Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with (ineffective) Tin Foil Hats

[saravrose]

sore (bowflex :lol: :lol: :lol: ) but happy.
Daughters coming down for the weekend!

What's been happening around here? Anything?

we've been talking about fake meat and my weird drug induced dreams... I am currently playing with a themometer.. One of the guys bought the wrong kind so they can't be used outside.. but, I stuck it on the door of my patio and i'm watching the temperature drop. just as soon as it stops I plan on taking a picture and sending it to my sister in San Diego as proof that i'm not a wimp anymore.. have I mentioned all of the ski resorts are open and this entire town has closed down and headed up the mountaintops?... and i'm stuck here.. I did serve one salmon provolone omelet though...

sari

[Permagrin]

That a girl!!! I am so proud of you!:D :D :D

Thanks Maureen....my mantra (as I've wrestled with this) has been "those are the best TWO STEAK photos they'll ever (blankety blank) get, grrrrrr"........

[Permagrin]

Salmon provolone....that actually sounds good. Will you have time to get out and do any shots or anything today?

Nothing exciting here. I'm "culling the herd" today....going through my photos of the wilderness bird shots and getting rid of most of them...just keeping a couple that can be used for "first one" shots (that still aren't good but I've got this beautiful owl....just flying around......it's a little blurry but it's my first ever wild owl...so it stays). Then I have to clean house for my family tomorrow. That won't be too bad.

[saravrose]

Salmon provolone....that actually sounds good. Will you have time to get out and do any shots or anything today?

Nothing exciting here. I'm "culling the herd" today....going through my photos of the wilderness bird shots and getting rid of most of them...just keeping a couple that can be used for "first one" shots (that still aren't good but I've got this beautiful owl....just flying around......it's a little blurry but it's my first ever wild owl...so it stays). Then I have to clean house for my family tomorrow. That won't be too bad.

it depends it's now well below freezing a lot will depend on the wind when/ if I go outside.. I do want to take some pictures at the ski resorts and my buddy Ryan has been threatening a ski boarding lesson for weeks.. sounds like you're going to have a nice weekend I just heard from my sister and it seems she's going to be coming up for Christmas, she hasn't been in Idaho for seven years and I haven't seen her for three so i'm more than a little excited, heck I might even post a photo of my twin.... that will be kind of close to a photo of me... ;)

sari

[Permagrin]

it depends it's now well below freezing a lot will depend on the wind when/ if I go outside.. I do want to take some pictures at the ski resorts and my buddy Ryan has been threatening a ski boarding lesson for weeks.. sounds like you're going to have a nice weekend I just heard from my sister and it seems she's going to be coming up for Christmas, she hasn't been in Idaho for seven years and I haven't seen her for three so i'm more than a little excited, heck I might even post a photo of my twin.... that will be kind of close to a photo of me... ;)

sari

I thought you weren't identical? :) I mean I could put up a photo of my brother, but he looks nothing like me.

but it will be wonderful to see her I'm sure! How exciting. Family is the best & they just make the holidays for me. (of course, I'm not including the family that is the "pain in the arse" type..:lol: :lol: :lol: )

[saravrose]

I thought you weren't identical? :) I mean I could put up a photo of my brother, but he looks nothing like me.

but it will be wonderful to see her I'm sure! How exciting. Family is the best & they just make the holidays for me. (of course, I'm not including the family that is the "pain in the arse" type..:lol: :lol: :lol: )

were not... but, were still sisters ;) .. I am excited to see her and a little nervous she tends to bring havoc with her where ever she goes.. She usually has a plan for something that has disastrous results and I end up getting blamed for atleast part of it.. wish me luck.. But, we do pick through eachothers wardrobes and as crazy as she is I do miss her.. Atleast i'll be happy she's here for about a day and a half and then I want her to go back so my life can be normal again.. Meg is kind of like that devil on my shoulder you don't really have much control over..

sari

[Permagrin]

were not... but, were still sisters ;) .. I am excited to see her and a little nervous she tends to bring havoc with her where ever she goes.. She usually has a plan for something that has disastrous results and I end up getting blamed for atleast part of it.. wish me luck.. But, we do pick through eachothers wardrobes and as crazy as she is I do miss her.. Atleast i'll be happy she's here for about a day and a half and then I want her to go back so my life can be normal again.. Meg is kind of like that devil on my shoulder you don't really have much control over..

sari

I'm envious, even of the devil on your shoulder. I've never had a sister. A brothere yes, (sometimes several, depending upon who my father was married to) but no sisters.

[wu_wei0]

Hell no....men are also quite capable of drinking someone else's beer. Having some on hand is never a bad thing...besides...you like beer too.;)
yes, yes I do. Wish I had let the kids leave more if it when they left. Only two left to get me through this snowstorm. :cry:

[wu_wei0]

Tofu? Is that something you use to deodorize your smelly sneakers?
Now I know what to do with those Bocca Dogs in my freezer- they are conveniently shaped for sneaker deoderizers.

ALmost wish I had stayed on campus a bit longer. Snow is really coming down and I could have taken photos. I actually carried my camera with me this morning. Dumb a$$ed thing to do though- the wind was so high every time I crossed an icy patch that I had a heck of a time keeping my feet. I just knew I'd fall on my tush and crush the camera as I went down.

[saravrose]

Now I know what to do with those Bocca Dogs in my freezer- they are conveniently shaped for sneaker deoderizers.

ALmost wish I had stayed on campus a bit longer. Snow is really coming down and I could have taken photos. I actually carried my camera with me this morning. Dumb a$$ed thing to do though- the wind was so high every time I crossed an icy patch that I had a heck of a time keeping my feet. I just knew I'd fall on my tush and crush the camera as I went down.

