Red Ring Tupperware Party, Duck, duck Harm....no Harm, no fowl! #20

[Woolburr]

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OK...share a picture, share a thought, share your new gear or even your classics...seek advice or feel free to offer some...not a competition...not a test...you don't need an L....but don't be a pest....check your attitude and ego at the door!:p If your here for fun...come on in....if you're here to stir up trouble, go darken another door. Can't get much simpler than that.;)


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Thread summary as of early April 2007 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3018569&postcount=36704) (while things were still comparatively tame) and ensuing heated dispute as to accuracy.

LLFZ Defined (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5581654&postcount=22)

The Original Red-Ringed Tupperware Party( with (ineffective) Tin Foil Hats) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=727598)
Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with (ineffective) Tin Foil Hats (2) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=350748)
Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with (ineffective) Tin Foil Hats (3) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=379173)
Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with (ineffective) Tin Foil Hats (4) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=394781)
Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with (ineffective) Tin Foil Hats (5) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=413791)
Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with (super-effective) Tin Foil Hats (6) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=429872)
Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with Gold-Braid Trimmed Tin Foil Hats (7) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=445146)
Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with Tin Foil and Scrambled Eggs Hats (8) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=466925)
Red-Ringed Tuppertub Party with Tin Foil Tiaras (9) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=487530)
Red-Ringed Tupperware Fish-Slapping Party (10) Tiaras Optional, LLFZ (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=507930)
The Fellowship of the Red-Ringed Tupperware Party (11) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=537097)
Yurt Latest Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with Tin-foil Wigwams (12) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=556631)
Tupperware Rings, Red Tinfoil & Rainbow Photography -- It's all here (13) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=591271)
Tupperware Photography & Red Ring Tinfoil (14) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=634035)
Red Ring Tupperware Photography & Tinfoil Talk (15) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=718220)
Red Ringed Tupperware Talk -- Good Times are had by all (16) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=797196)
Red Ring Tupperware Party, Unabashed (17) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=892836)
Red Ring Tupperware Party, Unabridged (18) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=967683)
Red Ring Tupperware Party, Uninterrupted (No Harms ducked in making this thread) #19 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1041834)

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[Jon]

Moving right along . . .

[jdizzle]

Subscribing.

[jdizzle]

I might as well leave this here for Dan. :)

http://www.darklightimaging.com/img/v34/p486052987-4.jpg

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

Ooo... lots of space to play :D

[*sigh*]

Well, hello there.

[JWright]

You know you're a photographer when you go on a trip and your camera bag weighs more than your suitcase... :confused:

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

You know you're a photographer when you go on a trip and your camera bag weighs more than your suitcase... :confused:

All you need is one set of clothes and some extra socks. Gear is more important!

[Timphoto]

All you need is one set of clothes and some extra socks. Gear is more important!

Absolutely!

[Woolburr]

Welcome to Harm's new crib. :lol:

[Woolburr]

Nice tractor Tim.....there are lots of times I could make use of one of those.

[JWright]

News report tonight: An Unlimited Class airplane has crashed into the crowd at the Reno Air races...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44556695/ns/us_news-life/t/report-plane-crashes-stands-reno-air-races/#.TnPp2dRXEZI

Over 75 people injured, no reports of deaths as yet...

[gjl711]

Whoa.. New digs. Love the new title. :)

[gjl711]

News report tonight: An Unlimited Class airplane has crashed into the crowd at the Reno Air races.......Oh man.. Thats horrible.

[FlyingPhotog]

Home from five days in SoCal. Many pics to follow.

Heart is very heavy with the horrible accident at Reno. :(

[krepta]

News report tonight: An Unlimited Class airplane has crashed into the crowd at the Reno Air races...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44556695/ns/us_news-life/t/report-plane-crashes-stands-reno-air-races/#.TnPp2dRXEZI

Over 75 people injured, no reports of deaths as yet...Sad to hear. My thoughts go out to the persons injured and anyone else affected.

[Timphoto]

Nice tractor Tim.....there are lots of times I could make use of one of those.

It is handy. I prepped about 700 sq ft for patio pavers today.

[Jon]

You know you're a photographer when you go on a trip and your camera bag weighs more than your suitcase... :confused:Guess I've always been a photographer . . . I've never had as much clothing as ancillary stuff.

