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

[saravrose]

For $75 I would think you could do loud and slow for sharp images.

for $75 I would definately do loud and slow.. as long as it was sharp!!..

[Woolburr]

Sharp images make up for a host of other sins. Cheap, sharp images are a treat!

[Claire]

I didn't fall asleep & end up in Norway. That's the opposite way for me. :p The good thing is that sleeping to work on the train is ok. Gothenburg is end station. Going home is worse as sleeping may result in me ending up in Alingsås, but same train goes back to Gbg.

[Woolburr]

I didn't fall asleep & end up in Norway. That's the opposite way for me. :p The good thing is that sleeping to work on the train is ok. Gothenburg is end station. Going home is worse as sleeping may result in me ending up in Alingsås, but same train goes back to Gbg.

Hey....we hadn't heard from you....just concerned for your safety...glad you didn't end up in another country!

[Lightstream]

Here is another ice shot for you to ponder. "Dragon's Breath"
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/71000208.jpg

Can you find the dragon?

Yes, head at the top breathing yellow fire with body wrapped around the left side of the frame, coming down in a curve around the bottom. Did I get it right?

Damn Wool, you create ART, the rest of us take pics.

Yeah, I like mine too...sometimes even the best mattress cannot help a mind diseased...:lol:


That's the job of the drink ;) (then the mattress gives you a nice place to crash)

"Nice Shots!" I thought about this lens until my local used equipment dealer came up with a 28 f2.8 for $75 and some unused odds and ends. It's a nice, sharp lens but AF is a little loud and slow - wider but slower than the 35 but a good value purchase for a "normal" view on the world...

For $75 I would buy it. I did not like the 50/1.8 due to inaccurate AF and HORRIBLE CA wide open, but this really sounds like good value. A 1.8 version with the fancy ultrasonics will run you substantially more than this.

28's slightly-wider-than-normal, 35 is slightly-longer-than-normal, but it's all close enough really. We're talking a couple degrees FOV difference.


puddle... nice waterfall shots! Very inspiring.. I was planning to go off and take pics of a waterfall this weekend but then something came up :( I will have to see whether I can ram it in somehow...

My digital archiving strategy is to ensure I have enough storage IN the computer to house all the photos online, so I can dig through them quickly, which I often do. Then it's all backed up elsewhere. The full archive always sits on the hard disk ready to go at a moment's notice.

See, if you back up your images to some external device/media then delete them off the hard disk, you have no backup. Because your ext device/media has now become the primary source of the photos, and if that goes.. oops.. best I can do is wipe your tears and tell you to shoot more photos (I do that for users at work who screw up their backups) and that's only if I like the user in question.... otherwise I tell them to go get drunk ;)

Amazing as it seems, I use Canon's Zoombrowser EX for downloading and previewing (because it is the ONLY utility that gives me full EXIF and focus point overlay). Images are sorted by year and by date with a name.. the lazy part is where I forget to tag by name. ZBEX creates folders/directories with the date portion for me, automatically based on the shooting date. So if I go on a shoot spanning two days and come back and download, it'll split 'em up for me.

[Woolburr]

Yes, head at the top breathing yellow fire with body wrapped around the left side of the frame, coming down in a curve around the bottom. Did I get it right?

Damn Wool, you create ART, the rest of us take pics.


We all create art....and art is very subjective...I have heard from a couple of people that think the projects of the past couple of days are complete garbage...can't please everyone....Thanks for the compliment!

You are close about the dragon...;)

[Lightstream]

:)

I like it.. I've liked your stuff over the past couple of days and your technique with the ice.

Oh and Sigma lenses - buy the stuff that says "HSM" ;) (I know.. just pokin' ya)

That Canon 100 macro is SUPERB too..

[Permagrin]

You are close TO the dragon...;)

That your new mantra, Wool? No more mooo's?

[Lightstream]

Ooooh...... maybe Wool has been 'chasing the dragon' to create such great art ;)

(google it)

[wu_wei0]

Looks like an interesting day around here: the merits of doing loud and slow, enjoyable photos, Wool getting too serious then chasing the dragon. . . . Long day at work but a small reward when day was done. Got to watch a bald eagle take a slow flight across campus- of course, I didn't take my camera in today. Good thing really, what with the fall as soon as I emerged from the house. The 30D and sundry would have been dust!
Have a lovely weekend, all. Hope everyone (including me) gets some good sleep!

[Woolburr]

Looks like an interesting day around here: the merits of doing loud and slow, enjoyable photos, Wool getting too serious then chasing the dragon. . . . Long day at work but a small reward when day was done. Got to watch a bald eagle take a slow flight across campus- of course, I didn't take my camera in today. Good thing really, what with the fall as soon as I emerged from the house. The 30D and sundry would have been dust!
Have a lovely weekend, all. Hope everyone (including me) gets some good sleep!

Woodles...this mean you are hibernating for the weekend? You didn't get hurt falling I hope!:(

[Woolburr]

That your new mantra, Wool? No more mooo's?


Moooooooooooooooooooooo is still the word!

