NickD
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I'm Nick!
I've never really been interested in photography, but I've always taken lots of pics... if that makes any sense?
I've always been a point an shoot Philistine, more interested in the memory than the art, usually happy with whatever's on my phone. That's not to say I don't appreciate good pics, not that my judgement is up to much, and over the years I have been at festivals, bike shows, race meets etc, and half wished I could grab a decent distance shot or a better close up!
Imagine my surprise then, when I responded to the subtle enquiries about what I might like for my upcoming Birthday with the words 'a camera'... why?
Well I recently had a son, and I'd quite like to document his development in a half decent way. I'm sure I'll still end up whipping the phone out a fair bit, but we've already booked his first festival, he's already been to his first Chop & Rod show, and we're taking him to Brands Hatch for the last BSB meeting of the season, and I'd like a decent record of it.
I'm currently leaning towards bridge options, partly because I have no idea what I'm doing, and don't want his early years to be blurred while I learn the ropes, and partly from a portability point of view... if we're out with the boy we have enough to carry, and if not I'll be on the bike. I appreciate that awesome action shots will be beyond me, and that I'll always fall short of DSLR quality, but that's my current thinking.
I'm off for a look around now, and I promise to use the search function before asking the same question for the millionth time!
I've never really been interested in photography, but I've always taken lots of pics... if that makes any sense?
I've always been a point an shoot Philistine, more interested in the memory than the art, usually happy with whatever's on my phone. That's not to say I don't appreciate good pics, not that my judgement is up to much, and over the years I have been at festivals, bike shows, race meets etc, and half wished I could grab a decent distance shot or a better close up!
Imagine my surprise then, when I responded to the subtle enquiries about what I might like for my upcoming Birthday with the words 'a camera'... why?
Well I recently had a son, and I'd quite like to document his development in a half decent way. I'm sure I'll still end up whipping the phone out a fair bit, but we've already booked his first festival, he's already been to his first Chop & Rod show, and we're taking him to Brands Hatch for the last BSB meeting of the season, and I'd like a decent record of it.
I'm currently leaning towards bridge options, partly because I have no idea what I'm doing, and don't want his early years to be blurred while I learn the ropes, and partly from a portability point of view... if we're out with the boy we have enough to carry, and if not I'll be on the bike. I appreciate that awesome action shots will be beyond me, and that I'll always fall short of DSLR quality, but that's my current thinking.
I'm off for a look around now, and I promise to use the search function before asking the same question for the millionth time!
