My name is Enola (yes it’s my real name!) I am new here in the gallery and in the forum.

I am a working full time professional photographer, based in the UK, but sometimes travel overseas on assignment.

I work as a staff photographer for a publishing company, my professional work copyright is owned by them and therefore you wont see any of it here, as I do not have the right to use it for personal projects.

I have come here to show and share some of my personal work, when I have time to do so. (not very often)

My experience is with film and digital, some of the equipment I use includes

Professional equipment

Hasselblad 503 6x6

Hasselblad H2 22 MP MF Digital camera 6x4.5

Canon 1Ds MK II

Canon 1D MK II

Extensive set of EF prime and zoom (L) lenses

Personal equipment

Bronica SQ-A 6x6

Canon 1v (Film)

Canon 5D

Canon 20D (spare body)

A small selection of professional L class and mid range lenses covering wide angle to super tele photo

Tripods and other nick nacks etc.

Canon A3 printer

My style of photography is generally photographic based as opposed to extensive postworking and manipulation. The genre  of my work both personal and professional range from Landscape to artistic/figure nude.

Web skills virtually none! I don’t have the time for it lol

I will try to find something to put in the gallery soon

Enola

Welcome Enola.... Your profile sounds wonderful, myself, and I am sure other members will look forward to your work. Be nice for any of your knowldge to be added in these forums too. For any assistance navigating this site, do not hesitate to ask . Good luck. Doug

Very nice introduction... Welcome, Enola. I'm really looking forward to seeing some of your contributions here. Your input and knowledge will be very much appreciated. So, happy sailing on Rendo!

Welcome Enola in this beautiful planet Renderosity. I hope to see you work!!!

Good day and hugs

Thanks for the welcome and gallery comments (those of you that popped in)

And the comments on my equipment list (unfortunately most of it isn’t mine just goes with the job)

And remember the most important thing isn’t whether you are professional or amateur/hobbyist, professional only means you get paid for it and has no bearing on your technical/artistic abilities, I have seen both  amateur and professional work that I envy.

Gradually finding my way around, I assume from some posts the site has or is going through a major upgrade, so I probably find it easier than all you regulars :lol:

Just for a point of note since metering seems to be a big topic, the gallery shot was incident metered with a hand healed meter, that was possible because it was overcast with very even light (mother natures soft box) so the possibility of getting hotspots was minimal, if the light is constantly changing a reflective  TTL meter is probably the better option as it is metered at point of capture.

If you have static subjects (say a rose) incident metering is always the better option over reflective metering, there are always exceptions, like wildlife especially birds always on the move as they may go into a bright area of the sky so incident metering is at best flakey.

Welcome aboard....

Have fun....enjoy the site...

Hello there Enola!!! :m_wave: Huge welcome!!!!

Well you already know how much i love your sheep. And now moving on, lol. That sure is some pretty impressive equipment you´re packing. You seem to be both talented and informative, and i´m sure you´ll be a tremendous resource with all your knowledge....as long as you´re willing to share that is. :lol:

Welcome to the Renderosity community.

A big warm welcome to you,Enola_G!

Interesting name you have.

Wasn't the Enola Gay the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima?

Interesting parents you have...lol.

Your 'arsenal' is admirable.I'm sure we'll all benefit from  your contributions,here.

Welcome!

kisss

ROFLMAO @ Marlene. :lol:

Welcome to Renderosity Enola!   My best wishes to you, in all of your endeavors!  Have a glorious day dear!

Welcome, enola. I met you briefly with a post on your sheep image..yes, that would be easier to meter with incident light than a flying bird...   I look forward to your photos and any contributions you make in the forum.   Thanks again.          TomDart.

Let me add my welcome as well Enola. It is wonderful to have a pro photography join us here at Renderosity! :b_smile:

Margana

I think you will find that Enola predates the plane used to drop an A bomb, the origins are native American and literally translate to magnolia (flower) of course the name Enola Gay is steeped historically and is the subject of much controversy.

TwoPynts

I understand your comment about the bit of red on the sheep’s back, and maybe it does detract from the shot a little, depending on your point of view, for me coming here is to post some of my personal work and to share. Perfection isn’t paramount and would rather have images that are realistic rather than images that are touched up to perfection, that is something that I have to do professionally, so not having to do it is a breath of fresh air.

Sorry if you think I am being a little obsessive about the postwork thing, sometimes I just like the images the way they were seen on the day.

Anyway thanks to all that have joined this thread, and that have commented, I will try to have a wander through the galleries (time is the enemy I’m afraid)

I like very much your sentency : "(time is the enemy I’m afraid)"... This one make me remember at a members here, for example Simon_P, you know this man? A very good photographer...

I hope to see your work in your gallery

hugs

@ titmouse: I'm sure that Marlene didn't have one bit of insulting intentions when she wrote what everyone else thought. She's just being frank and funny. Enola will learn soon enough that we are a bunch of friends here, who are familiar and frank with each other, without ever meaning to insult or hurt. Your note, on the contrary, seems quite insulting to me, and intentionally. I hope you see the difference...

**hmmm I never found Marlene to be insulting either.Giving a big warm welcome is not insulting.  But  titmouse... I am going to remove your commment, because it is insulting.

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Then I'm glad I didn't see it, whatever it was...Thanks Doug.

And thank you Geert, for saying that...I appreciate that you 'got' it.

