Where's Nifty?!! #1 [Archive] - Page 2 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

Carzee

16th of February 2006 (Thu), 21:49

Nah, can't see it there's smoke from a bushfire in the air.

Anyway, this aint' New Zealand! Aussies can't stand on a hill see the east and west, north and south coasts like you guys.

dgcorner

16th of February 2006 (Thu), 22:08

Nah, can't see it there's smoke from a bushfire in the air.

Anyway, this aint' New Zealand! Aussies can't stand on a hill see the east and west, north and south coasts like you guys.

:D :D :D

FlyingPete

16th of February 2006 (Thu), 22:12

Nah, can't see it there's smoke from a bushfire in the air.

Anyway, this aint' New Zealand! Aussies can't stand on a hill see the east and west, north and south coasts like you guys.

Ah Auckland, the only city in the world that span to both the east and west coasts of the island it is on (I am not sure how Hong Kong and Singapore are excluded from that, but that is how I heard the fact).

tim

16th of February 2006 (Thu), 22:34

What's worse is if you can stand on a hill and see our parents house, our siblings houses, our grandparents houses, and our childrens houses...

kampphoto

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 01:45

hey bet you can't walk out your door and watch your dog run away for three days like you can here... you guys should really come check out canada... lol

NordieBoy

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 02:53

They call that "pig hunting" over here.

Carzee

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 03:10

LOL

BTW, what colour uniform do they wear in NZ?

::John::

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 03:22

It varies from school to school - sorta.

(For the kiwis, in OZ the public schools all seem to have the same yellow and green uniforms)

NordieBoy

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 05:06

LOL

BTW, what colour uniform do they wear in NZ?
Well the "K Road" uniform is very similar to the "Cross" one.

NordieBoy

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 15:11

Nifty has arrived!

Olli

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 15:16

Nifty has arrived!Waiting eagerly to see some results!

kampphoto

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 15:29

psst hey nordie you should send nifty to canada when you're done =)

Citizensmith

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 15:35

psst hey nordie you should send nifty to canada when you're done =)

You can be next in line, it'll be stopping in California on its way over to you. :)

FlyingPete

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 19:23

Nifty has arrived!

Bring on the wild south scenery!

NordieBoy

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 20:32

I've got Nifty a little journal to keep track of his friends in.
A page per person with something like.
POTN Handle, country/town, date recieved, where you went together.

The pic on the cover and proverb are somehow appropriate :)

FlyingPete

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 20:55

MazerRakhm

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 20:58

kampphoto

17th of February 2006 (Fri), 22:28

You can be next in line, it'll be stopping in California on its way over to you. :)

Seriously? cause that would rock!

Carzee

18th of February 2006 (Sat), 03:28

Good idea! Does it fit in Nifty's tupperware?

NordieBoy

18th of February 2006 (Sat), 04:09

Looks like it'll fit nicely.

Well Nifty and I had a cuppa hot chocolate and sniffed the flowers.

http://fran.orcon.net.nz/potn/20060218-105816s.jpg
http://fran.orcon.net.nz/potn/20060218-112519s.jpg

We then went mountain biking up to the Centre of New Zealand for a couple of shots and tomorrow we may head out to the local Kart track and watch some racing :)

Carzee

18th of February 2006 (Sat), 04:22

Great shots there - thats the best flower shot out of a plastic fantastic I've seen so far.

Coffee shot is sharp sharp. Did you like it as good as the 18-55 you have?

Carzee

18th of February 2006 (Sat), 04:27

btw a little opanda tells me the coffee is 1/20th @ f2.8 and the flower is 1/4000th @f1.8

....and your 300D serial number is 1930517620

NordieBoy

18th of February 2006 (Sat), 04:43

btw a little opanda tells me the coffee is 1/20th @ f2.8 and the flower is 1/4000th @f1.8

....and your 300D serial number is 1930517620

My name and phone # are in there as well :)

Well I havn't done any shots like this with the 18-55 :rolleyes: yet.
The flower is OOF but it was moving in the breeze at the garden centre and I was holding a bag of groceries in the other hand.

