[missbirdphotos] Intoduction
- From: Dana Swan <danaswan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:48:16 -0600
Martha pointed out that I did not do an introduction. I am Dana Swan the
unbetter half of Martha Swan, the owner of Missbird list. We live in the
country in Pontotoc County, Mississippi in a small community near
Toccopola. I am a practicing attorney whose lawfirm is in Clarksdale.
Yes, I put a lot of miles on my car. As best I can remember, I started
taking pictures when I was eleven. Am now sixty-six and have been
introduced to medicare. I have owned a number of cameras but gradually
stayed with Nikons. I used to do my own darkroom work, but the darkroom
eventually morphed into the laundry room. My photography went idle for a
while until digital cameras came about. Eventually I decided to get a
DSLR and out of brand loyalty went with Nikon. I use a NIkon D5000 with
the stock zoom that came with it. I also purchased a Nikkor 55-200 zoom,
but didn't like switching lenses. I finlly got an 18-200 Nikkor which is
my carry lens. On a recent bird count, I discovered that my 200mm zoom
paled when compared to a friend's 300mm lens. I decided that bigger was
better and finally decided on the Sigma 50-500 zoom. I am still learning
to fly it but am quite satisfied, despite the fact that lens and camera
come in at two ounces less than six pounds. I hate tripods to opt instead
for high ISO and high shutter speeds. The trade off in noise is acceptable
when compared with blurry shots at a lower ISO.
--
Dana Swan at Toccopola, Mississippi.
*There are two kinds of men in this world. *
*Those who can grill and those who think they can grill. B. Flay. *
**
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