Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread [Archive] - Page 28

catsith

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 02:16

Has anyone noticed my tendency to shoot head and shoulders portraits. I think about 90% of my shots are this type.

and you do them sooooo well too! You and paul seem to have a knack of getting good expressions/moods.

great shots there guys

kinnon, that b n w of mack is beautiful.

welcome back kelsey. Lovely area up there, must do it myself again some time.

::John::

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 02:38

I want one of those fox skins! :)

We get a few on the farm from time to time - want me to save one for you?

lycan

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 02:56

We get a few on the farm from time to time - want me to save one for you?

I saw at the fair a few being sold for around $140 up..

Nick C.

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 02:58

We get a few on the farm from time to time.
What about the rest of the fox? ;)

HelenThura

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 03:53

foxy guy does not quite sound as *nice* as foxy lady does it?

Look at this old hornbag!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1004/759118669_b92a30d726_o.jpg

PeacePlanet

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 04:03

foxy guy does not quite sound as *nice* as foxy lady does it?

Look at this old hornbag!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1004/759118669_b92a30d726_o.jpg

Nice sharp pic !

He is one of my favourite tv personalities/tv show, being a great gardener/garden show.

Here is a bug he loves :) ...

Found him/her hidden in a flower.

Cheers
Al

mc41

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 05:42

Havnt been around as often as I would like due to work,however Daughter is over from Perth so a few days to play with some plugins :)

Q1 lost

wakko

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 06:04

neat mc41 :)

on another note, my hot tub arrived today :) \o/!

just trying to figure out how to pack it most effectively :|

Meaty0

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 20:26

Woohoo! Monthly competition judging night was on last night. I entered four images and got and Honor and two Merits. We had a judge who uses "Impact Judging" which means he was more concerned with the impact of the image and less with the technical details. Which is fortunate, because my images have lots of technical faults.

This was the Honor image...

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1172/newzealand2007519nr0.jpg

wakko

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 21:04

i love that shot Paul... I remember when you first posted it (I think you did right?)

troypiggo

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 21:48

I'm a little behind Greg and the others, but here are a few of my (novice) pics from the Abbey Fair on the weekend.

C&C welcome. Here's my self-critique:
#1 - I liked this shot, but his face is out of focus unfortunately; it looks like something is about to stab him in the neck, and I would've liked it more close in.

PS - It was good to meet you in person Greg.

troypiggo

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 21:51

Here is another 2 pics I thought were quite humourous. Don't know how to put 4 pics in one post, sorry.

#3 - "Who turned out the lights?" - I was also disappointed this seems a little out of focus :-(
#4 - "Killing, raping and plundering must've been thirsty work!"

Mat Fitzsimmons

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 22:27

Nice photos guys :)

Hey does anyone here have a Crumpler Customary Barge bag?
Looks like something I'd find handy travelling down to Wagga every second weekend ... just to put the camera, maybe one more lens and the flash in, as well as some normal clothes/etc.

Interesed in anyone's thoughts on it - how much you can fit into it/etc. What it's like?
If anyone has any photos it'd be massively appreciated!! :)

Cheers,
Mat.

wakko

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 22:33

Yeah I got a Customary Barge Mat.

It's quite good in my opinion. Just a bit small for all gear... so I got the hot tub (post pics of yours with your 5D!!!! :D

I'll post some pics of my barge if you like. I use a 5D w/Grip & 24-70 attached + a 100mm macro in the bottom section... the top can hold a laptop, and I used to put the hoods, rocket blower, 2 flashes, 50mm, 17-40 and other misc junk. If I borrowed a 70-200, it'd fit.

The model down (sinking barge) won't fit the 5D w/grip in the base section. Tried that ;)

Carjo

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 22:34

Woohoo! Monthly competition judging night was on last night. I entered four images and got and Honor and two Merits. We had a judge who uses "Impact Judging" which means he was more concerned with the impact of the image and less with the technical details. Which is fortunate, because my images have lots of technical faults.

I entered a photo for last night, though I didn't attend. How do I find out what I received for it?

Nice pic by the way, I think it deserves the honour. :)

wakko

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 22:43

that's a great horse... would've been nice to be in focus, but it's great anyways :D I love it :D

daw the fwuffy wittle fing... :P

::John::

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 22:44

Jeez, Paul, that's a killer shot!

Troy - the 'out of focus' effect you are commenting on may have been because you were shooting with an aperture of f/4 to f/5 and on the close objects (like the horse head) the depth of field is too small to get the whole object in focus. Which lens were you using? The 70-200? How far away was the horse head?

No matter what, I hope you enjoyed the day - it looks like it was a lot of fun.

Meaty0

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 23:28

troypiggo

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 23:33

Troy - the 'out of focus' effect you are commenting on may have been because you were shooting with an aperture of f/4 to f/5 and on the close objects (like the horse head) the depth of field is too small to get the whole object in focus. Which lens were you using? The 70-200? How far away was the horse head?

No matter what, I hope you enjoyed the day - it looks like it was a lot of fun.

70-200 f/2.8L IS - I was expecting the lens to take awesome shots all by itself ;-)

I reckon I was 5-7m from horse, and 10-15m from teh guy leaning on sword.

I just need practise I think. It was a fun day.

Love all of those shots...especially the horse. Didn't get to meet you or maybe I did?

Sorry mate, I didn't meet you. I just saw someone walking around with a 70-200 white lens on it that fitted Greg's self-description and introduced myself. He did mention there were some others around, but I didn't get a chance to catch up with him again. There were so many people there! We left just before the jousting to beat the traffic. I reckon it woulda been a nightmare to get out. I was a bit spewin coz I did want to get some pics of the jousting, though. Did anyone?? Please post!

Meaty0

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 23:33

I entered a photo for last night, though I didn't attend. How do I find out what I received for it?

Nice pic by the way, I think it deserves the honour. :)

What was it a photo of? If you want to find out your results, you may have to email Paul Davidson using the same email address that you submit your images.

