Hello from Texas

[Janis]

I'm enjoying this forum a lot so it's time to introduce myself! We're recently retired and moved from Austin to a rural area in Central Texas. My husband I are great animal lovers and have a dog and more cats than I care to admit to. I do volunteer photography for a local shelter and it's just too tempting to do another rescue, plus we're a magnet for strays. We also enjoy bird-watching, and we can see blackbuck antelope and oryxes on our neighbor's land, so I have lots of photo opportunities. My other hobby is gardening, though it's a constant battle with the deer.

I have a D700 and love it but it's too heavy to use all the time, so I recently got an EPL-1 and love it, too. It's always with me. I love the convenience and also the art filters, esp. pinhole camera. I have the kit lens and the Lumix 20mm and would like something longer. I like Photoshop and digital art, and this camera really lends itself to that.

OK, guess I've rattled on long enough. See you around the forums!

 

[Herman]

Hello Janis, welcome here from the low countries !

 

[BBW]

Janis, I've seen you around the forums here and am so glad you stopped in to introduce yourself. I've only been to Texas once, but it was a great time - mostly in Dripping Springs and a little time in Austin. I'd love to go back. We've got several others here from the Lone Star State who you should spot soon, if they don't find you first.

You're talking to another animal lover here...and with more cats than I care to admit to....like them all, but love my dog.

Looking forward to seeing more from you, Janis.

 

[Janis]

Thank you Herman and BBW.

BBW, I used to live near Dripping Springs and my daughter went to school there. We're about 90 miles west of there now in the Hill Country. I've only been to your area once, last fall, and I loved NY and NJ! I am dying to go back. I had a chance to go to school in NYC years ago and didn't take it -- probably a mistake. Oh well!

By the way, my EPL-1 gallery is here:
Janis Herd Photography | Taken with Olympus EPL-1

 

[stanleyk]

Greetings from Cleburne, TX. I may be moving your way soon (internal transfer with Texas Parks and Wildlife). It's much nicer. My sister lives in Austin and I'm moving my parents down there next week.

 

[Alf]

Welcome!

 

[bilzmale]

Hello and welcome Janis.

 

[BBW]

Thank you Herman and BBW.

BBW, I used to live near Dripping Springs and my daughter went to school there. We're about 90 miles west of there now in the Hill Country. I've only been to your area once, last fall, and I loved NY and NJ! I am dying to go back. I had a chance to go to school in NYC years ago and didn't take it -- probably a mistake. Oh well!

By the way, my EPL-1 gallery is here:
Janis Herd Photography | Taken with Olympus EPL-1

Janis, your photos on your site are really nice. I've just started looking but I started with your trip to NY/NJ. You certainly got around - out to Sleepy Hollow I see! Lovely shot of those gravestones.

 

[Janis]

Greetings back to all you friendly people! This forum is so refreshing. Stanley, the Hill Country is great for photography!

 

[Janis]

BB, thanks for looking at my galleries. I have an old friend who lives at Point Liberte, NJ, and she's a great tour guide and photographer and we packed in a lot in one week, including Cape May! I'm overwhelmed by the volume of images I have and years behind in processing and posting. I know I need Aperture or Lightroom or something more than Bridge.
My friend has a very good travel blog -- are we allowed to post a link like that?

 

[texascbx]

Hello Janis. As Dripping Springs was mentioned, I lived in a house near the Salt Lick BBQ place near Dripping Springs for about four years. You have some really nice photographs!

 

[franklyspeaking]

Hi Janis and other fellow Texans! I live in Arlington (Right in the middle of Dallas and Fort Worth). Good to see some lone star shooters here.

 

[BBW]

BB, thanks for looking at my galleries. I have an old friend who lives at Point Liberte, NJ, and she's a great tour guide and photographer and we packed in a lot in one week, including Cape May!
...My friend has a very good travel blog -- are we allowed to post a link like that?

Janis, I would think a link to your friend's travel blog in an appropriate travel related post of yours would be fine to use as a reference point, if you wanted to. Here's a link to the Site Rules and terms of service for the board https://www.mu-43.com/f68/site-rules-terms-service-286/, for reference.

Now back to your welcomes.

 

[Brian Mosley]

Hello Janis, and I'm so glad you've decided to stick around

Cheers

Brian

 

[texascbx]

Hey franklyspeaking. I was in Arlington yesterday shopping. Fry's, Staples, Dillards, Spa Envy, Home Depot, Petco and the best of all, TGIF were on the list of places we went to.

The only bad thing about Arlington yesterday was it was hot. Real hot.

 

[franklyspeaking]

howdy texascbx,
It is alway hot in July. It sounds like you were on a tactical shopping mission. I hope you survived.

Arlington is a great place to live because it's close to both Dallas and Fort Worth. It's nice because I work in Dallas but like to enjoy my weekends in Fort Worth. I just wish Arlington had some more interesting architecture or a more vibrant arts district. It would make for some better photo ops

Although I did go the the (albeit small) farmers market in Arlington the past few weekends and had some fun shooting. Last weekend I found a local photographer selling some prints there. I bought one, if for no other reason to just support anything that closley resembles a local art scene.

 

[saeveritt]

Greetings from Corpus Christi!

 

[Janis]

Great hearing from all of you -- including y'all Texans! This is the friendliest and most informative forum I've ever come across.
Ricky, it is very cool that you're an artist as well as a photographer. Your drawings are excellent and I like your photos, too. Brian, your excellent PAD was the link that got me here in the first place. Frank, you have some great images posted here and I see we have almost the same equipment. And BB is the source of tons of useful info and great images as well!

I've had a busy weekend with my daughter being here. I used the Night Portrait Scene Mode with her at a Mexican restaurant with neon signs and was blown away by how well it works. I can't wait to play with those pics but I'm behind in a PS class at betterphoto.com, so need to do some assignment images first.

Happy shooting to all!

 

[BBW]

Many thanks Janis , and I can't wait to see some of these night time photos, soon.