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[Colin Southern]

Hi Colin
I hope they were friendly - wil is short for Wilson gk - grant & Kay ..I'm the Kay part although I was known as kbw as in kevin 'b...' wilson a comedian here in Australia.
I am originaly from NZ trained at Dunedin although Nelson is a much nicer part of the world.

Hi Kay,

Great to meet another Kiwi. Can't say that I've been to Dunedin for a few years now - but I still remember "the castle". By the way, if - in a moment of madness - you decide that you'd like to change your username to something outragous like "Kay" for example, just drop me a note - it only takes a few seconds and is totally painless

[StormTracker]

Hi all,
I'm a newbie here...name is Gerald and I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada!
I found this site while searching for info on Depth of field. Great site from what Ihave seen so far!
I recently purchased a Canon Rebel XSi and am presently setting up a website. I'm finding that there is a LOT more to learn...
But, that should be a good thing because from what I've seen so far here...everyone is willing to help each other!
Will post some pics for critique soon.

[shaktaah]

Hi

I am new out here and sure you all will welcome me.
I was going through the web to find some tutorials for photography and found this site having useful information. So I decided to join.

I am from Chennai, India. New to Photography.

It was my child hood dream to become a photographer and after some savings I recently purchased Nikon D90 with AF-S NIKKOR 18-105mm lens.

To be frank I do not understand the technical phrases and would love to learn. Some body once told me that you learn by making mistakes.

So, donot get upset or irritated if I ask for some explanations which may be silly or childish to you.

I am takin my first step in to photography and I am sure that you all will assist me.

thanks once again for this wonderful forum

[Annette]

Hello everyone!
This is the first time I've joined a group for threaded conversations - so please bear with me.

I am a middle school math and science teacher (12 and 13 year-olds) in California, USA. I enjoy some amateur photography as well, and when I'm brave enough, I might post a few here for feed back. I have enjoyed poking around looking at everyone else's in the meantime! So many good photos and comments. I appreciate the constructive, kind and encouraging feedback I've seen so far.
Thank you!

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Everyone
I am new to this site - so here is my intro.
I am a retired radiographer/sonographer who now works in sports admin at our kids school - part of my role has evolved into taking pics for the school website & magazine as an enthusiastic amateur. I am 12 months into my hobby and have done 2 weekend courses - I intend to enrol in a 6 month night school course when our eldest daughter gets her licence at the end of this year & my taxi duties are somewhat less!
I received a canon 7D for Christmas, my indoor sports photos I take with an 85mm 1.8 prime, as the venues are not top notch for school kids, so often very dark.
I hope to learn more as I go from the friendly folk at this site.....first thing will be how to upload shots for critique!

Hi Kay,

Not sure if, in other conversations, you ever got the official welcome, so here it is in all it's glory.

Welcome to the CiC forums from me, it's great to have you join us and good that you've already got to 6 posts as I type this.
You've even got an entry in the Mini Competition, well done.

Best regards,

[Dave Humphries]

Hi all,
I'm a newbie here...name is Gerald and I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada!
I found this site while searching for info on Depth of field. Great site from what Ihave seen so far!
I recently purchased a Canon Rebel XSi and am presently setting up a website. I'm finding that there is a LOT more to learn...
But, that should be a good thing because from what I've seen so far here...everyone is willing to help each other!
Will post some pics for critique soon.

Hi Gerald,

I know you have had a bit of trouble getting pictures into your album, but I hope you persevere and don't give up, we'd love to see them.

Anyways, welcome to the CiC forums from ...

[Dave Humphries]

Hi

I am new out here and sure u all will welcome me.
I was going through the web to find some tutorials for photography and found this site having useful information. So I decided to join.

I am from Chennai, India. New to Photography.

It was my child hood dream to become a photographer and after some savings I recently purchased Nikon D90 with AF-S NIKKOR 18-105mm lens.

To be frank I do not understand the technical phrases and would love to learn. Some body once told me that you learn by making mistakes.

So, do not get upset or irritated if I ask for some explanations which may be silly or childish to you.

I am takin my first step in to photography and I am sure that you all will assist me.

thanks once again for this wonderful forum

Hi Shaktaah,

Fear not, there is no such thing as a silly question, so go ahead and ask. You might be surprised how often what might appear a simple question causes a lot of head scratching

It is certainly true that you learn best from mistakes, the knack is; learning from other people's mistakes

So ask away and I'll share my mistakes with you - I have plenty to choose from

Welcome to the CiC forums from ...

[Dave Humphries]

Hello everyone!
This is the first time I've joined a group for threaded conversations - so please bear with me.