Nick C.

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 23:49

Look at this old hornbag!
Pete can be great to watch. I've never seen anyone speak as enthusiastically about soil as he can.

... it looks like something is about to stab him in the neck...
With the gear and attire he's sporting I'd be expecting many things to be trying to stab him. :)

Congratulations on the spoils, Paul!

Carjo

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 00:41

What was it a photo of? If you want to find out your results, you may have to email Paul Davidson using the same email address that you submit your images.

It was a photo of a green tree frog. I'm not in a huge hurry to find out, it's that you posted your results so fast, that's all. Did you go to the meeting?

Nick C.

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 01:42

Meaty0

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 02:03

It was a photo of a green tree frog. I'm not in a huge hurry to find out, it's that you posted your results so fast, that's all. Did you go to the meeting?

Yes I remember it distinctly. It was a frog floating among a lot of green water plants. Was that in B grade? The judges comment was that it was an overall, good image but the bright leaf in the upper right corner was distracting. Sorry but that was all he had to say. He seemed a bit confused himself about whether it was a merit or an acceptance and in the end, I wasn't sure what he awarded. But Paul Davidson will know, he recorded the awards.

Mat Fitzsimmons

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 02:21

Yeah I got a Customary Barge Mat.

It's quite good in my opinion. Just a bit small for all gear... so I got the hot tub (post pics of yours with your 5D!!!!

I'll post some pics of my barge if you like. I use a 5D w/Grip & 24-70 attached + a 100mm macro in the bottom section... the top can hold a laptop, and I used to put the hoods, rocket blower, 2 flashes, 50mm, 17-40 and other misc junk. If I borrowed a 70-200, it'd fit.
Sound like it's exactly what I'm after ... I'd probably just want to put the 5D+grip with 24-70 attached+hood reversed and a 580EX in the bottom section if that'd fit .... then I could use the top section for any small amount of non-camera stuff I'd need to take.

Some photos would be great if you have some? :) Thanks Feng!
I'll post some pics of my hot tub loaded up if you like ... just have to find another camera to take the photos now that I've sold my 20D! :D

Okay, anyone want one of THESE (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/446772-REG/Sandisk_SDDRX4_CFR_Extreme_FireWire_CompactFlash_C ard.html)?

I got it from B&H because I needed a good CF reader for my laptop. However I failed to note that the little bugger doesn't work with a 4-pin firewire port, which is all I have. I'm sure there's a reason for it but it seems a bit silly to me that such a product, from one of the market leaders in flash media, suffers from this sort of limit in functionality.
I think that's because the two extra pins on the bigger 6-pin connector provide the power, hence the 4-pin port won't work with anything that's bus-powered.

wakko

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 02:48

Okay, anyone want one of THESE (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/446772-REG/Sandisk_SDDRX4_CFR_Extreme_FireWire_CompactFlash_C ard.html)?

I got it from B&H because I needed a good CF reader for my laptop. However I failed to note that the little bugger doesn't work with a 4-pin firewire port, which is all I have. I'm sure there's a reason for it but it seems a bit silly to me that such a product, from one of the market leaders in flash media, suffers from this sort of limit in functionality.

P.S. I just calibrated my laptop monitor (for what it's worth) and boy is it going to take a little getting use to.

Ah crap that's gotta suck :| I think the big plug is 6 pin right? (you're a laptop user?) Can you get adapters to use USB bus power? I did order one of those readers right? :D HAHAHAH (forgot :| )

Sound like it's exactly what I'm after ... I'd probably just want to put the 5D+grip with 24-70 attached+hood reversed and a 580EX in the bottom section if that'd fit .... then I could use the top section for any small amount of non-camera stuff I'd need to take.

Some photos would be great if you have some? :) Thanks Feng!
I'll post some pics of my hot tub loaded up if you like ... just have to find another camera to take the photos now that I've sold my 20D! :D

Yeah I'll see what I can cram in there. It's pretty tight with the hood attached, but you can fit it.... I think if you don't have the flash case you'll be right? I'll scope it out tonight for you and take a pic with my trusty point and shoot nikon POS :) Although, the flash fits much nicer up the top... but if you got a toilet bag/junk/clothes there, it gets a bit tight :)

Nick C.

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 03:33

I think that's because the two extra pins on the bigger 6-pin connector provide the power, hence the 4-pin port won't work with anything that's bus-powered.
Ah that makes sense. I withdraw my criticism of Sandisk. :)

Ah crap that's gotta suck :| I think the big plug is 6 pin right? (you're a laptop user?) Can you get adapters to use USB bus power? I did order one of those readers right? :D HAHAHAH (forgot :| )
Yeah, normal plug is 6-pin for 1394a and 9-pin for 1394b (you get both cables in the box). And yeah, I've only got the laptop now.
There might be an adapter out there but I might as well just grab the USB version and hopefully someone else can make use of this one.
I suppose if I used a powered hub it would work but that's not particularly travel-friendly. And I hate all these A/C adaptor brick-like things.
Yep, same reader sitting here for you. :)

-spam-

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 06:30

According to the news tonight, the Kittyhawk is on her way up here for a few days. They wont say when exactly and for how long due to "security reasons" but it should be a decent thing to get out and photograph.

lycan

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 07:53

70-200 f/2.8L IS - I was expecting the lens to take awesome shots all by itself ;-)

I reckon I was 5-7m from horse, and 10-15m from teh guy leaning on sword.

I just need practise I think. It was a fun day.

Sorry mate, I didn't meet you. I just saw someone walking around with a 70-200 white lens on it that fitted Greg's self-description and introduced myself. He did mention there were some others around, but I didn't get a chance to catch up with him again. There were so many people there! We left just before the jousting to beat the traffic. I reckon it woulda been a nightmare to get out. I was a bit spewin coz I did want to get some pics of the jousting, though. Did anyone?? Please post!

