Photographyreview: The People

[Speed]

Name:
Robert McCabe
AKA Speed

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious):
I picked up the nickname during my missile training days. A fellow officer gave it to me during a game of football

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any):
Nikon Samurai #1
Nikon Rocks!

Location:
The Crystal Coast of North Carolina, AKA Carteret County
Specifically, Newport, NC

Born:
Morehead City, NC
American by birth, Southern by the grace of God

Other places I've lived:
Chandler, Arizona during my pilot training days
Lompoc, CA during my missile training days, and my missile launching days
Minot, North Dakota during my missile crew days, where I pulled 193 alerts UNDER North Dakota. Why not Minot? Freezin's the reason! And remember, it's true that "-40 degree's keeps out the riff raff." Actually, Minot was my favorite place to live.
Montgomery, Alabama while attending Squadron Officer School

Like to Retire:
Newport, NC....there's no place like home
Would love to have a cottage in Myrtle Beach, SC

Ethnicity:
Definitely of the caucasion persuasion. Dad's roots are German, Mom's are Scottish, with some American Indian mixed in.

Marriage/Family:
Married and divorced (something I do not wish on anyone) and remarried to the love of my life! Five kids, one boy with four younger sisters. Praying for the day the last one moves out! ;-) Trying to enjoy them while they're home.

Languages I speak:
English (that's my story and I'm sticking to it!)

Education:
BS in Industrial Technology
MS in Administration

Occupation:
Environmental Health Specialist (Offically called a Registered Sanitarian)
My job is to protect the environment - Scientifically
(I'd love for the Sierra Club, Earth First and others of their ilk to fall off the earth.)

Religious affiliation (if any):
Independant Baptist (One of those of the Christian right that's ruining America, according to the mainstream media. Which also makes me fair game to be hated, despised, and castigated. But remember to be civil, open minded and accepting of the Islamic fundamendalists.)

Political affiliation (if any):
Republican......a little right of Rush Linbaugh, a little left of G. Gordon Liddy :-O
I agree with a previous poster who suggested that all those in Congress and the Senate should wear clown suits. It is so appropriate for most of what they do.

Other hobbies: Hiking, camping, astronomy, shooting, hunting, and most sports (basketball, football, soccer, biking, road races, triathlons, ... you get the idea)

How long I have been a photographer:
Seriously: 3 years and counting since I got my first "serious" camera
From my Kodak 110 days: 30 years (dang, that makes me sound old)

First "real" camera:
Nikon N80, the best investment I've made since I said "I do" to the lovely Dawn.

How I found Photographyreview.com:
I was searching for reviews of the Nikon N80 and found PR. Started with Critique, but like the Rickster, once I found the Viewfinder I was hooked!

Date I joined PR (sometimes people's listed join date is innacurate):
November 2001 - if I remember accurately ;-)

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder

Photogatherings I have attended:
None, YET!
But I've tried to sponsor one here!

Favorite subjects:
Landscape/People/Wildlife/Astrophotography/Sports/ Weddings
Sounds like I don't have a "favorite". Maybe I haven't found my niche yet...

Current Gear:

Digital:
Nikon Coolpix 5700

35mm:
Nikon N80
Nikon F5
Quantaray 70-300mm
Sigma 28-70mm f2.8
Sigma 105mm f2.8 Macro
Tokina 20-35mm f2.8
Nikon 50mm f1.4
Nikon 85mm f1.8
Two SB-28's
SC-28 Snyc Cord
Stroboframe 350
Various Filters

Pentax K1000
Pentax 50mm f2.0
Pentax 50mm f1.4
Sears(?) 80-200mm f4
Vivitar SMS 30D Flash

Camera I use the most:
Right now the F5 is getting the biggest workout

Why I prefer film or digital:
Again, like the Rickster, I prefer the look of film to digital but I prefer the convenience of digital to film (Rickster is so eloqent)

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
Hands down, it's the people! This place is like an extended family. We don't always agree (politics and religion mainly), but we support each other, and help each other. I have learned so much here, I can't begin to express my gratitude to all of you!

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
Become the best photographer I can. I want to take photo's that come out the way I want them to, and I want them to grab the attention of others.

A few of my favorite pictures:
The love of my life, in my arms, where she belongs
My most popular sunset shot
My favorite subject again
And my best (IMHO) Coolpix shot

[walterick]

Hey guys! Nice post!

I understand that sometimes opposties attract, but really, NIKON AND CANON in the same household?! The sex must be really good...

Hey, how about some favorite shots?

See you guys in the west!

Rick

[another view]

[QUOTE=walterick]

Name:
Steve Muntz

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious):
Check my Moderator Page. Yeah, I know - I hate the picture too. I'll work on that...

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any):
Nikon Samurai #7. I have a Canon but it's an old rangefinder - not cool enough to get into their club...;)


Location:
Rockford IL, about 80 miles NW of Chicago.

Born:
1/4 mile from here. Scary, isn't it.

Other places I've lived:
Milwaukee WI for a few years.

Like to Retire:
Lake Superior's north shore.

Ethnicity:
Pretty darn white - stubborn German as they come. The other 3% lets me celebrate St. Patricks day though.

Marriage/Family:
Wonderful wife of 8 years. We have an Alaskan Malamute and a Samoyed.

Languages I speak:
English - some days better than others.

Education:
Some college - actually I think I'll see John (Almo) at the class reunion.;)

Occupation:
Selling commercial and architectural lighting.

Religious affiliation (if any):
None of the above.

Political affiliation (if any):
Well, maybe a little more Republican in theory, but in practice that's not always the case. Example: If Republicans are the conservative group, then why would we drill Alaska for more oil? Wouldn't it be smarter to use less of it? Then we could use it later if needed, rather than wasting it now (I realize "now" is actually several years away...). I'm much more socially liberal.

Other hobbies:
Bass guitar, sea kayaking, cooking, operating lint brush (see "dogs" above...).

How long I have been a photographer:
Seriously? About the last six years. Longer than that all together, see my Moderator Page for more on that one.

First "real" camera:
Pentax K1000

How I found Photographyreview.com:
Don't remember - been a long time. Just glad I found it!

Date I joined PR (sometimes people's listed join date is innacurate):
Some point in 2001 I guess.

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder

Photogatherings I have attended:
Twice in Chicago. Maybe we'll have to do something in Milwaukee?

Favorite subjects:
They're all favorite! Yes, that's a cop-out. I like shooting lots of things.

Current Gear:
Moderator Page, add to that a Holga! Now I just need some way to scan that stuff...

Camera I use the most:
Fuji S2

Why I prefer film or digital:
I prefer both. Well, digital with color and real wet-process B&W.

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
Of course it's the people - everyone is respectful of each other even in OT debates. And all of the images too...

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
With personal work, I try to show the world as I see it - maybe a little differently than others. With paid work, keep the client happy - and fund more personal work.

A few of my favorite pictures:
Take a trip to my website.

[natatbeach]

A few of my favorite pictures:
Take a trip to my website.

THAt was shameless advertising of your talents...


sending a hug your way ;)

[shrapnel]

I'll play along

Name:
Chris R.

Meaning of handle:
alterego at work and on the internet playing network games


Dorky PR club I belong to (if any):
Nikon Samurai #16.

Location:
Dublin Ireland at the moment

Born:
Paris France

Other places I've lived:
London, Hong Kong, Paris, Singapore, Melbourne...

Like to Retire:
Somewhere by the beach and where it's hot!!!!

Ethnicity:
Half french half english

Marriage/Family:
Married and soon to be dad (terrified!!!)

Languages I speak:
English - French- Spanish

Education:
Masters in Chemistry (forgotten everything i learnt though)

Occupation:
For the moment, working in the video games industry (likely to change very soon though)

Religious affiliation (if any):
Catholic back bencher

Political affiliation (if any):
No not really. I believe in policies not tendencies.

Other hobbies:
Sports (everything) and litterature (mainly science Fiction) and film

How long I have been a photographer:
Not long. Got a lomo about 3 years ago which i took everywhere with me, but it broke so i seriously upgraded to a D70 and love it!!!

First "real" camera:
Lomo

How I found Photographyreview.com:
google search: Research on the d70

Date I joined PR :
A couple months ago

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder and photo critique (I'm amazed at how much i learn there!!!)

Photogatherings I have attended:
none

Favorite subjects:
Landscapes and people

Current Gear:
D70 + 18-70mm +70-300mm
old smena

Camera I use the most:
D70

Why I prefer film or digital:
I love the colors from film but digital is making me a better photographer and lets me shoot everything in a guiltless manner

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
The knowledge and enthusiasm of everyone posting and incredible camaraderie

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
To see the world differently and with another perspective

A few of my favorite pictures: unfortunately, all my favorites were taken with my lomo and i don't have a scanner but here's one of my wife and I.

[natatbeach]

Marriage/Family:
Married and soon to be dad (terrified!!!)

you'll both do fine...just remember---don't drop the baby


how soon?

[shrapnel]

Marriage/Family:
Married and soon to be dad (terrified!!!)

you'll both do fine...just remember---don't drop the baby


how soon?

