Kiwi - GKPE - General Ramblings (4)

[momentz]

<a href="index.htm"><img src="buttons/home_cmp_BlueCalm000_hbtn_p.gif" ></a>

<a href="About%20Us.htm"><img src="buttons/About%20Us.htm_cmp_BlueCalm000_hbtn.gif"></a>


Based on the home button working, I've bolded the differences... however this doesn't work either:


The requested URL /buttons/about us_cmp_BlueCalm000_hbtn_p.gif was not found on this server.

[stelari]

<a href="index.htm"><img src="buttons/home_cmp_BlueCalm000_hbtn_p.gif" ></a>

<a href="About%20Us.htm"><img src="buttons/About%20Us.htm_cmp_BlueCalm000_hbtn.gif"></a>


Based on the home button working, I've bolded the differences... however this doesn't work either:


The requested URL /buttons/about us_cmp_BlueCalm000_hbtn_p.gif was not found on this server.

Leave the .htm in, but add the _p

[weka2000]

The requested URL /buttons/about us_cmp_BlueCalm000_hbtn_p.gif was not found on this server.

90 objects locally 90 objects on server.

[momentz]

Leave the .htm in, but add the _p

Yeah.. that works. Amazing how such a simple page can be made so complicated by MS FrontBum.

[S-S]

Again here is a case of me been nice and letting some one with no web experence create a school web site.................it stuff up and I have to spend twice as long to fix it.

There was nothing wrong with the old one..........but she wanted a new one so boss said ok :evil:
If it aint broke dont fix it.

THIS is the NEW site?

OMG - tell me you're kidding... :shock:

[momentz]

90 objects locally 90 objects on server.

Ok, so the code is wrong, or the image names are wrong. I think you may have something cached locally, as mentioned previously, which is making it appear to work locally.

BTW, the link to the Staff page is broken too.

BTWBTW, someone who knows what they're doing in CSS/html will be able to fix the entire site up for you in under 30 mins...

[S-S]

Again here is a case of me been nice and letting some one with no web experence create a school web site.................it stuff up and I have to spend twice as long to fix it.

There was nothing wrong with the old one..........but she wanted a new one so boss said ok :evil:
If it aint broke dont fix it.


I deleted all the stuff and uploaded the whole lot to webserver.Should be othing missing.

tony look at the differences between the image code for the 'about' button on the homepage, and on the about page

<img src="buttons/About%20Us.htm_cmp_BlueCalm000_hbtn_p.gif" working button
<img src="buttons/About%20Us.htm_cmp_BlueCalm000_hbtn.gif" not working button

because im getting 1 button on each page (aside from the home button), corresponding to the actual page name

(man, ive never seen such mental long names for an about us button)

[weka2000]

ok will re code images

will move local site to new PC

[S-S]

tbh, with that very low level of structure and formatting, i would simply rebuild the whole thing from scratch in DW.. would take far less time than trawling through trying to hunt down problems, and you would be assured that the code was clean and bug-free

you could copy & paste all the text in minutes, rename the images to something coherent and quickly drag them all in

[weka2000]

got it........thanks stelari and others

[low orbit]

Congrats :D What station was it on? :)

Cheers Momentz :D - the station was RDU :D

^ Oh! Great stuff, Shane :)
You should try and get a clip!

Thank you Kirst :D

Heheh, my 15 seconds of fame. I'm sure if it's requested, it will be played again.

Cheers, Shane.

[lil_miss]

Looks slightly fixed tony - however some buttons disappear after you click on them... go through and click each link and you'll see what I mean...

The website is obviously an image of the school and if that's how they want it - then so be it... dont waste too much time trying to improve it if you're not getting anything out of it. If they dont want to pay to have a professional site - then that's the choice they make.

[naqs]

THIS is the NEW site?

OMG - tell me you're kidding... :shock:


Haha that's what I was thinking, Was the old one better or worse?

[low orbit]

Just for you Tony ...

World famous in Riccarton :lol:

[S-S]

i dare you to find weka2000 street! :lol:

[low orbit]

i dare you to find weka2000 street! :lol:

Where's my ladder and a large white crayon ... :lol:

[weka2000]

Lil Miss just fixing odd pages now and uploading.

Im not a web designer.....just a hacker.

[manipula]

Im not a web designer.....just a hacker.

:roll: I actually know someone who is paid a huge amount of money to hack sites and design measures to prevent it, and to advise on internet security for various governments, no offence but that's hacking. :p

Oh and I :lol: at all the grief MS Frontbum is causing. Many moons ago as part of some training I got given five MS sites to sort out in DW, and I f**king hated it! Sooooooooooo over that one. 8)

[S-S]

lol @ frontbum... in aussie there was this comedy show called d-generation & the late show, and they did a voiceover skit where a really old drama was played and they invented new lines for it
the governor was given the name Frontbottom :lol:

[manipula]

Due credit goes to Aaron a page or two back for the Frontbum thing, I just liked it. :lol:

[S-S]

ok for everyone who has decent updated virus protection, who is game to check out a link for me and see if any viruses try to run while viewing it?

www.imamac.com

i got TWO trojans trying to install while i was waiting for the video clip to load (no, i wasnt browsing macs, i clicked the link from someones sig by accident)

[momentz]

ok for everyone who has decent updated virus protection, who is game to check out a link for me and see if any viruses try to run while viewing it?

www.imamac.com

i got TWO trojans trying to install while i was waiting for the video clip to load (no, i wasnt browsing macs, i clicked the link from someones sig by accident)

I'm running nod32 + opera - nothing to report.