Hello all,

long few days after the abbey weekend. loved meeting up with greg foe a little on the weekend.

I saw heaps of people around but dont know any one......lol
I just up-loaded my photographs to the computer. Iwill start to post some photo's up soon. i got a heap of photos from the jousting/fighing/horse at arms and candid photos.

Carjo

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 09:13

Yes I remember it distinctly. It was a frog floating among a lot of green water plants. Was that in B grade? The judges comment was that it was an overall, good image but the bright leaf in the upper right corner was distracting. Sorry but that was all he had to say. He seemed a bit confused himself about whether it was a merit or an acceptance and in the end, I wasn't sure what he awarded. But Paul Davidson will know, he recorded the awards.

Ah yes, fair enough. Thanks for that. Yeah I'll ask him at the lecture evening. :)

wakko

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 09:14

Yep, same reader sitting here for you. :)

phwoar... I just plugged it in and used my old extreme III cards to copy some files back and forth, and it's much faster than my old USB2 Dell screen built in one :D (which was fast enough already).

Just taking a pic Mat. Have to wait for my crusty Nikon (/me washes mouth out with soap ;)) to charge to take the pic :| Fits my 5D w/Grip with 24-70 hood reversed, and 100mm macro in the padded section... then you can sit the flash on top of that before you zip it up... a pic will say a thousand words... so I'll take them first ;)

wakko

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 10:17

Some photos would be great if you have some? :) Thanks Feng!.

ok... here are some very poor photos... but it shows a couple of things...

Bottom with 5Dw/Grip + 24-70 (hood reversed) and a 100mm Macro with hood
http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070711_customarybarge-0001.jpg

Side View showing relative size
http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070711_customarybarge-0002.jpg

Meshed zipped up with 580EX sitting on top of meshed
http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070711_customarybarge-0003.jpg

Zipped up bottom section (with above contents)... MX700 for size rough reference
http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070711_customarybarge-0004.jpg

Top Section with 580EX again... and a 1L bottle... with laptop flap open
http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070711_customarybarge-0005.jpg

Looking in.... plenty roomy
http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070711_customarybarge-0006.jpg

I used to have in there...

- 24-70 hood
- 100mm macro hood
- 17-40 hood
- 2x580EX
- 50 f/1.4
- 17-40 f/4L
- Rocket Blower
and my friend 70-200 f/2.8L IS lying flat under it all

In the base I'd have...

- 5D w/Grip & 24-70mm f/2.8L attached
- 100mm Macro tucked in the side.
- 2 spare batteries for grip, 4 spare AAs
- Spare CF
- Caps

It'd still have room in the top for a jumper...

So In my opinion, it'd make a good overnight bag... with body/lenses and flash in base.... and then change of clothes, toilet bag, food, laptop etc in the top.

You can try mine out if you like before you buy one if you want to meet up somewhere... I'm in MacGregor. ;)

lycan

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 19:59

I'm in MacGregor. ;)

lol....:D

wakko

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 20:07

lol....:D

why is that funny :(

apart from the ;) symbol which somehow made it's way into the sentence :|

/me spanks lycan :p

Nick C.

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 20:34

phwoar... I just plugged it in and used my old extreme III cards to copy some files back and forth, and it's much faster than my old USB2 Dell screen built in one :D (which was fast enough already).
You know this is just rubbing salt in the wounds :(. Are you using 1394a? If so, imagine the speed of b.

So the card reader on the Dell monitor is pretty quick then? I'm still deciding whether I need an LCD at the moment and I like that feature with the Dell.
Having the USB ports on the monitor would be good too. Save me plugging/unplugging three or four cables into the laptop every time I want to pick it up.

wakko

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 20:43

You know this is just rubbing salt in the wounds :(. Are you using 1394a? If so, imagine the speed of b.

So the card reader on the Dell monitor is pretty quick then? I'm still deciding whether I need an LCD at the moment and I like that feature with the Dell.
Having the USB ports on the monitor would be good too. Save me plugging/unplugging three or four cables into the laptop every time I want to pick it up.

I'm using the funny shaped plug (non standard one) on a MAC not the standard one that's found on PCs :)

Yeah it's ok... I'll time it for you if you like (comparison off an Exteme IV card)

The 24" monitor has a full card reader and 4 USB ports :)

Mat Fitzsimmons

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 20:53

ok... here are some very poor photos... but it shows a couple of things...
Many thanks for that Feng, it looks great! Just what I'm looking for.

Don't think I'll need to try it out, I think I might just get one ...

Thanks again for all the photos!

Cheers,
Mat.

Nick C.

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 21:04

I'm using the funny shaped plug (non standard one) on a MAC not the standard one that's found on PCs :)

Yeah it's ok... I'll time it for you if you like (comparison off an Exteme IV card)

The 24" monitor has a full card reader and 4 USB ports :)
The 24" looks nice but I'm not sure I really need to go that large again. It'd look enormous now after using my little 15.4" screen. I was thinking 20" but who knows.
Anybody here using a 24" Dell? How is the colour reproduction on it?

If you get round to timing it that'd be great but it's not that important so don't worry about it too much.

wakko

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 21:50

The 24" looks nice but I'm not sure I really need to go that large again. It'd look enormous now after using my little 15.4" screen. I was thinking 20" but who knows.
Anybody here using a 24" Dell? How is the colour reproduction on it?

If you get round to timing it that'd be great but it's not that important so don't worry about it too much.

i'm using the 24 :D hahaha... I calibrate it so colour is just right :) heheh...

dunno whether the lower ones have card readers, but the 19" ultrasharps have 4 USB ports.

-spam-

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 23:30

i'm using the 24 :D

awww i want one of those really badly. Although my dual 17 lcds aint too bad i guess.

Hows the contax 50mm going on the 5D? I just stumbled across this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fodder/sets/72157594320195534/detail) thought you might like to see it. Mmmmm manual lens goodness ;)

wakko

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 23:39

awww i want one of those really badly. Although my dual 17 lcds aint too bad i guess.

