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04/07/2013 04:27:30 PM · #26

Originally posted by raish:

TÃ¸r jeg gjette at dit fÃ¸rste sprÃ¥k er fra Skandinavia?

You will learn, welcome.

Hei! Du gjetter korrekt!

And thanks for the warm welcome!

04/07/2013 04:30:45 PM · #27

Originally posted by blindjustice:

Originally posted by ArnaMarie:

Originally posted by MAK:
Pull up a chair, pour yourself a glass & keep an eye out for the nutters.

Haha... thanks for the advice. I'm sure I say nutty things as well sometimes. I'll do my best to keep it to a minimum

Welcome, but the community would respectfully request that you keep your nutty sayings to a maximum.

Hi! Well, if that is the norm at DPC... Haha...

04/07/2013 04:38:32 PM · #28

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by MAK:
... keep an eye out for the nutters.

I'm sure MAK means this in a positive light, otherwise I'd take offense. ;-)

If you decide you don't like your camera body, I'll trade you for mine, straight up. I'll even pay your shipping!

I'm sure we all need to release our 'inner nutter' now and then, and this seems to be a good place for it

Message edited by author 2013-04-08 01:59:23.

Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon

04/07/2013 04:41:27 PM · #29

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Whoa! Welcome aboard, lady-with-a-new-obsession! 5D3? Way to jump into the deep end! Don't worry, we're here for you :-)

Thanks Bear! I'll take all the help I can get!

bohemka

Nikon D700

04/07/2013 04:52:50 PM · #30

What? Another player? Does this mean we have to stay open late?

dtremain

Canon EOS 80D

Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II

04/07/2013 06:10:45 PM · #31

Welcome! Great people. Fantastic photographers. Great opportunity to learn and improve. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

jim29028

Olympus E-5

Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Zuiko

04/07/2013 08:38:02 PM · #32

Welcome to the community ArnaMarie, looking forward to seeing your entries.

pgirish007

04/07/2013 10:16:11 PM · #33

Welcome to the crazy world! I am sure you are going to love this place and people over here specially me ;) just kidding!

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

04/07/2013 11:22:06 PM · #34

Welcome to DPC. It seems that you are off to a good start.
The side challenges are a good way to connect with people here, and to get a lot of feedback. Some great friendships have been made through the side challenges as well.
I had to stop entering them because my portfolio space here is almost full.
I like your images. They are not overpowering with color and contrast. They look "honest" which is nice to see.

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

04/08/2013 02:33:17 AM · #35

Originally posted by Cory:

Hey wow, awesome post.

Welcome to DPC, I think you'll learn a lot here if you approach it with that sort of enthuasiam, just be sure to not let a few bad scores get you down, remember that you're here to learn, and that winning will eventually happen if you learn enough.

Otherwise, the best advice is to vote as much as you can stand to, since that'll expose you to a huge number of photos, and make you think about them (commenting REALLY helps this process as well)... Don't worry if you think you aren't 'qualified' to vote or comment, in fact, you're the most perfect possible voter and most qualified to comment as well. Why do I say that? Because, you have fresh eyes - you see things in the way that only someone starting out can see thing - that's awesome, and if you simply comment on what you see, and how you feel about the photo, then you'll grow quickly here, and make some good friends along the way, no doubt.

Hi Cory!

Thanks heaps for the warm welcome and for the advice in regards to entering challenges myself and to voting/commenting on others'! I'll try my best and hopefully someone will correct my feedback if I making erroneous reviews of a picture. That way I'll learn even more :)

Thanks also for checking out my portfolio :)

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

04/08/2013 02:37:06 AM · #36

Originally posted by ArnaMarie:

Originally posted by Cory:
Hey wow, awesome post.

Welcome to DPC, I think you'll learn a lot here if you approach it with that sort of enthuasiam, just be sure to not let a few bad scores get you down, remember that you're here to learn, and that winning will eventually happen if you learn enough.

Otherwise, the best advice is to vote as much as you can stand to, since that'll expose you to a huge number of photos, and make you think about them (commenting REALLY helps this process as well)... Don't worry if you think you aren't 'qualified' to vote or comment, in fact, you're the most perfect possible voter and most qualified to comment as well. Why do I say that? Because, you have fresh eyes - you see things in the way that only someone starting out can see thing - that's awesome, and if you simply comment on what you see, and how you feel about the photo, then you'll grow quickly here, and make some good friends along the way, no doubt.

Hi Cory!

Thanks heaps for the warm welcome and for the advice in regards to entering challenges myself and to voting/commenting on others'! I'll try my best and hopefully someone will correct my feedback if I making erroneous reviews of a picture. That way I'll learn even more :)

Thanks also for checking out my portfolio :)

It's hard to make errors if you just tell them what you see, and how you feel about it.

