Who is your favorite member?

[aam1234]

I know this this very lame and down right bad question to ask. But the intention is to show appreciation to the members you've learnd from, and indirectely say "thank you" to them.

I'll start. For me, there are three people I take their opinion seriously:

- The Boss: Bob Gross. Yes, he has a great sense of humor too.

- Scottes: His area of expertise is not really my interest, but he is a great guy. Always helpful. Thanks Scottes.

- The technical Wiz, Jon: willing to teach and be patient with noobs (like me).

[IndyJeff]

I find it hard to say who my favorite is but, here are some of my favorites. In no petciular order.


TimmyQuest, I enjoy reading his posts about breaking into the business. I wish I would have had as much of an idea of direction in my life at his age.

Scottes, just because he knows a lot of stuff.

KennyG, obviously because we both have a background in the same sport. I love to read his insights and experiences on the other side of the pond.

Then there are the ones who are just downright nice people that I am glad I have crossed paths with in cyberspace. People like TomW, Belmondo (even tho he stops here I have yet to meet him), Mikesd, CDS and Pekka who are tireless in their efforts to make this thing possible, and I know I am forgetting some but, when you hit 40 the mind begins to go, for some faster than others. If I think of anymore I will definately add to this list.


In general, this board is filled with people helping people and gaining or giving experience like I have never experienced on any board before.
All one has to do is take a look at TQ's photo contest to see the talent that exists on this board.

edit: Ok I forgot probably the first guy on here who I really connected with, Jim (RFMSports)

Now I wish I wouldn't have posted anybody because I know I am still missing 1 or 30 people.

[aam1234]

That's the spirit Jeff!

[Scottes]

:o:o:o blush :o:o:o Thanks guys. :o:o:o


For me, I truly feel there's too many to mention. Really. And I'd feel bad if I forgot someone after naming 30 or 40 people. There are the people that inspire me with some great pictures. The ones that teach me new Photoshop stuff all the time. Lotsa people that constantly teach me stuff about cameras and photography. A large number that just make me laugh.

My absolute favorite people here?
The ones that make it feel like home.



NOW look what you did! Ya got me all sniffly and sappy! Geez...

[Belmondo]

We lead a relatively sheltered life here in the desert. As a result, we really haven't met many folks since moving here. I actuallly feel I've made more good friends here in the forum than I have socially here. I've really only met a couple members in person, and they've all been wonderful foks.

I won't get sucked into the 'who's your favorite' game. As previously state, it would be too easy to forget someone, and to hurt feelings.

I actually doubt I could come up with a short list of even 25 names. THere are just too many.

[Penguin_101_1]

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For me, I truly feel there's too many to mention. Really. And I'd feel bad if I forgot someone after naming 30 or 40 people. There are the people that inspire me with some great pictures. The ones that teach me new Photoshop stuff all the time. Lotsa people that constantly teach me stuff about cameras and photography. A large number that just make me laugh.

My absolute favorite people here?
The ones that make it feel like home.

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[aam1234]

Let's not forget Jesper, not only he is helpful...but, well, he says he is dutch...i doubt it. His english is so good that he must be an englishman hiding in Holland (we don't want to know why :D )

[IanD]

I have to echo the words of Scottes and Belmondo. Too many folks to name. Suffice to say there are a lot of people who make this forum feel like home.
Echo.....Echo....Echo......Echo.....
:):):)

[mikesd]

Whew, thats a tough one. Since I'm still a new kid on the block how about some much deserved thank you's. Pekka, Belmondo and CyberDyneSystems,and RFM Sports, a classier group of moderaters can not be found: THANK YOU for everything you do! I would also like to thank Indyjeff who is currently helping me expand my photography buisness into youth sports. Scottes,Bob Gross, and Jon are just a few among many that have been kind enough to help a newer member out. I would also like to thank Charlesu,along with many others, for sharing his wonderful talent with us. I to have been a member of many other forums, none of which can hold a candle to the talented members who resides here. Thank you all.

[CyberDyneSystems]

The list is loooong.. very long indeed :)
Not just names. but even the various different reasons to have a "best" member...

Characters,. stalwart members,. advisors,. and brilliant photographers whom we look up to.. kind people there when you need them,. jokers with photos of duck butts,. curmudgeons who make you bristle while forcing you to grasp something new,. youngsters that are just figuring out how cool this thing can be,. the newbs that find themselves in a Twilight Zone type (X-Factor~esque) thread and maintain a perfectly strong sense of humor despite it!!!!!

