I purchased #18 about six months ago, but hadn't made time to view it. Just watched it while on vacation last week. Wow! A few thoughts:
Antarctica - breathtaking. You guys really scored on the weather and the decision to move. The scenery was so incredible and conditions perfect. Makes me want to go.
Madagascar - Having been a LL/MR fan for many years, I shouldn't be surprised that MR works out so many quality images, but what can I say? I see the simple scenery in the video, and then when MR captures the still frame... very inspirational. A long time ago I had thoughts about catching up to MR's skills, but he keeps getting better, so it seems I'll never catch him.
Field Backup - having been in the software/computer biz for 25 years, and valuing my images highly, I thought I was the backup king! I have the laptops, external drives, etc. How come I never thought of not reusing my CF cards on a trip? What a simple concept. And always keep them on you. Even if your kit is swiped you'll still have the images. Brilliantly simple.
Dykinga - I haven't watched this one yet. I'm sure it will be great too.
Great job guys, I need to buy a few more VJ's. Thanks for you great work.
Bob Towery
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