Walk a mile, take a photo, save the planet! [Archive] - Page 3

skygod44

14th of June 2009 (Sun), 21:51

Haha small world. Spend many a weekend as a underager drinking beers there!

Skygod, Im in Tokyo.
Well, don't forget to leave the big city once in a while to see the "real" Japan....if it actually exists.
A second blue heron appeared and the first blue heron chased the second:
Sorry this is a bit out of focus. I am still getting used to the camera and the lens.

First try with the lens, you say? Well, no apologies needed! Plenty of birding togs on here will tell you that when the buggers aren't sat still in a tree, they're devilishly hard to photograph!!!

Just keep at it!
:D

bmhana

14th of June 2009 (Sun), 23:54

Haha small world. Spend many a weekend as a underager drinking beers there!

Skygod, Im in Tokyo.

Ahh..another gaijin in Japan!
Whereabouts in Tokyo are you?
I lived in Ogikubo for 5 years, and I sometimes miss Tokyo.
Down here is a little slower pace of life!!

skygod44

15th of June 2009 (Mon), 00:41

...The first one is a little old woman hard at work on a Sunday afternoon....

Just to add to B's shot from a few days ago, here's yet another old granny digging away to plant her crop of rice this year. It was about 44°C in the direct sunlight (about 111°F) and 60% humidity. But I watched while she finished off planting her "patch". Funnily enough, her husband was also watching while she finished off....
:rolleyes:

bmhana

15th of June 2009 (Mon), 02:49

skygod44

15th of June 2009 (Mon), 02:50

And here's another two from the same wander....freshly edited!

First is a famous samurai dude astride his thundering steed. All very "Last Samurai".....except Tom Cruise wouldn't have stood a chance against this dude.
As an aside, the samurai north of here were even warned by their leaders, "NEVER let a Satsuma samurai have ONE strike at you.....as you'll be dead before the second comes". The locals were trained in the art of a lethal withdrawal of the blade and killing stroke in one movement. Seriously scary!!! Thankfully, they're much more like Kitty-chan these days!

Second shot made me laugh. The old lady - bottom left - is scattering seed by hand....underneath an enormous motorway ("freeway") bridge. Old-meets-new.

skygod44

15th of June 2009 (Mon), 02:55

44℃ - crikey that's hot!
It's getting up there here, too, and I'm finding myself getting up at 5 or 6 am on my day off if I want to go outside for any length of time! Yesterday, when I went to the zoo, I was out of the house by 6:00 am.

RE: the above shot - great! I can't believe the husband was just watching her!
I bet she went home and cooked his dinner after that, too.

Hot is what it is!!! But that's in sun. It was "mere" 34 in the shade :lol:

Oh and as to Mr.Old Lady....he did seem to have some serious hip-trouble if I'm honest. I just hope if I ever get that bad, I can be put out of my misery painlessly!!! Or have some "bionic legs" implanted....
I just couldn't cope if I couldn't get out taking pics without two walking sticks and a ton of painkillers.
:(

bmhana

15th of June 2009 (Mon), 03:10

Alright, we'll let him off then:)

Love the samurai - scary bugger!
I'm glad they managed to finish building the motorway - the countryside around here is full of huge pillars, but with no road on top. Just loads of pillars marching through the fields because they ran out of money and couldn't build the top!!
:rolleyes:

les_au

15th of June 2009 (Mon), 09:18

@kisseer i own the same lens on a lesser body. it's a learning curve but it does a pretty good job for what it is

@mocean the P.S melbourne gave it a way just a wee bit, i'll see what happens this weekend, might take a shot of the new marina that has been built here. be an interesting shot just on dawn. although we are starting to get frosts here so climbing out of bed is getting hard, saturday in particular

Mocean

15th of June 2009 (Mon), 09:51

bmhana - Im in Edogawa on the edge of Tokyo. Spent 6 blissful years prior to this living by the beach in Shonan and loving life. Now in Tokyo.....well there is a lot to see here I guess!

les_au - Havent spent much time in Mildura since I left after HS but it is a very senic little spot. Looking forward to spending some time there later this year.

Matt Taylor

15th of June 2009 (Mon), 17:44

bmhana

15th of June 2009 (Mon), 18:49

I have a huge amount of history within a mile of my home, but for now I'll just show something which for most people will be unusual and interesting-but for me it is a part of daily life, a summer evening here in Portsmouth is incomplete without the hourly drone of the Hovercraft heading off on another sprint over the water to Ryde, although this image was shot in the depths of winter!

Great shot!
Last Christmas I was staying at my mum's house in Basingstoke, and we went down to Portsmouth to see HMS Victory. Unfortunately it was closed that day.
Probably should have checked that before I went!!
Anyway, we walked along the front, and then went up on the hills to an old fort which has a great view of the city. I can't remember the name though!

bmhana - Im in Edogawa on the edge of Tokyo. Spent 6 blissful years prior to this living by the beach in Shonan and loving life. Now in Tokyo.....well there is a lot to see here I guess!

I've heard Shonan is great, although I've never been there myself.
You're right - there is a lot to do in Tokyo, but sometimes it's nice to escape the big city!!

BTW - have you found the "Anybody living in Japan?" thread yet?
Most of the guys and girls on there live in and around Tokyo.

skygod44

15th of June 2009 (Mon), 20:03

cfibanez

16th of June 2009 (Tue), 04:34

Downtown Stockholm, behind the opera house. Bakfickan is a traditional place to take a quick meal or a glass of wine afterhours. Here testing my new 24LII.

http://zephyr.cmb.ki.se/POTN/IMG_2689.jpg

Matt Taylor

16th of June 2009 (Tue), 06:18

Great shot and welcome Matt!!! Actually, I thought they'd stopped using the Hovercraft or am I thinking of the Dover-Calais crossing? Oh and like bmhana, I also have relatives near you so if I make it over there around Xmas I'll be bringing the family to Portsmouth....our kids haven't EVER been abroad, so seeing England and HMS Victory would, I think, blow their little minds clear outta the water!!!!
:D

I was down at HMS Victory just a couple of weeks ago with my mother who was visiting from Australia, what I had never realised before is that entry to the dockyard is free although you have to pay to go on the ship. Anyway I didn't get much in the way of decent shots as it was a bit of a touristy day for us, but what I got I'll post sometime soon as it is almost exactly a mile from home.:)

skygod44

16th of June 2009 (Tue), 19:49

I was down at HMS Victory just a couple of weeks ago with my mother who was visiting from Australia, what I had never realised before is that entry to the dockyard is free although you have to pay to go on the ship. Anyway I didn't get much in the way of decent shots as it was a bit of a touristy day for us, but what I got I'll post sometime soon as it is almost exactly a mile from home.:)

Excellent! Looking forward to the pics. In fact, I "sent" a Japanses friend of mine to the UK (and Paris) two weeks ago and he was inside Victory too! Maybe, if you saw a funny-looking Japanese guy taking a LOT of pics, it was my chum.

And, @ cfibanez, welcome and thanks for the great shot.
Makes me want a beer!

bmhana

16th of June 2009 (Tue), 22:58

Yeah - there's loads of photo opportunities around the Portsmouth area.
Also, I don't think the New Forest is that far away, and it's beautiful there!!

@cfibanez - I don't know much about Sweden, so I'm really looking forward to seeing shots. That last one is great!

Mocean

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 18:36

bmhana

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 18:47

That's pretty cool!
If you look back at the beginning of this thread, there are some guys who are worried about going out at night and getting mugged or worse.
One of things I like most about living in Japan is that you can go out any time of night and not really worry about anything bad happening.
The worst that would happen to me here is that someone will have nicked my parking space when I get back.

skygod44

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 19:00

Greetings folks - being an Aussie Im not sure what a mile is but I did walk away from my house!
Took this from an overpass on Route 316 (Kananana Dori) which is basically a loop road that starts and finishes in Shinagawa, Tokyo and runs through east Tokyo. I overprocessed this photo a tad, haha, but kind of like the effect I ended up with.

Hey Mocean, like that a lot. Care to share exactly what you did to get that finish?
Oh and what brings you to Japan? Holiday or work?
Hope to see more from you.
Oh and regarding "a mile": right now in Japan, "walking a mile" is the distance it takes for the sweat to actually reach deep into your undies, as opposed to merely trickling down your spine!