Yep.. too many to list.. but fun and rewarding to try and go through it in your head :)

[robertwgross]

My favorite character here (who is not actually a member) is the rodent that runs around on the keyboard when CyberDyneSystems is logged on.

---Bob Gross---

[CyberDyneSystems]

ROFLMAO !!!!!1 <==== The Rodent typed that...

Curmudgeon :lol:

[Mills]

I don't even know where to begin. ScottBergerPhoto, RFMSports, Belmondo, Scottes, MARIE!!, CDS, Timmyquest, cmM, Conk, Laziferous, Reigh Higgins, Charlesu....You Know, this is not possible. It is an Outstanding Group!

[Youngster]

I haven't been around this forum for long enough to say..

I don't hate myself, for starters.

[Bruce Hamilton]

Cool... A thread for brown noses... :lol:

[roanjohn]

Too many to mention...........:-)

Ro1

[PhotosGuy]

I like them all! I like the ones who don't post pics of ducks best!!! ;)

[CyberDyneSystems]

.....I like the ones who don't post pics of ducks best!!! ;)

To me this says you don't like anybody ? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Jon]

Pekka, for making this place available, and the rest of the moderators for keeping it sane!

[EoSD30fReAk]

i won't mention names but i like every one here who helped me or made me laugh or .......
OK this place is just full of great people:cool:

[Scottes]

I like them all! I like the ones who don't post pics of ducks best!!! ;)

I don't like Frank.
:-)

[scottbergerphoto]

I'll just take this opportunity to thank:
1. Maderito for keeping my head above water on color management.
2. PacAce, and Scottes for filling in the gaps on PS.
3. Belmondo for a warm and fuzzy atmosphere.
4. CDS for his unbridled enthusiasm.
5. Robert Gross for teaching me the finer aspects of being a curmudgeon with a sense of humor and keeping me honest on my flash posts.
6. RFM Sports for his watercraft pictures that make me try harder.
7. Pekka for creating and maintaining this place.
Regards,
Scott

[Jesper]

Let's not forget Jesper, not only he is helpful...but, well, he says he is dutch...i doubt it. His english is so good that he must be an englishman hiding in Holland (we don't want to know why :D ) :D ;) No, really, I'm Dutch.... but I lived abroad between the age of 8 and 13, went to a school that was half Dutch and half English...... :) thanks!

[Scottes]

No, really, I'm Dutch.... but I lived abroad between the age of 8 and 13, went to a school that was half Dutch and half English......

So far in my life I've worked for 2 companies based out of The Netherlands (Randstad and Stork). Almost every one of the Dutch employees spoke English better than I did.

However, my proficient use of slang and my slight Boston accent kept them guessing. :-)

[Belmondo]

So far in my life I've worked for 2 companies based out of The Netherlands (Randstad and Stork). Almost every one of the Dutch employees spoke English better than I did.

However, my proficient use of slang and my slight Boston accent kept them guessing. :) ***Moderator Warning***

This is a gratuitous use of personal antecdotes intended solely to run up the member's total message count. It will not be tolerated, especially by the person whose position as #3 top poster is about to be overtaken by this individual.:evil::lol::evil::rolleyes::o:p:lol:

[jO3]

what a ****ed up thread

(We'll change it back to asterisks. It's really more in keeping with the dignified decorum on this forum. Belmondo)

[Jon]

***Moderator Warning***

This is a gratuitous use of personal antecdotes intended solely to run up the member's total message count. It will not be tolerated, especially by the person whose position as #3 top poster is about to be overtaken by this individual.:evil::lol::evil::rolleyes::o:p:lol:
Not to worry Tom - he's already ahead of you in the even more challenging "Posts Per Day" category; no matter what you do, your #3 status in "Total posts" is in grave peril.

[Scottes]

Tom's going down... I WILL be #3


Sad... That's the best I'll do. Even if I slip CDS a Sanskrit keyboard he'll still keep typing, and we won't be able to tell the difference. And Marie has the market cornered on Purple Text and Smilies. She's got them all stocked up in her closet.

I'll never catch them.


It doesn't matter though. I'll stay at #3 as long as I can keep making up stuff about tripods and ballheads....

[Belmondo]

Tom's going down... I WILL be #3

Even if I slip CDS a Sanskrit keyboard he'll still keep typing, and we won't be able to tell the difference. You mean he hasn't been using one?:confused:

[EoSD30fReAk]

So far in my life I've worked for 2 companies based out of The Netherlands (Randstad and Stork). Almost every one of the Dutch employees spoke English better than I did.

