WhiteLight
Senior Member
Well.. this is the first time am 'blogging' anywhere..
This is something i feel so deeply about that i had to write it...
Exactly around 8 months back, that's exactly a year after i got married, my wife gifted me a D5100.
Prior to this, not once had i clicked a pic anywhere.. No photos on my phone, no photos on a Sony digi cam, nothing.
Photography to me was something i wouldn't see myself doing. For some god forsaken reason.
I was a regular guy, with regular interests & hobbies though i leaned towards technology & gadgets and that kind of thing.
However, from within, i was in a stage in my life where i had lost all kind of hope for this world, the people...
I would look at anything & just 'ya whatever' it cos of the way our world is!
Corrupt politicians, greedy & selfish people, no one really caring for someone without expecting anything in return.
I just knew that something really drastic had to happen to the people for them to realize what it is to be human.
Then my birthday happened...
The minute i opened the gift pack, i was just taken aback.
The quality of the 'gadget' i held in my hand was fantastic. There was not much else i could comment upon cos i knew zilch
I decided i wanted the first pic to be of my wife, so i turned the camera on, removed the lens cap & clicked.
Black.
That was my first image ever.
I was quite disappointed cos i thought it wasn't rocket science to click a pic
Immediately pulled out the manual & started reading through it...
There was so much stuff there that i found it really difficult to understand.
That's when YouTube & Google happened to become my best friend.
I would just read anything anywhere and i couldn't believe the kind of interest this generated.
And of course, like any noob, i stumbled upon Ken Rockwell.
Believe me, i have read every single page on that website with anything related to Nikon & D5100.
Not that i could figure much out, but i just had to know more.
Then i slowly graduated to Mansurov's & there was a sudden breath of fresh air.
Reading through i came to understand the differences in peoples outlook & how wrong someone can be!
That was the last time i looked at KR's site.
The quest for Photographic knowledge was insatiable.
I knew deep down that this journey was one that would be the longest in my life & the only direction i could go, was UP.
I knew my understanding was now better, i could hold the camera & click a straight pic.. at most times.
Every day at work, home all i could read & see were related to photography.
And that resulted in double the amount of time in experimenting with the camera what i had seen or read.
Each passing day was so exhilarating that i could never spend one hour a day without thinking about a photo or my camera.
It looked like that i had gotten the camera & the world had suddenly become a gazillion times more beautiful!
I must honestly say this, and i never thought i would say this for anything in my life, but Photography changed my life. Cliche'd? Not in my case.
It really has.. It has given me a different perspective of life.. The face of joy captured is worth living for..
I got to be more patient, more understanding & basically definitely a better human being.
I do not know how many of you resonate with what i am saying, but i love photography. I love my Nikon.
And i love my wife for changing my life to the better. I still do not know if she got me this after understanding the way i had become & hoping this would change me or she just got me this, but it was a definite scene changer.
Now i am solidly infected with NAS, i have already bought 2 sets of lens, a decent tripod, a decent carry bag (All apart from the stock/kit) & i already have a long list of Lens (and cameras) that i would love to invest in.
I am writing this blog here, on Nikonites cos this is kind of my 'Alma Mater'.
I have learnt more than i would imagine & am really happy with life...
This is something i feel so deeply about that i had to write it...
Exactly around 8 months back, that's exactly a year after i got married, my wife gifted me a D5100.
Prior to this, not once had i clicked a pic anywhere.. No photos on my phone, no photos on a Sony digi cam, nothing.
Photography to me was something i wouldn't see myself doing. For some god forsaken reason.
I was a regular guy, with regular interests & hobbies though i leaned towards technology & gadgets and that kind of thing.
However, from within, i was in a stage in my life where i had lost all kind of hope for this world, the people...
I would look at anything & just 'ya whatever' it cos of the way our world is!
Corrupt politicians, greedy & selfish people, no one really caring for someone without expecting anything in return.
I just knew that something really drastic had to happen to the people for them to realize what it is to be human.
Then my birthday happened...
The minute i opened the gift pack, i was just taken aback.
The quality of the 'gadget' i held in my hand was fantastic. There was not much else i could comment upon cos i knew zilch
I decided i wanted the first pic to be of my wife, so i turned the camera on, removed the lens cap & clicked.
Black.
That was my first image ever.
I was quite disappointed cos i thought it wasn't rocket science to click a pic
Immediately pulled out the manual & started reading through it...
There was so much stuff there that i found it really difficult to understand.
That's when YouTube & Google happened to become my best friend.
I would just read anything anywhere and i couldn't believe the kind of interest this generated.
And of course, like any noob, i stumbled upon Ken Rockwell.
Believe me, i have read every single page on that website with anything related to Nikon & D5100.
Not that i could figure much out, but i just had to know more.
Then i slowly graduated to Mansurov's & there was a sudden breath of fresh air.
Reading through i came to understand the differences in peoples outlook & how wrong someone can be!
That was the last time i looked at KR's site.
The quest for Photographic knowledge was insatiable.
I knew deep down that this journey was one that would be the longest in my life & the only direction i could go, was UP.
I knew my understanding was now better, i could hold the camera & click a straight pic.. at most times.
Every day at work, home all i could read & see were related to photography.
And that resulted in double the amount of time in experimenting with the camera what i had seen or read.
Each passing day was so exhilarating that i could never spend one hour a day without thinking about a photo or my camera.
It looked like that i had gotten the camera & the world had suddenly become a gazillion times more beautiful!
I must honestly say this, and i never thought i would say this for anything in my life, but Photography changed my life. Cliche'd? Not in my case.
It really has.. It has given me a different perspective of life.. The face of joy captured is worth living for..
I got to be more patient, more understanding & basically definitely a better human being.
I do not know how many of you resonate with what i am saying, but i love photography. I love my Nikon.
And i love my wife for changing my life to the better. I still do not know if she got me this after understanding the way i had become & hoping this would change me or she just got me this, but it was a definite scene changer.
Now i am solidly infected with NAS, i have already bought 2 sets of lens, a decent tripod, a decent carry bag (All apart from the stock/kit) & i already have a long list of Lens (and cameras
) that i would love to invest in.I am writing this blog here, on Nikonites cos this is kind of my 'Alma Mater'.
I have learnt more than i would imagine & am really happy with life...