[Woolburr]

You can buy fresh clothes at almost any store....hehehe

[Jon]

True - and tossing the dirty stuff saves time since you don't need to find a laundry.

[Woolburr]

Yet another dilemma solved by the great minds at RRTP.

[gjl711]

You can buy fresh clothes at almost any store....hehehe
Not if your 6'5" and a bit... um... well fed. ;):)

[Greg_C]

You can buy fresh clothes at almost any store....hehehe

True - and tossing the dirty stuff saves time since you don't need to find a laundry.
lol


Sat. Morning's activities completed. Went to a local Dog Show to lend a hand to a friend. She shoots the shows on spec and has had inconsistent results with her 1D3. So I took my 1D3 and my 1D4 for her to try. She shot the 1D4 with both mime and her 100-400, while I shot with my 1D3 and her 100-400 and her 1D3 and 100-400. Between all that messy combo we should begin to get a feel for where any problem might be.

Came home and sanded the front door and gave it another coat of varnish. Still more coats needed, darn Northern Sun. Not the best time of day or even day to do this. Sitting on 88F, bit warm for a Spring day.

So now it's relax with the Rugby time. Argentina vs Romania.

[Woolburr]

Not if your 6'5" and a bit... um... well fed. ;):)

The universal Wallymart has a great selection. :lol:

[CrazieCricket]

Hey a new thread! Kewl! One of my rare decent bird photos...

http://www.ps-images.com/Americas-Scenery/Creatures-that-Fly-and-Crawl/IMG8222/930708387_DWprE-L.jpg

[Woolburr]

Nice boid Pea!

[vipergts831]

Good evening all! Finally released from the clutches of a work conference. :D

[Woolburr]

Must be time for a cocktail.

[vipergts831]

Yup or some much needed sleep! These things are draining.

[FlyingPhotog]

Laurel & Hardy & Kristy
http://crosswindimages.com/img/v34/p455765692.jpg

[JWright]

Home from five days in SoCal. Many pics to follow.

Heart is very heavy with the horrible accident at Reno. :(

You guys were in town and didn't call us? :(

[Woolburr]

http://frogdawg.zenfolio.com/img/v27/p141356436-5.jpg (http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/p445521266/e86ced94)

[Woolburr]

Laurel & Hardy & Kristy
http://crosswindimages.com/img/v34/p455765692.jpg

One of these is not like the others. :lol:

[FlyingPhotog]

You guys were in town and didn't call us? :(

We stayed up in Long Beach at the Queen Mary. Only day down your way was all day at Sea World.

Sorry, thought you were on a boat headed to the Yukon.

[short5]

http://frogdawg.zenfolio.com/img/v27/p141356436-5.jpg (http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/p445521266/e86ced94)Nice!

[Woolburr]

Swamp plants are fun.

[gjl711]

Not in Illinois. we have very boring swamp plants. Not the pretty flowers and stuff.

[*sigh*]

Just got back from my ride, 59 miles today. It is very very nice now that the weather is starting to cool down here.

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/50938830

I'm at 120 miles on my bike this week, from Sun-Saturday, if you go 8 days from Sat-Sat I'm at 187. I think I've put about 70 miles on my car in the same time period. :lol:

[Woolburr]

You only let Omar see the map.

[FlyingPhotog]

My long-lost Santa Barbara, California homestead.
My parents had this house built in '61-'62 and we lived there until around '66-'67.
http://crosswindimages.com/img/v28/p789299285.jpg

Probably built for at or below $50,000 and, according to the last contact my late parents had with friends in the area (probably 2000 or so) had recently sold for north of $1 Million.

Leaving SoCal was the one and only regret my Dad ever said out loud...

[Woolburr]

Nice looking hacienda....

[*sigh*]

You only let Omar see the map.Oh, I'm sorry about that. The link should work now.

[FlyingPhotog]

Nice looking hacienda....

I can't even begin to recall what the interior was like but it does show well from the street I guess. :D

[Woolburr]

Oh, I'm sorry about that. The link should work now.

Or you could just accept the MMR friend request. :lol:

[*sigh*]

Or you could just accept the MMR friend request. :lol:
Done. :)

[Woolburr]

I can't even begin to recall what the interior was like but it does show well from the street I guess. :D

What's weird is that I can remember the interior of the house I grew up in....even though I haven't seen it in 45 years.