[Lightstream]

Looks like an interesting day around here: the merits of doing loud and slow, enjoyable photos, Wool getting too serious then chasing the dragon. . . . Long day at work but a small reward when day was done. Got to watch a bald eagle take a slow flight across campus- of course, I didn't take my camera in today. Good thing really, what with the fall as soon as I emerged from the house. The 30D and sundry would have been dust!
Have a lovely weekend, all. Hope everyone (including me) gets some good sleep!

Wow nice :)

Hope you didn't hurt yourself.. sleep well!

[ejwebb]

Amazing as it seems, I use Canon's Zoombrowser EX for downloading and previewing (because it is the ONLY utility that gives me full EXIF and focus point overlay). Images are sorted by year and by date with a name.. the lazy part is where I forget to tag by name. ZBEX creates folders/directories with the date portion for me, automatically based on the shooting date. So if I go on a shoot spanning two days and come back and download, it'll split 'em up for me.

Have ou ever tried Breezebrowser Pro and Downloader Pro? Both are well worth the few dollars IMO. Great, fast software with lots of funtionality - including the items you mention. I could never get excited about the Canon software...

[wu_wei0]

Woodles...this mean you are hibernating for the weekend? You didn't get hurt falling I hope!:(
I only wish I could hibernate. I'm in the 45 min of sleep two hours awake mode again. think it will be a busy weekend, but will be on occasionally, perhaps. I do need to get some things done for next week. Finals week is coming up.
Falling was--- interesting- the multiple landings is what hurt like *&^%
Moooooooooooooooooooooo is still the word!
Mooooooooooooo, tooo :)
Wow nice :)

Hope you didn't hurt yourself.. sleep well!

It was cool to see. haven't seen one in the wild since I was about 13.
I'm going to be pretty bruised. Had a headache all day; now just rather sore. Don't seem to have messed up my back anymore but may need lots of cushy pillows for the rest of me.

[Woolburr]

Ouch...hurts just thinking about it...guess no brick deliveries this weekend. ;)

[wu_wei0]

Ouch...hurts just thinking about it...guess no brick deliveries this weekend. ;)
rofl:lol: You lucked out this time! actually, I hear brick moving helps release natural, pain relieving chemicals into the bloodstream :):p

The back steps are about 7 feet high, and steep, so it was quite a tumble

[saravrose]

somebody quick!! how do you play texas hold them.. is that anything at all like Gin?... I've been invited to the boys' poker game.. I'm flattered..... but.... how do you play texas hold them?....

[ejwebb]

For $75 I would think you could do loud and slow for sharp images.

I like it - sharp is relative, you know...sharper than the kit not quite as sharp as the 50 1.8 at 2.8 - sharpens up a bit at 4 and 5.6, though - but I just wanted normal lens to kick around with and see how I like it. I bought that and the kit to experiment with for a while to see if I could live without the 24-105 focal length-wise... of course the AF is a killer for people shots after getting spoiled on the 24-105...

[Woolburr]

Hey....if moving bricks works wonders....then "move those bricks!"

You don't need to do any acrobatics to impress us....we like you without the fancy stuff...tried to explain that to you when you were insisting on wearing that lampshade.

[ejwebb]

somebody quick!! how do you play texas hold them.. is that anything at all like Gin?... I've been invited to the boys' poker game.. I'm flattered..... but.... how do you play texas hold them?....

It is a variation of poker. Have you played poker before?

[saravrose]

It is a variation of poker. Have you played poker before?

ummmm... well... not really.. I mean I think I know how which cards beat which ones.. but, the betting thing?... how do you bet?.. I might be over my head here... It's okay i'll bring my camera and take pictures of everybody.... y'all wanna meet my neighbors?...

[saravrose]

ok. Ryan is here.. wish me luck y'all... hey, atleast it's only twenty bucks..

[wu_wei0]

Hey....if moving bricks works wonders....then "move those bricks!"
You still have the darned bricks! I'm waiting for delivery so I can do the research.

You don't need to do any acrobatics to impress us....
Yes, I know. . . you like to be the one who does the handstands. I'm good with that. ;)

we like you without the fancy stuff...tried to explain that to you when you were insisting on wearing that lampshade.
Then tell me Wool, why did you wear the same lampshade? I've seen the photo!

[Woolburr]

somebody quick!! how do you play texas hold them.. is that anything at all like Gin?... I've been invited to the boys' poker game.. I'm flattered..... but.... how do you play texas hold them?....

Nothing like gin...you get 2 cards dealt to you....followed by 4 cards in common....called the flop....then 1 more common card called the turn and finally the last common card called the river. You need to have a pair right off the bat to even think about staying for the flop....unless you are one hell of a bluffer. Then there is the matter of the big blind and the small blind....we are talking lots of money in one of these games....not a real good place for a beginner to jump in....you might want to watch for a while...

[ejwebb]

ok. Ryan is here.. wish me luck y'all... hey, atleast it's only twenty bucks..

Just go and have fun - join in if you feel comfortable ;)

[Woolburr]

You still have the darned bricks! I'm waiting for delivery so I can do the research.

Good things come to those who wait


Yes, I know. . . you like to be the one who does the handstands. I'm good with that. ;)

;)


Then tell me Wool, why did you wear the same lampshade? I've seen the photo!

