HAPPY BIRTHDAY DWIGHT!

[taygull]

In the key of D with a bit of country swing to it;

Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday dear Dwight

Happy Birthday to you!

[CUBSFN]

ah yes, indeed! let me join the well-wishers and say - happy birthday, dwight!

[newgenphoto]

50 today huh?? ;)

[Maureen Souza]

http://photo.klein-jensen.dk/smilies/0226.gif

Hope it's a great one, Dwight!!

[JCR]

*cough me me me ... can we do it in E? ok ill harmonize.

Happy birthday to you
get your shutter drag right dude
try compose without looking up their nooooose
and dont forget your ISO too

Happy birthday mr McCann another year wiser.

[liza]

Have a happy birthday, Dwight!

[adam*]

Happy birthday :)

[DwightMcCann]

I am 61. Life begins at 59. Wait'll you see my Lionel Richie images from last night! Tonight I am having store-bought delivered pizza (Hawaiian) and ice and cake dessert with my wife, daughter (4-1/2), daughter's friend (3-1/2) and friend's brother (two). They have threatened to sing Happy Birthday. My daughter's biggest interest is in getting to lick off the candles from the cake! I thank you all for this fine song!

[Jim G]

Happy birthday! Hope you don't retire for a while yet, you gotta keep posting those fantastic photos :)

[DwightMcCann]

Happy birthday! Hope you don't retire for a while yet, you gotta keep posting those fantastic photos :)

Well, actually the photography is my retirement business. I have a 4-1/2 year old daughter and have worked at the University for 30 years but would never be able to retire in this situation without a bit of additional income. I have been working at the casino for about 18 months or so and they seem happy enough with me to last another ten to twenty years! So, the concerts will continue for quite a while.

Oh, I have edited in an image from last night ... just a resize and sharpen.

[taygull]

Come on Dwight..MORE MORE MORE..

by the way how many times did you hear the word "lady"..I just gotta know?

[DwightMcCann]

First, I have just started a thread of Lionel Richie Outtakes from last night!

Second, I was way, way to busy shooting the swooning ladies in the crowd to count them, too! :-)

[grego]

Happy Birthday Dwight. Great job on the Richie photos!! :p

Hope you have a wonderful year filled with many photos. :D

[Croasdail]

Happy Birthday Dwight.... and here's to another year of great images. I am not quit as old as you, but do have a 4 year old... and they do keep you feeling young. Congrats.

[taygull]

Happy Birthday Dwight.... and here's to another year of great images. I am not quit as old as you, but do have a 4 year old... and they do keep you feeling young. Congrats.

Then they get to 13 like my oldest and make you feel really old!

[Croasdail]

Ah.... I have a 17 year old too.... so I am already there. The 17 year old reminds me how dang fast the whole thing passes, and keeps me wanting to savour every minute I have with the 4 year old. I only wish I had known with the first one how fast it would pass and I would have made more time for him too. But I know better now.

Dwight..... don't miss a second with your little one... she'll be a young lady before you know it.

[René Damkot]

Happy Birthday!

[woman4life]

Hope your birthday was fantastic! Happy Birthday.
Nice pic of Lionel... heading over to view the rest.

--Melanie

P.S. My youngest is 22. Still waiting for grandkids and thinking it will never happen. It would be so nice to spoil them and send them home. LOL

[livewire-photography.com]

Happy birthday Dwight(the ledgend)
Rock on
James.....

[Dragonfli Spirit]

Happy Birthday Dwight :)

Hoping you had a fantastic time :D

L&L

[mijbril]

Have a wonderful birthday Dwight (celebrate it with a tattoo ;)) & of Mr Ritchie, well, I'll be happy to look at your pictures of him, as long as I don't have to listen to him!!!!

Enjoy your day with my best wishes for you & your family

[Nidz]

Hehe top stuff. Enjoy the pizza mate. Love the concert pics too. Keep up the good work.

[Steve Parr]

Happy Birthday, pal!

Speakin' of kids, mine is 20. Seems like she was seven only two years ago. The time, it does fly by. You know you're gettin' old when you take your daughter to register to vote.

Have a good 'un, bro. Enjoy...