[Woolburr]

Wow.....23 miles of never having to pedal once.....:lol:

[FlyingPhotog]

What's weird is that I can remember the interior of the house I grew up in....even though I haven't seen it in 45 years.

I have some fleeting impressions from this house and can vaguely picture where the windows were in relation to my crib / bed.

I know it had a cool foyer area that was mostly glass but I don't remember it having a garage. I guess it must have had one back then because I remember my folks talking about an abundance of Black Widow spiders out there as well as an encounter with a King Snake one time. I'll have to hit the slide boxes I inherited and see if there are any shots from "back in the day."

I can't recall much about our first house out in the suburbs when we came back to Michigan ('66-'67) but I can see every detail from our Detroit house ('67-'83) but of course, we were in it for much longer and I was much older.

[*sigh*]

Wow.....23 miles of never having to pedal once.....:lol::lol:

I had to pedal, a headwind and I was either trying to keep up or pulling. The downhill right after the 9 mile hill was much nicer going down than it was last week going up it. :D

[Greg_C]

Nice looking place there Jay.


What's weird is that I can remember the interior of the house I grew up in....even though I haven't seen it in 45 years.
I'm like this also. I can walk into any building come out and draw you a floor plan months later. I make use of this at work a bit to visualise a substation I haven't been into for a few years -helps that our subs use simple floor plans.

[Greg_C]

Better get in before Harm does and rubs it in. The Aussies lost to Ireland last night in the rugby. Makes our trip through the finals a lot harder now. In better news my league team (Brisbane Broncos) have booked a semi final place with field goal in extra time in last nights game.

[Woolburr]

:lol:

I had to pedal, a headwind and I was either trying to keep up or pulling. The downhill right after the 9 mile hill was much nicer going down than it was last week going up it. :D

It didn't take me long to figure out that going down was much nicer than going up. :lol:

[*sigh*]

It didn't take me long to figure out that going down was much nicer than going up. :lol::lol:

That big hill, which we went up today, it's brutally long, going uphill or downhill.

The other one is just really long going up hill, and nice and fast downhill :lol:.

I think I hit 37mph today on one of the downhills, given I was riding the brakes half the time.

[Woolburr]

Another air show crash....Martinsburg, WV this time.

[*sigh*]

Another air show crash....Martinsburg, WV this time.
Oy Vey... it's been a very bad year for air shows. :(

[Woolburr]

:lol:

That big hill, which we went up today, it's brutally long, going uphill or downhill.

The other one is just really long going up hill, and nice and fast downhill :lol:.

I think I hit 37mph today on one of the downhills, given I was riding the brakes half the time.

I hit 41 last Saturday.....then had the front tire blow out just sitting in the rack.....I can't begin to imagine what the results of that could have been. :shock:

[*sigh*]

I hit 41 last Saturday.....then had the front tire blow out just sitting in the rack.....I can't begin to imagine what the results of that could have been. :shock:
No kidding, I've hit 45 before, and it really freaked me out. Even just hitting a small pebble is really scary.


Having a blowout would be really really scary, quite frankly at the minimum you'd be spending a few days in the hospital. And that folks, is why you wear a helmet. :)

[Woolburr]

It took me all of about 2 seconds to rethink that maneuver. I kept the remaining downhills to right around 30.....and even that could lead to some serious road rash if there were to be a problem. The worst part is the road grit that sand blasts your face. I wear glasses and wish I had a closer fitting pair for riding.

[Zerimar]

signing in

[*sigh*]

It took me all of about 2 seconds to rethink that maneuver. I kept the remaining downhills to right around 30.....and even that could lead to some serious road rash if there were to be a problem. The worst part is the road grit that sand blasts your face. I wear glasses and wish I had a closer fitting pair for riding.Yeah, I used to not ride with glasses at all.

But I wear contacts so once I started going on longer rides, and at higher speeds I really needed something to cover my eyes so my contacts don't dry out. So I went out and got a pair of Oakley Radar Paths.

That and I had too many close encounters with bugs running into my face at 30mph... All it takes is one in the eye to really mess up your day..

[Greg_C]

Yeah, I used to not ride with glasses at all.