I thought I was being 'ironic'. Forgive me,sometimes I forget that the written word can be taken in a myriad of ways.Humor,it seems,can be particularly misunderstood across cultures...

My bad,'Enola'...

And 'titmouse'...I have nothing to say to you...because I don't know what you said,lol.

So now we can´t even joke around and be ironic? I thought it was extremely obvious that Marlene wasn´t insulting at all but only being her wonderful and funny self. And excuse me...but who´s mouse-tit anyway? How come there seem to be people lurking in the shadows that only come out as soon as they smell blood? And this is another reason why i´m done with this place. Have fun everyone....no wait...that´s now allowed anymore is it? :bored:

Margana???? you insulting LOLOLOLOLOL.. if you're a angel!!!! well, with very black wings!!! LOL....

kisssssssssssss

Hi Enola

I read your introduce yourself.

And I must say it is very impressive.....

you spent a fortune on Camera's and good gear.....WOW!!

It would be nice if you upload some prof stuff here in the forum...

to see what kind of pictures you make...

I am very curious must I say........after all I read....

it must be very good........

hope you can make a little time to post here some of your shots...

Or maybe you have a personal website to share your work??

I would like to have that link.....

To me only reading what kind of gear somebody use is not enough....

or maybe for the most me thinks.....

because there are non images uploaded in your gallery yet at the moment.....

so we can not say a thing about your work.....!!!!

Show us your professional work....I look forward to it !!

BTW WELCOME here....enjoy your stay......

Ilona

i agree with Ilona, i hope to see your photo...

hugs

a heartly welcome to you, Enola...

Oh Ok time out lol

Firstly I would like to say that I did NOT take any offence to what you wrote Margana, maybe not surprisingly I get a few comments along those lines, my reply was merely to add the there is more to the name Enola, and I apologize if it caused a rumpus.

Enola Gay was also a song in the 80’s “trivia”

I did not see the deleted comment, so I can’t comment on that, although leaving it in may serve to be a good lesson on how fragile text based communication can be. It lacks the finesse of real conversation.

Ilona

I currently have two images in my gallery so not sure why you can’t see them. The top of my equip list is company owned, so no outlay on my part, I can’t afford all that nice stuff! (shame)

Anyway the best camera in the world can still capture poor images, who is behind it is what makes the difference.

I haven’t got a personal web site, and with the amount of gallery sites etc I’m not sure I need one.

Only my personal work can be used as my employer owns the copyright to anything I do on their time. None of which is available online. The guidelines are strict.

Valouchufy

I don’t know if I know Simon_P, I knew a photographer called Simon a few years back, and he encouraged me to take up photography professionally, and taught me a few good lessons/techniques with the camera etc,(stuff you don’t learn at university) not seen him for some time. So who knows the web makes the world a lot smaller.

Anyway places like this are R and R for me a sort of escapism form the real world lol, so I can upload images that mean something to me rather than technically perfect or for money.

I might even get round to scanning some negs in time!

Oh, I know! I know! ::raises hand:: Enola Gay was a song by OMD (Orchestral Manuevers in the Dark) and actually one of my favorites by them from that time period: "Enola gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday Aha words cant describe the feeling and the way you lied These games you play, theyre gonna end it more than tears someday Aha enola gay, it shouldnt ever have to end this way Its 8:15, and thats the time that its always been We got your message on the radio, conditions normal and youre coming home Enola gay, is mother proud of little boy today Aha this kiss you give, its never ever gonna fade away Enola gay, it shouldnt ever have to end this way Aha enola gay, it shouldnt fade in our dreams away Its 8:15, and thats the time that its always been We got your message on the radio, conditions normal and youre coming home Enola gay, is mother proud of little boy today Aha this kiss you give, its never ever gonna fade away" Anyway, that doesn't have much to do with anything, other than illustrate that though our focus is photography, we still try to have a little off-topic fun from time to time. We whole heartedly welcome anyone seeking a little escapism from the real world. I just made my comment about the color on the fur because I could not find any other area the image might need improvement. As I said, a great shot. Your latestest one as well, it really puts you right up there next to the duck with excellent lighting and clarity. I look forward to seeing more of your personal work and having you participate in the forum threads...time permitting of course.

To complete it (trivia): Enola Gay was the name of the mother of the commander of the plane that dropped the first A-bomb on Hiroshima. The commander painted his mother's name on the nose of the plane. So now everyone thinks that Enola Gay is the name of a plane LOL. And if I'm not mistaken, the 'little boy' from the song by OMD was the code name for that first A-bomb... Right?

I found it....I went through the uploads from yesterday and found your images a DUCK and a SHEEP....I was really curious to see who is behind that lovely name.....

nice duck....love the colours.......I bet he had fun in the water.....hope this is the right link

I will keep an eye on it.....look forward for more!!!

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?browse&user_id=446889

Ilona

Fat Man and Little Boy...correct Geert!

Thank you,Enola.I assure you,no apologies are necessary.

You have a point,maybe if 'it' were left it would serve as an example of how incredibly misinterpreted  text-based communication can get.

Anyway,I'm enjoying all the 'Enola' trivia.I knew about 'Little Boy' but not about the pilot's mother,or that song.Interesting stuff.

Once again,welcome.I hope you'll find your time spent here,to be rewarding and enjoyable...regardless of the occasional 'titmouse',lol. ;^)