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

[thomascanty]

we're a fun and MOSTLY well behaved group over here :) heck, half the mod population visits us on a regular basis :mrgreen: so we must be doing something right!

So right that half the mods feel like they have to be over here keeping an eye on us? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Maureen Souza]

we're a fun and MOSTLY well behaved group over here :) heck, half the mod population visits us on a regular basis :mrgreen: so we must be doing something right!
I am guilty of hanging out here a lot myself....because it is fun.
BTW, how did the wedding dress shopping go?

[aussieskier]

Leatherman are great! I know the guy who designed the Wave ;-)

Me too, and he designed the tool adaptor as well.

[Permagrin]

I am guilty of hanging out here a lot myself....because it is fun.
BTW, how did the wedding dress shopping go?

great...we bought the dress (found it in her size, it fits her perfectly w/only a bustle hook needing to be put on it) and the veil today...as well as the guest book and a cake topper.
here it is.
THE DRESS (http://www.venusbridal.com/cgi-bin/description.asp?dress=K0319&dressline=PallasAthena)

[timbernet]

Me too, and he designed the tool adaptor as well.

And then the bloody company downsized :cry:

[Permagrin]

Well guys, I'm really tired so I'm going to head to bed....do try to stay out of trouble while I'm gone :)

[timbernet]

Night Permie!

[T.D.]

Goodnight Mrs. Meany Head!

;)

[aussieskier]

I still reckon that the Supertool and the supertool 200 were the best they ever made, much stronger built than the wave! We have 3 of them on the farm, GREAT tools!

[Maureen Souza]

The dress is beautiful, Lisa. Can't wait to see the wedding pictures.

[timbernet]

I still reckon that the Supertool and the supertool 200 were the best they ever made, much stronger built than the wave! We have 3 of them on the farm, GREAT tools!

Don't forget - if you have a Gerber, use a stick!

[timbernet]

The dress is beautiful, Lisa. Can't wait to see the wedding pictures.

Indeed - Riley would look that great in it ;-)

[Maureen Souza]

LOL, I am shooting a huge wedding next weekend. 16 wedding party people, 200+ guests....the whole nine yards. So just now I get an email from the groom's mother asking if I wanted any "help" next weekend. And what did I need?

Yeah, right. I am bringing my own help........

[aussieskier]

LOL, I am shooting a huge wedding next weekend. 16 wedding party people, 200+ guests....the whole nine yards. So just now I get an email from the groom's mother asking if I wanted any "help" next weekend. And what did I need?

Yeah, right. I am bringing my own help........

haha, lot of alcohol to get her our of your way :rolleyes:

[aussieskier]

Don't forget - if you have a Gerber, use a stick!
:D:D Darn right!

[Maureen Souza]

I hadn't thought about that.......

I should have told her to make sure everyone brought their P&S cameras.

[aussieskier]

I hadn't thought about that.......

I should have told her to make sure everyone brought their P&S cameras.
:lol::lol: or none at all... Sounds like it could be a fun experience for you Mo!

[T.D.]

Goodnight everyone!

[timbernet]

G'Night Chris!

[Maureen Souza]

:lol::lol: or none at all... Sounds like it could be a fun experience for you Mo!
I love shooting weddings. I have been doing it about 5 years now and try to keep it to 4 events/year. Just enough to keep me happy and not too much to overpower me with work!

[Maureen Souza]

G'Night Chris!
Ditto.

[aussieskier]

G'night chris!

[aussieskier]

Your a braver soul than I am, though I am doing another one in December, with Scott as a second shooter I think I will feel better and freer to experiment.

[Maureen Souza]

Here is a favorite shot from a couple of years ago...using my 50/1.4.

[aussieskier]

I like that, did you do a slight bit of soft focus in PP there?

[timbernet]

Here is a favorite shot from a couple of years ago...using my 50/1.4.

Umm... I don't see anything ???

[Maureen Souza]

Sorreeee.. I uploaded the wrong shot. It is fixed now.

[timbernet]

Sweet - I see it now. Great photo! Pretty bride!

