Greetings from Switzerland

screamiky · 11-04-2014, 02:37 PM

Hi everybody, I'm Michele and here's a brief presentation

in 2009 I purchased a Pentax K-20D and I started learning photography through various tutorial that I could find online. A couple of years ago I found this forum and I was blown away by the amount of tips&tricks available, but I never signed up because photography hadn't still conquered me deeply. A couple of months ago I decided to buy a Pentax K and the quality gap from the old K20D amazed me

The subject that I enjoy the most shooting are landscapes, mostly because I love hiking and discovering less traveled paths, but I would really like to start shooting street photography (from people to architecture) and I'm sure that here I'll find what I'm looking for. By the way, as you probably noticed, english is not my mother tongue and during my english course at university, I was encouraged to find a forum and interact in order to improve my written english. So I decided to mix pleasure with business, see you around

**Kerrowdown** · 11-04-2014, 03:43 PM

Welcome, please remember when you get time to post some images from these "less traveled paths".

**Mikesul** · 11-04-2014, 04:59 PM

Welcome to a fun and helpful discussion board. Please do share photos of your lovely country.

Na Horuk · 11-04-2014, 05:01 PM

Hey, welcome! Good stuff! I agree with Kerrowdown, would like to see some photos

even though the forum has a flood of photos right now, due to the contest going on

**qblade** · 11-04-2014, 11:11 PM

Welcome Michele. What part of Switzerland is home for you? There is so much amazing scenery in Switzerland. I used to go hiking every year in Switzerland, and always had my camera in my backpack when hiking. It's a wonderful country.

gor80 · 11-05-2014, 01:13 AM

Welcome on the forum a lot of professionals and amateurs. who love their job and are always able to tell you the interesting moments and nuances in the pictures!

screamiky · 11-05-2014, 06:29 AM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

Welcome, please remember when you get time to post some images from these "less traveled paths".

I'll do it as soon as I can

Originally posted by qblade

Welcome Michele. What part of Switzerland is home for you? There is so much amazing scenery in Switzerland. I used to go hiking every year in Switzerland, and always had my camera in my backpack when hiking. It's a wonderful country.

I'm actually from the southern part of Switzerland, Ticino, where people speak italian. I agree with you, especially in the Swiss Alps there are many wonderful towns and places that are worth visiting. However when I went to the USA a couple of years ago I was amazed by the wide open places you've got and also how you take care of your natural wonder, such as Yosemite and Grand Canyon. Such majestic places!

And thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

Pablom · 11-05-2014, 06:38 AM

Originally posted by screamiky

A couple of months ago I decided to buy a Pentax K

Which Pentax K that might be?

screamiky · 11-05-2014, 06:47 AM

Originally posted by Pablom

Which Pentax K that might be?

Ahah my bad, I thought I wrote down the model but apparently I didn't. By the way it's a K-3.

**TER-OR** · 11-05-2014, 07:03 AM

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**qblade** · 11-05-2014, 06:46 PM

Originally posted by screamiky

I'll do it as soon as I can

I'm actually from the southern part of Switzerland, Ticino, where people speak italian. I agree with you, especially in the Swiss Alps there are many wonderful towns and places that are worth visiting. However when I went to the USA a couple of years ago I was amazed by the wide open places you've got and also how you take care of your natural wonder, such as Yosemite and Grand Canyon. Such majestic places!

And thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

Aaah, I love Ticino! Connie and I have stayed in Locarno many times (and a couple of times in Lugano.) It's a wonderful region of Switzerland.

hooverfocus · 11-05-2014, 07:18 PM

Originally posted by screamiky

I'll do it as soon as I can

I'm actually from the southern part of Switzerland, Ticino, where people speak italian. I agree with you, especially in the Swiss Alps there are many wonderful towns and places that are worth visiting. However when I went to the USA a couple of years ago I was amazed by the wide open places you've got and also how you take care of your natural wonder, such as Yosemite and Grand Canyon. Such majestic places!

And thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

Waaaaait a second. Small world! I'm from the same neck of the woods (although I'm living in Paris now). Does that mean that for all those years there were a full two of us with Pentax cameras over there?!? We've broken a record I think

screamiky · 11-06-2014, 02:56 AM

Originally posted by qblade

Aaah, I love Ticino! Connie and I have stayed in Locarno many times (and a couple of times in Lugano.) It's a wonderful region of Switzerland.

I think Locarno and Lugano are the most visited cities also thanks to their beautiful lakes and surroundings. Although its small size, this region has a lot of variety, in fact I'm planning to visit it as a tourist and try to photograph the most iconic and evocative places.

Originally posted by hooverfocus

Waaaaait a second. Small world! I'm from the same neck of the woods (although I'm living in Paris now). Does that mean that for all those years there were a full two of us with Pentax cameras over there?!? We've broken a record I think

Ahah small world indeed. I agree with you, when I'm traveling it's hard to spot another Pentax user, but here when someone asks me what camera I'm using and I answer "a Pentax" they look at me as I was crazy. So it's nice to know that I wasn't the only user around here

Anyway I went to Paris two years ago for a couple of days and it's such a wonderful city! Hope you're enjoying your stay

p38arover · 11-06-2014, 03:03 AM

Welcome aboard. I visited Lugano recently. It's a lovely spot. It was my first visit to Switzerland - my wife is from Winterthur.

