Posts for: Wildspirit
Apr 19, 2012 23:51:45 #
Wow, I am glad you noticed snowy summit (and foothill, which I have debated erasing but others told me to leave it) of Mt. San Jacinto, California, in the background. I am looking forward to spending time at the site perusing and commenting on your work, too. What, you like Sinatra? Which one, Nancy? <G>
Apr 19, 2012 23:49:44 #
Thank you, Ward, I look forward to learning the site and posting more shots, looking at your shots, and hoping to really enjoy the experience here. So far, so good. :-)
Apr 19, 2012 23:47:27 #
Thank you for the kind comment and welcome. I am still reading the site rules and other areas but am looking forward to visiting each one who comments and finding common ground and interests.
Apr 19, 2012 23:28:16 #
Sir,
First, thank you for that boost!! I had been a little hesitant to post among so many brilliant photographers. The rules had me a bit edgy too, not knowing really what was going to happen if I screwed up or made a mistake. So happy to be in good company!
The camera details are (I have to look at the EXIF) photographed as I drove at 3-4mph along a dirt road near Hemet California with my 'critter gitter,' Barbara Copp. She saw the hawk take off from one roadside fencepost---I didn't have my camera ready--and told me that it had landed on yet another a quarter mile behind us. I made a round-robin three mile drive then slowed again, cradling my Pentax *istDS 6-megapixel with 70-300mm macro telephoto in my left arm, shooting two or three shots when it took off. The result was one of my favorite shots, with the crisp hawk and muted background of the snow-covered summit of Mt. San Jacinto, California, in the background. I will send the EXIF info as soon as I can.
Again, thank you for your wonderful comment. I am humbled and pleased. I will visit you soon if I can figure out how to maneuver in the Ugly Hedgehot.
Jim Pankey
First, thank you for that boost!! I had been a little hesitant to post among so many brilliant photographers. The rules had me a bit edgy too, not knowing really what was going to happen if I screwed up or made a mistake. So happy to be in good company!
The camera details are (I have to look at the EXIF) photographed as I drove at 3-4mph along a dirt road near Hemet California with my 'critter gitter,' Barbara Copp. She saw the hawk take off from one roadside fencepost---I didn't have my camera ready--and told me that it had landed on yet another a quarter mile behind us. I made a round-robin three mile drive then slowed again, cradling my Pentax *istDS 6-megapixel with 70-300mm macro telephoto in my left arm, shooting two or three shots when it took off. The result was one of my favorite shots, with the crisp hawk and muted background of the snow-covered summit of Mt. San Jacinto, California, in the background. I will send the EXIF info as soon as I can.
Again, thank you for your wonderful comment. I am humbled and pleased. I will visit you soon if I can figure out how to maneuver in the Ugly Hedgehot.
Jim Pankey
Apr 19, 2012 17:04:18 #
Hi all,
First, I am an avid hobbyist with no formal training in photography or art; I don't claim to be exceptionally talented nor after fame and fortune. I enjoy what I do and hope you do too.
My wife and I left beautiful southern California in October 2010 and now rent in a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Quite a change for us but hopefully not permanently. We both enjoy photography and travel in our 'after years.' We go on 'excurdings' with no itinerary, no purpose, no destination in mind. Hope to meet some of you.
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First, I am an avid hobbyist with no formal training in photography or art; I don't claim to be exceptionally talented nor after fame and fortune. I enjoy what I do and hope you do too.
My wife and I left beautiful southern California in October 2010 and now rent in a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Quite a change for us but hopefully not permanently. We both enjoy photography and travel in our 'after years.' We go on 'excurdings' with no itinerary, no purpose, no destination in mind. Hope to meet some of you.
Keep Clicking!