I hear you there.. our maintenance guys actually have chains on their snowboots... I'm tempted to take some photos as well but, then I go outside and realize 11 degrees is just really cold..

[Woolburr]

Gee...All I get is tofu talk....I go away for a few and there is actual conversation...I could get a complex.;)

[Permagrin]

Gee...All I get is tofu talk....I go away for a few and there is actual conversation...I could get a complex.;)

Hey, I was wondering where you were. And when I clicked on yesterday, only Sari was on, and intermittantly at that...

[Woolburr]

Now I know what to do with those Bocca Dogs in my freezer- they are conveniently shaped for sneaker deoderizers.

ALmost wish I had stayed on campus a bit longer. Snow is really coming down and I could have taken photos. I actually carried my camera with me this morning. Dumb a$$ed thing to do though- the wind was so high every time I crossed an icy patch that I had a heck of a time keeping my feet. I just knew I'd fall on my tush and crush the camera as I went down.

I wonder if you toss some yeast and water in with the bocca dogs if you might end up with some beer?:rolleyes:

[Permagrin]

I wonder if you toss some yeast and water in with the bocca dogs if you might end up with some beer?:rolleyes:

Or sourdough...it could be a "new strain"...(if I had a vomiting smilie, I'd put it right here)

[Woolburr]

Hey, I was wondering where you were. And when I clicked on yesterday, only Sari was on, and intermittently at that...

I had to run to South Carolina yesterday...so I wasn't around much.

[Permagrin]

I had to run to South Carolina yesterday...so I wasn't around much.

Show people your new wheels? "Mighty nice looking wheels ya got there....bet that thing really hauls bricks!"

[Woolburr]

Here is another little visual treat....perhaps.
http://www.pbase.com/image/71013475.jpg

[Permagrin]

Just out of curiousity Wook, what are the subjects of these recent photos?

[Woolburr]

The shot from this morning was a crystal fractal....sliced and mirrored to produce the image you see....about 20 hours or so of play time...

The latest one I posted is a brightly colored model car....highly illuminated....shot through a 1" sheet of ice that I froze in a big cake pan....hot water eroded the surface a bit...

[Permagrin]

The shot from this morning was a crystal fractal....sliced and mirrored to produce the image you see....about 20 hours or so of play time...

The latest one I posted is a brightly colored model car....highly illuminated....shot through a 1" sheet of ice that I froze in a big cake pan....hot water eroded the surface a bit...

Wow.....now there's some serious effort! For both shots!!! I think I need to re-think creative! I'm stuck in a "darn it, when am I gonna get that bird shot" mode. Anyway, that crystal is wild...what programs were you using to do this? Both are quite cool abstracts!

edit: I'm glad to see some of yours (and others photos). Even if we don't have any competitions, just to see some photos does stimulate the creative juices...

[Woolburr]

The fractal program was given to me by a friend of mine that teaches at Cornell. It is just a basic fractal program that will morph an existing image. I think there are a few commercially available fractal programs that will do the same...

[Permagrin]

The fractal program was given to me by a friend of mine that teaches at Cornell. It is just a basic fractal program that will morph an existing image. I think there are a few commercially available fractal programs that will do the same...

I have "On One, genuine Fractals" but it's just an enlargement program. Using fractals it's able to enlarge a photo w/o deterioration. Can't do anything else with it.

Yours is very interesting though. I like it.

edit: off to get some lunch...see you guys later.

[wu_wei0]

Wow, Wool! another winner! I'd hang both of those if they are as captivating in print as they are on my screens. I'm even inspired to shoot. . . wish I had picked up a couple things before the bad weather hit.

speaking of which, I need some HELP! IT has only snowed about 3 inches on top of the ice. If it doesn't get close to the forecast 8-12 in, I am going to have to go to school tomorrow for WORK!!! I'll be busy all day and not get to take any photos :(

Everyone grab your sleighbells, or whatever is handy, and jingle away so the good snow fairy visits I'm-poor-ia overnight and fills the landscape with fluffy whiteness! Please? Wu needs a snowday

[saravrose]

Here is another little visual treat....perhaps.
http://www.pbase.com/image/71013475.jpg

this one I really like!!... i'd hang that in a second!..:D :D

[wu_wei0]

this one I really like!!... i'd hang that in a second!..:D :D
OK wool- that's one order for Shanghai Momma and two for this one. Oh and a biiiig order for a brick delivery;)

[Permagrin]

Okay guys, sorry (TRULY) for this because I keep getting questions as to what I look like so I thought I'd torment you and post the photos here...(be patient with me dearies...I had to throw in a lens shot you know :lol: :lol: )

http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/113959386-M.jpg

http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/113967279-M.jpg

[saravrose]

Okay guys, sorry (TRULY) for this because I keep getting questions as to what I look like so I thought I'd torment you and post the photos here...(be patient with me dearies...I had to throw in a lens shot you know :lol: :lol: )

http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/113959386-M.jpg

http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/113967279-M.jpg

that's great!. I didn't know you were in Seattle. I love Seattle.. I have a second cousin who lives on Queen Anne she's one of my favorites.. have you gone on the underground tour?.. and are the flower stalls in Pikes still that pretty? and did you get to watch those guys who throw the fish around?...

sari

[Permagrin]

I'm not in Seattle. Just there a lot. And no, I haven't taken the underground tour. Hadn't even heard about it until you mentioned it the other day!

