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| Posted: Thu Mar 16th, 2017 11:39 |
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chrishamer
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Hi everyone, So it's been years since I was last on here - back when we were at Nikon D1.net but I never really successfully transitioned to the new page. Just wanted to say hi to connect with some of you whom I see are still active! Stumbled upon the new forum by accident and recognised JK so had to post a message. Chris
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16th, 2017 12:30 |
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jk
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Holy smokes! Chris where have you been all this time? I guess student days are gone and you are now somewhere and working. Keep coming back and post some images and tell us what you are doing. Are you still in SW London?
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16th, 2017 13:28 |
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Robert
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Hi Chris, I was only thinking of you yesterday! So nice to hear from you again, I hope you will pop in regularly and help keep this bandwagon rolling along. Would be nice to hear what you are up to now...
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16th, 2017 16:26 |
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chrishamer
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Hi both, Good to hear from you too! It has indeed been a really long time! I've been doing really well, still in southwest london, though also spend part of my week in Haddenham in Oxfordshire so that's all very nice :) . You correctly guessed that my student days are over, indeed, I now work in London. I specialised in PR after studying journalism, specifically in the B2B tech business and have now been at it for 5 years. Photography wise I don't have as much time as I used to but still very much take the time to take photos when the opportunity presents itself, more often than not through my phone but it is quite incredible how far we've come. I've got an A3 print hanging in my room that I took with an iPhone 6 Plus that could easily rival the output of my old D300.... When I get the chance I have a D600 and various lenses, that meets most of my needs - though I have access to a D810 and D4 when I need it. I don't do much professional work but sometimes my job intersects and I get to use those skills for various things like portraits or sometimes other images. Here's my instagram, it'll keep you busy before I post some proper images but you'll see what I mean about loving my iPhone 7 Plus camera... https://www.instagram.com/chrisahamer/ So yes been busy... how are you both doing? Great to hear from you too Robert! It's been a while!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16th, 2017 18:12 |
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Eric
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Hey...good to hear from you again Chris! A lot of people have drifted away as their need for digital instruction lessened or life just got in their way! But a number of the old timers are still loitering here, though maybe not posting as often. Glad to hear you are doing well. You are right, sensors are so good now, even in phones, that for most situations you don't need a DSLR. In fact, Jonathan, Tom and I have all been flirting with Fuji X systems for some time, to varying degrees. Their image quality matches Nikon in half the weight...ideal for walking about. Sadly they don't quite match Nikon for high speed shooting subjects like birding or sport....but are 95% there. And for hobby shooting...95% may be enough. I eventually closed the business and retired last year. I still have two clients that don't understand 'retirement' and keep coming back for the odd photo shoot, digital manipulation or brochure design. But the wife keeps dragging me around Europe for long holidays (visited a lot of Germany!) so hopefully these people will eventually get the message when I am not answering the phone. Keep in touch.  
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22nd, 2017 09:45 |
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chrishamer
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Good to hear from you too Eric - and yes the onslaught of technology has been quite impressive to watch. Don't think I'll ever belong to the 95% who are just happy with a phone but 95% of the time it's all I need. Interesting to hear about the Fuji X systems proving so popular - I'm still in the full frame camp for now - I'm yet to see a smaller format camera I like so far. But then again I adore the super wide-angle perspective and that always seems hard to replicate on smaller format cameras. Being dragged around Europe doesn't sound too bad! At the moment I'm travelling to Austria once a month which is nice, but only ever for 2-3 days at a time. Thankfully I'm already planning this year's annual pilgrimage to Austria by car via Germany so I can visit various friends. That has always proven to be a good trip - this year we'll probably head into Italy as my family are based about 2 hours from the border so it'd be rude not to. So should get some decent photo opportunities once again.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22nd, 2017 14:48 |
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Eric
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chrishamer wrote:Good to hear from you too Eric - and yes the onslaught of technology has been quite impressive to watch. We love Austria...especially your amazing service stations. They put the UK dirty, overpriced grotty places to shame! My wife is a Ski Jumping fan so it was inevitable we visited the Bergisel and even took in Bischopshofen. Like many we enjoyed a memorable drive over the Grossglockner(twice!) ..snow ploughs were out the day before we drove the route, in June! Also spent time in S. Austria around Villach. I will stop reminiscing and leave an image of the Grossglockner mountain road ...for any other members who havent driven over the roof of Austria..... Attachment: grossglock23.jpg (Downloaded 11 times)
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22nd, 2017 14:51 |
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Eric
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Oh go on, one more.... Attachment: grossglock6.jpg (Downloaded 11 times)
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| Posted: Thu Aug 29th, 2019 04:27 |
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chrishamer
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I completely missed those Eric, lovely photos of Austria! Ski Jumping is always a fun spectator sport - especially in Austria! The Grossglockner is quite something!
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| Posted: Thu Aug 29th, 2019 04:47 |
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jk
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Welcome back Chris. Hope that all is well with you. I guess that you have finished your studies and you are busy at work. I am now in Cornwall, may go back and forward to Spain in the new world order post Brexit.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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