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Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:36 pm**

Er... Hi!

I just joined this forum and wouldn't you know it, within a very short while and even before my first post I get this PM:

(name withheld to protect the guilty!

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Your cr*pping me right? Not another AFL supporter like Essendon who came here yesterday??? Now it's one of those interstate clubs which is even worse than a Bombers supporter!

Welcome aboard anyhow I guess and if you don't follow AFL, disregard this post.

Geez, what friendly lot you are!

Anyway... no offense taken. The internet has completely desensitized me over the years and most evenings I just sits in front of the computer in a drunken haze, comfortably numb.

Ok, ok... I made that bit up. I'm not *always* in front of the computer when I'm in that state.

But I digress...

This looks like a fairly friendly forum and, just for the record, my username does not reflect who I follow in the AFL.
In fact, oddly enough, I don't even follow the AFL, but will take pics of men chasing balls if provoked...
I just happen to live on the West Coast (Perth) of this large, dusty continent and my little (and I mean *really* little) photo "business" (if you can call it that) just happnes to be called West Coast Photography!

I've got Canon gear, so any Nikon (*cough*) users... feel free to abuse me about that. I usually respond to trolling, so give it a go.
Fanatical factional footy ramblings regarding my username however, shall be cheerfully ignored...

Cheers,

WestCoast

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:39 pm**

Welcome to the forums Westcoast! All are welcome here, any brands, or football codes (or otherwise). Hope you enjoy your stay! It is a funny coincedence that so many footy related aliases joined.

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:51 pm**

Haha, yeah those silly football fans!
They are just waaay too much, I agree! :wink:

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:00 pm**

Welcome WestCoast. With a sense of humour like that you'll fit in here well (even if you ARE a Canon user :wink:

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Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:01 pm**

hi west coast and welcome,

I noticed a few new members popping up here the last week or so with football oriented names.
Westcoast didnt immediately spring to mind as another one but I dont really follow that stuff.
Steve

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:06 pm**

...and I thought your football team was called Perth Glory :wink:

Anyway welcome to this little place on the internet.

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:09 pm**

Welcome WestCoast, I could tell you have a sense of humour because you said you are a Canon user

(joking) :lol:

Welcome

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:10 pm**

I could tell you have a sense of humour because you said you are a Canon user

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:11 pm**

Welcome to the forum,you have passed the first test,!!!!

Riding the goat is next !!!!!

Football? whats Football?

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:13 pm**

Welcome WestCoast - I don’t keep a yellow bellied sapsucker about Canon - Pentax et al - being a photographer is all that matters :lol:

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:19 pm**

Welcome Westcoast,
Don't pay any attention to the knockers.
I tell you what, to minimise any confusion regarding your alias, from now on you shall be known as Eagle. :wink:

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:52 pm**

Glen wrote:Welcome WestCoast, I could tell you have a sense of humour because you said you are a Canon user

(joking) Welcome

good one glen !!

welcome westcoast

cheers rob

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:58 pm**

phillipb wrote:Welcome Westcoast,
Don't pay any attention to the knockers.

And what's wrong with paying attention to knockers :?:

I must stop watching the Carry On movies......

Cheers

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:07 pm**

Glen wrote:Welcome WestCoast, I could tell you have a sense of humour because you said you are a Canon user

Lol! I see we're going to get along just fine...

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:22 pm**

Welcome to the forums, Westcoast, even if you are from the dark side... :lol:

Bob.

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Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:33 pm**

moggy wrote:Welcome to the forums, Westcoast, even if you are from the dark side...

Bob.

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Jebus... looking at all of your .sigs, you'd think I've stumbled into a Nikon forum! Eeek! [slowly exits the room backwards...]

Hellooo... Any Canon users out there ?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Bueller?

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:44 pm**

Not exactly true WC (now that is abbreviation that you hope DOESN'T stick). This has evolved from a Nikon forum but it rapidly becoming more ecumenical. Perhaps it is true that it is probably 80-90% Nikon now but I would guess that it will be more like 50-50 within a couple of years.

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:45 am**

johndec wrote:Not exactly true WC (now that is abbreviation that you hope DOESN'T stick). This has evolved from a Nikon forum but it rapidly becoming more ecumenical. Perhaps it is true that it is probably 80-90% Nikon now but I would guess that it will be more like 50-50 within a couple of years.

