Introduce Yourself & Welcome Other Members (archive)

[bcola]

Hi, my name is Bob and I live just outside of Philadelphia, PA, USA. I am not sure if I am posting this in the right place but nothing else comes up, so I apologize if this is in the wrong place.
I used to do a lot of photography back in the late 70's and early 80's but then put the camera down. Then in 2006 I decided to get back into it and ran smack into the digital age so I feel like I have had to start all over again. I am looking forward to getting some feedback on my work and I have already learned a lot from the tutorials. THANKS for them.

[Donald]

Hi, my name is Bob and I live just outside of Philadelphia, PA, USA. I am not sure if I am posting this in the right place but nothing else comes up, so I apologize if this is in the wrong place.
I used to do a lot of photography back in the late 70's and early 80's but then put the camera down. Then in 2006 I decided to get back into it and ran smack into the digital age so I feel like I have had to start all over again. I am looking forward to getting some feedback on my work and I have already learned a lot from the tutorials. THANKS for them.

Bob - You are in exactly the right place. Hello and welcome. Thanks for signing-in to CiC.

My own story, about rediscovering photography and finding out out that it was all pixels and sensors, is very similar to your own. And CiC certainly was a major learning resource for me. I hope it continues to be so for you as well.

By the way, so that you don't continue to get people asking you what your proper name is, because most us use that on here, you can go to Edit Profile and enter your proper name under 'Real Name'. Then it will appear underneath your Username in all your posts. You can also enter your location so that it does the same, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

[ed ellinwood]

Hi, I am Ed, an amateur photographer from Rhode Island. I started taking pics over 50 years ago with a Brownie. I am now using a Canon 7d (I finally went digital and bought my first computer about 2 years ago). I am looking forward to some feedback and contributing what I can.

[Donald]

Hi, I am Ed, an amateur photographer from Rhode Island. I started taking pics over 50 years ago with a Brownie. I am now using a Canon 7d (I finally went digital and bought my first computer about 2 years ago). I am looking forward to some feedback and contributing what I can.

Well, we can check the 'Lots of Experience' box!

Wonderful to have you on here, Ed. A warm welcome to you.

As you suggest, life on CiC is very much a two-way street with people hopefully contributing to help others with their learning, as well as learning themselves.

So, I hope you enjoy being part of the forum and I look forward to seeing some of your work.

[AzmanAbdullah]

Hai everyone!

I'm Azman Bin Abdullah. I'm from Malaysia. My current cameras are Nikon D300S and D700.

I'm still new in this field and I believe that there are lot of other things that I need to learn, especially in landscape photography and I do believe that this is the right place for me to learn. I really hope that you all can guide me.

So sorry because I have poor English...

Thank You.

AzmanAbdullah

[Yooper]

Greetings from Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
I live on 40 acres in the central part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with my wife and 27 Siberian Huskies. I have been studying to learn photography since I got my first DSLR in 2005, mostly on my own. My main interest is nature and landscape photography, but I occasionally venture into other areas. My current main camera is a 5D MkII, but still use my 40D at times. I joined CiC in early 2009, but was not able to participate due to other responsibilities. While my available time is still limited at the moment, I hope to be able to participate in the near future, so I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce myself.
Paul

My website is: http://www.thecreatorshandphotography.com

[frigidlight]

Hey all,
I'm David. I live in Bozeman, MT about an hour north of Yellowstone National Park. I've been extremely interested in photography since the 8th grade. and shoot landscape and adventure photography, as well as bike (cyclocross/road/mtb) races and triathlons. I'm looking forward to getting involved with another photographic community!

My website is http://www.frigidlight.com and I also frequent the New School of Photography.

[Donald]

I'm Azman Bin Abdullah. I'm from Malaysia.

Azman

Firstly, you write English very well.

Secondly, a very warm welcome to this forum. I hope you do enjoy being a member of it.

CiC is a resource to help you improve your knowledge and skills. So, please do ask any questions that you have. I look forward to seeing some of your pictures

[Donald]

My current main camera is a 5D MkII, but still use my 40D at times.

A 5D AND a 40D. Now you're just making me jealous!

Hello Paul. Delighted that you've managed to jump in to the forum and I hope you will be able to take part more than you've been able to up to now.

27 Huskies? That sounds like quite a handful.

[Donald]

Hey all,
I'm David. I live in Bozeman, MT about an hour north of Yellowstone National Park. I've been extremely interested in photography since the 8th grade. and shoot landscape and adventure photography, as well as bike (cyclocross/road/mtb) races and triathlons. I'm looking forward to getting involved with another photographic community!

My website is http://www.frigidlight.com and I also frequent the New School of Photography.

