Hi from Virginia

[Diggin99]

Hello everyone! I just dove into LF, my history photo wise is probably typical for my age group. When I was a teen my father gave me a Canon AE-1. I took one photography class in college, which I enjoyed. But then I let photography drop. I got a Nikon D50 a little while back and it reminded me that I always intended to get back into photography, which meant for me learning how to work with film. So I went back to my roots and picked up 35mm again. Also have done some medium format stuff. I like landscapes, also rural scenes. I got a CC401 on ebay and a lens from Jim Galli (thanks Jim!) recently and here is my first shot.

The weather has been lousy here, over cast, seems like the second I got my LF kit together the "winter mix" blew in! I always shooot the same couple of trees for testing a new camera. I could not take it anymore and decided to take a test shot despite the grey day. HP5, developed in Pyrocat HD for 60 minutes, semi-stand.

I am happy to have found the forum and I am eager to see what happens next!

Nancy

[Brian Ellis]

Welcome to the group Nancy. There's a lot of good people and good information here.

It looks like there's a problem with the focus in your test shot, unless for some reason you wanted the tree to be blurred.

[Bob Gentile]

Welcome!

[Capocheny]

Hi Nancy,

Greetings from Vancouver, BC in Canada...

Good to have you here!

Cheers

[Ralph Barker]

Welcome to the LF Forum, Nancy.

[roteague]

Hi Nancy, welcome from Hawaii. I hope you enjoy your new found addiction, because that is what LF is. I'm on the 21st year of mine now...

[Brian Schall]

As an old Virginia boy, I welcome you. I'm the guy in New Mexico wearing the Va Tech hat. Can't miss me. Good luck with your new found compulsion.

Brian

[Robert Hall]

Welcome.

You may find that the overcast days can be very good for black and white.

Here's to burning lots of film!

[John Bowen]

Hi Nancy,

I'm in Midlothian. Give a shout if you want to go out and shoot together. I enjoy getting up to Shenandoah National Park a few times a year. Also if you ever get the ULF bug and want to see one of Richard Ritter's 7x17 cameras give me a call.

Welcome to the club!

[Diggin99]

Thanks everyone. Glad to be here! And hi to John in Midlothian!


Oh and still trying to figure out focusing...

Nancy