[wu_wei0]

What a great smile! Love the shots. You are a very attractive woman- gives me hope as your long lost twin. :)

[PetKal]

Okay guys, sorry (TRULY) for this because I keep getting questions as to what I look like so I thought I'd torment you and post the photos here...(be patient with me dearies...I had to throw in a lens shot you know :lol: :lol: )


Nice capture, thank you for sharing.....good lookin.;)
About the image No#2. Your left hand is too far down the barrel...so much so that you have lost the support of your elbow pressed against your chest. Despite the IS, that's not good in my experience. Try to have the left hand cradle the tripod ring foot, and do not let go regardless of the lens elevation/azimuth. See what works better for you.

[saravrose]

I'm not in Seattle. Just there a lot. And no, I haven't taken the underground tour. Hadn't even heard about it until you mentioned it the other day!

I had the greatest time when I was there last year... My favorites were the beach, up on the hill with the lookout of the space needle.. going to the space needle was a little disappointing though.. (all of the railings got in the way of my shots). and the freemont Market and Pikes Market were great... oh, and the way the bridges raised up for traffic.. and then the tour and going down to Pioneer Square... ofcourse the week I was there we had perfect weather the entire time which my cousin promised me is not the norm..

sari

[Permagrin]

What a great smile! Love the shots. You are a very attractive woman- gives me hope as your long lost twin. :)

thank's wu twin!

My Austrian great aunt, always talks about my cheeks...she says in a very VERY thick accent (when she hasn't seen me for a year or so) "Lisa, I know it's you because of those cheeks! They look the same as when you a baby....I know you anywhere..." Then she pinches them. Even at funerals...:lol: :lol: :lol:

[saravrose]

Nice capture, thank you for sharing.....good lookin.;)
About the image No#2. Your left hand is too far down the barrel...so much so that you have lost the support of your elbow pressed against your chest. Despite the IS, that's not good in my experience. Try to have the left hand cradle the tripod ring foot, and do not let go regardless of the lens elevation/azimuth. See what works better for you.

my goodness... well Petey I'm almost tempted to take a photo of me taking a photo just to see what kind of critique i'd get... :p :p .. I like the second picture the colors are wonderful...

sari

[Lightstream]

thank's wu twin!

My Austrian great aunt, always talks about my cheeks...she says in a very VERY thick accent (when she hasn't seen me for a year or so) "Lisa, I know it's you because of those cheeks! They look the same as when you a baby....I know you anywhere..." Then she pinches them. Even at funerals...:lol: :lol: :lol:


PG.. you are sooooooooo going to get flamed for the lack of a hood yaknow? ;) it seems that using filters and no hood on POTN is a sure way to get creamed...

You look great! Second photo in particular does justice to you...very professional looking.

I wanted to take one of myself like that but forgot to bring the P&S..

It does feel odd mounting a little plastic A530, complete with PLASTIC tripod screw thread, to a Arca-Swiss B1 (workalike, not the real thing, but feels like it) monoball, on top of a Gitzo (again workalike but very well made) legset...... the ballhead is a 25 pound rated one and the legset is 10 pounds.. for a little handful of a P&S ;)

Normally I would not in such a hurry to buy a Chinese-made tripod, but it seems that they got very, uhh, 'inspired' by the great brands and my cam dealer let me play with it for an hour till I was sure it would work.. then he slapped a Nikkor 300/2.8 with Nikon pro body on top of it at a 45 deg angle just to show me how much weight it could useably carry.

I figured by the time I got my 300/2.8, I could damn well afford a better tripod (including Wimberly gimbal head).. but at the rate it is going, it seems I am exceptionally unlikely to adopt a 300/2.8 ever in the first place, so this tripod suits just fine. :)

[PetKal]

PG.. you are sooooooooo going to get flamed for the lack of a hood yaknow? ;) it seems that using filters and no hood on POTN is a sure way to get creamed...

:)

You sure belong to the old Skippy's camp, eh.
The hood, a magic protector against dust, water, humidity and paintballs. :lol:

Steady on Permian girl, you are doing good, papa Petkal says.

[Permagrin]

my goodness... well Petey I'm almost tempted to take a photo of me taking a photo just to see what kind of critique i'd get... :p :p .. I like the second picture the colors are wonderful...

sari

You should Sari....it took me forever to find any shots of me (I have an absolutely horrible one where I've been hiking forever w/two camera...it's ROTTEN but Lightstream would appreciate it since he's always giving me a bad time for hauling two...)

PG.. you are sooooooooo going to get flamed for the lack of a hood yaknow? ;) it seems that using filters and no hood on POTN is a sure way to get creamed...

You look great! Second photo in particular does justice to you...very professional looking.



Thanks LS...it was a forest...there was no possible way for flare! But with the 24-105, I rarely use it's hood at all because wide open, I have serious fall off with that one.

Steady on Permian girl

Permian...wasn't that the plague that wiped out the dinosaurs?? I'M LETHAL!!!! Tres-cool!

[Lightstream]

You sure belong to the old Skippy's camp, eh.
The hood, a magic protector against dust, water, humidity and paintball. :lol:

Steady on Permian girl, you are doing good, papa Petkal says.


Oh no, I am just re-iterating the bull that is served daily around these parts ;)

I long since concluded that my 17-40's hood is useless, so I leave it off. I get badass flare even with the hood on (without highlights in the frame), so. "Take the filter off" no I ain't leaving home without the CPL. Which is a B+W MRC F-Pro to begin with. Tough to find anything better. Even Heliopan may not present any noticeable improvement over B+W.

Even deep hoods are of limited help when shooting on coastal conditions when you and your lens get a full dose of salt spray. Or artificial snow at a downtown Christmas parade in a land that does not snow.