[S-S]

the viruses were embedded in a swf file, they are in quarantine... running NAVCE

[lil_miss]

ok for everyone who has decent updated virus protection, who is game to check out a link for me and see if any viruses try to run while viewing it?

www.imamac.com (http://www.imamac.com)

i got TWO trojans trying to install while i was waiting for the video clip to load (no, i wasnt browsing macs, i clicked the link from someones sig by accident)

what would be the point of trying that???

[S-S]

i just wondered whether it might have been some other invisible thing which caused it or if it was the page

but anyhow, the guy who owns the site has just fixed it now, he said his wordpress install had been hacked and had malicious code in it

[theflyingkiwi]

what would be the point of trying that???

u know I was thinking the same thing

[Mediation]

Oh no I got so much to catch up on. Thanks Tony! I dont know if I went to the right waterfall. But we went off the track and walked up this massive waterfall hill. Karekare is an amazing place!

Just loading up my set now.

[lil_miss]

Oh no I got so much to catch up on. Thanks Tony! I dont know if I went to the right waterfall. But we went off the track and walked up this massive waterfall hill. Karekare is an amazing place!

Just loading up my set now.

Look forward to seeing you post some here :)

[lil_miss]

Here's a couple from our wedding last weekend...

http://momentzphotos.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/lv_0493.jpg

http://momentzphotos.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/lv_0750.jpg

http://momentzphotos.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/lv_0793.jpg

http://momentzphotos.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/lv_0654.jpg

[S-S]

looks like gkpe is closed along with the rest of nz...
nice shots serra

[Don28]

Happy Easter to all!

Was a fantastic day to day - spent my easter at Raglan :)

Couple of shots from me, could not help but play around with my camera. Taken from Whale Bay, midday - not very ideal time to be taking this shot, but hey ;)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2283/2353429019_e9d757bdcf_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2353428893_cff59f836e_o.jpg

[manipula]

Nice shots Serra.

I'll be stuffed if I'll be able to find someone who could shoot my own wedding, I'm not sure I could look through the album without thinking I wish this was different or that was different... Any of you guys been through this? Obviously some of you are married but wondered if any of you went throguh the stress of choosing a photographer.

And no, I'm not hinting I'm on the hunt. ;)

Nice to see your stuff Matt! :)

[Wazza]

W00t
It's snowing in London.
Yesterday shopping in London with a friend, got rained on, hailed on, sleeted on.. And finally snowed on. Again today, more snow.
The forecast for London today
Heavy Snow - Low 0 , High of 3
Don't have my camera, as left it at my friends place in North West London

[lil_miss]

Nice shots Serra.

I'll be stuffed if I'll be able to find someone who could shoot my own wedding, I'm not sure I could look through the album without thinking I wish this was different or that was different... Any of you guys been through this? Obviously some of you are married but wondered if any of you went throguh the stress of choosing a photographer.

And no, I'm not hinting I'm on the hunt. ;)


If I'd have known what i know now - I probably would have been a lot more directive and selective about choosing a photographer. Ours was good at the time - but looking back she missed a lot of shots that we take as run of the mill now which is a bit disappointing... the flipside of that is - its helped us with regard to what we provide... I now also know of others who I would happily trust with my wedding photos :) So long as you sit down at the start and clearly define what you want and what sort of style you want you shouldn't be disappointed :) (something we didnt really do - the only thing important to us was the digital files).

[weka2000]

Oh no I got so much to catch up on. Thanks Tony! I dont know if I went to the right waterfall. But we went off the track and walked up this massive waterfall hill. Karekare is an amazing place!

Just loading up my set now.

So was it romantic :lol:

[weka2000]

And no, I'm not hinting I'm on the hunt. ;)




Pick me, pick me :lol:

[S-S]

So was it romantic :lol:

or did he "do bombs" as he had threatened to earlier... :rolleyes:

[tag141]

or did he "do bombs" as he had threatened to earlier... :rolleyes:

You know, to you and I 'bombs' means curling into a ball and jumping into a swimming pool. To the younger generation (generation Y-bother) 'bombs' probably means something to do with taking drugs.

