Sounds like fun, Ken, but I got seasick just reading your post.
Charlie
On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 4:14 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I haven't had a chance to download the images into the computer yet,
> but yesterday I got to go out on a fishing charter from Seward. We
> went out about 40-50 miles, down west of the Chiswell Islands. Not
> only was it a blast (waves were running 10 feet or so), but I took
> about 1.5 billion pictures.
>
> I packed the E-3 (and E-1 as backup) with 14-42 and 40-150 lenses
> (including the second 14-42 as spare). I exclusively used the E-3
> because of motion and vibration and gave the IBIS a severe workout.
> I'm not sure what my grand total is, but somewhere between 1000-1500
> pictures. When under full throttle, we were punching into the waves at
> over 20 knots, so it was a pretty rough ride. When out in the roughest
> open seas, I spent the entire time up front riding the rises and drops
> and getting coated in spray. What a riot. I did manage to keep the
> salt spray mostly off of the lens, but otherwise the E-3 got soaked
> more than a few times. I cooked through two fully charged batteries,
> so I'm sure the IBIS was going nuts. Actual number of keepers will
> probably be low because nearly all were taken one-handed.
>
> The scenery is "intense". Mountains and cliffs end right in the ocean.
> Who cares if the fish were biting or not, it was a photographer's
> paradise.
>
> I didn't catch any Silvers, but did fill my quota with Rockfish.
>
> Hopefully, I can do this again in a couple of weeks.
>
> AG Schnozz
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