Hello from the a newbie

shakari · 10-01-2006, 06:10

Hi Folks,

I'm new around here. I'm an ex-pat Brit now living in sunny South Africa. My home is a few minutes drive from the Kruger Park and my work means I get to spend a lot of time in the African bush....... often with my battered old Canon close to hand........ This means I often get to be in the right place at the right time, but I suspect I don't benefit from that as much as I should.

Hopefully I'll learn a lot from this site and thereby be able to take better photographs..........

***Steve*** · 10-01-2006, 06:16

Hi Steve

Welcome to the forums

Can we assume that you will be showing us all stunning photos of African wildlife now? It is going to make a difference to the photos we have been taking at Chester zoo

shakari · 10-01-2006, 06:55

Hi Steve,

don't know about stunning, but I'm happy to post what I have for comment - should I do it here or elsewhere?

My only concern is that they don't get copied without permission (which has happened to me before) - but I guess I can insert text on the image somewhere.........can you or anyone else advise me on this please?

***Steve*** · 10-01-2006, 07:14

We have two seperate forums for this purpose (Photo sharing and Critique) You may post your pictures in there for us all to enjoy or for feedback. The rules here state that your images must be 800pix or less along their longest side and with a files size of 160kb or less, thats partly to keep the site snappy for the people still not on broadband and partly to offer some slight protection of your images. You can off course display photos smaller if you wish.

shakari · 10-01-2006, 07:20

OK & thanks,

Here goes!!!!

CT · 10-01-2006, 08:01

Welcome.

As Steve says, the file size restrictions we use here makes images of limited use to the unscrupulous.

We'll have to start calling ourselves 'TPF International'

Arkady · 10-01-2006, 08:13

Welcome mate.
Enjoying the sunshine? It's bl00dy horrible here still....

Venomator · 10-01-2006, 08:17

Hi Shakari and welcome to the forum ... great place to be and to learn from ! Some truly experienced guys here and, amazingly only too willing to share everything !

Enjoy !

Btb - love africa (and all those missed opportunities ... so far !) and look forward to your stuff.

minimeeze · 10-01-2006, 08:59

Hi, and welcome - lucky you having the Kruger Park on your doorstop - all I have is the firing range

Look forward to seeing some of your pics.

barrymoir · 10-01-2006, 09:15

Hi from Scotland too, il swap your weather in a minute.

Warspite · 10-01-2006, 09:26

Hello and Welcome

daveyuk · 10-01-2006, 09:54

Steep · 10-01-2006, 10:55

Hello Shakari

shakari · 10-01-2006, 12:04

Thanks for the warm welcome folks..... weather here today is a chilly 20C. Usually at this time of year it's close to twice that.

Matt · 10-01-2006, 12:18

Hiya

Matty · 10-01-2006, 13:10

welcome!!

Arkady · 10-01-2006, 14:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by minimeeze

Hi, and welcome - lucky you having the Kruger Park on your doorstop - all I have is the firing range

Look forward to seeing some of your pics.

It is a very nice firing range though - all sorts of wildlife - next lesson is wildfowl down at the lake...

Joe T · 10-01-2006, 18:27

Welcome!

jewel · 10-01-2006, 18:37

Welcome to the forums shakari!

Jules

10-01-2006, 06:10	#1 (permalink)
shakari Quite Chatty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Near Kruger Park RSA Posts: 51	Hello from the a newbie Hi Folks, I'm new around here. I'm an ex-pat Brit now living in sunny South Africa. My home is a few minutes drive from the Kruger Park and my work means I get to spend a lot of time in the African bush....... often with my battered old Canon close to hand........ This means I often get to be in the right place at the right time, but I suspect I don't benefit from that as much as I should. Hopefully I'll learn a lot from this site and thereby be able to take better photographs..........

10-01-2006, 06:16	#2 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,374	Hi Steve Welcome to the forums Can we assume that you will be showing us all stunning photos of African wildlife now? It is going to make a difference to the photos we have been taking at Chester zoo

10-01-2006, 06:55	#3 (permalink)
shakari Quite Chatty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Near Kruger Park RSA Posts: 51	Hi Steve, don't know about stunning, but I'm happy to post what I have for comment - should I do it here or elsewhere? My only concern is that they don't get copied without permission (which has happened to me before) - but I guess I can insert text on the image somewhere.........can you or anyone else advise me on this please?

10-01-2006, 07:14	#4 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,374	We have two seperate forums for this purpose (Photo sharing and Critique) You may post your pictures in there for us all to enjoy or for feedback. The rules here state that your images must be 800pix or less along their longest side and with a files size of 160kb or less, thats partly to keep the site snappy for the people still not on broadband and partly to offer some slight protection of your images. You can off course display photos smaller if you wish.

10-01-2006, 07:20	#5 (permalink)
shakari Quite Chatty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Near Kruger Park RSA Posts: 51	OK & thanks, Here goes!!!!

10-01-2006, 08:01	#6 (permalink)
CT Feet under the table Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Mids UK Posts: 3,500	Welcome. As Steve says, the file size restrictions we use here makes images of limited use to the unscrupulous. We'll have to start calling ourselves 'TPF International'

10-01-2006, 08:13	#7 (permalink)
Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	Welcome mate. Enjoying the sunshine? It's bl00dy horrible here still....

10-01-2006, 08:17	#8 (permalink)
Venomator Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 922	Hi Shakari and welcome to the forum ... great place to be and to learn from ! Some truly experienced guys here and, amazingly only too willing to share everything ! Enjoy ! Btb - love africa (and all those missed opportunities ... so far !) and look forward to your stuff.

10-01-2006, 08:59	#9 (permalink)
minimeeze Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hants Posts: 567	Hi, and welcome - lucky you having the Kruger Park on your doorstop - all I have is the firing range Look forward to seeing some of your pics.

10-01-2006, 09:15	#10 (permalink)
barrymoir Been here a while Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 369	Hi from Scotland too, il swap your weather in a minute.

10-01-2006, 09:26	#11 (permalink)
Warspite Feet under the table Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Newcastle Sunderland Middlesbrough (UK) Posts: 1,736	Hello and Welcome

10-01-2006, 09:54	#12 (permalink)
daveyuk Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,170

10-01-2006, 10:55	#13 (permalink)
Steep Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inverness Posts: 964	Hello Shakari

10-01-2006, 12:04	#14 (permalink)
shakari Quite Chatty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Near Kruger Park RSA Posts: 51	Thanks for the warm welcome folks..... weather here today is a chilly 20C. Usually at this time of year it's close to twice that.

10-01-2006, 12:18	#15 (permalink)
Matt Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,326	Hiya

10-01-2006, 13:10	#16 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	welcome!!

10-01-2006, 18:27	#18 (permalink)
Joe T Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Amersham, Bucks Posts: 978	Welcome!

10-01-2006, 18:37	#19 (permalink)
jewel Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,133	Welcome to the forums shakari! Jules