Greetings from Transilvania, Romania

[marius3k]

Hello everyone, i am Marius, an IT specialist with a small passion for phtography.
I live in Hunedoara county, (Transilvania ), Romania.
I have recently bought myself an Alpha200 with it's standard kit lenses: 18-70 and 75-300. Previoysly I was using two different dslr-like P&S cameras.
I was glad that I found a alpha-dedicated forum, and I look forward to "meet" new people and to learn new things.
Please excuse my poor english!

[Dr. Harout]

Hi and welcome Marius3k.
First thing I thought before your posted picture was shown on my screen "hey, I bet this guy posted a vampire bat picture" , but I was wrong
Anyway why should I be afraid, I just ate much garlic
Glad to have you with us

[marius3k]

Those are just old stories, but the foreigners seems to like them.
Btw, if anyone wants info for travelling to Romania, fell free to ask me.
BR,
Marius

[David Kilpatrick]

I have another business - not connected with Photoclubalpha - importing and selling musical instruments made by HORA in Reghin. One day I find the time to make the long journey - it would be better to drive from Scotland than fly, I think - to see them. I nearly bought a house in Romania five years ago, I guess I should have done that. It was too difficult to get to.

Welcome - you have a very large country, with a great range of scenery. You also have a language I can almost understand when it is written, and not all when it is spoken!

David

[marius3k]

Thank you for your warm welcome. My country is, indeed, very beautiful! Too bad it's habitants are not so aware of that.
Recently I was browsing a few (all 3 of them) romanian photo-related forums, but if you do not own a "canikon", you're not so well seen. I don't know why they are disconsidering the other three important camera makers (sony, pentax, olympus), maybe they like to all have the same shoulder-strap, or smth.
For an example, if a photo was taken with the 18-70 kit lens = it's very poor, etc. , but if it has EOS in the exif data - automatically it's gorgeous!

[Javelin]

Welcom. yours is another coutry I would love to travel in someday. Vampires or not ... we have them here too.. but if you threaten them with a job they run away.

One question about the picture you posted, which is very nice, is that a spider with a fly in the flower?

Hello everyone, i am Marius, an IT specialist with a small passion for phtography.
I live in Hunedoara county, (Transilvania ), Romania.
I have recently bought myself an Alpha200 with it's standard kit lenses: 18-70 and 75-300. Previoysly I was using two different dslr-like P&S cameras.
I was glad that I found a alpha-dedicated forum, and I look forward to "meet" new people and to learn new things.
Please excuse my poor english!

[marius3k]

Welcome, Marius...Unfortunately, most of the world spins this way. Your kit lens exif data line was a pretty good one... I had the kit lens about three years before I tried it out myself. This past July 4th was my first shoot with the 18-70.
http://www.photoclubalpha.com/forum/vie ... f=27&t=578
Looking forward to more of your shots.
-Sonolta

The spider shot was taken with the 75-300mm tele lens, at 300mm. I do like the 18-70 lens, also!

Welcom. yours is another coutry I would love to travel in someday. Vampires or not ... we have them here too.. but if you threaten them with a job they run away.
One question about the picture you posted, which is very nice, is that a spider with a fly in the flower?

Nice one - the job thing. Here it's very difficult to find a decent paid job in the It related domain.
The spider was having his dinner, I don't know if that's a fly or a flying ant.

[bonneville]

Welcome from Bonneville marius3k

I don't know why they are disconsidering the other three important camera makers (sony, pentax, olympus),

Oh dear, brace yourself, I think you'll get an answer to this one, very probably from DK first

[marius3k]

Welcome from Bonneville marius3k

I don't know why they are disconsidering the other three important camera makers (sony, pentax, olympus),

Oh dear, brace yourself, I think you'll get an answer to this one, very probably from DK first

Thanks. Who is DK?

Today I am guet on a good friend's wedding. I hope I'll return with a few good shots from there. Wish me luck!

[Dr. Harout]

Thanks. Who is DK?

DK is David Kilpatrick and he is the site administrator/owner, along with other positive traits which you will find in a very short time.
And to you DK, don't read this message, allow us to gossip a bit

[Dr. Harout]

Today I am guest on a good friend's wedding. I hope I'll return with a few good shots from there. Wish me luck!

I wish you luck, but don't forget also to have fun.

[marius3k]

Well, greetings for DK then!
I will certainly have fun today, my GF is driving my car so I can enjoy a few drinks at the party.

Edit:

I nearly bought a house in Romania five years ago, I guess I should have done that. It was too difficult to get to.

Just remembered that the laws changed two years ago, now one foreign citizen cand buy a house/terrain without any problems.

[bonneville]

Thanks. Who is DK?

HA! enjoy David