Birding with my son

MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
edited March 12, 2007 in People
I went out with my 9 year old son to take some sunrise photos of the local birds at Ft. De Soto Park. The action wasn't so great, but we both had a nice morning.

I would encourage any of you with young children to try and get them involved in this hobby. Great time spent together can create some fun memories. They will probably surprise you !

My son in the morning fog with his bad technique!:dunno

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This one was taken by a Canon :crazy shooter we happened to meet out there. He was kind enough to email me this nice pic of my son and me.

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Mitch
http://clearwaterphotography.smugmug.com/

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  • jsedlakjsedlak Registered Users Posts: 487 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2007
    very nice photos!

    What will you say when he gets L-glass envy? rolleyes1.gif
    jsedlak.smugmug.com
  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2007
    luv both images!

    nice and sweet!


    troy
  • W00DYW00DY Registered Users Posts: 183 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2007
    Mitchell wrote:

    I would encourage any of you with young children to try and get them involved in this hobby. Great time spent together can create some fun memories. They will probably surprise you !

    128771432-M.jpg

    I second this... my 4 year old (going on 8) comes out with me with a little P&S camera and just snaps away. Most of his shots are a little out of focus and his subject matter needs work but he loves it. :)
  • MalteMalte Registered Users Posts: 1,181 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2007
    Junior has his own SLR? Man, what's happened since I was a kid. I got a hand-me-down Konica P&S.

    Looks like a great time!

    Malte
  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2007
    Malte wrote:
    Junior has his own SLR? Man, what's happened since I was a kid. I got a hand-me-down Konica P&S.

    Looks like a great time!

    Malte

    No, that's my backup D200 with a 180mm lens on it. He was strongly advised to not drop it in the sand!
    Mitch
    http://clearwaterphotography.smugmug.com/
  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2007
    jsedlak wrote:
    very nice photos!

    What will you say when he gets L-glass envy? rolleyes1.gif

    Now why would any self respecting Nikonian get that??:D
    Mitch
    http://clearwaterphotography.smugmug.com/
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited March 10, 2007
    great to see you doing this with your son-
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2007
    Where are the kid's photos, the ones he took? Looks like the weather was dusty or foggy.

    ginger (cool idea!)
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • KattKatt Registered Users Posts: 30 Big grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    I'm planning on getting my 11 year old nephew a camera as his confirmation present so we can learn together (more like he'll teach me).

    They should have a kids photo display section - I bet there are plenty of kids of smugmug users who take their own shots.
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