[jasestu]

Oh yeah, there were surfers out at Ohope too:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3174/2351373398_c85a489ca0_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/colourandlight/2351373398/)

[S-S]

You know, to you and I 'bombs' means curling into a ball and jumping into a swimming pool. To the younger generation (generation Y-bother) 'bombs' probably means something to do with taking drugs.

point taken... (im still hoping it was the swimming pool kind LOL)

[Wazza]

Here's a snap shot from outside my bedroom window

http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2008/snow.jpg

Hope it gets heavier :o

[kaypony]

Here's a snap shot from outside my bedroom window

http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2008/snow.jpg

Hope it gets heavier :o
Lucky you... A beautiful easter sunday here. Still wearing a summer dress and its 10.35 at night.

[tag141]

Here's a snap shot from outside my bedroom window
Hope it gets heavier :o

We moved from London to Cardiff in about April of '81. We drove up the M4 about 30mph and nearly didn't make it because of the snow. It was up to the car roofs when we arrived in Cardiff !!! My old man got a bollocking from a local cop for being out driving.

Just had an email from my mother saying it was snowing.

[tag141]

point taken... (im still hoping it was the swimming pool kind LOL)

Me too :confused:

[S-S]

lol @ the one sharp snowflake bottom right ;-)

[Wazza]

Lol, there's a few more sharp flakes, shot with 20D and 17-40, with about a 400% crop of image (only 1/4)

I left my 1D and all my other gear at a friends place late last night on the other side of London. Being wet/snowy/and risk of getting mugged, decided to leave it at her place

This morning awakening to snow again, was gutted I didn't have my camera with me. Till I saw the 20D and 17-40, which I had out a few weeks ago :lol:

[iKirst]

i dare you to find weka2000 street!
Perhaps an impossible challenge..

Here's a couple from our wedding last weekend...

http://momentzphotos.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/lv_0750.jpg
^That's my pic of those ones, Serra. Lovely work :)

Happy Easter to all!

Was a fantastic day to day - spent my easter at Raglan

Couple of shots from me, could not help but play around with my camera. Taken from Whale Bay, midday - not very ideal time to be taking this shot, but hey ;)
Happy easter, choccie eggs, and angry buns to you, Don :)
You really captured how awesome today was, in those photos. Nice!

I'll be stuffed if I'll be able to find someone who could shoot my own wedding, I'm not sure I could look through the album without thinking I wish this was different or that was different... Any of you guys been through this? Obviously some of you are married but wondered if any of you went throguh the stress of choosing a photographer.

And no, I'm not hinting I'm on the hunt. ;)
Just invite a ton of your photography friends along, and you never know what you may end up with ;)
(and not on the hunt... yet)


Oh yeah, there were surfers out at Ohope too:

Good one, Jase :)


Wazza - enjoy the snow, the novelty will wear off very rapidly if it hangs around ;)

[manipula]

(and not on the hunt... yet)

Shhh you! :p

[weka2000]

Wedding photos...a beautiful day with lovers dreams of a bright future togather ..............


So Why TF do so many people get divorsed.

Don those photos remided me of an adventure I had yrs ago at raglan surfing. Still feel the guys leg rop around my neck and him pulling with out knowing it was around my neck.
Ohope also reminds me of another surfing adventure where I just about got beat up by locals for droping in on a wave :)

[Wazza]

We're all too critical of each other?
Looking up at grandparents and older, they can all manage it, why not us :lol:

[weka2000]

We're all too critical of each other?
Looking up at grandparents and older, they can all manage it, why not us :lol:

grandmothers had no choice. Goodness know how many suffered as there wernt the oppotuintys that there are now.

Answers simple. Focus shift. Fall in love get married. At the beinning "love is blind" .......well just ignores the iritating things. After a while those irritating things dont get ignored.

We stop focusing on all the postive things and start to focus on all the negative.Ironic as they were always there in the first place.

It is intresting to note how many sucessfull long lasting marriages this group has. 14 yrs for me ...."Saint Sandra" :lol:

[Mark Vuleta]

18 years & counting now, no time off for good behaviour:oops:


Focus shift.

Are we in the lens forum now?

[kaypony]

A few more shots of my trip to Africa for those who are interested: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=474185

[tag141]

Answers simple. Focus shift. Fall in love get married. At the beinning "love is blind" .......

Unless you're Heather Mills then love is...$$$$$$$. I mean FFS, $80,000 for wine and she doesn't drink!!!!

[Mark Vuleta]

Its not a bad rate, approx 10 million pound per year, I'd do it (if I was female & Heater Mills)

[tag141]

A few more shots of my trip to Africa

Mucho jealousy. I would like so much to get that close to lion cubs. I'm still trying convince the missus to let me have a cheetah as they can be domesticated.

[naqs]

Mucho jealousy. I would like so much to get that close to lion cubs. I'm still trying convince the missus to let me have a cheetah as they can be domesticated.

Yea I'm jealous too!

