Ireland Region - Introductions

[przemyslaw zorylo]

I'll take a few silver prints .

 

[Jim53]

Hi folks I'm new to this forum. I had heard of APUG but never got around to checking it out. Monosnaps (Eddie) pointed me here after chatting to him over a camera and some film Thanks Eddie

I'm based in Dublin and have been into photography for a few years now. I shoot mostly film, medium format and 35mm, mostly black & white but I shoot colour too.

It looks like a fairly extensive site here so I'm off to browse.

Cheers,

Jim.

 

[thefizz]

Welcome Jim, always good to see new members.

Peter

 

[fran]

Welcome onboard Jim,

hope to see you at some of our meet ups or print showings....


Fran

 

[Rafal Lukawiecki]

Welcome from Co Wicklow, Jim. There's a likely photo outing coming up in Dec, perhaps see you there, or at the print showing in March or thereabout.

 

[monosnaps]

Welcome Jim nice to meet you, hope you can tag along to one of the print reviews or even the outing in December.

 

[Jim53]

Cheers for the welcomes folks. I'd like to make some of the events for sure, I'll keep an eye on the dates.

 

[Vincent Brady]

Hi Jim and welcome to the Irish section of APUG. Like the other members I would be pleased to meet you at one of print showings or outings.

 

[Apjcphoto]

Hi everyone. New Dublin based film shooter here.
I have really fond memories of being a kid and dropping rolls of film off at the local newsagents and waiting a few days/week to get them back. Always loved that part. And I really miss the part where every time I dropped a roll of film in I was given a new one for free.

So cut to many years later, after a huge hiatus from photography I eventually ended up working in it! Digital made it happen. I'm a portrait photographer. Have been professionally for four years now. So I take a lot of the same type of photos day in and day out and I actually love it because the people are always different.

Back to now, I found some very old rolls of childhood photos at home and after having left them in to get developed I found myself getting really excited about seeing what was on them.
Film has brought back some of the magic to photography for myself. I love 'the waiting game'. Dug out an old Rangefinder and shot a few rolls. Yes I totally sucked! But I was suddenly gripped to shot more personal work. Got myself a copy of 'Film is not dead', bought a few more rolls. Added a bargain price Holga. And I'm just having fun. (Also need to have the rangefinder CLA'd, any recommendations?) Really want a Mamiya RZ ProII. No idea why but just knew it was for me if that makes any sense.

Anyway ah that was a little more long winded than I intended but........
Hello!

 

[Rafal Lukawiecki]

Enjoy the return, Apjcphoto. It would be nice to meet you at one of our get-togethers.

 

[Vincent Brady]

Good to hear from you Apjcphoto and along with the other members of the Irish Section I look forward to meeting you at one of our print showings or photo shoots. Next photo shoot is 14th Dec at the Black Castle in Wicklow. There is a separate tread about this meetup in the Irish Section.

 

[Apjcphoto]

Thanks very much for the welcome. Managed to get some new film over the Christmas period, great stocking fillers by the way! Picked up a voucher for one of thefizz's darkroom courses. Hopefully he'll have one in Jan as I've a few Saturdays off early in the month and that never happens!

 

[monosnaps]

Welcome, You will enjoy Peter's course great opportunity to learn some darkroom skills. Enjoy

 

[EricFlavin]

Hi All,
Been fooling around with mostly toy cameras for 6 years or so. The last couple of years have seen me graduating to rangefinders, usually a Yashica GS or a Canon QL17 and home developing (which I have struggled with to be honest) . This year I have decided to get more involved in the irish photo community to improve my skills. Looking forward to using this forum for that.

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[thefizz]

Welcome Eric.

 

[EricFlavin]

Thanks Fizz

 

[monosnaps]

Eric, Welcome, keep an eye on the Ireland section we arrange meet ups a couple of times a year, all very informal, a good opportunity to see other photographers work.

 

[EricFlavin]

Thanks Mono, I'll keep an eye out for that for sure.

 

[Vincent Brady]

Welcome to the Irish Section of APUG Eric. Hope we get to meet during the year.

 

[Jim53]

Welcome Eric.
I'm fairly new around APUG too so still finding my way through the forums of which there are plenty

 

[EricFlavin]

Thanks Vincent and Jim.

 

[Rafal Lukawiecki]

Welcome, Eric! Hope to meet you soon, too, perhaps at the next print showing.

 

[Diz]

Hello

Hi all. Im Diz living not far from Elphin Co.Roscommon. Originally from Liverpool, I have spent most of my adult life being a bit of a wanderer. We have settled permanently (for the time being that is) in our little part of Roscommon.
Photographically, I use 35, 120 and just starting with 5x4. I am fortunate to have a small darkroom and a lot of music and audio books. The darkroom is on the verge of a make over to accommodate a De Vere 504. Well, once I can get the electrics working that is.
Thanks to Vincent for pointing out to me there was an Irish region on APUG.
Cheers
Diz

 

[thefizz]

Hi Diz, welcome to Apug.

 

[Rafal Lukawiecki]

Welcome, Diz, and see you at one of our print showings, if you could come. Next one is 12th April: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)