[aussieskier]

Thats a great shot Mo!

[aussieskier]

well I am off to bed folks!

G'night all!

[timbernet]

Night Riley! I think I am going to hit the hay as well...

[Woolburr]

Oh sure...I get unbanned and you all go to bed.

[thomascanty]

It was you?

[Woolburr]

NO...actually...I was experiencing the connection problems that others had mentioned...I've been locked out for a couple of hours.

[thomascanty]

I've never had the connection problem last that long before... I wonder what's going on.

Hey, I just noticed I passed 9,000 posts.

[Woolburr]

You could be the next member of the 10K club. I think this is the longest I've been locked out too...most of the time it would time out...but occasionally I would get a message that says server too busy...try again later. Find it hard to believe the server is overloaded on a Saturday night.

[Lightstream]

Not telling. We are hoping to iron it out and make it go away. Detective Souza is on the case (the other Souza) and thinks he found a solution.
Whew! I feel much better already.

Cool :)

Luckily you guys didn't ask for the Belmondo solution......BAN BAN BAN :mrgreen:

Leatherman are great! I know the guy who designed the Wave ;-)

That's nice :)

The Wave, Charge and Squirt are my favorites. The Charge and the new Wave are pretty much the same thing except that one has exotic materials like Ti and 154CM in the blade.

Have all three, including an old Wave 2003 (pre-bit-kit version, the one with fixed screwdriver bits) at (real) home. I must admit I like the new lockup mechanism for the small bits on the new Charge though.

[thomascanty]

I just locked myself out of the computer room here at work and had to hunt down someone from Plant Operations to let me back in again. I've been working here a little more than 23 years, and that's the first time I did that...

[Lightstream]

It had to happen, sooner or later.. ;)

[Pete]

I like to bang out the occasional macro...I think that one came out quite well. And since you liked that one...you might like this one too.
Canon EOS 20D ,Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 ASP HF
1/60s f/18.0 at 80.0mm iso100 with Flash 37mm Extension Tube

Purty!!! I need to go find me some real flowers!!


The Train

I was just going to say that it would look lots better without the people, and then I see the second treatment (without the people).

Okay...but I warned you!

I caught this rather candid moment of Dan (PuddlePirate) when he thought nobody was looking.

Out of instinct, I clicked away.

It explains a lot doesn't it?

Why am I not surprised at this? :D

Well, I don't know what's going on around here because I just clicked on but if you want to see the dress this is it (and no, that's not her...it's the advert for it...but we bought it and the veil today) :) Only her's doesn't have that weird thing (whatever it is, halfway down the front of the skirt)

THE DRESS (http://www.venusbridal.com/cgi-bin/description.asp?dress=K0319&dressline=PallasAthena)

Purty.. And I agree, the dangly thing isn't needed (unless it's a tiny purse to hold a can of mace or something).

I got my MkIII!!!!



Oooh. Makes me want to order one now. Didn't think B&H did those - got a discount code for it?

I just locked myself out of the computer room here at work and had to hunt down someone from Plant Operations to let me back in again. I've been working here a little more than 23 years, and that's the first time I did that...

Heh.. Not as bad as locking yourself in and triggering the halon after being in there for too long!!

[Lightstream]

Purty.. And I agree, the dangly thing isn't needed (unless it's a tiny purse to hold a can of mace or something).


You know you are headed for one hell of a wedding when the bride carries Mace ;)

[thomascanty]

Heh.. Not as bad as locking yourself in and triggering the halon after being in there for too long!!

Yeah, I don't think I'd want to try doing that any time soon...

[Belmondo]

Mooooooo.

We're on the road again today---back to the Bay Area.

I'll check in when I can, but this is going to be a very busy trip. Don't expect to hear much from me till mid-week.

I can think of at least 4 Apple Stores I'll be near during the trip, so I won't be completely bored.

Later,

Thos.

[Pete]

Tom, have you ever thought about claiming a rebate off your house tax, I mean you hardly ever seem to be at home these days, you're always on a road trip someplace or other...