I'll try not to!!!! (but i heard they bounce anyway)

it's due in august, and we don't know yet if it's a boy or a girl yet but we'll find out in three weeks after the next scan

[almo]

I'll try not to!!!! (but i heard they bounce anyway)

it's due in august, and we don't know yet if it's a boy or a girl yet but we'll find out in three weeks after the next scan

2 good names for a boy: John, Almo.

Just cosider it...

[natatbeach]

I'll try not to!!!! (but i heard they bounce anyway)

actually they do as long as their little heads don't hit anything on the way down on the floor. if it's rug they bounce a bit and then they just roll till they come to a stop... he he...

sorry- some of my sick humor---never dropped my own kids just someone elses...about a month after meeting her


...we're still friends---kid's still alive

(not an actual drop---she rolled off the diaper table(parenting hint #2 --strap your kid in when changing a diaper especially after 3months of age). ;)

[opus]

actually they do as long as their little heads don't hit anything on the way down on the floor. if it's rug they bounce a bit and then they just roll till they come to a stop... he he...

sorry- some of my sick humor---never dropped my own kids just someone elses...about a month after meeting her


...we're still friends---kid's still alive

(not an actual drop---she rolled off the diaper table(parenting hint #2 --strap your kid in when changing a diaper especially after 3months of age). ;)

ummm.... it's true, they do bounce ...

One night when my son was about 3 months old I was feeding him in my rocking chair, which had a matching rocking footstool. Anyway, I was finished so I stood up and started walking, but caught my foot in the footstool and fell flat on my face. I still remember the image in my mind of my son flying from my arms and making an arc through the air, before landing softly on his back a few feet away in what seemed like the hands of an angel.

You've never heard a woman scream the way I did. But he was fine, still is ... he's smart, active, generous and good ... but he has this strange love of roller coasters and snowboarding, do ya think it's related??

[92135011]

Some chairs fell on me when I was a kid - dont know how that happened but it was at someone elses house or something.
I'm not sure if I'm fine...maybe I would have been a genius
According to my parents, they say its the worst to have your baby get hurt and not hear him crying.

[Aaron]

Name:
Aaron Thompson

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious):
I think mine comes firmly in the 'obvious' category.

PR club I belong to (if any):
Clubless

Location:
Mexia, Texas

Born:
Pilots Point, Texas

Other places I've lived:
Corsicana, Texas and Huntsville, Texas while I was going to college.

Like to Retire:
Already retired and loving it!

Ethnicity:
Texas Celt

Marriage/Family:
Married 30 years, no children - just a wife and a mother-in-law, we could hold a family reunion in a phone booth!

Languages I speak:
English and a bit of TexMex

Education:
BS in Sociology (Law Enforcement) Minor in Fine Arts (Oil Painting).

Occupation:
Retired Chief Officer of Fire Department

Religious affiliation (if any):
Strong Christian belief.

Political affiliation (if any):
I consider myself to be mostly an independant, conservative in some areas and liberal in others.

Other hobbies:
I love shooting sports and have been competing in them for many years, also camping - particularly primative camping and historical reinactment, motorcycles and travel.

How long I have been a photographer:
I have been involved in photography for over 40 years doing everything from evidence photography to portraits.

First "real" camera:
A Nikkormat FTN,still have it.

How I found Photographyreview.com:
A reference to it made in the Nikonians perhaps?

Date I joined PR :
Jan or Feb of 2005 so I'm pretty much of a newbie.

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder, Help, and Critique

Photogatherings I have attended:
None.

Favorite subjects:
Whatever captures my interest at the time.

Current Gear:
Nikon D70
18-70 mm Lense
70-300 mm Lense
SB600 flash
assorted dohickies for above

Fuji Finepix 3800

Nikkormat FTN
Nikor 50 mm f1.4
Vivitar 28 mm f2.8
Soligar 90-230 f4.5
Other assorted dohickies for it - just cleaning out an Old Graphlex Strobo IV, anyone want it??

Full B & W Darkroom that hasn't been used in a WHILE.

Why I prefer film or digital:
Digital, I love the freedom to experiment to get the "instant gratification" making prints using the digital darkroom of the various image processing software. I find my self taking more and more pictures and trying different things.

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
Great information, good review of photo's, congenial folks.

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
Just my own satisfaction, if others like my work that's fine, if not, well that's fine too. I enjoy hearing what others say about my photo's and value the information as a way to improve and learn. When we stop learning, I think we start to become complacent and stuffy.

