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by Ladybird on Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:56 pm
Hi there,
Just thought I would pop in a post and say hello to everyone. I joined a few weeks ago but have been too scared to post any replies as yet. So I thought I would jump in the deep end and just say hello.
I'm probably what you could call an amateur amateur photographer, being that although I recently picked up a nice D70 (thanks to Colcam), I've pretty much only used a point and shoot before. So I have been picking up lots of hints so far, although there are lots of abbreviations and terms that I have no idea what they mean.
I anticipate that I will learn a lot from the members on here and hope you will be gentle with my first photo posts!
Thanks
L
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by gstark on Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:06 pm
Hi, and welcome.
Please feel free to ask any questions that you may have.
We're a friendly lot, and we (mostly) don't bite.
We basically are of the opinion that the only stupid question is the one that you fail to ask.
So please, pull up a glass of your favourite beverage, relax, and enjoy (y)our little cyberpub.
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by Mitchell on Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:16 pm
Hi L - welcome,
Don't forget the "Absolute Beginners" section, that's where I first posted on the forum. And... don't be shy - show us your work!
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by Yi-P on Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:42 pm
Welcome and feel free to ask/post/browse around as much as you'd like to 
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by christiand on Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:46 pm
welcome L-Bird,
everyone was and is a newbee at some point in time.
Cheers,
CD
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by terminaltackle on Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:17 pm
Welcome ladybird from a fellow queenslander, its true the members of this forum are helpful a friendly.
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by Manta on Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:26 pm
Hi Ladybird. Nice to have you along. Enjoy your time here. 
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by hash77 on Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:56 pm
Hullo,
I'm fairly new too, but these people rock! They are funny and easy going, no need to fear. These guys are great to learn from.
Cheers
Hash
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by BBJ on Sun Oct 15, 2006 3:20 pm
Welcome Lbird, enjoy your stay here with us and lots to learn and get involved with maybe the meets that some of the states have and enjoy the passion we all share.
Cheers
John
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by blacknstormy on Sun Oct 15, 2006 3:30 pm
Hello Ladybird
Welcome to the forum, and I'm sure you'll have a ball
Looking forward to some photos soon !!!!!
Hugs
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by Geoff on Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:28 pm
Welcome LB!
Look forward to having you as another valuable and appreciated member here
Also looking forward to seeing some images from you!
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by Ladybird on Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:21 pm
Ohhh, thanks for the warm welcome guys!
I'm already feeling a bit more at ease on here. As for some photos, hopefully I will be able to have a somewhat blind stab at using Photoshop this week and post them soon.
Cheers all! 
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by Manta on Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:47 pm
Ladybird wrote:Ohhh, thanks for the warm welcome guys!
I'm already feeling a bit more at ease on here. As for some photos, hopefully I will be able to have a somewhat blind stab at using Photoshop this week and post them soon.
Don't you leave it too long LB and don't forget to do a search on any topic you might want to know about. Good chance it's been covered here before. If not or if you simply can't find it, a question in the Absolute Beginners or General Discussion areas will be warmly met. Don't be scared off by the title Absolute Beginners - we were all there once and the only way we've built up the mass of information found here is by asking questions and having them answered. Pro and amateur, veteran and rookie - they're all equal within these walls.

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by blacknstormy on Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:35 pm
And I still consider myself an absolute beginner - so you'll have company in that section 
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by Manta on Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:40 pm
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