hi from SE london

[chryslerchick]

hi all
im brenda aka chryslerchick, im flamming heck 39 years old have 4 kids live in south east london blackheath. i love taking pics but not of anything particular have always used point & shoot but have just up-graded to fuji finepix s5000 to try & improve my shots,well i thought how hard can it be to figure out, there isnt that many settings blah blah, oh how stupid do i now look, my brain has frozen with age & no matter how often i read that million pg manual the info just doesnt register....so if theres anyone out there that can offer any tips or advice,i'll gladly receive it. have been putting my pics on my website that way hopefully i will see the improvements as i go along (yer right) webbie in my profile.& have put a gallery/album thing on here

[Stephen]

Re: hi from SE london

Hi Brenda, and welcome to the DPNow forum. You have taken the most difficult step I reckon in introducing yourself and posting a few photos, so well done you.

Please feel free to contribute in any way you want to the forums, perhaps get stuck into the Salon Competition, and please don't feel your stuff isn't good enough. Just checked out your gallery so far and they definately are, so go for it.

You'll soon get used to the regulars here, but watch out for that young guy Lumix, I'm not too sure he is ready for digital yet

[Ian]

Re: hi from SE london

Hi Brenda and a warm welcome to the DPNow forum!

The S5000 is a fine little camera that produces better quality pictures than you might realise

Ian

[chryslerchick]

Re: hi from SE london

oh yes i was just reading his post i couldnt figure out if he was actualy being serious or just having a laugh

thanks for the welcome stephen
i found this site whilst googling,but cant remember what now ..
i was reg on another site it was american but i just couldnt get to grips with it,nearly all photo topics were twisted to revolve around sex & so therefore never seem to get any actual proper photographic advice so think i'll give it a miss & stay here...

im having look around but when you click to members gallery pics you cant seem to leave a written comment just a vote or am i missing something ?

[chryslerchick]

Re: hi from SE london

hi ian
well it does in the right hands
hopefully i can pick up some tips from other members that will help..

[spl]

Re: hi from SE london

Hi Brenda
Great to have another Londoner on the forums. Like you I have also just bought my first dSLR after using film 35mm for years and latterly a stand and point - agree its a whole lot more difficult to get your head around - but you get great tips here so keep on visiting!!
cheers
sue
PS I live in north london - North Finchley to be precise - its great up there but the whole of London offers so much for the photographer and now with digital you can get it almost for free

[bigbob]

Re: hi from SE london

Hello Brenda , i'm sure if you post any questions you'll get all the answers you need , not many from London on here , Sue is and i'm from N.Kent .
My nephew used to manage 'ZERO DEGREES'' in Blackheath , i walk my dog in the observatory grounds some sundays .

B..

[chryslerchick]

Re: hi from SE london

cheers 4 the welcome sue

ah your lucky then you have access to some better sights nearer london. not much around where i live so im getting bit limited & now winters coming trying to get hubby out at weekends with the car is going to be nightmare he likes to stay in the warm ..poor luv he's just hit 40 so is depressed
trying to get through the autum / winter months are best for me to get to grips with my pics ..he aint having none of it, & now the girls are starting to take a bit more of an interest in their photos to.

i love the digital i can snap away into the hundreds & it isnt going to cost anything

[chryslerchick]

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hi B

im also on the fuji web site forum & theres hardly anyone on there from london either.
im from other side of blackheath bordering kidbrooke/eltham. glad you stopped by as i had completely forgotten about greenwich park/observatory so i think i'll head over there the weekend

[bigbob]

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Always worth a look if the weathers clear , you can shoot both the Dome and canary wharf from the top by the Wolfe memorial.
Watch out for tourists

B..

[chryslerchick]

Re: hi from SE london

grrrrrr canary wharf that things driving me mad...every time i go down to charlton in the evening to get a good pic i just never get the settings right & get bits of it in focus i just can manage to get the right evening settings for clear shot even with the tripod,damn thing just doesnt like me.....
mind you i cant get any evening shots correctly as were iam i have a by-pass that is only lit by occassional street lamp so is qite dark but it makes for some brill shots if only they wernt so flat & grainy...dont suppose you'd have any ideas on that one would you ? pleaseeeeeeeeeee

[lumix]

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Hi Brenda, welcome to the forum. I see you use a Fuji s5000. I had one of those and sometimes regret selling it. Mine gave me my first taste of digital and most of the pictures I took with it are still stored on my computer. I've looked at your web site and got to say you have a good approach to photography. This site you will find is very friendly and full of good advice. There are a few cheeky youngsters on here (I won't mention any names) but being a mum I'm sure you can handle them.

[Stephen]

Re: hi from SE London

.............................There are a few cheeky youngsters on here (I won't mention any names) but being a mum I'm sure you can handle them.

Errr, don't know what you mean Ron

[bigbob]

Re: hi from SE London

I think what Ron means is that compaired to him EVERYONE else on here is a youngster..
B..

[lumix]

Re: hi from SE London

I think what Ron means is that compaired to him EVERYONE else on here is a youngster..
B..

Geee thanks Bigbob. Now you know when I was a lad I was taught to respect my elders. What you youngsters have got to learn is that you age quicker than us oldens. ie if I was 10 when you were 1 I'd be 10 times your age, but by the time you are 10 I'd be 20 only twice your age. So at that rate you will be b'old be for me