See! I can do real photographer excuses :p

The Gallery has been started (http://www.nifty50.200602Nelson.photoshare.co.nz)...

Carzee

18th of February 2006 (Sat), 14:59

I looked over the gallery - you can see when the polariser went on.

But still that coffee looks the best to me.

NordieBoy

18th of February 2006 (Sat), 15:54

I looked over the gallery - you can see when the polariser went on.

But still that coffee looks the best to me.

Polariser?

Ummm...

I will get one one day...

And it's a hot chocolate :rolleyes:

::John::

18th of February 2006 (Sat), 17:59

Those Nelson pics are great.

MattL

18th of February 2006 (Sat), 18:34

Nordie, dont forget to take a photo of nifty someplace, then upload it to the gallery of him.

dgcorner

19th of February 2006 (Sun), 00:09

Nordie -- Coold note pad. Nice pics!

Citizensmith

19th of February 2006 (Sun), 01:08

What are we using for shipping Nifty around? I've got a 6-can drinks cooler that would be good. Solid, water resistant, and take much more of a beating than cardboard. We use them to send samples off for lab analysis and Fedex have to work really hard to break anything in them.

So if its already well packed all is good. If you guys want though I could upgrade the packaging when it stops in Sacramento.

NordieBoy

19th of February 2006 (Sun), 01:22

Nifty is snug in his original box inside this tupperware container...

NordieBoy

19th of February 2006 (Sun), 01:31

Nifty did well at the Karting today :)

Only one more shot to take and that's the one of Nifty himself.

Carzee

19th of February 2006 (Sun), 03:33

Great kart colours -have fun? Is number 7 your boy?

I was wearing my skin off my hands all weekend 0800-1800 sanding and painting for pocket money. I am sunburnt and bone weary and its monday tomorrow...

Yeah thats Nifty's box. I get them free and use for all sorts of stuff. You get one box per ration pack, 4 man, 'E'.

NordieBoy

19th of February 2006 (Sun), 04:05

Not my boy.
Cosmo is my boy and cats arn't allowed to drive in New Zealand.
What better place to learn motorsport photography and improve your reaction times as well :D

NordieBoy

19th of February 2006 (Sun), 05:36

Finally getting the hang of the Nifty gallery now :)
Got the front page pics sorted and captioned and uploaded the final Nelson ones.

So who gets him next?

Citizensmith

19th of February 2006 (Sun), 10:54

Unless Carzee has any plans I think I'm next. There are a couple of PotN members in my area that I can get it to.

After that it sounds like it will either be winging its way to Manitoba or driving down the valley to one of the hoard of PotN folks down there.

I hope it will get on well with my 24 f/2.8.

snibbetsj

19th of February 2006 (Sun), 11:33

Looks like Nifty's having a great time!

Make sure he sees Panama City Beach when he's traveling through SE USA.

kampphoto

19th of February 2006 (Sun), 14:46

Wooo Manitoba! heheheh

NordieBoy

20th of February 2006 (Mon), 04:15

He's on his way...

http://www.PhotoShare.co.nz/PhotoShareGallery1/101372/107111/20060219-2307457516_S.jpg

THE NIFTY GALLERY IS HERE (http://www.nifty50.global.photoshare.co.nz)

Carzee

20th of February 2006 (Mon), 04:24

Umm Nordir your next to last Nifty link isn't right for us - an upload menu or something...

And where did you find time to do that - Nifty has left the building???

Thats fast!

NordieBoy

20th of February 2006 (Mon), 04:30

Fixed now :o

Well he's actually sitting on my desk all packaged up ready to go but in theory he's left the building.

I could put him outside though ;)

Carzee

20th of February 2006 (Mon), 04:49

Could be a coupla months before he passes thru here and kiwiland again... but he should do a few laps before travel fatigue sets in.