Mechanical protection - they are only useful when you are being jostled around in a crowd. I concede my 24-105's hood came in useful that day.

I think that the real reason hood serves to impress people. I can tell you that half the time I put the hood on, it's for that reason. ;)

[saravrose]

You know.. when you want to get through crowds and move people so you can get your shot the extra length with a hood usually gets the job done.... but, it would probably be a lot more effective if I was a foot taller...

sari

[PetKal]

Oh no, I am just re-iterating the bull that is served daily around these parts ;)

I long since concluded that my 17-40's hood is useless, so I leave it off. I get badass flare even with the hood on (without highlights in the frame), so. "Take the filter off" no I ain't leaving home without the CPL. Which is a B+W MRC F-Pro to begin with. Tough to find anything better. Even Heliopan may not present any noticeable improvement over B+W.

Even deep hoods are of limited help when shooting on coastal conditions when you and your lens get a full dose of salt spray. Or artificial snow at a downtown Christmas parade in a land that does not snow.

Mechanical protection - they are only useful when you are being jostled around in a crowd. I concede my 24-105's hood came in useful that day.

I think that the real reason hood serves to impress people. I can tell you that half the time I put the hood on, it's for that reason. ;)

Praise the lord, son, for you have spoken so well, I could not have done it better. It's so simple and logical to you and me and many others .......how come 1/2 of POTN do not see it.:rolleyes:

Again, well thought out and articulated, son......some horse sense is all it takes.:cool:

[Lightstream]

You should Sari....it took me forever to find any shots of me (I have an absolutely horrible one where I've been hiking forever w/two camera...it's ROTTEN but Lightstream would appreciate it since he's always giving me a bad time for hauling two...)


I am just envious that a girl carries more gear than I do and can get away with it.... I am a lightweight as I have always said...... ;)

My idea of a good trip is to leave home with 3 lenses, all under the 750gm limit, and ONE 5D..

Thanks LS...it was a forest...there was no possible way for flare! But with the 24-105, I rarely use it's hood at all because wide open, I have serious fall off with that one.


Actually the 24-105's falloff is integral to the lens. Stopping down at widest end to f/8 or zooming in to 28mm will clean it up nicely. I've done quite a lot of testing with and without hood and I can tell you it's most likely not the hood. Hoods show up as nearly completely black patches (mount the EW-83H for 24-105 on 17-40 on full frame and see it).

This is why I use the 17-40 when 24mm performance is critical, because by the time the 17 is zoomed in that far, vignetting disappears. However I don't hesitate to use 24mm on the IS zoom when I need to though...

[Lightstream]

You know.. when you want to get through crowds and move people so you can get your shot the extra length with a hood usually gets the job done.... but, it would probably be a lot more effective if I was a foot taller...

sari


That does work ;) (hoods are always on when I'm amongst the crowds)

The other thing is that it makes the camera look a LOT bigger if you stare down the barrel. Positively huge. I took a look into the front (which I seldom if ever do for good reason) the other day and even I was stunned by what a huge bore it had. Celebs, VIPs and other people who want the attention also get attracted by the large bore and ham it up for you. PERFECT! It worked last Christmas parade.. despite the fact I was not badged media 8)

One funny story.... I was shooting a long exposure 30 sec shot on a tripod with 17-40 and huge hood, when some guy walked in front of my lens, stopped, eyes grew so big I thought they were gonna pop out as he stared into the front end of that rig, before he moved on. He didn't show up in the shot because he was only there for a couple of seconds.. but it was funny. I ignored him :D

[Permagrin]

I am just envious that a girl carries more gear than I do and can get away with it.... I am a lightweight as I have always said...... ;)

My idea of a good trip is to leave home with 3 lenses, all under the 750gm limit, and ONE 5D..

Okay, I look like H E (double tooth picks) in this, but just so you know, I'M A WOMAN not a goil! (albiet a disheveled and tired one in this photo).
http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/113967235-M.jpg
who can haul cameras (I like that...hurry up, "HAUL CAMERA WILL YA?!!") when she needs to. I was out in the middle of a wildlife sanctuary here....and hot and tired. Hauling the 30D w/the 200 f.2.8 w/2x tc and the 5D w/the 24-105....PLEASE NOTE, both have their hoods on....

[saravrose]

hehe.. I was able to keep lots of folks out of my way when I did these shots.. it was a public park and somehow the big white lens with the hood literally parted the crowds for me.. Kids didn't walk in front of me and the performers posed constantly..

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/Belly%20Dancers/CopyofIMG_2306.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/Belly%20Dancers/CopyofIMG_2595.jpg

[Lightstream]

Okay, I look like H E (double tooth picks) in this, but just so you know, I'M A WOMAN not a goil! (albiet a disheveled and tired one in this photo).
http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/113967235-M.jpg
who can haul cameras (I like that...hurry up, "HAUL CAMERA WILL YA?!!") when she needs to. I was out in the middle of a wildlife sanctuary here....and hot and tired. Hauling the 30D w/the 200 f.2.8 w/2x tc and the 5D w/the 24-105....PLEASE NOTE, both have their hoods on....

OI!!!!!

Your 200/2.8, it mocks me!!!!

(must be PG's revenge for what I called her... ;) )

[puddlepirate44]

You know.. when you want to get through crowds and move people so you can get your shot the extra length with a hood usually gets the job done.... but, it would probably be a lot more effective if I was a foot taller...

sari

Whenever I want to get through a crowd, I just kinda lean, and people, in a remarkable sense of survival, noting that if they did not move they would get crushed, tend to get out of my way.... :shock:

[Permagrin]

Sheesh Sari, with the snakes...I'd think there'd be a clear path around those two anyway!