I was trying to show you just how bad it looked...but you insisted I give it too you...and you never took it off again for the remainder of the evening.:rolleyes:

[Digital_Duck]

here is my mediocre attempt at playing with an image ;)
... and the original ...

[wu_wei0]

Good things come to those who wait
I've heard that one before.:lol:

waiting. . . . .

I was trying to show you just how bad it looked...but you insisted I give it too you...and you never took it off again for the remainder of the evening.:rolleyes:

Oh- ok. I figured you were just feeling a little bare without your santa hat. :D


still waiting:lol::lol:

[wu_wei0]

here is my mediocre attempt at playing with an image ;)
... and the original ...
Interesting patterns in there. What does it look like with the water processed too?

[Digital_Duck]

Interesting patterns in there. What does it look like with the water processed too?

haven't tried with the water ... was practicing on the removal of background and attention deficit got the best of me :D

[Woolburr]

I've heard that one before.:lol:

waiting. . . . .



Oh- ok. I figured you were just feeling a little bare without your santa hat. :D


still waiting:lol::lol:


Waiting....and waiting....and waiting....sounds like a commercial or something.:p

I never feel bare....perhaps bear...;)

[Woolburr]

Hey Yoda....this is my dragon....http://www.tailofthedragon.com/
Only drug I need.:lol:

[Digital_Duck]

Can I ask you's a favor??

I need feedback on a web page I made tonight ...

Sure would appreciate any comments on content composition.

It's at http://www.webwholesaler.com/photoz/

Thanks in advance ...

[Woolburr]

It looks good...with one little glitch...the images in the middle are all on one line and force you to scroll the page sideways....never a good plan...fix that and you should have a pretty decent start.

[wu_wei0]

Waiting....and waiting....and waiting....sounds like a commercial or something.:p

I never feel bare....perhaps bear...;)
:D


Love that road link. Wish I still had my Spitfire. Looks like a sweet place to roll.

[Digital_Duck]

here is with the water ... something like that ...

[Woolburr]

It's a pretty fun road....but the bikers get carried away....they end up scraping up one or two every month....there are the occasional real bad weekends when they have multiple incidents.

[Woolburr]

Did you see my bit on your web page DD?

[wu_wei0]

It's a pretty fun road....but the bikers get carried away....they end up scraping up one or two every month....there are the occasional real bad weekends when they have multiple incidents.
would be fun to try it as a closed course so i wouldn't have to fight with idiots or worry about coming upon the scene of an incident.

[Woolburr]

They sometimes try to block traffic one way for a bit....and then run...but the truckers get upset and call the cops...SCCA looked at getting permission to possibly hold an event there...but the legal people killed any hopes of that.

[Digital_Duck]

Did you see my bit on your web page DD?
I think I got it fixed .... tightened it up into the center more ....

http://www.webwholesaler.com/photoz/

is it better on your browser?

[Woolburr]

It still forces me to scroll sideways to view the pictures....you need to force <cr> every 3rd or 4th picture to have is scroll vertical instead of horizontal.

[Woolburr]

I think I got it fixed .... tightened it up into the center more ....

http://www.webwholesaler.com/photoz/

is it better on your browser?

OK...it works fine with IE7....there is a CSS error according to Firefox Web Developer...

[Woolburr]

"Fandango"
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/71057405.jpg

[Lightstream]

Hmm... the best laid plans of mice and men.

I'd planned to hike a waterfall this weekend but something else came up which delayed my trip long enough to scrub (wouldn't be able to get there and back in time), so I went into the Big City instead.. (risking hideous parking fines and all with their byzantine maze of parking lots, timed/untimed zones/meters that eat your money without spewing a ticket).. quite an adventure!

On the plus side I never did get ticketed... phew.

I met a sweet looking chick at the camera shop...
.. who owns the 70-200/4 ISL... :shock:

.. who shoots a 5D and 24-105.. :shock: (I guessed it.. when she said 5D and 724, I figured it would be a 24-105 as standard zoom.. the match made in heaven for FF shooters)

... suddenly we almost forget the main purpose of the mission is to go and check out the lens.. ;) So pleasant to talk to a photog who knows what they are doing.

Shot the 4 and the 2.8 versions.. surprisingly, the 2.8 is not as heavy as I remember. Maybe I am finally getting used to the weight? The STRANGEST part: the Canon 2.8 ISL version seems to feel lighter than the Sigma. I know this is not true! 1250gm for the Sigma and 1480 for the Canon - this is really wierd.

I think I have it all figured out. The US pricing of the 4 ISL is ridiculous.. and I called it ridiculous. However, locally, the lens is a much better deal both here and at home. The 4 ISL is priced closer to the 70-300 IS, and our 2.8 ISL is OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive. Think $2500 USD for the 2.8!!

So the 4 makes sense.. I am not coughing up an extra thousand bucks for one more stop, who am I, freaking NUTS? Nuts maybe, stupid no..