In2Photos

20th of February 2006 (Mon), 15:31

When it hits the states I would like a day with him.

T.D.

20th of February 2006 (Mon), 19:39

If Nifty wants to stop in Oregon, I'd be happy to host him. I have a spare room.

Carzee

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 03:12

LOL, spare room. Yeah, i think he's got a sleeping bag.

condyk

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 03:21

Yeah, i think he's got a sleeping bag.

Condoms?

NordieBoy

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 04:25

Condoms?
He's got a UV filter, how much more protection does he need?

:cool:

Olli

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 06:58

Btw, are all the lenses males? :confused:

Carzee

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 07:02

Well, technically, all the bodies have mounts which are female.. :)

Olli

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 07:23

Well, technically, all the bodies have mounts which are female.. :) Stupid me :o :mrgreen:

snibbetsj

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 10:39

Well, technically, all the bodies have mounts which are female.. :)

:lol: :lol:

joeseph

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 15:54

And the teleconverters are then classed as:

MazerRakhm

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 15:58

And the teleconverters are then classed as:

Don't be judging the teleconverters now! To each their own.

condyk

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 16:27

Btw, are all the lenses males? :confused:

No, but a women needs to be responsible too :p

Carzee

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 16:31

And the teleconverters are then classed as:

AC -- DC ??????

Olli

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 18:14

No, but a women needs to be responsible too :pThat was my initial thought, before thinking about ex- and intrusions. I'm so innocent. :rolleyes:

NordieBoy

21st of February 2006 (Tue), 23:36

ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!

And taken Nifty with him.

They say it'll be 4-10 days and you'll have him in your hot little hands Marcus :D

The antici......

.....pation will kill you :cool:

Citizensmith

22nd of February 2006 (Wed), 00:49

The antici......

.....pation will kill you :cool:

Is that a Rocky Horror reference? :)

Cool looking forward to it. I'll rustle up some of the other Sacramento folks and try for a few further down the valley before he wings his way up to Canada.

Carzee

22nd of February 2006 (Wed), 03:38

Time to update the flight map!

NordieBoy

22nd of February 2006 (Wed), 03:51

Is that a Rocky Horror reference? :)

http://fran.orcon.net.nz/beer3.gif

NordieBoy

22nd of February 2006 (Wed), 17:38

Woo hoo!
My own personal Nifty has arrived!

Now to learn from the mistakes I made with Travelling Nifty ;)

kampphoto

22nd of February 2006 (Wed), 17:39

but but but... as long as he makes it here before winter is over... I want to take a picture of the vast white open space that Manitoba is in the winter =)

Carzee

22nd of February 2006 (Wed), 19:58

Woo hoo!
My own personal Nifty has arrived!

:) Nifty is now a Canon Inc Sales Rep?

Citizensmith

22nd of February 2006 (Wed), 20:45

but but but... as long as he makes it here before winter is over... I want to take a picture of the vast white open space that Manitoba is in the winter =)

So what is your deadline? He could always make it back to the rest of California another time. When, in general, does the vast white open space that Manitoba is in the winter become a slushy gray mess?

kampphoto

22nd of February 2006 (Wed), 21:42

probably late march is when eveything starts to really melt... well if we are lucky... probably mid-april... I'll live if it doesn't make it here before then, i just felt like complaining =) hehehe.

rfreschner

23rd of February 2006 (Thu), 15:02

but but but... as long as he makes it here before winter is over...

Winter ends up there??!! :lol:

rfreschner

23rd of February 2006 (Thu), 15:03

Hey - if Nifty ever makes it to the Northeast, count me in. Might be the only time I have a prime mounted on my 20D!! :D

roanjohn

24th of February 2006 (Fri), 10:15

CARZEE - is this the same "nifty" that originated from New York and traveled to New Zealand??

:-) Ro1

Carzee

24th of February 2006 (Fri), 15:16

Hi Roan, yes its him alright - a real globetrotter.