David

Welcome to CiC.

A pleasure to look at your website. Full of wonderful images.

I hope you enjoy being part of CiC and that your knowledge and experience will be made available to others to help them learn.

[jaozkee]

Been reading the tutorials from this site for a while, and now I decided to register.

[Donald]

Been reading the tutorials from this site for a while, and now I decided to register.

I'm very glad that the tutorials have prompted you to register to be part of the forum. I hope you find that being a member, adds an additional way in which you can learn adn develop your skills, through direct interaction with other members.

So that you don't continue to get people asking you what your proper name is, because most us use that on here, you can go to Edit Profile and enter your proper name under 'Real Name'. Then it will appear underneath your Username in all your posts. You can also enter your location so that it does the same, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

[wvgtw]

Hello everyone, My name is Thomas Williams, please feel free to address me as "Tom". I live in Pine Grove, PA with my wife Valerie, I have enjoyed photography for many years and have recently become facinated with Digital Photography. I have been watching this Forum for some time now, and have made the decision to sign on in hopes of learning (expanding) my knowledge of Photography hopefully by learning from such a diverse following of people from around this beautiful Earth. I will promise to adhear to all rules and regulations and gladly accept any and all critique that is offered to me concerning my photography; further i am looking forward to posting photos and comments and hopefully share any knowledge of photography I have learned ofer the years. I consider myself a real Novice and do not claim to be well versed on the subject of photography, I am here mainly to learn and top share. Please note that I am unsure how to post my avitar, would someone please walk me through this task?, I have tried following the instructions, however I just cannot seem to get it right.

Thank you for having me,

Tom

[JohnR48]

Hello to all.
My name is John. Born in Glasgow but lived most of my life in different parts of Canada.
Took up digital photography 1 year ago, but had been using 35mm for quite a while.
Hope to learn lots here as there is alot to learn.

John

[Donald]

Hello everyone, My name is Thomas Williams, please feel free to address me as "Tom".

Tom - Hello and welcome. I hope you will continue to be a part of and enjoy, CiC for a long time to come.

In relation to your avatar .......

1. Make an image that is 80 pixels maximum size on the longest edge (or choose one of the stock avatars once you get to step 4 below)
2. Click on 'Forum Actions' on the menu bar above and choose 'Edit Profile'
3. Scroll down and on the left-hand panel, choose 'Edit Avatar'
4. Follow the instructions in there

If this doesn't help, then please just post up another message

[Donald]

Hello to all.
My name is John. Born in Glasgow but lived most of my life in different parts of Canada.

John

Welcome from dear old Scotland. Great to have you here. Hopefully you've seen that it is very much a resource for learning. So, please do ask questions and, of course, post up images for comment and criticism.

[JPS]

Hi all,
greetings from the county of Essex in the UK.
I've only recently got the Photography 'bug'. I started with a Bridge camera about 18 months ago, but quickly moved up to a DSLR. Love the look and content on the site and look forward to participating with you all.

[Brev00]

The individual linked an article here on diffraction. Which I found very interesting. Many people seem to get all wrapped up about it and refuse to shoot smaller than f 8. I thought the article was very well balanced. A close reading would cause no panic at all. At least, that was my reaction. So, I do look forward to having a chance to read more although I do not like to get too involved in formulas and really intense mathematical analysis. I am a pretty good reader but, I must say, I like taking and viewing pictures the best.

[Colin Southern]

The individual linked an article here on diffraction. Which I found very interesting. Many people seem to get all wrapped up about it and refuse to shoot smaller than f 8. I thought the article was very well balanced. A close reading would cause no panic at all. At least, that was my reaction. So, I do look forward to having a chance to read more although I do not like to get too involved in formulas and really intense mathematical analysis. I am a pretty good reader but, I must say, I like taking and viewing pictures the best.

Hi Larry,

Diffraction is for lab-rats. Images displayed online only contain about 4% of the original amount of information -- so any diffraction has long since been sampled out. If you're printing something 6 feet wide - shot at > F11 - and you're examining it with a magnifying glass ... THEN diffraction might be an issue. Other than that, just don't worry about it. Generally, not shooting at a small enough aperture will do far more damage to an image.

[Donald]

Hi all,
greetings from the county of Essex in the UK.
I've only recently got the Photography 'bug'. I started with a Bridge camera about 18 months ago, but quickly moved up to a DSLR. Love the look and content on the site and look forward to participating with you all.

John

Thanks for the comments about CiC. I hope you do enjoy being part of it.

The ethos behind both the tutorials and the forum is about supporting people to learn. Plenty people on here are very willing to share knowledge and experience. So, please don't be slow in asking questions and of course, posting up images for discussion and comment.