Flying the 2.8 in from the US doesn't help either, we get socked with taxes and exchange rates. I laid it all out nicely in a spreadsheet (toldja I was nuts) and our total cost of ownership still favors the f/4 version by at least US$500. Yes.. I was shocked by how the numbers work out, but that's exactly why I laid it out in a spreadsheet where I can analyze the formulas and get a computer to crunch the data so operator error is reduced. (BTW: For those of you who are not big fans of MS Office, try OpenOffice.. *very* credible offering even by my harsh standards. Works on MacOS X, FreeBSD, Linux, Windows, you name it.)

On my way back I saw two wedding shooters at work with a video crew. Guess what telephoto they were using...

75-300 USM and 75-300 IS (legacy version with silver stabilizer nameplate, not the current @sskicking 7-3 IS). YIKES. I know one should not judge one by the gear, but I also happen to know it is VERY VERY difficult to get a good image out of those two lenses. You *ABSOLUTELY* need to nail everything first pass AND spend time in Photoshop. Beentheredoneit, you can WRING a good image from the lens, but it takes a lot of wringing. I would worry...

And there was absolutely no need to do that.. the legacy 75-300 IS used to cost as much as a 70-200 f/4L non-IS, and as I said back in those days (before the 70-300 IS was launched), IS + crap quality vs 724 no IS and superb imaging performance for similar pricing - give me the 724 ANY DAY. (I know when to sacrifice thy IS)

To each their own I guess, but still.. clients can be very demanding.

[Lightstream]

Hey Yoda....this is my dragon....http://www.tailofthedragon.com/
Only drug I need.:lol:

Ehh, that is powerful stuff.. agreed.. the only dragon you need :D

[ejwebb]

"Fandango"


Now that is awesome!! Print it big and frame it and put it on a wall!!

[Woolburr]

So Yoda...what happened to the hot chick? She helping you type the replies? ;) ;) ;)

[Woolburr]

Thanks Webbster...I may have to do that.

[Lightstream]

So Yoda...what happened to the hot chick? She helping you type the replies? ;) ;) ;)

She's still at work :p (I didn't let the conversation get personal though.... didn't feel it was appropriate...)

[Woolburr]

Dood.....hot chick...hot chick with camera....hot chick with hot camera....it doesn't get much better than that...!!! :lol: At least a phone number?

[Digital_Duck]

OK...it works fine with IE7....there is a CSS error according to Firefox Web Developer...
It figures .... CSS error created by a $400.00 software :confused:

[Lightstream]

Dood.....hot chick...hot chick with camera....hot chick with hot camera....it doesn't get much better than that...!!! :lol: At least a phone number?


Wool....how would you go about asking? Let's see, she's working, I'm asking about a lens.. how would you go about bringing it up without being cased with a 7-2/2.8 ISL? (although that is not so bad.. but the lens hurts)

I've had enough bad experiences being told "WTF" to my face, getting cut off, and/or later finding out they are already attached..

I got eight numbers and those are the price tags of the 724 and 2.8..

[Woolburr]

It figures .... CSS error created by a $400.00 software :confused:

Works good with IE7 though....the scroll arrows are not working in Firefox.

[Permagrin]

HI guys! I have 2 min. before I have to get back to my family. What's happening around here :lol:

[Woolburr]

Wool....how would you go about asking? Let's see, she's working, I'm asking about a lens.. how would you go about bringing it up without being cased with a 7-2/2.8 ISL? (although that is not so bad.. but the lens hurts)

I've had enough bad experiences being told "WTF" to my face, getting cut off, and/or later finding out they are already attached..

I got eight numbers and those are the price tags of the 724 and 2.8..

After a while...you realize that the absolute worst thing she can say to you is..."I'm not interested"....

I'd say..."Thanks for all the help and insight, can I buy you a cup of coffee after work?"

[Lightstream]

HI guys! I have 2 min. before I have to get back to my family. What's happening around here :lol:

Wool is trying to get LS the idiot to pick up the hot chick at the camera shop, in a nutshell....

After a while...you realize that the absolute worst thing she can say to you is..."I'm not interested"....

I'd say..."Thanks for all the help and insight, can I buy you a cup of coffee after work?"

Hmm...good idea.. I was REALLY short coming up with ideas on that.. man.. I so absolutely should have said that..... I'm a loser :(

[Permagrin]

HEY TWO MINUTES IS UP! Where are you all :lol: :lol: :lol:
Guess I'll have to say bye before hi today.

[Permagrin]

Wool is trying to get LS the idiot to pick up the hot chick at the camera shop, in a nutshell....



Hmm...good idea.. I was REALLY short coming up with ideas on that.. man.. I so absolutely should have said that..... I'm a loser :(

Words like "goddess" and "inspiration" work...trust me...I'm jello for either of those...:lol: :lol:

[Lightstream]

The coffee isn't inspiring me when I need it !! Man.....! I'm so kicking myself...

[Woolburr]

Hi Permie...have a nice short stay...stop back when you can stay longer.

[Woolburr]

Of course....since she just happens to be a hot chick with a hot camera....there is also the whole "is there any good places to shoot around here?" followed by...."Would you like to go shoot there sometime?"

[Lightstream]

This could work out to be a $150 cup of coffee (on my tab). Go back, buy the lens and talk to her again... (instead of buying it where it's cheapest)

You know.. I admit.. I am a loser when it comes to this...