This thread is how it all began
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=121787

and post #37 says

I have both 50s here at the moment and can vouch for the 1.4 bokeh and quality. Hands winner.

The 1.8 came with my 10D sent over from NYC (Roanjohn)

::John::

24th of February 2006 (Fri), 15:29

Post #39 was pretty good, too - the birth of an idea...

roanjohn

24th of February 2006 (Fri), 16:13

HAHAHAHA!!! This should be titled "The Little Nifty that Could".........as this nifty came apart in the Jersey Shores and I forced it back together...........

Lets see how far it goes.............Ro1

::John::

24th of February 2006 (Fri), 16:25

this nifty came apart in the Jersey Shores and I forced it back together.....

http://www.kiwi-in-oz.com/images/gulp.gif

RAitch

24th of February 2006 (Fri), 21:19

This is hillarious! I wonder how it compares to my nifty.. I would hope better.

NordieBoy

24th of February 2006 (Fri), 23:14

Well he does have some internel dust

Maybe a lens enema is called for 8)

Carzee

25th of February 2006 (Sat), 05:19

I gave it quite a work out -for months it was all I had- and that NJ wrigley brand glue has made Nifty good as new!

...so yes, Nifty (like many celebrities and jet setters) has had plastic surgery!

Citizensmith

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 15:42

Just had a phone call from my wife (she's at home sick) asking why I got a box from New Zealand. I reminded her about the visitor. Good thing the spare room is tidy.

So anyway. Nifty has returned from (very) low earth orbit to land in Sacramento. Just as the weather gets crappy and we have another storm coming through.

SuzyView

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 15:43

Who all is going to have Nifty in CA?

Citizensmith

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 15:45

After I'm done he's off to see Maureen and Skip in the central valley. Could probably fit in one more stop after that as well. We just want him up to Manitoba by the end of March. Thats 4 weeks away though, 2 or 3 stops shouldn't be a big deal.

roanjohn

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 15:46

I gave it quite a work out -for months it was all I had- and that NJ wrigley brand glue has made Nifty good as new!

...so yes, Nifty (like many celebrities and jet setters) has had plastic surgery!

COOL!!!! I never knew my nifty would be so popular!!! GOOD idea CARZEE!!!

Ro1

::John::

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 15:47

So anyway. Nifty has returned from (very) low earth orbit to land in Sacramento.

Cool

Way to go, Nifty!

SuzyView

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 15:48

OOOooo. Maybe in the spring Nifty can see the Cherry Blossoms? What do you think, Jon?

roanjohn

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 15:52

When nifty visits the east coast.......maybe we could have a bittersweet reunion......

HUHUHU.........!!!

Ro1

Citizensmith

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 15:54

COOL!!!! I never knew my nifty would be so popular!!! GOOD idea CARZEE!!!

Ro1

I wonder if we should backdate the travels to include the NY point of origin?

And if you want it back for a week or two you can add yourself to the very informal waiting list. :)

Citizensmith

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 15:56

roanjohn

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 16:09

I wonder if we should backdate the travels to include the NY point of origin?

And if you want it back for a week or two you can add yourself to the very informal waiting list. :)

Good idea........and don't forget that this nifty have been to DC too!!!

OH yeah....and add my name to the informal list........

Ro1

Carzee

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 16:19

Hi all, glad to wake and see Nifty is in another country, what a life he has!

He's the flightlog update...
http://www.photoshare.co.nz/PhotoShareGallery1/101372/107085/carzee_map3607.jpg

Citizensmith

27th of February 2006 (Mon), 23:18

Nifty's Log, Stardate February 27th 2006.
Arrived in Sacramento California. Thought it was supposed to be hot here. Instead its raining and blowing a gale. Locals are friendly. Met a nice 24 f/2.8. He said he'd take me to a few of the local sights. There is a 17-40 L here as well. Never did like those overblown L lenses. They might have their swanky Ring-USM focus motors and La-de-da weather sealing and flourite lens elements (whatever the hell that is) but I'm still as sharp as them. Anyway, sure there will be some fun stuff to see and then its off to stay with a nice couple down south a ways. Should be fun.

