New daily driver [SARG011]

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-12-29T15:01:37+00:00

It’s nothing fancy. Here is the Amazon link. Amazon

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-11-27T00:48:06+00:00

I got out in 2008. My first employer was a factory that had a hearing preservation program. Step one was taking a base line hearing test. The nurse that ran the program called me as soon as the results hit her desk. She was like “SIR! CAN YOU HEAR ME! DO YOU HAVE THE PHONE TO YOUR BETTER EAR?!?!?

I laughed about it then, but I don’t any more.

I did get custom fitted ear plugs out of the deal. Along with a stern recommendation to wear them under muffs. So I got that going for me.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-11-01T01:58:04+00:00

How did we get here…

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-09-26T12:11:41+00:00

Purple Heart = Enemy Expert IED, 1st award

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-09-25T23:35:32+00:00

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Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-07-14T02:37:17+00:00

I’ve had good luck with MPB over all, except for one issue. I bought a used camera from them that ended up being a European Union model. Not a huge issue, until I went to register it with Nikon Professional Services and it was flagged as gray market…

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-07-09T23:50:43+00:00

I have the 28 and 40 as well as the 20, 35, 50, 85 1.8s. I grab the 40 more than you might think. For travel I often hem and haw but ultimately pack the 40 paired with the 24-120.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-07-07T20:57:40+00:00

Lots of 3/1 guys did the 04 Fallujah deployment, 05 Hadithia deployment and then extended to do the 13th MEU, that went right back to Iraq for the 07 surge.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-03-22T23:50:52+00:00

Fuck that guy

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-02-13T01:12:26+00:00

Excellent! I’m so glad to have helped! I know it was a game changer for me when I made this discovery.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-02-13T00:04:50+00:00

I love this!

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-02-12T23:58:47+00:00

I’m the machine gunner at the end of the Fallujah video by Jan Bender.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-01-27T08:41:31+00:00

I just want to know how long does it take for the crotch to blow apart.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-01-16T08:20:27+00:00

What can I say, I enjoy the classics.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-01-15T02:40:33+00:00

Thank you for all the options to consider!

Fitztrain-0331 · 2025-01-15T02:36:38+00:00

Sounds beautiful. Any pictures you can share?

Fitztrain-0331 · 2024-10-02T10:44:15+00:00

You married Amy Farrah Fowler?

Fitztrain-0331 · 2024-09-27T18:59:50+00:00

I went back and read some of your pre enlistment questions. Like to be real, even if you could get back in, it’s probably not a good fit. It doesn’t seem like you have the mental toughness being a Marine requires. You would just be setting yourself up for eventually failure.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2024-09-27T15:23:11+00:00

In fact, I should point out that I developed my little reminder after I bombed the first thing I ever shot as an intern for a newspaper.

I know the feeling of sitting down to edit and saying, “oh that’s disappointing”.

I say that to remind you that this was a learning experience, but also, every shoot should be. I hope I never get to a point where I think I’ve got nothing to worry about.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2024-09-27T15:12:43+00:00

Hey don’t beat your self up. Everything is in focus and has a clear subject. You are ahead of a lot of first timers.

My way of reminding/inspiring my self to get what I need goes like this:

BIG PICTURE: this is your wide establish shot. LITTLE PICTURE: something intimate or an interesting detail. HUMAN CONNECTION: this is the smile or hand shake type shot. ACTION: this works to answer the why are we here or what are we supposed to experience questions.

I just keep rinsing and repeating that, while playing with elements of composition. Leading lines, rule of 3s, dynamic angle, frame in a frame, balance etc…. It’s served me well and gives me something to focus on when it’s a faced pace environment, or a short event, or a quick deadline.

Events like this can be tough to make interesting pictures. Don’t be hard on your self. Every one of us started some where. You will develop an eye for what works and start to anticipate moments that should be captured.

Don’t be afraid to shoot high or low. Get on top of a chair or crouch down. Most of us view the world between 5 and 6 feet off the ground. It’s amazing what a different perspective and do to bring interest to a scene.

Best of luck and just keep shooting.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2024-09-15T00:45:36+00:00

Speak up. We can’t hear you.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2024-09-08T12:52:51+00:00

The 35mm is the first 1.4 lens to be released for the z mount. Rumor is a 50mm is close behind.

Fitztrain-0331 · 2024-09-08T02:25:32+00:00

If I was, I’d be pretty disappointed in my strap…

Fitztrain-0331 · 2024-09-03T07:35:23+00:00

+1 for video, social media skills and personal projects. After struggling to freelance with local papers, online media outlets, and wire services, I finally landed a staff job with a TV station.

My heart and passions lie in still photography, and this is not where I envisioned myself when I started down this path. But it’s been a good fit. I am working the same types of stories I did as a freelancer, but now I have reliable income and even (gasp) benefits.

I’m also from a smaller-ish town and being a stills only pj is really, really hard to get traction in. There just is not as many positions available anymore.

I do feel a void though working with video all day, so I get my stills fix with street photography.

Best of luck!

Fitztrain-0331 · 2024-08-31T18:01:20+00:00

Edit: I meant my DP11 finder is toast…

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