Photographyreview: The People

[Dzerzhinski46]

Are you ready for this?

Name:
Drew E. O'Kane

My handle and its meaning:
I actually just like the name. Its distinctive, and not easily forgotten. I know, I know, cruel Ukranian secret police commander, but in some ways we are alike and different in many ways. I told you this would be interesting. Dzerzhinski also saved the camera industry in the USSR, and the FED (Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinski) camera owes its existance to to him, so he isn't totally unrealted, but that isn't why I use the name.

Dorky PR club I belong to:
Clan O'Canon
Lost Planet Cameraman #8

Current Location:
Colorado Springs, CO
soon to be in a few months:
El Cerrito, CA (and none too soon)

Born:
Berkeley, CA (has to be the most fantastic place on earth)

Other places I have lived:
Boston MA, Colorado Springs CO, El Cerrito CA

Ancestry:
French, German, Swiss/Austrian Jew, Irish, Scottish, your basic European mongrel

Marriage:
nope

Languages:
English, some German, and Calculus

Education:
Freshman in college, and hope I keep on learning

Occupation:
Student and family member

Religious affiliation:
Presbyterian with some orthodox leanings. I guess you could say the spirit of the early church. I hope that my zeal for serving the Lord matches Dzerzhinski's fierce zeal for protecting Mother Russia, hence the connection. I told you it would be interesting.

Political affiliation:
Independant is the best I can put it. I vote how the Bible tells me.

Other hobbies:
Higher math, cooking, astronomy, music, reading, writing, philosophizing, thinking

How long I have been a photographer:
Less than a year, but the learning curve is steep

First "real" camera:
Seagull 4A-107

How I found PR.com:
Looking for reviews of cheap cameras, and I never looked back

When I joined PR.com:
October 2004

Favorite Forum:
Photo Critique

Favorite Subjects:
Inanimate objects, and anything that catches my attention

Gear:
Canon TLb, Seagull 4A-107, Canon A80

Why I prefer digital or film:
Film has a look and character that is superior in my opinion to digital, but digital is convenient

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
Have an outlet for my creative side (though Calculus does this sometimes ), and bring glory to God

A self portrait and some favorites:

[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. )

[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!!!

[natatbeach]

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

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

[straightarm]

Name:
Simon Wardle

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious):
Given to me by my rugby team-mates after an uncompromising tackle on an opponent some 10 minutes into my debut for the club. (I didn't actually use a straightarm, it was more a short arm)

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any):
None

Location:
Live in Worcestershire, work in Solihull, which is allegedly the posh bit of Birmingham

Born:
Consett, County Durham. Never lived there, it's just where the hospital was.

Other places I've lived:
Prudhoe, Hartlepool, Newcastle upon Tyne, London (two spells; once whilst at University and later work took me back and I lived in Hackney and then Surbiton)

Like to Retire:
Yes please, sadly finances won’t allow it yet.

Ethnicity:
Geordie

Marriage/Family:
Happily single

Languages I speak:
English; French and German to “O” level standard, Geordie. At time people say that I talk complete bollocks

Education:
Degree in Mechanical Engineering; then trained as a Chartered Accountant.

Occupation:
Accountant for a large house builder

Religious affiliation (if any):
Newcastle United.
Christian (Evangelical wing of Church of England)

Other hobbies:
Used to play cricket and rugby; following the mighty Toon

How long I have been a photographer:
30 years

First "real" camera:
Pentax MX

How I found Photographyreview.com:
General surfing

Date I joined PR (sometimes people's listed join date is inaccurate):
Not sure; lost in the mists of time

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder

Photogatherings I have attended:
San Francisco. If anyone is interested in a UK meeting, please let me know

Favorite subjects:
Sports and wildlife

Current Gear:

Canon EOS, both film and digital, although the film camera hasn’t been used since I bought the digital body.

Why I prefer film or digital:
Digital; so much more convenient.

What I like about Photographyreview.com:

The people and their passion for photography. I have met Photo-John and several of the PR members and found them intelligentand passionate. I look forward to meeting many more!

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
To have fun and to improve.

[Arctirus]

I'd post info about myself but I'm just too lazy. I guess that describes me right there.

[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).

[oOBrieOo]

Well, i'm new so figured i'd do this too...

Name:
Brienne Earnst

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious):
Short for my first name. ;) I also go by "Kestrel" most places, due to a lifelong passion for raptors.

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any):
erm?

Location:
Kent, Washington.. 20 miles south of Seattle, Wa.

Born:
Bellevue, Wa.. Washington native

Other places I've lived:
Just the west coast of Washington

Like to Retire:
Australia, or Arizona

Ethnicity:
Half PNW native american, 1/4 Scandinavian, 1/4 swedish

Marriage/Family:
Too young. lol. Have a boyfriend of 2 years...

Languages I speak:
English and bad English

Education:
Very little official education. Study medieval history pre 17th century and herpetology

Occupation:
Petstore animal department manager

Religious affiliation (if any):
None, but was raised Pagan. Tend to lean more towards Zen/Buddism/Shamanism

Political affiliation (if any):
Absolutely none. Kill them all.

Other hobbies:
Member of the Society for Creative Anachronism(medieval reenactment), local Herpetology society, pencil sketching, painting

How long I have been a photographer:
Recieved my first camera 7 years ago.. Have used them as an extention of my body since then...

First "real" camera:
Olympus C-2500L

How I found Photographyreview.com:
Was searching for reviews on the digital Canon Rebel and lenses, and came across this site. Then explored to the forums to view other peoples photos.

Date I joined PR (sometimes people's listed join date is innacurate):
3 days ago. lol.

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder

Photogatherings I have attended:
None...

Favorite subjects:
Landscape and animals of all kinds

Current Gear:
Not much to speak of...

Medium Format:
None

Digital:
Olympus C-2500L x 2
Digital Canon Rebel

Camera I use the most:
The Rebel...

Why I prefer film or digital:
Digital. Much easier to fix mistakes, and much cheaper then buying and processing loads of film..

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
Being able to share my enthusiasm and photos with others, and have access to a wealth of collective knowledge

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
I don't know that I am trying to accomplish anything, aside from perfect clarity and personal expression...

A few of my favorite pictures:






And last, a picture of me.

[walterick]

How about the "Fuji Frontiers?"

[jsmith75]

My Turn

Name: Jim

Meaning of Handle:
Ranger Smith, Co-workers gave me the name because of my hobby of camping and outdoors. And probably because of my dark green cargo pants.

Dorky PR Club:
none

Location:
Hopkinsville, KY

Born:
Kokomo, IN

Other Places I have Lived:
Virginia, Illinois

Where I would like to retire:
Location not considered, nor have I considered retirement.

Ethnicity:
Unknown, try researching the Smith family tree.

Marriage/Family:
Married, 3 Sons (Doing my part to fill a page in the phone book with Smiths).

Languages I can Speak:
English, I can understand and read some Spanish but cannot speak very well.

Education:
AAS Drafting and Design

Occupation:
Manufacturing Engineer

Religious Affiliation:
Baptist

Political Affiliation:
One who's actions and beliefs align with my own.

Other Hobbies:
Mountain Biking, Road Biking, Camping, Fishing, Building and flying RC planes and helis.

First decent camera:
Olympus D510 Zoom (Lost in Green River at Mammoth Cave National Park, If anyone finds it I had some good pictures on the memory card.)

How I found Photography Review:
Ask Jeeves

Date I joined PR:
Sept 04'

Favorite Forum:
Haven't decided yet?

How long have I been a photographer?
I have been a guy with a camera for 4 years.

Favorite Subjects:
Wildlife, Landscapes, Macro

Current Gear:
Konica Minolta Dimage A2 (Someday I will go true DSLR)
Pentax ME 50mm lens, and Vivitar 75-135mm
Some filters
Walmart tripod with a glued on slow motion adapter.

Why I prefer film or digital?
There is a place for both.
I like digital because of the ease of use. I can crop pictures and make corrections easily. Easy to share pictures with my family. Digital printing tech has improved.
I like film for time exposures and I will take my Pentax ME to places I would not take my digital because of lower replacement cost. And there is always that anticipation of how your photos come out.

