Thanks again! First shot was in the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado... so the mountains in the distance are able to hold a bit more rain and a tree line, but the sand has been blown against and collecting in the valley before those Rocky Mountains. Visiting is quite an experience, everything is of a larger scale than you expect... I HIGHLY recommend going (and the view from the tallest sand dunes is absolutely worth the hours of climbing sand). Some more photos on my Instagram @Evshrug (I’m “Evshrug” everywhere!). Gotta say... my sister got me this “weekender” bag by eBags.com, and though it doesn’t have camera organization or include camera cubes, it’s been my go-to carry-on for flights less than a week. You should have seen how much I loaded it coming back from NAMM! Thanks also for the good luck wishes. The headphone industry is still affected by the current events... but in a different way. There is still demand for headphones, perhaps MORE due to shelter in place orders and school being cancelled. However, manufacturers are still struggling with shipping, reduced hours for employees, and two companies I had hoped to consult for are waiting to enter the US market (and consider me) until things feel more normal. There’s not much money in making YouTube videos (my channel there is also EvShrug), at least from an Adsense perspective, but I figure that sharing headphone/audio education could really help people make informed decisions for themselves, while also being like a sort of portfolio to show value to companies that might want to hire me. As I often said: If I kept what I knew to myself, then I’d just be a nerd, so I appreciate everyone who enjoys it and gives my research some purpose 😃

Hey, that first shot is quite arresting, where is it? Because it has much greener landscape peeking out from behind what looks like an arid crater. I appreciate some of the Peak Design gear- the carry clip is great for mountaineering type activities as long as you're willing to forgo any sort of protection, much easier to use than a chest carry system which gets in the way of climbing. The backpack is a bit weird though- definitely too stiff and I find the shoulder straps with the chest strap highly compromised, definitely a bit of form over function going on there. I just used the bag as a fast access travel bag for flights, in the days that people still got onto planes. Good luck with starting the series- headphones must be one of the few areas that hasn't been too disrupted, or even benefited from, everything that's going on now.

Oh yes, I totally bought my Slingshot in college for landscape shots, not for home storage. I bought a Peak Design Everyday backpack recently because Drop had a V1 clearance special... can’t say I’ve fully become comfortable with how to use that yet. Heavy, rigid back kind of hurts, and kind of overkill for the mirrorless cameras I prefer. There seems to be an endless pursuit of perfection when it comes to cases and bags. Sometimes, it’s pain points or customer feedback that inspires great product design. If they were my cases, you’d probably see two different types, specialized for a particular use, but I admit I probably won’t go into making my own stuff. However, I HIGHLY appreciate your compliments on my videos, especially right when I’m planning to start my own series of headphone audio videos since Dekoni hasn’t asked me for any since COVID. But anyway, here’s two nice landscapes from when I bought the Lowepro! [image] [image]