I'd love to go there. hmmm maybe I should be looking for a south african girl :p

[joeseph]

A few more shots of my trip to Africa for those who are interested: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=474185
nice... #3 is just missing the tripods to resemble a gkpe afternoon. ;)
(go on, who looked again?) :lol:

[manipula]

<looked> :lol:

The thing is, as I said to Bob before I read your post, as well as the little kid doing a Tony, there's full scale Weka sneaky disrobing going on the right too! :p :lol:

[Mediation]

Well im just going through PP'ing. The waterfall water was freezing but refreshing. Couldn't really stay in. So we just jumped off the jump off points and swam to the sides. So I did my bombs and pin drops. tehe. But honestly. KareKare is such a special, wonderful place. Words cannot explain today. Simply, wonderful.

And yes I will try get photos up. I just have got no clue how to PP waterfall shots. With bushes etc. I feel that the more I PP them the uglier they get. So im just going to load them off raw. Add more brightness with levels and just leave it.

[Wazza]

I did invite you out to Karekare Matt ;)

I'm off out now for a NZ roast lamb - absolutely starving

[Nzshrimper]

Unless you're Heather Mills then love is...$$$$$$$. I mean FFS, $80,000 for wine and she doesn't drink!!!!

only because if see did drink it she would be legless... oh wait...

[S-S]

So Why TF do so many people get divorsed.

why are you asking the title fairy?

Are we in the lens forum now? have to keep it topical

nice... #3 is just missing the tripods to resemble a gkpe afternoon. ;)
(go on, who looked again?) :lol:

i didnt, but was it the baboons?

...So I did my bombs and pin drops...

well tag, what do we think? that terminology could go either way LOL

[S-S]

hmm... i know you dont usually shoot this subject matter - but this photo does not meet the standard of your urban work, imo. the sky is too blown out and the shade is too lacking in detail. your composition is fine however

[low orbit]

Wow Matt, nice one.

The middle of the frame is a tad hot but you've nailed the composition and that reflection is brilliant.

Cheers, Shane.

[lil_miss]

It also looks like it hasnt been converted to SRGB.....

[Mediation]

Here goes one that im proud of, because im beginning to understand how to use daylight. This is a straight conversion off a raw file, no PP. Its just cool because its about getting it right the first time.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/2355046956_1515e63045_b.jpg

Well its not about comparing it to urban work. This is a whole different area, ball game.The reason why im proud of this shot is because I could control the lighting. I think I have exposed it correctly. If I under exposed it I would get a black mountain, If i over exposed it I would get a overly blown out scene. But I think I got it right. hmm, but then again everyone has got a different definition and idea of how they would have done the shot.

OMG it has not been converted to Srgb. My damn raw thing was set to adobe RGB. FECK!!!!!!!! thanks serra :( awww wondering if there is a difference.

[S-S]

im not suggesting i would have been more successful, it is a difficult subject

[lil_miss]

I have photoshop set up to always convert on opening of a raw file once i've done tweaking in Adobe Camera Raw.. that way you dont have to keep remembering... :) Im sure it will look better once that's right - at the moment its a bit flat

[lil_miss]

Compare it to the first and second pics on your Flickr - you can tell by the colour of the sky :)

[kaypony]

Mucho jealousy. I would like so much to get that close to lion cubs. I'm still trying convince the missus to let me have a cheetah as they can be domesticated.
I think you may have to move to the states to be allowed a cheetah. Good luck with that!

[kaypony]

nice... #3 is just missing the tripods to resemble a gkpe afternoon. ;)
(go on, who looked again?) :lol:
Nice call.

[Mediation]

wohas yeah I had it on adobe RGB in raw edit through Photoshop. Its strange though. Because I like the Adobe RGB in comparison.

EDIT: hmm feck i dunno. let me just sort it out. (freaking out now)

[kaypony]

Yea I'm jealous too!

I'd love to go there. hmmm maybe I should be looking for a south african girl :p
It's a great place. I highly reccomend it. I would avoid going for the soccer world cup though. Here's the stadium...

[lil_miss]

When you look at them both in photoshop you wont notice a difference usually.... its not till you get it into some Internet Explorer applications that it loses the colour profile... if you get it right at the start then you edit it to look as you want it...

[kaypony]

[quote=Mediation;5175005]Here goes one that im proud of, because im beginning to understand how to use daylight. This is a straight conversion off a raw file, no PP. Its just cool because its about getting it right the first time.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/2355046956_1515e63045_b.jpg

quote]
Nice Matt.

[Mediation]

Ah yes Serra I can notice slightly more detail in the shadows. The thing im scared about now is that the others were probably Adobe RGB. lol. Well I think its just this one.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/2355046956_b4c02ec72c_b.jpg

[weka2000]

Hey Matt wrong waterfall :)

Just a note waterfalls are best photographed in overcast/rainy conditions.

[Mediation]

Hey Matt wrong waterfall :)

Just a note waterfalls are best photographed in overcast/rainy conditions.

oh yeah we went to both waterfalls. That big one was crap. Ill show you a pic of the one we went to. Yeah I was wishing those waterfall shots would have more pop. But I just cant do anything with them. Had to majorly under expose to get the sky right. And even then it still looks crap.

