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    Greetings to all who have registered to OPF and those guests taking a look around. Please use real names. Registrations with fictitious names will not be processed. REAL NAMES ONLY will be processed

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    We are a courteous and supportive community. No need to hide behind an alia. If you have a genuine need for privacy/secrecy then let me know!
  • Welcome to the new site. Here's a thread about the update where you can post your feedback, ask questions or spot those nasty bugs!

WOW!

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John Wright

New member
What a breath of fresh air! I came to this forum several days ago when a friend told me about it. The first thing I noticed was the requirement that members register with their real names instead of some itsy-cute screen name. The other thing I noticed is the lack of endless threads on the best way to clean a DSLR sensor. Those two things lead me to believe this is a serious, mature, professional forum. I have a feeling I'm going to spend a lot of time here...
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Welcome John,

Thanks for joining our platoon!

That picture of the flower belongs in Macro someone will identify it and may have more. Very striking!

Number 9? Interesting, but is it a lion or a big dog?

Welcome and I look forward to sharing with you!

Asher
 
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John Wright

New member
Asher Kelman said:
Welcome John,

Thanks for joining our platoon!

That picture of the flower belongs in Macro someone will identify it and may have more. Very striking!
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Thanks, I'll do that...

Number 9? Interesting, but is it a lion or a big dog?
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Not a pose you would expect a Lion to be in... Check my "Zoos" gallery. There's a lot more Lion pictures.

Welcome and I look forward to sharing with you!

Asher
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Thanks much for the welcome.

John
 
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Ken Tanaka

pro member
Welcome, John! Yes, removing at least the appearance of anonymity makes a significant difference in the nature of topics and tone of discussions here. Nobody wants to let everyone else know that they're shooting with a shmutzed-up sensor.
 
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Tim Armes

New member
Hi John,

Welcome to OPF.

It's true that OPF has a rather unusual level of discussion. I also believe that the requirement to use real names plays a big role in the feel that has evolved. However, the real driving force behind the forum's good manors and intelligent discussions comes from Asher's incredible motivation and hard work (although he has the great advantage of never needing to sleep).

I don't think that OPF is for everyone (after all, we have far fewer members than forums such as those hosted by dpreview), however I believe that those who come are more likely to add to the richness of discussion that makes OPF what is it - a forum for those passionate about images (and not necessarily about the gear that we use to produce them).

Tim
 
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