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Moppie

20th of December 2006 (Wed), 23:01

Oh the wonders of a Mortgage,

Congrats and commiserations Matt, and good luck with the flat mates :)

Has anyone got any experience with shipping costs from over seas?
I just had a look at buying a Benbo 2 tripod from B&H, and they want US$99 just for the postage!

tim

20th of December 2006 (Wed), 23:05

I have lots of experience with overseas shipping Moppie. I find UPS to be cheapest and reliable.

weka2000

20th of December 2006 (Wed), 23:11

Will be putting offer on house. I will have 2 studio rooms :)
Only $500,000 :)

Wazza

20th of December 2006 (Wed), 23:22

Heck, house prices of today. You'd think you have a helipad with that price.

Sadly, our own valuation has gone up to $460+ i think, couple houses nearby sold for around $440-465 a year ago, so I'm sure one in the neighbourhood will push $500K. :rolleyes:

weka2000

20th of December 2006 (Wed), 23:28

Moppie

20th of December 2006 (Wed), 23:31

I have lots of experience with overseas shipping Moppie. I find UPS to be cheapest and reliable.

Does US$99 for a 4kg tripod through UPS sound reasonable though?

One thing about buying land in Auckland, its very hard to lose money on it.
The House however is another matter, its very easy to let it fall down around you.
Fortunately if you find a solid one, with a really bad decorating job, its no to hard to add a little value to it.
Not to hard on the wallet that is, its much harder on the body.

Wazza

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 00:33

Its all realative to income.

So you're telling me the average wage continues to rise at 20% every 3 years?
I blame real estate agents for continually pushing up the sales.. Recently saw an article, about the commission they're charging. I'm definately look at real estate photography, as they seem to have money to blow around. :rolleyes:

Last time I saw wages increased 2-5% a year depending on area you're in.

I've only had 326% increase in 4 years due to change in jobs...

theflyingkiwi

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 00:39

consider yourself lucky. I haven't had a pay rise in the last 2 years.

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 00:52

consider yourself lucky. I haven't had a pay rise in the last 2 years.

Me neither but who am I :lol:

Tonights model on the way. Photos later

NordieBoy

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 00:57

I haven't had a pay rise in 4 years or so.
The boss doesn't listen to a thing I say.

MattL

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 01:00

consider yourself lucky. I haven't had a pay rise in the last 2 years.

I got two this year :D

tag141

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 01:01

I haven't had a pay rise in 4 years or so.
The boss doesn't listen to a thing I say.

Pay rises...I've heard of these things. Seems to be 'management' that automatically get them while the real workers have to go cap in hand and ask for one.

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 01:08

Some people are such good salesmen that they bulls*it there way to one or kiss some butt :lol:

joeseph

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 02:17

Pay rises...I've heard of these things.
I think they're just another urban myth... they don't actually exist!

dgcorner

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 03:01

MattL: Congrats & commiserations!!! Give it a couple of years and your net worth will allow you to get another investment property, then let other people's money work for you. I'vve had a former colleague start when she was your age... she now owns 21 properties!

Pay raises... they don't even cover the bloody inflation rate! PAYE + ACC + Inflation + 12.5% on everything we purchase is highway robbery. No wonder they small time crooks who break into our houses just get their knuckles slapped - they aren't stealing as much!

theflyingkiwi

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 03:04

I think they're just another urban myth... they don't actually exist!

when I first started with Fonterra I went from 42-52 with in a year :)

despite what everyone thinks they are far from a myth. good company's give there workers pay rises.

remember if you pay doesn't keep up with inflation then you are falling behind.

dgcorner

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 03:05

Some people are such good salesmen that they bulls*it there way to one or kiss some butt :lol:

Either that or one finds themselves being pirated and being given raises along the way. Besides, according to the studies, working smartly, and building your network will get you into more lucrative paying jobs.

dgcorner

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 03:08

despite what everyone thinks they are far from a myth. good company's give there workers pay rises.

remember if you pay doesn't keep up with inflation then you are falling behind.

I do agree. I just hate getting slapped with some 42% (39+% plus another 2.5% for ACC,) then have to pay 12.5% GST... I'm glad I am contracting at my new job -- I hopefully will be paying less!

akiwi

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 03:17

It's the same everywhere in the world. Here in Germany it's the same. I have to grovvel for a pay rise. I also find it unfair. I am not a good business man & cannot barter as hard as some and therefore have the feeling I could be earning more. In a way it would be nice if all wages were visible so you could see who was being paid too much & who too little. One of the workers in my team didn't get a pay rise in 6 years as she was too shy to ask for one. I had to do it for her.
Over the last couple of years it has become a little better I must admit.

momentz

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 03:18

I got two this year :D

Me too. Upskilling pays :D

MattL

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 03:22

akiwi

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 05:01

Hey Peter, perhaps you could help me?

I want to send a friend in germany something for xmas - I think just some flowers would be nice for her.. shes staying in St. Augustin..

are there any online places around there i can order from or whats the best idea?
There are sure to be:
I did a quick search. Here is a shop in St. Augustin.
www.blumen-adrian.com (http://www.blumen-adrian.com)
Or better yet you can just use interflora = www.fleurop.com (http://www.fleurop.com). They are represented all around the world (Including the above mentioned shop).
Payment with Credit card. They even quote prices in NZ$

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 05:45

Quick post from tonight

akiwi

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 05:47

An intensive stare!
Nice shot. The hair blends a bit into the background on the left, perhaps you can lighten it a little.

MattL

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 05:48

Not bad Tony, not bad.

I love studio shots like this for the twinkle in her eye that is a softbox.

My suggestion would watch those reflections and try only have one light source showing in her eyes.. Two suns can be somewhat a weird thing to look at.

Wazza

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 06:01

Just got back from some Christmas shopping.

Just to let people know, Camera House, now have $10 Gold member card, you pay that, then get 12x8" prints for just $5 each.. And various other sizes.

Even more, they said 20min wait, but I was talking to the sales person for 5min, and before we had finished talking, my photos were printed, and in high quality matte. :)

Tony: I think it's cropped too tightly, should generally show more below the face, rather than blackness of the hair above. Like more neckline.

I hope it's a crop... Otherwise it won't be too usable when printed from a shop, where even more is cropped. Anyway, nice and sharp though and good exposure. :)

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 13:56

Yep it has been cropped.

theflyingkiwi

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 14:34

Tony I must say that is one of the better photos that I have seen ya take :) a bit more light on the hair on the left would be nice. also a few touch ups on the face and you have yourself a winner

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 15:30

Tony I must say that is one of the better photos that I have seen ya take :) a bit more light on the hair on the left would be nice. also a few touch ups on the face and you have yourself a winner

One trys to please :lol:

tim

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 16:36

Nice photo Tony. Two suggestions to improve: more detail in the hair, and the eyes could be a little more open - not that you can do much about that. If you have the CS2 beta and shot RAW the fill light might pull a little detail out of the hair.

btw i'm loving camera raw 4.0 in CS3, i'll rarely have to go into photoshop for wedding work now! :)

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 18:35

tim

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 18:40

Definitely. Good article on digg (http://www.digg.com/software/Photoshop_CS3_For_Windows_Cracked).

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 19:43

Definitely. Good article on digg (http://www.digg.com/software/Photoshop_CS3_For_Windows_Cracked).

You were right. Great article

forsaken

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 19:56

well just finsished my last day of work for the year. Am now sitting here in agony with a screwdrvier shaped (flat head) hole in my left hand :(

Wazza

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:10

Ouch, that was a bit silly Simon!

You'll need to grab your batteries and CF card before I head overseas! I may never come back.

tim

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:14

Well it's my 30th birthday today, and I got asked for ID when I went to buy a bottle of Havana Club rum. Mmmm, rum. So i'm happy that i'm still young enough looking that they ask me for id!

I rang up about a home loan today... damn a mortgage for an ok house in Wellington would cost me about 80% of my salary after tax... about 4-5 times more than I pay in rent! I should've bought 3 years ago when I was contracting...

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:15

CS3 didt like my legal serial number go figure :cry:

tim

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:17

CS3 didt like my legal serial number go figure :cry:

There are posts on the adobe forums saying use the serial number sticker not the one in CS2, as the one shown in CS2 misses the last 4 digits. Have a look on the adobe site for details, I don't have the link handy sorry.

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:19

There are posts on the adobe forums saying use the serial number sticker not the one in CS2, as the one shown in CS2 misses the last 4 digits. Have a look on the adobe site for details, I don't have the link handy sorry.

I did, I have the bit of paper with it on :confused: oh well its EOY time to format my Laptop any way.
I see RAW 4 is like light room in a few ways.

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:20

tim

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:27

Thanks Tony, bank was being kind loaning me so much! Just paying it back will be the problem. Should've saved more money while I was contracting.

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:29

Thanks Tony, bank was being kind loaning me so much! Just paying it back will be the problem. Should've saved more money while I was contracting.

Hindsight is a wonder full thing. We all look back and wished we did ? whatever.

NordieBoy

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:44

tim

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 21:11

My share of rent on a 2 bedroom in town is $200/wk, about $900/month. A mortgage will be at least three times that for a reasonable place not too far from the city. I guess it depends on your deposit.

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 21:59

Just got Sandras Xmas present......Half Million dollar house :lol:
We are the new owners of this

http://www.realestate.co.nz/398406

I get to see the sunset from my bedroom window.

Wazza

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 22:02

Congrats Tony..

And happy birthday Tim...

You don't look a day past 40..

Maybe in 10/15 years... Maybe sooner, depends how much you drink ;)

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 22:06

Congrats Tony..

And happy birthday Tim...

You don't look a day past 40..

Maybe in 10/15 years... Maybe sooner, depends how much you drink ;)

Umm 2 studio spaces polished floors I see some great glamour comming up
:lol:

lil_miss

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 22:19

Congrats Tony - you dont waste any time :D Great xmas present!

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 22:27

Congrats Tony - you dont waste any time :D Great xmas present!

Time is valuable :) Yes sold and brought in 3 days.

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 22:40

I need to celebrate with a new "L" I think...... now which prime :lol:

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=305

Moppie

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 22:48

Congrats on the new house Tony, let us know when you move, I can borrow a truck from work :)

Simon, tool shaped holes are never fun, been there done that to many times myself.

Iv just been out spending money, got a uniloc 1600 tripod and a chinesse copy of a Monfrotto ball head from Apix. Very nice shop, with some very knowledgeable staff.

Wazza

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 23:12

Remember 50mm 1.2 L's won't make you a better photographer. Persistence, and yet more persistence will solve that. I was using some sub par, manual gear, such as the 400mm f6.3 Photax thing, and that still worked! :lol:

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 23:20

Remember 50mm 1.2 L's won't make you a better photographer.

Yes it will :p

Wazza

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 23:22

Ok then. Go ahead. I can make use of this lens, and borrow it from time to time..

What about that 300-800? I woudn't mind use of that either ;)

weka2000

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 23:27

Ok then. Go ahead. I can make use of this lens, and borrow it from time to time..

What about that 300-800? I woudn't mind use of that either ;)

Its a Sigma...... I have 1 left dont want another :lol:

tim

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 23:32

Hey, would someone mind pinging "rcm.amazon.com" (72.21.207.5) and tell me if you can get to the server? It tells me "destination net unreachable".

MattL

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 23:35

Unreachable.. trace stops at so-3-0-0.mpr1.iad5.us.above.net

lil_miss

21st of December 2006 (Thu), 23:54

Anyone know where you can get cheapish 30D's from? lol

tim

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 00:14

weka2000

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 00:21

Anyone know where you can get cheapish 30D's from? lol

How cheap?

lil_miss

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 00:52

Cheap to possibly buy as a second body... Just wondered if there were any shops even that did cheaper deals than some...

forsaken

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 00:54

Ouch, that was a bit silly Simon!

You'll need to grab your batteries and CF card before I head overseas! I may never come back.

true. I should do that.

when will you be at home? or can I pick them up from kirsts?

forsaken

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 00:56

Simon, tool shaped holes are never fun, been there done that to many times myself.

yeah I've had a few philips head shaped holes before but this is the first that seems to have clipped a nerve, tip of the middle finger is a bit numb

naqs

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 01:32

Cheap to possibly buy as a second body... Just wondered if there were any shops even that did cheaper deals than some...