But I wear contacts so once I started going on longer rides, and at higher speeds I really needed something to cover my eyes so my contacts don't dry out. So I went out and got a pair of Oakley Radar Paths.

That and I had too many close encounters with bugs running into my face at 30mph... All it takes is one in the eye to really mess up your day..
Point no2. Keep thy mouth closed.

There was a bike rider who swallowed a fly.....:D

[Jon]

Yup or some much needed sleep! These things are draining.Really? The ones I end up at are usually soporific . . .

Laurel & Hardy & Kristy
http://crosswindimages.com/img/v34/p455765692.jpgCalls for a sepia-tone treatment, doesn't it?

What's weird is that I can remember the interior of the house I grew up in....even though I haven't seen it in 45 years.
Gee, so can I. Helps that my parents are still in it, so I've been seeing it regularly for the past *mumble* years, most recently in July.

[FlyingPhotog]

Calls for a sepia-tone treatment, doesn't it?

Perhaps selectively, yes...

(And one more hat as a prop)

[gjl711]

I got hit in the chest with a cicada on my motorcycle. I was going about 70 at the time. Never saw it coming. Left a huge welt.

[JWright]

We stayed up in Long Beach at the Queen Mary. Only day down your way was all day at Sea World.

Sorry, thought you were on a boat headed to the Yukon.

No, we started the trip this morning at 3 AM. I'm currently posting from the Parlour car of the Coast Starlight somewhere between San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles. We get on the ship in Vancouver on Teusday and head south, ending in LA on the 25th.

Besides, you didn't need us spoiling your anniversary trip...;)

Another air show crash....Martinsburg, WV this time.

Oh, Lordy... Any word on casualties?

Yeah, I used to not ride with glasses at all.

But I wear contacts so once I started going on longer rides, and at higher speeds I really needed something to cover my eyes so my contacts don't dry out. So I went out and got a pair of Oakley Radar Paths.

That and I had too many close encounters with bugs running into my face at 30mph... All it takes is one in the eye to really mess up your day..

I got hit in the chest with a cicada on my motorcycle. I was going about 70 at the time. Never saw it coming. Left a huge welt.

Been there, done that, except is was bug between the helmet and head routine...:confused:

[Woolburr]

How do you spot a happy cyclist?


They're the ones with bugs stuck in their teeth!

[FlyingPhotog]

Oh, Lordy... Any word on casualties?

Pilot Dead... :(

[JWright]

Tim, if you're on, I want to let you know that I might not come up on that repeater tonight. We've been up since 3 AM and by the time we get past Oakland, I may be dead to the world. We just finished dinner and I'm beginning to fade a little.

[Greg_C]

Spring
http://www.steadyhands.net/photogallery/albums/temp/2011/image58244.jpg

[FlyingPhotog]

Super macro shot Greg!

Figured I'd add a "B-1rd"
http://crosswindimages.com/img/v29/p680561164.jpg

Many Egrets around Sea World looking to mooch a meal...

[Woolburr]

Hey....who argues with a free meal? :lol:

[FlyingPhotog]

Exactly! Especially when it's "Sushi!" :lol:

[FlyingPhotog]

Speaking of Fish
(Ok, I know it's a Mammal...)

http://crosswindimages.com/img/v30/p338260403.jpg

[Woolburr]

Perfect.....the flippers look like ears!

[FlyingPhotog]

Perfect.....the flippers look like ears!

ROFL...

Giant Sock Puppet FTW! :lol:

[Woolburr]

Oh yeah.....hehehe

[FlyingPhotog]

So I discovered something weird on this SoCal trip...

At one point during our day at Sea World, my MkIV ripped off like five or six shots in rapid succession more or less on its own (I was in Low Speed Burst and not in Auto Bracket) and, it also changed itself from Servo to One Shot. The latter went un-noticed until it bit me in the arse at the Dolphin Show.

I guess it was just one of those electromechanical weirdies that happen when the brain is a computer.

[Greg_C]

Super macro shot Greg!

Figured I'd add a "B-1rd"


Many Egrets around Sea World looking to mooch a meal...
Thanks Jay. Cool looking egret.
Speaking of Fish
(Ok, I know it's a Mammal...)



Perfect.....the flippers look like ears!
yes!!
ROFL...