But you are right, the "full gear" does seem to part the seas!

[saravrose]

Sheesh Sari, with the snakes...I'd think there'd be a clear path around those two anyway!

But you are right, the "full gear" does seem to part the seas!


haha.. actually it was the dancer with the sword on her head that was really creepy... but, the snake was something else too.. Abby-girl was begging to touch it..

sari

[puddlepirate44]

Okay guys, sorry (TRULY) for this because I keep getting questions as to what I look like so I thought I'd torment you and post the photos here...(be patient with me dearies...I had to throw in a lens shot you know :lol: :lol: )

http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/113959386-M.jpg

http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/113967279-M.jpg

Hey, who is that vision of beauty? And is she available to be blissfully wed to an overweight, slightly eccentric middle aged guy? :D

[Lightstream]

Sheesh Sari, with the snakes...I'd think there'd be a clear path around those two anyway!

But you are right, the "full gear" does seem to part the seas!


Actually, you've given me a good idea about the two cameras, I notice you're not carrying a bag. The Domke is 2 pounds dry and empty, and always seems to weigh 5 pounds whether or not I am carrying cameras in it (probably due to all the ancillary junk I carry).

So... if I was to sacrifice the bag then carrying a second body would seem very much more feasible.

[Woolburr]

OK wool- that's one order for Shanghai Momma and two for this one. Oh and a biiiig order for a brick delivery;)

I suppose I should try a test print of each before I go taking too many orders. Perhaps I can get to the printer tomorrow and see how they look. Not going to print the brick just yet!;)

[puddlepirate44]

Actually, you've given me a good idea about the two cameras, I notice you're not carrying a bag. The Domke is 2 pounds dry and empty, and always seems to weigh 5 pounds whether or not I am carrying cameras in it (probably due to all the ancillary junk I carry).

So... if I was to sacrifice the bag then carrying a second body would seem very much more feasible.

It also helps if you hire a Sherpa to carry all the ancillary junk that you might need out on the shoot... batteries, CF cards, Rocket blower, brushes, tripod, etc.

[Permagrin]

Hey, who is that vision of beauty? And is she available to be blissfully wed to an overweight, slightly eccentric middle aged guy? :D

Does this mean you want to marry me now?

It also helps if you hire a Sherpa to carry all the ancillary junk that you might need out on the shoot... batteries, CF cards, Rocket blower, brushes, tripod, etc.

Say hello to "my bob" :lol: (also known as beast of burden....sherpa doesn't even begin to describe it...) :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Lightstream]

It also helps if you hire a Sherpa to carry all the ancillary junk that you might need out on the shoot... batteries, CF cards, Rocket blower, brushes, tripod, etc.

Agreed.. :D but having spent all the $$ on glass, I AM the unpaid sherpa.. :D

Does this mean you want to marry me now?

Say hello to "my bob" :lol: (also known as beast of burden....sherpa doesn't even begin to describe it...) :lol: :lol: :lol:

:mrgreen:

See the only reason why I have to worry about weight is that I am the unpaid sherpa.. plus airline baggage limits are real pests!

[puddlepirate44]

Lightstream, I was instructed to post this shot of a goose that I took with the 200mm f/2.8 back in Oct... also attached was a 2x TC


http://static.flickr.com/111/310731912_802f1d0adb_b.jpg

[wu_wei0]

I suppose I should try a test print of each before I go taking too many orders. Perhaps I can get to the printer tomorrow and see how they look. Not going to print the brick just yet!;)
no brick print needed. just the real thing. that'll save you some time. ;)

[wu_wei0]

Does this mean you want to marry me now?
Be careful Permie- you know guys-- they are just after one thing! ;) your gear. Guess I better save my pennies to buy a big lens.

[puddlepirate44]

Be careful Permie- you know guys-- they are just after one thing! ;) your gear. Guess I better save my pennies to buy a big lens.

Yup. I get all sorts of woozy around her 24-105.

[Permagrin]

Yup. I get all sorts of woozy around her 24-105.

Yeah, if I lost my gear....heaven knows what would happen...

[puddlepirate44]

Yeah, if I lost my gear....heaven knows what would happen...

I'd have to go find it? No, wait... I'D STILL LOVE YOU, BABY!!

[Lightstream]

Lightstream, I was instructed to post this shot of a goose that I took with the 200mm f/2.8 back in Oct... also attached was a 2x TC


http://static.flickr.com/111/310731912_802f1d0adb_b.jpg

Thanks Dan! Nice goose.... :)

She's trying to convince me to run off with a 200/2.8! :D

"Instructed" sounds pretty harsh too.. someone is definitely getting into their 'running the show' mantle.. ;)

[Permagrin]

I'd have to go find it? No, wait... I'D STILL LOVE YOU, BABY!!

Yeah right...time to sleep on the cat porch....

She's trying to convince me to run off with a 200/2.8! :D

"Instructed" sounds pretty harsh too.. someone is definitely getting into their 'running the show' mantle.. ;)

Now take that back...I've been trying to convince you to buy the 7-2 f4 IS!
And he was "requested"....he's doing the martyr thing to inspire sympathy from all you manly men types...I simply asked him to post the shot....batted my eyelashes, turned down the lights and dangled the 24-105L in front of him....(that's called subtle persuasion) ;)

[Woolburr]

Yeah right...time to sleep on the cat porch....