Mocean

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 19:20

Mocean

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 19:22

And not only did I not get mugged while taking this shot but I was sipping a beer while standing on a public street taking a photo. Gotta love that!

skygod44

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 19:24

Thanks Skygod - I basically just upped the blacks by quite a lot in Lightroom to give it that CD cover look!

Im working here in Japan - doing a few various things but of course the bread and butter is eikaiwa edutainment. God is it almost Monday again!?

Hopefully a side project Im working on will take off and I will be able to hang up my pencil for good.

And I like your sweat-meter - makes sense! So I figure my place is about 3/4 of a mile from the station.
It's a great finish! I love it when blacks are that dense.
As to Eikaiwa, without it I'd have to move back to the UK....and that'd really suck!:(
Now, where did I leave my comedy pirate's parrot and alphabet cards....?
:lol::lol::lol:

EDIT: What? You didn't get mugged while sipping beer? Can I add to my "that'd really suck" comment? Moving back to the UK where I couldn't wander around without thinking twice about safety, while carrying Canon gear and drinking a beer would be enough to push me into the 666th layer of the abyss!

Mocean

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 20:42

The freedoms in Japan are great! The beer is pretty good too.

bmhana

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 21:29

Hey Mocean, like that a lot. Care to share exactly what you did to get that finish?
Oh and what brings you to Japan? Holiday or work?
Hope to see more from you.
Oh and regarding "a mile": right now in Japan, "walking a mile" is the distance it takes for the sweat to actually reach deep into your undies, as opposed to merely trickling down your spine!

My undies are sweaty after just walking a few minutes outside, let alone a mile!
I just came back from Kumamoto castle, but I'm a bit disappointed as there was a crappy grey sky again!! I even got up at 6am to get there before the crowds. That didn't work out though as every one else had the same idea, too!
There were a lot of girls kitted out in hot　pants today, so it must be a special day. Or maybe it's just because it's bloody hot. I might have to give it a go - buy some little pink hot pants and go for a stroll downtown - see if it helps the sweat!　I'd probably get arrested though.
I should stop now - I think the heat is going to my head:o

skygod44

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 22:20

My undies are sweaty after just walking a few minutes outside, let alone a mile!
I just came back from Kumamoto castle, but I'm a bit disappointed as there was a crappy grey sky again!! I even got up at 6am to get there before the crowds. That didn't work out though as every one else had the same idea, too!
There were a lot of girls kitted out in hot　pants today, so it must be a special day. Or maybe it's just because it's bloody hot. I might have to give it a go - buy some little pink hot pants and go for a stroll downtown - see if it helps the sweat!　I'd probably get arrested though.
I should stop now - I think the heat is going to my head:o

Girls in hotpants, B?!
Oh how I bless the moment my genes decided that I would be born male!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:D

bmhana

25th of June 2009 (Thu), 05:24

Yeah, but I didn't know where to look!:oops:
Especially with the camera!!:lol:

skygod44

25th of June 2009 (Thu), 22:24

Yeah, but I didn't know where to look!:oops:
Especially with the camera!!:lol:

Danger!
Danger!!!
;)

yogestee

28th of June 2009 (Sun), 19:27

My wife and I are feezing our bollocks off.. We are back in Australia for a few weeks to celibrate the birth of our first grandchild, a boy Jake Matthew Logan born 15th June.. We are now certified oldies!! Pics to come..

Back in Laos on the 4th July :D

BTW,,I picked up a Canon G10 whilst here in Oz..

skygod44

28th of June 2009 (Sun), 19:51

My wife and I are feezing our bollocks off.. We are back in Australia for a few weeks to celibrate the birth of our first grandchild, a boy Jake Matthew Logan born 15th June.. We are now certified oldies!! Pics to come..
Back in Laos on the 4th July :D
BTW,,I picked up a Canon G10 whilst here in Oz..

Hey Jurgen,
HUGE CONGRATS TO YOU ALL!

It being you, we'll all expect some amazing photos as soon as possible!
;)

bmhana

28th of June 2009 (Sun), 23:39

:DGreat News!!
Congratulations!!:D

Evilfooker

28th of June 2009 (Sun), 23:52

wandered around town some yesterday which equaled at least a mile.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3668764952_7d5dfa24a5_b.jpg
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

skygod44

29th of June 2009 (Mon), 02:52

wandered around town some yesterday which equaled at least a mile.
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Like it, like it, like it!!!
What made you choose to strip out the colours?

Gorveatt

29th of June 2009 (Mon), 12:07

Unfortunately this wasn't by my home, I was in a different Provence but i did walk about a mile for it, after spotting off the roadway, i had to get out of the car and walk along a river bank to get to the location for the picture.

Could probably use with some cropping, but i haven't done much in the way of editing the image.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5146.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5143.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5150.jpg

On a side note, I wish i could visit Japan :(

skygod44

29th of June 2009 (Mon), 19:49

Unfortunately this wasn't by my home, I was in a different Provence but i did walk about a mile for it, after spotting off the roadway, i had to get out of the car and walk along a river bank to get to the location for the picture.
Could probably use with some cropping, but i haven't done much in the way of editing the image.
On a side note, I wish i could visit Japan :(

Technically, you're "banned" for the driving part!!!!
But since it's not actually up to me, I'll just say, "WELCOME TO THE THREAD!"

Regarding your pics, those are really cool-looking bridge supports aren't they.
I always think no-bridge-bridge-supports look kind of sad.

Hope to see more from you, especially if you can only walk/cycle before taking some pics.
:D

Gorveatt

29th of June 2009 (Mon), 20:17

skygod44

30th of June 2009 (Tue), 02:24

I'll try to refrain from the driving part next time, i should be moving closer to a more populated area soon, so hopefully i'll get some down town shots for this thread, till then I may take a walk and see what i can find with the farms near me

The weird thing about those bridge supports is that there were no roads even remotely going in their direction.
Spooky!

Oh and if you re-read the earlier posts (from #1) you'll see that the idea is to really "look" at what's all around you. Not just because it's somewhere you're planning to go to take photos....

I'll leave you to ponder a while and hope to see more pics from you soon!
:D

Evilfooker

30th of June 2009 (Tue), 15:04

Like it, like it, like it!!!
What made you choose to strip out the colours?

I thought it added more to the photo since the real main focus was on the ducks (Mallards) since I walk past that dock quite a few times a day and that was the first time I had seen them out sunbathing together like that.

**Taken same days as my "Sunning has gone to the Birds"**

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3667955549_e50dce000b_b.jpg
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure: -0.48
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

yogestee

30th of June 2009 (Tue), 17:49

Hey Jurgen,
HUGE CONGRATS TO YOU ALL!

It being you, we'll all expect some amazing photos as soon as possible!
;)

Thanks all.. I'll post some piccies when I get back to Laos..

skygod44

30th of June 2009 (Tue), 19:35

I thought it added more to the photo since the real main focus was on the ducks (Mallards) since I walk past that dock quite a few times a day and that was the first time I had seen them out sunbathing together like that.
**Taken same days as my "Sunning has gone to the Birds"**

LOVE this new shot.
IMHO, you could crop out more from the bottom as I feel the path nearest to camera somehow looks too "new" while the gateway and crooked door look so old.
Just an idea :D
Thanks all.. I'll post some piccies when I get back to Laos..
REALLY looking forward to seeing them Jurgen!
Safe journey back...

cfibanez

3rd of July 2009 (Fri), 05:43

Stockholm's Riddarholmen as viewed from the top of Västerbron bridge in the evening sun. Shot with EF 70-300mm IS @ 140mm f/9.0 1/500

http://zephyr.cmb.ki.se/POTN/IMG_0043_2.jpg

yogestee

8th of July 2009 (Wed), 00:02

Hey Jurgen,
HUGE CONGRATS TO YOU ALL!

It being you, we'll all expect some amazing photos as soon as possible!
;)

Introducing Jake Matthew..

skygod44

8th of July 2009 (Wed), 00:33

Introducing Jake Matthew..

Wow Jurgen! He's got your hair!!!
;)

What a sweetie.
Think you should post some in the other forums as he's so worth sharing!
And of course, beautiful shots.

