Greetings from Central Oregon

geetee · 05-04-2011, 08:47 PM

Hi everyone:

I'm happy to be a new Pentax Forums member.

A bit about me: Last summer I bought my first camera, a Panasonic Lumix LX3 and discovered the joy of photography - or rather fell in love with light and the prospect of learning how to see all over again.

So, early this year, I began shopping for a dslr, and after giving up the fantasy of owning an M9 and Leica glass, bought what I believe is the next best thing: a K-5 and four gorgeous Pentax lenses: the FA-31mm, FA-43mm, FA-77mm, and a DA-15mm. I couldn't be happier were they made in Solms.

Now I just need to learn how to use the kit. Boy have I got a long way to go! So, I'll be a regular here, trying to learn all I can. This is a great resource and a great community.

Oh, a few weeks ago I rented a DA* 300mm lens and got lucky with a few shots of birds in flight. I'll see if I can figure out how to post them here. Now if Pentax would only make a 400mm f/4…

Looking forward to meeting everyone.

geetee

Ole · 05-04-2011, 09:08 PM - **1 Like**

Welcome geetee, looking forward to your bird shots!

Here is a short introduction on how to post photos:

how-post-images-beginners-start-here

rdiazgreenberg · 05-04-2011, 09:45 PM

Welcome! What a nice set up to start with! You are really going to love the kit. Enjoy the Forums!

geetee · 05-04-2011, 10:47 PM

Hi -

Thanks for the greetings, and for directing me how to post pix. I managed to create a photo album called Tule Lake.

cheers - geetee

geetee · 05-05-2011, 09:58 PM

Ole - the shots of the Iguanas in your Caymans album are wonderful. Incredibly sharp.

**Arn** · 05-06-2011, 11:08 PM

Welcome to the forum, geetee. Oregon is a lot like BC - so many different and beautiful landscapes. I'll look forward to seeing some photos of your area.

geetee · 05-07-2011, 06:30 PM

Originally posted by Arn

Welcome to the forum, geetee. Oregon is a lot like BC - so many different and beautiful landscapes. I'll look forward to seeing some photos of your area.

Central Oregon is different from the image most people have of Oregon. It's not the lush, green of Western Oregon. Here it's high desert: Pondersosa pines and sage country with the big volcanoes of the Cascade Range to the west. And this year spring still hasn't quite sputtered to life yet. Argh.

geetee

**Arn** · 05-08-2011, 03:47 PM

Yeah, I love your part of the state - we lived in the Okanagan Valley just north of you for 25 years. Big, beautiful dark green pines against the blue sky. And the spring wildflowers are gorgeous!

civiletti · 05-09-2011, 02:07 PM

Hello geetee, I'm near Portland and will be out your way to shoot at the Painted Hills in a couple weeks.

geetee · 05-09-2011, 07:10 PM

Originally posted by Arn

Yeah, I love your part of the state - we lived in the Okanagan Valley just north of you for 25 years. Big, beautiful dark green pines against the blue sky. And the spring wildflowers are gorgeous!

Hey Arn: Strange, I almost referenced the Okanagan in my previous post, knowing it would be most like Central Oregon - though far lusher. Hey, can you tell me how I post a pic in this thread? Or point me to a page on the forum w/ instructions?

**Arn** · 05-09-2011, 10:48 PM

Yeah, geetee.
If the page that first opens for you is the same as for me, it has "Our Pentax Forum" for the first 3 items.
Click on the second one "Site Suggestions and Forum Help."
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/site-suggestions-forum-help/

On that page, Click the "Sticky Forum Usage Guide."
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/site-suggestions-forum-help/314-forum-usa...-features.html

On that page, under point "0", the 4th line has a link to photo posting info
Want to know how to embed photos in your posts? See here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/p...de-images.html

That page has everything you need.

geetee · 05-10-2011, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by Arn

Yeah, geetee.
If the page that first opens for you is the same as for me, it has "Our Pentax Forum" for the first 3 items.
Click on the second one "Site Suggestions and Forum Help."
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/site-suggestions-forum-help/

On that page, Click the "Sticky Forum Usage Guide."
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/site-suggestions-forum-help/314-forum-usa...-features.html

On that page, under point "0", the 4th line has a link to photo posting info
Want to know how to embed photos in your posts? See here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/p...de-images.html

That page has everything you need.

Thanks so much, Arn. I went to the Painted Hills of Oregon last weekend. The weather was wretched, and I was with a non-photog friend... so photo ops were minimal. Still, the k-5 and the FA limited pulled out details I never saw. I'll try and post a few soon. Cheers and thanks again... .geetee

**Arn** · 05-11-2011, 02:53 PM

You're welcome.
Wretched weather? Yeah, this spring has been wet, cold, and then wet and cold! It reminded me that last year on a May trip to Ashland, we got poured on all the way down the coast. I'll look forward to the photos.

geetee · 05-16-2011, 06:05 PM

Originally posted by civiletti

Hello geetee, I'm near Portland and will be out your way to shoot at the Painted Hills in a couple weeks.

