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Feb 11, 2019 17:52:04   #
Gilkar
 
I am a retired professional photographer. I earned a living, put three kids though college, own my home, bought a house in Italy, and live there three months out of every year. To paraphrase a famous baseball player, "Photography has been very good to me." I was feeling pretty good about myself until I encountered the beautiful work on this forum. Now I feel totally inadequate. The photos I see are absolutely stunning. I hope to post a few of my own but am worried about them not making the cut. Anyway this forum is great with a lot of diverse topics and it lives up to one of my favorite axioms, (I have many), You are never to old to learn something new. Looking forward to seeing and learning more.
Gilkar

The attached picture was taken with a Nikon D-300 (I think) in jpeg mode. It was sunset in Sicily at the villa of my friend. "Leone" was guarding the property. I played with the original increasing the saturation darkening in the area around the dog. I was going to add some color to the cloudless sky but could not decide on just how much. (I tried several scenarios), so i left it alone.



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Feb 11, 2019 17:55:26   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
Neat.
Welcome to the forum.

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Feb 11, 2019 17:59:30   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
Welcome to UHH Gilkar, glad you joined us. You have quite a resume! A lot of us will end up picking your brain of photographic knowledge.
Have fun and enjoy the forum.

Don

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Feb 11, 2019 18:14:18   #
rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA
 
Beautiful image, and welcome to the group.

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Feb 11, 2019 18:25:44   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Welcome. Have fun.

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Feb 11, 2019 18:33:30   #
Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
 
Enjoyed the image!!
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Feb 11, 2019 19:56:20   #
repleo Loc: Boston
 
Gilkar wrote:
I am a retired professional photographer. I earned a living, put three kids though college, own my home, bought a house in Italy, and live there three months out of every year. To paraphrase a famous baseball player, "Photography has been very good to me." I was feeling pretty good about myself until I encountered the beautiful work on this forum. Now I feel totally inadequate. The photos I see are absolutely stunning. I hope to post a few of my own but am worried about them not making the cut. Anyway this forum is great with a lot of diverse topics and it lives up to one of my favorite axioms, (I have many), You are never to old to learn something new. Looking forward to seeing and learning more.
Gilkar

The attached picture was taken with a Nikon D-300 (I think) in jpeg mode. It was sunset in Sicily at the villa of my friend. "Leone" was guarding the property. I played with the original increasing the saturation darkening in the area around the dog. I was going to add some color to the cloudless sky but could not decide on just how much. (I tried several scenarios), so i left it alone.
I am a retired professional photographer. I earne... (show quote)


Welcome Gilkar. Love your Sicily picture. Could be a closing scene from the Lion King. It reminded me to post some of my pics from my week of touring Sicily last October - Taormina, Syracusa, Noto, Enna, Petralia, Cefalu and Trapani.

Post plenty of pics. There is no 'cut'. Nobody criticises your work unless you specifically ask for it.

A great way to get to know people is put out an open invitation to your place in Italy. Actually just mentioning Italy usually draws pages of responses.


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Feb 12, 2019 00:22:39   #
EyeShootWideOpen Loc: Florida
 
repleo wrote:
Welcome Gilkar. Love your Sicily picture. Could be a closing scene from the Lion King.

Post plenty of pics. There is no 'cut'. Nobody criticises your work unless you specifically ask for it.

A great way to get to know people is put out an open invitation to your place in Italy. Actually just mentioning Italy usually draws pages of responses.

Welcome Gilkar. Love your Sicily picture. Could ... (show quote)


I will second that

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Feb 12, 2019 03:18:44   #
Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY
 
Welcome to UHH. Enjoy!

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Feb 12, 2019 05:47:54   #
joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ
 
Welcome to the forum. Thanks for sharing a photo.

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Feb 12, 2019 07:15:45   #
MikeMck Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay
 
Welcome!

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Feb 12, 2019 08:30:39   #
ReFlections Loc: From LA to AL
 
Welcome to the forum. Very nice photo.

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Feb 12, 2019 08:36:11   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Welcome to our forum!

Don't feel inadequate -
"I earned a living, put three kids though college, own my home, bought a house in Italy, and live there three months out of every year." :)

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Feb 12, 2019 08:51:37   #
donrosshill Loc: Delaware & Florida
 
Welcome. I am also a retired (for many years) as a Professional Photographer. I like Leone. A great watch Cat.
Thanks for sharing your Image.
Don

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Feb 12, 2019 09:11:11   #
tommyII Loc: Northern Illinois
 
Welcome. It sounds like you'll fit right in. Technical opinions from a pro are always valuable, and I look forward to seeing your input on photos. Enjoy the site

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