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Christi Mac
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Hi
Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Christi ( and yes it is a bloke's name on occasion ) and I'm based in Lasswade just outside of Edinburgh in Scotland. I've got a fair bit of experience in the photographic world but have struggled since my move to digital; I moved from a beautiful Mamiya 6 MF to an Olympus E-300 - which I still like despite it's rapid decline into outmoded status.
I found this forum in a roundabout way while doing some research on a digital replacement for my now sadly defunct Minox 35 GT. Having nearly plumped for one of the Ricohs I then stumbled upon a discussion in the leica forums today which seems to have been pretty unfairly curtailed.
So, looking to continue that discussion amongst a friendly, welcoming, enthusiastic crew, I'm really happy to have followed the trail to this place. It looks like a nice place to put my feet up ( you don't mind feet up do you? It does say "anything goes" up there ).
I'm hoping to learn a lot from you guys. I was extremely lucky to study under an absolute master of black and white photography during my degree and I guess what I'm struggling with is replicating that process digitally. Hopefully this is the place to come to learn about that. To be fair - I've also struggled to take any serious photographs since the arrival of my toddler - 2 and a half years ago, so maybe it's lack of sleep too I love the concept of digital photography - and I love other peoples work in the medium, but have failed to really find my own path and style during my switch-over. That is something I aim to rectify - with your help hopefully
Anyhoo - long winded intros aside... um... HI!
p.s. I've posted a few pics up in my gallery space if any of you are curious.
Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Christi ( and yes it is a bloke's name on occasion ) and I'm based in Lasswade just outside of Edinburgh in Scotland. I've got a fair bit of experience in the photographic world but have struggled since my move to digital; I moved from a beautiful Mamiya 6 MF to an Olympus E-300 - which I still like despite it's rapid decline into outmoded status.
I found this forum in a roundabout way while doing some research on a digital replacement for my now sadly defunct Minox 35 GT. Having nearly plumped for one of the Ricohs I then stumbled upon a discussion in the leica forums today which seems to have been pretty unfairly curtailed.
So, looking to continue that discussion amongst a friendly, welcoming, enthusiastic crew, I'm really happy to have followed the trail to this place. It looks like a nice place to put my feet up ( you don't mind feet up do you? It does say "anything goes" up there ).
I'm hoping to learn a lot from you guys. I was extremely lucky to study under an absolute master of black and white photography during my degree and I guess what I'm struggling with is replicating that process digitally. Hopefully this is the place to come to learn about that. To be fair - I've also struggled to take any serious photographs since the arrival of my toddler - 2 and a half years ago, so maybe it's lack of sleep too I love the concept of digital photography - and I love other peoples work in the medium, but have failed to really find my own path and style during my switch-over. That is something I aim to rectify - with your help hopefully
Anyhoo - long winded intros aside... um... HI!
p.s. I've posted a few pics up in my gallery space if any of you are curious.