Hello?!? (***taps on screen) Is this thing on?

[Shubin]

The Rolling Stones sang the line, "Please allow me to introduce myself / I'm a man of wealth and taste..."

Unfortunately I can't make the same claims, but please allow me to say, "Hello" anyway.

I'm an American, living in Australia. I came for a 3 month visit 12 years ago and just decided to hang around. Photography was a hobby for some in our family years ago, but for me, I have only recently taken an interest.

I'm here to get some feedback on my pics, and get a photographic idea or two that I might be able to use. From some of the talent I've seen here so far, I believe that I've come to the right place.

I've lurked for a bit, now I've joined (and even posted a pic to the "Test" forum - whee!), and I look forward to seeing more phantastic fotos, joining some of the challenges and to meeting everyone.

-Shubin

[Dew]

hi :D .. watch out for the other Aussies around here :P

[metroshane]

there's something stirring down under :oops:

[terri]

Welcome!! I saw your B&W in the test forum - awesome image, I love it! Glad you're here. :D

[MDowdey]

welcome shubin!!!

there are also some kiwi's here too, so be careful!!!! you might step on one.



md

[gonzo]

g'day shubin,
welcome to the board. what part of oz are you from? Where in the states did you live?

good to have ya here, look forward to your posts :)

[voodoocat]

Welcome to the madness.

[Shubin]

Hello again, all.

Thanks for the welcome, and thanks for the comment on my pic, terri.

vonnagy, I mostly bummed around California: Fresno most of my life, but I spent as many weekends as I could visiting friends in LA, and spent the last 6 or 8 months living in San Diego before I 'visited' South Australia and stayed.

There does seem to be a disproportionate amount of Australians and Kiwis about the place. Bizarre statistical anomoly, or is someone handing out free beer?

Thanks again.

[havoc]

Damn Aussies and Kiwi's :P No one should pay attention to them, they all live upside down! BTW i don't think anyone answered me as to how you guys (and gals) walk aound down there upside down without your change falling out of your pockets! :P:P:P :roll:

[havoc]

Oh yeah, Hi Shubin, welcome to the forum, we are all just alittle nutty here!

[Shubin]

...BTW i don't think anyone answered me as to how you guys (and gals) walk aound down there upside down without your change falling out of your pockets! :P:P:P :roll:

Although it would explain why I never have as much change as I thought, I had it described this way: If someone says, "I ain't got no change" they usually want to say they have no coins, but remember your grammer class: the double negative implies a positive, so they are saying the opposite, right? Or when you try and add two negative numbers, you get a positive right?

Simularly, when you put the self cancelling words 'Down' and 'Under' together, you actually mean that you're on top of the world....

[TwistMyArm]

Welcome to the forum Shubin. I saw your photo in the test thread and I really liked it. Hope to see more real soon.

[havoc]

My head is spinning from that, but my change is firmly in my pockets :)

[manda]

Welcome Honourary Aussie!

Tell these people how cool our country is, they think we are all nuts.

so this is where the pocket comment sprung from?! :lol: