Introduce Yourself & Welcome Other Members (archive)

[shahjee]

Hello forum members !

i am AHSAN RAZA ,just joined beautiful place with allot of knowledge,
Just bought nikon d5000 with 18-55, wish can get some help from u all guys how to handle the machine ,

Cheerz all,

Regards

SHAHJEE

[Jules]

Hi All,

Just joined. The tutorials and the Cambridge gallery (I went to St John's College) were the motivation. The tutorials are very clear and informative so ought to improve the quality of my images. The galleries bring back happy days!.

I am mostly interested in travel photography (www.jules7.smugmug.com ). Use Nikon DSLRs (D40 and D300s) and Nikkor lenses. PP in NX2. Looking forward to contributing.

Regards,

Jules

[Shadowman]

Hi All,

Just joined. The tutorials and the Cambridge gallery (I went to St John's College) were the motivation. The tutorials are very clear and informative so ought to improve the quality of my images. The galleries bring back happy days!.

I am mostly interested in travel photography (www.jules7.smugmug.com ). Use Nikon DSLRs (D40 and D300s) and Nikkor lenses. PP in NX2. Looking forward to contributing.

Regards,

Jules

Welcome Jules,

In addition to the tutorials you will find interesting photographic challenges that will stimulate your artistic skills and increase your participation in the forums.

[Dave Humphries]

New Member as PhotoLocate, although my birth certificate says Mike Peak.
Retired Accountant enjoying Photography. Results can be seen at http://www.photolocate.com. Also on Twitter as Photolocate and a blog at http://photolocate.blogspot.com/.
Using Canon 5d and busy uploading images to website in the hope of supplementing the pension
Interested in General photography with an emphasis on Natural History, Travel and anything unusual and/or attractive. No glamour or way-out subjects!

Hi there Mike,

An interesting mix of images there, but all good quality, hope you come back and join in.

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[Dave Humphries]

Hi! I'm Terry Tedor from North Pole, Alaska, which is in the interior near Fairbanks. I've been taking pictures since the late '60s. Shot strictly film until early 2003 when I bought my wife a Canon G3 for her birthday but "borrowed" it a lot. I moved up to my first DSLR last year, an EOS 50D, which I am still learning. For lenses I have: Canon EF-S 18-55, Canon EF 70-300, and 2 Sigma's - 30mm f/1.4 and a 50-150 f/2.8 The Sigmas are relatively new and haven't seen a lot of work. I enjoy landscapes/scenic, nature and night (low light) work. We get lots of night here in the interior of Alaska in the winter.

I enjoy the tutorials here and am always looking for ways to improve my techniques and picture taking skills. Am looking forward to participating in the forums here and enjoy looking at other folks' pictures, both to marvel at their work and the beauty of the world around us and as a source of inspiration.

Cheers!

Hi Terry,

Glad to see you are taking an active part here at CiC, that you have managed 14 posts means I must be really behind in my "welcome"s

I'm not sure we have 'met' yet in the forums, but I'm sure it'll happen soon.

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[Dave Humphries]

Greetings to all.
I happened on this forum by chance and it seems to be a friendly and informative site so I have joined.
I'm a relative newcomer to digital photography though many years ago worked as project photographer for a mining company and also the New Zealand Antarctic base for a year.
Since buying my first Canon SLR in 1966 (Canon FT) I have been an absolute Canon fan. I love the quality of Nikons as well, but everything turns the opposite direction, if you comprehend what that means to an impulsive man! So Canons it is.
Have just moved from 5D to 5D2 and am enjoying the process...though it puts an even greater onus on me to play my part correctly. The potential for superb image quality is only met by astute attention to detail...not blaming the gear when things go wrong.
Which brings me to the thing I love second best about photography...it is a continuous learning process, even for an old spook like me!
I look forward to "meeting" others as we go along.

Hi Richard,

Welcome to the CiC forums from me.

Your intro got me thinking (oh dear!)
I can see what you mean about Canon twists one way and Nikon the other, I wonder if there is a correlation of preference for one or the other with left or right handers? Although as the bodies are inevitably right hand shutter finger, maybe it doesn't. These days of course, you can reverse the direction of the camera controls and indicators, but not lenses for zoom and focus. Anyway, I digress...

Oh, lookie, I have just seen where you are from, there's a rumour around here, that there is another 'tog' down there, give him my regards if you bump into him - "Colin", I think he's called

Hope you pop back and post again, all the best,

[Dave Humphries]

Hello from Canberra, currently a very hot and dry part of Australia.

I hope this post is in the correct part of the forum as I just want to briefly introduce myself before I start asking questions.

I live 25 Km from the centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia where currently it's just too hot to venture out to photograph anything. I have been spending time in the cool of the house on the internet researching photography as I have only recently purchased a DSLR and have a LOT of learning ahead.

I am currently sorting through 2,500 images taken on my DSLR during our 2 month trip from the top of the Shetland Islands to Land’s End and Paris.

Camera: Canon 500D EF-S 17-85, EF-S 55-250, & EF 50 F1.8.

My name is Gordon, the user name comes from my long term love of creating things in wood.

Hi Gordon,

This is the perfect part of the forum for this sort of thing

You must combine the two loves (wood and photography) and show us what you get up to in the cool of the house
Oh, and of course, some pictures from your trip to the bit of the planet unlucky enough to have me.

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[Dave Humphries]

Hello,

I came across this site looking for photography groups in Cambridge, UK

I've long been taking holiday and party snaps with various digital compacts. Occasionally a great photo would come out, but it was more through luck, with the camera settings at the camera's whim. I always wished I had more control and I'm now looking into making it a hobby.

Anyway, I finally took the plunge in the post-Christmas sales and got a DSLR - Nikon D3000. I've been reading up on the basics on various sites and have been out once every weekend on "photo walks" to experiment with different settings. In the summer I'm keen to take the camera to various cricket matches and try it out.

In the meantime, I've read some excellent posts on this site and looks like a friendly place to hang around for advice and sharing ideas.

Sam

Hi Sam,

Great to have you join us.

If you have any queries on the D3000, there are several other owners here and I have a D5000, so just holler in the DSLR forum if need be.

I don't know what lens(es) you have, but for cricket, I imagine you'll need something that goes to 300mm ideally, or an 18/55-200mm at least.

Hope you come back to hang out here again soon.

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[Dave Humphries]

Hello anyone I have never entered into this sortof thing before so bare with me.
I have a 50d camera and I love it and I will be contributing as much as I can,however I am having a heck of trouble getting my prints to match the colour on the screen.
I have a Canonpixma4000 printer acouple of years old, I would love some advice on how to callibrate the printer if that is the cause. By the way I'm 66 so be gentle with me, as if thats not enough I live in the middle of Northumberland and support Newcastle United,but, I dont watch Eastenders or Corrie . Jim

Hi Jim,

Welcome to the CiC forums from me, great to have you join us.

I am going to copy the question part to a more appropriate forum so it gets noticed there, I am not the expert on this topic, but as the saying goes "I know a man who is" That said, this is generally a problem that can be resolved with money, as with anything photographic

So, what's with all the 'pots and pans' in your username? Did you work for Tefal?

Best regards,

[lewbrown]

Hi
I live in Adelaide South Australia and am an amateur using Canon 40d with a few other toys (not nearly enough though)

[canadiandave]

Hello all, I've just come back to photography after many years doing that work thing...hoping to have fun and learn A LOT ! site looks really good, lets see how it goes ! Anyone needing a second brain to work something out, please give me a shout, tooooooo much time on my hands

All the best

[michele44]

Ciao a tutti, mi chiamo Michele e sono un appassionato di fotografia.La mia macchina fotografica è una Olympus E510 + qualche accessorio. Ho trovato su un CIC Che link parla di RAW e ho scoperto Che CIC chiarisce delle cose veramente interessanti e che si fa capire benissimo. Complimenti. Purtroppo non ho dimestichezza con l'inglese ma approfittando dei traduttori in rete spero di non Avere e di non osare problemi.
Grazie di avermi accettato Nella vostra comunità.
cordialità uno michele44 tutti

[WilliamH]

Hey, all. I've been shooting for a while now, and I'm constantly learning. My grandfather gave me my first camera when I was 8, a Canon AE-1 Program. I've been in love with photography ever since. I currently shoot a Canon 40D, and an Elan II. I look forward to learning a bit from this forum.

[Shadowman]

Welcome to all the new members this week.

[mastamak]

G'day from Far North Queensland. I have been reading CiC for some time now and finally decided to take the plunge and join the forum. I hope I can learn about good photography and perhaps even contribute. I love getting out of doors and doing some landscape photography, particularly in my two favourite parts of the world - Tropical North Queensland and South Island, New Zealand.

[large round]

Hi to all. My name is Rich from Somerset in UK and I have been taking photographs "seriously" for about 2 years and feel I am improving slowly. My current camera is a Canon eos 40D and I have joined to discuss tricky matters with like minded people! In my world, there is more than one circle of confusion!!

[Susy]

Hi Everyone

I am Susy and like you all enjoy taking photographs!
My interest started using an SLR at college as part of Graphic Design course in the days of 35mm film. For years I found the whole digital camera thing rather disappointing but I now have a Nikon D40 and am once again hooked. I am not that technically minded, more interested in capturing images so can be very hit and miss. I am a snap loads and delete later kind of girl. I hope this forum will give the chance to learn more tech stuff as well as share my interest with others.

Susy

[Shadowman]

Hi Everyone

I am Susy and like you all enjoy taking photographs!
My interest started using an SLR at college as part of Graphic Design course in the days of 35mm film. For years I found the whole digital camera thing rather disappointing but I now have a Nikon D40 and am once again hooked. I am not that technically minded, more interested in capturing images so can be very hit and miss. I am a snap loads and delete later kind of girl. I hope this forum will give the chance to learn more tech stuff as well as share my interest with others.

Susy

Hi Susy,

Welcome to the group. I too thought of myself as an intuitive photographer mainly with a point and shoot camera. However, as I began to venture into night photography I realized that I needed better technology to achieve my goals. I still use an intuitive approach sometimes but another part of me believes that wasted opportunities (once in a lifetime vacations) will leave me regretting not being able to use my camera to its full capabilities.

[benm]

My name is Ben and I have been taking photos for about 45 years. I was using a Canon F-1n for 25 years. I was also doing my own B&W processing and dabbling in color. Three years ago I received a Canon A710 IS as a gift with which I have taken more than 10,000 photos. With the PP possibilities I will probably never go back to film. Now I am looking to buy a DSLR to get back most of the capabilities I had with the F-1. I am looking at the Nikon D90 but am open to suggestions.

[Shadowman]

Hi Ben,

Welcome to the group. What is it about the D90 that has you leaning towards this model? I and a few others have some experience with the Nikon system and think it is a reliable piece of equipment. Looking forward to hearing more about your decision.