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While this forum has some outstanding members I've noticed sometimes that I see a thread come up that's been around for a long time and you see names of people who used to be here fairly often and haven't posted in a long time.
Where have people gone? Did they burn out on photography? Go on to do other things? Pass away?
I hope all is well for everyone and they are happy.
Dave
I'm still lurking around. Winter has never been a big photo-time for me, as it's dark by the time I'm off work. My daughter is off doing things most evenings now, and already has plans for most of the summer, so we're rarely getting out to the trails in the woods. We're not shooting dog events as our dogs aren't able to compete (Zuni pushes herself too hard and injures herself in any competition, and Bran gets overly excited and will have a seizure the next day. Cagney is Cagney. She has never been able to compete. She wouldn't be able to deal with a crowd, due to her pre-rescue past, but she's the healthiest of the bunch.)
I did take photos in Poland last summer (Warsaw, Hel and Gdansk), that never made it here (or Flickr).
It's good to hear from you Dave. Life certainly changes as time goes on. Best wishes.Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidEccleston
Dave
Just moved and I haven't been shooting much. But Spring will be upon us soon and hopefully I'll get back to my regular routine!
I'm still here. I check the site almost every day. I got out of the wedding photo business 3 years ago. I also recently moved back to Texas to be close to grand kids. Still enjoy the site, vote on polls & reading the latest reviews.
:)
I'm still here, although this past Friday marked the end of my full-time employment with the site (been here since Sept. 2012). I'm currently exploring other options while working part-time here (posting news/deals in the mornings).
Now that I think about it, I *may* be the longest tenured active member. Bryan invited me to participate in it back when he was still developing the forum potion of the site, well before I was actually working here. :-)
Thanks all. I mostly meant the people gone for a year plus though.
Best of luck Sean w/the new gig.
Dave
Sean, maybe you can get yourself a gig being B&H's version of Mark Wallace (The AdoramaTV one, which oddly isn't any of the ones Google thinks are important)
Interesting idea, certainly. There would be a lot of hurdles to overcome (sufficient studio/working space, coming up with original content ideas, etc.), but it could be possible. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidEccleston
Interesting thread. I was wondering if it would get some of the former active members from way back, as I occasionally see them listed as logged in. But I suspect we do have a number of them that lurk and check on things.
If there is anything people would like to see, please let me know. For now, I still really enjoy seeing what everyone else is shooting and, given that much of what I've learned about being a photographer came from this forum, still do learn things from time to time.
So, thanks.
I'm still around (in the shadows lurking)! :) I check the forum out often but yes I myself wonder where some have gone. I always wondered if Bob Williams still does photography, I so enjoyed his hummingbird posts. I'm friends with a few others on facebook where I mostly hang out these days ...with my dogs of course! :)
Hey D!
How are you feeling? Last time you were I was worried. Hope all is well.
Brant
Bob let me stay at his place and took me around Bosque a few years ago and we had a great time .... he was getting really into some local politics and other things that I think took him away from photography but I haven't heard from him for a long time. He did have a neat hummingbird set up in his back yard.
Hi Brant,Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayaker72
I'm doing okay, thank you for asking. I had a few surgeries over the winter ...carpal tunnel on both wrists and trigger thumb on both hands caused by the carpal tunnel surgery. I live with neck and back pain so no more hiking for wildlife for me anymore. I try to do some backyard birding every now and then. I mostly photograph the flowers in my garden, tabletop photography and of course my dogs! I love macro photography and editing using textures still!! Lugging all that gear all those years really did a number on me though.
Have a great spring and keep shooting!
If you do, please tell him I said hi and hope he is doing well!Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Another person I was always curious what happened to is Brendan, the guy that started the "Post your best bird shot" thread. He sort of dropped out of the scene practically mid sentence!
Hi Denise it is good to hear from you.
Dave