Congratulations again!!!

Gorveatt

8th of July 2009 (Wed), 15:56

went for a walk today. got a few, the heron didn't come in focus as much as i would have liked, but what can ya do.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5369.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5398.jpg

yogestee

8th of July 2009 (Wed), 20:03

Wow Jurgen! He's got your hair!!!
;)

What a sweetie.
Think you should post some in the other forums as he's so worth sharing!
And of course, beautiful shots.

Congratulations again!!!

Nah,,,he's a blondie like mum and dad ;)..

Thanks mate,, I posted a few images in the People forum..

skygod44

8th of July 2009 (Wed), 21:22

went for a walk today. got a few, the heron didn't come in focus as much as i would have liked, but what can ya do.

Great additions and don't stress about perfect focus...the idea is to get people out "locally" to really see what's nearby.
Nah,,,he's a blondie like mum and dad ;)..
Thanks mate,, I posted a few images in the People forum..
Going there now!
:D

yogestee

9th of July 2009 (Thu), 08:56

A couple from today.. Monk's washing and a back street in Vientiane..

Out of my new G10 :D

skygod44

9th of July 2009 (Thu), 21:09

A couple from today.. Monk's washing and a back street in Vientiane..
Out of my new G10 :D
Great pics Jurgen....how are you finding the G10, apart from being "small"?

yogestee

9th of July 2009 (Thu), 21:21

Great pics Jurgen....how are you finding the G10, apart from being "small"?

I like it,,image quality is brilliant for a compact.. As for being small,,it fits into my hands nicely..

Actually I bought the G10 for Mrs Yogestee to celibrate the birth of Jake.. Told her she needed a new camera to replace her aging Nikon Coolpix.. Her first impression was "It's big",,but she likes it a lot..

skygod44

9th of July 2009 (Thu), 22:17

I like it,,image quality is brilliant for a compact.. As for being small,,it fits into my hands nicely..

Actually I bought the G10 for Mrs Yogestee to celibrate the birth of Jake.. Told her she needed a new camera to replace her aging Nikon Coolpix.. Her first impression was "It's big",,but she likes it a lot..
:lol::lol::lol:

I'd love to hear her reaction to a 1DMkIII plus 600L!!!

Gorveatt

11th of July 2009 (Sat), 11:01

skygod44

11th of July 2009 (Sat), 18:33

Went for a long walk on thursday, but didn't get time to upload and process them, and moved yesterday so i'll be without internet at home for an undetermined amount of time :( and my work computer doesn't have lightroom,

but i'll get them up sometime lol.

No rush Gorveatt.

People seem to be enjoying this thread as a motivator/inspiration to get out without relying on oil. Which I like....and let's face it, is more likely to be the "norm" in the future!!!!

Evilfooker

11th of July 2009 (Sat), 23:28

Well the Carnival is on island for the weekend so I wandered on down. .

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2647/3711903882_7b0659c61c_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2607/3711140855_e2d3b8f124_b.jpg

skygod44

12th of July 2009 (Sun), 07:57

Well the Carnival is on island for the weekend so I wandered on down. .

Eeeee!!!! Excellent long-shutter shots!
Love 'em!
:D

Gorveatt

13th of July 2009 (Mon), 09:27

got to upload my new pics from my work computer.

I just moved so i'm closer to downtown now, so here's a set from my new area.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5401.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5416.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5436.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5443.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5415.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5404.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5406.jpg

skygod44

13th of July 2009 (Mon), 19:39

got to upload my new pics from my work computer.
I just moved so i'm closer to downtown now, so here's a set from my new area.

Excellent pics here.

Love the colours and clarity in all your images.
Strangely enough, I also quite like the flair in the church image - it sort of adds to the grandeur, IMO.

Keep 'em coming, and keep walking to take photos!
:D

yogestee

13th of July 2009 (Mon), 20:36

I had plans to go for a long walk this morning but it's chucking it down.. Gotta love the wet season!! :rolleyes:

skygod44

13th of July 2009 (Mon), 21:16

I had plans to go for a long walk this morning but it's chucking it down.. Gotta love the wet season!! :rolleyes:

You still got it there?

That's horrid....because here, it's already "officially" over.
:D

yogestee

13th of July 2009 (Mon), 22:17

You still got it there?

That's horrid....because here, it's already "officially" over.
:D

The Big Muddy officially ends 30th September,,August is usually the wettest month..

skygod44

13th of July 2009 (Mon), 22:55

The Big Muddy officially ends 30th September,,August is usually the wettest month..

Don't know how you (or the locals) cope.

Here, it's hot 'n' humid from early July to mid-September, but as I mentioned above, the actual rains have stopped now, so at least we can dry off a little.....well, except for all the sweat that runs down your back into your waist-belt.
:confused:

yogestee

14th of July 2009 (Tue), 06:27

Don't know how you (or the locals) cope.

Here, it's hot 'n' humid from early July to mid-September, but as I mentioned above, the actual rains have stopped now, so at least we can dry off a little.....well, except for all the sweat that runs down your back into your waist-belt.
:confused:

Funnily enough it doesn't rain all the time just enough to keep the potholes filled with water.. It varies all the time.. Sometimes it rains in the early morning until around midday, other times in the late afternoon and through the night.. When it's not raining the humidity is sky high.. When it chucks it down it really chucks it down.. Luckily it's still warm whilst it's raining..

By late October the Big Dusty sets in.. Cooler temperatures, clear skies with hardly any clouds and dust with more dust.. Ask any housekeeper which season they hate,,they'll all say the Dry Season.. Last Dry Season there wasn't a drop of rain or hardly a cloud from early November until late March..I love the Dry Season,, very low humidity with daytime temps around 25-28 degs.. Nights in Vientiane can get down to 8 degs and in the north of Laos 0-2 degs..

Worse time of year is April and May when tempertures soar into the 40s and humidity over 80%.. In June the rains are welcoming..

Gorveatt

14th of July 2009 (Tue), 12:02

Excellent pics here.

Love the colours and clarity in all your images.
Strangely enough, I also quite like the flair in the church image - it sort of adds to the grandeur, IMO.

Keep 'em coming, and keep walking to take photos!
:D

Thanks for the compliment, I thought the lens flare kinda worked as well, I also got a pic of the church on the other side with the sun right above the left steeple but it didn't turn out well, i suppose i'd need an ND filter for that maybe.

And off topic, Skygod everytime i see your avatar, i always hear "Roughriders!" in my head from a comedian, can't remember his name though.

skygod44

14th of July 2009 (Tue), 19:54

Thanks for the compliment, I thought the lens flare kinda worked as well, I also got a pic of the church on the other side with the sun right above the left steeple but it didn't turn out well, i suppose i'd need an ND filter for that maybe.

And off topic, Skygod everytime i see your avatar, i always hear "Roughriders!" in my head from a comedian, can't remember his name though.
I had no idea what you meant, but it sounded a bit rude, so I looked it up.
Do you mean a TV series from the late-90s? Cast 'n' crew here! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118453/)

Gorveatt

15th of July 2009 (Wed), 08:28

I had no idea what you meant, but it sounded a bit rude, so I looked it up.
Do you mean a TV series from the late-90s? Cast 'n' crew here! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118453/)

no there was a comedian, who was talking about how there are more then one CFL(canadian football league) named the roughriders, and he does a whole skit about it, and the comedian looks like the guys in your avatar. can't remember his name though.

skygod44

15th of July 2009 (Wed), 20:08

no there was a comedian, who was talking about how there are more then one CFL(canadian football league) named the roughriders, and he does a whole skit about it, and the comedian looks like the guys in your avatar. can't remember his name though.

"The guys" in my Avatar is me!!!!
Though shot using my mobile-phone and distorted and highly processed on PC!

But if you discover the comedian's name, let me know....
:D

skygod44

16th of July 2009 (Thu), 03:16

While back on-thread, went for a walk today around the office to see the baby rice plants coming up.

So here's a fake HDR (thanks to the GIMP!) of what I saw.
:D

yogestee

16th of July 2009 (Thu), 07:02

While back on-thread, went for a walk today around the office to see the baby rice plants coming up.