Giant Sock Puppet FTW! :lol:
tiny button eyes
So I discovered something weird on this SoCal trip...

At one point during our day at Sea World, my MkIV ripped off like five or six shots in rapid succession more or less on its own (I was in Low Speed Burst and not in Auto Bracket) and, it also changed itself from Servo to One Shot. The latter went un-noticed until it bit me in the arse at the Dolphin Show.

I guess it was just one of those electromechanical weirdies that happen when the brain is a computer.
My flash will randomly go off when I have it on the camera sometimes.

[FlyingPhotog]

Thanks Jay. Cool looking egret.

Thankee...

My flash will randomly go off when I have it on the camera sometimes.

I've zapped myself a couple times when I've turned on the flash before putting it on the camera. Apparently closing those contacts with a hot flash will make if fire! :shock: <--- What I probably looked like at the time!

[FlyingPhotog]

From as far aft on the "A Deck" of the Queen Mary as you can go looking forward...
Over 900' of continuous hallway!
http://crosswindimages.com/img/v30/p906547047.jpg

My tripod was spread so I was shooting from about waist high. At normal height, you couldn't see the far end at all.
Amazing to realize that the great an powerful Titanic was only about half as long as the Queen Mary and that the Queen Mary II is nearly twice as long as the original Queen.

[Greg_C]

From as far aft on the "A Deck" of the Queen Mary as you can go looking forward...
Over 900' of continuous hallway!


My tripod was spread so I was shooting from about waist high. At normal height, you couldn't see the far end at all.
Amazing to realize that the great an powerful Titanic was only about half as long as the Queen Mary and that the Queen Mary II is nearly twice as long as the original Queen.
Wow!

[Woolburr]

Makes one wonder what causes the electronic brains to hiccup.

[Woolburr]

Closest I think I have to that shot is one taken in an empty hanger deck.

[FlyingPhotog]

Makes one wonder what causes the electronic brains to hiccup.

To quote Yul Brynner in "The King and I": It Is A Puzzlement...

Closest I think I have to that shot is one taken in an empty hanger deck.

Le's See it! :D

[Woolburr]

I still need to get a slide scanner....all my shots of that nature are still on transparencies.

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

From as far aft on the "A Deck" of the Queen Mary as you can go looking forward...
Over 900' of continuous hallway!
http://crosswindimages.com/img/v30/p906547047.jpg

My tripod was spread so I was shooting from about waist high. At normal height, you couldn't see the far end at all.
Amazing to realize that the great an powerful Titanic was only about half as long as the Queen Mary and that the Queen Mary II is nearly twice as long as the original Queen.

That's really ugly carpet.

Is it always sloped that way? Or will it change going over waves?

[FlyingPhotog]

That's really ugly carpet.

Is it always sloped that way? Or will it change going over waves?

I'm told that significant "heave" will tend to straighten the curve somewhat.

The carpet is not original but it bears motifs that mirror some of the significant carvings seen in various places on the ship.

They used 27 different kinds of wood throughout the interior of the Queen Mary. Five of them are now extinct and the rest would, by and large, be cost prohibitive to try and use today.

[Woolburr]

I just discovered a similar shot.....and not on a carrier.

556421

[FlyingPhotog]

^^^ Says 1965 to me... ^^^ ;)

Utterly quick and dirty five layer blend of the Queen Mary wheelhouse
http://crosswindimages.com/img/v28/p943925617.jpg

[Woolburr]

There is something magic about all the polished brass in a wheelhouse.

[Woolburr]

Jay....this is the base for the shot you saw.....

556424

[FlyingPhotog]

Ah, Cool! :D

[Belmondo]

Speaking of Fish
(Ok, I know it's a Mammal...)

http://crosswindimages.com/img/v30/p338260403.jpg

It looks like a sock puppet with ears. :lol:

Enjoying your travel photos, Jay.

[Woolburr]

The ears are garnering lots of votes.

[FlyingPhotog]

It looks like a sock puppet with ears. :lol:

Enjoying your travel photos, Jay.

Thanks Tom. I'm finding I don't really do "travel photos" very well though.

The ears are garnering lots of votes.

I guess! :D

[Woolburr]

Did you see the guy that has been pulling stumps with his OpTech strap and is now mad that it failed?