Hmmm... I suspected something was a bit "dodgy" by the ever so slight bias toward Nikon here! :wink:

Not a problem though - once Nikon's camera technology finally catches up to Canon's, I'm sure we'll have a lot to talk about.

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:52 am**

WestCoast wrote:
johndec wrote:Not exactly true WC (now that is abbreviation that you hope DOESN'T stick). This has evolved from a Nikon forum but it rapidly becoming more ecumenical. Perhaps it is true that it is probably 80-90% Nikon now but I would guess that it will be more like 50-50 within a couple of years.
Hmmm... I suspected something was a bit "dodgy" by the ever so slight bias toward Nikon here!

Not a problem though - once Nikon's camera technology finally catches up to Canon's, I'm sure we'll have a lot to talk about.

Haha, yeah, the Canon technology thing!
They release new cameras all the time with that "little bit" of new technology. Canon users need to purchase their next camera before the warranty has a chance to run out on their current camera to keep up with the great "new" technology!
Oh, how I wish Nikon did this and stopped producing that fully feature packed model all "in the one camera" and then left it current long enough so I didn't need to remortgage the house to buy the next model!
We Nikon users are getting ripped! hahaha

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:16 am**

Welcome WC.

Yes, we started life as D70Users.com so there is a definite Nikon leaning. However, the Canon user numbers are growing steadily.

And we don't all follow football, even in Victoria! I'm just grateful there isn't a team called Greg B.

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:59 am**

WestCoast wrote:
Not a problem though - once Nikon's camera technology finally catches up to Canon's, I'm sure we'll have a lot to talk about.

WestCoast,
Welcome on board!
I hope this is your very first posts on this forum, won't turn into a debate of Nikon vs Canon, and the policies on this forum is prohibited these related arguments.

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:16 am**

Welcome aboard.

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:26 am**

But don't worry Westcoast, we recognise humour when we see it :lol:

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:02 am**

... and we recognise quality pics when we see them regardless of what tools were used.

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:12 am**

G'day WestCoast

We do seem to be dominated by Nikon & AFL people, but I'll fly the flag for Canon & rugby league

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:10 pm**

Willigan wrote:G'day WestCoast

We do seem to be dominated by Nikon & AFL people, but I'll fly the flag for Canon & rugby league

Well league is okay when you cant find a Union match to watch...

Oops, and another Nikon here, but willing to learn from anyone!

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:18 pm**

Greg B wrote:I'm just grateful there isn't a team called Greg B.

Had me in tears Greg! :lol:

Welcome WestCoast, nice part of the world over there.

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:24 pm**

Ant wrote:Well league is okay when you cant find a Union match to watch...

Wash your mouth out, league is a travesty of a game, played by very suspect individuals, and shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as Rugby Union :!:

Cheers

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:59 pm**

digitor wrote:
Ant wrote:Well league is okay when you cant find a Union match to watch...

Wash your mouth out, league is a travesty of a game, played by very suspect individuals, and shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as Rugby Union

Cheers

I'm tempted to flame Digitor's post, always remember, there were some educated league players...(thinks hard)...yep, George Peponis is a doctor and so is Nathan Gibbs, that proves it! :lol:

Seriously Westcoast, I won't mention AFL, especially Leaping Leo's mark circa Oct '05. :wink:

And welcome to the forum!

Max

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:09 pm**

Welcome westcoast

your a funny man, look forward to more of your witty posts

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:33 pm**

ozimax wrote:Seriously Westcoast, I won't mention AFL, especially Leaping Leo's mark circa Oct '05.

Lumpy Leaping whowhatwherenow?!?!

Ok, ok... if you promise not to mention the AFL again, I too shall refrain from waffling on about the WAFL.
But it won't stop me from posting pics about it! :wink:

(click to enlarge... but you already knew that!)

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:41 pm**

Westcoast, it's a deal!

No more talkie about Leapin' Leo. But I will never stop talking about 1990 'Pies flag, Croscisca, Brown, Russell etc ...sorry, here I go again! :wink:

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New user - and NOT footy related, sheesh!

New user - and NOT footy related, sheesh!