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pandora
Posted 18/01/2009 - 20:23 Link
Hi everyone my name is Carole, my technique is basically point and shoot. Well I do know some technical stuff about my cameras capabilities but Wildlife has a habit of not posing for you (Try asking a golden eagle to hang around so you can get your tripod up or find a post to put your bean bag on!!) My new year’s resolution is to be more patient!! After seeing some of the pictures in the gallery and on posts in the forums, I feel I would like to achieve better pictures most of the time instead of some of the time. Saying that photography to me is a fun hobby so I am not looking for professional standard in my pictures just some I can say oh yes that’s a blue throated whatever instead of oh yes that’s a bird!!.
K5,Pentax DA*300mm,Pentax HD DA 560mm.
Hyram
Posted 18/01/2009 - 21:27 Link
Welcome Carole.

Wildlife is certainly a tricky subject and very often you have to accept what you get, making a mental note to try again another day.

I am sure that even the really expert wildlife photographers on the forum will confirm that the numbers of photographs discarded can be very high.
Hyram

Bodies: K20D (2), K10D, Super A, ME Super, Auto 110 SLR, X70, Optio P70
Pentax Glass: DA* 300, DA* 60-250, DA* 50-135, DA* 16-50, DA 70 Ltd, FA 31 Ltd, DA 35 Ltd, DA 18-55 (2), DA 12-24, DA 10-17, M 200, A 35-70, M 40, M 28, Converter-A 2X-S, 1.4X-S, AF 1.7, Pentax-110 50, Pentax-110 24
Other Glass: Sigma 105 macro, Sigma-A APO 75-300
Flash: Metz 58 AF-1 P, Pentax AF160FC ringflash, Pentax AF280T
Hardgravity
Posted 18/01/2009 - 21:58 Link
Welcome to the forum, from another frustrated bird photographer.

most of my bird shots are ' wozzat' ones!
Cheers, HG

K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.

Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...

PPG entries.
Pothers
Posted 18/01/2009 - 21:59 Link
Hello Carole and welcome to the forum
Steve
K20D, DA16-45mm f4, M 50mm f1.7, M 28mm f3.5 & Tamron 70-300
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pothers/
pandora
Posted 18/01/2009 - 22:17 Link
Thank you for the warm welcome,I am glad I am not on my own with these unresponsive birdies
K5,Pentax DA*300mm,Pentax HD DA 560mm.
hefty1
Posted 18/01/2009 - 22:51 Link
Hello Carole and welcome to the forum
Joining the Q
misiek_knm
Posted 18/01/2009 - 23:29 Link
Hello Carole, and welcome.
Don't worry, I even don't shoot (either way) wildlife, mostly they are my family pictures - and still my photos are far from being 'really good' But working on that!
Kind regards,
Michal R. Hoffmann
K20D, DA 16-45mm, A 50mm F/1:1.4, DA 55-300mm; flash Pentax AF240Z
Greytop
Posted 18/01/2009 - 23:50 Link
Hi Carole,

welcome to the forum, it's a fun hobby for me too
Regards Huw

flickr
Posted 19/01/2009 - 00:06 Link
Hello Carole,Welcome to the forum
Best wishes
Edited by user_removed: 19/01/2009 - 00:07
rpk20d
Posted 19/01/2009 - 00:23 Link
Hobbyist here too!

Welcome
For the love of all things photogenic!

Pentax K20D | Pentax SMC II DA ALII 18 - 55 | Sigma 400mm AF f5.6 | Fisheye wanted for play time!

Centon K100 | Centon 50 / 1.7 | Centon 70 - 210 /4.0 - 5.6 (for my now retired film SLR).
Steve O
Posted 19/01/2009 - 08:56 Link
Hello Carole, and welcome.
Steve
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ttk
Posted 19/01/2009 - 12:51 Link
Welcome Carole,
You will enjoy it here.
Tel,
TGK
Posted 19/01/2009 - 14:35 Link
Hi and welcome
Tracey
K100D Super,DA 55-300.
CS3
Roscoe
Posted 19/01/2009 - 15:41 Link
pandora wrote:
Hi everyone my name is Carole, my technique is basically point and shoot. Well I do know some technical stuff about my cameras capabilities but Wildlife has a habit of not posing for you (Try asking a golden eagle to hang around so you can get your tripod up or find a post to put your bean bag on!!) My new year’s resolution is to be more patient!! After seeing some of the pictures in the gallery and on posts in the forums, I feel I would like to achieve better pictures most of the time instead of some of the time. Saying that photography to me is a fun hobby so I am not looking for professional standard in my pictures just some I can say oh yes that’s a blue throated whatever instead of oh yes that’s a bird!!.

Hello Carole,

Welcome to our forum,

Peter,
K20D SMC DA 18-55mm, SMC DA 55-300mm
mr.mellow
Posted 19/01/2009 - 17:38 Link
Hello Carole and Welcomejust enjoy yourself.
The older I get the faster I was.
Dave
K-3 II, K10D, DA16-85, DA*50-135, DA12-24, DA18-55, DA 50, Sigma EX DG 70mm Macro, Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma DG 120-400mm APO HSM.
Metz 58 AF-1.

My Flickr link

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