Sorry couldnt get a landscape shot of it, because these kids came down with there parents as we were leaving. So didn't want to look like I was photographing them.

They are crap shots. Just took them to show Tony :p. Umm is this the right place? I jumped off these bits.
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/2870/crw9365ew5.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/5/crw9364jw5.jpg

[S-S]

crap? why?

[weka2000]

oh yeah we went to both waterfalls. That big one was crap. Ill show you a pic of the one we went to.

Well Matt when there has not been much rain :lol:
Get out there in full flood. I have had photos of that waterfall shown on tv3 news a couple of yrs back.

[S-S]

Well Matt when there has not been much rain :lol:
Get out there in full flood. I have had photos of that waterfall shown on tv3 news a couple of yrs back.

ooh can you post one? i dont watch the news :(

[low orbit]

My take on it Matt if you don't mind ...

Rough edit - bounced the sky to a different layer, colour dodged it, bounced the reflection, lightened it fractionally.

[Mediation]

hehe cheers Tony. This is the true story, I wrote your instructions down on a letter. But me being a silly boy I forgot to bring any form of footwear, such as jandles and those damn instructions. So we ended up trying to remember your instructions. I just remembered bridge and walk up road then a pathway. lol. So we went down this main path where everyone was going down. And then I just looked in the bush to my right and decided to just cut straight in the bush and follow the river. So we climb up this massive cliff.

Amy gets her toe cut :p. Slipping over and falling all over the show :) but we end up at this mean pool. And apparently you can get there off the road. But we walked all the way up this and went the hard way :)

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3051/crw9368ma7.jpg

Did I go to the right spot? Thanks for the edit. Looks pretty :)

[S-S]

did you climb up over this pool? (really old photo warning)

[Mediation]

did you climb up over this pool? (really old photo warning)

Yup we saw that. But the water was all black and scary. So we kept walking up. Well... I was too scared to jump in. lol

[S-S]

that pool is chest-deep (on a shorter person) like a little spa

thing about karekare is, theres 2 bridges... one on lone kauri rd (which you went over) and one on the other road (which you prolly drove down)
which one did tony mean?

also the way you went, you turned off before karekare's most well known tall waterfall... if you had followed all the other people you would have seen it. there's ways to climb around the back of the picnic area to get to the top of that one too.

[Mediation]

that pool is chest-deep (on a shorter person) like a little spa

thing about karekare is, theres 2 bridges... one on lone kauri rd (which you went over) and one on the other road (which you prolly drove down)
which one did tony mean?

also the way you went, you turned off before karekare's most well known tall waterfall... if you had followed all the other people you would have seen it. there's ways to climb around the back of the picnic area to get to the top of that one too.

This main one?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2104/2354179491_4e2aef922c.jpg?v=0

[S-S]

that looks like it, nice angle - man its got NO water though
did you climb to the top of that one?

[Mediation]

that looks like it, nice angle - man its got NO water though
did you climb to the top of that one?

Nah didnt know how to. Yeah I must admit I was a bit underwhelmed. It was a nice wee trickle. hehe. But still was pretty.

[weka2000]

Matt that is the main 1. There are 5 bigish waterfalls in the area I have 1 to go and 1 thats so far in the bush that its not worth it.
Matt the only way to the top is if you walk up the track, down the stream, absail down a waterfall into a pool with big karui log stuck in it.
There is a man made concrete structure at the top. My guess was for daming

[lil_miss]

I'm sure he had an enjoyable day wherever he ended up......

[S-S]

i know some really cool climbable riverbed tracks up the pararaha valley, basically you go to karekare at LOW tide, walk out to the beach, turn south, go over the rocks and follow the coast along til you get to the next river feeding into the sea

then you follow that stream to the swamp & up into the hills. lots of swimming holes where the stream meets the beach and a huge dune there too. then there are tracks up into the pararaha valley (plus loo), but once past that you have to follow the riverbed itself and climb the falls in various places. there's a HUGE kauri log jam partway up, its really cool, and heaps of ledges, pools and shallow cliffs.

i've been several hours up that way (it's slow going) and got nowhere near the top, but it's really beautiful and untouched. probably not a trip for the very unfit or under 10's - but we used to go on school camps out there and did ok. further up the course, the track becomes much harder and only suitable for experienced hikers/free-climbers

in general prolly safer to go when the rivers are a bit low, can be a lot of water coming down thru there at times

[weka2000]

Hell all this talk about waterfalls and karekare is starting to get my photography aroused :p
Perfect conditions today been overcast.

[low orbit]

Hell all this talk about waterfalls and karekare is starting to get my photography aroused :p
Perfect conditions today been overcast.

Blue robe optional ... :p

Yeah I'm starting to get the landscape bug myself :cool: (although I expect that the p+s won't be the best weapon for that given the lack of detail in all of the backgrounds ...)

[weka2000]

Blue robe optional ... :p

Yeah I'm starting to get the landscape bug myself :cool: (although I expect that the p+s won't be the best weapon for that given the lack of detail in all of the backgrounds ...)

