Introduce Yourself & Welcome Other Members (archive)

hi everyone, i am rhymie from philippines. i was amazed when i found your website and i know that this site will be very useful and friendly to everyone esp to those who aims to learn and develop the love of photography. i am inspired to start my photography workshop by july. though nervous because i am new to this field but excited.

Hi everyone,
I'm Gian from italy
pleasure for me to be here and hope to learn something about photography

ciao
gian189

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Originally Posted by rhymie

hi everyone, i am rhymie from philippines. i was amazed when i found your website and i know that this site will be very useful and friendly to everyone esp to those who aims to learn and develop the love of photography. i am inspired to start my photography workshop by july. though nervous because i am new to this field but excited.

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Hello Rhymie. I do hope that being part of CiC does help you develop your photographic skills. When you ahev questions or wish to discuss any topic, please do post up a message. Someone will always be around to give an opinion or answer a question.

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Originally Posted by gian189

Hi everyone,
I'm Gian from italy
pleasure for me to be here and hope to learn something about photography

ciao
gian189

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Gian - It is a pleasure to have you here.

I hope you do learn about photography as a result of being a member of CiC and that we can help you increase your enthusiasm, knowledge and skill.

If you wish, you can go to Edit Profile and enter your location so that it shows up alongside all your posts, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

Hi, my name is Jim. From Iowa, USA. I am basically a beginner but have been learning photography for many years. I used to take film photos and even had a darkroom where I developed slides for a while. After a few years of having no camera, I got into digital photography and now have a Nikon D7000 and love it. My memory isn't the greatest so every day, I learn new stuff. Or else I'm not the brightest bulb in the box. Anyway, I like continuing to learn photography. I also play around with woodworking, camping, and gardening. Many of my subjects grow in the garden. I enjoy reading these forums and learn a Loy here.

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Originally Posted by Makitwood

Hi, my name is Jim. From Iowa, USA.

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Jim - It's great to have you here. Thanks for joining.

There are quite a few of us who were once into film, got lost to photography for a few years and then re-discovered it and realised it had all changed and the language had changed to cope with the thing called a sensor. However, the basic skills of composing and exposing correctly are still there no matter the medium being used for recording the information.

There are lots of folk on here who are very willing to share knowledge and skills. As well as learning, I hope you will also contribute your thoughts to help others along that learning curve.

Hi all,
My name is Anne and im from Ireland. I love photography. Ive got a Nikon D60 with an 18-55mm 55-200mm and a wide angle lense. Ive thought myself what i know about DSLR photography and cant wait to learn more from all of you.

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Originally Posted by higgo

Hi all,
My name is Anne and im from Ireland. I love photography. Ive got a Nikon D60 with an 18-55mm 55-200mm and a wide angle lense. Ive thought myself what i know about DSLR photography and cant wait to learn more from all of you.

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Hello Anne, and a warm welcome to CiC.

I hope being part of the forum does help you learn and supports you to achieve what you want in photography. There's no such thing as a dumb question on here and there are lots of people who are very willing to share knowledge and experience. So, please do join in with questions, pictures for comment etc.

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.

Hi,
I’m Darshana and I’m from Sri Lanka, working as a software engineer. But I'm a very enthusiastic person for photography and I’m keen to do nature photography.
On end of 2008 I bought a Fujifilm FinePix S5800 camera and I was just keep on shooting from it whenever I go somewhere, and finally I got attached to it.
So now I’m very interested about photography and want to know learn and go for a better camera so I went through this web site and had lots of useful information and wanted to get some ideas and to share knowledge with others so that is why I joined this forum.
Thank you,
Darshana

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Originally Posted by Daba

Hi,
I’m Darshana and I’m from Sri Lanka, working as a software engineer. But as a photography enthusiastic person I’m keen to do nature photography.
On end of 2008 I bought a Fujifilm FinePix S5800 camera and I was just keep on shooting from it whenever I go somewhere, and finally I got attached to it.
So now I’m very interested about photography and want to know learn and go for a better camera so I went through this web site and had lots of useful information and wanted to get some ideas and to share knowledge with others so that is why I joined this forum.
Thank you,
Darshana

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Darshana - A very warm welcome to CiC. Sri Lanka is a most beautiful place. The last time I had the honour to visit was in in 2002, which is far too long an absence. In which part of the island do you live?

I'm very glad that you have found CiC and decided to join. This is site created to try and help people learn and develop their knowledge and skills. I hope it serves that purpose for you and i look forward to seeing your participation in the forum.