Carzee

28th of February 2006 (Tue), 06:43

Great to see him welcomed and out & about in Sacramento. And an arrival pic too. Gotta love that red ring on Nifty.

Maureen Souza

28th of February 2006 (Tue), 07:37

We are looking forward to our visit from Nifty in a few days :)

Right now I am trying to find the right recipient to send him off to when I got done with him.

Carzee

28th of February 2006 (Tue), 08:15

Hi Maureen, trying to find etc.... ahhh decisions decisions

And I just realised the World map (above) maybe far from satisfactory - its missing a whole slab of the pacific - 25% of the globe. No Hawaii fgs. Oh well...

In2Photos

28th of February 2006 (Tue), 09:02

Don't forget when Nifty gets to the east coast that Charlotte, NC would like to take some shots. Maybe Lowes Motor Speedway, or some of the big banking towers, downtown. Perhaps the Carolina Panthers!

snibbetsj

28th of February 2006 (Tue), 11:25

Wonder if we should get some kind of Nifty scheduler going so if enough people are after some time we can figure out who gets it, when. I can get something going easily if anyone thinks its a good idea.

And we still need an address from Pekka. :)

That's a great idea if you're willing to admin it.

I'm in the Florida Panhandle so add my name when it gets around here, hopefully by summer.
:D

rfreschner

28th of February 2006 (Tue), 12:09

Looks like there's a whole bunch of folks on the East coast just waiting to get their hands on Nifty!!

kampphoto

28th of February 2006 (Tue), 17:26

We are looking forward to our visit from Nifty in a few days :)

Right now I am trying to find the right recipient to send him off to when I got done with him.

don't forget the vast white north... well white for the next month or so =)

Citizensmith

28th of February 2006 (Tue), 17:28

don't forget the vast white north... well white for the next month or so =)

Don't worry, we aren't forgetting you. Plan is to get Nifty to you by the end of March once he has gotten used to sunny California. :)

Carzee

28th of February 2006 (Tue), 17:33

Yeah. but putting on the thinking cap, since Nifty is a tourist after all, where would a "Tourist Guy" be this time of year and in the weeks ahead?

St Patricks parade NYC?

Stampede Rodeo?

Where would he go for spring?

kampphoto

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 09:36

Don't worry, we aren't forgetting you. Plan is to get Nifty to you by the end of March once he has gotten used to sunny California. :)

well that's going to suck for nifty... from Cali to cold ass Manitoba... not something I would want to do anyways ;)

jlacoy82

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 13:44

I'll take the little guy if he needs another stop on east coast in the New England area. ;)

Carzee

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 17:52

Speaking about Nifty's tourist destinations, should he try to take a photo of the White House? A street protest? Thats stereotypical Americana.

rfreschner

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 17:58

should he try to take a photo of the White House?

Don't know how close he'd be able to get these days post 9/11 and all. You might need the mighty 300 rather than the nifty 50!!

SuzyView

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 17:59

Actually, the exciting place is the Supreme Court building with Anna Nicole. You should see the press there. It's rather disturbing. That is top news and people are suffering all over the world.

rfreschner

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 18:00

You might need the mighty 300

And, when someone starts passing one of these around, I want to be first on the list of destinations!! :lol:

FlyingPete

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 18:00

Nuff talking, show us the photos :D

SuzyView

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 18:05

I understand the weather in CA is really bad this week. Is that why Nifty is still in the box?

Carzee

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 19:10

And, when someone starts passing one of these around, I want to be first on the list of destinations!! :lol:

Second dibs on the 'Freebie Threehundred'.

Citizensmith

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 19:29

I understand the weather in CA is really bad this week. Is that why Nifty is still in the box?

We even had tornado warnings in Sacramento yesterday although none showed up. Would have made a good photo. It's actually nice and sunny at the moment (still windy though) but I'm figuring thats because I'm at work. It'll get nasty and raining again as soon as I get up to leave.

