Sunday, July 22, 2012

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welcome (finally) & some club members details

Well aside from the fact that I am technically an idiot (which is a very long, drawn out & pretty boring story) here we are back at Blogger because my pea size technical brain could not / would not grasp creating a blog I was happy with & felt comfortable working in over at Wordpress - I feel like such a dummy because as soon as something becomes remotely technically challenging in the slightest manner (computer lingo, instructions etc..) - my brain freezes up, I begin to yawn & give up - thank goodness it applies only to items of the technical variety - phew !!

But that's good news, my ineptness, my care free & tres casual way, 'cause it also applies to photography. Good news for you because if I can take beautiful & meaningful photos in my hap hazard, tres simple & basic way, then so can you. My camera is always set to automatic & I never use a flash.

Not that I wouldn't love to take the time to properly learn how to use the bevy of bells, whistles, tricks & thrills that my much loved Canon girl PowerShot G-12 (if you're in the market for a camera - 5 thumbs up !!) is capable of ... but I don't really have the time nor it seems - the inclination yet. I am hoping that as this course/club progresses we will take the time together to explore the wild & crazy world of f-stops, ISO speed, tripod use, lighting ... bells & whistles included. I'll learn along with you all. Sound fun ?? OK, then off we go ...

Ideally every member of the the Passionate Observer club will have a blog that they can upload their images to & will link to that blog in the comment section of this blog (when we have photo challenges & theme assignments). Some of you who have existing blogs may want to set up a separate blog or perhaps have 1 or 2 days of your existing blog's weekly posts devoted to uploading PO images (for all of us to visit). It's so easy to set up a blog (at Blogger ;-) and I believe it's all part of the process of becoming a Passionate Observer - having a place to archive & document your images.

Hands up in the comments please - who does not have a blog ? & is not interested in creating one ?

I'm really hoping that all of you will jump on the online visual diary-ness of having a blog - even if you never write a word I can guarantee you - you won't be sorry. It has been by far the most meaningful & therapeutic thing that I have done for me ever - creating 29 Black Street. Words will never express how grateful I am for the amazing visual (& written) record of my life's journey over the past 5 years. 

I will create a linking list in the sidebar of all you Passionate Observer members with links to your photo blog/or existing blog. So if you could please - sign up as a member in the comments of this welcome post with a link to your blog.  Also please leave any questions, suggestions, ideas etc... here in the *comments section.

Welcome fellow passionate observers - tune in again on Wednesday for the first lesson & photo challenge.  xo Susan - OK it seems the comments are working - hooray !!


9 comments:

  1. Hello, again! I don't have a blog, but will give it a try via Blogger. I have guests arriving a bit later today until Tuesday afternoon, so my attempt will need to wait until then. Thanks for doing this, Susan!

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  2. What Kathie said. I'll set up something in Blogger so I can participate.

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    1. Okay Susan, I'm ready...http://snapshot-po.blogspot.com/

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  3. Hi Susan,

    I would like to join in!
    Dream Big blog: http://www.sharleystudio.blogspot.com

    Sara

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  4. My photo blog for this project will be "Snapshot" at http://snapshot-po.blogspot.com/
    Thanks Susan!

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  5. Hmmm, will ponder about where to post participatory photos.

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  6. Hi Susan. My blog is http://findingthetrue-dalyce.blogspot.ca/ and I am thrilled to be part of this community. Can't wait to get started on the themes and challenges. Thanks! Dalyce

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  7. Oops! Left a comment with intent to join the fun on the wrong post...Hope this will suffice. mysimplegestures.blogspot.com. Looking forward to it.

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  8. Back from month long hiking adventure.... can I still join in or wait until next time? Mom + Dad hiked my big paws off!!! Tail wags,
    ~moose

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