Just so you know I'm lurking!

[Mary Bull]

I registered for this list because I wanted to read here, but the topics are so varied and interesting that you may actually see an occasional post from me.

My first camera was a Kodak Brownie, graduated from that to a Polaroid Land, and from there to a Minolta SRT 101. It's still good, except the match-needle is stuck. I have a 50 mm lens for it, a 400 mm, and a 28 mm.

I used to take pictures of my children with it--my daughter a favorite subject--of scenes on our farm, and for a couple of winters of birds in the snow, and even later of birds through a one-way mirror at a window-sill feeder.

In 1998 I graduated to a Kodak Digital, and from there in 2003 to a Canon G2. But its battery won't take a charge now, so I think I have to hie me to the camera store to see about it.

My greatest pleasure in photography right now, though, is viewing other people's pictures. And reading other people's comments on other people's pictures.

I have had a wonderful time the past two days reading a few threads in toto, and hop-skipping through some others here.

When I brought up the Members List, I noticed that a lot of members are marked "new." Looking forward to gradually getting acquainted with everyone.

You may address me as Mary--I've learned on the Internet not to stand on ceremony, though I may be in an age category of great-grandmother for any really young adults here.

I'll report this from my gray eminence: I've had a truly happy lifetime of viewing so far and hope for it to continue as far as the eye can see! There's a lot of interest around where I live, in Nashville, Tennessee.

[Ray West]

Hi Mary,

I've had a truly happy lifetime of viewing so far and hope for it to continue
as far as the eye can see!
There's a lot of interest around where I live,
in Nashville, Tennessee.

You going to set it to music?

Best wishes,

Ray

[Asher Kelman]

Ray,

You have Sherlock Holmes talents, for exposing people.

Yes, the language is beautiful.

Asher

[Ray West]

good cop, bad cop....

[Mary Bull]

Originally Posted by Ray West

Hi Mary,

You going to set it to music?

Best wishes,

Ray

<Rolling on the floor laughing> The rhythm is really bad for that, don't you think?

Thanks for the attention, anyway.

And best wishes to you, too!

Mary

[Martin McLean]

Hello Mary,

Welcome to OPF.

Just a few hours away in Athens, TN.

Hope to read more of your posts soon.

Best Wishes,

-M-

[Mary Bull]

Originally Posted by Asher Kelman

Ray,

You have Sherlock Holmes talents, for exposing people.

Yes, the language is beautiful.

Asher

Fully exposed, I'm going to try to embed a pic of something really beautiful, my cat M&M, using what I may have learned from reading the "Challenge" thread. I put it on Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59889251@N00/jpeg

Hm. Doesn't show in the Preview.

Well, I'll change who I allow to view it on Flickr. That way if the embedding doesn't work whoever wants to can make eye contact with her yellow eyes at Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos59889251@N00/
?savedsettings=171999298#photo171999298

Double hmm. More hurdles--anyone sufficiently interested will have to copy and paste the URL into the browser in 2 parts.

Well, I hope I'm not trying everyone's patience too much. I'm attempting to learn how to get along in the Open Photography Forums by a little reading and a lot of trial-and-errror.

Here goes!

[Mary Bull]

Originally Posted by Martin McLean

Hello Mary,

Welcome to OPF.

Just a few hours away in Athens, TN.

Hope to read more of your posts soon.

Best Wishes,

-M-

Hello Martin,

Thanks for the welcome. Nice to see another member from beautiful Tennessee. I hope to see more of your posts soon, too.

Best Wishes,
Mary

[Martin McLean]

Links are still not working. even when I copy and paste. Don't give up. I had to try a few times to link to my Flickr acct.

Link should look like this:
"http://static.flickr.com/55/145747847_b237538352.jpg"

[Mary Bull]

Originally Posted by Martin McLean

Links are still not working. even when I copy and paste. Don't give up. I had to try a few times to link to my Flickr acct.

Link should look like this:
"http://static.flickr.com/55/145747847_b237538352.jpg"

Thanks a million, Martin. I'll play with it awhile, using your model.

Yesterday I went to your blog site that I found in your Member Profile. I saw all those lovely changes that you've rung on your rose images.

Refreshing to view in this August heat.

Best wishes always,

[Mary Bull]

[QUOTE=Martin McLean]Links are still not working. even when I copy and paste. Don't give up. I had to try a few times to link to my Flickr acct.

Link should look like this:
"http://static.flickr.com/55/145747847_b237538352.jpg"

< image snipped >

So here's another try:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59889251@N00/171999298/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59889251.jpg

[Diane Fields]

[QUOTE=Mary Bull]
-sill feeder.

In 1998 I graduated to a Kodak Digital, and from there in 2003 to a Canon G2. But its battery won't take a charge now, so I think I have to hie me to the camera store to see about it.
QUOTE]

First of all--welcome Mary.

Here's something I hope that will help you get back to shooting. I had a very old Canon G1 which my 90 year old mother is still using. There comes a time when the batteries reach the end of their rechargeable lives. I'd suggest that you purchase one or 2 of these inexpensive batteries that seem as good as the Canon batteries. I've used them for a good bit of time---and Asher bought some for his recent trip.

http://www.sterlingtek.com/ln03-cano...11-dlc511.html

[Mary Bull]

[QUOTE=Diane Fields]

Originally Posted by Mary Bull

-sill feeder.

In 1998 I graduated to a Kodak Digital, and from there in 2003 to a Canon G2. But its battery won't take a charge now, so I think I have to hie me to the camera store to see about it.
QUOTE]

First of all--welcome Mary.

Here's something I hope that will help you get back to shooting. I had a very old Canon G1 which my 90 year old mother is still using. There comes a time when the batteries reach the end of their rechargeable lives. I'd suggest that you purchase one or 2 of these inexpensive batteries that seem as good as the Canon batteries. I've used them for a good bit of time---and Asher bought some for his recent trip.

http://www.sterlingtek.com/ln03-cano...11-dlc511.html

Thanks for the link, Diane.

And the welcome. I notice that you're not overly far from me in western North Carolina. Beautiful views there, too. We came back from Virginia in September, 2001, driving along through the massive trees that were just beginning to get their fall color. Stopped to make pictures just before we hit the Smoky Mountains, at a Revolutionary War site.

Lot of history in these parts.

My best regards to your mother. My older sister, who lives next door to me, turned 88 in May. It's a joy to be old and still going strong.

Very best wishes,

[Martin McLean]

Thank you for your kind words.

If you are still having trouble posting, feel free to ask for help. Here, or PM / e-mail me.

-M-