Should I be honored or intimidated?

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Be flattered! Perhaps they were afraid your photos would intimidate the other beginners? You seem to have an excellent eye!
 

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Your pics are gorgeous!
dont be intimidated! i wish i could take such good pics like you

Im in the process of getting a nice digital camera but not too expensive.

If anyone has suggestions, and really it is only for like holidays and school work use. give me a model and i will consider buying it if they have it here. I need to get one with in two weeks.
Maybe i can join that site too once i get started
 
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Originally Posted by fwan

Your pics are gorgeous!
dont be intimidated! i wish i could take such good pics like you

Im in the process of getting a nice digital camera but not too expensive.

If anyone has suggestions, and really it is only for like holidays and school work use. give me a model and i will consider buying it if they have it here. I need to get one with in two weeks.
Maybe i can join that site too once i get started
Fwan.....I would recommend going to that site I listed earlier about digital camera reviews: http://www.dpreview.com

This will give you a good rundown on the cameras available and compare the features and prices. If you want to get a good camera, you'll probably spend about $300. But if you decide which one you want, you can probably find it on Ebay for a better price.
 
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Originally Posted by pinkdaisy226

And I'll add... "and in front of it"!
You ALL are so wonderful for saying such nice things!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
 

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My honest opinion... You should have chosen less beautiful photographs to submit
Perhaps you should have submitted some that weren't so... um... well done ? Very beautiful photographs. Looks like the inner photographer inside you has been poking her nose out and helping.
You are a natural.
 

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Robin - be proud!
That is quite a compliment!
I had never taken a photography class until last May (and now I don't remember what I learned now
). My instructor thought I was a natural, too which was a little embarassing at times
. I think some of it really had to do with the fact that I like nature shots (this is really my area) and so did she. I don't like the digital I have at all and I am sticking with an SLR camera until I decide to join the 21st century.
I just post my digitals here because it's too much of a pain to scan and post pics, you know? I think you should be very, very proud of yourself! I just entered a contest that I know is way out of my league, but if you don't try you are never going to win, right? Congratulations!
 

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Originally Posted by MyRage

My honest opinion... You should have chosen less beautiful photographs to submit
Perhaps you should have submitted some that weren't so... um... well done ? Very beautiful photographs. Looks like the inner photographer inside you has been poking her nose out and helping.
You are a natural.
Tia just nailed that one.
I second that. Sometimes, "time" has nothing to do with talent at all. It's there whether for 10 seconds or a lifetime.

The kitties are mesmerizing, and they all are first-rate. Be proud!!! They know what they're talking about, that's for sure.
 

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Originally Posted by sashacat421

Tia just nailed that one.
Sometimes, "time" has nothing to do with talent at all. It's there whether for 10 seconds or a lifetime.
I second that second...or is it third that second?

I had a similar experience with my writing. I joined a website for beginning writers, run by a professional, published, "famous" writer. It contained exercises and "newbie" areas.

I submitted some stuff, poetry and essay/observation commentary, and was moved from the newbie area to the "working writers" section. When I protested that I should not be there (critiques, "reviews" by peers, and agents lurking...password protected all the way...) as I was new and had not even taken a writing class ever (no college degree here...), I was told "too bad for you, it's where you belong." I got so intimidated that I stopped posting. I've only recently begun again, and was welcomed back with open arms (thank goodness!).

It was not ever meant to intimidate me; rather, to provide me the level of exposure and critique I needed to progress from here.

I know the same thing happened to you. You've been "promoted" I guess you'd say, and it isn't about education. It's about talent, and nuturing that talent.

Think of it this way. You're the parent of a kindergarten age child. This child knew how to read, write, do simple math, and played the piano...would you send him to kindergarten, or would you, as a parent, look for a better avenue to keep him growing, challenged, and encouraged?



See what I mean, jellybean?