Now take that back...I've been trying to convince you to buy the 7-2 f4 IS!
And he was "requested"....he's doing the martyr thing to inspire sympathy from all you manly men types...I simply asked him to post the shot....batted my eyelashes, turned down the lights and dangled the 24-105L in front of him....(that's called subtle persuasion) ;)


Subtle as a tactical nuclear strike.:rolleyes: Females....sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh

[Woolburr]

OK....did a test print on my HP 8400 of the 2 shots...they might just be ok...Shanghai Momma is looking good to go. The Alien Ice shot might need some addition play....I guess I should try it on a profiled printer at the lab first.....and I'll hold on the brick print.

[puddlepirate44]

Subtle as a tactical nuclear strike.:rolleyes: Females....sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh

Yeah. But she's cute!:D

[Woolburr]

How bout this one? Synapse
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/70999466.jpg

[puddlepirate44]

That's cool...

[Woolburr]

Gracias.

[Permagrin]

How bout this one? Synapse
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/70999466.jpg

That's cool...

Hey, I WAS going to say that....

What is this one a photo of, Wook?

[Woolburr]

This one is going to have to remain a trade secret for a little bit....just until I get some details ironed out. hehehe :lol:

[puddlepirate44]

First thought is to take a shot of yourself doing the ol' "Stick Your Finger In The Light Socket And Sneeze" trick

[Woolburr]

Hokey smokes Rocky.....do all guys named Dan have a sick sense of humor ???

[puddlepirate44]

Hokey smokes Rocky.....do all guys named Dan have a sick sense of humor ???

So does that mean I'm close to the answer here?

[Woolburr]

NO....it just means that you have almost as warped of a sense of humor as I do.

[puddlepirate44]

NO....it just means that you have almost as warped of a sense of humor as I do.

Ah, yes. There is that. Comes from putting too many paint chips on top of my ice cream as a child, I assume.

[Woolburr]

And here I was thinking it was possibly from juggling gobs of mercury.

[Permagrin]

NO....it just means that you have almost as warped of a sense of humor as I do.

Ah, yes. There is that. Comes from putting too many paint chips on top of my ice cream as a child, I assume.

I think you both have had too many paint chips on your ice cream!

AND you were probably separated at birth as well....which makes Wook my brother in law...and Wu's my twin...so we must have a family reunion!

[puddlepirate44]

And here I was thinking it was possibly from juggling gobs of mercury.

Funny! Naw, I left all that mercury stuff for my sister. What a hoot that was!

[Woolburr]

I think you both have had too many paint chips on your ice cream!

No way....I don't like ice cream....I had my paint with mashed potatoes.

AND you were probably separated at birth as well....which makes Wook my brother in law...and Wu's my twin...so we must have a family reunion!

I think there might be laws against this in more than a few states...the good news is...TN considers this perfectly normal behavior.:p

[puddlepirate44]

[QUOTE=Woolburr;2336613I think there might be laws against this in more than a few states...the good news is...TN considers this perfectly normal behavior.:p[/QUOTE]

So, apparently, we should have this reunion somewhere in the Appalachians....

[Permagrin]

No way....I don't like ice cream....I had my paint with mashed potatoes.



I think there might be laws against this in more than a few states...the good news is...TN considers this perfectly normal behavior.:p

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/113290422-S.gif

[Woolburr]

So, apparently, we should have this reunion somewhere in the Appalachians....

West Virginia and Kentucky seem to be like minded.:lol:

[wu_wei0]

West Virginia and Kentucky seem to be like minded.:lol:
s.e. Oklahoma has a high incidence of such shennanigans.:)

[Woolburr]

The list is growing....I suspect Arkansas must play as well....after all...they gave us the Hill and Bill.

[wu_wei0]

The list is growing....I suspect Arkansas must play as well....after all...they gave us the Hill and Bill.
yup, that's the general concensus. we can have a traveling family reunion.
hey wait- isn't that called a circus?

[wu_wei0]

Permie- your jingling isn't working. you guys get busy so I don't have to work tomorrow!!

[saravrose]

Permie- your jingling isn't working. you guys get busy so I don't have to work tomorrow!!

I wanna join the circus!! can I be the Lion tamer :D :D .. please, pretty please...

oh and you can have some of my snow..

[Woolburr]

I wanna join the circus!! can I be the Lion tamer :D :D .. please, pretty please...

oh and you can have some of my snow..

Those lions appear to have been given your number....bait and steak are fairly synonymous. ;) You might want to find a little more rewarding job than being dinner.:lol:

[Woolburr]

yup, that's the general consensus. we can have a traveling family reunion.
hey wait- isn't that called a circus?

Circus...carnival....brick laying....:p

[saravrose]

Those lions appear to have been given your number....bait and steak are fairly synonymous. ;) You might want to find a little more rewarding job than being dinner.:lol:

okay fine.. then can I ride the elephant or the trapeze!!. I could be on the trapeze...

[wu_wei0]

Circus...carnival....brick laying....:p:lol::lol:;)

[wu_wei0]

okay fine.. then can I ride the elephant or the trapeze!!. I could be on the trapeze...
Trapeze it is! Do you have the sparkly tights yet?

[saravrose]

Trapeze it is! Do you have the sparkly tights yet?

ohh.. no. but, can I reserve the trapeze on condition that I get the tights?

[Woolburr]

Elephants would be way safer than lions....I just have this feeling the lions have you marked. The trapeze would be even better...lions don't do well climbing rope ladders.

[Permagrin]

Am I the belly dancer then? (I HATE clowns so it's a non clown circus)....

[saravrose]

Am I the belly dancer then? (I HATE clowns so it's a non clown circus)....

agreed no clowns whatsoever (sorry Maureen).. you can be the belly dancer. I'll be on the trapeze.. but, who get's to be the lion tamer?...