I dunno about a cheap 30D as they are still relatively new... If you want a cheap back up just get a 20D,

Seconds do come around occasionally, but I think in some places you can get them new for pretty cheap (i think)

joeseph

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 01:35

Hey guys, can you check out some changes to one of my websites please?
haven't seen it before Tim, but as a website I found it refresheningly bereft of bells & whistles.

tim

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 01:58

Thanks Duncan, I just want to make sure the advertising fits in with the site (http://www.headphonereviews.org/) ok. I figure if one person in five hundred buys something I can make enough money to pay for all my photography books :)

theflyingkiwi

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 02:40

Anyone know where you can get cheapish 30D's from? lol

you could wait till the replacement for the 30D comes out. I am sure a lot of pixel peepers are going to upgrade. :lol:

akiwi

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 02:47

Hi All!
Happy Birthday Tim!

Congrats on the house Tony. Man you move fast! And 2 Studio rooms sounds great. How long are they? I use 2 rooms that are 6m long & that's not enough.

Simon, you shouldn't stick screwdrivers in your hand! Hasn't anyone told you that yet!
Done it myself. Trying to pry something open with a screwdriver is a good one. Once I fell on my crampons (Old runsty iron ones) They make square holes & go right through!

I have my last day today & am off to Austria tomorrow. Theoretically for some skiing, just the snow hasn't arrived yet this year. & I have new skis!!! Grrr.

Warren.. Where are you off to overseas? and when?

naqs

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 02:55

Hey guys, can you check out some changes to one of my websites (http://www.headphonereviews.org) please? It gets about 200K hits and 9000 visitors per month, so i've just added a bit of advertising, on my amazon associates account. I just want to know how the advertising at the bottom of each page looks. Later on i'll change it to be a bit nicer and match the page contents.

Thanks for the trace Matt, one amazon associates server isn't reachable from here I guess.

wow... its quite a handy website that one.

I bought myself a pair of Bose quite comfort 3's... Which is an amazing piece of kit. Awesome for the plane but they are a bit pricey, I was wondering what you think about them

weka2000

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 03:33

Congrats on the house Tony. Man you move fast! And 2 Studio rooms sounds great. How long are they? I use 2 rooms that are 6m long & that's not enough.

The one below the Master bedroom is about 6x4 mtr the garage is bigger again but more of a boys workshop than a studio for fine models.

Mind you the studio inside could also be used as a room for the mother in-law latter :confused:

Yes I dont waste anytime. Meet my wife engaged in a week married in 4 months. I have no trouble making desisions. Most the time it is based on gut feeling not logic :lol:

akiwi

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 03:43

The one below the Master bedroom is about 6x4 mtr the garage is bigger again but more of a boys workshop than a studio for fine models.

Mind you the studio inside could also be used as a room for the mother in-law latter :confused:

Yes I dont waste anytime. Meet my wife engaged in a week married in 4 months. I have no trouble making desisions. Most the time it is based on gut feeling not logic :lol:

The main thing you will need is length. (Ok width too).
For full body photos at 6m you will need to go down to 30mm or so if you want the model a bit away from the BG. I an never happy with photos at this focal distance. Mostly they look unsharp. (Problem with my lens?) But also they are normally a bit unflattering. If the garage is longer you could do it up to look nice. Often you can use the space between rafters for hair lights etc.

As for gut decisions. My gut tells me that I need a new camera and at least 1 new lens (e.g. 17-40) but my logic is stronger & sais I can't afford it. (I guess that's combuined with the gut feeling that my wife would have my guts for garters if I bought some new gear before I have finnished paying off my new laptop) I have made a rule that all new photo related purchases are paid for from photo earnings.

theflyingkiwi

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 04:03

You could just open up the garage and shoot from across the street using a zoom lens. I am sure that would work fine.