Hello, My name is Rev James, I am 67 years of age. I live in Scotland UK, and I am a Christian Minister. I am very interested in Photography, so I just bought my first Nikon D5100 SLR Camera, and it's all new to me. I would like to learn how to operate the camera in the P. S. A. and M. modes so that I can have control over the cameras settings etc. Just don't yet how to go about it. So any help would be appreciated. Looking forward to being a part of this community.

Hi my name is Peter. I live in Selby North Yorkshire in the UK
I am new to forums but am a keen amatuer photographer. My main interests are nature photography Birds & Insects
I am looking forward to being able to share some of my images and receive constructive critism and improvement advice

Hi,
Im Dawn, i live in south London and have been seriously togging for 3 years now, Im 55 a mother and grandmother, my day job is gardening but as im getting older im turning more and more to my photography to boost my income. It seems to be working, slowly and steadily im earning more and more from this hobby that has taken over my life.
Ive just read the excellent tutorial on using a wide angle lens. Ive just bought the Sigma 10-20mm and wanted to know how to get the best from it and now i know, thank you

A very warm welcome to the three who have posted an introductory message in the last 24 hours.

One collective suggestion if I may:

If you wish, you can go to Edit Profile and enter your location so that it shows up alongside all your posts, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

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Originally Posted by revjcl

Hello, My name is Rev James, I am 67 years of age.

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Hello and welcome to a fellow Scot.

Please do post up any and all photography related questions, particularly in relation to the various shooting modes. Once you do go into Av, Tv and Manual modes, you will greatly enjoy the fact that you are taking charge of what you capture.

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Originally Posted by Peter BP

Hi my name is Peter. I live in Selby North Yorkshire in the UK

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Peter - If you have any question about how the forum operates, then please do just ask. The following threads might prove useful in terms of posting images and asking for comment:
HELP THREAD: How can I post images here?
How to Get Effective Feedback for your Posted Images

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Originally Posted by dawnrosie

Im Dawn, I live in south London and have been seriously togging for 3 years now,

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Dawn - I hope that as well as you learning from CiC, that you will share your knowledge and experience with others so that they can clamber along the learning curve with the benefit of your help. I look forward to seeing some of your work on the forum

My name is Jose Romao and I am Brazilian and I do live in Brazil. I work on the foreign trade, but I love take photos and I'm crazy about fotografic equipment. I have a Nikon D9 cam plus three lenses "AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm 4.5-5.6 / 18-105mm 3.5-5.6 / Sigma 10-20mm 4-5.6". My goal is to become a professional photographer, but I know I still have much to learn and hope to find here answers and support for my questions and doubts. Thank you all and hello from Brazil

Hello everyone,
Im Frank Pruzenski, native to Rochester, NY. I enjoy photography and nature. After my father passed last year who was a professional photographer, I decide to follow in his footsteps. I grew up in quite the photography atmosphere but photography really didn't call me until my fathers passing (funny how that works). Now his passion lives on through me. I love shooting pictures of nature, city and am now playing with panoramic views. Thanks for such a devoted site.
Frank

Hello, I am Al Griffin. I am a lifelong photo hobbyist with renewed interest in learning in the digital age. I find G+ and CIC to be such great learning tools. Just seeing the great images posted by others is so instructive. I live in Oklahoma and travel to some lovely places, so I do not lack for great subject matter. Look forward to being part of the CIC community.

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Originally Posted by romao

My name is Jose Romao

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Hello, Jose, and welcome to CiC.

I hope that being a member of this forum can help you develop your skills and achieve your aims to work professionally.

Please do ask any questions that you have. You will find lots of people on here very willing to offer help through advice and guidance.

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Originally Posted by gslice74

Hello everyone,
Im Frank Pruzenski, native to Rochester, NY. I enjoy photography and nature. After my father passed last year who was a professional photographer, I decide to follow in his footsteps. I grew up in quite the photography atmosphere but photography really didn't call me until my fathers passing (funny how that works). Now his passion lives on through me. I love shooting pictures of nature, city and am now playing with panoramic views. Thanks for such a devoted site.
Frank

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Welcome Frank. Great to have you here. It's wonderful to read that your dad's passion has now been taken on board by you and it's wonderful that you've landed in CiC. I hope you enjoy it and I hope those whom you meet here can help keep that passion alive.

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Originally Posted by Al Griffin

Hello, I am Al Griffin. I am a lifelong photo hobbyist with renewed interest in learning in the digital age.

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Al - There are lot of us here who picked up photography again after many years and found ourselves in the digital age. The good thing about that is there are lots of people who understand what climbing along the digital learning curve is all about and who are very happy to help others.

I hope you enjoy being involved in CiC.