Why I like photographyreview.com?
Lots of info. Sharing my photos with the world. Also a quick way to get windows wallpapers.

What I plan to accomplish with photography?
Building the family photo album, Having a picture of a pleasant experience or time on my desk at work to keep me motivated until the next outing. Sharing life experiences with others. Showing off. Buying the latest technology and gadgets until I can't afford gas for the car or food for the table (just kidding) ;)

[megan]

Name:
Megan Green

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any):
Is there a Holga club? MTBbrian, let's come up with a clever name and start our own darn club.

Location:
Astoria NY

Born:
Point Pleasant, New Jersey USA.

Other places I've lived:
Peekskill, NY; Hopewell Junction,NY; Lucelia, Sao Paulo, Brasil; Brooklyn

Like to Retire:
I have to pick one place?

Ethnicity:
American mutt. English, Irish, French, Dutch, Spanish, Manx

Marriage/Family:
just got dumped. Not quite by post-it note, but just as bad.

Languages I speak:
English, Portuguese, Brooklyn

Education:
BFA - Photography - Pratt Institute

Occupation:
Graphics slave

Religious affiliation (if any): lapsed Protestant.

Political affiliation (if any): Centrist really, but a registered Dem.

Other hobbies: Boxing?

How long I have been a photographer:
Gosh, I don't know. A long time.

First "real" camera:
Minolta X-370

How I found Photographyreview.com:
surfing the Toy Camera web ring.

Date I joined PR (sometimes people's listed join date is innacurate):
Oh - 1999?

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder

Photogatherings I have attended:
Several NYC's, One Denver

Favorite subjects:
Decaying abandoned buildings. Nightlife.

Current Gear:
Several Holgas, a cardboard pinhole, a Diana and a Diana knock-of, and various and sundry dusty flea-market buys.



Camera I use the most:
Holga

Why I prefer film or digital:
Film - there are no digital Holgas. What would be the point, anyway?

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
You all.

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
Nothing really, it's much more basic than that. I am compelled to create. I can't not. I suppose I'm trying to get my work shown and make some bucks off it here and there.

A few of my favorite pictures:
check out my site. That's where I put my faves.

Megan

[mtbbrian]

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any):
Is there a Holga club? MTBbrian, let's come up with a clever name and start our own darn club.
Marriage/Family:
just got dumped. Not quite by post-it note, but just as bad.

OK, OK..
How about the Holga Hooligan's?

Hang In There!!
We LOVE YOU!
Brian

[Mr Yuck]

Name: Bailey S. (my last name isnt really S. I just dont wanna put my whole last name online, it does start with an S though...)

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious): Mr Yuck, that little green dude that they put on toxic stuff to warn you not to eat me.

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any): Huh?

Location: Petaluma, California

Born: Astoria, Oregon

Other places I've lived: Kodiak Alaska (sorry, no pictures, too young); Coos Bay, Oregon; Port Angles, Washington

Like to Retire: Port Angles, Washington (Right out of high school...or...not...but yes, eventually)

Ethnicity: American...Irish I guess

Family: Yes

Languages I speak: English

Education: 11th Grade

Occupation: Fixing computers

Religious affiliation (if any): Christian

Other hobbies: Mountain biking, photography, PC Gaming, Web Design, Video Editing and Shooting, Just Started Surfing

Wanna Be Hobbies:
Kayaking: (cant afford)
Paintball: Nowhere good to play in my area.

How long I have been a photographer: Ehm...since my last couple of years in Kodiak, 1999

First "real" camera: Canon A40

How I found Photographyreview.com: Mtbreview.com

Date I joined PR (sometimes people's listed join date is inaccurate): Today

Favorite forum: Probably gonna be the Photo Critique forum, but I'm new here so i dunno.

Photogatherings I have attended: None

Favorite subjects: Wildlife, Scenary, abstract, Surfing, Mountain Biking, Sunsets and Rises, Lan Parties, Anything else that catches my eye.

