Introduce Yourself & Welcome Other Members (archive)

[Georgie]

Hello to everyone, I'm George and although a professional photographer in Edinburgh for over 30 years, I feel that you can always learn new photographic techniques whither traditional methods or digital and could try to pass on some hints and tips too!
You can never know it all!
I look forward to conversing with other members and posting some of my photography soon.
All the best.
George

[Robin]

Hello
I found this site whilst looking to check some information for an "Introduction to Digital" workshop I was running last week for 10 beginners. I was amazed at the quality of the articles on this site and will be returning every now and again to expand my knowledge. After a first career in IT, I took a 2 year college course in Photography and have since managed to find enough commissions to keep my head above water. Now winding down towards retirement and hope to have more time to indulge in "photography for me"! Please bear with me whilst I find my way around the forum.
Robin

[Donald]

Pagie, Trevor, George, Robin

A very warm welcome to each of you and thank you for signing up to CiC.

I'm hoping to learn a lot from fellow members and I'm eager to take part in the the monthly assignments

As it says on the masthead, CiC seeks to be a learning resource. That philosophy embraces the forum as well as the tutorials and I hope that what you find is there are lots of people on here very willing to share knowledge adn experience so that others that increase their skills

Hi, I am Trevor, born and live in Cape Town, South Africa. Retired from the construction industry 3 years ago, and now pursuing my love for photography.

You lucky person. After the day I've had today, I wish I could retire tomorrow.

Hello to everyone, I'm George and although a professional photographer in Edinburgh for over 30 years,

Hello from just up the road, George. Delighted to welcome another Scot onto the forum. And I hope that experience will be shared with others in order to help them learn.

I was amazed at the quality of the articles on this site

Thank you, Robin and I hope you do become a regular participant in the life of CiC

[DCSKEY]

I'm new and already i've goofed. My profile name is misspelled. The letter sometimes stick and will not type. By the way call me Dan.

[Donald]

Hello Dan

Send me Private Message and tell us what needs changed and we'll do it this end.

By the way - Welcome. Glad you've found us and signed up.

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.

[aitchntess]

hi my name is Ray I'm retired and live on a narrowboat and cruise the Inland Waterways - took up photography 7 yrs ago and love it but want to learn more and i think this site and forum could be a great place to start.

[Donald]

want to learn more and i think this site and forum could be a great place to start.

Ray - I certainly hope so. A very warm welcome. Do you restrict yourself to a specific area or do you wander all over the canal system? I suspect your journeying offers some wonderful photo opportunities.

Great to have you here and I hope you enjoy it.

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.

[Siya]

Hi all!

My name is Siyabonga but all my friends call me Siya, I am from sunny South Africa! I am so glad to have come across this community and I hope I will be able to share what I love and also get to learn more about what I love, PHOTOGRAPHY!!!

[Donald]

Hi all!

My name is Siyabonga but all my friends call me Siya, I am from sunny South Africa! I am so glad to have come across this community and I hope I will be able to share what I love and also get to learn more about what I love, PHOTOGRAPHY!!!

Siya - I'm very glad you found us and have decided to join the forum.

CiC is very much about supporting each other in our ongoing learning, so I hope you will feel able to join in discussions, ask questions and, of course, post images for comment.

If you ever need any help in getting images posted into your message, then please do read the helpful guide that walks you through how to do it. Click HERE to read the thread.

Something else you might find useful. Sometimes people are not sure about asking for comments and criticism on their images. This thread gives you some helpful advice and guidance about how to get the best feedback from fellow members.

[David McClean]

Hi All - My name is David McClean aged 66 and I live in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.

I am an amateur wildlife photographer specialising in macro using Canon/Sigma equipment mainly.
I enjoy the webiste and hope to learn more from being a member
Thank you for the welcome

[Donald]

Hi All - My name is David McClean aged 66 and I live in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.

Welcome on board, David. I hope you enjoy being part of the CiC set up and that as well as learning on here, you will share your knowledge and experience through commenting, answering etc in order to help others develop their skills and abilities.

[wurz]

hello there my name is richard and i am a keen skydiver which is where i started to get interested in photography
i have decided to take some time out from work[general builder] and try and learn more on photography
I came across this website and was really inpressed by the info given and am sure it will help me progress in my photography

[Donald]

hello there my name is richard and i am a keen skydiver which is where i started to get interested in photography

Now, so far as I know, we've never had any skydiving images here on CiC. So, Richard, here is the chance to break new ground!

Great to have you here. Thanks for joining.

I'm glad that you've liked what you've seen on CiC so far. This forum is very much part of the learning package offered by the site and I hope you'll enjoy being part of it.

[trebor]

Hi I first got interested in photography when I was a student. I then had a break while I focused on work. I started againt about 12 years ago and got my first DSLR about 4 years ago (Nikon D80) which I still have. I am mainly interested in landscapes/seacapes at the moment. I found this site when I was looking for tutorials on Darktable. I am in the middle of setting up by Linux m/c (Linux mint) to process and organise my pictures.

I am hoping that I will learn lot from the tutorials on the site and hope to post some images in the near future, to if I can get some useful feedback.

Robert.

[Donald]

I am hoping that I will learn lot from the tutorials on the site

I hope you will, Robert, but that you also find this forum a valuable source of knowledge, advice and support.

You are one of many on here, me included, who loved photography in our younger years, but who found no room/time for it as the joys of adult responsibilities kicked in, only for us to 're-discover' it again when time (and income) allowed.

[shareindex]

Hello to everyone @ Cambridge in Colour, I'm Fred and I use a Nikon D700 with a 28-70mm f2.8 lens. I've also got one of the first D2x bodies and use a 17-55mm f2.8 DX lens with it. I'm not a pro wizard but more than a point and shoot person.
I'm happy to take portraits of family and friends in my little moble studio lit by 2 bowens lights. I have a question about DOF that I will post later.

[Joerg]

Hi everybody,

my name is Jörg Hövel (sorry, german spelling) and I'm from Germany. I took my first photo around 46 years ago with a (stupid) Kodac Instamatic 64. My major focus is travel and animal photography. A friend of mine sent me the link to your web side and I'm impressed. I hope to chat with nice people and share some expirience and pictures.

You can see some pictures at http://500px.com/joerghoevel or on my blog http://www.joerhoevel.com

By the way, I'm using several cameras and lenses, but the Sony A65 is my favorite right now

[Ruby Jaggernath]

Hello. My name is Ruby. I've been taking pictures for about 50 years, but still have a lot to learn. My main problem right now is the switch to digital. I can only afford the small point-and-shoot cameras. When I want to take a serious picture, I use my old film based Nikon or fully manual Canon (which I love). I do teach people to use their little point-and-shoots more effectively, eg: USE YOUR FLASH in bright sunlight; DON'T USE FLASH to shoot the kids Christmas play, switch to a higher ISO setting - simple stuff like that. Love photography, use photographs to supplement my writing.

[gjlivesey]

Hello everyone my name is Greg. I'm very new to photography and got started with the Sony Rx 100. I love it. And take it everywhere with me. I love walking and cycling and its lightness suits me well. I'm now interested in a Camera with a greater focal length to take wild life and scenery I see on the way, but don't fancy a lot of lenses. Any thought on the Fuji x-1S

[bhupesh03]

hello,
I am bhupesh living in ahmedabad,India. I have been doing nature and landscape photography since almost 20 years.I am here to learn some thing more about photography.