CR members no longer participate?

[surapon]

This thread must have worked, Surupon posted today!

Ha, Ha, Ha, Dear friend Mr. Slclick.
Yes, Sir., I come back to learn the New Knowledge from my dear Teachers , All the CR. Members and You.
Sorry, Too busy traveling and Less Busy at work---But Past 2 weeks, My New Project is comming, No more retire with in 1.5 Year.
Have a great day, Sir.
Surapon

 

[surapon]

I also wonder about it.

I remember Surapon have stated that he was very envolvidom with big projects at work, and so would have little time for shooting.
It seems that photography is a fun pastime, but does not increase the bank account of the people.

Good Morning, Sir, Dear Great Teacher Mr. ajfotofilmagem.
Yes, I am back from busy Traveling and start to do the few of real Money making Jobs.
But I miss to learn the new tricks form you, and all of my dear great teachers.
Have a great day, Sir.
Surapon.

 

[RustyTheGeek]

I think we should start a tribute praise thread... look-alike self portraits of ourselves trying to carry as much stuff as Surapon! (I doubt I could match his stamina!)

Love 'ya Surapon!!

 

[surapon]

+1

Bring the Suprapon Show back on the road.

And as there has to be more darkness when you cast more light... why not Angkorwat (or something spelled roughly like this)

Yes, Sir, Dear friend Mr. xtstern link.
I am back from Busy traveling and small real business.
Have a great day, Sir.
Surapon

 

[surapon]

I'm sure Surapon is either real busy or maybe on another road trip either way I hope he'll be back, I love his politeness and inventions although sometimes I get the feeling he's as daft as a box of frogs ;D

Yes, Sir, Dear Mr. Zim.
I am back to CR. now, Yes, I miss the things that I learn from my dear teachers and all CR. Members.
Have a Great day, Sir.
Surapon

 

[surapon]

Hi Folks.
This seems to be a thought on a lot of our minds, I had noticed the absence of some people, contacted one and he posted an update here to let us know he was ok. I miss Harry the Heron (and Serendipity.) and Mr Surapon for their postings, I hope they will return at some point along with those others have mentioned, it makes the forum richer with their presence.

Cheers, Graham.

Yes, Sir, Dear Friend Graham.
I am back, Sir, to learn some thing new from all of our CR. friends and you.
Have a great day.
Surapon

 

[surapon]

I think we should start a tribute praise thread... look-alike self portraits of ourselves trying to carry as much stuff as Surapon! (I doubt I could match his stamina!)

Love 'ya Surapon!!

Ha, Ha, Ha, Dear Great Teacher, Mr. RustyTheGeek .
Just Crazy, Old Surapon= The Army in One.
Have a great day, Sir.
Surapon

 

[Mark D5 TEAM II]

Surapon, welcome back to the present, how was your travel to 1980?

EXIF data of your portrait shot:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot SX160 IS
Lens: 5.0-80.0 mm
Image Date: 1980-01-01 00:14:19 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 5mm
Focus Distance: 1.42m
Aperture: ƒ/4.5
Exposure Time: 0.0010 s (1/1000)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
White Balance: Manual
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Windows

;D

 

[surapon]

Surapon, welcome back to the present, how was your travel to 1980?

EXIF data of your portrait shot:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot SX160 IS
Lens: 5.0-80.0 mm
Image Date: 1980-01-01 00:14:19 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 5mm
Focus Distance: 1.42m
Aperture: ƒ/4.5
Exposure Time: 0.0010 s (1/1000)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
White Balance: Manual
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Windows

;D

Ha, Ha, Ha, Dear friend Mark D5 TEAM II.
That is my secret that you should not know, I just finish Invent my Time Machine last year, and try to get the Patent, Now. I will be the Billionaire very soon.
Nice to talk with you again.
Have a great day, Sir.
Surapon

PS, Sorry , That " Canon PowerShot SX160 IS " my wife camera= The button Battery for time is dead long time ago, I just change the new Battery CR 2025 , two days ago. That Photo in 8/25/ 2015 at Yellow Stone .

 

[jrista]

It's likely Canon has been relatively boring since the release of the 6D (1DX2 has brought some excitement back).

I feel it by the tone of emails, social media interactions and just talking to people. The 5D4 can't come soon enough.

This is pretty much it!

As I've been watching rumors for other camera brands as well over the last year or so, Canon just is not all that exciting. They stay the course with "infuse new products with the minimally acceptable improvements that will garner enough new sales, but not much more than that" mentality. It's probably a good business model...but it really is not very exciting at all.

