

Thanks, Ken! Appreciated.

 

Great idea on the trade.

O wait: I can eat at McDonalds over here as well (done that) and visit Disneyland, Paris (never been there - too crowded) 

 

I would love to visit America though but that's not going to happen. My wife can't fly: quite severe claustrophobia.

Still lots to see over here, luckily.

Aside from the kids, I don't fly anymore because the increased security has made it too unpleasant.  If I ever make it out your way, I'll get a list of the best spots to visit, for photography, from you.  

Hilarious! What's next a Rambo-ina costume?

You should see when she dresses herself up for "Date Night" with mommy and daddy.  Her last look she called Hollywood.  

Kenafein, I plan on buying this focal length in the next week or two, and of course debating between Nikon and Tamron. My concern with the Tamron is that I've read it has an onion bokeh. Have you seen this, or shot anything that might show this?


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I haven't shot many shots to showcase the bokeh.  Standard zooms are notorious for not having the best.

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I think you should be more embarrassed if you don't know who "The Doors" are.  Have you heard the garbage the kids are listening to these days? 

Amazing photos, as always, Bart.  Perhaps we should Air BnB trade our respective houses one day.  I can see all the beauty the old world has to offer and you can eat at McDonalds and go to Disneyland.    

Cactus Garden

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Bonsai

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Pomegranate Bonsai

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Rock Garden

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Japanese Garden

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Chinese Garden

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Posting a few with the new Tamron 24-70 VC.  She likes to put this costume on from time to time.  It was her little brother's but she loves it more.  

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I took my daughter to pick strawberries at a local field, and I tested the new Tamron 24-70 while I was at it.  

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My Girls.

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I am a fan of the Yongnuo flashes.  The YN-565EX and YN-568EX flashes both support i-TTL, but the 568EX also supports hight speed sync.  These flashes are well worth the money, quite the bargain.  I have both.  

I think the D810 was the best, affordable, birding camera Nikon has made until the D500 came out.  I have never even touched a D4 or 5 and those are in a completely different class. The advantages for DX cameras, for birds, are the faster shutter speed and the greater pixel density.  On most birding shots you're going to crop anyways.  The D810 can be shot in crop mode, but in a DX you know what you're shooting will be in the frame, and the D810 can't shoot at 7-10 FPS.  Still, the D810 blows the D7200 out of the water.  The buffer and AF alone are worth the loss in pixel density.  Nikon crippled their recent DX offerings until the D500, especially with the buffer.  As for the reach aspect, it's mostly angle of view.  It only provides benefit with a very dense sensor, which DX cameras have, but the D810 is a good middle ground.

Rawtherapee is not a plugin, it's a standalone.  I do use Nik as plugins, but I think Ron is right about them being able to run standalone.  

Your model has an interesting profile.  Rawtherapee and the Nik collection are free tools you can use. 

We don't have buildings like this in the US, especially not in California.  Thanks for sharing your heritage with us through your artistic eye.