So here's a fake HDR (thanks to the GIMP!) of what I saw.
:D

Nice image skygod.. This is very similar to the scenery around my home around August after the rice planting..

skygod44

16th of July 2009 (Thu), 20:06

Nice image skygod.. This is very similar to the scenery around my home around August after the rice planting..

Thanks Jurgen. Very pretty isn't it....I just wish the mozzies didn't also love the paddy fields.
:(

yogestee

16th of July 2009 (Thu), 20:27

Thanks Jurgen. Very pretty isn't it....I just wish the mozzies didn't also love the paddy fields.
:(

I'll post something similar when the planting happens in August..

I found this in my files taken during last year's planting.. 100 meters from my home..

skygod44

17th of July 2009 (Fri), 20:41

I'll post something similar when the planting happens in August..

I found this in my files taken during last year's planting.. 100 meters from my home..

That's really interesting Jurgen.

I wonder why the locals here all wear traditional outfits with silly hats, while over there, they're wearing vest-tops and the like....?

yogestee

17th of July 2009 (Fri), 22:27

That's really interesting Jurgen.

I wonder why the locals here all wear traditional outfits with silly hats, while over there, they're wearing vest-tops and the like....?

These are city folk but have a close look at the image you'll see they are mainly young people..

These rice fields belong to the village where everyone does their share.. The harvest is divided up between the villagers and I think a small amount of the harvest goes to the government as tax.. Even in Vientiane there is still a strong village system..

When the Pathet Lao took control in December 1975 they tried to introduce a commune system of agriculture like in China and Russia but it didn't work.. The Lao have had community rice fields for centuries where everyone does his/her share and the harvest is divided up.. A certain amount is kept in storage for the next year in case of a poor yield or is sold for village income..

skygod44

18th of July 2009 (Sat), 08:52

These are city folk but have a close look at the image you'll see they are mainly young people..

These rice fields belong to the village where everyone does their share.. The harvest is divided up between the villagers and I think a small amount of the harvest goes to the government as tax.. Even in Vientiane there is still a strong village system..

When the Pathet Lao took control in December 1975 they tried to introduce a commune system of agriculture like in China and Russia but it didn't work.. The Lao have had community rice fields for centuries where everyone does his/her share and the harvest is divided up.. A certain amount is kept in storage for the next year in case of a poor yield or is sold for village income..

Sheeesh! I just love POTN and the great members on here.....and you are a PRIME example, Jurgen!
Your response was so interesting! Thanks so much mate, for adding more to POTN than you take!
:D

Gorveatt

18th of July 2009 (Sat), 09:15

This whole not having internet or TV at home is sure getting me out of the house alot these days.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5453.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5462.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5471.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5468.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5547.jpg

I just realized that this picture the horizon isn't level, but i can't fix it now cause i'm at work and don't have any photo tools
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5507.jpg

Evilfooker

18th of July 2009 (Sat), 15:35

Took last night while wandering around town. .

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3733133250_ef3d0ae0a1_b.jpg

jonny_blaze

18th of July 2009 (Sat), 20:29

im not a man of many words, so...
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p270/jonnyblaze12123/IMG_1607.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p270/jonnyblaze12123/IMG_1457.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p270/jonnyblaze12123/IMG_1462.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p270/jonnyblaze12123/IMG_1469.jpg

skygod44

20th of July 2009 (Mon), 19:25

This whole not having internet or TV at home is sure getting me out of the house alot these days....
Good to hear it Gorveatt! And the pics you took and added prove that TV and internet are not a good as the "real world"!!!!!
im not a man of many words, so...

Great pics Jonny.
Love the train shot, simply because ours here are so unlike that one!
Please keep on getting out and about with your camera, but no car......
:D

yogestee

20th of July 2009 (Mon), 21:09

Great pics Jonny.
Love the train shot, simply because ours here are so unlike that one!
Please keep on getting out and about with your camera, but no car......
:D

Trains?? What are trains ???

jonny_blaze

21st of July 2009 (Tue), 01:09

yea about the car thing... i dont own one due to the fact that i sold it for my camera. haha

skygod44

21st of July 2009 (Tue), 06:48

yea about the car thing... i dont own one due to the fact that i sold it for my camera. haha

That's a GREAT deal!

We should all do that...
;)

yogestee

21st of July 2009 (Tue), 09:41

skygod44

21st of July 2009 (Tue), 19:27

Not a mile walk but a stroll around my backyard to test my new 50D which arrived this arvo :D

'twas getting near dark so these were shot at 1600 iso..

I'll take the new addtion for a good flogging tomorrow morning and run it through its paces..

Well...if I was you, I'd be really disappointed.
Maybe, if you post your 50D off to me I can sort out all the settings and return to you, in, say, 2 or 3 years.....
;)

yogestee

21st of July 2009 (Tue), 21:07

Well...if I was you, I'd be really disappointed.
Maybe, if you post your 50D off to me I can sort out all the settings and return to you, in, say, 2 or 3 years.....
;)

:lol: why did I have the feeling you'd say something like this??

p360

21st of July 2009 (Tue), 21:42

I just discovered this thread. AWESOME idea...!! Very good job, everyone..!!

This is an excellent exercise for anyone feeling the "lack of inspiration". I know it well; I've been there. Hope to contribute here soon.

Gorveatt

22nd of July 2009 (Wed), 07:10

Went for an evening stroll last night down by the water front

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/HCFiirkan/_MG_5578.jpg

skygod44

22nd of July 2009 (Wed), 07:39

:lol: why did I have the feeling you'd say something like this??
Maybe because you know I'm starting a business = no chance of a camera for the moment = time to pull Jurgen's proverbial leg!!!
;)
I just discovered this thread. AWESOME idea...!! Very good job, everyone..!! This is an excellent exercise for anyone feeling the "lack of inspiration". I know it well; I've been there. Hope to contribute here soon.
Thanks for the "AWESOME idea" matey! And feel free to be inspired NOT to feel you have to travel a huge distance by motorised-transport to take excellent pictures!!!:D
Went for an evening stroll last night down by the water front
Lovely! What a romantic kinda place that is! Thanks for getting into the spirit of the thread and posting a great shot to-boot!
:D

cfibanez

22nd of July 2009 (Wed), 16:33

OK, a few from Stockholm this past week:

#1
http://zephyr.cmb.ki.se/POTN/IMG_4333.jpg

#2
http://zephyr.cmb.ki.se/POTN/IMG_4309.jpg

#3
http://zephyr.cmb.ki.se/POTN/IMG_5380.jpg

tonylong

22nd of July 2009 (Wed), 19:20

OK, I'd have to walk a lot more than a mile to get out of the heart of suburbia, but last month I did a three-mile round trip to see what I could see -- there are a lot of flowers that were on the path...I shot hand-held with the 5D and 24-105:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/114471786.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/114473308.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/114515620.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/114542457/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/114611411/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/115142457/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/115235586.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/115235582/original.jpg

yogestee

23rd of July 2009 (Thu), 10:47

This time of the year we get some of the most awsome cloud formations and thunderheads.

This one was shot taken at my front gate..

skygod44

23rd of July 2009 (Thu), 20:11

Great new additions guys....though I'm now seeing some serious colour issues with Jurgen's 50D. I really think you're going to have to return to Canon HQ here in Japan.....
Hey! Here's an idea: I could take it for you personally!!
You got my address, so I'll await the camera and get it sorted for you....

[Thinks....how many ploys do I have to try before Jurgen falls for it?!?!?]
;)

yogestee

23rd of July 2009 (Thu), 20:53

skygod44

25th of July 2009 (Sat), 08:20

Keep trying my good friend.. You'll have to pry this baby out of my cold dead hands..
:lol::lol::lol:
Not something I'd actually like to do, Jurgen!
But I've a shoot tomorrow, so if word spreads, maybe I'll get one of my own next year when the local shops give them away with CPLs!!!!