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Originally Posted by captiva

Robin - be proud!
That is quite a compliment!
I had never taken a photography class until last May (and now I don't remember what I learned now
). My instructor thought I was a natural, too which was a little embarassing at times
. I think some of it really had to do with the fact that I like nature shots (this is really my area) and so did she. I don't like the digital I have at all and I am sticking with an SLR camera until I decide to join the 21st century.
I just post my digitals here because it's too much of a pain to scan and post pics, you know? I think you should be very, very proud of yourself! I just entered a contest that I know is way out of my league, but if you don't try you are never going to win, right? Congratulations!
Thanks Chris.
I looked at the local community college website today and they do offer digital photography classes....from beginning all the way to advanced photography. I think I may go sign up tomorrow. I'll have to sign up for the beginning class since taking the more advanced class requires the beginning one as a prerequisite.

You should look into getting a digital SLR....which is what I'm going to get. I should be getting about $8,000 back on my tax return, so that's what I'm going to buy with part of that money. I'm guessing that I'll probably need to spend about $2,000 to get the camera and the accessories that I want. I can't wait to get the new camera and start learning to take some really great pictures.
 

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I just bought a new SLR last year though.
My big hang up with digital is that I'm paranoid that the photos will fade and I heard that you have to buy a special printer and archival ink, etc. If you take the class, let me know if that's still the case. When I took the class last summer, I was so freaked out about how to try to properly take the shots that I didn't do as well as I thought I would just "eye-ing" it as I had in the past. One thing I did learn is how to make everything in focus in the picture (I'm a big close up freak) and also how to stop motion, but seriously I would have to try to remember how to do that
 

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Originally Posted by KittyKook

start learning to take some really great pictures.
HA!!! Tell me another funny one... You should say instead... 'Learning to PERFECT my great picture taking'
Trust me... I've seen your pics you little closet photographer you
 
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Originally Posted by captiva

I just bought a new SLR last year though.
My big hang up with digital is that I'm paranoid that the photos will fade and I heard that you have to buy a special printer and archival ink, etc. If you take the class, let me know if that's still the case. When I took the class last summer, I was so freaked out about how to try to properly take the shots that I didn't do as well as I thought I would just "eye-ing" it as I had in the past. One thing I did learn is how to make everything in focus in the picture (I'm a big close up freak) and also how to stop motion, but seriously I would have to try to remember how to do that
You don't have to buy a special printer at all.......you can get them processed at the lab....same as with film. If you want to do the printing yourself, obviously, you can spend some big bucks on a special printer.....but the paper and the ink is going to be pretty expensive I would think. For now, I would probably rather just pay the lab to print my photos. If that turned out to be too expensive.....I might try and compare the cost of owning my own photo printer. Here's one of the labs here locally that my mom used to use all the time: Chromatics Their prices don't look too bad. Also, depending on the resolution of the image, digital files can be printed on to a 44x60 size print on either art paper or canvas. With a DSLR camera, I'm hoping that the resolution will be good enough that I could print some really large photos if I wanted to. I'm anxious to start experimenting.
 
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Originally Posted by MyRage

HA!!! Tell me another funny one... You should say instead... 'Learning to PERFECT my great picture taking'
Trust me... I've seen your pics you little closet photographer you
You crack me up!!
 

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By all means, you should be honored!! Your pictures are beautiful!


Care to share more?
 
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Originally Posted by Abby7625

By all means, you should be honored!! Your pictures are beautiful!


Care to share more?
Thanks!

You asked for it......so here's another picture. I also took this one out at my parent's place. (the tree and the flowers by the wall were also taken there) There is over 100 acres of land, wildlife, farm animals, and numerous other things to take pictures of......so I like to go out there sometimes and just walk around and take pictures.

This picture was taken inside the chicken coop. I used a sepia filter on it and I was mainly trying to get a picture of just the window because I liked the way the light was shining through it. But then the chicken walked into the picture, so I snapped it that way....and I like the way it turned out. The only thing I DON'T like is the fact that the windows were so dirty.


 
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