I am a middle school math and science teacher (12 and 13 year-olds) in California, USA. I enjoy some amateur photography as well, and when I'm brave enough, I might post a few here for feed back. I have enjoyed poking around looking at everyone else's in the meantime! So many good photos and comments. I appreciate the constructive, kind and encouraging feedback I've seen so far.
Thank you!

Hi Annette,

Welcome to the friendliest place on the net
This was just about the first place I joined and I stopped looking once I'd found CiC.

I see you have just posted some flowers, so I'm off to look at those now.

Ooh, I nearly forgot
Welcome to the CiC forums from ...

[Colin Southern]

Hello everyone!
This is the first time I've joined a group for threaded conversations - so please bear with me.

Hi Annette,

A big welcome to CiC from me. Trust me, teaching algebra to 12 & 13 year olds takes a lot more bravery than posting images here

[richard amora]

hi guys!

my name is richard from the Islands Philippines. I'm a newbie to this forum. I do hope i could meet new frineds who share the same passion in photography i also pray that i COULD learn a thinmg or two from the masters od this forum. keep in touch!

Richard

[Dave Humphries]

hi guys!

my name is richard from the Islands Philippines. I'm a newbie to this forum. I do hope i could meet new frineds who share the same passion in photography i also pray that i COULD learn a thinmg or two from the masters od this forum. keep in touch!

Richard

Hi Richard,

Great to have you join us, the Philippine Islands seem to be a popular place for members to come from

I noticed you've already got a picture in the monthly competition, so you've obviously mastered posting images and know your way around CiC.

I'm sure you'll learn stuff here, everyone is very sharing of their knowledge, so if you have any questions, just ask.

Welcome to the CiC forums from ...

[giblets]

Not very computer literate so have no idea if anybody can read this. I've just joined and am looking forward to reading lots of tips and advice to make me the photographer I want to be.

[Dave Humphries]

Not very computer literate so have no idea if anybody can read this. I've just joined and am looking forward to reading lots of tips and advice to make me the photographer I want to be.

Yep, we can, so well done on the first bit.

Now, can I be nosey and ask:
your first name?
what camera you have?
what you like to shoot with it?
where you are (in the world)?

Welcome to the CiC forums from ...

[niallc99]

Hi everyone

I'm Niall, and I live in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

I have very recently taken the plunge and bought my first DSLR camera (Nikon D5000). I've been using point and shoot cameras for a few years but I really want to learn a lot more about photography.

The tutorials on this site are excellent, and the forum also seems to be a wonderful source for knowledge and advice.

Some of my "snaps" are here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/niallc99/ - and they really are just snaps at this stage. I really need to work hard on my technique and composition.

Niall

[Dave Humphries]

Hi everyone

I'm Niall, and I live in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

I have very recently taken the plunge and bought my first DSLR camera (Nikon D5000). I've been using point and shoot cameras for a few years but I really want to learn a lot more about photography.

The tutorials on this site are excellent, and the forum also seems to be a wonderful source for knowledge and advice.

Some of my "snaps" are here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/niallc99/ - and they really are just snaps at this stage. I really need to work hard on my technique and composition.

Niall

Hi Niall,

I think you do your photography an injustice; most are much better than 'snaps' and show good composition/cropping skills.

Great to have you join us and if you have any questions, e.g. on the D5000, don't hesitate to ask.
If you have any images on which you seek advice, by all means post for critique.

Welcome to the CiC forums from ...

[miyoshimasato]

Dear friends,

It is a great thing for me to find this forum. My name is miyoshimasato, I am self educated for learn photography. I learn from Internet, friend and mostly from my own process to get knowledge about technical and beyond like sense.
I hope I can learn a lot about photography from this forum.

regards

miyoshimasato

[Kafrawi]

Hi Miyoshi, welcome to this forum. we are here to learn photography together. enjoy it and don't be shy !

[MsTigger]

Hi, all,

Just joined this evening - looks like a good group. I shoot with a Nikon D70S - lusting after a D3X (maybe one day I'll have enough pennies to actually get one!). I live in the USA - in Montana. Looking forward to lots of info and tutorials.

[pemaleso]

Hello

My name is Pedro, and i', from Setúbal, Portugal.
I'm just starting to enjoy more and more shooting with my camera. That's why i joined this group.

I have a Nikon D90 with a 18-105

Pedro Sousa

[Colin Southern]

Hi to MsTigger and Pedro - welcome to CiC

Hope you enjoy your stay, and if there's anything we can do to help then you only have to ask!