Introduce Yourself & Welcome Other Members (archive)

[pixel pete]

Thank you sir. I haven't been posting consistently. But of all the various photo sites I've come across, I like this the best. No airs. Just laid back folks who like to take pictures.

[crisscross]

welcome to batch of keen recent arrivals Donald, Pete, Raker, Stopwalve & any others I have missed - post lot sof pics to brighten up our community and give it variety and spice

[Colin Southern]

Hi Colin, I prefer to see them from a confortable place = the earth.

OK - make you a deal ...

... If you ever get offered a ride, I'll go in your place

[Colin Southern]

Thank you sir. I haven't been posting consistently. But of all the various photo sites I've come across, I like this the best. No airs. Just laid back folks who like to take pictures.

You got that right Pete - I just got a new laptop - so now I can lay back in my lazyboy chair and post! (the laptop also takes photos, but you wouldn't like the subject matter) (would probably void the warranty if I used it!)

[Colin Southern]

Hi.
My name is Raker.
I'm 47 and live in Aberdeen. I was introduced to this group by mark (ChelseaBlue) after he was kind enough to help me out over at Flickr.
I recently got hold of a DSLR after using my mobile phone as a camera.

Hi Raker - great to have you with us. Glad we got you past the gate in the end!

What type of DSLR are you shooting with?

[pixel pete]

You got that right Pete - I just got a new laptop - so now I can lay back in my lazyboy chair and post! (the laptop also takes photos, but you wouldn't like the subject matter) (would probably void the warranty if I used it!)

Colin, sir...
So what kind of laptop is it? I'm curious as to the % of Macusers to Windows users here.

Since there's a thread of Canon vs. Nikon? How about we see how many use Macs and how many windows?

I think this could get very bloody. I'm on a Mac but I have to teach on a Windows environment.

I'm naturally more used to Windows but in the end, it's not the OS, right?

[Colin Southern]

Colin, sir...
So what kind of laptop is it? I'm curious as to the % of Macusers to Windows users here.

Since there's a thread of Canon vs. Nikon? How about we see how many use Macs and how many windows?

I think this could get very bloody. I'm on a Mac but I have to teach on a Windows environment.

I'm naturally more used to Windows but in the end, it's not the OS, right?

Hi Peter,

It's a Sony Vaio with Windows Vista - in pink by the way!. Number 2 daughter killed my last laptop a couple of years ago and I figured it was time to get another one. It won't be used for PP - just for posting here and writing a few articles that I've been meaning to do - so pretty light duties.

If you'd like to see how many are using Mac -v- PC, why not start a thread with a poll in it - let me know if you'd like a hand.

[Daniel Salazar]

Colin, sir...
So what kind of laptop is it? I'm curious as to the % of Macusers to Windows users here.

Since there's a thread of Canon vs. Nikon? How about we see how many use Macs and how many windows?

I think this could get very bloody. I'm on a Mac but I have to teach on a Windows environment.

I'm naturally more used to Windows but in the end, it's not the OS, right?

I support your idea Pete!

[jacsul]

Hi, I'm Jack,
Great site.
I live in the Hudson Valley. Photography started out as a hobby, but lately I've been spending a lot of time shooting pictures.

[Colin Southern]

Hi, I'm Jack,
Great site.
I live in the Hudson Valley. Photography started out as a hobby, but lately I've been spending a lot of time shooting pictures.

Hi Jack,

Welcome again (officially this time!). Please pardon my ignorance, but where is the Hudson Valley?

[jacsul]

Sorry about that. I live in the US, the Hudson Valley is in New York

[Colin Southern]

Sorry about that. I live in the US, the Hudson Valley is in New York

Ah - that would no doubt be the Hudson valley with the Hudson river running through it? Wasn't it an amazing ditching by that aircraft the other day - not often an aircraft of that size "gets away with it".

[Davey]

What about the mac hating none windows users? Plenty of others here too I'd imagine (and not just linux or bsd users possibly). Unsure where it leaves the dual boot users?

I always liked the look of reactOS but it's nowhere near what a replacement windows OS would need to be for many users.............yet.

[Daniel Salazar]

Hi Jack, welcome to the forum, here you will find a bunch of people sharing the same interest and willing to help.

[The Blue Boy]

Jack, Welcome from me too. I've spent a little time in New York but never the suurounding areas, look forward to seeing some stuff.

[amadeo]

hello to all of u, my first time ever in your forum and i like it very much, tanks for you advice to all of as rookies

[Colin Southern]

hello to all of u, my first time ever in your forum and i like it very much, tanks for you advice to all of as rookies

Hi Amadeo - and welcome. Great to have you with us

If there's anything we can do to help, you only need to ask.

[tsiya]

Thanks for reminding me that I'd signed on to the forum. I never posted, I had a heart attack that put me in the hospital and in bed for 6 months. I'm not "good as new", but I am warm and vertical, and using my cameras again.
I live 10 miles West of St. Augustine, Florida. My main interest is wildlife photography, tending toward birds. I'm not able to look for the 4 legged models, I just can't go to where they are.
I'll lurk for a while, get the hang of things, get to know the people. My images are signed tsiya, Cherokee for otter, but I answer to Bob.
I have a lot of images, I try to get out every day. This area is great for outdoor photography.
Bob
http://www.pbase.com/tsiya
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v244/tsiya/
http://cabbagehammock.blogspot.com/

[Colin Southern]

Hi Bob,

So glad to hear that you're on the mend - nasty, nasty things heart attacks - I'm sure that there many amongst us who wonder if such things are in store for us as the years pass by.

It's great that you're able to join us now though - for every 5 who join us, we only ever seem to hear from 1 - and I must confess to wondering why we don't hear from more as I'm sure that they all have interesting stories to tell and photos to share ...

... speaking of which, I hope that you can find the inspiration to spend a little time with us - and share some of your images (we can help with direct linking if you need a hand - by uploading your photos you've already done the hard part).

We're all here to help - so if there's any way that we CAN help, you only need to ask.

[Tareq Alhemrani]

Hi all,

I am Tareq from Ajman city, United Arab Emirates. I'm a civil engineer and a hobbyist photographer. Hope to meet friends here.