I gave up a few years ago when the skills weren't all there and now that I find I need 'em - they're not there. I have NO problems working on a professional level (can talk to anybody about anything) but personal... oh damn me....

[Woolburr]

Some things can't have a value put on them;)

[saravrose]

Nothing like gin...you get 2 cards dealt to you....followed by 4 cards in common....called the flop....then 1 more common card called the turn and finally the last common card called the river. You need to have a pair right off the bat to even think about staying for the flop....unless you are one hell of a bluffer. Then there is the matter of the big blind and the small blind....we are talking lots of money in one of these games....not a real good place for a beginner to jump in....you might want to watch for a while...

Just go and have fun - join in if you feel comfortable ;)

well i'm home.. the boys started making all kinds of noises when I got a royal flush something or other.. and four eight's is unusual?... The betting is the trickiest part.. and hey, I managed to kick chef out so that was a feather in my cap and lots of ammunition for tomorrow..

But, then Marvin and Mackenzie said that I was bluffing and I must have played poker before and playing the 'sweet girl' card is gonna get me in trouble.. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: .. all in all felt a little outnumbered.

Six guys and me.. but, I had a good time and came in third place so that's not sooo bad.. and Jason wouldn't let them get too rowdy and he made Patrick take down some photo that was on the computer screen?.. (apparently I couldn't see it).. oh well, fascinating experience and I took some photos of the cards and chips on the table... that was fun... and listened to some bad music from a band that was popular in '83... I was a year in '83 I shouldn't be expected to know it... :p .. okay, really time for bed. I think I will go hang out with the boys' poker parties more often.. Jeez I even drank beer.... :D

sari

[Woolburr]

Sounds like you had fun....that is the important part....so who was the band from '83?

[saravrose]

Sounds like you had fun....that is the important part....so who was the band from '83?

I don't remember that bad wanna be Pat benatar techno sounding stuff.... I did have fun. They're a fun group.. and more entertaining than hanging out with the girls... ;) ;)

[Woolburr]

And the boys even had their own beer....Imagine that!

BTW....Just for the record...I would rather hang out with the girls....hehehe

[Permagrin]

And the boys even had their own beer....Imagine that!

BTW....Just for the record...I would rather hang out with the girls....hehehe

not me, not by a long shot...
I'm playing scrabble with my daughter right now. She's beating me...grrrr.
Oh, and Lightstream, probably wouldn't listen to my dating advice if I were you...but I still think Goddess and Inspiration are smoooooth ;)

[Woolburr]

I think he has gone to buy a lens!

[Permagrin]

I think he has gone to buy a lens!

shouldn't you have added the "wink wink nudge nudge" after than sentence? :lol:

[Woolburr]

ROFL....I didn't know this would turn into a dating service....

[Lightstream]

not me, not by a long shot...
I'm playing scrabble with my daughter right now. She's beating me...grrrr.
Oh, and Lightstream, probably wouldn't listen to my dating advice if I were you...but I still think Goddess and Inspiration are smoooooth ;)

;)

I think he has gone to buy a lens!


I'm still here....

[saravrose]

And the boys even had their own beer....Imagine that!

BTW....Just for the record...I would rather hang out with the girls....hehehe

they are fun.. the winner by the way.. my buddy Ryan took the pot about 140 bucks..

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/the%20challenge/IMG_6057.jpg

and the beer.. not bad as far as beer goes which isn't my favorite.. I had one and everybody else had about three each... definately can't drink like the boys..

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/the%20challenge/IMG_6082.jpg

[Woolburr]

Smoooooooooooooooooooooth is good

[Permagrin]

Hey Sari, you win even when you lose, when you're playin poker with 6 guys....:lol:

[wu_wei0]

I don't remember that bad wanna be Pat benatar techno sounding stuff.... I did have fun. They're a fun group.. and more entertaining than hanging out with the girls... ;) ;)
ahhh, the good ol' days. I miss hanging out with the boys. Always a good time. some day, when I'm young again. . . . :lol::lol::lol:
boys have always been my best friends. Never knew girls before who could shoot, or shoot (the other way), had an adventurous spirit, or could hold their own in a conversation. While they were in a corner talking about babies, and boys, chick flicks, and girilie stuff, I was talking to the boys.

[saravrose]

Hey Sari, you win even when you lose, when you're playin poker with 6 guys....:lol:

haha.. :lol: :lol: .. I was suprised to be invited.. I think Jason talked them into it.. they kicked Jessica out a couple nights ago.. apparently she kept answering her cell phone and wouldn't be quiet.. But, for whatever reason I got an invite.. It is a little funny though.. a bunch of thirty-something bachelors and me... it was hilarious to listen to Pat or Marvin stop in midsentence when they were gonna say something they didn't think they should... cracked me up... :lol: :lol: .. I think I will go back I didn't embarrass myself all that much.. even though I couldn't shuffle didn't know how to bet and was constantly turned around as to who was doing what when.... :confused: ..

sari

[Woolburr]

I actually know a couple of females that enjoy shooting....and not cameras.