Cruisn

26th of July 2009 (Sun), 19:44

hello again!!! had some issues finding work so I was a little busy.. but last night I was able to move away form all light sources adn capture:

Lightning starts from the ground up for those that didn't know.
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k48/cruisn/Scenery/lightning9small.jpg

Some personal Favorites:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k48/cruisn/Scenery/lightning1smallfinal.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k48/cruisn/Scenery/lightning2smallfinal.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k48/cruisn/Scenery/lightning3smallfinal.jpg

skygod44

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 19:47

Second that ^^^^^^^

Showed them around the office and everyone was impressed!
:D

Cruisn

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 00:00

thanks guys!!!

skygod44

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 20:42

Cruisn

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 22:47

You're welcome :D
And keep on getting out there without an engine and adding to the most ecologically sound thread on POTN ;)

btw, I finish my contract today (with it's daily 3 hr commute by car) and start my daily 10-minute bicycle ride commute to my own school....so expect a LOT more from me soon!

good to hear!! i jsut changed jobs.. its a little better on the environment.. sorta.. lol. I dont drive a welding truck 110km each way everyday... I drive my little car 10 minutes then ride a bus to work. every little bit helps. the hours kill though... up at 4am... not home till 7pm

skygod44

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 22:57

good to hear!! i jsut changed jobs.. its a little better on the environment.. sorta.. lol. I dont drive a welding truck 110km each way everyday... I drive my little car 10 minutes then ride a bus to work. every little bit helps. the hours kill though... up at 4am... not home till 7pm

You must have the strength of an ox!!!
The daily "slave-run" was what finally made me decide that a few months of little income while my school is developing is "worth it" if I can get some time back again.

Really hope you can get some time back yourself there, Cruisn, before you're worn out!!!

Cruisn

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 23:18

You must have the strength of an ox!!!
The daily "slave-run" was what finally made me decide that a few months of little income while my school is developing is "worth it" if I can get some time back again.

Really hope you can get some time back yourself there, Cruisn, before you're worn out!!!

lol, thanks! I just want some time to get out and travel before the summer is over here...

bmhana

29th of July 2009 (Wed), 03:52

yogestee

29th of July 2009 (Wed), 11:43

From yesterday out of my (ahem the wife's) G10..

It's Buddhist Lent at the moment and monks rarely leave the confines of the Wat..It's a time of mediation, reflection and temple maintenance..A kind lady with a cart attached to her motorbike selling some essentials to the monks,,stationary, sandals and undies..

Check out the cool mobile phone on the monk at the right,,,same as mine..

skygod44

29th of July 2009 (Wed), 20:54

Some great shots recently!!
Sadly I'm up to my neck with one thing another at the moment, so I haven't had time to
get out with my camer for a while!
Hopefully that'll change over the next few weeks!! In the meantime, I'm enjoying looking at everyone's shots on here!!
頑張れ　matey!
:D
From yesterday out of my (ahem the wife's) G10..
It's Buddhist Lent at the moment and monks rarely leave the confines of the Wat..It's a time of mediation, reflection and temple maintenance..A kind lady with a cart attached to her motorbike selling some essentials to the monks,,stationary, sandals and undies..
Check out the cool mobile phone on the monk at the right,,,same as mine..
Great shots Jurgen.
Love those robes!

Bunny

31st of July 2009 (Fri), 16:55

Something quite finnish:
A place where people come to wash their rugs in summertime.
http://hka.smugmug.com/photos/607191558_TT5ed-M.jpg

skygod44

1st of August 2009 (Sat), 07:50

Something quite finnish:
A place where people come to wash their rugs in summertime.

Hey Bunny!
Great to see you in the Eco-thread, and a great shot too....
Can you tell us more about your comment? For example, why would people take their rugs to the place you photographed? Is it a traditional thing?

Bunny

1st of August 2009 (Sat), 09:42

It's a traditional thing. In the old days there were not so many commercial laudrys around, so on some sunny summer day people took their rugs, a brush and soap and washed them on the lake shores and river banks. That tradition has then evolved to these rug washing places of today.

Nowadays these places are mainly used by elderly people and because it's free. Well I guess the people using these places also like the experience. Younger people seem to prefer taking their rugs to a laundry.

Edit.
Wikipedia (http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiedosto:Mattolaituri.jpg) has a picture of a platform-style version and maybe a reason someone might want to consider using one of these places.. :D

Cruisn

1st of August 2009 (Sat), 14:06

mitsu13gman

10th of August 2009 (Mon), 19:29

skygod44

14th of August 2009 (Fri), 22:27

skygod44

Having recently become unemployed and as a result, very sedentary, I decided to make a daily trip to take a few photos. It's one and a half miles each way, so I'd say I make the cut for the distance part of this thread.

At a friend's request, I've turned it into a blog. Right now I'm way behind getting the photos up and commenting on them, the focus of which is on the post-processing I do. Would you mind if I posted the link in this thread?

Mike

Hey Mike, sorry to hear you've become unemployed....me too!!!
Though I'm starting an English school, so hopefully won't become bankrupt and be thrown out of Japan!!!!!! :eek:
Back to your thoughts, and of course, feel free to linky-linky to your blog. I'm sure that if it's photo-related, it's good for POTN! And do, in the meantime, add a pic or two to the thread to encourage others to walk-and-shoot.

Simon
:D

mitsu13gman

16th of August 2009 (Sun), 17:22

Simon,

My sincere condolences to you as well. Best of luck with your school. I am hoping something will come to fruition for me in the next few weeks, but I've enjoyed having some time to myself.

My blog was something I started to make use of the images I was making. I broke a rib last weekend, so I haven't been out since last Monday (when I figured out it wasn't healing quickly.) But I've still got a good backlog of images to include, so there will continue to be new content for a while. And by the time I run out, I hope to be healed enough to get out with my camera again. Prior to my injury, I walked the same 3-mile loop every day. At the furthest part of the loop, I captured images of two different structures/objects. Each day I captured the same things - just at different times during the day, under different lighting, etc. My blog is as much a record of each image as anything else, but at a friend's request, I also comment on all the post-processing I do on each image. I am a rank amateur in Photoshop, so there are no tricks to be learned here, but combining the shooting with the post-processing, I hope some will find it unique:

http://mitsu13gman.wordpress.com/

Two completely unrelated images are below. These are of a motorcycle I found while on my way to my usual spots. I'm not normally a fan of the Harley-Davidson style of motorcycles, but I'm a big fan of steampunk-themed art and had to capture this. The first is just the overall bike to show some of the work that had been done. The second is a detail of the "spine" on the fuel tank, which I then used some of the current over-post-processing techniques on to make it more gritty:

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/129/steampunkmotorcycle0000.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3743/steampunkmotorcycle0003.jpg

skygod44

17th of August 2009 (Mon), 01:45

....The first is just the overall bike to show some of the work that had been done. The second is a detail of the "spine" on the fuel tank, which I then used some of the current over-post-processing techniques on to make it more gritty:

Hey Mike,
Excellent pictures and I have to say that I need to see both shots to really understand the second one, as it's so surreal on it's own.
But what I find really interesting is the (BMW) Mini Cooper behind the bike: a real contrast between the excruciatingly refined by high-tech and globs of corporate money, and the utterly re-worked by hand....and perhaps a few less dollars?
;)
Amazing stuff....
Keep it coming!!!

mitsu13gman

20th of August 2009 (Thu), 12:39

Okay, to reverse the order from my last post, first the detail, then the whole object:

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8899/exilecyclerussmitchell0.jpg

For those who watched the "Great Biker Buildoff" series on Discovery, I'm pretty sure this is one of the bikes Russ Michell at Exile Cycles in Australia built for the show. Again, I'm not normally a fan of this style of bike, but I love Mitchell's minimalist style, and I had a lot of fun post-processing the front wheel, so here's the whole bike to give you some context:

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8899/exilecyclerussmitchell0.jpg

skygod44

20th of August 2009 (Thu), 20:47

Okay, to reverse the order from my last post, first the detail, then the whole object:
For those who watched the "Great Biker Buildoff" series on Discovery, I'm pretty sure this is one of the bikes Russ Michell at Exile Cycles in Australia built for the show. Again, I'm not normally a fan of this style of bike, but I love Mitchell's minimalist style, and I had a lot of fun post-processing the front wheel, so here's the whole bike to give you some context:

Amazing shots mitsu13gman!!!
Is that bike road-legal? I can't see a front brake-lever or even a throttle twist-grip!
How's the thing work?!?!!?!?!
Oh and I love the sign in the background - "No Drinking of Alcoholic Beverages"
.....that one really slides off the tongue easily, doesn't it. I mean, whoever thought up that, clearly understood how easy it is to read long sentences while driving at 50mph while drinking an alcoholic beverage!!!
:lol::lol::lol:

Evilfooker

25th of August 2009 (Tue), 23:37

Wandered around town tonight:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/3857413271_fcab5d863a_b.jpg

skygod44

26th of August 2009 (Wed), 00:20

Wandered around town tonight:

Hey James....I LOVE THAT SHOT!
Seriously man! Great shot in every way.
[Obviously, some will disagree]

I really like the feel of the image, the colours and the way you've caught the lights without any flare issues.