Hey how did the shoot at Painted Hills go?

geetee · 05-16-2011, 06:09 PM

Originally posted by geetee

Thanks so much, Arn. I went to the Painted Hills of Oregon last weekend. The weather was wretched, and I was with a non-photog friend... so photo ops were minimal. Still, the k-5 and the FA limited pulled out details I never saw. I'll try and post a few soon. Cheers and thanks again... .geetee

Here's one. I posted a few more in an album called Painted Hills

05-04-2011, 08:47 PM	#1
geetee Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 28	Greetings from Central Oregon Hi everyone: I'm happy to be a new Pentax Forums member. A bit about me: Last summer I bought my first camera, a Panasonic Lumix LX3 and discovered the joy of photography - or rather fell in love with light and the prospect of learning how to see all over again. So, early this year, I began shopping for a dslr, and after giving up the fantasy of owning an M9 and Leica glass, bought what I believe is the next best thing: a K-5 and four gorgeous Pentax lenses: the FA-31mm, FA-43mm, FA-77mm, and a DA-15mm. I couldn't be happier were they made in Solms. Now I just need to learn how to use the kit. Boy have I got a long way to go! So, I'll be a regular here, trying to learn all I can. This is a great resource and a great community. Oh, a few weeks ago I rented a DA* 300mm lens and got lucky with a few shots of birds in flight. I'll see if I can figure out how to post them here. Now if Pentax would only make a 400mm f/4… Looking forward to meeting everyone. geetee

05-04-2011, 10:47 PM	#4
geetee Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 28 Original Poster	Thanks Hi - Thanks for the greetings, and for directing me how to post pix. I managed to create a photo album called Tule Lake. cheers - geetee

05-07-2011, 06:30 PM	#7
geetee Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 28 Original Poster	Hi Arn Originally posted by Arn Welcome to the forum, geetee. Oregon is a lot like BC - so many different and beautiful landscapes. I'll look forward to seeing some photos of your area. Central Oregon is different from the image most people have of Oregon. It's not the lush, green of Western Oregon. Here it's high desert: Pondersosa pines and sage country with the big volcanoes of the Cascade Range to the west. And this year spring still hasn't quite sputtered to life yet. Argh. geetee

05-09-2011, 07:10 PM	#10
geetee Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 28 Original Poster	Okanagan Originally posted by Arn Yeah, I love your part of the state - we lived in the Okanagan Valley just north of you for 25 years. Big, beautiful dark green pines against the blue sky. And the spring wildflowers are gorgeous! Hey Arn: Strange, I almost referenced the Okanagan in my previous post, knowing it would be most like Central Oregon - though far lusher. Hey, can you tell me how I post a pic in this thread? Or point me to a page on the forum w/ instructions?

05-16-2011, 06:09 PM	#15
geetee Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 28 Original Poster	Originally posted by geetee Thanks so much, Arn. I went to the Painted Hills of Oregon last weekend. The weather was wretched, and I was with a non-photog friend... so photo ops were minimal. Still, the k-5 and the FA limited pulled out details I never saw. I'll try and post a few soon. Cheers and thanks again... .geetee Here's one. I posted a few more in an album called Painted Hills Attached Images

05-04-2011, 09:08 PM - 1 Like	#2
Ole Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,408	Welcome geetee, looking forward to your bird shots! Here is a short introduction on how to post photos: how-post-images-beginners-start-here

05-04-2011, 09:45 PM	#3
rdiazgreenberg Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 64	Welcome! What a nice set up to start with! You are really going to love the kit. Enjoy the Forums!

05-05-2011, 09:58 PM	#5
geetee Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 28 Original Poster	Ole - the shots of the Iguanas in your Caymans album are wonderful. Incredibly sharp.

05-06-2011, 11:08 PM	#6
Arn Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Parksville Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,497	Welcome to the forum, geetee. Oregon is a lot like BC - so many different and beautiful landscapes. I'll look forward to seeing some photos of your area.

05-08-2011, 03:47 PM	#8
Arn Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Parksville Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,497	Yeah, I love your part of the state - we lived in the Okanagan Valley just north of you for 25 years. Big, beautiful dark green pines against the blue sky. And the spring wildflowers are gorgeous!

05-09-2011, 02:07 PM	#9
civiletti Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oregon Photos: Albums Posts: 1,435	Hello geetee, I'm near Portland and will be out your way to shoot at the Painted Hills in a couple weeks.

05-09-2011, 10:48 PM	#11
Arn Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Parksville Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,497	Yeah, geetee. If the page that first opens for you is the same as for me, it has "Our Pentax Forum" for the first 3 items. Click on the second one "Site Suggestions and Forum Help." https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/site-suggestions-forum-help/ On that page, Click the "Sticky Forum Usage Guide." https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/site-suggestions-forum-help/314-forum-usa...-features.html On that page, under point "0", the 4th line has a link to photo posting info Want to know how to embed photos in your posts? See here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/p...de-images.html That page has everything you need.

05-10-2011, 10:06 PM	#12
geetee Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 28 Original Poster	Originally posted by Arn Yeah, geetee. If the page that first opens for you is the same as for me, it has "Our Pentax Forum" for the first 3 items. Click on the second one "Site Suggestions and Forum Help." https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/site-suggestions-forum-help/ On that page, Click the "Sticky Forum Usage Guide." https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/site-suggestions-forum-help/314-forum-usa...-features.html On that page, under point "0", the 4th line has a link to photo posting info Want to know how to embed photos in your posts? See here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/p...de-images.html That page has everything you need. Thanks so much, Arn. I went to the Painted Hills of Oregon last weekend. The weather was wretched, and I was with a non-photog friend... so photo ops were minimal. Still, the k-5 and the FA limited pulled out details I never saw. I'll try and post a few soon. Cheers and thanks again... .geetee

05-11-2011, 02:53 PM	#13
Arn Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Parksville Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,497	You're welcome. Wretched weather? Yeah, this spring has been wet, cold, and then wet and cold! It reminded me that last year on a May trip to Ashland, we got poured on all the way down the coast. I'll look forward to the photos.

05-16-2011, 06:05 PM	#14
geetee Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 28 Original Poster	Originally posted by civiletti Hello geetee, I'm near Portland and will be out your way to shoot at the Painted Hills in a couple weeks. Hey how did the shoot at Painted Hills go?

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