[Woolburr]

haha.. :lol: :lol: .. I was suprised to be invited.. I think Jason talked them into it.. they kicked Jessica out a couple nights ago.. apparently she kept answering her cell phone and wouldn't be quiet.. But, for whatever reason I got an invite.. It is a little funny though.. a bunch of thirty-something bachelors and me... it was hilarious to listen to Pat or Marvin stop in midsentence when they were gonna say something they didn't think they should... cracked me up... :lol: :lol: .. I think I will go back I didn't embarrass myself all that much.. even though I couldn't shuffle didn't know how to bet and was constantly turned around as to who was doing what when.... :confused: ..

sari

Sounds like it went pretty good for the first try...you need two watch the poker channel late night...get brushed up on all the ins and outs of the game...

[saravrose]

I actually know a couple of females that enjoy shooting....and not cameras.

yikes.. not me.. real guns give me the creeps and yes, I know guns don't shoot people and all that. I just don't like the way they feel in your hands and knowing how much damage can be inflicted.. My family are all hunters and most of my girl cousins can handle a rifle just fine... I've never picked up the inclination.. besides, I think the photos are better if the animals are alive... ;)

sari

[saravrose]

why don't men use eachothers first names?...

[Woolburr]

why don't men use eachothers first names?...

We always go by nicknames or last names....pretty standard...:lol:

[saravrose]

We always go by nicknames or last names....pretty standard...:lol:

yeah.. I noticed that.. but why?.. they even nickname the last names before they use the first names...

[Woolburr]

ahhh, the good ol' days. I miss hanging out with the boys. Always a good time. some day, when I'm young again. . . . :lol::lol::lol:


Ya little whippersnapper....don't give me that young stuff....not nice to pick on us really old people by pretending you want to be young again!

[Woolburr]

yeah.. I noticed that.. but why?.. they even nickname the last names before they use the first names...

Call it male bonding....that is how you know you are part of the group...

[saravrose]

Call it male bonding....that is how you know you are part of the group...

that makes sense I suppose... ;)

[Woolburr]

that makes sense I suppose... ;)

An outsider would probably get called by his first name until he was accepting into the group.

[wu_wei0]

I actually know a couple of females that enjoy shooting....and not cameras.

Guess I just never met the right women, thus I had to play with boys.

[Woolburr]

I'm sure the boys appreciated that! ;) ;) ;)

[wu_wei0]

Ya little whippersnapper....don't give me that young stuff....not nice to pick on us really old people by pretending you want to be young again!
Yeah, you old folks. HA! You're how many months older than me?
Don't really what to be young again. I like me pretty much the way I am. Just figured it would take being young again to have fun. have aged a lot in two years in this town

[Permagrin]

funny Wu...I used to hang out with guys too....(it shows doesn't it...scratch scratch :) )...

[wu_wei0]

I'm sure the boys appreciated that! ;) ;) ;)
well, never got any complaints. . . ;)

[Woolburr]

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I'm sure the boys appreciated that!

Permie...this is where the nod, nod, wink, wink should have gone!


well, never got any complaints. . .
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I bet you didn't....I just bet!;) Damn....where is that truckload of bricks when you need them????

[Lightstream]

ok...I am off to dinner with some family friends (how boring, but the food is good).. and going to teach one of them to use their new S3 IS (if they actually even remember to bring the damn thing).

UGH.

What a rotten end to the day, feeling you had a great opportunity and blew it.

[Woolburr]

There is always tomorrow...!

[Permagrin]

Quote:


Permie...this is where the nod, nod, wink, wink should have gone!



I bet you didn't....I just bet!;) Damn....where is that truckload of bricks when you need them????

If I wasn't in the middle of a brain taxing game, I'm sure I'd have something scathingly brilliant to put here :D

wink

[wu_wei0]

I bet you didn't....I just bet!;) Damn....where is that truckload of bricks when you need them????

hmmmm. just what I was thinking. :D ;)

[Lightstream]

There is always tomorrow...!

I need a goooooooooood plausible excuse. What's the strategy now? Sometimes I don't feel wise at all.

[wu_wei0]

There is always tomorrow...!

Yoda, Wool is right! and its only a day away!

[Woolburr]

Nod, nod...Wink, wink! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Woolburr]

I need a goooooooooood plausible excuse. What's the strategy now? Sometimes I don't feel wise at all.

No excuses....honesty is the best policy. For the most part women like that....except when they ask you..."Does this dress make me look fat?" :p

[Lightstream]

No excuses....honesty is the best policy. For the most part women like that....except when they ask you..."Does this dress make me look fat?" :p

Go up there and tell her I have a crush on her, at her workplace?

Uhh...

Wait....I get the feeling this is gonna end badly.....

[wu_wei0]

I guess it is about time for another 45 minute nap. Perhaps there'll be visions of bricks deliveries and santa hats dancing in my head. :lol: ;);)

No, of bricks IN santa hats.ROFLMBO-

[wu_wei0]

Go up there and tell her I have a crush on her, at her workplace?

Uhh...

Wait....I get the feeling this is gonna end badly.....
tell her you want to take her for coffee and pick her brain about good things to shoot in the area.

[Woolburr]

No....go back to the original coffee plan....the same holds true...Besides....if you go back in the morning and get this great big smile...you know you might just be on to something!

