Posted by Tony Anderson on October 16, 2006 at 3:53 PM
Hi All
I have been looking at this site for a long while, reading and trying to understand and of late use (or try to) all the knowledge and tips that have been posted on this site by all of its members.
To keep it short, I have been bird watching with my wife for a few years now and wish that some of the scenes that have come my way had been captured.
I will let you all know that i am a novice and hope through the membership learn to improve my photographic skills.
I have recently purchased a Canon DSLR with lens's etc and started taking my own shots, It is one hell of a uphill learning curve and recently stsrted taking all my shots on manual settings only.
I have a lot of respect for wildlife photographers at NPN because of the quality of there work and what you go through to get excelent .
If i can reach a level near the quality of work you guys put out I will be contented.
You'll find that there is a big difference between watching and photographing - mainly in how close you need to get to get a decent shot.
Good luck with the learning curve - don't be afraid to ask questions of people. Sometimes what hasn't been said on someone's post can be as informative as what has been said.
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8 repliesI have been looking at this site for a long while, reading and trying to understand and of late use (or try to) all the knowledge and tips that have been posted on this site by all of its members.
To keep it short, I have been bird watching with my wife for a few years now and wish that some of the scenes that have come my way had been captured.
I will let you all know that i am a novice and hope through the membership learn to improve my photographic skills.
I have recently purchased a Canon DSLR with lens's etc and started taking my own shots, It is one hell of a uphill learning curve and recently stsrted taking all my shots on manual settings only.
I have a lot of respect for wildlife photographers at NPN because of the quality of there work and what you go through to get excelent .
If i can reach a level near the quality of work you guys put out I will be contented.
Tony
West Sussex
Look forward to seeing some of your work
Welcome to the forum, and the best place to improve your nature photography.
cheers
Sean
You'll find that there is a big difference between watching and photographing - mainly in how close you need to get to get a decent shot.
Good luck with the learning curve - don't be afraid to ask questions of people. Sometimes what hasn't been said on someone's post can be as informative as what has been said.
Terry
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