xMachiavelli
Senior Member
Greetings Nikonites!
My name is Richard and I live in Central Virginia - Lynchburg specifically. I have lived in the area my entire life and enjoy the area. I also went to school here in Lynchburg and studied Criminology. I currently work in the field of Loss Prevention/Asset Protection.
I am am a big gamer! I started playing video games when I was two years old with my mother. She started me on the Super Nintendo (SNES) to build hand eye coordination. I was growing so quickly that I had trouble running with my rapidly growing legs! I have continued to be an avid gamer to this day. I also am into the production and custom knife community/industry. Believe it or not, there is a passionate community that appreciates high level pocket knives.
I was an iPhone camera user for many years. I appreciated excellent images but did not know what went into creating a beautiful image. I knew nothing of composition, exposure, gear, etc. In November of 2017 I purchased my first DSLR, a Nikon 3400 kit. It came with a AF-P 18-55 VR lens and a AF-P 70-300 lens. I read and absorbed as much information on photography as I could. I watched videos explaining Shutter, Aperture, and ISO. I listened to podcasts. Read articles. Stalked forums. The immense amount of information intimidated me - I was so familiar with iPhone photography: point and let the phone handle the rest.
I quickly discovered that I enjoyed images at a longer focal length that featured some sort of wildlife or my personal pets. I love wildlife - why not capture images of what I enjoy? I found myself using my kit 70-300 exclusively capturing images of my two puppies and local wildlife. I felt myself becoming more and more interested in photography. I truly enjoy it!
I recently upgraded (I know, a little quick) to a D500 and a Nikkor 200-500. I plan to continue shooting wildlife and perhaps some summertime sports.
TLDR; I'm new to photography and I'm absolutely loving it. I can't wait to see what's next to learn.
My name is Richard and I live in Central Virginia - Lynchburg specifically. I have lived in the area my entire life and enjoy the area. I also went to school here in Lynchburg and studied Criminology. I currently work in the field of Loss Prevention/Asset Protection.
I am am a big gamer! I started playing video games when I was two years old with my mother. She started me on the Super Nintendo (SNES) to build hand eye coordination. I was growing so quickly that I had trouble running with my rapidly growing legs! I have continued to be an avid gamer to this day. I also am into the production and custom knife community/industry. Believe it or not, there is a passionate community that appreciates high level pocket knives.
I was an iPhone camera user for many years. I appreciated excellent images but did not know what went into creating a beautiful image. I knew nothing of composition, exposure, gear, etc. In November of 2017 I purchased my first DSLR, a Nikon 3400 kit. It came with a AF-P 18-55 VR lens and a AF-P 70-300 lens. I read and absorbed as much information on photography as I could. I watched videos explaining Shutter, Aperture, and ISO. I listened to podcasts. Read articles. Stalked forums. The immense amount of information intimidated me - I was so familiar with iPhone photography: point and let the phone handle the rest.
I quickly discovered that I enjoyed images at a longer focal length that featured some sort of wildlife or my personal pets. I love wildlife - why not capture images of what I enjoy? I found myself using my kit 70-300 exclusively capturing images of my two puppies and local wildlife. I felt myself becoming more and more interested in photography. I truly enjoy it!
I recently upgraded (I know, a little quick) to a D500 and a Nikkor 200-500. I plan to continue shooting wildlife and perhaps some summertime sports.
TLDR; I'm new to photography and I'm absolutely loving it. I can't wait to see what's next to learn.