New from Australia

[lazarus219]

Hi everyone!
I just found the forums from a friend mentioning the site on another site I regularly use. So my introduction...

My name is Daniel, I'm 17 and live in Sydney (Australia) I have been interested in photography for a number of years now. I began shooting on digital simply because that's what I had access to, I always planned to get a film SLR though.

So I got myself a nikon F55 and shot a few rolls of color slide, was nice enough to really think about each photo and get an entire roll back at once, still wasn't exactly what I was looking for though. I got a few rolls of Tmax 100 and shot those and developed and printed them myself. That is the moment I fell in love with film. For me it is all about controlling the photos from shooting to finished print. I like to use black and white for it's simplicity.

I now shoot with a bronica SQ mostly, but occasionally a 35mm SLR (F60). I do shoot digital as well, but film is my format for when I just want to go out and shoot to really enjoy it.

I look forward to spending time here and getting to know you all!
Daniel,

 

[Mick Fagan]

Welcome Daniel.

17 years old and already owning a Bronica, plus others, something beyond my wildest dreams at your age!

Good to see you are doing what you enjoy.

Mick.

 

[abcpyro]

welcome Daniel from Italy

 

[Erik Hartmann]

Welcome Daniel from Copenhagen (you know the town where we have an Australian crown princes)
AND do not fall in love with a camera.... There must be a bunch of nice girls out there... )

 

[Drew B.]

Welcome from New England!

 

[Roger Hicks]

Dear Daniel,

Does Lazarus219 indicate that you've come back from the digital dead?

Welcome.

Cheers,

Roger

 

[Black Dog]

welcome to Prisneyland!

 

[roteague]

Hi Daniel, welcome from Hawaii. I'm sure you will enjoy the new camera, and film is a lot of fun.

 

[papagene]

Daniel... welcome from western New England USA. It's good to see some young faces here at APUG!!

gene

 

[Bob F.]

Ah ha - another Bronica SQ & Nikon user... Welcome to the fold!

Have fun, Bob.

 

[pentaxuser]

Welcome from England. At 17 I didn't even have an instamatic let alone a Bronica. Got a lot of help from Mr Fox Talbot though! I could jump on a mail coach and be with him in as little as 3 days. Mr Mick Fagan has been pretty good as well on a bulk loading issue and faster than Mr FT and he's only just down the road from you by comparison.

In fact no-one has offered me anything but help here. APUGers as a species seem programmed to help.

Enjoy membership

pentaxuser

 

[Dave Miller]

Welcome to the forum Daniel, enjoy the experience.

 

[John McCallum]

Welcome Daniel, from just over the ditch. Dig in, there is lots of information here.

John.

 

[Síle]

Hi Daniel,

And a very warm welcome from Ireland...

Síle

 

[Wyno]

Hi Daniel,
from Geelong in Victoria. You're gunna love it here
Mike

 

[copake_ham]

Welcome from NYC

 

[Thanasis]

Hi Daniel,

Great to see another Sydneysider here. Welcome to the Apug community.

Best regards,
Thanasis.

 

[Tony Egan]

Oh good, another Sydney Apugger. Welcome Daniel. Happy to help in any way. Feel free to PM at any time. I was going to say for fatherly advice because all my kids are now older than you, but that just made me depressed! At 17 I wanted to be a rock star but now I satisfy myself by photographing them. Where in Sydney are you located?

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

Welcome, Daniel, from Melbourne. APUG is a great place to be.