robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

After reading the posts on this thread I have reviewed your posts and in re your landscapes they are outstanding. I occassionally do what I consider a really good landscape (I do much better at small close subjects like my birds.) but you have a string awesome landscaps here.

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Very beautiful!

indigoblues

Thank you kindly!

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Excellent.

indigoblues

Thanks Doddy!

indigoblues

Thank you

indigoblues

Thank you Robert, I really appreciate your kind comments!! I do other work besides landscapes... mostly portrait work, which I love. May post some soon I love birds...especially tight close ups in their natural habitat!

indigoblues

Thank you!

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Portraits, my other "I wish I could do those really well." Occasionally I get a really good one of a human. Birds, I can do it fairly often.

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

nice

indigoblues

Practice every chance you get... and study other photographers work-- read about (or watch YouTube videos) their techniques. There is no ONE right way to do something. Even for those of us experienced, there is ALWAYS something to learn.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Those are among the things I taught my students as part of how to study and learn.
In my case it is largely a case of "too many hobbies and things" with not enough real desire or time to learn everything I would like to do better.

In 35 years, 1 at Jr High, then 6 at high school, then 15 back at Jr High and then back to Sr High for my last 13 years I spent a lot of time teaching vocabulary, reading, study, note taking and test prep and test taking skills because so many students made it to my classes without ever learning how to learn.
I had an 8th Grade gifted student and his mother complain to Admin about so many "simple" lessons beneath a "GIFTED" class. Until I pulled out his folder and opened the electronic roll book and showed that his average grade on those simple lessons was a C- and he got a B- in the class only beause he turned in several extra credit assignments that barely got enough points to raise his grade.
I also once had two boys show up on open house night in my room while their parents visited their younger siblings' teachers to tell me that they wanted to aplogize for being two of the three biggest jerks in East Los Angeles when they were in my 8th grade class. Seems when they hit college prep courses in 11th grade they couldn't pass on just brain power they dug out their notebooks and tried my methods I attempted to teach them. "Guess what Mister, they worked!" Me looking around to see no one else was in my room at the moment "No shit, I thought I was just doing that to avoid having to write real lesson plans. And where is the 3rd Musketeer?" "Oh he dropped out in 12th grade, got in trouble and a judge let him join the Marines instead of go to juvy. And when the Marines tested him and sent him to radar tech school he tried your stuff too. He did well enough they have offered him a scholarship if he does ROTC and then comes back in as a Reserve officer. He said to say Hi."

I also spent 7 years in a program named "University Preparatory Program" run by sciece and engineering professors from California State University at Los Angeles" (my Alma Mater) and when the professors saw my "How to Study and Learn" lessons they asked if it was OK to give copies of those lessons to other teachers.

I guess I did something right with those study method lessons.

indigoblues

Incredible stories! I was super fortunate to have had a number of excellent teachers in all my years of schooling and then in college. Some really BAD teachers, but a couple who taught me how to really see things and learn, and figure things out on my own through cultivating resourcefulness. I am forever grateful for their wise words and guidance. Seems you have a lot to be proud of-- I'm sure quite a few of your students will carry your teachings with them for a lifetime.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Could be. Several years ago at the Union Pacific RR employee picnic held at a Railway Museum I belong to I was the Conductor on the main line passenger train we were running and as I finished the safety talk in one car a woman yelled out "Is your name Perkins and did you teach at Garfield HS in East LA?" I yelled back "Yes" and she waved her hand and replied "I thought I recognized that voice and style. My husband and I met in one of your 9th grade classes at Garfield HS 10 years ago." Then as I walked toward her I saw she had two children about 4 or 5 with her. I asked if her husband was a the museum also and she told me he couldn't make it because he was a Freight Train Conductor for UP and on an express run to the east loaded with fresh produce from So. California and she planned to tell him who was the Conductor on the train they rode at the museum.

For those who don't know on a train the Conductor is like the Captain of a ship. He is the commander. The Engineer, Firemen, Brakemen, Porters and Asst Engineers etc. all take their orders from the Conductor. The British modeled trains after ships. They also came up with the "Navy Blue" uniforms (though some places they wear black).

indigoblues

Wow, how cool is that?! Your former students have remembered your voice and style. It goes to show that we never know who is going to remember something we said or did even decades ago-- so always conduct oneself with respect for others and have a virtuous, honorable soul in all that you do. I still remember the great teachers I had and can hear them speak their words of wisdom just like it was yesterday. BTW, I do know that conductors are very highly regarded in the RR industry. My uncle was one in Canada, though I do not recall who he worked for... but he was always held in high regard.