I remember seeing a picture of photographing a model, where the photographer was several meters away.

akiwi

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 04:08

I saw an article explaining that teles are better than wides & showed as an example a guy using a 400 or so tele & communicating with the model through an assistant and a walkie talkie.

theflyingkiwi

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 04:12

I think I may have seen the same article

akiwi

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 04:59

I found it. Here's the link to photo.net (http://www.photo.net/learn/portraits/). I was wrong, it was a 600 mm F4!!!!
Isn't google great! Keywords were 'photography portrait tele radio' & it was teh 3rd entry. Probably read that over a year ago.

theflyingkiwi

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 05:03

Here a yuppie photographer (note Reef Runners) sneers from the back of his 600/4

that's is the photo I was thinking off. I like the comments. a yuppie photographer :)

akiwi

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 05:06

that's is the photo I was thinking off. I like the comments. a yuppie photographer :)
Man .. those shoes are UGLY! I think the article is from about 1998 judging from the replies.

theflyingkiwi

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 05:13

Man .. those shoes are UGLY! I think the article is from about 1998 judging from the replies.

the first replies was from 1998, but if you go down to the bottom of the page you can see that there are some from this year. the only thing that has changed is the fact that we are now using digital and not film. however still a lot of useful info.

weka2000

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 14:17

I know my 70-200 gets a lot of use with models. The last one commented how big it was. I explained that I didnt want to distort her so I use a telephoto lens.

scotttnz

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 16:08

Cheap to possibly buy as a second body... Just wondered if there were any shops even that did cheaper deals than some...

Glam on trademe was doing them for $1799 for NZ new body only I think....

Here it is:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Digital-cameras/Over-6-megapixel/auction-82151778.htm

MattL

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 21:30

I'm currently sitting on the deck of the bach, with a nice long phone lead running into the house.

I'm on dialup for the holidays - and the thing is - its no slower than my 'broadband' at home!

scotttnz

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 22:31

The perfect Christmas present for Tony:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Camera-accessories/Lenses/Canon/auction-82296504.htm

weka2000

22nd of December 2006 (Fri), 22:42

The perfect Christmas present for Tony:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Camera-accessories/Lenses/Canon/auction-82296504.htm

Saw that along with 1 of its brothers 35 F1.4
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Camera-accessories/Lenses/Canon/auction-82296731.htm

weka2000

23rd of December 2006 (Sat), 01:55

Just finished a 3hr photo shoot outdoors at Mangere. Boyfreind came along as well this time :rolleyes:

Moppie

23rd of December 2006 (Sat), 03:32

Looks like it was a quite day here in GKPE land :)

I spent the day driving to Wellington, which wasn't a bad drive, glad I wasn't heading North though, the traffic out of Wellington was very heavy.

Wazza

23rd of December 2006 (Sat), 03:49

Sorry Simon, Kirst just left a few minutes ago. I refrain from the PC during that time. She's gone home for the night, then will be over from lunchtime tomorrow, and going to Te Puke lunchtime Monday....

Kirst however isn't working on Wed/Thurs coming up, so maybe after the weekend, I can make sure she has the stuff, and can meet her there then?

Wazza

23rd of December 2006 (Sat), 05:47

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=254207

First picture share in a while.. Have so much to add to my site, different events etc... Will have to wait till after our holiday. :eek:

weka2000

23rd of December 2006 (Sat), 14:56

Well seems my model photos are getting used in models portfilos. 1 from Hamilton is now with onemodel place and used 1 of mine :lol:

Yes dear I will show you the money soon :rolleyes:

momentz

23rd of December 2006 (Sat), 15:47

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=254207

First picture share in a while.. Have so much to add to my site, different events etc... Will have to wait till after our holiday. :eek:

Nice shots Warren :) I was at the Zoo on a mint sunny day not long ago for a work thing, and didn't get the opportunity to take any pics... :( What was the point of being at the zoo!

NordieBoy

23rd of December 2006 (Sat), 15:49

Just finished a 3hr photo shoot outdoors at Mangere. Boyfreind came along as well this time :rolleyes:

You have a boyfriend?
Does Sandra know?

MattL

23rd of December 2006 (Sat), 15:52

You have a boyfriend?
Does Sandra know?