I will be VERY happy it the 5D IV gets at least the DR improvement the 80D has. But even that just isn't all that exciting. It may just be me, but I am far more intrigued by the possibilities the a6300 brings to the table for me for more casual bird and wildlife photography, than anything Canon has. I LOVE my big 600mm f/4 lens...but it is not something I can haul around every day all the time. The a6300 on the other hand, with a 150-600mm lens, is. It's got great IQ, a very fast frame rate, is compatible with my existing lenses, and is compatible with much smaller and lighter lenses that easily fit in my pocket. I found that extremely compelling...vs. EOS-M, which is....eh.

I prefer Canon glass, so I'm not leaving the brand...but they really are not a particularly exciting company. They are at the back of the innovative curve, rather than the front, and it's in the froth of innovation, where things could go either way, success or failure, that things are more exciting. At least, IMO.

 

[serendipidy]

I'll add Harry the Heron (Serendipity) as apparently missing.

Jack

Hi Jack and all the rest of the CR family,

I didn't really go missing, I just went silent. I'm usually here almost daily since I enjoy reading everyone's posts and also learn a lot. For some unknown reason, I just lost interest in submitting and even cut back on my photo shooting. This was partly because of other distractions and also maybe because of laziness.

As to Harry the Heron (or his/her offspring), we last fished together on May 1, 2015 and then I stopped seeing him. I thought maybe he had perhaps met with a bad fate or left for better fishing elsewhere. Eight months later, on Dec 23, 2015, he reappeared and was waiting for me outside my window and was eager for me to help him catch dinner, just like old times. We have fished occasionally since then but not nearly as often as in the old days. Perhaps this is because I am loosing interest because a gang of ducks swarm us and they eat all the bread bait before he can catch the fish. These ducks are very aggressive and eventually started invading my yard. The last straw was when they started swimming in my pool and pooping everywhere. So I stopped feeding both Harry and the ducks. I rarely see Harry anymore, but try to fish with him if the ducks aren't around. I'll post some photos of Harry, his juvenile offspring, and one of the ducks.

IMG_4945-dpp-c by Eric Johnson, on Flickr
IMG_5261-dpp-c by Eric Johnson, on Flickr
IMG_6555-dpp-c by Eric Johnson, on Flickr
IMG_6584-dpp by Eric Johnson, on Flickr
IMG_6589-dpp-c by Eric Johnson, on Flickr

 

[Click]

I'm glad to see you back again, serendipidy.

 

[serendipidy]

Thanks Click

 

[YellowJersey]

The rise and fall of many forums, I'm afraid. I've seen it happen time and time again.

 

[Maximilian]

I'm glad to see you back again, serendipidy.

I'm glad to see everyone back again posting.

I'm still missing my German fellow Marsu42 :-[
(last post from Oct. 2015 but seeing him active at March 18th )

 

[tron]

Maybe they are tired of stupid conversations regarding the next 5D model name or conversations about how Sony is so much better to Canon. On the other hand there are so nice pictures to enjoy as well as some useful technical info in other threads...

 

[RustyTheGeek]

It's similar to other things like radio, etc. If you don't prefer the topic, find another thread that is more appealing. It's just human nature that folks will gravitate to the more "heated" threads when a debate is raging.

 

[pierlux]

I'm glad to see you back again, serendipidy.

I'm glad to see everyone back again posting.

I'm still missing my German fellow Marsu42 :-[
(last post from Oct. 2015 but seeing him active at March 18th )

Marsu42 also used to be an active member of the Magic Lantern Forum, but it's months I don't see him there, too. I miss him, too, he was the Magic Lantern guy of CR. I hope he's well.

I think a rule does not exist. Look at me, I'm sort of a CR addict, yet I rarely post. If you view the member list and click on "date registered" to order the list by date, you don't even need to scroll down the first page to find me. This is the first and last website I visit on my smatrphone when I wake up and go to sleep. At work, I've got 2 PCs on CR for 8-10 hrs a day (sssh, don't let my employer know...). Yet, I barely have 200 posts. There have been periods I haven't been posting for 3 months, though reading as much as I could, others like the last few days in which I posted more frequently thanks to some 5D4 rumors and the lens giveaway (BTW, congratulations to all the winners! I can't wait to know who among the CR regulars is going to receive his/her toy).

This is just to say that members, unless they cancel, or get canceled, their registration, sooner or later come back as active posters. Among some others who seem to have forever disappeared, unless they're still here with another identity, the first who come to my mind are scalesusa, M.ST, briansquibb, Erwin Herdman, crasher... I remember those few who have been banned, but these ones have not been as long as I recall, just wonder why they vanished... Pros who have retired? Enthusiasts who went enthusiastic about doing something else? Seduced by the Dark Side? Oh, well...

When I retire I'll have more time to post. When my son grows up enough, he'll spend more time with his friends and less with me during the weekend (it's happening right now) and I'll be a more participating member.

Greetings to all my CR friends (and teachers)!