Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:31 pm Post subject: Welcome Blue
Blue, hope you enjoy your stay. What kinda stuff are you into? Also your just intime to post for this months Landscape competition. _________________ The sun cannot set,
Because you are not here,
To see it,
The day cannot end,
It can't be right,
That night will come,
Without you.
Wow! You guys are fast, LOL! I was just coming on to post my intro, but y'all beat me to it!
Well, I am very new to photography... I've only really been seriously interested in it for about a month now... but I have a rather- umm, extreme- personality, so when I do something, I do it BIG. I have a Nikon Coolpix 8700 that I sort of accidentally bought a few years ago, when I thought photography might be an interesting "hobby"... but the damn thing intimidated me so much that until now I have mostly kept it in "auto" mode, and stayed as far away from the owners manual as possible. Long story short, something inspired me to pick it up recently, and I pretty much haven't put it down since (I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. I caught the bug). I've even- gasp!- read the manual!
Seriously, though, I'm taking an online course right now, and studying a lot through books, and just generally trying to learn as much as possible, and practice, practice, practice. I have three kids that are with me ALL the time, so I don't get as much time to shoot as I would like, but on the upside I have a steady supply of cute models. I love to share my shots with people, and look at other people's work, and of course I have lots of questions- so I am excited to find this forum!
Looking forward to getting to know you all better!
-Blue
Welcome Blue, you're in good (?) company, I started by 'accident' and got bitten, great way to start. Enjoy and I look forward to seeing some shots. Keith. _________________
best be quick than left behind...great to have you onboard. post some pics an lets see what floats your boat. _________________ The sun cannot set,
Because you are not here,
To see it,
The day cannot end,
It can't be right,
That night will come,
Without you.
Ok, I'll throw some of my photos up on Fotki and post the link in the members website area. But BE WARNED: my pictures are nowhere near the caliber of the rest of yours. I have been looking over some of your work, and I am a trifle intimidated... a trifle embarrased to show mine... but I do look forward to getting good advice and criticism from the masters. Stay tuned for the link later today...
I'll also try to enter the landscape contest... not in any hopes of winning (I've seen the entries. WOW! You guys are GOOD!) ...but just for fun. (Yeah, as someone noticed, I am in the dead center of America... so my landscape will most likely be a wheatfield of some sort, LOL- not much else to shoot here )
Just because the competition this month is a little hard doesn't mean you shouldn't take part, after all its that that counts. Don't be embarassed, show your work in all its glory and maybe we can all help you to improve. _________________ The sun cannot set,
Because you are not here,
To see it,
The day cannot end,
It can't be right,
That night will come,
Without you.
I'll also try to enter the landscape contest... not in any hopes of winning
One thing I must say I really like about the people here is the high level of participation in the comps, win or not. I find it very encouraging to see how many people stay involved _________________ see my photography at john.seelbinder.org
Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! This seems like such a great group of people, and I'm glad I joined.
I have posted the link to some of my photos in the "Members websites" are, but here it is again. Feel free to take a look and I welcome any advice, comments, or critique!!
Now hold on a minute, trades description.... You have some awesome shots on your website! I haven't looked far yet but I love some of the Downtown Enid, OK, stuff like, DSCN3719, DSCN3732, DSCN3715. This is great stuff, so I hope you feel right at home. Thanks for putting your website up, gonna take my time, but this is great. _________________
i know what you mean keith, seriously, get a shot in the competition, you have a great eye Blue, Popcorn made me chuckle, and some of the downtown stuff is amazing. Don't do yourself a disservice... _________________ The sun cannot set,
Because you are not here,
To see it,
The day cannot end,
It can't be right,
That night will come,
Without you.
Wow- thank you so much for your comments. You don't know how much that means to me coming from "real" photographers, LOL. I truly appreciate you taking the time out to look at my stuff.
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Blue, hope you enjoy your stay. What kinda stuff are you into? Also your just intime to post for this months Landscape competition.
I have a Nikon Coolpix 8700 that I sort of accidentally bought a few years ago, when I thought photography might be an interesting "hobby"... but the damn thing intimidated me so much that until now I have mostly kept it in "auto" mode, and stayed as far away from the owners manual as possible. 
Long story short, something inspired me to pick it up recently, and I pretty much haven't put it down since (I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. I caught the bug). I've even- gasp!- read the manual! 
I love to share my shots with people, and look at other people's work, and of course I have lots of questions- so I am excited to find this forum!
(Yeah, as someone noticed, I am in the dead center of America... so my landscape will most likely be a wheatfield of some sort, LOL- not much else to shoot here 
)
Good one 