Hardware and Software

Discussing equipment seems like a requirement for a photography blog, so I might as well get that out of the way.

Current equipment:

• Nikon D5200 APS-C (crop sensor)
• 80-200mm f/2.8 (20-year-old used lens)
• 28-75mm f/2.8
• 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6
• 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6

Almost all of the equipment was purchased used and/or refurbished from B&H.

I use a monopod with the 80-200mm.  It' a heavy lens and has no stability correction, so is pretty unforgiving when it comes to handheld shots.

For software, I use Adobe Lightroom CC.  I have the Google Nik plugins installed, but haven't used them enough to really have a good feel for what they do.  

I'd like to learn Photoshop, but am intimidated by what looks like an incredibly-steep learning curve.