[rab_cilbup]

Happy Birthday !

[Kevin]

Sorry I missed your birthday yesterday:( . So a belated Happy Birthday you 61 year old cheap drunk.:lol: :lol:

[DwightMcCann]

Then they get to 13 like my oldest and make you feel really old!

I have a 22 year old, too, sigh. :rolleyes:

[DwightMcCann]

I thank you all for your kind words and happy wishes. To those with children, I understand completely and also learned from my first a lot of things to apply to my second ... both children and wives! :-) I have considered a tattoo every year since turning 50 and getting one ear pierced in which I now wear my engagement diamond (from my second wife!) I worry about setting an example ... my 4-1/2 year old already is making lip and nose piercings out of Cheerios and frequently tattoos herself with washable markers [Edit: her daycare, run by the university, has "interns" from classes in developmental psychology majors ... a number of these girls have piercings and tattoos.] ... she used to make herself into tigers and lions by drawing on her face without benefit of mirror ... that was really a hoot. But she does have her other, girlie-girl side, too.

[wu_wei0]

Hey, I missed the official Happy Birthday to Dwight thread yesterday. Apologies.
Only best wishes for you.

What a lovely child you have! I imagine she is a riot and brings much joy.
Ear ring and tattoos, huh? hmmmm . . . Those are essential for a good dad to have. ;) Still waiting to get a stud for my nose. Am not doing it til I can have the piercing photographed - artistically. In the mean time, I think I may have to try out your daughter's cheerio nose ring. sounds pretty cool. and it should go nicely with my colorful macaroni necklace students made for me my first semester at ESU-- mind you these were 20 yr old young women!!

~wu_gelina

[DwightMcCann]

Hey, I missed the official Happy Birthday to Dwight thread yesterday. Apologies.
Only best wishes for you.

What a lovely child you have! I imagine she is a riot and brings much joy.
Ear ring and tattoos, huh? hmmmm . . . Those are essential for a good dad to have. ;) Still waiting to get a stud for my nose. Am not doing it til I can have the piercing photographed - artistically. In the mean time, I think I may have to try out your daughter's cheerio nose ring. sounds pretty cool. and it should go nicely with my colorful macaroni necklace students made for me my first semester at ESU-- mind you these were 20 yr old young women!!

~wu_gelina

I believe that macroni is ageless! I have the earring ... it is the tattoos that elude me! Cheerio piercings are about as far as I am interested in going in that direction ... although they are particularly interesting if someone eats them! Wait, wait, erase that, even on a birthday thread that may be going too far! Where is my white-out?

[wu_wei0]

I believe that macroni is ageless! I have the earring ... it is the tattoos that elude me! Cheerio piercings are about as far as I am interested in going in that direction ... although they are particularly interesting if someone eats them! Wait, wait, erase that, even on a birthday thread that may be going too far! Where is my white-out?

:lol::lol::lol:
Hey, it could be photography related-- if you are feeling a tad overexposed. ;)
Throw out the schredded wheat and bring on the cheerios!

~wu_g

[marie]

I thank you all for your kind words and happy wishes. To those with children, I understand completely and also learned from my first a lot of things to apply to my second ... both children and wives! :-) I have considered a tattoo every year since turning 50 and getting one ear pierced in which I now wear my engagement diamond (from my second wife!) I worry about setting an example ... my 4-1/2 year old already is making lip and nose piercings out of Cheerios and frequently tattoos herself with washable markers [Edit: her daycare, run by the university, has "interns" from classes in developmental psychology majors ... a number of these girls have piercings and tattoos.] ... she used to make herself into tigers and lions by drawing on her face without benefit of mirror ... that was really a hoot. But she does have her other, girlie-girl side, too.
:cool:
Happy Belated Birthday Wishes Dwight

I love the latest shot of your little girl which you posted here
the white tights look great on her

not real sure but I don't think they were on her in the other shots you took some time ago?
the picture looks just perfect in everyway

love the Lional Richie shot too.
he looks really super in it

:)

[CyberDyneSystems]

Happy Birthday Dwight !