Care to share what PP you did?

More please!
:D:D:D

Evilfooker

26th of August 2009 (Wed), 10:21

Thanks man, that's the beauty of Nantucket's infamous Fog, lol. Plus I have a couple others I'm processing since I took about 10 shots trying to get it to where no cars were at the bottom of Main Street, which is difficult when everyone is out roaming the streets.

pennypue

26th of August 2009 (Wed), 18:56

James, count me in. I love it too. I have an obsession with fog lately.
I see some nice shots on my way to work in the morning. Alas, I have no time to stop to shoot. I have an hour drive and I stay in bed every last second I can in the morning. :(

Sundowner

26th of August 2009 (Wed), 19:45

Just discovered this thread and I'm about half way through it so far but I feel the need to reply, so here goes.

I'm another Brit joining in hopefully on a reasonably regular basis, I'm often found walking round my local town, camera in hand and normally take rubbish shots for me to play around with in GIMP so that I can master one or two techniques to improve my overall PP knowledge. Now of course I also try and take creative shots as well with my main interests being sports and am often found at local football (soccer), rugby games or on the local golf course togging willing victims ;) but togging sport often involvers the use of an engine! Not allowed in this thread I hear you say! Yeah, I know so you will hardly ever see anything sports related from me in here :lol:

So onto today then, I was walking around my local green, we have greens as well as parks over here, greens are normally quiet areas without the usual play equipement you find at parks, so there is a distinction. Greens are also quit often nature friendly, you know they only cut the grass twice, maybe three times a year etc with only a few benches scattered around in secluded and often shady (from the sun) locations.

Now, this green I was walking on is very old and is surrounded by some lovely old buildings and from where I entered the green I could see that a chap was painting this beautiful old house, after walking across, soaking up the afternoon sun and general peace and quiet of the area, I asked the owner would he mind me togging him whilst he painted. He had no objections and here is the result. Sorry for waffling on ;)

skygod44

26th of August 2009 (Wed), 20:36

..... So onto today then, I was walking around my local green....I could see that a chap was painting this beautiful old house, after walking across, soaking up the afternoon sun and general peace and quiet of the area, I asked the owner would he mind me togging him whilst he painted. He had no objections and here is the result. Sorry for waffling on ;)
Hey Sundowner, thanks for the entry (it's a cracker, to show our American cousins something historical!!!) and shock of all shocks, you're almost neighbours with my uncle, aunt and cousins, in Attleborough and New Buckenham!!!!
Isn't it a small world?
So, please add plenty more from your wanderings, camera in hand!
:D

By-tor

26th of August 2009 (Wed), 22:03

This was a drive to take a walk at the Yorktown battlefield.

This first shot is of a monument to the surrender of the British forces by there commander Earl Cornwallis, and it reads as follows.

At York on october 19 1781 after a siege of nineteen days
by 5500 American and 7000 French troops of the line 3500 Virginia militia
under command of General Thomas Nelson and 36 French ships of war
Earl Cornwallis commander of the British forces at York
and Gloucester surrendered his army 7251 officers and men
840 seamen 244 cannon and 24 standards
to his excellency George Washington
commander and chief of the combined forces of America and France
to his excellency the Comte De Rochambeau
commanding the auxiliary troops of his most christian majesty in America
and to his excellency the Comte De Grasse
commanding in chief the navel army of france in Chesapeake

http://i29.tinypic.com/25aomeb.jpg

This is a picture of the Moore House that is located about 1.5 miles from the monument above where Lord Cornwallis would submit general terms of his surrender to General George Washington.

http://www.nps.gov/york/historyculture/mooorehouseandarticle.htm

http://i32.tinypic.com/24d57hh.jpg

skygod44

26th of August 2009 (Wed), 22:48

This was a drive to take a walk at the Yorktown battlefield...
Wonderful addition with a ton of history! Thanks for that one.
As a question from an ex-pat Brit. I'm a little confused about the whole "USA v England" thing in the 18th century - it's not the kind of history taught in schools in the UK....of course! ;)
So, did the British technically "surrender" or was it more about "withdrawal back to England"? It's just that I always thought of "surrender" as a term that's used by the defenders of, say, a castle under siege, or a fortified town or city being attacked. The defenders give up and say, "we surrender!"
But surely, the USA-people were the defenders, so the Brits should be recorded as saying, "fair enough....you can keep your country, and we'll bugger off, back to England".
So....how's it recorded over there?

As an aside, this kind of thing interests me, as "history" seems like such a loose and fluid recording of what people said and did.
For example, here in Kagoshima, in 1862, a Brit who'd been sliced up by some samurai, was avenged via a load of warships bombarding the city.
The Japanese call the attack on the Brit The Namamugi "Incident".
But really, we'd call it The Namamugi "Murder".
[Namamugi is the name of the village where poor ol' Charles Richardson was sliced up]
It seems to me that history is written according to the views of those writing it.
Over to you....
:D

By-tor

26th of August 2009 (Wed), 22:56

Withdrawal back to England or surrender in the end the british left. As you stated its in the hand of those who wrote it.

skygod44

26th of August 2009 (Wed), 23:52

Withdrawal back to England or surrender in the end the british left. As you stated its in the hand of those who wrote it.
Thanks for adding....
I wonder how (if) we'll be recorded in history?
:p

yogestee

27th of August 2009 (Thu), 00:43

I went for a walk to my local markets the other day..

I gave the 50D a good work out at high ISO settings to see how it performed..

I was pretty happy with the results..

These two were shot at 1600 ISO..

And here are some more ---> http://www.pbase.com/jurgentreue/talatsao

Sundowner

27th of August 2009 (Thu), 08:28

Hey Sundowner, thanks for the entry (it's a cracker, to show our American cousins something historical!!!) and shock of all shocks, you're almost neighbours with my uncle, aunt and cousins, in Attleborough and New Buckenham!!!!
Isn't it a small world?
So, please add plenty more from your wanderings, camera in hand!
:D

Thanks for the welcome, you probably know there are a lot of historic old buildings in the area if you have relations here, I'll add a few more when I get round to togging them properly.

I can often be found up at the glider club at New Buckenham togging the gliders and general goings on up there, I've even been offered free flights to tog but I'm not the best flyer with planes with engines on let alone ones without engines so up till now I've kindly declined to offers.......maybe one day I will be brave and take up their offer.

In the meantime here is another one from yesterday taken from the same green. The green is called Fair Green and it is historically the home of the village fair before Diss became a market town. It was home to travelling fairs of yesteryear and is still the current site for the modern day equivilent. These cottages show their age but still look lovely and homely. Sorry about the lighting in this as it was really bright, almost harsh sunlight.

Snydremark

27th of August 2009 (Thu), 13:58

Less than a mile from my girlfriend's old apartment, but it's a pretty classic Seattle skyline :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/3656327364_73002f3981_b.jpg

philmar

27th of August 2009 (Thu), 13:59

ok everyone - the planet has been saved. I walked my mile, took my photo from atop a frozen Lake Ontario - one of the Great Lakes, though I say it is rather mediocre now.... As you can see I left footprints to prove I walked. I live in Toronto, Ontario and had to wait for the lake to freeze over or walking my mile would have gotten me rather wet.
As the snow attests, it took me a while to get back home (it's summer now).
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3358382643_de91230cb9.jpg

tonylong

27th of August 2009 (Thu), 14:38

Wonderful addition with a ton of history! Thanks for that one.
As a question from an ex-pat Brit. I'm a little confused about the whole "USA v England" thing in the 18th century - it's not the kind of history taught in schools in the UK....of course! ;)
So, did the British technically "surrender" or was it more about "withdrawal back to England"? It's just that I always thought of "surrender" as a term that's used by the defenders of, say, a castle under siege, or a fortified town or city being attacked. The defenders give up and say, "we surrender!"
But surely, the USA-people were the defenders, so the Brits should be recorded as saying, "fair enough....you can keep your country, and we'll bugger off, back to England".
So....how's it recorded over there?