Hows the contax 50mm going on the 5D? I just stumbled across this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fodder/sets/72157594320195534/detail) thought you might like to see it. Mmmmm manual lens goodness ;)

yeah I went from triple 17"s to the 24, and am thinking that I want anothe 24". It's becoming a bit of a pain. Might have to run THAT one by the finance director I think ;)

Here's a pic of my 3x17s before I sold them all :)

http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/lcdarms3.jpg

nice manually goodness :P I want more... they're so fun, and the quality is excellent.

Nick C.

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 23:39

i'm using the 24 :D hahaha... I calibrate it so colour is just right :) heheh...
So do you get much colour/contrast variation if viewing slightly off center?
I see Dell currently have them for 999. Do they ever get much cheaper than that?

-spam-

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 23:43

Here's a pic of my 3x17s before I sold them all :)

:shock:

Was just looking on the apple web site and forget the 24", i want one of their 30" cinema displays (well, alright i want two...)

wakko

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 00:40

So do you get much colour/contrast variation if viewing slightly off center?
I see Dell currently have them for 999. Do they ever get much cheaper than that?

Not really... it's got great viewing angle :) compared to many other screens :)

I can get them for $899 afaik through work :) but I'd need to check ;) I got mine for $900 I think

:shock:

Was just looking on the apple web site and forget the 24", i want one of their 30" cinema displays (well, alright i want two...)

do you have dual dual-link DVI? :D You need that for two 30" cinema displays :) the apples are nice though :) but I didn't think much of their viewing angles compared to the Dell Ultrasharps though :P

Nick C.

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 01:35

...i want one of their 30" cinema displays (well, alright i want two...)
How big is your desk?? :) You'll end up with a crook neck - that'll be over 5 feet from one corner to the opposite :shock:

Not really... it's got great viewing angle :) compared to many other screens :)

I can get them for $899 afaik through work :) but I'd need to check ;) I got mine for $900 I think
You're making it extra enticing.

wakko

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 01:41

You're making it extra enticing.

mmmm subliminal goodness :D

Greg_C

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 05:13

Hi all,

For those of OCAU here's one for you.

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=591147
or even more temptation
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=591046

Go oooonnn Feng you know you need one of those listed there. :wink:

Isn't it fun to go back to work after a week off. It took me almost until lunch to get through my emails. Then I picked up the phone to check my voice mail - woooppie no messages. I gave big a thank you to my work mates who answered any questions that can in for me.

Mat Fitzsimmons

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 05:23

Meaty0

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 05:45

Meaty0

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 05:47

I'm in MacGregor. ;) You gotta admit dude, that's pretty darn hilarious.:D

Mat Fitzsimmons

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 05:52

All right Mat...what did you do to make that poor baby cry a beer bottle full of tears like dat....did you steal her porridge?Heh, I told her that I nearly dropped my 70-200 f2.8L IS onto a tiled floor.
Her reaction was entirely understandable :D

Greg_C

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 06:00

Hmmm, I reckon it only takes one day back at work for each week you had off, then you don't even feel like you had a break :)

I worked from home again today, which was great.

Anyway, here's a quick photo to share from last weekend - my little neice Sarah in a not so happy moment :D

Lovely shot Mat. You gotta get these shots also - just to balance things out (and for future blackmail material):p

A fair while ago I took a month off, boy was that good, but so hard to get back to work again. At one stage today I had three people queued up at my desk waiting to ask me questions. Hey all you Coles and Wollies workers do you know where i can get one of those ticket machines they have at the delli?;)

Greg_C

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 06:25

Don't you hate it!!! I just re-enabled comments on my online gallery and 30min later they get spammed. I disabled it some months ago because of this and had hoped that the latest release of Coppermine would have fixed this. Oh well, time to do some more research on the Coppermine sites to see what can be done about this.

Meaty0

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 06:57

Don't you hate it!!! I just re-enabled comments on my online gallery and 30min later they get spammed.I bet it was Feng:evil::D

HelenThura

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 07:00

Heh, I told her that I nearly dropped my 70-200 f2.8L IS onto a tiled floor.
Her reaction was entirely understandable :D

Is it wrong to say now that my mother dropped my 70-200 f4L onto rocks whilst we were hiking the other week- it dropped, it rolled and I cried something chronic. Apart from the little ding on the end which makes it a bit harder to put the hood on, I swear the colours and sharpness have improved.

HelenThura

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 07:02

Lovely shot Mat. You gotta get these shots also - just to balance things out (and for future blackmail material):p

A fair while ago I took a month off, boy was that good, but so hard to get back to work again. At one stage today I had three people queued up at my desk waiting to ask me questions. Hey all you Coles and Wollies workers do you know where i can get one of those ticket machines they have at the delli?;)

Greg - any shop fittings store will have them, there is one at South Brisbane near the convention centre - they should have them or could order them in ....

Greg_C

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 07:04

I bet it was Feng:evil::D
Na, it was true spam, about 10 lines of garbage url's. I found a captcha plugin (enter the scrambled text thingy) but it doesn't work with my version:cry:. It has becomre part of the core of the next major release though.:)

Greg_C

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 07:08

Greg - any shop fittings store will have them, there is one at South Brisbane near the convention centre - they should have them or could order them in ....
I reckon it would be so cool to have one of these by my desk.;):p I could also pick up that USB barcode reader I have wanted for a while. Yes I want one for real. Why I hear you ask. To read the ISBN numbers off of my books to make it easier to enter things into my book DB.

catsith

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 07:23

Is it wrong to say now that my mother dropped my 70-200 f4L onto rocks whilst we were hiking the other week- it dropped, it rolled and I cried something chronic.
ouch!! do you have accidental insurance on you gear helen? might be a god time to think of it if you havn't!
I bought one of those babies today, tomorrow i will go and play.

wakko

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 08:17

Hi all,

For those of OCAU here's one for you.