Don't know if Sandra knows, but we all saw the signs ;)

weka2000

23rd of December 2006 (Sat), 16:08

Funny

Updated web from yesterday and split into 2 glamour gallerys

http://www.tonysearle.co.nz/

scotttnz

23rd of December 2006 (Sat), 21:30

Funny

Updated web from yesterday and split into 2 glamour gallerys

http://www.tonysearle.co.nz/

Some nice work there Tony. You are improving with each shoot, so keep going, and Sandra will see the money soon. Looking at your Galleries my only comment is that the photos you have posted in G&N (Yes I did take a peek in there...) are not the best ones. Not that I am an expert at this type of thing:oops: :oops:

weka2000

23rd of December 2006 (Sat), 21:56

Cheers Scott. Still have much to learn but at least im learning.

forsaken

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 01:29

scotttnz

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 02:03

Merry Christmas everyone! May you all eat too much, get given lots of presents and arrive safely home from your travels.

forsaken

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 02:10

fun day today at Pukekohe, got to go for a few hot laps around the track in my friends dads AE86 targa car :)

got a couple of good shots.

merry xmas to all

weka2000

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 02:28

Merry xmas may you find you stocking full of "L" glass.

I think I will be having a Miss Claus theme to night and there will be stockings, will go well with the afternoon spend at Bendon :lol: and I only use "L" glass.

Dont drink and drive !

lil_miss

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 03:09

Nice galleries Tony - your outdoors shot from yesterday looks great.. love the daisies :)

Merry Christmas to all - hope santa is nice to you :D

theflyingkiwi

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 03:20

Merry Xmas everyone. If ya traveling take care out there and remember it is the season of presents :) I hope Santa brings ya some presents in the form of L glass.

yea dreams are free :)

be safe everyone.

weka2000

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 04:03

Oh time for my xmas song "Mistress for xmas" AC/DC :lol:
Used to be snoopys xmas.

Nzshrimper

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 04:54

well thats the kids presents all wrappd up and under the tree. :D

Time for a beer ;)

Merry Christmas to you all.:)

Cyborg Death Ninja

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 06:50

Merry Christmas guys!

weka2000

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 13:57

Next year im putting time locks on the kids doors.... Will not open untill 8am.
6am waking up and jumping on my bed.

Well no glass "L" for me :cry:

joeseph

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 14:26

Happy Christmas everyone!

132951

weka2000

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 15:39

Well Ive had a white xmas.... Painting all the doors and door jams. Be glad when its all done.

Sandra and kids over at out laws. Will head of to Tauranga after lunch be back tommorow. Then I can put on the second coat and thats another job off my list.

Duncan I love that look.

dgcorner

24th of December 2006 (Sun), 18:46

Merry Christmas to everyone!

forsaken

25th of December 2006 (Mon), 02:02

merry xmas GKPEers

scotttnz

25th of December 2006 (Mon), 03:12

Well, no camera gear for me for Christmas, but almost as good, I got a severe telling off! I have been told by my wifes aunt and uncle, in no uncertain terms that in future I WILL make all camera gear purchases through them at wholesale prices. (they are reps for canon, auckland camera are their customers, so the price they get is better than AC.) I have always avoided buying through them because I didn't want to take advantage of them, but I don't want to get a telling off again do I. I told them I will give them a call next year after bonus time if the 40D is out, and a worthwhile upgrade.

Had a play with a lensbaby 3G as well, which was interesting, and frustrating!

Merry Christmas everyone!

theflyingkiwi

25th of December 2006 (Mon), 03:27

Happy Holidays everyone.

Scott that sounds like a very nice aunt and uncle :) that sounds like a good present too.

Moppie

25th of December 2006 (Mon), 04:42

Merry pissed mass every one, I hope you all enjoyed time with family as much as I have, and drunk as resonsinbly as well.

As for Santa beinbg a goiod boy, well I have some rodger waters tickets fior Januarey :)

Cyborg Death Ninja

25th of December 2006 (Mon), 14:10

Had a play with a lensbaby 3G as well, which was interesting, and frustrating!