[wu_wei0]

ohh.. no. but, can I reserve the trapeze on condition that I get the tights?
The trapeze is yours- grab an extra pair of tights for versatility. And woll is right- lions don't do well with rope ladders, and I think they are afraid of flying too. YOu should be safe. IF not, woll can throw a brick at 'em. Hey- no- those are my bricks. WE'll protect you one way or another.

[Woolburr]

Am I the belly dancer then? (I HATE clowns so it's a non clown circus)....

For a clown hater....you sure are hanging with the wrong group....hehehe...:lol:

[wu_wei0]

Am I the belly dancer then? (I HATE clowns so it's a non clown circus)....
No clowns but us, dear (they scare the snot out of me, too) but being family and all, I think we can handle that. :)

[Permagrin]

For a clown hater....you sure are hanging with the wrong group....hehehe...:lol:

If you all promise NOT to paint your faces, I don't mind the antics....antics are acceptable. We could ALL pile into your car....get as many as possible...and drive to a fire...meet all your old friends and you could "explain" your newfound family!

[Permagrin]

No clowns but us, dear (they scare the snot out of me, too) but being family and all, I think we can handle that. :)

...this definitely puts a whole new meaning on the word "family"...

[wu_wei0]

For a clown hater....you sure are hanging with the wrong group....hehehe...:lol:
Yeah but we don't dress up in funmny shoes and hats.
well, most of us don''t ;)

[Permagrin]

Yeah bet we don't dress up in funmny shoes and hats.
well, most of us don''t ;)

apparently "some of us" dress up in ONLY funny shoes and hats....

[saravrose]

Yeah but we don't dress up in funmny shoes and hats.
well, most of us don''t ;)

you should see my shoes!!.. :D

[Woolburr]

you should see my shoes!!.. :D

Another country heard from!!! :lol: Thanks Sari....that is the best laugh I have had in ages. Please don't put on a Santa hat....I might end up needing CPR.

[saravrose]

OT.. i'm watching the travel channel.. anybody want to go to Greece? I think we should go to Greece.....

[Woolburr]

Greece is nice...I spent an enjoyable day or two there.

[saravrose]

santorini.. we can drink some wine.. it's warm there.. and pretty.. we can all take pictures and get drunk... and take some drunk pictures.. will somebody please go to Greece with me!!... I'll buy the wine...

sari

[wu_wei0]

apparently "some of us" dress up in ONLY funny shoes and hats....
would that be the somebody who might need CPR? ;) If so, I'll let him forego the handstands for a while.:lol:

[Permagrin]

would that be the somebody who might need CPR? ;) If so, I'll let him forego the handstands for a while.:lol:

OMG, he's having a heart attack, Sari's showing us her shoes and dreaming about Greece, I'm spewing lager and you're being so benevolent....

[wu_wei0]

santorini.. we can drink some wine.. it's warm there.. and pretty.. we can all take pictures and get drunk... and take some drunk pictures.. will somebody please go to Greece with me!!... I'll buy the wine...

sari

That would be nice. I could stock up on new hats and shoes. . . need something for other seasons besides Christmaswear.

[Permagrin]

This thread is by far my favorite ever on POTN...who knows what will happen!

[saravrose]

A boat ride and the black sand beaches.. and aren't Greek men really, really good looking?...

WU LET'S GO TO GREECE!!... If you go with me I can convince my family that i'm not nuts...

[wu_wei0]

OMG, he's having a heart attack, Sari's showing us her shoes and dreaming about Greece, I'm spewing lager and you're being so benevolent....
It was hard. Isquirted myself in the eye with grapefruit. But I overcame my pain and was only thingking of wool's well being.

[wu_wei0]

A boat ride and the black sand beaches.. and aren't Greek men really, really good looking?...

WU LET'S GO TO GREECE!!... If you go with me I can convince my family that i'm not nuts...
I'm game. Gotta wait to know about my job situation. and dear, if your family knew you were going to Greece with me, they'd know you HAD to be nuts!!
I've only known one greek male- greek dad, french mom. . . He was beautiful a young, better looking, Jim Morrison

[saravrose]

Wool can come to!! he'll be the 'boy' factor so my uncles won't have an attitude!!

[saravrose]

I'm game. Gotta wait to know about my job situation. and dear, if your family knew you were going to Greece with me, they'd know you HAD to be nuts!!


hehe.. i'm good at editing.. we'll be fine...;) ;) ..

[puddlepirate44]

This thread is by far my favorite ever on POTN...who knows what will happen!

My favorite threads are the ones that I start in the Critic's Corner with an out of focus picture of some fingerpainting that a kindergarterner made, and ask for honest opinions. It's fun to hear some of those guys go completely apoplectic.

[Permagrin]

Not really into Greece. I want to go to Egypt. See the pyramids and the cities up and down the Nile...photograph wildly until my camera clogs with dust......now that's romantic.

[saravrose]

yep, Greek men are very hot!!.. we should get Claire to come too!! and Perma!..


umm... i'm not eating octopus..

[wu_wei0]

Wool can come to!! he'll be the 'boy' factor so my uncles won't have an attitude!!
That would make sense for him to go- I'd need him along to make sure the shoes and hats were the right size.:lol::lol:

[saravrose]

Not really into Greece. I want to go to Egypt. See the pyramids and the cities up and down the Nile...photograph wildly until my camera clogs with dust......now that's romantic.

that's okay tomorrow night Egypt will be on t.v. and i'll decide to go there.. I love the travel channel.. :D :D

[Permagrin]

yep, Greek men are very hot!!.. we should get Claire to come too!! and Perma!..


umm... i'm not eating octopus..

