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Postby WestCoast on 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! :P )
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. :wink:


Geez, what friendly lot you are! :D

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! :D

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... :D


Cheers,

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Postby Alpha_7 on 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.
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Postby Collingwood on Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:51 pm

Haha, yeah those silly football fans!
They are just waaay too much, I agree! :wink:
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Postby stubbsy on 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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Postby avkomp on 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.
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Postby ozczecho on 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.
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Postby Glen on 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
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Postby avkomp on Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:10 pm

I could tell you have a sense of humour because you said you are a Canon user
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Nikon boy on 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?
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Postby sirhc55 on 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:
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Postby phillipb on 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:
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Postby robw25 on 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) :lol: Welcome


good one glen !!

welcome westcoast

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Postby digitor on 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 :?: :lol: :shock:

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

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Postby WestCoast on 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...
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Postby moggy on Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:22 pm

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

8) Bob.

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Postby WestCoast on Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:33 pm

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

8) 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?
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Postby johndec on 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.
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Postby WestCoast on 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. :P
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Postby Collingwood on 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! :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. :P


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
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Postby Greg B on 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.
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Postby birddog114 on 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. :P


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.
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Postby huynhie on Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:16 am

Welcome aboard.
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Postby Greg B on Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:26 am

But don't worry Westcoast, we recognise humour when we see it :lol:
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Postby stubbsy on Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:02 am

... and we recognise quality pics when we see them regardless of what tools were used.
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Postby Willigan on 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 :D
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Postby Ant on 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 :D

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

Oops, and another Nikon here, but willing to learn from anyone!
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Postby MCWB on Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:18 pm

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

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Had me in tears Greg! :lol: :lol:

Welcome WestCoast, nice part of the world over there. ;)
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Postby digitor on Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:24 pm

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



:shock: :shock: :shock: 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 :!: :lol: :lol:

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Postby ozimax on Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:59 pm

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



:shock: :shock: :shock: 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 :!: :lol: :lol:

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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: :lol:

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

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Postby wendellt on Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:09 pm

Welcome westcoast

your a funny man, look forward to more of your witty posts
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Postby WestCoast on Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:33 pm

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

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Postby ozimax on Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:41 pm

Westcoast, it's a deal! :D :D 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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