[Belmondo]

Tom, have you ever thought about claiming a rebate off your house tax, I mean you hardly ever seem to be at home these days, you're always on a road trip someplace or other...You might be onto something there, Pete. Unfortunately, this is going to be our lives for at least the next couple months.

[Pete]

Rent your house out... You'll earn money while you're away.

Choose the right tenants and they'll even do your washing for you...

[Lightstream]

ugh. Laptop decided to die on me for no good reason. Not good.

Seeing if I can revive the POS, if not off to Dell to buy the cheapest one that I'm willing to carry.

[T.D.]

MOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Everyone!

Wow, night shift has been AWOL the last couple of nights. Not much happening. The connection issue seems to be resolved. The Mods must have had a meeting and decided to un-ban Wool. ;)

[Pete]

Hmmm... I think the night-shift is going to be even quieter in a couple of weeks time. I'll have started my new job, so all the posting time I've had due to the go-slow of the out-sourcing.

Once I start my new job, I'll have to actually work for a change.

[Woolburr]

Pete...easy on the 4 letter words...especially that "w" one....hehehe

[Woolburr]

MOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Everyone!

Wow, night shift has been AWOL the last couple of nights. Not much happening. The connection issue seems to be resolved. The Mods must have had a meeting and decided to un-ban Wool. ;)

You know...I started having trouble right after you and the Cap'n showed up last night....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:evil:

[Pete]

I'm no Wu, but I can do
http://www.the-aperture.com/EE/photos/normal/IMG_3250.jpg

[Woolburr]

Ooooooooooooooooooh....Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

[tommykjensen]

Well the next few days should be interesting.

The first user in Australia got his mark III. And basically got axed on dpreview when he after pressure posted some snapshots taking hastenly.

3 danish webshops say delivery within 4 business days. So hopefully I will have my mark III before next weekend (hoping, crossing fingers..). And I am not posting images on dpreview when I get it.

[Pete]

Nice one Tommy.

Been planning your first outing with it. You've really got to give it a good outing first time around.

[Pete]

Does this one look fake?

http://www.the-aperture.com/EE/photos/normal/IMG_3259.jpg

[Lightstream]

Well the next few days should be interesting.

The first user in Australia got his mark III. And basically got axed on dpreview when he after pressure posted some snapshots taking hastenly.


Yes, I have been beating the hornet's nest with a stick too (and not about a Mk3, about a very much more pedestrian topic).

However, I think there is one thing we can learn from the aussie bloke with the M3 - if you actually have any real, useful information, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. There are 2 kinds of people on the Internet, one who won't believe you, and the other who will put you down.

The 3rd kind are exceptions and those eventually become my friends.

I am teasing people about how I seem to be able to get results in low light without fast glass where others need a huge aperture. I actually can do this. But again, as I said, if I had any real info, I'd keep my mouth shut. The real explanation is simultaneously more complex and simpler than most people imagine.

One of my favorite sayings.......those who actually do know won't tell you. Those who will tell you don't know.

[Lightstream]

FIRE IN THE HOLE!!! UNLEASH THE HORNETS!!!!!!

05/13/2007
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[calicokat]

FIRE IN THE HOLE!!! UNLEASH THE HORNETS!!!!!!

05/13/2007
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Details por favor ;)

[Pete]

Nice one Kev...

Have lots of fun with it.

[T.D.]

I'm no Wu, but I can do




I'm not Wu either, but here's my latest attempt to replicate her Irrepressibly irresistibly Creaminess:

http://hoyboy.smugmug.com/photos/152030590-L.jpg

Clearly, I don't have the touch yet, but I like this a lot better than the ho-hum Peony shot it was before the Wu-esque conversion.