[DwightMcCann]

:cool:
Happy Belated Birthday Wishes Dwight

I love the latest shot of your little girl which you posted here
the white tights look great on her

not real sure but I don't think they were on her in the other shots you took some time ago?
the picture looks just perfect in everyway

love the Lional Richie shot too.
he looks really super in it

:)





Thank you! This shot of her is brand new and she has since gone to "Ballet Camp" [90 minutes a day for a week] and is signed up for weekly classes in the Fall. You'll love the Lionel Richie shots when I get them up!

[DwightMcCann]

Happy Birthday Dwight !
Always glad to have another, I guess. :rolleyes: Things keep going so well that I wait for a shoe to drop, sigh. ;) Just picked up a request to shoot a bike race that a friend runs ... it is good PR for me and she is hiring me to shoot her team so I don't mind. I may even put the pictures on Printroom or something ... I haven't tried that yet and need to get a feel for it as I get requests. Sigh, ain't it a pain when you're good!? :confused:

[taygull]

Always glad to have another, I guess. :rolleyes: Things keep going so well that I wait for a shoe to drop, sigh. ;) Just picked up a request to shoot a bike race that a friend runs ... it is good PR for me and she is hiring me to shoot her team so I don't mind. I may even put the pictures on Printroom or something ... I haven't tried that yet and need to get a feel for it as I get requests. Sigh, ain't it a pain when you're good!? :confused:

The only thing I'm ticked off about Dwight is the shipping cost printroom charges. It is a joke.....

[DwightMcCann]

The only thing I'm ticked off about Dwight is the shipping cost printroom charges. It is a joke.....

Well, don't hold back, buddy ... what do they charge? Maybe I should stick with PhotoShelter for this as well as boxing.

[taygull]

Well, don't hold back, buddy ... what do they charge? Maybe I should stick with PhotoShelter for this as well as boxing.

I know MPIX charges me $10 for overnight shipping. The last I checked printroom wanted $46.00 for overnight. I think UPS ground was $30...I'll have to check and see.

edit...I checked.

Here is an example..this is priority mail with 4-7 day delivery.


Chris Fritchie
McKinney, TX 75070
USA Subtotal: US $47.92
Shipping & handling: US $15.90
Sales/use tax: US $0.00
TOTAL: US $63.82

FedEx and they won't guarantee overnight 1-3 days

Subtotal: US $47.92
Shipping & handling: US $46.90
Sales/use tax: US $0.00
TOTAL: US $94.82

[Wsman2]

Happy Birthday. Perhaps you could create your own birthday collage? :wink:

[KaplanMultimedia]

Let me also throw in a belated Happy Birthday Dwight. I have throughly enjoyed your many wonderful posts. You are truly one of our finest gems here at the POTN forums. :D

[DwightMcCann]

Wil and Joel, thank you very much ... but that birthday is now loooooooonnnnnnnngggggggg past! :-) Although today was my "surprise" birthday gift ... I was kidnapped off to breakfast on the beach at the ocean and then spirited over to the zoo (we are members) for the rest of the morning with wife and 4-1/2 year old. :-) Met a guy shooting the lions with a 1Ds Mark II and 600mm f/4. I am now home and will be editing pictures from Lionel Richie and a VIP Party. Never a dull moment.

[ayotnoms]

Belated, but here you go...
92614
:)

[DwightMcCann]

Hey, those guys have a familiar look! Oh, "fat old sheep!"

[ayotnoms]

♪Hippo Birdie Two Ewes ♬
♪Hippo Birdie Two Ewes ♬
♪Hippo Birdie Da-wight ♬
♪Hippo Birdie Two Ewes

:) :)

[DwightMcCann]

I knew I heard a tune of some sort! :-) Thanks, Steve! [Did you think that up yourself?]

[mrclark321]

Happy Birthday Dwight !

Dan

[ayotnoms]

:lol:
I'm not quite that clever. I can't recall directly where I first saw it but I believe it was on a greeting card.

Feliz cumpleaños, amigo!

[DwightMcCann]

:lol:
I'm not quite that clever. I can't recall directly where I first saw it but I believe it was on a greeting card.

Feliz cumpleaños, amigo!

It is tough to make a living with greeting cards I guess!