However, my proficient use of slang and my slight Boston accent kept them guessing. :-)that's because we dutch people learn english in school from the age of 10.
so it's almost a second language for us.
almost no one abroad speaks dutch so we also have to speak englisch;)

they now want to learn children englisch at the age of 6 here.

[Scottes]

I often shake my head at us Americans when it comes to bilingualism and the metric system. I never even had the opportunity to learn a second language in school. It's a shame.

[Belmondo]

When I was in high school (too late for second languages IMHO), I had the choice of French, German, Spanish, and the one I took, Latin.

What a bonehead.:mad:

Stultus sum.

[EoSD30fReAk]

When I was in high school (too late for second languages IMHO), I had the choice of French, German, Spanish, and the one I took, Latin.

What a bonehead.:mad:

Stultus sum.
in high school i also learned german and frech but french was to difficult for me so i never realy got the hang of it so i just speak a couple of words french. but i find german very simular too dutch so that's no problem for me.

[tommykjensen]

that's because we dutch people learn english in school from the age of 10.
so it's almost a second language for us.
almost no one abroad speaks dutch so we also have to speak englisch;)


This is the same in Denmark, I am not quite sure at what age we start to learn english. 2 years after starting english we start having german lessons! So most people in Denmark learn 2 foreign languages some even a third such as french. Al this because danish is so hard to learn.

Anybody up for a challenge and try to say following out loud:

Rødgrød med fløde

[CyberDyneSystems]

Tom's going down... I WILL be #3


Sad... That's the best I'll do. Even if I slip CDS a Sanskrit keyboard he'll still keep typing, and we won't be able to tell the difference. And Marie has the market cornered on Purple Text and Smilies. She's got them all stocked up in her closet.

I'll never catch them.


It doesn't matter though. I'll stay at #3 as long as I can keep making up stuff about tripods and ballheads....


YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME when I'm at work!!!!!!!!!!!!
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[CyberDyneSystems]

Anybody up for a challenge and try to say following out loud:

Rødgrød med fløde

?Yoist you wait Loki,. Yo bahn get a beatsking Yo woin't Foirgetsk?

[robertwgross]

Stultus sum.

You've got me fooled. I never studied Latin.

---Bob Gross---

[Scottes]

?Yoist you wait Loki,. Yo bahn get a beatsking Yo woin't Foirgetsk?
Damn that Sanskrit keyboard! I can still understand him!





Or, is it just that I've been reading his posts for so long that I DO speak two languages...?

[PhotosGuy]

I like them all! I like the ones who don't post pics of ducks best!!! OK, so let me rephrase that, "I like them all! I like them best when they're not posting pics of ducks!!! ;-D

[Scottes]

Frank's OK.

[Belmondo]

Frank's OK.
You get credit for a whole message for this? You are relentless.:mad::confused::rolleyes::lol:

[Scottes]

You get credit for a whole message for this? You are relentless.
Check your PMs. I know how you mods fight.

[Persian-Rice]

My favorites are all the moderators and future moderators.
You guys can forward my "get out of jail free" card to my inbox any time :D

In all seriousness, I like everybody.

[Jesper]

This is the same in Denmark, I am not quite sure at what age we start to learn english. 2 years after starting english we start having german lessons! So most people in Denmark learn 2 foreign languages some even a third such as french. Al this because danish is so hard to learn.

Anybody up for a challenge and try to say following out loud:
Rødgrød med fløde! :)
Tommy, my mother is Danish, so I also understand and speak Danish....! :D (that's why I have the typical Danish name "Jesper"...)
My mother is from the island Møn (http://jesper.fotopic.net/c289289.html) and my family and I have visited Bornholm (http://jesper.fotopic.net/c289307.html) in September.

[psk4363]

Favourite member? Impossible! All the members of this amazing forum are worthy candidates for this title!

Cheers,
Barry

[PhotosGuy]

Originally Posted by Scottes
Frank's OK. Haha! Scott is easy! ;)

[Cadwell]

Haha! Scott is easy! ;)

Are you sure that is information you want to be sharing with the forum? I mean, there are reputations to think about :p ;)

[IndyJeff]

Scott ain't easy but, he can be had.....or at least I have heard.

[timmyquest]

In no real order

IndyJeff for helping me apreciate the value of my work as well as teaching us about the more professional side of photography and how to get there

RFM for inspiring me to be where i am today

sGu indyjeff KennyG and RFM for all giving us some pro-like insight on sports

CDS for being able to lay down the law while having a good time doing it

People like Scottes and IanD for their humor

scottbergerphoto for his always accurate, helpful, and patient help (especially when it comes to strobes!)