Don't worry about telling them how to fix it, or that it's even wrong - just tell them what you see, explore, and talk about it! :)

Cheers,
So hope you have a ton of fun!

-CB

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

04/08/2013 02:37:39 AM · #37

Originally posted by ArnaMarie:

I'll try my best and hopefully someone will correct my feedback if I making erroneous reviews of a picture.

There are no erroneous reviews. Any comment is a good comment.
Welcome, BTW.

04/08/2013 02:38:01 AM · #38

Originally posted by LVicari:

First rule of DPC club is to always give my pics a 10 and never talk about it.

Can't make that promise unfortunate :) but I would give your 'Surrendered' a 10 if the challenge was still on!

Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon

04/08/2013 02:43:22 AM · #39

Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:

Thanks for checking out my portfolio. I'm so grateful for the encouraging feedback from you and everyone else in this thread!

HarveyG

Nikon D800

04/08/2013 04:34:26 AM · #40

Welcome. I hope you excel and enjoy this wonderful pursuit. Appreciate the comments if you get them but also make as many as you can in return. Giving is as rewarding as receiving.
H

pamb

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II

04/08/2013 06:10:26 AM · #41

G'day and welcome. We're excited to have you! Have fun.

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

04/08/2013 05:36:49 PM · #42

Originally posted by HarveyG:

Welcome. I hope you excel and enjoy this wonderful pursuit. Appreciate the comments if you get them but also make as many as you can in return. Giving is as rewarding as receiving.
H

Hi Harvey! I will do my best in the commentary fields. At the moment I find it hard to describe what it is that I like in the images that inspire me, but I'm sure I will be able to put it into words once I get more experience. And if people here are like me, then I assume they will appreciates a "I really like your photo" comment, more than no comment at all :)

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

04/08/2013 05:50:07 PM · #43

Originally posted by ArnaMarie:

Originally posted by HarveyG:
Welcome. I hope you excel and enjoy this wonderful pursuit. Appreciate the comments if you get them but also make as many as you can in return. Giving is as rewarding as receiving.
H

Hi Harvey! I will do my best in the commentary fields. At the moment I find it hard to describe what it is that I like in the images that inspire me, but I'm sure I will be able to put it into words once I get more experience. And if people here are like me, then I assume they will appreciates a "I really like your photo" comment, more than no comment at all :)

Very enjoyed by all who get them, no doubt. But don't forget the more valuable comment is "I'm sorry, but this just isn't working for me, for some reason the ______ seems to distract me" or whatever.

If you can tell people what it is you love, and what you don't love, then you'll progress quickly. The biggest trap that you can really fall into is trying to tell them how to fix it - don't worry about that too much, just tell them it doesn't work, and why (the best you can), and let them figure out how to fix it.

:)

-CB

04/09/2013 05:28:06 AM · #44

Originally posted by Cory:

Originally posted by ArnaMarie:

Originally posted by HarveyG:
Welcome. I hope you excel and enjoy this wonderful pursuit. Appreciate the comments if you get them but also make as many as you can in return. Giving is as rewarding as receiving.
H

Hi Harvey! I will do my best in the commentary fields. At the moment I find it hard to describe what it is that I like in the images that inspire me, but I'm sure I will be able to put it into words once I get more experience. And if people here are like me, then I assume they will appreciates a "I really like your photo" comment, more than no comment at all :)

Very enjoyed by all who get them, no doubt. But don't forget the more valuable comment is "I'm sorry, but this just isn't working for me, for some reason the ______ seems to distract me" or whatever.

If you can tell people what it is you love, and what you don't love, then you'll progress quickly. The biggest trap that you can really fall into is trying to tell them how to fix it - don't worry about that too much, just tell them it doesn't work, and why (the best you can), and let them figure out how to fix it.

:)

-CB

Thanks for the advice Cory! :)

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

04/09/2013 05:51:23 AM · #45

Originally posted by Cory:

The biggest trap that you can really fall into is trying to tell them how to fix it

I disagree. Actually, I often get PMs from people asking for further advice on the topic, when I proposed a way to avoid certain flaws in an image.
However, some people really don't want advice - just don't care if your comments aren't marked as helpful.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

04/13/2013 06:08:41 AM · #46

Thanks everyone for your warm welcome! I've had such a nice time reading all your forum and private messages. I'm extremely thankful for all the feedback and advice I have received so far, and I'm looking forward to learning more from you all in the future!

alfresco

Nikon D700

04/13/2013 07:22:35 AM · #47

Welcome! You seem to have things well on here :)

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

04/14/2013 05:40:36 PM · #48

Welcome aboard. You will learn to love this place and the wonderful people in it.

Ray

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/16/2013 03:19:10 AM · #49

Originally posted by ArnaMarie:

Oh! And by the way, English is my second language, so please excuse future misspellings or incorrect wording

Couldn't understand a word you said, but welcome aboard. I'm new here, too, and I don't speak any English.