Oh a cheese head! When I was young a couple of my friends and I visited Milwaukee and caught a Brewer's game. A bunch of fans were wearing these big yellow cheese hats. It was pretty cool!
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I like the idea of spending a lot of time under the darkcloth and just getting use to the camera and the control one has over the image. And one does not need to burn film to see, since everything is on the GG. Tie the bellows in knots, see the affect on DoF when reducing the size of the aperture, and all that fun stuff. Let the muscle memory of camera operation set in. Then the camera operation becomes fun, and makes the rest of it exciting. I have not quite reached that point with my 11x14, but the 8x10 almost gets up on the tripod and sets up on its own.
Enjoy!
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
John, At age 68 I think I'm "older" too, but I've only been using LF for about 7-8 years, and tackling a new learning curve was a big part of my motivation and decision to take the plunge. As I've mentioned, I'm in Racine, and would be glad to discuss and share visits as you might care to. Also, there are a couple of other much more experienced LFers from New Berlin and Shorewood who are members of the MWLF Asylum that FrancisF mentioned (#7 above), and who were kind enough to greatly help me up my learning curve.
... JMOwens (Mt. Pleasant, Wisc. USA)
"If people only knew how hard I work to gain my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all." ...Michelangelo
All these Cheeseheads.
A trivia question for them.
Name the first Green Bay Quarterback to win a Super Bowl.
” Never attribute to inspiration that which can be adequately explained by delusion”.
Bart Starr won the first two Super Bowls.
... JMOwens (Mt. Pleasant, Wisc. USA)
"If people only knew how hard I work to gain my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all." ...Michelangelo
Welcome to LF forum. From a PNW dude, that's incognito on the E. Coast.
Les
” Never attribute to inspiration that which can be adequately explained by delusion”.
Willie, to us Packer fans Starr won the first Super Bowls!! And actually, they are considered Super Bowls I and II.
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