This weekend I'll be escorting members of the Danish parliament around a windfarm site near here. I'll definitely have Nifty with me. Plan is to get a decent slection of photos this weekend and then get Nifty in the mail Monday.

FlyingPete

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 19:35

We even had tornado warnings in Sacramento yesterday although none showed up. Would have made a good photo. It's actually nice and sunny at the moment (still windy though) but I'm figuring thats because I'm at work. It'll get nasty and raining again as soon as I get up to leave.

This weekend I'll be escorting members of the Danish parliament around a windfarm site near here. I'll definitely have Nifty with me. Plan is to get a decent slection of photos this weekend and then get Nifty in the mail Monday.

Windfarm shots will be cool!

Citizensmith

1st of March 2006 (Wed), 19:52

Windfarm shots will be cool!

I've got some great shots of the exisiting turbines. The new ones that are due to be running by the end of May are Vestas (A Danish company) V90 turbines. They will be the biggest anywhere in the US. At least until someone else buys something bigger. At the moment though they are still in pieces on the ground, and the blades haven't even arrived yet. Fortunately there plenty of older turbines up and around.

On monday I'm due to be out there at the butt crack of dawn so there will be more opportunities for good shots as the sun burns through the early morning haze.

joeseph

2nd of March 2006 (Thu), 01:47

How 'ya gonna get prop-blur with a super-fast lens like the nifty?

NordieBoy

2nd of March 2006 (Thu), 02:49

How 'ya gonna get prop-blur with a super-fast lens like the nifty?

Spin the camera around quickly and use the remote shutter.
Duh!

My new Sigma can get the infamous cat-blur...
And that's at 1/100th

joeseph

2nd of March 2006 (Thu), 02:57

Ah right! the flyingpete method. how silly of me!

MazerRakhm

2nd of March 2006 (Thu), 09:08

This weekend I'll be escorting members of the Danish parliament around a windfarm site near here. I'll definitely have Nifty with me. Plan is to get a decent slection of photos this weekend and then get Nifty in the mail Monday.

Those windfarms are very cool! I'd like to actually see one in person one day.

Citizensmith

2nd of March 2006 (Thu), 22:07

I was feeling guilty the Nifty hadn't been used the last couple of days. The weather was clear if a little windy so I tried to get some drive time photos on the way home.

I set a reasonable focus distance and then set Nifty to manual focus and f/4. Figured that would be enough. I learnt a few things. This idea wasn't nearly as good as it sounds. When shooting blind (not like I could look through the viewfinder) I tend to aim high. Very high. About halfway through I must have knocked the focus ring as all the rest are badly out of focus.

Anway, here is a quick shot of the sacramento skyline while driving past around 45mph.

rfreschner

2nd of March 2006 (Thu), 22:11

Keep those eyes and hands on the road!! Can't be putting Nifty in harms way you know!! :lol:

Citizensmith

2nd of March 2006 (Thu), 22:21

Keep those eyes and hands on the road!! Can't be putting Nifty in harms way you know!! :lol:

Both eyes were on the road. I think it explains my spectacularly low success rate with this idea. :)

Citizensmith

6th of March 2006 (Mon), 12:14

Well the weather sucked yesterday so no good wind turbine photos. Nifty did get used for a few shots of the Danish Minister for the Environment and her entourage but they aren't particularly exciting. Between crap weather and my wife being sick it really has limited the tourist opportunities.

Of course today the weather is much nicer so maybe I'll take Nifty off to get some shots of the capitol building.

dgcorner

6th of March 2006 (Mon), 15:52

. . .Of course today the weather is much nicer so maybe I'll take Nifty off to get some shots of the capitol building.

We're all looking forward to seeing the shots uploaded onto the gallery!!!