Rimfiredude · 11-06-2014, 06:05 PM

To see and photograph those beautiful mountains. Post some pics.

11-04-2014, 02:37 PM	#1
screamiky Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Lugano - Switzerland Posts: 25	Greetings from Switzerland Hi everybody, I'm Michele and here's a brief presentation in 2009 I purchased a Pentax K-20D and I started learning photography through various tutorial that I could find online. A couple of years ago I found this forum and I was blown away by the amount of tips&tricks available, but I never signed up because photography hadn't still conquered me deeply. A couple of months ago I decided to buy a Pentax K and the quality gap from the old K20D amazed me The subject that I enjoy the most shooting are landscapes, mostly because I love hiking and discovering less traveled paths, but I would really like to start shooting street photography (from people to architecture) and I'm sure that here I'll find what I'm looking for. By the way, as you probably noticed, english is not my mother tongue and during my english course at university, I was encouraged to find a forum and interact in order to improve my written english. So I decided to mix pleasure with business, see you around

11-06-2014, 02:56 AM	#13
screamiky Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Lugano - Switzerland Posts: 25 Original Poster	Originally posted by qblade Aaah, I love Ticino! Connie and I have stayed in Locarno many times (and a couple of times in Lugano.) It's a wonderful region of Switzerland. I think Locarno and Lugano are the most visited cities also thanks to their beautiful lakes and surroundings. Although its small size, this region has a lot of variety, in fact I'm planning to visit it as a tourist and try to photograph the most iconic and evocative places. Originally posted by hooverfocus Waaaaait a second. Small world! I'm from the same neck of the woods (although I'm living in Paris now). Does that mean that for all those years there were a full two of us with Pentax cameras over there?!? We've broken a record I think Ahah small world indeed. I agree with you, when I'm traveling it's hard to spot another Pentax user, but here when someone asks me what camera I'm using and I answer "a Pentax" they look at me as I was crazy. So it's nice to know that I wasn't the only user around here Anyway I went to Paris two years ago for a couple of days and it's such a wonderful city! Hope you're enjoying your stay Last edited by screamiky; 12-15-2014 at 12:31 AM.

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qblade Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Edina, MN Posts: 258	Welcome Michele. What part of Switzerland is home for you? There is so much amazing scenery in Switzerland. I used to go hiking every year in Switzerland, and always had my camera in my backpack when hiking. It's a wonderful country.

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gor80 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Балашиха Photos: Albums Posts: 595	Welcome on the forum a lot of professionals and amateurs. who love their job and are always able to tell you the interesting moments and nuances in the pictures!

11-05-2014, 06:29 AM	#7
screamiky Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Lugano - Switzerland Posts: 25 Original Poster	Originally posted by Kerrowdown Welcome, please remember when you get time to post some images from these "less traveled paths". I'll do it as soon as I can Originally posted by qblade Welcome Michele. What part of Switzerland is home for you? There is so much amazing scenery in Switzerland. I used to go hiking every year in Switzerland, and always had my camera in my backpack when hiking. It's a wonderful country. I'm actually from the southern part of Switzerland, Ticino, where people speak italian. I agree with you, especially in the Swiss Alps there are many wonderful towns and places that are worth visiting. However when I went to the USA a couple of years ago I was amazed by the wide open places you've got and also how you take care of your natural wonder, such as Yosemite and Grand Canyon. Such majestic places! And thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

11-05-2014, 06:38 AM	#8
Pablom Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Usa Posts: 1,940	Originally posted by screamiky A couple of months ago I decided to buy a Pentax K Which Pentax K that might be?

11-05-2014, 06:47 AM	#9
screamiky Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Lugano - Switzerland Posts: 25 Original Poster	Originally posted by Pablom Which Pentax K that might be? Ahah my bad, I thought I wrote down the model but apparently I didn't. By the way it's a K-3.

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11-05-2014, 06:46 PM	#11
qblade Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Edina, MN Posts: 258	Originally posted by screamiky I'll do it as soon as I can I'm actually from the southern part of Switzerland, Ticino, where people speak italian. I agree with you, especially in the Swiss Alps there are many wonderful towns and places that are worth visiting. However when I went to the USA a couple of years ago I was amazed by the wide open places you've got and also how you take care of your natural wonder, such as Yosemite and Grand Canyon. Such majestic places! And thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Aaah, I love Ticino! Connie and I have stayed in Locarno many times (and a couple of times in Lugano.) It's a wonderful region of Switzerland.

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hooverfocus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 210	Originally posted by screamiky I'll do it as soon as I can I'm actually from the southern part of Switzerland, Ticino, where people speak italian. I agree with you, especially in the Swiss Alps there are many wonderful towns and places that are worth visiting. However when I went to the USA a couple of years ago I was amazed by the wide open places you've got and also how you take care of your natural wonder, such as Yosemite and Grand Canyon. Such majestic places! And thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Waaaaait a second. Small world! I'm from the same neck of the woods (although I'm living in Paris now). Does that mean that for all those years there were a full two of us with Pentax cameras over there?!? We've broken a record I think

11-06-2014, 03:03 AM	#14
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	Welcome aboard. I visited Lugano recently. It's a lovely spot. It was my first visit to Switzerland - my wife is from Winterthur.

11-06-2014, 06:05 PM	#15
Rimfiredude Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Washington Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,176	To see and photograph those beautiful mountains. Post some pics.