Above: New York City's skyline at dusk and early evening.

I'm lucky to be a photographer living in NYC. Everything around us is a photographic subject. I admire those photogs that spend a lifetime documenting some aspect of the city, Jay Maisel's images of the World Trade Center come to mind.

But one needs to be disciplined about bringing your camera with you. As Chase Jarvis said, "The best camera is the one that's with you." No camera, no photograph - unless of course you consider iphones or other camera phones.

Walk Around Lens

I recently added the Nikon 35mm f2.0 prime lens to my arsenal. I found the 50 f.14 just not wide enough for a walk-around lens. Carrying one of the big zooms, either the 17-35mm or the 24-70mm, just felt too heavy. WAAAAH! It's one thing to lug those on a paying job, another to just sling it on my D700 (sans MB-D10 battery pack) as a camera/lens combo to carry all day.

I did like the 24-85mm f3.5-4.5 ED as a walk around consumer zoom. Unfortunately, mine got damaged and I'm holding off on repairing it. I'm anticipating this rumored 24-105 f4 that Nikon Rumors and Thom Hogan expect to be announced any day now from Nikon.

Anyway, I do love the 35mm/D700 combo. It's light and unobtrusive. I plan to start shooting more with just primes, using the 35, 50, and 85 f1.8.