I think I just went over the edge big time! (Page 8): Just remember the Judge will say "Boy your half ain't half" and he isn't kidding.

NealB Loc: Lowell Indiana

SharpShooter wrote:

Let me see if I've got this straight?

Fast woman in one hand, camera in the other?
Fast women in one hand, camera in the other?

Anybody out there want my old camera? I won't be needing it anymore!! Here, you can have my baseball glove as well! :lol:
SS

Just remember the Judge will say "Boy your half ain't half" and he isn't kidding.

Sprocket Loc: Upstate New York

NealB wrote:

I joined last summer just to pick up tips on scann... (show quote)

:shock:

Don't make the same mistake that I did. Hide half of the equipment in the basement and bring it out over time as if you didn't buy it all at once, or you may end up spending more money on an apartment and trying to learn how to do laundry. :shock: I am better at taking pictures than relationships. BTW I am not very good at taking pictures. LOL

mrlaursen Loc: Bitterroot Valley, Montana

Sprocket wrote:

:shock:

Don't make the same mistake that I did. Hide half of the equipment in the basement and bring it out over time as if you didn't buy it all at once, or you may end up spending more money on an apartment and trying to learn how to do laundry. :shock: I am better at taking pictures than relationships. BTW I am not very good at taking pictures. LOL

Funny; I do the same thing with clothes. I buy them then put them in the closet. Eventually, when I bring them out, my husband will say "Did you get a new....?" and I can TRUTHFULLY say "No - this has been in the closet
for a LONG time!"

Sprocket Loc: Upstate New York

mrlaursen wrote:

Funny; I do the same thing with clothes. I buy them then put them in the closet. Eventually, when I bring them out, my husband will say "Did you get a new....?" and I can TRUTHFULLY say "No - this has been in the closet
for a LONG time!"

Glad to see that I am not alone!!!! I am going to check all of my closets right now to see what my wife may have in there.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :-)

NealB Loc: Lowell Indiana

Glad I signed up for this site, everyone seems to be very willing to help us photographically impaired newbies. I read two books and took a online class last weekend. I can now say I am really clueless. I did get out and take bunch of pictures in auto of uninteresting objects on a gloomy day to start to get a feel for the camera. I took a picture of a pot hole in the road and I am amazed by the detail that the camera captured. I will keep moving forward and thanks for all of the encouraging words.

JohnM Loc: Springfield, Illinois

NealB wrote:

Glad I signed up for this site, everyone seems to ... (show quote)

wtg Neal, yes, just keep going. As you find and encounter things the camera does your unhappy with, the quest to outsmart the camera will teach you all you ever need to know.

When I am right, its science, when I am wrong its art

Photomacdog Loc: San Francisco (Bay Area) California

Hi Neal,

The beauty of "Art" (Photography) is that no one is totally right and no one is totally wrong. It's in the eye of the beholder. One person's blown out highlights is another person's new art fad. I personally would like to see your "pot hole".

gwr Loc: South Dartmouth, Ma.

NealB wrote:

I joined last summer just to pick up tips on scann... (show quote)

welcome, I researched for 3 or 4 months and ended up w/ the D7100 too. I added 3 lenses and im still impatiently waiting for one of them, that is on back order. when im not swamped @ work I will go to youtube and do a search or read a page or two of the manuel. my head is still spinning but not as bad as it was a month ago. good luck, have fun and post some pics!!