It was a surrender at one battle:

From Wikipedia:

(full article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown )

The Siege of Yorktown or Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by combined assault of American forces (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/Continental_Army) led by General George Washington (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/George_Washington) and French forces (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/France_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War) led by General Comte de Rochambeau (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Donatien_de_Vimeur,_comte_de_Rochambeau) over a British Army (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/British_Army) commanded by General Lord Cornwallis (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis). It proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War), as the surrender of Cornwallis’s army (the second major surrender of the war, the other being Burgoyne (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/John_Burgoyne)'s surrender at the Battle of Saratoga (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/Battle_of_Saratoga)) prompted the British government to eventually negotiate an end to the conflict.

...

With the Allied artillery closer and more intense than ever, the British situation began to deteriorate rapidly and Cornwallis asked for capitulation terms on the 17th. After two days of negotiation, the surrender ceremony took place on the 19th, with Cornwallis being absent since he claimed to be ill. With the capture of over 8,000 British soldiers, negotiations between the United States (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/United_States) and Great Britain (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/Great_Britain) began, resulting in the Treaty of Paris (http://photography-on-the.net/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)) in 1783.

les_au

29th of August 2009 (Sat), 22:36

mum dad and the kids going for a swim, sorry about the blown out bits in this photo, playing around with a takumar 55mm F/2 in manual mode, damn this thing lets in some light i think i am going to have to change to iso 100 or 200 next time

skygod44

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 03:26

Thanks for the welcome, you probably know there are a lot of historic old buildings in the area if you have relations here.....
Hey Sundowner. Thanks for the latest pic. Another beauty from a pretty part of the country. Looking forward to seeing more from you, as it makes me all nostalgic. Oh and btw, I'm "coming home" on Dec 25th with the family until Jan 1st, for the first time in almost 6 years, so your pics are kind of "warming me up" for the trip!
:D
It was a surrender at one battle:
From Wikipedia:
(full article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown )
Thanks for the link Tony. Good to have another piece of unknown knowledge plugged! :D
mum dad and the kids going for a swim, sorry about the blown out bits in this photo, playing around with a takumar 55mm F/2 in manual mode, damn this thing lets in some light i think i am going to have to change to iso 100 or 200 next time
Cute pic les_au. How do you find the Takumar? I hear good things about it, though I can't be bothered with manual focus recently as my eyes are, I'm sure, deteriorating a bit too much! :(

yogestee

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 03:51

Cute pic les_au. How do you find the Takumar? I hear good things about it, though I can't be bothered with manual focus recently as my eyes are, I'm sure, deteriorating a bit too much! :(

Didn't your mum always tell you you'd go blind ;)

les_au

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 03:54

i find it a heck of a lot better for focusing with then my nifty fifty, focal length on a crop is a bit long but it's a matter of turning that around to my advantage. seems pretty damn sharp to me.

bmhana

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 06:48

Interesting reading the stuff about the British surrender! Hope there's more to come.
Some great shots, too!Things have finally calmed down here again, so I can now try and escape from work again, although it's pretty hot and I have to get up at ridiculous o'clock if I want to be able to hold the camera properly without it slipping out of my sweaty hands!!
Anyway, hope to post soon!!

skygod44

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 09:00

Didn't your mum always tell you you'd go blind ;)
Maybe she did tell me, but I was too "busy" with my girlfriend to pay attention:lol::lol::lol:
i find it a heck of a lot better for focusing with then my nifty fifty, focal length on a crop is a bit long but it's a matter of turning that around to my advantage. seems pretty damn sharp to me.
Recently, I find myself favouring my 50mm more and more...it's almost as if other focal lengths (even with the 1.6x crop taken into account) pale in comparison....
And attached is a shot from yesterday's family shoot to show what I'm into at the moment.
Interesting reading the stuff about the British surrender! Hope there's more to come.
Some great shots, too!Things have finally calmed down here again, so I can now try and escape from work again, although it's pretty hot and I have to get up at ridiculous o'clock if I want to be able to hold the camera properly without it slipping out of my sweaty hands!!
Anyway, hope to post soon!!
Hey B, good to read a post from you on here again. And glad that things have calmed down for you too! I hear you about "pretty hot" - here too - but have you noticed the mornings and evenings are much cooler already - it was only 29°C last night! - so I'm hoping to get out more and more soon. Really want to take some shots of my new "commute", as there are an abundance of ancient streets (sadly built over) en-route to my new school.....look into my "calling all POTN commuters (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=718322)" thread soon as I'll be posting the pics there.
:D

Sundowner

31st of August 2009 (Mon), 19:15

I bet your looking foward to coming home for a while?

Anyways, took a stroll through town this morning (Sunday at around 6:30am) taking a few shots, I expect you'll recognise this view.

skygod44

31st of August 2009 (Mon), 19:38

I bet your looking foward to coming home for a while?

Anyways, took a stroll through town this morning (Sunday at around 6:30am) taking a few shots, I expect you'll recognise this view.

Hey there Sundowner....I'm really looking forward to it - but my waistline isn't! I've lost (without even trying) about 20lbs since moving to Japan 5 1/2 years ago....and I expect that 6 days around Christmas at my parents' house will put most of it back on again!!!!

Meanwhile, that's such a "classic" English shot, methinks. It's that kind of effortlessly historical street that Japan is sorely missing.
:(

Tlee05

31st of August 2009 (Mon), 21:40

I really like this idea! Fitness on a photography board.. whats next, does it count if I walk around in circles;)

bmhana

31st of August 2009 (Mon), 21:48

Hey B, good to read a post from you on here again. And glad that things have calmed down for you too! I hear you about "pretty hot" - here too - but have you noticed the mornings and evenings are much cooler already - it was only 29°C last night! - so I'm hoping to get out more and more soon. Really want to take some shots of my new "commute", as there are an abundance of ancient streets (sadly built over) en-route to my new school.....look into my "calling all POTN commuters (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=718322)" thread soon as I'll be posting the pics there.
:D

Yeah, I noticed it's been getting a bit cooler. It's much nicer! :)

Love that shot from your family shoot on Sunday!

I had a look at the commuter thread, but not sure what I could post as I live upstairs from the school. My commute is walking down about 10 stairs.
Anyway, I'm sure I'll come up with something now that I have some more time!!
BTW, have you ever been to the Itoshima peninsula in Fukuoka? Never heard of it before, but found some pictures on the internet and it looks really nice, so I'm planning on going on Sunday. I won't be able to post any shots on this thread though as it's quite a long drive!:cry:

skygod44

31st of August 2009 (Mon), 21:52

I really like this idea! Fitness on a photography board.. whats next, does it count if I walk around in circles;)
NO!!!!!
:lol::lol::lol:
Yeah, I noticed it's been getting a bit cooler. It's much nicer! :)
Love that shot from your family shoot on Sunday!
I had a look at the commuter thread, but not sure what I could post as I live upstairs from the school. My commute is walking down about 10 stairs.
Anyway, I'm sure I'll come up with something now that I have some more time!!
BTW, have you ever been to the Itoshima peninsula in Fukuoka? Never heard of it before, but found some pictures on the internet and it looks really nice, so I'm planning on going on Sunday. I won't be able to post any shots on this thread though as it's quite a long drive!:cry:
Glad you liked the family shot.
Lucky enough for me, they did too! And it was a nice little earner that one - all helps the funds, ne?!
As to Itoshima peninsula, nope, can't say I've come across that one, but Fukuoka is a long ol' way from here....

bmhana

31st of August 2009 (Mon), 21:59

I'll let you know if it's worth a trip!

mitsu13gman

5th of September 2009 (Sat), 12:52

Amazing shots mitsu13gman!!!
Is that bike road-legal? I can't see a front brake-lever or even a throttle twist-grip!
How's the thing work?!?!!?!?!
Oh and I love the sign in the background - "No Drinking of Alcoholic Beverages"
.....that one really slides off the tongue easily, doesn't it. I mean, whoever thought up that, clearly understood how easy it is to read long sentences while driving at 50mph while drinking an alcoholic beverage!!!
:lol::lol::lol:

I've been off working on my photo project, so I haven't been around these parts as much as I'd like.