[FlyingPhotog]

Yeah...

Loved the comment about the strap being tied to a tree and the camera shot from a cannon. :lol:

[Woolburr]

Yep.....sure as hell wasn't normal wear and tear that caused that.

[Harm]

Better get in before Harm does and rubs it in. The Aussies lost to Ireland last night in the rugby. Makes our trip through the finals a lot harder now. In better news my league team (Brisbane Broncos) have booked a semi final place with field goal in extra time in last nights game.

That was a bit of a shock result. I must say though, so many people are missing penalties in this WC! At least England won, hopefully they can continue :D

Hi guys :)

[FlyingPhotog]

Evening Mr. Harm, sir...

[Harm]

Lovely photos, Jay! Glad you and Mrs Jay had a pleasant trip.

[FlyingPhotog]

Oh thanks... Travel snaps really. We had a fabulous week but the Devil take LA traffic. Just awful. I don't know how anyone lives a reasonably structured life when you have to leave last week to get somewhere tomorrow.

[Harm]

Yeah, wife said LA Traffic is a nightmare when she had a meeting down there! Amazing that people can do anything down there!

[Woolburr]

Oh thanks... Travel snaps really. We had a fabulous week but the Devil take LA traffic. Just awful. I don't know how anyone lives a reasonably structured life when you have to leave last week to get somewhere tomorrow.

Been 36 years since I was last in LA.....hard to imagine that nothing has changed during that time. NY, Chicago and DC have all made some improvements. Guess them Californicators are just slow learners. :lol:

[FlyingPhotog]

Obviously, people live in "pods" where anything beyond your commute is probably an unusually long drive. We do that to some extent here in Phoenix. There are parts of the valley I've probably never seen and we have been here 14 years now.

Granted, we were traveling 100 miles on a couple of days (San Diego to the south and Santa Barbara to the north) and we were in a very south-central location in Long Beach but if we do it again, it will be linear in nature with a couple days at one end then migrate one way or the other instead of out and back.

Cruising through Malibu was pretty sweet though. There are some mind-blowing "beach shacks" along that stretch of the PCH. :shock:

[Greg_C]

That was a bit of a shock result. I must say though, so many people are missing penalties in this WC! At least England won, hopefully they can continue :D

Hi guys :)
Rumour has it that the ball is very different and that the Kiwi's did things this way to favor running Rugby rather than a game that is decided by penalties or field goals. Looks at Jonnie's 2 from 7 conversion rate in the first game. Big shock for England if he can't overcome this.

[Harm]

Your future beach house, Jay?

[Harm]

Rumour has it that the ball is very different and that the Kiwi's did things this way to favor running Rugby rather than a game that is decided by penalties or field goals. Looks at Jonnie's 2 from 7 conversion rate in the first game. Big shock for England if he can't overcome this.

Yeah, I was wondering if there was something about the ball....

But give it a few days, people will have a handle on it. Just like in football. If the Kiwis lose with that new ball :D:D:D chokers ;)

Oh and amazing the number of points JW has in WC matches :shock: I knew he was good, but not that good :D:D

He used to shop at the local supermarket as me, back in Newcastle before he moved to France. We met him and his mum many times.

[FlyingPhotog]

Your future beach house, Jay?

Dare to dream!

[Harm]

I just noticed the thread title....you tossers :D:D

[FlyingPhotog]

I thought sure my JJ's Tuesday Fuzzy Slipper Day would get the nod... :(

[Harm]

I'd have voted for that, Jay! it was the perfect avatar for him too!!!

[vipergts831]

Good evening tuppers. So today was my century ride with the NYC Century Bike Tour. Challenging and fun. Total for the day was 103 miles :D

Here is a link to the images of the ride and a recap of the day :D

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=13124744&postcount=721

[Harm]

So now you've done that challenge, an Ironman is next? You just need to swim 2.4 miles and then run a marathon to sandwich a 100+ mile bike ride :D

[Belmondo]

When the P-51 crashed in Reno a couple days back, I heard on the news that it was in an area of VIP box seats. It is common for the larger casinos there to 'buy' these boxes and give the tickets to VIP guests, so I started worrying about a friend of ours who is the Director of Casino Marketing at one of the larger casinos in Reno where we are usually treated quite generously. This is the sort of thing he does, and it would not be unusual for a number of his high-rollers to be at the races. I left him messages for a couple days, and he finally called back. Indeed, they had purchased a box of 10 tickets, and he had given them to a group of favored guests.