[Lightstream]

tell her you want to take her for coffee and pick her brain about good things to shoot in the area.

That actually sounds like a workable plausible excuse.. excellent!

No....go back to the original coffee plan....the same holds true...Besides....if you go back in the morning and get this great big smile...you know you might just be on to something!


OK, THAT sounds like a plan...

.. and hopefully that isn't the "you're gonna buy the lens and I get a chunk of commission for it" smile....

[Woolburr]

I guess it is about time for another 45 minute nap. Perhaps there'll be visions of bricks deliveries and santa hats dancing in my head. :lol: ;);)

No, of bricks IN santa hats.ROFLMBO-

You have such a delightfully twisted mind....the bricks love ya!;)

[Woolburr]

That actually sounds like a workable plausible excuse.. excellent!




OK, THAT sounds like a plan...

.. and hopefully that isn't the "you're gonna buy the lens and I get a chunk of commission for it" smile....

Optimism my boy...that is the key!

[Lightstream]

Optimism my boy...that is the key!

Bro, we call this "delusions" where I come from :D

For all I know she could be bloody married....

Ops planning tends to assume the worst.. oh wait, didn't professionalism already cost me round 1? Maybe I should throw that out of the window.......

[Woolburr]

And then again...maybe she isn't!!!

[Permagrin]

I need a goooooooooood plausible excuse. What's the strategy now? Sometimes I don't feel wise at all.

Okay here ya go...just a few while I'm playing scrabble...

"Apart from being sexy, what do you do for a living"
"Man if sexy is a crime, you'd be guilty as charged"
"If I could rearrange the alphabet I'd put U and I together"

oh and on a more personal note:
"Are you a parking ticket? because you have fine written all over you"

and my personal favorite
"Can I borrow a quarter, because I want to call your mom and thank her...."

[Lightstream]

Okay here ya go...just a few while I'm playing scrabble...

"Apart from being sexy, what do you do for a living"
"Man if sexy is a crime, you'd be guilty as charged"
"If I could rearrange the alphabet I'd put U and I together"

oh and on a more personal note:
"Are you a parking ticket? because you have fine written all over you"

and my personal favorite
"Can I borrow a quarter, because I want to call your mom and thank her...."


I wonder if you picked puddle up that way.....poor puddle ;)

[Woolburr]

Okay here ya go...just a few while I'm playing scrabble...

"Apart from being sexy, what do you do for a living"
"Man if sexy is a crime, you'd be guilty as charged"
"If I could rearrange the alphabet I'd put U and I together"

oh and on a more personal note:
"Are you a parking ticket? because you have fine written all over you"

and my personal favorite
"Can I borrow a quarter, because I want to call your mom and thank her...."

Ah...Permie....he is looking for a date.....not looking to get his a$$ kicked.;) :rolleyes: ;)

[Lightstream]

And then again...maybe she isn't!!!


You're a stirrer*, you know that! ;)



(*one who stirs stuff up)

[Woolburr]

Why yes I am....you just now figured that out?

[Permagrin]

oh, by the way, I am not able to follow any of this conversation so the chance of my advice being good are slim...

[Lightstream]

Why yes I am....you just now figured that out?

Me stupid, me admit! :p

oh, by the way, I am not able to follow any of this conversation so the chance of my advice being good are slim...

:p :p :p

You're in fine form.....even better than when you have been drinking :p

[Woolburr]

oh, by the way, I am not able to follow any of this conversation so the chance of my advice being good are slim...

That didn't take long to figure out!

[Permagrin]

Ah...Permie....he is looking for a date.....not looking to get his a$$ kicked.;) :rolleyes: ;)

Oh RIGHT!!!

Tell her that she was so persuasive yesterday you thought you'd give her another opportunity to make the sale...then get her talking about her about her interest in photography, then buy the lens and ask her to coffee...

[Permagrin]

BTW WOOL, all my actual intellect is being used up at the moment...schtick is all I can do when under pressure! :lol: :lol:

[Woolburr]

Much better.

[Lightstream]

Oh RIGHT!!!

Tell her that she was so persuasive yesterday you thought you'd give her another opportunity to make the sale...then get her talking about her about her interest in photography, then buy the lens and ask her to coffee...


$150 worth of coffee at that!!!!!! DANGIT :p (the lens is that much cheaper at home)

Most freaking expensive date I've ever been on.. and the only one who wins is the camera shop!

Or another idea...

Go back, mention I found it for cheaper, but still see if she can do anything for me, even if she can't, buy her coffee as 'thanks for your time'

[Woolburr]

BTW WOOL, all my actual intellect is being used up at the moment...schtick is all I can do when under pressure! :lol: :lol:

ROFL....quit being blonde!

[theflyingkiwi]

Go up there and tell her I have a crush on her, at her workplace?

Uhh...

Wait....I get the feeling this is gonna end badly.....

simple, go up to her as ask say

"hi, would mind if I photographed your assets, but first let me take you out for a coffee.

If that doesn't work then she not the one for you.

but in reality, go back to asking her for her phone number and or a coffee.

If you next meeting with her is brief, just simple and keep making eye contact. if she makes eye contact back then you know she is interested. Ask her for her phone number. the next day or two, ring her and ask for a coffee date.

