Greetings from Philadelphia

[Michele Rushworth]

We're delighted to have you on board, Garth, and look forward to many postings from you!

[Garth Herrick]

Thank You Michele, I know I could gain a lot from the business practices forum you moderate.

Garth

[Mike McCarty]

Garth,

In the way of cyber introduction, we have another friend who frequents this forum who is a pretty nifty scultor, Heidi Maiers at this link : http://portrait-sculpture.com/

[Garth Herrick]

Originally Posted by Mike McCarty

Garth,

In the way of cyber introduction, we have another friend who frequents this forum who is a pretty nifty scultor, Heidi Maiers at this link : http://portrait-sculpture.com/

Thanks Mike, I think her work is pretty nifty too. I am curious about her revolutionary methods of working in her E-book ad.

I also hope to be a positive contribution to your digital photography forum. I'm using the Nikon D100 and I think its one of the best choices for serious digital reference photos. Does anyone else use a digital slr?

Garth

[Mike McCarty]

Garth,

I'm pretty sure that Morgan Weistling uses a D100.

I am still shooting film but am on the verge of doing the digital. The one that's in the running for me is the new Nikon D70 slr due out in a couple of weeks. A bit of an upgrade of the D100 and at a slightly more reasonable price. The body goes for $999 and a kit price with a very nice lens for $1200 I think. An interesting comparison chart at this link : Nikon D70

[Garth Herrick]

Originally Posted by Mike McCarty

Garth,

I'm pretty sure that Morgan Weistling uses a D100.

I am still shooting film but am on the verge of doing the digital. The one that's in the running for me is the new Nikon D70 slr due out in a couple of weeks. A bit of an upgrade of the D100 and at a slightly more reasonable price. The body goes for $999 and a kit price with a very nice lens for $1200 I think. An interesting comparison chart at this link : Nikon D70

WOW! Thanks Mike for that comparison. I have not looked at the D70 before. There are many upgrades from the D100. I would get one too.

I think these SLRs have better picture quality than the new small 8mp cameras because the pixels are so much bigger on the SLRs.

Garth

[Marvin Mattelson]

Hi Garth,

Very impressive work. It's nice to have you aboard. Philadelphia is my home town although I have been a New Yorker since 1970. I graduated from the Philadelphia College of Art with an illustration degree and no knowledge whatsoever. I always wondered what path my life would have taken had I gone to the Academy instead.

I'm also considering the leap to digital. I'm considering the Canon Powershot Pro 1 as well as the D70 and the Rebel.

On one hand the Pro 1 comes with an "L" quality lens. A zoom lens alone goes for over a thousand. It can shoot at an ISO of 50 which would eliminate noise if one was shooting under good light as opposed to the 200 ISO of the Rebel and the D 70. This coupled with a far superior lens and more features makes it seem very appealing. I too am waiting for the review conclusions to make my final determination. The 8 mp files will blow up to 20 x 30 inches.

On the other hand here is a review of the D70 http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d70.htm that also has my full attention.

Welcome to the forum.

[Celeste McCall]

Dear Garth,

Welcome, and your work is absolutely wonderful. This is absolutely unbelievable work! Just fantastic. I don't have enough words to describe how impressed that I am with it.

[Heidi Maiers]

It definitely sounds like it got too hot. Did you invest in a computerized kiln, or did you have someone else fire it that has one of those?

A full size computerized kiln is another item on my long wish list, but now I wonder how reliable they are. My old pyrometric cone style one has never let me down and is still going strong after 16 years. Its size is a restriction though (18") which is why I want to go bigger.

Thanks much for the lighting tips - I'll give that a try.

[Linda Nelson]

Party On Garth! (let me be the first here to say that...)

Wow excellent work! I can't stop looking at the sculpture - it makes me want one of my son.

Welcome

Linda