Been reading for a while, time to register: Hello all, my name is Robyn and I've been an enthusiast amateur photographer for many years. I enjoy learning and practicing just about all...

Robyn H Loc: MainLine PA

Hello all, my name is Robyn and I've been an enthusiast amateur photographer for many years. I enjoy learning and practicing just about all aspects of photography although I've pretty much retired my film cameras. I currently own Canon, Nikon and Sony digital cameras as use Canon most often because I have more Canon EF mount lenses... Although I have done numerous paid jobs over the years I don't consider myself nor am I a professional photographer; I'll leave that title to the folks who earned a living with the camera. My home is in the main line suburbs of the city of brotherly love. I'm looking forward to making new friends here on the UHH.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Robyn H wrote:

Hello all, my name is Robyn and I've been an enthu... (show quote)

Robyn, Greetings from Vermont and welcome to the forum. I enjoy photographing nature, flowers,landscapes and wildlife. This Spring and summer I have been photographing butterflies and Hummingbirds. Look forward to seeing some of your work. I am a Nikon and Leica guy. Still on rare occasions hoot B&W film.

Vaun's photography Loc: Bonney Lake, WA

Welcome Robyn! Looking forward to seeing some of your photos. Like you, I was a reader long before I registered.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Welcome to the Forum Robyn, enjoy.

al13

PixelStan77 wrote:

Robyn, Greetings from Vermont and welcome to the forum. I enjoy photographing nature, flowers,landscapes and wildlife. This Spring and summer I have been photographing butterflies and Hummingbirds. Look forward to seeing some of your work. I am a Nikon and Leica guy. Still on rare occasions hoot B&W film.

I want to photograph humming birds but I only get one bird to the feeder and it doesn't stay around very long. It apparently loves the sugar water but not when I sit outside. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Greetings from the other side of the state, Western Pennsylvania. Looking forward for some post's.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Welcome, Robyn. Have fun,

Vaun's photography Loc: Bonney Lake, WA

al13 wrote:

I want to photograph humming birds but I only get one bird to the feeder and it doesn't stay around very long. It apparently loves the sugar water but not when I sit outside. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I have successfully taken photos of them through windows.

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BB4A

Greetings, Robyn, from Wisconsin, England, Italy, Turkey, and (at the end of the month) Serbia... I'm in the middle of a busy & fun Summer of commissions and fun travel.

Like you, I had to retire my film cameras a while back; it's been a fun transition and now the only aspect of film photography I miss is tinkering with monochrome exposures. Unlike you, I had to make a decision on my technology format, and chose Canon; mainly because of the reliability of the bodies under all weather conditions, and their superlative "L" lens family. I've enjoyed phenomenal reliability with my Canon equipment (zero fixes, over 12 years, with 4 different body models and 8 units), so for me, that was a financially wise decision.

Enjoy the Forum, and fee free to share your favorite images.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Welcome to the forum neighbor.

Robyn H Loc: MainLine PA

Longshadow wrote:

Welcome to the forum neighbor.

Thank you. I am very familiar with the Audubon area and the wildlife sanctuary. I've spent a lot of time along the Schuylkill and the Perkiomen looking for and occasionally photographing wildlife. There are several eagles that fly the Perkiomen in search of a meal.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Robyn H wrote:

Thank you. I am very familiar with the Audubon area and the wildlife sanctuary. I've spent a lot of time along the Schuylkill and the Perkiomen looking for and occasionally photographing wildlife. There are several eagles that fly the Perkiomen in search of a meal.

Thanks, I did not know about the eagles on the Perkiomen.

Robyn H Loc: MainLine PA

BB4A wrote:

Greetings, Robyn, from Wisconsin, England, Italy, ... (show quote)

My main cameras are Canon. I began collecting them soon after the 10D was introduced. My every day camera is my 5DIV and my favorite utility lens is my EF 28-300L followed by my EF 100-400L II. For birding I usually use my Nikon D500 with my Nikkor 200-500 and Nikon 1.4 teleconverter. I used my 7D II more often prior to getting the D500 but it still gets used often enough. I currently have only one MILC, a Canon M50 that I bought to see what all the rage was about. I still don't know what all the rage is about, it's just a camera, but I do like it.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Robyn H wrote:

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I currently have only one MILC, a Canon M50 that I bought to see what all the rage was about. I still don't know what all the rage is about, it's just a camera, but I do like it.

Yup. I'll keep my DSLR, no gee-whiz-bang for me with mirror-less, it's a camera also.

Robyn H Loc: MainLine PA

Longshadow wrote:

Thanks, I did not know about the eagles on the Perkiomen.

There are several eagle nests up stream along the reservoir at Green Lane park. These birds will fly the prekiomen down to the Schuylkill in search of a meal. One spot I found that is good for spotting the eagles is, when the water is low, at the base of, I think it's called lower Indian head road, it's right along the Perkiomen trail. It's about a quarter mile below one of the old Mill dams where the Perkiomen is fairly wide. I've seen eagles perched in the trees above the water looking for fish. It's also a good spot for great blue herons and green herons and lots of other flying fauna and river otters.