And Crumpelenos back atcha'!;)

[imaculate]

I know MPIX charges me $10 for overnight shipping. The last I checked printroom wanted $46.00 for overnight. I think UPS ground was $30...I'll have to check and see.

edit...I checked.

Here is an example..this is priority mail with 4-7 day delivery.


Chris Fritchie
McKinney, TX 75070
USA Subtotal: US $47.92
Shipping & handling: US $15.90
Sales/use tax: US $0.00
TOTAL: US $63.82

FedEx and they won't guarantee overnight 1-3 days

Subtotal: US $47.92
Shipping & handling: US $46.90
Sales/use tax: US $0.00
TOTAL: US $94.82

If you are comparing to services on their shipping why are you not displaying both results but only printrooms? mpix charges you a default pricing of $10 as does Printroom. However when you have a large order of medium or large prints, weight becomes a factor. I know for a fact that MPIX is not charging just $10 for the amount you ordered with Printroom. Secondly, MPIX is designed for a person who wants to self fulfill. Printroom is purely designed to help you SELL, and I've never had issues as far as cost because most is justified. Are we becoming like our clients? Why sould I sell my 4x6 prints for $12 when they always tell me they can go to wallmart, walgreens, costco... blah blah. It's the image and the quality and everything behind it. Printroom maybe pricier but it's worth it IMHO

[DwightMcCann]

If you are comparing to services on their shipping why are you not displaying both results but only printrooms? mpix charges you a default pricing of $10 as does Printroom. However when you have a large order of medium or large prints, weight becomes a factor. I know for a fact that MPIX is not charging just $10 for the amount you ordered with Printroom. Secondly, MPIX is designed for a person who wants to self fulfill. Printroom is purely designed to help you SELL, and I've never had issues as far as cost because most is justified. Are we becoming like our clients? Why sould I sell my 4x6 prints for $12 when they always tell me they can go to wallmart, walgreens, costco... blah blah. It's the image and the quality and everything behind it. Printroom maybe pricier but it's worth it IMHO

Thanks! Printroom comes highly recommended for selling images. I have to admit that I am having prints done at Snapfish at the moment. I tried EZPrint but they were useless ... I had browser related problems and they did not respond for over a week and never with a workaround ... that $200 order and subsequent orders have gone to Snapfish. I think snapfish quality is marginal at best but they are cheap. I just ordered 100 4x6's for 9 cents each.

[taygull]

If you are comparing to services on their shipping why are you not displaying both results but only printrooms? mpix charges you a default pricing of $10 as does Printroom. However when you have a large order of medium or large prints, weight becomes a factor. I know for a fact that MPIX is not charging just $10 for the amount you ordered with Printroom. Secondly, MPIX is designed for a person who wants to self fulfill. Printroom is purely designed to help you SELL, and I've never had issues as far as cost because most is justified. Are we becoming like our clients? Why sould I sell my 4x6 prints for $12 when they always tell me they can go to wallmart, walgreens, costco... blah blah. It's the image and the quality and everything behind it. Printroom maybe pricier but it's worth it IMHO

Here is what I know....

If I order prints for myself the cost of shipping has consistently been around $10 for overnight at MPIX. The same thing from printroom would have been $46.00

They get a 3% fee on top of the prices because I/my customer uses a credit card, as well as a 10% commission, and a huge fee for shipping which is obviously a revenue stream for them. I'm willing to give them the 3% credit card fee, the 10% commission and even the higher shipping when my customers are paying for it. I just know I will not order prints from them that I use for myself or prints I hand deliver to my clients.

I'd find it hard to believe the quality is any different. MPIX is fantastic I've orderd a large quantity at 3:00am and it shipped the same day with a cost of only $9.95.

[DwightMcCann]

I will try MPIX for my next set of VIP images rather than Snapfish. Thanks!

[taygull]

I will try MPIX for my next set of VIP images rather than Snapfish. Thanks!

Make sure you pay attention to the finish. It can be confusing. I've goofed up twice. In order to get a true gloss finish you have to go metallic. The default is a Matte finish.

The only complaint I have is in order to get some matte and some gloss they have to be seperate orders....thus two shipping charges....even still it cost less than printroom.

