Hei Gaurav! Welcome back to the club. I haven't been here long, but I do feel at home here.
Your photo is really good. I like the high key look and the burned out highlights. Wonderful colours, and the facial expression ... very good. Me too, feels a bit embarrassed by waving around with the camera in public. At good days I do it, despite this feeling, at bad (hair ;-)) days, I don't. What I do, to come over this feeling, is to psyche myself up, telling myself that I am cool, pro, and so on. The fact is that I'm not that cool, and I'm not at all pro, but this is how I overcome this object. Never the less, most times it works. I also try to act pro. This is silly, but thats what I do. PS: Please don't tell anybody on the list about this, it will destroy my PDML image ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Gaurav Aggarwal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27. oktober 2005 19:05 > To: [email protected] > Subject: New novice member from north of Boston > > Hi guys, > > I joined PDML a couple of weeks back but have been silent not knowing what > to contribute. I would love to comment on the PESO/PAW but I feel that my > praise would really bring no value to the table. > > I am a novice and was subscribed to PDML for a few months couple of years > back when I first started taking pictures. But I never really did take > many. > I recently moved to the US and find myself with more time and inclination > to > take pictures so I signed up again. > > I use film and haven't taken many pictures so far. Looking for > feedback/pointers > on: > > a) I feel embarrassed/shy of going out and taking pictures all by myself. > Am I > the only one who feels this? Recently Paul S. mentioned this in relation > to the > picture taken in Starbucks. > > b) I joined a Merrimack Valley Camera Club last week (Andover, > Massachusetts) > but they don't go out that often or at least no member seemed comfortable > so > far to take me with them when they shoot. > > c) I am looking for company to get some tips, pointers and help me improve > my > composition lot more than just the technical details. > > d) I still shoot film and do not have money to buy a digital SLR. Can I > get any > decent film/slide scanner used for less than $150? > > And to share a picture that I took in India: > http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-10/1098407/angry.jpg > All comments more than welcome. This was scanned from a 4x6 print using > the > office scanner. > > Thanks for reading a longish post. > Gaurav >
