Check your local community college for photography classes and stay tuned in to UGG. You might check for a photo club meeting near you. There are also many very good books available to help you get started.

I will also add that in addition to the practice and self analysis that you find a formal photo class near you. This class will give you more direct and immediate response to your work with a pro giving you advice.

Rule of thumb for a recognizable photo is to double the distance in feet and that would be your lens size. 100ft will require a 200mm, 500ft will require a1000mm etc

Excellent time to play with some black and white.

Thank you all for your post. The mount has been identified. I have placed the lens on a Sony a350 and it mounts perfectly, however it only functions in manual mode because it is an older version.

Wrong....I know that it is a Sigma 100-300 and there are no other markings to indicate what camera it will fit. I think that others on this thread have it right it is a Minolta/Sony A mount.

Thanks for your help in identifying the lens mount. Since it does not have the eight pin connections it must’ve the older version.

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This lens was found in with some photo equipment after a friend died this past spring. It does not fit any of the cameras he left ( Sony or Nikon ).Any one know what mount this is?

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More than 90 percent of people buying a camera will never use advanced controls. Never do any pp and may do nothing but post a birthday memory or print a 4x6. If that describes your wife the simplist camera for her is her cell phone.

Technique and composition are both necessary in properly capturing a scene or a moment in time. Most people who own cameras think they are photographers but fail on one or both of these. Art on the other hand is something only seen in the camera operators mind when pushing the button. Dose'T matter what others think of someone else's products photography is about what the photographer thinks about and see's in his own work.