Interestingly enough, I actually found the gentleman who owns this bike and got to talk to him a bit. The only thing keeping it from 100% legality is the lack of a rear-view mirror. You can see the front brake rotor in the detail shot, and the rear drive sprocket for the belt is also the rear brake disk. It's 100% safe - the guy who builds these bikes is obsessed with cleanliness and having everything hidden.

I actually asked the owner (when I sent him the pics) if I could do a more formal shoot with him and his bike. I haven't heard back yet, but hopefully I can make something happen.

As to the sign, this part of the city has more bars/pubs/clubs per unit area/capita than anywhere in the US other than San Francisco. Thus, it's an admonition to those walking with alcohol, not driving - this sign would be backwards to traffic on this side of the street anyway. We don't have any open areas like New Orleans where you can walk around outside with a drink.

To keep up with the themes here, here's another image I made on my nearly-daily photo walk:
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2912/coolgate001102.jpg

I used some of the same abusive post-processing techniques on this one as I did on the bikes, just pushed a bit harder. I saw the gate as I was walking and it just had a texture that I loved, and I couldn't help but feeling like some caged animal (or person) had beaten their way out of it. It had this great feel that I thought would look good, so I took a couple different viewpoints and this one, cropped square from its original portrait, was my favorite.

By-tor - the colors in your skies are STUNNING! I assume a circular polarizer?

Snydremark - I've spent a little time on the left coast, but never that far north - what's the peak in the background?

skygod44 - I love the post-processing on the father-son image. Selective color seems to be a taboo these days, but by going sepia on the toning, I think it gives it a unique feel.

Sundowner - as a lifelong US-dweller, the architecture in your images is so different from anything I've seen here. Your last image has a great depth and texture to it that really calls attention to the uniqueness of your country's cityscapes.

Mike

skygod44

5th of September 2009 (Sat), 23:01

.....I actually found the gentleman who owns this bike and got to talk to him a bit......asked the owner (when I sent him the pics) if I could do a more formal shoot with him and his bike. I haven't heard back yet, but hopefully I can make something happen.
Now that sounds interesting! If it comes good, please post up....
...To keep up with the themes here, here's another image I made on my nearly-daily photo walk:I used some of the same abusive post-processing techniques on this one as I did on the bikes, just pushed a bit harder. I saw the gate as I was walking and it just had a texture that I loved, and I couldn't help but feeling like some caged animal (or person) had beaten their way out of it. It had this great feel that I thought would look good, so I took a couple different viewpoints and this one, cropped square from its original portrait, was my favorite.
I love this shot. It almost hurts the eyes looking at it - which adds, IMO, to the pleasure.
skygod44 - I love the post-processing on the father-son image. Selective color seems to be a taboo these days, but by going sepia on the toning, I think it gives it a unique feel.
Glad you like the shot, Mike.
Here in J-land, selective colour is still rarely seen. But I was wary of doing a full-on version for my clients. So I used an "Aged-Script" in the GIMP prior to adding sepia to really throw them off, just in case their regular studio tog sees the picture....

mitsu13gman

8th of September 2009 (Tue), 08:58

Now that sounds interesting! If it comes good, please post up....

I love this shot. It almost hurts the eyes looking at it - which adds, IMO, to the pleasure.

Glad you like the shot, Mike.
Here in J-land, selective colour is still rarely seen. But I was wary of doing a full-on version for my clients. So I used an "Aged-Script" in the GIMP prior to adding sepia to really throw them off, just in case their regular studio tog sees the picture....

As I said in my post, I really did abuse the post-processing on that image, but I was planning on it when I made the original capture.

How was your image received by the client? Not that I am the most knowledgeable photographer out there, but that's the first time I've seen selective color done that way. I may have to steal that the next time I'm looking to do something similar. I really want NIK's Silver Efx first, though.

Again keeping with the theme, here's another from me:
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6003/cruiseshipstitch.jpg

It doesn't show at first, but the post-processing on this was almost as intensive as my previous images. Reason being, I was stuck really close to the ship, and my widest lens was my 24-60, which on the 1D3 isn't all that wide. I decided to chance it and do a handheld two-image panorama. You can see some curving in the lines of the building in the foreground, but I was stunned that Photoshop did as good a job putting these together as it did.

I'm proud of this image only because I climbed 5 flights of stairs to get to my shooting position. Everyone else was shooting from the sidewalk to the left of my image, which meant there was a chain-link fence and some street lights in the middle of the image. I wanted mine cleaner, so I went scouting and ended up at the top of a parking garage.

Now I really need that 17-40!

skygod44

8th of September 2009 (Tue), 19:20

.....How was your image received by the client? Not that I am the most knowledgeable photographer out there, but that's the first time I've seen selective color done that way. I may have to steal that the next time I'm looking to do something similar. I really want NIK's Silver Efx first, though.
Hey Mike, the client loved the shot thanks! And as to "stealing" the idea, be my guest! I'm sure it's been done on an album cover way back, so perhaps I "stole" it from some dark hole in my brain!?!?! ;)

Again keeping with the theme, here's another from me:
It doesn't show at first, but the post-processing on this was almost as intensive as my previous images. Reason being, I was stuck really close to the ship, and my widest lens was my 24-60, which on the 1D3 isn't all that wide. I decided to chance it and do a handheld two-image panorama. You can see some curving in the lines of the building in the foreground, but I was stunned that Photoshop did as good a job putting these together as it did.
I'm impressed too! I really couldn't tell it was 2 shots stuck together! Great processing.
I'm proud of this image only because I climbed 5 flights of stairs to get to my shooting position. Everyone else was shooting from the sidewalk to the left of my image, which meant there was a chain-link fence and some street lights in the middle of the image. I wanted mine cleaner, so I went scouting and ended up at the top of a parking garage. Now I really need that 17-40!
That's the idea of the thread....with a little effort, we can see more than the average photographer! Well done, you!!!!!
And as to the 17-40, the whole "ultra-wide issue" is one reason (among many) that might make me get a 7D (1.6x cropper) in the spring as opposed to waiting for the 1D4 - I just luuuuurve my 10-22 lens, and if Canon have cracked it with the new body, why change?
Catch you later!
:D

Evilfooker

11th of September 2009 (Fri), 15:16

Fooker out for a stroll on the other end of the Island after my fiance left to go back to Atlanta (I will be traveling to Atlanta by the End of Oct and can't wait to get some wandering shots there which is my real home)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/3905072429_2b3e5134d7_b.jpg

another shot:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2474/3905071875_523247a16e_b.jpg

mitsu13gman

11th of September 2009 (Fri), 18:56

Two excellent sunsets - I've been commenting to myself lately that I haven't shot any yet.

I'm jealous!

bmhana

11th of September 2009 (Fri), 20:22

Beautiful!
As with mitsu13gman, I keep telling myself I need to shoot some sunsets, but I work in the evenings so I can't! :cry:
I doubt I could find anything nearly as beautiful as those two shots anyway!!:D

Evilfooker

12th of September 2009 (Sat), 14:17

thanks the sunsets have been spectacular here lately which has surprised me, or just that now that I see things as photos more often than I used to that they are just more noticeable

barefooter14

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 01:30

Well i like the idea of this forum and unfortunately i have been on summer
vacation for a while and havent been posting. i took many bike and walks
with my camera and girlfriend this summer. meanless to say i have many
photos i can post on here. ill start by some i took on the fourth first time
every shooting fireworks i think they turned out alright. they were taken
with a kit lens i was a little worried bringing anything better on the canoe.
let me know what you all think. this is taken in gods country wisconsin..

Also they have not been touched by any editing yet. i havent had time to play.
1)http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee293/barefooter14/IMG_3058.jpg

2)http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee293/barefooter14/IMG_3071.jpg

3)http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee293/barefooter14/IMG_3097.jpg

4)http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee293/barefooter14/IMG_3122.jpg

5)http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee293/barefooter14/IMG_3130.jpg

6)http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee293/barefooter14/IMG_3132.jpg

7)http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee293/barefooter14/IMG_3144.jpg