Hello from The Swamps

Mr. Marty · Mar 12, 2014

A big hello to all. This looks to be a busy place. I hope I can make a contribution.

Thanks

Marty

Thomas Bertilsson · Mar 12, 2014

Mr. Marty said:
A big hello to all. This looks to be a busy place. I hope I can make a contribution.

Thanks

Marty

Welcome to APUG.

Which swamps?

Jeff Kubach · Mar 12, 2014

Hello Marty and a warm welcome to APUG!

Jeff

mike c · Mar 12, 2014

Welcome Mr. Marty, if you are near the swamps how bout' some swamp photographs. A lot of neat stuff in those swamps.

Mike

MDR · Mar 12, 2014

Welcome to Apug. Any pictures of swamp monsters ?

Dominik

Mr. Marty · Mar 12, 2014

Thank you, Thank you!
I am in SW Georgia on the Flint River. I worry when the water rises.

I just acquired a some older Nikon gear. It is amazing how cheap it is nowadays. Depressing actually. As a result I only have digital images with the exception of some beginners wok taken some 30+ years ago. I plan to remedy that. The only swamp monsters are the gators and the occasional swamp rat of the two legged variety.

Thanks for the welcome!

snapguy · Mar 12, 2014

swampy

We have Swamp Coolers out here in the California Desert. Water is hard to come by. As Mark Twain said, out West, whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting.
Yes there are some great bargains out there in old Nikon stuff. bought film Nikon N70 (from the 1990s) with a 50mm F1.4 Nikkor (from he 1960s) for $20 plus postage. The Nikkor is perfect for my olde Nikkormat.

Mr. Marty · Mar 12, 2014

I spent a few years in the Sierra Nevada's. Lived in Mammoth Lakes. This is where most of my film was taken but I was not very knowledgeable at that time.....it's a long story. I bought the entire Nikkor line between 28mm to 300mm fixed lens except or the macros......for a faction of what just one lens would cost today. I spent some time in what is now the DV Natl. Park....mostly in the winter. .

Not very happy with the keyboard action on this forum. It keeps dropping letters.

gone · Mar 12, 2014

A swamp cooler will not work at all where there is humidity, so forget that in Georgia. We had them in New Mexico too. Very simple and cheap to run. We're in Flori-Duh now and I just marvel at people who used to live here and in Georgia (used to live in Savannah) back before there was A/C. Summers are the real deal here.

I agree, good old Mr. Digital has been a friend to us film shooters. Lots of great deals out there on gear. But I would venture to say it has almost killed off "real" photography. Hopefully it will come back, but I doubt it. By that I mean, most people have no idea what a good photograph looks like, nor do they care. As long as they can send a low rez selfie shot from their phones, they're happy. Hopefully Mr. Marty will be making some good photos to show.

Sirius Glass · Mar 12, 2014

Welcome to APUG

Black Dog · Mar 12, 2014

Welcome to APUGland from cider country!

Two23 · Mar 12, 2014

Got any pictures of Big Foot?

Kent in SD

Mr. Marty · Mar 13, 2014

No Big Foot here. There are some skeeters that would horrify you.....................and fire ants...................I hate fire ants. They are the most vile creature on earth. This is from someone who wears sandals and shoots in the dark.

Thanks again for the welcome.

fotch · Mar 13, 2014

Hello Marty and welcome to APUG!

Mr. Marty · Mar 13, 2014

Thank you!

So let me get this straight. This is a film only site. Another site I am on is large format only, another is (I think) all forms. Strangely enough the one with all forms is the least responsive site. Odd, I would have figured it wrong.

MattKing · Mar 13, 2014

Mr. Marty said:
Thank you!

So let me get this straight. This is a film only site. Another site I am on is large format only, another is (I think) all forms. Strangely enough the one with all forms is the least responsive site. Odd, I would have figured it wrong.

Welcome, and you are basically right.

Although people who shoot and print using other, traditional processes (e.g. cyanotypes, bromoils, etc.) also participate here as well.

Digital stuff creeps in at times, and is discouraged.

There is a sister site (DPUG.ORG) that welcomes discussion of scanning and hybid processes. It is much quieter than here.

Many people here have feet in both worlds, but honour APUG's limited focus. You are more than welcome here if you also shoot or use digital equipment - just refrain from talking about it much.

And generally, if you want to discuss some particular photographic content, it's best if it has at least some analog content.

Hope you enjoy your stay.

Trail Images · Mar 13, 2014

Hello Mr. Marty.....welcome to the APUG site and the forums too.....

I've spent A LOT of time up around your old stomping grounds in the sierras and also Death Valley NP also. Look forward to seeing your latest photos with your non-digi gear.

Mr. Marty · Mar 13, 2014

Alas, I am not in the Sierras anymore. I miss it. I also miss Arkansas where I was raised and played for so many years.

Digital is fine and very convenient for some of the things I do. But, I prefer film. I like working with it. I like the way it forces me to think.
The payoff is when that developing tank is opened or that image comes up in the print developer. I have a lot to remember
and more to learn.

I am scanning old (30+ years) slides right now. I am currently working on those in from the Yosemite area. Perhaps I can post a few.

Thanks!

Griz · Mar 14, 2014

Mr. Marty said:
No Big Foot here. There are some skeeters that would horrify you.....................and fire ants...................I hate fire ants. They are the most vile creature on earth. This is from someone who wears sandals and shoots in the dark.

Thanks again for the welcome.

Welcome to APUG Marty! I spent the better part of the mid to late '70's just north of Valdosta at Moody AFB, or as the locals called it, "Moody Field". I agree completely with your assessment of fire ants! Nastiest creatures this side of hell!

Griz

Chazzy · Mar 14, 2014

Welcome to APUG, Marty.

andrew.roos · Mar 15, 2014

Welcome from Durban, South Africa Subtropical, hot and humid. Actually, I shot sone pics in a mangrove swamp this morning. No swamp monstors, though, just crabs and mudskippers!

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Mr. Marty · Mar 15, 2014

Thank you all!

It was a great day to shoot today but I had other chores. I cleaned up the scrap wood in the spare room so I could move the table saw and other tools out of the bathroom. This was so I could begin to block off the window and secure the doors................so I can get all this darkroom gear out of my living room.

South Africa huh, tis a ways away. Sounds interesting.

Yes, I know Moody. Drove by there last weekend on my way to Florida to pick up and Omega D5 enlarger.

One good thing about living here is that spring comes early. The pear trees are in bloom.

Thanks again for the welcome.

Alan Klein · Mar 16, 2014

welcome to APUG and say hello to Pogo for us. I too have the keyboard dropping letters. It started when I replaced my computer. I was running Vista OK but now I'm running Windws 8.1. Anyone know a fix for this?

Mr. Marty · Mar 16, 2014

Alan Klein said:
welcome to APUG and say hello to Pogo for us. I too have the keyboard dropping letters. It started when I replaced my computer. I was running Vista OK but now I'm running Windws 8.1. Anyone know a fix for this?

I found the solution.

Go to "General Settings" on the banner above. Got to My Account on the left panel and select General settings, toward the bottom select the Standard Editor. It worked for me.

Thanks for the welcome, Alan.

Sirius Glass · Mar 16, 2014

Alan Klein said:
welcome to APUG and say hello to Pogo for us. I too have the keyboard dropping letters. It started when I replaced my computer. I was running Vista OK but now I'm running Windws 8.1. Anyone know a fix for this?

I also have a Windoz 8.1 netbook, but I only use it as an off-roading GPS.

There are four ways to deal with it:

Live with it
See the previous post
Revert to Windoz 7
Switch to Mac OS

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