Merry Christmas everyone!
Those lensbaby 3G's look akward to use.

weka2000

25th of December 2006 (Mon), 16:37

joeseph

25th of December 2006 (Mon), 18:39

Hey where was that waterfall at the gorge you guys went to, I want to have a look on the way back I found the old building. Did you park in the main carpark?

Went for walk around the mount have a few pics. Dam I need to spent more time with landscapes again forgotten how relaxing it is
Owharoa falls -
there's a road off the southern side (LHS coming from TGA...) park about 150m up the road and the track to the falls is on your right.

see:
http://tour.thepeninsula.co.nz/karangahake.htm
and:
http://karangahakegorge.co.nz/mainpage.html

we parked initially at #4 and wandered around Victoria Battery, then drove west & up to the falls. Then we drove on to carpark across the road from #2 and did the big scenic loop thru the tunnel.

scotttnz

25th of December 2006 (Mon), 20:32

Those lensbaby 3G's look akward to use.

Yes, they are as akward to use as they look!

weka2000

25th of December 2006 (Mon), 23:04

We are back. Was to bright for the gorge. Kids and Wife were scratchy. Ah nice to be home :lol:

weka2000

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 01:28

Few from the mount.....dedicated to photography even on xmas day

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=2445538#post2445538

theflyingkiwi

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 02:09

well it sounds like most people around here had a good day. also it's good that those that traveled got there and back with out any problems and safely as well.

anyway got a couple of birds

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=2445583#post2445583

tim

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 05:07

wow... its quite a handy website that one.

I bought myself a pair of Bose quite comfort 3's... Which is an amazing piece of kit. Awesome for the plane but they are a bit pricey, I was wondering what you think about them

Never heard them, send 'em down and i'll let you know what I rekon ;)

Funny

Updated web from yesterday and split into 2 glamour gallerys

http://www.tonysearle.co.nz/

Tony, you're getting better. I see a few things that make me think amateur not professional:
- Your website front page isn't centered in firefox.
- Some images in the gallery are dull because they appear to have the incorrect color profile assigned. When "alsiha009.jpg" is assigned the adobe RGB profile it looks like you probably intended. You have to convert everything to sRgb before it goes on the web, and if you don't understand color management you have to work entirely in sRgb. btw you should never use the "assign profile" command unless you understand what it does.
- Clicking on the arrows when viewing the alisha pages takes me to a different model, instead of the next image of her. Damned annoying so I gave up. Plus the arrows are too small.

Hope those observations help you out.

weka2000

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 15:02

Wazza

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 15:03

Hey everyone.

What a long good weekend. Good to have family time.

Kirst and I went to Te Puke to see her family, Christmas day, had some dinner, stayed the night at one of her friends place from her growing up town... ;)

And then went to the Mount the following day for some quick shopping - Was rather toasty, and probably could have just run down into the water for a swim!

Didn't realise Tony was out that way, we went through the gorge on the way there, and back through Matamata on the way back.

weka2000

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 15:30

Wazza thats where I grew up. A local surfy boy. Started working in Katikati then in my 20's Te Puke. A lot of the area has changed so much yet other parts remain unchanged.

I went Katikati way for the first time in 10yrs. But hell would need to freeze over before I would consider moving back. Way to many memorys many I would rather forget.
I guess thats why I love Auckland...no bad memorys.

NordieBoy

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 15:36

Cheers Tim. The gallerys are done in jalbum so its basically defaults.

How whould you correct the firefox center issue? I will get off my as and remember to save as sRGB.

Oh it had been a while since I did any landscapes, bit rusty :lol:

Not centered in Opera either.

You need a "p align=center" "/p" encapsulating the first table.

naqs

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 15:43

Never heard them, send 'em down and i'll let you know what I rekon ;)

I'm not sure if they are avaliable in New Zealand but you can check them out on the Bose website here http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VIEW_PRODUCT_PAGE_EVENT&product=qc3_headphones_index&ck=0

The technology from Bose is definately above the competition

tim

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 16:19

Cheers Tim. The gallerys are done in jalbum so its basically defaults.

How whould you correct the firefox center issue? I will get off my as and remember to save as sRGB.