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=591147
or even more temptation
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=591046

Go oooonnn Feng you know you need one of those listed there. :wink:

I need both... but...

for the first one, the 16-35... I know how much he paid for that, and he isn't selling it for less :) hehehe I bought my 17-40 off him :)

the second one is a bit rich... if it were like 1900-2000 I may consider it... but he wants more than 2K.

You gotta admit dude, that's pretty darn hilarious.:D

:| I must be missing something...

I bet it was Feng:evil::D

IT WAS ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I CAN'T LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

::John::

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 08:25

:| I must be missing something...

Was it MR, MRS or MS MacGregor???

Was that enough of a hint?

wakko

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 08:28

Was it MR, MRS or MS MacGregor???

Was that enough of a hint?

That's lame.... i guess my mind doesn't work that way... probably doesn't really work anyways :D

mind you... it's something David would say (he's not here to defend himself :D)

mc41

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 08:32

Has anybody tried the Portrait Professional programme ? I tried the demo and frightened myself by taking 10 years off
Facials only and need tobe almost front on,worth a look

http://www.portraitprofessional.com/

Meaty0

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 08:43

:| I must be missing something...

Nah. I was just messin' with ya. I don't get it either.:confused:

But it does remind me of the "Scottish dentist named Phil McCavitee" joke.

::John::

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 08:44

Ya better give David another whack, then - just because.

Are you after a 16-35?

MC41 - that's an interesting change on the picture on that site.

*** 16-35mm - wide and fast goodness ***

::John::

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 08:45

Nah. I was just messin' with ya. I don't get it either.:confused:

But it does remind me of the "Scottish dentist named Phil McCavitee" joke.

and the ex-All Blacks - Sean Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitz....

balus

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 16:15

Is it wrong to say now that my mother dropped my 70-200 f4L onto rocks whilst we were hiking the other week- it dropped, it rolled and I cried something chronic. Apart from the little ding on the end which makes it a bit harder to put the hood on, I swear the colours and sharpness have improved.

That's known as a sensitive technical adjustment :p

wakko

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 17:25

Nah. I was just messin' with ya. I don't get it either.:confused:

But it does remind me of the "Scottish dentist named Phil McCavitee" joke.

lol :) *smack*

Ya better give David another whack, then - just because.

Are you after a 16-35?

Don't mind if I do! :)

Yeah... not an urgent thing... may just order a new one from B&H... was thinking of a WTT with my 17-40...

*** 16-35mm - wide and fast goodness ***

Gah don't you start :) hahaha

and the ex-All Blacks - Sean Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitz....

Oh yeah... Patrick Fitzgerald, and Gerald Fitzpatrick :P /me sniggers

boomerakl

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 18:35

Don't forget about Phil McCracken either.

connormmii

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 18:38

or Ben Dover and Mike Hunt:D

Meaty0

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 20:29

Hey I just remembered I dropped my 70-200 up at Bunya Mountains. I scratched the hood, but the lens didn't seem any better or worse afterwards. I wonder why it's the 70-200 that everyone drops?

connormmii

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 21:05

cos they are white and expensive. Murphy's Law.

Greg_C

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 22:58

My 10-22 survived a fall. It was attached to the tripod and I was moving the tripod to an other location, it was as if it just jumped off of the tripod! On reflection it can't have been latched in correctly. I had the ball head tilted 90deg as I was taking shots of the morning sun on gum trees. This meant there was extra stress on the QR plate to start with. No damage though but it as mad me far more cautious.

Nick C.

11th of July 2007 (Wed), 23:16

lycan

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 07:06

Hello i just posted up the 2007 Abbey Medieval Festival.

Got to meet greg once more, and saw heaps of people using Canon camera's around.

Here is the link to some photographs from the day...
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=347536

http://www.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/SITH120070712204611pslfile1_orig.jpg

wakko

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 07:23

Question for those who've calibrated their monitor (particularly any with laptops).

Does anyone have some blues (more toward the royal end of the scale) appearing a bit purple on screen?
I'm kind of thinking it's just the cheaper laptop screen that's probably making it seem like this because if I view it from a higher angle it all looks purple and from lower it looks blue.
Prior to calibration though the blue looked pretty right to my eye. So could it just be the warmer tones playing tricks with my eyes?

I think I'm going to need that desktop monitor.

Colours look pretty normal on the colour pallette here Nick... I haven't calibrated my work's laptop screen cos I use it with external monitors at work... (which ARE calibrated).

Hello i just posted up the 2007 Abbey Medieval Festival.

Got to meet greg once more, and saw heaps of people using Canon camera's around.

Here is the link...
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=347536

http://www.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/SITH120070712204611pslfile1_orig.jpg

Great great shot Luke!!!! excellent colours and action :)

HelenThura

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 07:49

ohh Luke I like that photo all those colours :D

Now we have been a bit slack on the chat round here the last couple of days so I am instating an action to get the chat and picture sharing up again.
Any post that follows this post should have an image in it. I don't care if it was taken 2 minutes ago or 2 years ago. Share a photo. After you have posted an image you are free to chat and comment and post subliminal messages all you want.
To start it off here is mine. This is from the Regina Spektor concert on Monday night. I would have liked to have a bit more of her body in the shot but overall I think it works pretty well.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1094/776521936_ebe570fca2_o.jpg

Who is next? There may be prizes....

::John::

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 07:52

Does this count? :)

http://www.kiwi-in-oz.com/pictures/lenses/canon1635.gif

Just for Feng

wakko

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 07:55

lol Helen! :)

ok... here's some lens porn :) (can't think of anything more subliminal :| )

http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/zeiss2.jpg

taken through the Zeiss Contax goodness.... of the 85mm f/1.2L :)

wakko

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 07:55

Does this count? :)

http://www.kiwi-in-oz.com/pictures/lenses/canon1635.gif

Just for Feng

OH! that's not EVEN funny!!!!! :o:o:o

balus

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 07:56

Bugger off, I'm asleep!