I don't want anyone confused though...I really like what printroom does for prints that I don't want to order...I can just send someone to my webiste to buy prints and I dont' have to deal with anything...I can upload the prints, set my price and not worry about it.

[gmen]

Can't believe I missed your birthday thread Dwight :lol: Hope you had a good one... and I've put the date in my diary for next year!

---- Gavin

[DwightMcCann]

Can't believe I missed your birthday thread Dwight :lol: Hope you had a good one... and I've put the date in my diary for next year!

---- Gavin

It's OK, you missed it last year, too! ;)

[gmen]

It's OK, you missed it last year, too! ;)Hey... at least I'm consistent :lol:

---- Gavin

[DwightMcCann]

Hey... at least I'm consistent :lol:

---- Gavin

:lol:

[gmen]

Did you treat yourself to a 5D as a birthday present? ;)

---- Gavin

[DwightMcCann]

Did you treat yourself to a 5D as a birthday present? ;)

---- Gavin

No, although I did get the 15mm fisheye. I am trying to restrain myself until I get the 400mm f/2.8! But if Canon doesn't come out with a FF upgrade to the 1D Mark II's I will likely wind up with one later in the Fall and pass my 20D on to my wife who will give her Powershot to Anna!

[gmen]

No, although I did get the 15mm fisheye. I am trying to restrain myself until I get the 400mm f/2.8! But if Canon doesn't come out with a FF upgrade to the 1D Mark II's I will likely wind up with one later in the Fall and pass my 20D on to my wife who will give her Powershot to Anna!A FF body is certainly on the agenda... the 1DS MkII is probably overkill for my needs sadly ;) ... but I might well be looking long and hard at a 5D soon. The other things on the short-term list are a nice Speed Graphic, a good quality IR filter and a 'Lensbaby' :lol: Oh dear!

---- Gavin

[DwightMcCann]

A FF body is certainly on the agenda... the 1DS MkII is probably overkill for my needs sadly ;) ... but I might well be looking long and hard at a 5D soon. The other things on the short-term list are a nice Speed Graphic, a good quality IR filter and a 'Lensbaby' :lol: Oh dear!

---- Gavin

I thought a Speed Graphic was an old fashioned film camera!? What can we do with IR filters? And what is a lensbaby? Every time I turn around you find another way for me to spend my hard earned cash, sigh.

[René Damkot]

Lensbaby:
You were probabely distracted by the female bass player... (http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=1440637&postcount=1)Go on, admit it ;)
Some links (http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=1200191&postcount=7)
Speed Graphic is nice, it's an old 4x5" press camera. (Search Google for 'Weegee')
I'm curious about the IR filter as well, since there is one in front of the sensor AFAIK...

[gmen]

Lensbaby:
You were probabely distracted by the female bass player... (http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=1440637&postcount=1)Go on, admit it ;)
Some links (http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=1200191&postcount=7)
Speed Graphic is nice, it's an old 4x5" press camera. (Search Google for 'Weegee')
I'm curious about the IR filter as well, since there is one in front of the sensor AFAIK...:lol: Nice use of the Lensbaby...

Yep, I fancied using a bit of film again at some point... so it has to be of the larger format variety... a Speed Graphic sounded like a good idea ;)

As for the IR filter, I too was under the impression that the IR filter in front of the sensor would make it a pretty pointless exercise. Then I came across this: http://www.astropix.com/HTML/M_DAP/M011/M011.HTM which sparked my interest again. IR Sports? Who knows? Certainly won't be action freezing stuff :lol:

---- Gavin

[spencer87]

didnt see this thread until today. hope you had a wonderful birthday dwight!

[DwightMcCann]

Rene, yes, I was totally distracted by the bass player, sigh ... I am always distracted.

Gavin, how do you find time to fiddle around with these things?

Spencer, thank you.

[gmen]

Gavin, how do you find time to fiddle around with these things?:lol: The joys of the Vodafone 3G connection on the laptop... sometimes, when I'm sat in the car between jobs, I can post here and have a quick browse on the net for useful (err... or useless) widgets and gadgets :lol:

The Speed Graphic would certainly be something I'd have to make time to use though... but I could do with a diversion away from digital... to 'refresh' myself so to speak ;)

---- Gavin