Right thats it im going to get a black robe this year :p
I think the next "challange" should be "you in your robe"........

[Mediation]

But how about that damn road coming down into karekare. Idiot people in their European cars. I was on my side of the road and this damn Peugeot came flying round the corner in the middle and I almost went into them. Slammed on the breaks and vared a wee bit to the side. My two wheels almost went off a huge cliff.

And all the people could do in the car is look at me with a frown. Freaked me out.

[S-S]

BLACK robe (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101465/) - youre a jesuit?

http://www.axelmusic.com/resources/covers/0/027616864352.jpg

oh please say you'll get the hat too... :lol:

[S-S]

But how about that damn road coming down into karekare. Idiot people in their European cars. I was on my side of the road and this damn Peugeot came flying round the corner in the middle and I almost went into them. Slammed on the breaks and vared a wee bit to the side. My two wheels almost went off a huge cliff.

And all the people could do in the car is look at me with a frown. Freaked me out.
yeah been a few close calls on that road for sure - you would have got a really special view of the falls on the way down...

[Sancho]

Ugh, I swear I took my eyes off cricinfo for like 2 minutes, and we went from 2 down to 6 down :/

Yup, another truely pathetic display, our lads need to get some backbone somehow. Maybe they should should be staying in $12 backpackers untill they earn the right to these luxery hotels they stay in.

Webpage design 101 - never use spaces in your filenames.

Plus you have somehow got the href filename in the img src code, and missing the _p off the end of the image names?

Webpage design 101 rule #1 NEVER use frontpage :)

Nice shots Serra.

I'll be stuffed if I'll be able to find someone who could shoot my own wedding, I'm not sure I could look through the album without thinking I wish this was different or that was different... Any of you guys been through this? Obviously some of you are married but wondered if any of you went throguh the stress of choosing a photographer.

And no, I'm not hinting I'm on the hunt. ;)



Haha, I am going through this now Dave, Belinda has taken on most tasks but has left it up to me to choose a photographer... LOL I simply can't commit anywhere :confused:

We're all too critical of each other?
Looking up at grandparents and older, they can all manage it, why not us :lol:

Because we know we have options today, old people stuck together as they never knew they had options and were often miserable their entire lives.

Blue robe optional ... :p

Yeah I'm starting to get the landscape bug myself :cool: (although I expect that the p+s won't be the best weapon for that given the lack of detail in all of the backgrounds ...)

Yeah, I'd LOVE to go out and about, but I have work in 2 hours! Have only been out once in 2 weeks!

Have Tuesday and Wednesday off but don't think I'll be getting out with my camera, have too much webdesign work to catch up on.

[S-S]

Haha, I am going through this now Dave, Belinda has taken on most tasks but has left it up to me to choose a photographer... LOL I simply can't commit anywhere :confused:

just do it yourself - arent you the remote trigger guy? :rolleyes:

[weka2000]

Well the school website has all buttons working now :)

The 2007 version of FP has removed themes and gone css. There are 2 versions. Expression web and sharepoint designer.

[Sancho]

Hey all,

I have a photoshoot this friday night in a dingy dark bar where my mates metal band is playing and I am going along to get some more promo shots, Live ones this time. Because of the crowd that will be there I am going to travel light, will be 40D, 17 - 85 and 550ex and thats it (spare Cf and battery of course)

Now, any hints, tips or advice for this kind of shoot - I suspect its going to be really challenging. Whats more is they will be going on at 11:30sharp, and I will be arriving at 11:25 if i am lucky as its after work and I finish at 11pm so am not going to have even 2 mins to suss out the place LOL I just hope I can get there before they actually start.

I will be fighting against a tight stage, strobelights, downlights and spots, usual live gig setup. Plus a youthful angry crowd LOL

So apart from DON'T GO! are there any words of wisdom? :)

[Sancho]

just do it yourself - arent you the remote trigger guy? :rolleyes:

*reaches for his hunting knife*

[momentz]

I will be fighting against a tight stage, strobelights, downlights and spots, usual live gig setup. Plus a youthful angry crowd LOL

So apart from DON'T GO! are there any words of wisdom? :)

Shoot manual, use flash to freeze subjects. Shutter speed 0.5 - 5 seconds. Don't be afraid to move the camera about with the shutter open to get some cool lighting effects.

[S-S]

... dingy dark bar ... metal band is playing ... angry crowd ... apart from DON'T GO! are there any words of wisdom?

sorry mate - don't go is all i got LOL

:lol:

[weka2000]

Sancho the only thing that comes to my mind is watch the flare with the stage lights.
Sorry cant be of any more help. Doa search on google and seehow others have done it.

[Mediation]

Hey all,

I have a photoshoot this friday night in a dingy dark bar where my mates metal band is playing and I am going along to get some more promo shots, Live ones this time. Because of the crowd that will be there I am going to travel light, will be 40D, 17 - 85 and 550ex and thats it (spare Cf and battery of course)

Now, any hints, tips or advice for this kind of shoot - I suspect its going to be really challenging. Whats more is they will be going on at 11:30sharp, and I will be arriving at 11:25 if i am lucky as its after work and I finish at 11pm so am not going to have even 2 mins to suss out the place LOL I just hope I can get there before they actually start.

