NEW MEMBER? Please Introduce Yourself Here

[billtils]

Welcome to CIC Alan. The answer is simply that the site is free - it's run by volunteers who do the all the maintenance work and use a "free to air" site for hosting.

[Junishi]

My name is Céline, and I’m a passionate photographer from France. Photography has been a meaningful way for me to express my creativity and capture the beauty of everyday life.

I enjoy exploring various photography styles, especially [mention your preferred genres, e.g., wildlife, street photography, or macro], and I’m always eager to learn new techniques and improve my skills.

I’m excited to join this community to exchange ideas, share experiences, and be inspired by the incredible talent here.

Looking forward to connecting with you all!

Best regards,

[Chataignier]

Welcome to the forum, I look forward to seeing your work.
Regards David

[John King]

Gidday All,

My name is John (doh!).

I've been taking photographs since I was about 8 y.o.

Many cameras have passed through my hands, from 4x5" to an original Minox, which I still have. Also 6x6, and quite a few 35mm film cameras. Since moving to digital photography, I've had a Nikon Coolpix E5000, multiple FTs cameras and lenses, and, these days, mostly use my 3x mFTs cameras - E-PM2, E-M1 MkI and E-M1 MkII.

I look forward to taking part in this forum.

Regards, John.

[C J Southern]

Gidday All,

My name is John (doh!).

I've been taking photographs since I was about 8 y.o.

Many cameras have passed through my hands, from 4x5" to an original Minox, which I still have. Also 6x6, and quite a few 35mm film cameras. Since moving to digital photography, I've had a Nikon Coolpix E5000, multiple FTs cameras and lenses, and, these days, mostly use my 3x mFTs cameras - E-PM2, E-M1 MkI and E-M1 MkII.

I look forward to taking part in this forum.

Regards, John.

Hi John,

Welcome!

I'm Colin - I've spent a lot of time here in the past, but took an 11 year "hiatus". I'm based in New Zealand (I would joke about it being the "capital of Australia" but I'd probably get the cr^p beaten out of me!)

This is my story if you're having trouble sleeping:

In conversation with... Colin Southern

[John King]

Hi John,

Welcome!

I'm Colin - I've spent a lot of time here in the past, but took an 11 year "hiatus". I'm based in New Zealand (I would joke about it being the "capital of Australia" but I'd probably get the cr^p beaten out of me!)

This is my story if you're having trouble sleeping:

In conversation with... Colin Southern

Thanks for the welcome, Colin.

I spent some 15 years being trolled at DPReview, and since then, decamped to MU-43 and Cameraderie. I'm fairly settled in at both of them, but a friend suggested here. While I've often referred people to here (generally new/relatively new photographers) for miscellaneous technical information, I never realised that there was a forum here.

[C J Southern]

Thanks for the welcome, Colin.

I spent some 15 years being trolled at DPReview, and since then, decamped to MU-43 and Cameraderie. I'm fairly settled in at both of them, but a friend suggested here. While I've often referred people to here (generally new/relatively new photographers) for miscellaneous technical information, I never realised that there was a forum here.

Great to have you here John - jump on in "boots and all"!