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Post by shoeman on Nov 9, 2014 11:10:24 GMT -5
Howdy y'all. My name is Jeff. I live in the swamp between Orlando and Tampa, FL.
I have been a snapshot-shooter and camera-fancier for a long time.
My foray into cameras "of a certain age" only began about a year ago when I was looking for the right tool to shoot some 120 film.
Now I have a couple Mamiya TLRs, a Kodak Medalist, a Brownie, and an Argus, plus various Nikon and Pentax SLRs.
My interest is mainly in functional cameras. I do like to make pictures with them. Of course, "functionality" is somewhat subjective.
Thank you for maintaining such a useful and informative institution on the WWW.
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Post by philbirch on Nov 9, 2014 12:34:28 GMT -5
Hi Jeff, welcome to the forum. That's an interesting collection you have.
Please browse through the old posts on this forum and reply.
The competitions we have are aren't really contests, just a gallery where we show photos on a given theme. A couple run alphabetically. Be as imaginative as you want.
We are a collectors forum and therefore pics and discussion of your cameras is our primary interest. There are galleries to show off your skills as a photographer.
Phil
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Post by truls on Nov 12, 2014 11:38:05 GMT -5
Welcome Jeff! In that collecting speed you will end up with 400 cameras in no time  Then you have a problem, if you have one camera a day procedure. Have fun! |
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 12, 2014 14:09:42 GMT -5
Welcome Jeff,
I am sure you will find The CC to your liking.
If you live in a swamp you must have some interesting and photogenic neighbours.
Mickey
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Post by shoeman on Nov 13, 2014 11:28:53 GMT -5
Interesting neighbors indeed. I have snapped a few digital pictures of the alligators and armadillos, but neither I nor the critters have been patient enough to sit for a proper portrait with a real camera. Even the gopher tortoises move pretty quickly in the swamp, lest the mosquitos get them.
Alligators, armadillos, lizards, snakes, raccoons, fox squirrels, vultures, panthers, gopher tortoises, wild pigs, owls, coyotes, cattle, donkeys, goats, horses, a hundred varieties of spider, ten-thousand varieties of insect (mostly mosquitos), pythons, snapping-turtles..... Its a long list.
There is a lot of pasture land here; swampland drained & cleared for cattle. At the edges of these pastures are ancient oak trees bearded with Spanish moss. It makes for some interesting landscapes. I must figure out how to post a picture to the site.
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 13, 2014 12:52:19 GMT -5
Wow!
What a crowded neighbourhood.
Meanwhile I am sitting at home, looking out my office window, watching some squirrels and robins steal my tiny frozen crabapples as the snow lightly falls.
Jealously,
Mickey
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Post by philbirch on Nov 13, 2014 13:36:46 GMT -5
Interesting neighbors indeed. I have snapped a few digital pictures of the alligators and armadillos, but neither I nor the critters have been patient enough to sit for a proper portrait with a real camera. Even the gopher tortoises move pretty quickly in the swamp, lest the mosquitos get them. Alligators, armadillos, lizards, snakes, raccoons, fox squirrels, vultures, panthers, gopher tortoises, wild pigs, owls, coyotes, cattle, donkeys, goats, horses, a hundred varieties of spider, ten-thousand varieties of insect (mostly mosquitos), pythons, snapping-turtles..... Its a long list. There is a lot of pasture land here; swampland drained & cleared for cattle. At the edges of these pastures are ancient oak trees bearded with Spanish moss. It makes for some interesting landscapes. I must figure out how to post a picture to the site. An interesting place! to put an image on the forum, you have two methods. A. Add attachment, click on it and search for the file on your computer. Maximum 1mb. But its only a small image, click on it and it will enlarge. Sometimes the forum tells us that they have exceeded the attachment limit.  B: link from a picture hosting site. Copy image URL and then click on the image icon and paste the URL in the http box  good luck Phil |
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 14, 2014 6:14:43 GMT -5
What a fascinating mustache! I would donate a pound of ground pepper to see him sneeze  Mickey |
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Post by philbirch on Nov 14, 2014 14:51:58 GMT -5
What a fascinating mustache! I would donate a pound of ground pepper to see him sneeze Mickey Mickey, Alf Jarrald, the late uncle of my (recently) late ex-wife held the number two position in the world moustache championship. |
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