Comments on: Bird Photography? Yes, I Can. So Can You.

By: Festin’ Year-Round :: Birding – Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival

Festin’ Year-Round :: Birding – Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:13:19 +0000

[...] Laura Kammermeier from Birds, Words, & Websites [...]

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:59:03 +0000

Thanks for the reminder, Diane! I have not forgotten, but guilty of not having enough time to get my thoughts down on that subject-I want to do it “right.” I’m busy for a few more weeks, then hope to wrap up the photog post in FEB. I also got a nice book for Christmas called The Magic of Digital Nature Photography by Rob Sheppard. It looks like a useful book – so I want to study up then weave together a nice starter post on the subject!

By: Diane Brown

Diane Brown — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:35:51 +0000

Looking forward to your next post…hint, hint….

By: Ten Favorite Bird Photos of 2009 | Birds, Words, & Websites

Ten Favorite Bird Photos of 2009 | Birds, Words, & Websites — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:16:04 +0000

[...] While down at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, I photographed several life birds during my photography workshop at the Martin Ranch. This Pyrrhuloxia was one of my favorite [...]

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:50:01 +0000

Hi Jason,
So glad you liked reading this. Funny, I came very close to not hitting Publish on this post – thought it may appear insulting or something like that.

Turns out I was an idiot to think so.

Checked out your blog- very cool and I’ll be back to it again.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:48:05 +0000

Gunnar,
With tongue in cheek, I declare no, you cannot join the club. You can’t be an idiot if you have only TEN settings that you don’t know how to use. A couple dozen is the entry fee for THIS club.

Ha ha. Of course, the more idiots the merrier, right?

Thanks for your comments on this and the photo page! A visit to Peru would bring lovely photo opps, right?

By: Gunnar Engblom

Gunnar Engblom — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:18:42 +0000

Great post as usual Laura. May I join the club? I have about 10 different settings on my camera I havent figured out what they are for yet.
Great to see your progress
Gunnar

By: jason

jason — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:04:23 +0000

(I commented on the photo page but wanted to comment here as well.)

What a fun, smile-inducing, familiar story! The photos are gorgeous, but I was especially tickled by your prose–and felt a camaraderie with the frustration. But Wow! did you break through the barrier.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:31:50 +0000

Thanks for sharing your secret, Diane. Yes, hope springs eternal for us idiots.
Would it be such a bad thing if our club was like the Ray Charles leading Stevie Wonder? : – ) I’ll post what I learned in my next installment. But believe me – it’s rudimentary!

Laura

By: Diane Brown

Diane Brown — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:57:46 +0000

What a great post! And now I can share my secret: My name is Diane and I am an dSLR idiot! Please include me in this newest club!
And OMG–your photos are amazing! There is hope…