Citizensmith

6th of March 2006 (Mon), 17:40

I'll upload a few when I get home tonight. I'm kind of bummed that the weather is being so crappy. It's been really nice this morning so I figured I'd cut out of work early. Almost as soon as I'd made that decision the weather decided to get crappy again. I just took a few 'rain on window' shots so at least Nifty is doing something. :)

Citizensmith

6th of March 2006 (Mon), 23:20

Well I think there are some uploaded. Unfortunately just as I got all the captions and such in and the photoshare server seems to have gone temporarily toes up.

I'll try later to get captions on and the link and such.

dgcorner

7th of March 2006 (Tue), 01:36

Looks like the server is indeed acting up... it isn't loading like its supposed to.

MattL

7th of March 2006 (Tue), 01:42

If whoever setup the image hosting thingie (carzee i think?) wants one of us to give them a call I dont mind doing it - Its free for us to yell at the, but you might have to pay $$ for toll calls!

Citizensmith

7th of March 2006 (Tue), 10:07

Photoshare still seems to be somewhere in the dark side of the internet. I guess the Nifty photos were too much for them. And this is before Nifty ever made it to Charlesu over in the glamour & nude section. :)

I'll host mine locally until the site is back up. Expect links soon.

SuzyView

7th of March 2006 (Tue), 10:11

Thanks. Trying to keep up. :)

gugu

7th of March 2006 (Tue), 12:02

I don't mind hosting the images in my server, if you are intrested PM me.

Citizensmith

7th of March 2006 (Tue), 13:39

I don't mind hosting the images in my server, if you are intrested PM me.

There are a few of us with our own hosting solutions. I think the idea was to get it on a third party image hosting server to increase the likelyhood of everything surviving. I could easily throw 400Mb of space at it but if I then decided tomorrow that I'm bored with Canon and that Vivitar is a much better photo solution the Nifty photos may get hard to reach. :)

Thanks for the offer though.

Citizensmith

7th of March 2006 (Tue), 13:44

I'm not going to have any time today to throw a quick website together so I figured I'd at least provide links. Hopefully the host will be back on line soon.

http://www.notesfromtherivercity.com/galleries/nifty/n50sacsunset1.jpg
http://www.notesfromtherivercity.com/galleries/nifty/n50sacsunset2.jpg
http://www.notesfromtherivercity.com/galleries/nifty/n50sacgutter.jpg
http://www.notesfromtherivercity.com/galleries/nifty/n50sacraindrops.jpg
http://www.notesfromtherivercity.com/galleries/nifty/n50sacmorgan.jpg
http://www.notesfromtherivercity.com/galleries/nifty/n50sacdane.jpg

kampphoto

7th of March 2006 (Tue), 13:54

where is nifty headed next hehehe =)

NordieBoy

7th of March 2006 (Tue), 14:36

I could easily throw 400Mb of space at it but if I then decided tomorrow that I'm bored with Canon and that Vivitar is a much better photo solution the Nifty photos may get hard to reach. :)
But I know where you live...

http://fran.orcon.net.nz/scream.gif

dgcorner

7th of March 2006 (Tue), 15:23

CS, looks like the server is up and running. Do transfer the images when you have the time. Btw, nice pics. I like the last one where people were falling asleep ;-)

Cheers!

dgcorner

7th of March 2006 (Tue), 15:26

Bloody he... the pics I posted are gone! Looks like the link was broken. I shall upload these again.

Citizensmith

9th of March 2006 (Thu), 18:14

Most of my Nifty photos are up. Got a couple more to add though. The weather folks keep saying the weather is going to continue being crappy so I figured its time for Nifty's journey to continue so he can have a second CA stop before heading up to Manitoba.

He is wrapped and addressed and sitting on my desk. I'll try and sneak out early to make sure I get to the post office.

Carzee

10th of March 2006 (Fri), 06:26

Kevin

10th of March 2006 (Fri), 12:40

That's great news. I am looking forward to a few good days with Nifty. The weather here should be clearing up by the time Nifty arrives. Will keep everyone posted and photos will soon follow.