Mills for always checking out my work, which forces me to always look at his :-) which i love, it shows the city i live near and the proffession which i admire, oh and he's a nice guy...really :-P

Belmando PacAce Ballen Photo Tom W cmM drisley msvadi c0ntr0lz aam1234 tommykjensen Jon LazyPhotographer DocFrankenstein Canuck and many MANY more for just being cool people who enjoy my hobby.

And a sepcial mention for blinking8s as we are roughtly the same age and he has an enourmously growing desire to become the best of the best, i admire and envy that

[Belmondo]

And a sepcial mention for blinking8s as we are roughtly the same age........
Timmy:

Did CDS type this for you?:confused::D

[Scottes]

Haha! Scott is easy! Are you sure that is information you want to be sharing with the forum? I mean, there are reputations to think about Thanks Cadwell. I've struggled long and hard for this reputation and I'll be damned if...

Oh, crap. I can't even type this with a straight face.

[Belmondo]

Thanks Cadwell. I've struggled long and hard for this reputation and I'll be damned if...

Oh, crap. I can't even type this with a straight face.
Yeah. And tell 'em what you offered to do for twenty bucks.

[Scottes]

Yeah. And tell 'em what you offered to do for twenty bucks.
Consider yourself lucky that I needed $20. I usually do it for free.

[timmyquest]

Timmy:

Did CDS type this for you?:confused::D

No, his words would have said something about how much younger we are then you.

[Belmondo]

No, his words would have said something about how much younger we are then you. Ouch! That's cold.:cry:;)

[Tom W]

Well, I guess to answer the original question, there's just too many good members to mention them all by name. I probably would have mentioned Belmondo specifically but he never sent me that free 400 mm lens, so he now sits among the ordinary cool people.

[timmyquest]

Ouch! That's cold.:cry:;)

Oh you know we all love you :D

[Belmondo]

Oh you know we all love you :D
Well, you posted that just in time. I was looking for my teeth; I had full intentions of biting you.

[CyberDyneSystems]

:p <=== biting tongue :lol: :lol: :lol:

[timmyquest]

Well, you posted that just in time. I was looking for my teeth; I had full intentions of biting you.

:lol: :lol:

[Canuck]

In no real order

Belmando PacAce Ballen Photo Tom W cmM drisley msvadi c0ntr0lz aam1234 tommykjensen Jon LazyPhotographer DocFrankenstein Canuck and many MANY more for just being cool people who enjoy my hobby.


I cut to the chase. Thanks! I am honoured. I can't pick out favourites, that just isn't my way of doing things. However, I can say there are some that have helped me along the way! To them who know who they are I thank them. They too are not forgotten but they seem to have eluded me. Although, I was the first on this forum to get the Sigma 120-300mm F2.8EX and those that were around then knew how incredible I thought this lens was and I am getting better all the time. I get comment from friends that I send pics to for looking over.

I have a funny feeling I come off sometimes as a sarcastic wise guy, but it is mostly in the interest of a laugh, or when I am serious, well I hope those that have been around awhile know the difference.

You know what I am really waiting for? Summer up here in the great land...it is true that I like winter the best, but in warmer weather you don't have to worry about the bad things severe cold can do to the stuff. It has been -10F here and one can only guess what the windchill was. Although today it was in the 20s and heavy fog like I remember over in the Fens in England. Ahh the times of about 10 ft visibility! I am still waiting on winter to get here...only that one day was really cold and we shoulda had a lot more snow by this time of year. I recon we got another inch or 2 today. Weird...maybe I need to head North, but even they were having warmer weather then us. They tend to be hotter in the summer and colder in the winter. I am looking fwd to getting bald eagle pics in due time. I hear they are in abundance here. This is cool! In the meantime I will be looking for moose which are interesting to say the least.

[timmyquest]

I cut to the chase. Thanks! I am honoured

Just look at where your at, you just barely made it :lol: ;-) There are many others after you that i left out

[Canuck]

Just look at where your at, you just barely made it :lol: ;-) There are many others after you that i left out

Ok, be that way! :lol: :rolleyes: I've still been on this forum a lot oonger than you, though you have more posts! :lol:

[timmyquest]

Ok, be that way! :lol: :rolleyes: I've still been on this forum a lot oonger than you, though you have more posts! :lol:

Dont remind me, i checked the post count list just this morning...wow