I'm from Maine!!

[cokids]

Wow! I'm impressed with the geographic distribution of people here! I said I'm from Maine, but though I live here now, I've spent most of my adult life in Pittsburgh, PA and many of my shots came from there as well. Check out my pbase site and the two stock sites I work for to see what I shoot. Right now my main subjects are coastal/nautical from Maine, but I used to LOVE shooting city life, so I'm eclectic. That can be a real disadvantage as it seems important to develop a niche and I haven't done that yet. Check out my stuff and let me know what you think!

Glad to be here and now off to read intros. Be back later for more!

Beth

[photosbymorgan2]

Welcome to the site

[cokids]

Originally Posted by photosbymorgan2

Welcome to the site

Thanks Morgan! I'm glad to be here and can't wait to learn more about the site!

[Alice Morrison]

Welcome, Beth. Quite an international crew here, yes. Look forward to hearing from you.

[cokids]

Ok, I 've read and responded to a few intros, so maybe it's time to introduce myself just a bit better....

I am an old lady who retired from educating teachers about 3 years ago and have started shooting stock and selling on websites in the interim.

I've been interested in photography since I was a kid and first shot with my Mom's box Kodak back in the 60's!! (That dates me, doesn't it?)

I bought into digital as soon as it arrived on the scene and have grown with it through Casio, various iterations of Olympuses and now am a Canon 'shooter.' I shoot with a Canon 20 D after retiring my 1D a few months ago. Check my sig file for links to stock sites where you'll see the kind of 'stuff' I shoot. It's mostly coastal/nautical stuff though I still love the city and get back to the Pittsburgh area periodically where I still have a family...daughter, son-in-law and first grand daughter. I love city life, but am now in rural Maine and love it too!

I am an incoragable (is that how it's spelled?) technophile and upgrade on just about every other cycle, but if the rumor about a Canon full-frame 11-12 mp camera are true, I may be doing it sooner this time! I'm hopeless!

Well, enough for now...more later...
Beth

[Alice Morrison]

Neat story, Beth. I was an educator, too, way back. Now I don't know nuttin.

[cokids]

Originally Posted by cokids

Ok, I 've read and responded to a few intros, so maybe it's time to introduce myself just a bit better....

I am an old lady who retired from educating teachers about 3 years ago and have started shooting stock and selling on websites in the interim.

I've been interested in photography since I was a kid and first shot with my Mom's box Kodak back in the 60's!! (That dates me, doesn't it?)

I bought into digital as soon as it arrived on the scene and have grown with it through Casio, various iterations of Olympuses and now am a Canon 'shooter.' I shoot with a Canon 20 D after retiring my 1D a few months ago. Check my sig file for links to stock sites where you'll see the kind of 'stuff' I shoot. It's mostly coastal/nautical stuff though I still love the city and get back to the Pittsburgh area periodically where I still have a family...daughter, son-in-law and first grand daughter. I love city life, but am now in rural Maine and love it too!

I am an incoragable (is that how it's spelled?) technophile and upgrade on just about every other cycle, but if the rumor about a Canon full-frame 11-12 mp camera are true, I may be doing it sooner this time! I'm hopeless!

Well, enough for now...more later...
Beth

Oh, in case you were wondering, the guy in the background in the photo is my brother. He is a 'Mainiac' as well AND a canon 'shooter.' We have a very friendly competition and do lots of 'shooting' together. His being about 8 inches taller than I makes for very interesting comparisons when we're shooting the same subjects!! We have great fun!! (He's a Canon shooter too...he's the one who lured me away from Oly!!)

Beth :-*

[hartcons]

Welcome. Are there stock photo houses that will take digital now or do they still all want film so they can drum scan it?

[Chris]

I hope to see some good lighthouses with you coming from Maine.

[cokids]

Originally Posted by Chris

I hope to see some good lighthouses with you coming from Maine.

Chris, Let me see if I can find my favorite...hold on a minute....here it is...


But lighthouses are only the tip of the iceberg...here are a couple of other kinds of things from this state...

I love these too...where the horizon dissolves in the fog...



And seasons give you color out the wazzoo!



Don't encourage me!! Check out the links with my sig file, if you're interested in seeing more. Thanks!
Beth

[Alice Morrison]

Originally Posted by cokids

Chris, Let me see if I can find my favorite...hold on a minute....here it is...


But lighthouses are only the tip of the iceberg...here are a couple of other kinds of things from this state...

I love these too...where the horizon dissolves in the fog...



And seasons give you color out the wazzoo!



Don't encourage me!! Check out the links with my sig file, if you're interested in seeing more. Thanks!
Beth

Oh, those are beautiful photos. You should repost them in Landscape.

I want to go to Maine!

The second one is an award-winner.

[Chris]

Very pretty, I much like. Some nice shots in your galleries too!

[cokids]

Thanks for the kind comments, Chris and Alice!