I will be fighting against a tight stage, strobelights, downlights and spots, usual live gig setup. Plus a youthful angry crowd LOL

So apart from DON'T GO! are there any words of wisdom? :)

Sounds like you need a fast prime :D

http://matt-photo.blogspot.com/
Wrote a nice small blog. If anyone is interested in having a quick read. The second blog with the shell is kind of strange.

[Sancho]

Sounds like you need a fast prime :D


Really ¿? I'd have thought Thats the last thing I needed.

1 versatile lens would be way better given I am not going to stop to change lenses at all, although the temptation to go to 10mm MAY get the better of me :)

[lil_miss]

http://matt-photo.blogspot.com/
Wrote a nice small blog. If anyone is interested in having a quick read. The second blog with the shell is kind of strange.

You got some weird code coming through in your one about the shells... you also need to run a spell check :P

[lil_miss]

Really ¿? I'd have thought Thats the last thing I needed.

1 versatile lens would be way better given I am not going to stop to change lenses at all, although the temptation to go to 10mm MAY get the better of me :)

As said above - shoot manual and your flash will compensate to get the band members, while a slightly slower shutter speed like 1/100 will let in the ambient lights :)

[Sancho]

Yeah, I had thought that from other band pics I have seen. I might have a play with rear curtain sync etc or whatever its called :) Get some different effects, depends how much time I have to play with it all and learn it in the next few days.

I always shoot manual anyway, I actually forget the other modes are there :|

Would have been fun to set up 2 remote flashes too :) Might see if my mate can do it, although not sure how trusting of the crowd I am :|

[joeseph]

so am not going to have even 2 mins to suss out the place LOL I just hope I can get there before they actually start.

So apart from DON'T GO! are there any words of wisdom? :)

would it be really silly to suggest scoping the place the day before?

[Sancho]

would it be really silly to suggest scoping the place the day before?

Would be a great idea, but I think its going to be impossible unfortunately.

[jj_photography]

Hi Guys

Does the DOF look distracting?

Cheers

[S-S]

nope

[jj_photography]

nope

ok, thanks.

[kaypony]

Hi Guys

Does the DOF look distracting?

Cheers
I think it adds to the photo.

[Mediation]

You got some weird code coming through in your one about the shells... you also need to run a spell check :P

thanks again Serra. You are the king of picking out my lazy typical guy thing. That code thing only seems to effect internet explorer users I think. But I have fixed it. As for spelling, well I did it and nothing came up expect for names. Oh and I don't know how to spell "carm".

Perhaps my grammar is just way out.

[Mediation]

Really ¿? I'd have thought Thats the last thing I needed.

1 versatile lens would be way better given I am not going to stop to change lenses at all, although the temptation to go to 10mm MAY get the better of me :)

This may sound wrong, Chris may tell me to stop talking crap :D but I feel a 10mm is perfect if you don't have a full frame.

[Mediation]

Hi Guys

Does the DOF look distracting?

Cheers

Very nice JJ :D that kid must be having fun:cool:

[S-S]

matt - "calm"

sorry, couldnt resist. its been MONTHS since i did that... :rolleyes:

[jj_photography]

I think it adds to the photo.

Which is a good thing or bad thing?

Very nice JJ :D that kid must be having fun:cool:

Thanks Matt.

[jj_photography]

And dont forget.. The guy that made me join photography. :p

[manipula]

thanks again Serra. You are the king of picking out my lazy typical guy thing. That code thing only seems to effect internet explorer users I think. But I have fixed it. As for spelling, well I did it and nothing came up expect for names. Oh and I don't know how to spell "carm".

Perhaps my grammar is just way out.

"As for spelling, well I did it and nothing came up except for names. Oh and I don't know how to spell "calm"."

;)

And for all you motosport fans out there, bit of an eventful start to the British GT championship this year...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2008/03/23/crash/crash22c.jpg

Click for Youtube video:- Clicky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5t_477Ak98) (God those North West English accents! :()

And click for quite a cool series of photos on Britains lowest common denominator newspaper (spit):- Clicky (http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/slidecenter/2303_crash/pages/crash001.htm)

[kaypony]

Which is a good thing or bad thing?



Thanks Matt.
It's a good thing. I meant add a positive element.

[Mediation]

matt - "calm"

sorry, couldnt resist. its been MONTHS since i did that... :rolleyes:

ah yes that does look familiar. Feck i need to go back to school. Thanks. Crikey, first day at work tomorrow.

[jj_photography]

It's a good thing. I meant add a positive element.

Oh ok, thanks.