Oh it had been a while since I did any landscapes, bit rusty :lol:

Add this to your table definition

align="center"

I'm not sure if they are avaliable in New Zealand but you can check them out on the Bose website here http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VIEW_PRODUCT_PAGE_EVENT&product=qc3_headphones_index&ck=0

The technology from Bose is definately above the competition

QC2 were good at noise reduction, but were absolutely horrible at reproducing music, no way i'd listen to music on them except on a plane. The QC3 are meant to be quite a bit better.

weka2000

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 16:37

I removed the table :confused:

tim

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 16:58

Why not just add the 8 or so characters that I gave you to center it?

joeseph

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 16:58

the "up one level" link on the glamour index page seems broken...
can't have the punters getting lost can we? :-)

weka2000

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 17:20

Why not just add the 8 or so characters that I gave you to center it?

When I redid it after David said dont use tables I just centered everything.
Will redo.

Duncan I need to make it link back to the index page.

MattL

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 19:59

Tony just pay a professional to do it.. then you can concentrate on the real work.

naqs

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 20:15

Tony just pay a professional to do it.. then you can concentrate on the real work.

naa... keep at it, It is starting to look good.

Good work ;)

theflyingkiwi

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 20:25

Tony just pay a professional to do it.. then you can concentrate on the real work.

that's what I think too.

weka2000

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 20:35

naa... keep at it, It is starting to look good.

Good work ;)

Agreed... How else am I going to learn. What would it cost me for a pro to do it?

tim

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 20:41

I would expect a competant web designer to charge $50/hr or more. I'd keep at it yourself. Centering that home page is necessary because it looks stupid as it is and takes 10 seconds. Also I don't like the thumbnails B&W, or the JAlbum skin you use.

naqs

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 20:52

Agreed... How else am I going to learn. What would it cost me for a pro to do it?

Its definately hard to get your head around... thats why I handed it on to my brother.

Who happens to be a webdesigner :D

Hopefully I will have it finished by the end of April? ???

weka2000

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 21:24

Also I don't like the thumbnails B&W, or the JAlbum skin you use.

Why? What would you recommend?

tim

26th of December 2006 (Tue), 21:40

Take a look at my website - linked from my profile or google me for my professional site. I wrote my own custom skin based on a very very simple skin, and I have color thumbnails.

weka2000

27th of December 2006 (Wed), 02:05

So how is everyone.... Out photographing or just resting.

theflyingkiwi

27th of December 2006 (Wed), 02:14

doing a bit of both here. when ya going to the zoo next?

Moppie

27th of December 2006 (Wed), 02:22

Im resting, got back from Welly this arfo.

Just finnished reviewing the photos, I deffinitly got some good shots :D :D

weka2000

27th of December 2006 (Wed), 03:01

When ya going to the zoo next?

I will be in Hamilton on the 29th :p
PM your contact.

I have a all day model shoot if weather is OK

weka2000

27th of December 2006 (Wed), 03:10

So who from GKPE is going to submit a photo or 2...
I vote wazza 1 from travel the one you won (moving in car) and landscape or Birds at Murwhai

I have nothing that good to even think about submitting

theflyingkiwi

27th of December 2006 (Wed), 03:30

submit photos for what?

NordieBoy

27th of December 2006 (Wed), 03:31

Photos?
Submit?

Wazza

27th of December 2006 (Wed), 03:38

Heh, there's a few I'd like to submit.

Off to Fiji 7am on Friday. Shall be fun.

Kirst will come around tomorrow night, after I finish work at 8pm. :( *bad, as in I have to work, but :) that Kirst is coming :p)

Thanks for the confidence in me Tony. I'm sure you have a couple worth entering.

I hadn't thought of the car one.. But now as you're saying it..

weka2000

27th of December 2006 (Wed), 03:44

Mark read you sig and you will know what submitt

weka2000

27th of December 2006 (Wed), 03:49

Tim does the main page center now?

theflyingkiwi

27th of December 2006 (Wed), 04:00

well I am hoping that some of you guys will submit photos. I can't say if they are going to make it in the book but at least you guys/gals can submit photos :)

Tony just make sure that if you do submit a photo that you have a release for the model.

BTW your page still doesn't center for me. I am using FF.