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<blockquote data-quote="pnomanikon" data-source="post: 608552" data-attributes="member: 43342"><p>Greetings to all! I am a professional musician (pianist - Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from West Virginia University and a retired pianist in the US Air Force Bands). I first became interesting in moving beyond the "snapshot" level when our son was born while I was stationed in Alaska from 1989-1996. Between family photos and traveling all over the state (Brook's Camp, Aleutian Islands, Denali, Kodiak, Dawson City YT, etc), I managed to burn through a lot of film (about 14K negatives and slides) in my limited spare time with my trusty old Nikon 8008s.</p><p> </p><p>While I never took a photo class, I did a lot of reading and experimenting, and was also inspired at a workshop by the incredible Bradford Washburn in Anchorage back around 1992. It was enjoyable and relaxing, which is the main reason I liked doing it. Why else would I not be able to remember the name of someone I just met 10 minutes ago, but can look at photos I took 30 years ago and remember exactly where I was?</p><p> </p><p>I sold my Nikon 8008s in 2003 to go digital and used a compact camera for my motorcycle trips. Because of some occasional mild dizziness, I recently decided to hang up my motorcycle helmet after 40 great years of riding. (My websites: <a href="http://www.RidingWV.com" target="_blank">www.RidingWV.com</a> and <a href="http://www.MichaelElyard.com" target="_blank">www.MichaelElyard.com</a> ) Therefore, my Canon SX160 and Nikon L830 Coolpix that I carried with me riding will now be augmented by a "big brother" for more serious work. </p><p> </p><p>After much research, I purchased a Nikon D7200 / Nikon 18-140VR lens outfit to pursue my interest in outdoor/travel photography once again. I'm anxious to learn all I can about the D7200 to help me be both more creative and technically proficient. I've been studying Darrell Young's book for the past month. The camera is scheduled to arrive at my door tomorrow afternoon.</p><p> </p><p>I take photos that I hope are easily enjoyed by others, while challenging myself to be creative and making the technical aspects (focus, exposure, etc) as good as I am capable of. Will my photos ever grace the cover of National Geographic? No, and that's OK with me. Will professional photographers look at my photos and be impressed. Not likely. Will I listen to <em>constructive</em> criticism and try to learn from it? Absolutely "Yes". </p><p> </p><p>I plan to keep exploring and photographing all the back roads and Historical Markers in West Virginia and surrounding areas. Hopefully I will be able to share them on this forum and learn from others.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>pnomanikon</p><p>Michael Elyard</p><p>MSgt, US Air Force (Retired)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pnomanikon, post: 608552, member: 43342"] Greetings to all! I am a professional musician (pianist - Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from West Virginia University and a retired pianist in the US Air Force Bands). I first became interesting in moving beyond the "snapshot" level when our son was born while I was stationed in Alaska from 1989-1996. Between family photos and traveling all over the state (Brook's Camp, Aleutian Islands, Denali, Kodiak, Dawson City YT, etc), I managed to burn through a lot of film (about 14K negatives and slides) in my limited spare time with my trusty old Nikon 8008s. While I never took a photo class, I did a lot of reading and experimenting, and was also inspired at a workshop by the incredible Bradford Washburn in Anchorage back around 1992. It was enjoyable and relaxing, which is the main reason I liked doing it. Why else would I not be able to remember the name of someone I just met 10 minutes ago, but can look at photos I took 30 years ago and remember exactly where I was? I sold my Nikon 8008s in 2003 to go digital and used a compact camera for my motorcycle trips. Because of some occasional mild dizziness, I recently decided to hang up my motorcycle helmet after 40 great years of riding. (My websites: [URL="http://www.RidingWV.com"]www.RidingWV.com[/URL] and [URL="http://www.MichaelElyard.com"]www.MichaelElyard.com[/URL] ) Therefore, my Canon SX160 and Nikon L830 Coolpix that I carried with me riding will now be augmented by a "big brother" for more serious work. After much research, I purchased a Nikon D7200 / Nikon 18-140VR lens outfit to pursue my interest in outdoor/travel photography once again. I'm anxious to learn all I can about the D7200 to help me be both more creative and technically proficient. I've been studying Darrell Young's book for the past month. The camera is scheduled to arrive at my door tomorrow afternoon. I take photos that I hope are easily enjoyed by others, while challenging myself to be creative and making the technical aspects (focus, exposure, etc) as good as I am capable of. Will my photos ever grace the cover of National Geographic? No, and that's OK with me. Will professional photographers look at my photos and be impressed. Not likely. Will I listen to [I]constructive[/I] criticism and try to learn from it? Absolutely "Yes". I plan to keep exploring and photographing all the back roads and Historical Markers in West Virginia and surrounding areas. Hopefully I will be able to share them on this forum and learn from others. pnomanikon Michael Elyard MSgt, US Air Force (Retired) [/QUOTE]
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