[S-S]

"As for spelling, well I did it and nothing came up except for names. Oh and I don't know how to spell "calm"."

oooh careful davey - thats a rocky road to start down... :lol:

[jj_photography]

"As for spelling, well I did it and nothing came up except for names. Oh and I don't know how to spell "calm"."

;)


Click for Youtube video:- Clicky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5t_477Ak98) (God those North West English accents! :()

And click for quite a cool series of photos on Britains lowest common denominator newspaper (spit):- Clicky (http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/slidecenter/2303_crash/pages/crash001.htm)

That's gotta hurt! Or even worst.

[Mediation]

And dont forget.. The guy that made me join photography. :p

lol! awesome shot.

[manipula]

Hey, it was brought up, I overlook the normal regularity of grammar and stuff... Just mentioned it as it was mentioned first. ;)

[Sancho]

Right, off to work, hopefully it'll be quiet and I can yabba on here 1/2 the day LOL

I still can't get used to working on holidays and Saturdays, Only been doing it for 18months now :|

[manipula]

That's gotta hurt! Or even worst.

The last shot in the newspaper link shows him after the race. He got minor burns on his legs and that was it. Score one for a decent rollcage and nomex suits. :eek: ;)

[Mediation]

Grammar is for the weak :p

Jokes! yeah I have always had a problem with spelling and grammar. But I like writing though. Pommy's have always had a flair for the dictionary, those intrinsic words. Insightful displays of language. Who can stop Dave!

lol

[tag141]

And for all you motosport fans out there, bit of an eventful start to the British GT championship this year...

bit of plastic padding and some T-cut, it'll be good as new.

[S-S]

Grammar is for the weak :p

Jokes! yeah I have always had a problem with spelling and grammar. But I like writing though. Pommy's have always had a flair for the dictionary, those intrinsic words. Insightful displays of language. Who can stop Dave!

lol

intrinsic? are you sure? LOL

anyhow, tall ones like dave go down easy if you take out their legs :p

[weka2000]

Matt bugger off.....theres only room for 1 bad gramma and speller in this group :p

[manipula]

Grammar is for the weak :p

Jokes! yeah I have always had a problem with spelling and grammar. But I like writing though. Pommy's have always had a flair for the dictionary, those intrinsic words. Insightful displays of language. Who can stop Dave!

lol

To be fair wave cake in front of me and I stop pretty quick... :p

bit of plastic padding and some T-cut, it'll be good as new.

Word is, believe it or not, amongst several of the car forums in the UK, that they're considering rebuilding it. :eek: Was the car's first outing since being built...

intrinsic? are you sure? LOL

anyhow, tall ones like dave go down easy if you take out their legs :p

Hey you can speak, you're top heavy! :p

Matt bugger off.....theres only room for 1 bad gramma and speller in this group :p


Shakes head, cries! :cry: ;)

[theflyingkiwi]

Matt bugger off.....theres only room for 1 bad gramma and speller in this group :p

you know we have tried to help you with your spelling issues. grammar is over rated in my option. :lol:

[weka2000]

Hey you can speak, you're top heavy! :p



Look at the eyes Dave :p

[manipula]

Look at the eyes Dave :p

Glad someone got it. :lol: I apologise in advance SS, just teasing! :-D

[S-S]

To be fair wave cake in front of me and I stop pretty quick... :p

Hey you can speak, you're top heavy! :p

...yeah - to be fair, i know IM not going to be waving any cake in front of you for a while... :rolleyes:

Look at the eyes Dave :p

lol

[tag141]

Word is, believe it or not, amongst several of the car forums in the UK, that they're considering rebuilding it. :eek: Was the car's first outing since being built...

What was is before it became a motorised inferno? (He was lucky as his visor appeared to be open.) What are they going to start with? Even the cage looked deformed at one point. "hey guys, the pedal box is OK. We can rebuild it!"

[S-S]

Glad someone got it. :lol: I apologise in advance SS, just teasing! :-D

yeah... you BETTER run! ;)

[manipula]

What was is before it became a motorised inferno? (He was lucky as his visor appeared to be open.) What are they going to start with? Even the cage looked deformed at one point. "hey guys, the pedal box is OK. We can rebuild it!"

It was a Ginetta G50. Ala the picture below:

http://news-images.caradisiac.com/IMG/jpg/7/9/5/5/2/Ginetta-G50-2_grande-2.jpg

One step above a kit car basically.

It's re-ignited a discussion on one of the forums I use that was on about not doing any serious driving or track work, even casual trackdays without a roll cage. Certain members have also vowed they wouldn't be going to the Ring again until they got a caged car. Quite a firm line but when you see stuff like this you can see why...

yeah... you BETTER run! ;)

Hehehehe :p Love you! ;)

[weka2000]

Glad someone got it. :lol: I apologise in advance SS, just teasing! :-D
Whos teasing :p

[S-S]

dont you start now...

[weka2000]

dont you start now...
me .....Saint Tony of POTN :lol:

[S-S]

so you are going with the Black Robes then...
OH roffl - if you're a saint that means youve been CANONISED HAHAHAHAHA thats awesome