By some miracle, every one of those guests had gone to a hospitality tent somewhere behind the bleachers, and were having snacks and drinks of some sort. They didn't even see the accident.

A lot of our friends know we used to go to Reno quite often, and we've received 3 calls so far from people who were afraid we might have been at the races.We are always invited to those events, and we just don't accept that often. It's too far to drive for a quick visit, and we opted not to go this time. I'm pretty happy about that.

[Harm]

^ i am really glad you and your friends were not hurt/harmed/involved in that tragedy. Makes you wonder who was? Guess the VIP booth isn't worth all the money you pay for!!

For me, I'll stand further back with an 800mm :D

[Belmondo]

^ i am really glad you and your friends were not hurt/harmed/involved in that tragedy. Makes you wonder who was? Guess the VIP booth isn't worth all the money you pay for!!

For me, I'll stand further back with an 800mm :D

Good thinking. Maybe about 2 miles back...:lol:

[*sigh*]

Good evening everyone.

[FlyingPhotog]

It's ironic that all of the photographers who were out shooting on course underneath pylons came home without a scratch and yet one of the competitors came down in the crowd (which as never happened before...)

[Timphoto]

Been 36 years since I was last in LA.....hard to imagine that nothing has changed during that time. NY, Chicago and DC have all made some improvements. Guess them Californicators are just slow learners. :lol:

If we didn't have to ship all our taxes back east and got our fair share, we'd probably have improvements. ;-)

Obviously, people live in "pods" where anything beyond your commute is probably an unusually long drive. We do that to some extent here in Phoenix. There are parts of the valley I've probably never seen and we have been here 14 years now.

Granted, we were traveling 100 miles on a couple of days (San Diego to the south and Santa Barbara to the north) and we were in a very south-central location in Long Beach but if we do it again, it will be linear in nature with a couple days at one end then migrate one way or the other instead of out and back.

Cruising through Malibu was pretty sweet though. There are some mind-blowing "beach shacks" along that stretch of the PCH. :shock:

Linear in the LA area is a good thing. Actually anywhere in the entire Southern California area...

I just noticed the thread title....you tossers :D:D

We were going to call it Harm's Crib. :-) Speaking of which...how did the crib shopping trip go?


Good thinking. Maybe about 2 miles back...:lol:

2 miles might not be enough. There is an interesting "easement" in the property titles for all the houses in that area that "allows" aircraft the right to fly low overhead.

[Timphoto]

Hey Nick!

Omar - congrats on the 100 miler!

[vipergts831]

Hey Nick!

Omar - congrats on the 100 miler!

Thanks Tim! Now its recovery time while i watch the eagles vs flacons. Good game coming down to the end.

[vipergts831]

So now you've done that challenge, an Ironman is next? You just need to swim 2.4 miles and then run a marathon to sandwich a 100+ mile bike ride :D

I have too much respect for those who do ironman races to disrespect them by saying i could do it :lol:

[Woolburr]

Congrats Omar! Looks like one hell of a ride.

[Harm]

We were going to call it Harm's Crib. :-) Speaking of which...how did the crib shopping trip go?

Good, good, it is all narrowing down a bit...so is the timeframe too!! hahahaha, 10 weeks left!


I have too much respect for those who do ironman races to disrespect them by saying i could do it :lol:

So what will you do, more 100 mile races?

[*sigh*]

Good Morning everyone, although it seems to just be you Harm.


That was quite a kill by Dan.

[Harm]

Yes, I had to save the thread, again....that was a whopper of a kill :D 8 hrs....

[vipergts831]

Congrats Omar! Looks like one hell of a ride.

Thanks Dan. Have lived in this city my whole life and can continue to say i havent seen it all :D

Good, good, it is all narrowing down a bit...so is the timeframe too!! hahahaha, 10 weeks left!




So what will you do, more 100 mile races?

Yup more 100 milers but expanding north from here through New Jersey. Some tour go from NYC to Boston and vice versa so ill look into those. For now ill take a much deserved rest period :D

[gjl711]

Good morning.

[Harm]

Hi, JJ, how are you today?