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb287/mitasol/IMG_0636.jpg

balus

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 07:57

ain't I gorgeous

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb287/mitasol/Img_0666_1.jpg

wakko

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:05

I like this game...

here's one of lil Jessica sleeping :)

http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/private/20070708_jessicasleep-0001.jpg

Mat Fitzsimmons

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:07

I like photo sharing posts :)

Nice pics guys! :D
Love that photo, Helen - though, just wondering if you noticed the person's head or whatever near the bottom left?

http://www.psychogoat.com/linked/_MG_0848_web800_2.jpg

-spam-

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:09

Any post that follows this post should have an image in it. I don't care if it was taken 2 minutes ago or 2 years ago.

Ok then. What else is there to take a photo of when you have a cold?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1082/784058010_7ca9a8eb15.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/784058010/)

HelenThura

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:11

lol Helen! :)

ok... here's some lens porn :) (can't think of anything more subliminal :| )

taken through the Zeiss Contax goodness.... of the 85mm f/1.2L :)
that photo really tripped me out till I read your notes 3 times and then I went mmmmmm. I don't even have the 85mm 1.8 and the 1.2 is calling me though I think I might go for the 135mm first mmmm lenses.

Does this count? :)

st for Feng
of course it counts, it is lens porn after all.

ain't I gorgeous

That photo is amazing!!! I love that dof and all the individual dog hairs.
I like this game...

here's one of lil Jessica sleeping :)

she so has your face, just wait till she starts sending you messages.

::John::

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:20

Autumn morning - no subliminal for Feng - he can't hack the pressure :)

http://www.kiwi-in-oz.com/pictures/photos/big/IMG_3856.jpg

HelenThura

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:22

I like photo sharing posts :)

Nice pics guys! :D
Love that photo, Helen - though, just wondering if you noticed the person's head or whatever near the bottom left?

yeah I know that head, I am choosing to ignore it. It was one of my photos where I preset the focus, raise arm up, tilt camera down slightly and hope like hell I got the shot with-out too many heads/arms etc in the way.
That galah is a beauty. Is she a pet or do you have an insane length lens sitting round?

Ok then. What else is there to take a photo of when you have a cold?

I guess not, I would like to see a photo of a bag of oranges instead next time ;) I like that artistic randomness of those pills outside the bottle.

Also check out this link and have play with it :) - Puffin Cam (http://puffin.eyjar.is/view/index.shtml)

-spam-

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:22

I like photo sharing posts :)

They are pretty photogenic birds arent they.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/513174046_dc2a67bea5.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/513174046/)

::John::

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:25

We used to have Galahs in our backyard - until we got another pet.

Meet 'Killer'

http://www.kiwi-in-oz.com/pictures/photos/big/IMG51239.jpg

and, yeah, he looks like a dork there - but he was really having a fun day in the park.

Mat Fitzsimmons

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:31

Hehe, killer :D
He looks like he's having fun!

That galah is a beauty. Is she a pet or do you have an insane length lens sitting round?
She was a wild galah on a birdfeeder at my parent's place, taken with a 70-200 @ 125mm and Sam's 20D. It's also reasonably cropped.

I'd like to pretend that I was really sneaky .... but I think the reality was that bird was a regular at the birdfeeder and had become semi-used to people.

wakko

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:33

have i mentioned i suck at PP? :(

http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070427_birdyfromzoo.jpg

this was a birdy from AU Zoo from a visit earlier this year. when's our photoshop tutorial session?

::John::

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:39

Aussie birds are cool - lots of gorgeous colours.

This is what I had in my backyard pre-Killer (http://www.kiwi-in-oz.com/pictures/list.php?exhibition=43&ee_lang=eng)

-spam-

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:44

I miss the old house for the birds that we used to have in the trees all year round :cry:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/439462106_3b098691a9.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/439462106/in/set-72157600203664206/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/431088395_a466154d2b.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/431088395/in/set-72157600203664206/)

lycan

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 08:49

Here is a other photo that i have just posted

http://www.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/SITH120070712223654pslfile1_orig.jpg

Carjo

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 09:14

Anyone up for doing something on Saturday?

Obligatory photo ;) - my aforementioned comp entry from this month.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/Carjo_3000/gtf_julycomp.jpg
This little froggie was halfway up a hedge when I found him one rainy night at Tangalooma. Taken on my old Fujifilm Finepix S5500 (shock horror ;))

EDIT: did anyone else watch last night's episode of House? Nice to see the prop guy made the right choice - even threw in an "L" lens! ;)

mc41

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 09:58

hhhhmmmmm what have I to add to
Down Tweed way

balus

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 16:04

That photo is amazing!!! I love that dof and all the individual dog hairs.

Thanks, I was testing out my new lens. She is now getting camera shy:)
Although she does show a keen interest in the the lens blower that I just bought.

anthonyl

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 17:49

All gone now...thanks

-spam-

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 20:29

Anyone up for doing something on Saturday?

Ive got a flickr thing on at Bulimba tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a decent turn out.

EDIT: did anyone else watch last night's episode of House? Nice to see the prop guy made the right choice - even threw in an "L" lens! ;)

Yeah i noticed that. I was trying to pick what lens it was. I think it was too big to be a 24-70, so my best guess was a 200 2.8L

wakko

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 20:43

Yeah i noticed that. I was trying to pick what lens it was. I think it was too big to be a 24-70, so my best guess was a 200 2.8L

I didn't see it, but the 200 f/2.8L is smaller in diameter to the 24-70 f/2.8L... well the MKI was anyway :) I don't think it was even longer from memory...

