Hello from Portugal

[Casablues]

Happy to be here, and I'm enjoying my new OM-5 (for a month so far) for bird photography along the Rio Mondego in Portugal. I'll be searching these forums for tips to get the most out of this camera.

[MJ224]

Welcome to the forum, Casablues. Looking forward to seeing some Portugese photos, I have enjoyed Portugal a couple of times now, both food and Photography...

And just might spend the next winter there too...

[Ian]

Hello! You're very welcome here! Which part of Portugal are you hailing from?

Ian

[OM USer]

A warm welcome Casablues.

[LadyG]

Welcome, from another OM-5 user. Looking forward to seeing your photos

[Casablues]

Thank you all. I see that I should have been more specific in my profile - I am a retired American expat who moved to Coimbra Portugal last August. The top 70 photos on https://www.flickr.com/photos/vb11530/ are from Portugal, with the top 20 taken with the OM-5. I live near the Rio Mondego and I'm astounded at the variety of birds there. The balcony of my apartment overlooks the park adjacent to the river so I can watch the comings and goings of the birds all day every day. As a bonus, the balcony faces west so I have a great view of the night sky.
Cheers.

[Phill D]

Welcome to the forum, definitely looking forward to seeing some of your balcony shots.

[BDennis]

Another welcome Casablues. Would be great to see your photos from Portugal. A country on my list for a holiday trip.

You probably know this - Coimbra is where the OM System Europe office and tech centre is based, not far to get your OM gear serviced!

https://explore.omsystem.com/gb/en/coimbra

Bill

[Casablues]

Thanks Bill - I did not know about the OM Digital Solutions operation in Coimbra.

[blackfox]

Welcome casablues ,plenty of wildlife toggers here enjoy

[Tram]

Welcome Casablues, don't recall anyone else joining from Portugal
Coincidentally just booked a week in Lisbon for next month
One of the few places in Europe I haven't been to photograph Trams.
Looking forward to it, what's the local beer like?

[Casablues]

Sorry Tram, I'm not a beer drinker. Vinho is my thing.

[griffljg]

Welcome from a fellow vinho drinker Vincent. I have been looking through some of your images on Flickr and an really amazed at the quality of the photos which you have been getting out of that OM-5 / 75-300mm combination. You have an enviable set of skills. Please keep your photos coming.

Cheers

Larry

[Casablues]

Thank you Larry, you're very kind. I am still trying to work out how to get the most out of the OM-5.

[Phill D]

I agree with Larry, just looked at some of your Flickr shots they are excellent. You really have got that little lens producing the goods. I especially like the scarlet dragonfly and the tree in the water shots.

[Casablues]

thanks Phil, very kind. Those shots were taken with my prior camera - Canon Powershot SX-70 which I bought for the light weight and super zoom. I got good results from that camera when I had good lighting conditions, but there were many limitations I had to work around. I'm very happy with the OM-5 so far, but there is a real learning curve.

[davcoll]

Welcome to the friendly forum, when we lived in France, we spent a lot of time in Lagos in late Winter or early Spring shortening our Winters.

Dave

[Ian]

Welcome to the friendly forum, when we lived in France, we spent a lot of time in Lagos in late Winter or early Spring shortening our Winters.

Dave

We spent a week in Spain and \Portugal this time last year, visiting friends who had done the same as you and rented a place in Albufeira, on the southern coast of Portugal.

Ian

[blu-by-u]

Welcome to this forum. I have never been to Portugal. only heard it mentioned as the OM camera service centre. Do show some photos of the country.