[gjl711]

Today is a sad day, but otherwise ok.

[Harm]

ruh-rohhhhhhhh.....why a sad day?

Because tomorrow is....tuesday?

[gjl711]

ruh-rohhhhhhhh.....why a sad day?

Because tomorrow is....tuesday?My father passed away over the weekend. It was expected but still very sad. I didn't want to bring ya all down, but that's what's going on.

RIP pop.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6209/6160093152_804f35c36e_b.jpg

[Harm]

Awwww, sorry to hear that, JJ!

As for that photo, where was that taken, and when? It looks like it wouldn't be out of place in England during WWII!

[gjl711]

I believe it was taken in Ingolstadt Germany after the war. My dad was a photographer and this was a self portrait.

[Harm]

Cool photo!

[vipergts831]

Sorry to hear that JJ :(

[*sigh*]

Sorry to hear that JJ. :(

Expected or not, it's still tough. :(

[FlyingPhotog]

Just doing the morning rounds..

Truly sorry to read of your Dad's passing JJ.

God Bless.

[jdizzle]

My condolenses to your father and family JJ. :(

[gjl711]

Thanx for the condolences. Yea, even when you know it's coming it's sad.

[JWright]

Checking in from Vancouver, BC. We have a day here and board the cruise ship tomorrow. We got here about 1 AM and we're so exhausted that we're going to make it an easy day and not do any sightseeing. Afternoon naps might be in order...

I just discovered a similar shot.....and not on a carrier.

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I'll have to do one like that on the cruise ship...

There is something magic about all the polished brass in a wheelhouse.

Not if you're the guy that has to polish it...:confused: The US Navy used to have a lot of brass on the bridges of their ships and the task of polishing it always fell to the junior Quartermaster. Guess who the juinor QM was at one time?

Did you see the guy that has been pulling stumps with his OpTech strap and is now mad that it failed?

Gotta go find that one...:D

Oh thanks... Travel snaps really. We had a fabulous week but the Devil take LA traffic. Just awful. I don't know how anyone lives a reasonably structured life when you have to leave last week to get somewhere tomorrow.

Yeah, wife said LA Traffic is a nightmare when she had a meeting down there! Amazing that people can do anything down there!

Meh... LA traffic is nothing compared to Washington DC. I'll take LA any day.

[Harm]

really? Everyone says that about DC. I never had issues with DC traffic in rush hr!

[FlyingPhotog]

The style of driving had as much to do with my frustration as anything else in LA...

Rather than whoa up a bit and leave room for traffic to flow, they all run up on the ass of the person in front and do the old accordion thing. The other thing I found truly odd: rather than pass a slower vehicle, most in LA seem content to just drive 10+ mph under the speed limit and let the line of cars just pile up behind the slower vehicle.

My Theory: Folks in that part of the world are so used to driving well below posted freeway speed limits that they don't know how to look more than one car ahead of themselves. If you could institutionally train the greater LA area to look 1/4 to 1/2 mile farther up the road and learn to anticipate traffic flow better, the entire metroplex would move more smoothly.

[Harm]

My Theory: Folks in that part of the world are so used to driving well below posted freeway speed limits that they don't know how to look more than one car ahead of themselves. If you could institutionally train the greater LA area to look 1/4 to 1/2 mile farther up the road and learn to anticipate traffic flow better, the entire metroplex would move more smoothly.

Never going to happen. Everyone is always in a rush to nowhere.

[Woolburr]

JJ.....sorry to hear about your dad. Never easy....even when you are expecting it.

[Woolburr]

DC traffic is a breeze......LA is definitely the worst place I have driven....Philly gets nuts during construction season.

[Greg_C]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your father JJ. Condolences to you and your family.

[thomascanty]

The other thing I found truly odd: rather than pass a slower vehicle, most in LA seem content to just drive 10+ mph under the speed limit and let the line of cars just pile up behind the slower vehicle.

That is so completely opposite my experience from driving in Southern California for 30+ years. People here take all kinds of crazy risks to swerve around slower vehicles. It gets really bad on the two-lane desert highways. Attorneys and funeral homes love those roads...

[thomascanty]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your dad, JJ. I was in the same situation 20 years ago. We knew it was going to happen, but that didn't make it any easier to accept... :(