-spam-

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 20:56

I didn't see it, but the 200 f/2.8L is smaller in diameter to the 24-70 f/2.8L... well the MKI was anyway :) I don't think it was even longer from memory...

hmmm strange. Could have been the magic drain pipe or the 135mm f2L. The later is probably the correct guess because i think they had it on a 1ds mkII

-spam-

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 21:09

Well i tracked down some images from the episode, and looking now it could be a 24-70. It certainly has a separate zoom ring on it.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/curry_of_doom/house1.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/curry_of_doom/house2.jpg

Nick C.

12th of July 2007 (Thu), 22:32

Some serious photo sharing went on last night, I see. Great shots everyone!

So I can resume chatting, here's a couple I took yesterday morning for my sister's work:

188781 188782

Now, on with the chatting...

I watched House too. Did you hear the motor drive after a couple of shots :confused:

-spam-

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 06:21

Gee, pretty quiet here today...

for your viewing pleasure tonight, take a peek at this grand theft auto inspired coke ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfhZfSVuup4&mode=related&search=

wakko

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 06:48

So I can resume chatting, here's a couple I took yesterday morning for my sister's work:/quote]

Nice shots Nick. Is that your sister? You should get her to model more.

[quote=-spam-;3536727]Gee, pretty quiet here today...

for your viewing pleasure tonight, take a peek at this grand theft auto inspired coke ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfhZfSVuup4&mode=related&search=

great ad! :D

I'm working tonight :( well... from home anyway

-spam-

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 07:22

I'm working tonight :( well... from home anyway

Well to cheer you up, take a look at this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/corylum/388460619/in/set-72157600537923587/)

wakko

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 08:05

Well to cheer you up, take a look at this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/corylum/388460619/in/set-72157600537923587/)

wow that's dinky! :)

I've got no comeback... sorry :)

balus

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 08:18

Well I'll be headed down to BrisVegas later this month, only an overnighter (business), just trying to work out whether I can take my camera with me or not.

wakko

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 08:24

Well I'll be headed down to BrisVegas later this month, only an overnighter (business), just trying to work out whether I can take my camera with me or not.

What day you coming down balus? Does it fall over a weekend? :D

We could have a meet up in honour of the Townsvillian :)

balus

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 08:27

LOL, no such luck, plus the missus wouldn't have it! I'll be down on the 24th and back late on the 25th. Hopefully I'll get to meet up with my nephew who will be in Brissy training for the SP Games

Explanation: SP Games is South Pacific Games and is being held in Apia, Samoa. My nephew is an 800m runner from Papua New Guinea. I spent 12 years in PNG, my wife spent a lot longer :P

Greg_C

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 19:15

Nice shots everybody. Here are another from the Abbey. Paul and I chatted to this girl for about 10min about the various musical instruments she had.

No.1
http://www.steadyhands.net/photogallery/albums/temp/image23027.jpg

Nick C.

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 20:32

Nice shots Nick. Is that your sister? You should get her to model more.
No, that's not my sister. Much to my sister's disappointment they didn't need pics of her :)

Meaty0

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 21:54

Mmmmm. I'm in the middle of cooking a huge Christmas pudding for our neighbour's Christmas in July party....it's bagged and in the boiling water....now I gotta sit around and process photos for three hours while it cooks. :-(

Nick C.

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 22:04

What a hard life! :)

How did that sour cream cake turn out?

anthonyl

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 22:07

Meaty0

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 23:02

What a hard life! :)

How did that sour cream cake turn out?

I know it sounded gross with all that sugar and stuff, but if you cut back on it...it's fantastic. Next time we have an outing, I'll bring some along for all of us. Bring wash cloths because the orange glaze is sticky!

Meaty0

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 23:03

You dont live in Hawthorne by any chance do you? Not far from there.:D

Nick C.

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 01:58

Puddin' turn out?

lycan

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 02:52

Meaty0

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 02:52

Puddin' turn out?Turned out a treat. It's hangin' up on the back deck cooling down before I remove the cloth:D Hang on...I'll get an image....here ya go.

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/1211/xmaspuddinggo1.jpg

Ladies and Gents, inside this calico cloth is 3kg of fruity goodness, so tasty you wouldn't even care if Santy didn't come....as long as you got seconds of pudding with a single malt whisky sauce!:D:p

Mat Fitzsimmons

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 02:56

Hang on ... how would you type that drooling noise that Homer makes?

Unghggghhhhhh.

I can taste it just looking at it!
Love chrissy pudd :D

Nick C.

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 03:40

Turned out a treat. It's hangin' up on the back deck cooling down before I remove the cloth:D
Won't take long in this weather!
Lookin' good! I'll fetch some bowls :D

Greg_C

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 03:51

Turned out a treat.

I've got the custard.

HelenThura

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 04:29

I've got the lemon butter, just made a batch. mmmmm

Kelsey-Lee

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 06:48

Ooh, sounds good!

I've always been a fan of butterscotch pudding. I have no idea how to make it though.

Meaty0

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 07:09

Ooh, sounds good!

I've always been a fan of butterscotch pudding. I have no idea how to make it though.Then you'll need to be looking HERE (http://www.abc.net.au/westqld/stories/s1961227.htm)
http://www.abc.net.au/westqld/stories/buterscotc_m1408367.jpg

Meaty0

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 07:10

If there's any Christmas Pudding left (And I'm pretty sure there will be) I'm happy to get together and share it around (if it turns out okay...I still haven't sampled it yet).

HelenThura

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 07:23

mmm pudding. We ate the last wedge that was in the freezer the other week :(

I have never had butterscotch pudding with meringue on top before!

so now we have cheesecake.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1235/767268356_1ec3e94149_o.jpg

balus

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 07:34

Moving right along from food - just had a nice chilli, but let's not go there now :)

From the gardens this morning

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb287/mitasol/IMG_0719.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb287/mitasol/IMG_0717.jpg

Greg_C

14th of July 2007 (Sat), 17:34

here is a photo that i take but it come out ****. The background looks crap to me but as some of your know im not that great at P.P. What would you do to it??

http://www.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/SITH120070714164836pslfile1_orig.jpg
Was this shot during the middle of the day Luke? The lighting looks harsh and there aren't many shaddows about. You could try to burn in some of the shaddows on the ridges of the hills. Not sure about the sky though.

catsith

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 04:57

I spent 12 years in PNG, my wife spent a lot longer :P
i grew up in png, and my (ex) sister in law comes from there, as does my 2 nieces. I left a long time ago though! Good luck to your nephew!