Current Gear:
Digital: Canon A510, 256mb SD Card, NIMH Batteries
Film: Canon AE1, 80-200mm, 28mm Wide Angle Lens, external flash (no 50mm lens yet)
Video: Panasonic PVDV203
Accessories: Full Size Tripod, Medium Tripod, pocket tripod

Why I prefer film or digital:
I like both, Film is good because I have the camera and it has a wide angle lens and a 200mm lens and I think I'll be using the Bulb setting a lot.
Digital for convienience and instant gratification, and the low cost.

What I like about Photographyreview.com: Seems like a nice crowd.

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography: Show off, preserve memories

Favorite Images.
1. I'm the one on the far right
2. Rain off the california coast
3. Palm tree.
4. Probably my favorite. Sunset over Port Angeles, Washington and the Olympic Mountains

[Steph_B]

Name: Stephane Bibian

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious): I am particularly fussy about my work as a professional and hobbyist... up to the point of obsession!

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any): None so far...

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Born: Ostende, Belgium

Other places I've lived: among others: Vancouver, BC ... Paris, France

Like to Retire: someplace sunny, quiet and peaceful ... with nice vistas and stuff to do!

Languages I speak: French, English and Spanish

Education: BS, MSc, and PhD in engineering

Occupation: Control and biomedical R&D engineer (official title)... I design medical devices for a living.

How long I have been a photographer: 5 years

First "real" camera: Nikon F70.

How I found Photographyreview.com: browsing and looking for equipment review

Date I joined PR (sometimes people's listed join date is inaccurate): sometime last summer

Favorite forum: Critique

Photogatherings I have attended: none

Favorite subjects: nature/landscape

Current Gear: F100/F70, a number of lenses, SB 80DX, cable release, Gitzo 1320 tripod + ball head.... Laptop + color calibration (Monaco EZ color) + 21 inch CRT + FS4000 film scanner and 1280 Epson printer.

Why I prefer film: Crips, beautiful colors, great resolution and image quality... but I must admit that the D2X is appealing to me!

What I like about Photographyreview.com: the people and the inspiration this forum provides for its members.

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography: capture the beauty of the natural world and share it with my friends

Favorite Images:
1- Moraine lake (one of my first 'quality' pic), 2000
2- Skookumchuck Narrows, 2000
3- Vancouver skyline, 2004
4- Water lillies, 2004

[SmartWombat]

Name: PAul Maskens

Meaning of Handle: been called Wombat for many years (that's a long story) and when I bought a Smart car (see below) I took SmartWombat.

Dorky PR Club: Canon, Minolta, Velvia

Location: Oxford, UK - City of Aspiring Dreamers, or something.

Born: Just down the road in Swindon.

Other places I've lived: none that I remmebr Shrivenham as a baby.

Lilke to Retire: the country, any country. Spain, Germany, Belgium, France, even a village 'round here

Ethnicity: you can tell from my photo.

Marriage/Family: Yes (anniversay today), stepson - he's now back in the USA.

Languages I speak: English, Geek, French (a little), German (a little), studied Latin and Greek

Education: O/A level.

Occupation: IT Analyst (professional Geek)

Religious affilitation: none

Political affiliation: "none of the above" if there was such an option. You can tell a politician is lying when his lips move.

Other hobbies: F1, Folk, SciFi, Filk, Pyrotechnics, Nature, Science.

How long have I been a photographer: 35 years

First "real" camers: Zenit-EM

How I found Photographyreview.com: Googled Canon 20D

Favorite forum: do I have to pick just one? Critique, Viewfinder, Help, Sports.

Photogatherings I have attended: none - why don't you come over here?

Favorite subjects: Cars, Nature, People (candid),

Current Gear: Canon EOS 20D, Minolta A2, A1
Other gear? Vectisx2, OM10x2, Exacta RTL1000x2, Pentax, Brownie 127

Camera I use the most: 20D

Why I prefer film or digital: Digital is cheaper, I don't pay for mistakes - and I make enough!

What I like about Photographyreview.com: it's the People, stupid ! (well he would have said that if he hadn't been so hung up on the economy)

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography: Pleaseure for the viewers (and me!), a record of my life, and one day perhaps, a living.

A few of my favorite pictures:

[walterick]

Hey, isn't it about time this bugger got sticky'ed?

Thanks for all who replied!