[Woolburr]

OK....Now you have the same advice from a quorum....go for it.

[Lightstream]

OK....Now you have the same advice from a quorum....go for it.


must.....take.....off.....chickens|ht hat....first......

[Woolburr]

must.....take.....off.....chickens|ht hat....first......

Does that make you a dumb cluck?

Let a little of that self-confidence from work carry over to your private times...does wonders for you.

[theflyingkiwi]

must.....take.....off.....chickens|ht hat....first......

the worst thing that can happen is No. then what are you going to do, look embrassed by it. why you have shown interest in someone you like. everyone does at some point in their life. You just know that she isn't the one for you.

If you both make eye contact and it you stay connected for more than a 1sec, your in. trust your gut. Just don't let the butterfly's tell ya what to do.

[puddlepirate44]

Hey, Lightstream, this always works. 1. Don't shower for a week. 2. Dress in some dead animal fur. 3. Club her over the head. 4. Drag her to your cave. It's a DATE! See? That always worked for me when I was a kid. Go for it, Big Guy. Try it out. Trust me, chicks dig a guy that throws the Neanderthal card.

[Woolburr]

Hey, Lightstream, this always works. 1. Don't shower for a week. 2. Dress in some dead animal fur. 3. Club her over the head. 4. Drag her to your cave. It's a DATE! See? That always worked for me when I was a kid. Go for it, Big Guy. Try it out. Trust me, chicks dig a guy that throws the Neanderthal card.

And to think I accused your wife of spewing horse hockey earlier....I think we just discovered the source.:rolleyes:

[Permagrin]

And to think I accused your wife of spewing horse hockey earlier....I think we just discovered the source.:rolleyes:

Hey, he's in the other room....whatever he's spewin has nothing to do with me!

[puddlepirate44]

Yup, serious dating advice spewage goin' on in here. :) Ignore it at your peril.

[theflyingkiwi]

Hey, he's in the other room....whatever he's spewin has nothing to do with me!

gee you 2 could at least be in the same room as each other. that way when he says something wrong you can hit him :)

[Permagrin]

gee you 2 could at least be in the same room as each other. that way when he says something wrong you can hit him :)

good idea...hold on!


*whack*

[Woolburr]

Just when we had young Master Yoda on the path to divine bliss.

[Permagrin]

Just when we had young Master Yoda on the path to divine bliss.

just go towards the light, lightstream...you'll do fine!

[Woolburr]

just go towards the light, lightstream...you'll do fine!

As long as it is the light in the young lady's eyes!

[Permagrin]

As long as it is the light in the young lady's eyes!

ohh, you smooth talker you!

;)

[Woolburr]

ohh, you smooth talker you!

;)

Can't believe it took you this long to catch on. :D

[Permagrin]

Can't believe it took you this long to catch on. :D

May I remind you that I've never picked up on a lady before.....sheeesh...

and that I'm playing scrabble too! STILL!

[Permagrin]

by the way....what happened to Lightstream?

Did he leave us in disgust?

[theflyingkiwi]

May I remind you that I've never picked up on a lady before.....sheeesh...

and that I'm playing scrabble too! STILL!

Woolburr was abit slow on that wasn't he :) scrabble I can't play that game I don't understand the rules. something about speelling or something ;)

by the way....what happened to Lightstream?

Did he leave us in disgust?

perhaps he as decided to give it ago ?

[Woolburr]

May I remind you that I've never picked up on a lady before.....sheeesh...

and that I'm playing scrabble too! STILL!

I am going to let my patented smart a$$ remark about that situation just slide right on out of sight. Happy Scrabbling! I need a nap...catch you later. :D

[Permagrin]

I am going to let my patented smart a$$ remark about that situation just slide right on out of sight. Happy Scrabbling! I need a nap...catch you later. :D

It was very good of you to restrain yourself whilst I was otherwise distracted :)
Happy napping!

[Claire]

Ok, so Sari played poker, had beer & came 3rd. Yaay!

Yoda wants a date with a camera girl. Yaaay.

Anything else?

[Permagrin]

Ok, so Sari played poker, had beer & came 3rd. Yaay!

Yoda wants a date with a camera girl. Yaaay.

Anything else?

Well first, we're all PULLING for Yoda to have good luck with the young lady.

Other than that....
I lost at scrabble and am not the best person to ask how to get a girl (sadly enough, neither is my husband)....and Wu fell down a seven foot flight of stairs...(perhaps I should have put that before me since injury was involved...) Haven't seen Liza in ages, hope she's fine...

what did you do today?

[liza]

I'm back. Had trouble with my phone so my internet has been down. I've been experiencing withdrawal! Now I need to go back about 10 pages to catch up.

Is Wu okay?

[Permagrin]

I'm back. Had trouble with my phone so my internet has been down. I've been experiencing withdrawal! Now I need to go back about 10 pages to catch up.

Is Wu okay?

She said she's got bumps and bruises but it could be worse...I hope she wasn't just putting a brave face on it...sounds like a horrid fall.

Glad you are back...we needed a clear head (for poor lightstream) besides Wool that is.

I'm just clicking off for bed....glad you are all right though....wuz worryin'