New User From Australia
Feb 2, 2018 21:53:23 #
G'day,
I am a "Hobby Photographer" who has been following UHH for a couple of years and I have finally decided to register so that I can post questions and contribute to the forum. I have learnt a lot since I began to follow UHH and of course I am still learning. Following the various topics covered in UHH has also made me realise that some of my thoughts, issues and concerns are not unique. I developed an interest in photography, or rather taking photos, in my early childhood starting with a Kodak Brownie Box camera. I later progressed to a Yashica range-finder style camera before purchasing my first SLR in 1974. I have thousands of slides, including many from my father's collection that I am slowly (very slowly), going through and converting a few to keep in digital format. I entered the world of digital photography in 2005 and felt liberated, not only with the ability to instantly view the images that I had just captured, but also with the ability to make simple adjustments to the final image. Some of my early digital photos are pretty terrible but through reading a lot and following various photography forums I feel that I have made a little progress.
I like to photograph landscapes, classic and vintage cars, trucks, machinery, wildlife, trains and railways as well as the occasional family photo. My wife and I are retired and like to take at least one "holiday" each year where we travel interstate or occasionally overseas which always provides lots of travel photography opportunities which I enjoy the most. I do not venture outside much to take photos during this time of year which is mid summer where I live which is in Alice Springs in Central Australia. Currently the daily ambient temperatures here have been around 35 - 40 plus degrees Celcius (95 - 104 F), but I notice that many of members in the northern hemisphere are experiencing temperatures at other end of the scale.
I will have a go at attaching some sample images in a future post.
Regards,
Richard
I am a "Hobby Photographer" who has been following UHH for a couple of years and I have finally decided to register so that I can post questions and contribute to the forum. I have learnt a lot since I began to follow UHH and of course I am still learning. Following the various topics covered in UHH has also made me realise that some of my thoughts, issues and concerns are not unique. I developed an interest in photography, or rather taking photos, in my early childhood starting with a Kodak Brownie Box camera. I later progressed to a Yashica range-finder style camera before purchasing my first SLR in 1974. I have thousands of slides, including many from my father's collection that I am slowly (very slowly), going through and converting a few to keep in digital format. I entered the world of digital photography in 2005 and felt liberated, not only with the ability to instantly view the images that I had just captured, but also with the ability to make simple adjustments to the final image. Some of my early digital photos are pretty terrible but through reading a lot and following various photography forums I feel that I have made a little progress.
I like to photograph landscapes, classic and vintage cars, trucks, machinery, wildlife, trains and railways as well as the occasional family photo. My wife and I are retired and like to take at least one "holiday" each year where we travel interstate or occasionally overseas which always provides lots of travel photography opportunities which I enjoy the most. I do not venture outside much to take photos during this time of year which is mid summer where I live which is in Alice Springs in Central Australia. Currently the daily ambient temperatures here have been around 35 - 40 plus degrees Celcius (95 - 104 F), but I notice that many of members in the northern hemisphere are experiencing temperatures at other end of the scale.
I will have a go at attaching some sample images in a future post.
Regards,
Richard
Feb 2, 2018 22:01:29 #
Thorny Devil wrote:
G'day, br I am a "Hobby Photographer" wh... (show quote)
Richard Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your retirement and travels. I am retired also.
I like to photograph landscapes, classic and vintage cars, wildlife, nature, bees, dragon fly's as well as taking my grandkids basket ball, LaCross, Gymnastic, games and competitions.
Stan
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PixelStan77 wrote:
Richard Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your retirement and travels. I am retired also.
I like to photograph landscapes, classic and vintage cars, wildlife, nature, bees, dragon fly's as well as taking my grandkids basket ball, LaCross, Gymnastic, games and competitions.
Stan
I like to photograph landscapes, classic and vintage cars, wildlife, nature, bees, dragon fly's as well as taking my grandkids basket ball, LaCross, Gymnastic, games and competitions.
Stan
Thank you Stan, it looks like we have some common interests besides the photography.
Feb 3, 2018 08:05:27 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
Welcome to the forums.
Thank you Richard.
Feb 3, 2018 08:06:08 #
Charles 46277 wrote:
Welcome, Richard.
Thank you Charles.
Feb 3, 2018 08:08:10 #
Leicaflex wrote:
Welcome to the HOG Richard.
Enjoy the forum.
Enjoy the forum.
Thank you Leicafex.
Feb 3, 2018 08:09:11 #
Doddy wrote:
Welcome to the forum Richard.
Thank you Doddy.
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Longshadow wrote:
Welcome to the forum.
Thank you Longshadow.
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