A few of my favorite pictures:

[natatbeach]

LOL and LOL and LOL oh my gosh I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.....

it was the screaming part LOL....thanks for sharing LOL

[mtbbrian]

LOL and LOL and LOL oh my gosh I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.....

it was the screaming part LOL....thanks for sharing LOL

Which reply are you talking about here?
Brian
;)

[natatbeach]

follow the dotted line (hint) kellybean's


what-eeever

[Chunk]

follow the dotted line (hint) kellybean's


what-eeever

Nat, not everyone uses that display mode. I find it easier (old fogey that I am) to use the linear display mode and cryptic comments without quotes are often confusing (although now that I think if it, that's getting to be a normal state of affairs. )

[natatbeach]

AS Rick would tell you ---it's all about me..

.I only presumed everyone would use the most reasonable type of display mode
;)

[shrapnel]

ummm.... it's true, they do bounce ...

One night when my son was about 3 months old I was feeding him in my rocking chair, which had a matching rocking footstool. Anyway, I was finished so I stood up and started walking, but caught my foot in the footstool and fell flat on my face. I still remember the image in my mind of my son flying from my arms and making an arc through the air, before landing softly on his back a few feet away in what seemed like the hands of an angel.

You've never heard a woman scream the way I did. But he was fine, still is ... he's smart, active, generous and good ... but he has this strange love of roller coasters and snowboarding, do ya think it's related??

I spent a lot of my childhood in hospital getting stitched up, and i think it all started with a pram accident when i was two!!! I then had more than twenty stitches in my forehead from numerous encounters with sharp corners by the time i was four, and this didn't stop till i was sixteen, i'm amazed my mother never had a heart attack. All this to say that you bounce at any age, just not as high and with more damage but it's always fun!!!

[shrapnel]

Dear Chris:

You provided just the laugh I needed. I'm bouncing back from some hard blows of life and learning that we do bounce at any age -- thanks for providing the "fun" part.

My Best to You,
Penny

I was hoping my post would put a smile on someone's face but to actually get a "laugh", well that's priceless!!!!

I'm glad to hear things are getting back on track

All the best

chris

[jar_e]

Well, lets see how long I can bore you for

Name: Jared Euverman

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious):Nothing toooo special here.

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any): Still waiting for that Fuji club to start up...

Location: Terrace, B.C. Canada

Born: Terrace, B.C. Canada

Other places I've lived: Terrace, B.C. Canada (See a theme here?!)

Like to Retire: I think I have another 45-50 years before that happens, I'm still a young'un!

Ethnicity: Canadian, but my grandparents hailed from Holland, Ukraine, and Poland.

Marriage/Family: In a serious relationship, and I have my own family which I'm living with.

Languages I speak: English, and school-taught french.

Education: Juuuuuust about done highschool.

Occupation: Currently, a part time job at Wal-Mart being a Customer Service Manager

Religious affiliation (if any):Member of the Christian Reformed Church, attend Centennial Christian School

Other hobbies: Music, bass guitar, beach/indoor volleyball (not to brag, but I have two indoor provincial experiences and one provincial beach experience!)

How long I have been a photographer: About two to three years

First "real" camera:Fuji S5100

How I found Photographyreview.com:Goooooooooooooooogle.

Date I joined PR (sometimes people's listed join date is inaccurate): Jan. 10th, 2005

Favorite forum:Viewfinder, Photo Critique, and the secret moderator forum;)

Photogatherings I have attended:None *sigh*

Favorite subjects: Wildlife, Scenary, abstract.

Current Gear:Fuji S5100, WL-FX9 Lens

Why I prefer film or digital: Digital;can't afford lots of film!

What I like about Photographyreview.com:The acceptedness of newbies and the great attitude and vibe around here.

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:To incorporate it into my daily living to not only show myself what the world is about but other people.

And I'm too lazy to siffle through pics at one AM so I'll just post a new picture of me taking in the windows of the Crystal Cathedral in California.

[another view]

Hey! Another Fuji shooting, bass playing guy who lives in the same town he was born in! Club potential?

[Chunk]

Hey! Another Fuji shooting, bass playing guy who lives in the same town he was born in! Club potential?

Hometown Fudge? (said in a low voice)

[jar_e]

Hometown Fudge? (said in a low voice)

Sounds like a plan to me, nothing wrong with good ol' hometown boys who like to play the four string

[another view]

play the four string

Oh well, fun well it lasted... Here's my main bass these days (5-er). At least it was shot with a Fuji.

[jar_e]

Oh well, fun well it lasted... Here's my main bass these days (5-er). At least it was shot with a Fuji.

Blech, 5 strings. Four and only four for me. I have a Fender Acoustic and an Ibanez. (Mind you these are only stock photos).