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Have been away for WAY too long, and am glad to be back..got a private message from someone here and dear to me, and they wondered where I have been...so, I decided it was high time to check in. Really, what I wanted to tell you is that if you do what you love, love what you do, practice and be "there"..good things happen. A little about me, most of you know, I joined the Labs, a couple of years ago, with my first camera..a Cannon 40D. With hopes and dreams. And not alot of knowledge. Like the old Jimi Hendrix song..."I know what I want, but I just don't know how to go about gettin' it". Gordon, Bob, Defiance, Bjorn, Thomas...Wolfie, KPR, all dear to me, kept me going, as I tried, failed, grieved over my lack of skill, and failed some more. And I learned. By trial and error. Today, I am employed by a small equine magazine, based in Colorado, not on salary, (yet)..but I will be there..I WILL..right now I free lance..for cheap...and am becoming known in "my" industry..have had several "cover" shots, and have even written brief articles to go along with the photos..mind you a very limited audience, but PAID, and published work..so, I am thrilled. Do I know what I am doing? No, not always..but I have learned, alot, and still have more trash then treasures, but, the margin is getting mo' better...I learned, like the boys here said... "buying the best lenses pays off"..that behaving as if you already "own" it, works. That being kind and gracious, to other photographers, is something important. This is after all, just one two hundreth of a second, not the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar. And I still have not mastered photoshop, very well. But, I am alive, and kicking, and coming back...because I have missed you all, and my beloved Duck o' da day...am gonna go check that out, right now.

love,
p.

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canon 7D, Mark iii 5D, ef 70-300 f/4-5.6, ef 28-135mm canon 100-400mm L IS 4.5, and a little 24-70 L f/2.8...

Oh Hi Patti, how wonderful to see you back on the labs, i had wondered why we hadnt seen or heard its been absolutely ages since you last posted. Its lovely to hear about what you have been doing and achieved, so hearty congrats to you on your job and getting your work published. I too would be thrilled if it were me. Wish you all the very best and dont leave it so long til you post again.
Kind regards
Sue

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canon 400D
18-55 lens
tamron70-300 lens
sigma 18-200 os lens

All my photos are clickable
my flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27828538@N03/

Nice to hear from you again! You've got a lot of waddles to catch up on too...

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

Nice seeing you again, Patti, it must've been at least a year since we last heard from you. Welcome back!

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-Evan

Gear: 7 Nikon Nikkor AI-S and AF-S lenses, SB-700 flash, Nikon D7000, Nikon FM, variety of accessories

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."
- Ansel Adams

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Welcome back patti.

Bob.

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OM-D E-M5 + ED 12-50mm, H-PS14042E, H-F007014E, L-RS014150E, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm 1:1.8.
Gitzo GT1541T, Arca-Swiss Z1 DP ball-head.
Astrophotography: TEC 140 'scope, FLI ML16803 camera, ASA DDM60 Pro mount.

Been a while, Patti!

Welcome back!

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Nikon D40
18-55mm kit lens
55-200mm VR
50mm f1.8
quatary mono/tripod

Google+
Facebook
Flickr

Hi Ya Patti & glad you're back

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Soon.....

Hey girl.. bout time!!! *hugs*

Even though I have been neglecting the duckage I shall endevour to get out this week 1day just for you

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Canon 7D + 50D + EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM + EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Pelican // Black Rapid // Think Tank // Manfrotto // Garmin

Reflections On Canadian Wildlife
My Flickr

Patti is back, whoooooohoooooooo! Lovely to see you back here, we've missed you!

- Bjorn -

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Street and documentary photographer | Google+ | Twitter | Tumblr

Leica M9-P (my article on Camera Labs) | Leica D-Lux 5 | 50mm Summilux

Welcome back. You must link us up and show all this lovely work you have been doing, very interested to see your style.

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Mark Osborne
My life through an iPhone

Ah haaa..the prodigal Patti is back How wonderful to see you here again! Sounds like you have taken your interest far and are still taking it further. Great to hear!

I hope you will be willing to share some samples with us - I for one would love to see many of your pictures if you will share them.

And I'm hoping you will find CL just as inviting, welcoming and friendly as when you left it. Many other enthusiasts have joined our ranks while you have been gone. Many questions asked and discussions ensued - and of course the Gordon's library of excellent reviews have grown to encompass the many exciting developments on the camera front.

Many Assignments have come and gone and dare I say that the caliber of photos a constantly evolving - lots of creativity.

Also, the guidelines for image-size has been adjusted up so that we can now share shots in glorious 1024 pixels tall or wide!

Cheers

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Nikon stuff and other stuff, but not nearly as much stuff as I really want!

+1 to the above/s. "Those who try one more time succeed"


Cheers

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Nikon D7000, D40X, Nikkor 18- 200 VR II, f3.5-5.6, 70-300 AF non VR, Kit Lenses.

Welcome back patti, we missed you!

PS - if you'd like to promote your photographic work (and this applies to everyone), you really need to start building a following on Google+. We can sort you out with an invite if you need one, and then you can even join us for a chat on our hangouts! (see http://www.cameralabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27998)