Citizensmith

10th of March 2006 (Fri), 12:56

That's great news. I am looking forward to a few good days with Nifty. The weather here should be clearing up by the time Nifty arrives. Will keep everyone posted and photos will soon follow.

Didn't make it to the post office last night but he's on his way now, priority mail, so should only be a couple of days. Monday probably, Tuesday if not.

so, what happened to iboys 1 through 25? Is it a Lilo and Stitch type idea? The first 25 sucked but they think the 26thiboy will work out good? :)

kampphoto

10th of March 2006 (Fri), 13:40

i'm getting excited to see nifty soon!!!

I'll make sure to get some good sterotypical canadian shots... big burley random animails...

speaking of which i wonder if the apartment turkey will be back by the time nifty gets here... yes funny story... i have been living in the same apartment for the last three years (as of may of this year) and when I first moved in there was a turkey... yes a wild turkey. Now you have to realize i live right in the city, not somewhere on the fringe near a farm. So anyways every spring this turkey has re-appeared, don't know where it goes for the nasty a$$ canadian winter, but regarless its a weird sight every year especailly for people that come to visit, "so yeah i almost ran over a turkey in your parking lot??!?"...

and i'll make sure to get lots of shots of vast white nothingness... because there is a lot of that around here =)

oh getting excited... hehehhe!

In2Photos

10th of March 2006 (Fri), 15:10

Kevin

10th of March 2006 (Fri), 15:21

Didn't make it to the post office last night but he's on his way now, priority mail, so should only be a couple of days. Monday probably, Tuesday if not.

so, what happened to iboys 1 through 25? Is it a Lilo and Stitch type idea? The first 25 sucked but they think the 26thiboy will work out good? :)

Actually I have 26T HighBoy roadster. It sits on 32 ford rails with a Chevy small block. Everyone refers to me as the 26thiboy guy.

Citizensmith

10th of March 2006 (Fri), 15:24

Actually I have 26T HighBoy roadster. It sits on 32 ford rails with a Chevy small block. Everyone refers to me as the 26thiboy guy.

Nice set of wheels. I think you could get some very nice photos of that with a nifty little 50mm lens. :)

jlacoy82

13th of March 2006 (Mon), 10:49

I call eleventeenth dibs on Nifty when he comes to the east coast! ;)

Kevin

13th of March 2006 (Mon), 18:51

The postman just delivered Nifty!! Before I had a chance to unpack him he escaped and was found on his way to the beach. Photo's to follow in 2 minutes. Arrived 03/13/06 at 3:30 PM.

Kevin

13th of March 2006 (Mon), 19:01

Here's the first two shots. You will have to excuse the first shot:oops: :oops: , our weenie dog is so tired of having the camera pointed at her. Shot two looks quit good.:) :)
No crop on these.

Carzee

13th of March 2006 (Mon), 20:46

Sharpish stuff.
Re the opposite end to the pointy end... see what happens when you break rules! Lens testing around here is usually done on a duck, not a duckshound.

Citizensmith

13th of March 2006 (Mon), 21:17

I'm glad I sent him onwards. You seem to have sun and I'm still sitting through gray skies and rain. Snow level is down to 1,000 feet. Nowhere near home but my wife is having to drive through snow now on her way to work.

Have fun with Nifty. Kampphoto, you may want to PM over your details if you haven't already.

rfreschner

13th of March 2006 (Mon), 21:31

Glad to see the little guy's moving right along! Hopefully, we'll be having good weather when he makes it to the East coast..... :)

NordieBoy

13th of March 2006 (Mon), 22:56

I wonder how many are going to get their own Niftys after hosting him :D

Citizensmith

14th of March 2006 (Tue), 00:38

I wonder how many are going to get their own Niftys after hosting him :D

Maybe the 1.4 version. I've had a 1.8 before and nifty bought back lots of memories. Some of them involving loud, slow autofocus and ebay. :) Still, amazingly sharp little lens though.