Cooking paul? Hey, you don't want to get divorced and married again do you? I hate cooking, and sure could use someone who can cook! Now where is that rolling around laughing smiley gone?

neat shots guys.

Meet 'Killer' hehe, but i tell you, those little dogs can play havoc with ankles!! some can be quite savage!

here's my galah!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/birds%202007/IMG_4421pweb.jpg

Mat Fitzsimmons

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 05:06

Hi Guys,

Just reworked one of my more favorite shots from this year. I'd be really interested to hear any feedback.

Hope everyone's had a great weekend! :)

Cheers,
Mat.

http://www.psychogoat.com/linked/20070527_0954-Edit-2-Edit.jpg

catsith

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 05:12

hey matt, had a good w/e thanks. Cute piccie, love the face, but i feel the bright is a little too bright, and the dark a little too dark. Not sure how to fix it though. Lovely intense look on the face.

Nick C.

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 05:47

Wow, almost 24 hours went by without a peep. Good thing you stepped in when you did, Mat. :)
Love the shot of the bub. I like it as is. My eyes go straight to his - great job!

After a question from someone about getting cartoons from photos I was looking around the web and came across a great tutorial for achieving exactly that.
Here's a play I had with one of my shots from Thursday:

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Here's the link to the tute if anyone's interested:

http://www.macmerc.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=209&page=1

There's quite a few steps. I did it a couple of times then decided to make it into an action and now I've got nearly the whole thing automated.

Meaty0

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 06:19

Cooking paul? Hey, you don't want to get divorced and married again do you? I hate cooking, and sure could use someone who can cook! Now where is that rolling around laughing smiley gone?

neat shots guys.

here's my galah!

Yes Tina...I'm domesticated...like a cat:D I love to cook to relieve stress...nothing makes you feel better than to beat the c**p out of a piece of meat with a tenderizer. It runs a close second to photography.:D

Your galah is fantastic! That 70-300 has an amazing depth of focus...look how narrow it is.

Meaty0

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 06:24

Hi Guys,

Just reworked one of my more favorite shots from this year. I'd be really interested to hear any feedback.

Hope everyone's had a great weekend! :)

Cheers,
Mat.

You love that shot don't you Mat? Is that the LOMO effect still....perhaps converted to "almost" black and white? I was going to say try cropping a little of the black area off the bottom, but it might throw the composition out.

It looks just a little like he/she's got a 5.00 o'clock shadow going on there in the jowels...maybe smooth it out a bit?

For impact, I really like it the way it is...gotta love the LOMO. Almost makes me want to buy one of those Russian cameras to try them out.

::John::

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 06:29

Well... I went to that site, Nick, and I downloaded the action - and ran it on a studio shot...

Hmmm - I have kept a bookmark and will go run the process manually when I get a moment.

'nuff said :)

Nick C.

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 06:43

John, I found that their action gives a distinctly different result (usually very disappointing) than running through the described process.
I just took the time to turn that process into an action and it works much better.

::John::

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 06:47

Yeah - that is what I meant by the more time comment - I'll troll my way through it.

Disappointing? lol - Nicely PC.

I guess I am too brash - I would have said bloody awful :)

Mat Fitzsimmons

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 06:49

Thanks for the feedback all.

Tina: It's kinda intentionally high contrast like that, but I think I'll do a version that's not as extreme and see how it looks. Cheers!

You love that shot don't you Mat? Is that the LOMO effect still....perhaps converted to "almost" black and white? I was going to say try cropping a little of the black area off the bottom, but it might throw the composition out
Hehe, yep, I do love it. I have about 8 different versions of it now :D

... and yep, well picked - Lomo and then Fred Miranda's BW Workflow Pro B&W conversion, but with a Red/Brown/Cyan/Black quadtone. Overly complicated, but I like it :)

I tried a few other crops to remove some of that dark bottom-left area, but none of them seemed to work for me. Unfortunately that's nearly full frame, so there wasn't a lot of cropping room-to-move. :(

Nick C.

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 06:55

Yeah - that is what I meant by the more time comment - I'll troll my way through it.

Disappointing? lol - Nicely PC.

I guess I am too brash - I would have said bloody awful :)
:lol: I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt. You never know, there may be someone out there that likes it :rolleyes:

lycan

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 06:59

Hello all.

At the moment im VERY VERY sleep, i spent all nite (4pm-3am) at the R.B.H. The reason you might ask??

Just call me dadda.....lol. My wife had a baby girl called Saianna Scarlet Sellick at 1.11am 15/07/07.
Sheree my wife did the hole thing drag free and in a lot of pain, but that is how she wished it. Saianna was 8.6 pounds at brith and 54.2cm long. She is one big baby...lol.

The giving brith was fun for me to be part of it. Alot of blood/water/and yakky stuff coming out after saianna like a fire hydrant. Sheree ended up ripping her vaginal open a bit and needed sew up.

I take a few photographs when i could, but there will be many more in the years to come. Not babys, baby shots.......lol

::John::

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 07:02

I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt. You never know, there may be someone out there that likes it

:oops:

::John::

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 07:04

Congratulations Luke

Meaty0

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 07:13

Congratulations Luke! Even if you did give us just a wee bit too much information :-D

In honor of the occasion and because I was going to anyway...I present..."Diagonal Duck" or "Duck + Camouflage = Ducouflage?"
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5289/diagonalduckvd3.jpg

Taken at the Roma Street Gardens outing.