Actually octopus is quite good. I like it a lot. A bit chewy...but chewy is good.

[wu_wei0]

The Red-Ringed Tupperware Party Family World Tour

[Permagrin]

The Red-Ringed Tupperware Party Family World Tour

I like it!

When's Wool going to weigh in on the project?

[saravrose]

okay so let's plan it for anytime after I get home from Africa.. I still have to decide where i'm going to move to next year... but, after that i'm up for anything... where does wool wanna go?...

[saravrose]

uh oh.. Argentina is on next... South America anyone?.. we can tango...

[ejwebb]

My favorite threads are the ones that I start in the Critic's Corner with an out of focus picture of some fingerpainting that a kindergarterner made, and ask for honest opinions. It's fun to hear some of those guys go completely apoplectic.

That's just cruel...have to go check it out! :lol::lol:

[wu_wei0]

Not nice of him to holler CPR and then disappear.:evil:
Hopefully, he is snoozing. I should try to do the same. I'll be back up in a couple hours. Since not enough people jingled enough bells, I bet I have to go to school in the a.m. :cry:

[Woolburr]

It was hard. I squirted myself in the eye with grapefruit. But I overcame my pain and was only thinking of wool's well being.

What in the hell are you doing with a grapefruit at this hour of the night?:lol:
My well being seems to be in serious jeopardy.

[saravrose]

My favorite threads are the ones that I start in the Critic's Corner with an out of focus picture of some fingerpainting that a kindergarterner made, and ask for honest opinions. It's fun to hear some of those guys go completely apoplectic.

hehe.. robert Lay cracks me up!!.. that is way too funny.. we should all take turns posting overexposed out of focus photos in critique... and giving eachother reviews... :D :lol: :lol:

[wu_wei0]

What in the hell are you doing with a grapefruit at this hour of the night?:lol:
My well being seems to be in serious jeopardy.
I was hungry and thirsty. grapefruit seemed like a nice way to cover both! besides, I'm out of beer.
Your well being would be just fine.

[puddlepirate44]

That's just cruel...have to go check it out! :lol::lol:

Hey! No! I didn't really... I thought about it, but here I was just kidding!

[Woolburr]

That would make sense for him to go- I'd need him along to make sure the shoes and hats were the right size.:lol::lol:

This is going from bad to worse....hehehe

[saravrose]

anybody ever see Evita?... about the first lady of Argentina?...

[Permagrin]

Not nice of him to holler CPR and then disappear.:evil:
Hopefully, he is snoozing. I should try to do the same. I'll be back up in a couple hours. Since not enough people jingled enough bells, I bet I have to go to school in the a.m. :cry:

Sorry Wu, when I jingle, apparently I jingle alone...:lol: :cry: :lol: :cry:

What in the hell are you doing with a grapefruit at this hour of the night?
My well being seems to be in serious jeopardy.

Oh, you can count on us....just tell us first where you left the keys to the car....um...so we can drive you to the doc...yeah, the dock....um I mean, physician...:lol: :lol: j/k Wook, you're our semi-clothed buddy...of course we'd save you!

[Permagrin]

Night Wu!

anybody ever see Evita?... about the first lady of Argentina?...

Loved it. Now Antonio Banderes...well, he did quite well, don't you all think (how's that for politically correct when one's husband is online?) ;)

[saravrose]

buenas Aires... lets go!!.. and the seasons are reversed so we can go in January and be there in the summer..

[wu_wei0]

Sorry Wu, when I jingle, apparently I jingle alone...:lol: :cry: :lol: :cry:



Yeah- I have the same problem:lol::cry:

[Woolburr]

Color me in for any place with soft sandy beaches, warm breezes and cold drinks.

[saravrose]

Night Wu!



Loved it. Now Antonio Banderes...well, he did quite well, don't you all think (how's that for politically correct when one's husband is online?) ;)

hehe.. I don't have a husband.. Antonio Banderes was HOT!!... seriously sexy man there...

[ejwebb]

Hey! No! I didn't really... I thought about it, but here I was just kidding!

Pretty funny joke, PP - but it would be entertaining...

I like Rose's idea, too...;)

[saravrose]

Color me in for any place with soft sandy beaches, warm breezes and cold drinks.

Greece it is!!.. I'll even make drinks for you.. :D :D ..

[wu_wei0]

This is going from bad to worse....hehehe
well, when it good it is very very good, but when it is bad it is sooooo much better. :pJust imagine how great worse could be:lol::lol::lol:

[ejwebb]

This thread just moves to fast for me :confused: :rolleyes: Total stream of consciousness effect going on over here...

[saravrose]

This thread just moves to fast for me :confused: :rolleyes: Total stream of consciousness effect going on over here...

that's okay.. were going to Greece and I'm watching the travel channel about Buenas Aires... So I don't know Perry Mason but I watch the travel channel...;) ;)

[Woolburr]

This thread just moves to fast for me :confused: :rolleyes: Total stream of consciousness effect going on over here...

Tell us about family reunions in KY....:confused:

[wu_wei0]

This thread just moves to fast for me :confused: :rolleyes: Total stream of consciousness effect going on over here...
Take a deep breath and dive right in. The water's fine! Don't fight it, just flow.:lol:

[saravrose]

y'all Argentina is really cheap.. maybe we should go there?...

[Permagrin]

aUUUUUUUGGGGGGH! I was NOT watching Perry Mason.

(It had been over for a while....sheesh, I think I was up to Underdog when he said that).

[ejwebb]

Tell us about family reunions in KY....:confused:

Not much different from Carlolina, I hear, brother...or is that, cuzzin'?