[Lightstream]

Details por favor ;)

Giottos GIAA1253 33" Padded Tripod Case
1 $24.95 $24.95

Pantone PSJAN07192 Huey Colorimeter
1 $59.95 $59.95

Gitzo GIGT1530 GT-1530 Mountaineer 6X Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs
1 $479.95 $479.95

[calicokat]

Giottos GIAA1253 33" Padded Tripod Case
1 $24.95 $24.95

Pantone PSJAN07192 Huey Colorimeter
1 $59.95 $59.95

Gitzo GIGT1530 GT-1530 Mountaineer 6X Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs
1 $479.95 $479.95

Ewww, I will need a full right up on the Tri-Pod as I will probably buy one soon :)

[puddlepirate44]

Don't forget - if you have a Gerber, use a stick!

Gerber Multi Purpose Tools used to be good before Fiskars bought them out. I have some of the old ones around. The MPT that I was using in that Sobe shot was not a Leatherman, but the MPT that I keep in my camera bag... the Swiss Army Knife's version of the MPT. I like it a lot.

I hadn't thought about that.......

I should have told her to make sure everyone brought their P&S cameras.

I thought of the perfect Wedding shoot.... As a gag, take all the members of the wedding party out to the mall and conduct all the shots in one of those Photo Booths where you get little strips of four shots. Get as many as you can done. Then scan the results into the computer and post them on the WF. ;) :rolleyes:

You know...I started having trouble right after you and the Cap'n showed up last night....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:evil:

I made one post.... TD went ballistic. He melted at least four or five servers with his vitriol. It's a good thing he didn't start in with the old guy that we dubbed "Mr. Tactile". He had to go around all these historic places and touch everything... and occasionally break it.

[Lightstream]

Gerber Multi Purpose Tools used to be good before Fiskars bought them out. I have some of the old ones around. The MPT that I was using in that Sobe shot was not a Leatherman, but the MPT that I keep in my camera bag... the Swiss Army Knife's version of the MPT. I like it a lot.


Odd, I thought I recognized the distinctive curve of the Charge Ti's handles and the unique finish. Thought "It takes an owner to recognize one" - maybe I need another pair of L lenses to wear as the old eyes are going. Or Nikon lenses. My optician's been using Nikon lately :p


I thought of the perfect Wedding shoot.... As a gag, take all the members of the wedding party out to the mall and conduct all the shots in one of those Photo Booths where you get little strips of four shots. Get as many as you can done. Then scan the results into the computer and post them on the WF. ;) :rolleyes:


ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!! DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want to see the reaction!!!

[tommykjensen]

Nice one Tommy.

Been planning your first outing with it. You've really got to give it a good outing first time around.

I have not planned anything and since I have not heard from my shop there is nothing certain about when I get it yet. But I sure hope I get it before 25th may because that weekend is Copenhagen Carnival.

[Pete]

This is about as Wu as I can do.

f/2.8 with the 100mm Macro lens.

http://www.the-aperture.com/EE/photos/normal/IMG_3266.jpg

[aussieskier]

Odd, I thought I recognized the distinctive curve of the Charge Ti's handles and the unique finish. Thought "It takes an owner to recognize one" - maybe I need another pair of L lenses to wear as the old eyes are going. Or Nikon lenses. My optician's been using Nikon lately :p



ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!! DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want to see the reaction!!!

DO it Do it!:D

Mine uses zeiss :grin:

[Lightstream]

DO it Do it!:D

Mine uses zeiss :grin:


I might need to talk to mine about that. Noink is just not on. ;)

[aussieskier]

I think you should have a chat with him/her...

This is an interesting article on how different cultures tend to read emoticons differently...

http://www.livescience.com/health/070510_facial_culture.html

[Lightstream]

I think you should have a chat with him/her...

This is an interesting article on how different cultures tend to read emoticons differently...

http://www.livescience.com/health/070510_facial_culture.html

Check this one out:
http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/ap_050822_asian_american.html


Them Amerikkans eess wierd.. we know that :p

Actually I've always felt like I am caught between both worlds - a stranger in both someone else's land.....and my own. I can definitely tell you half-and-half exists.

Better a stranger in my own though. The food, for starters, is awesome. And the camera shop is very much more accessible. :p


Aristotle, for example, focused on objects. A rock sank in water because it had the property of gravity, wood floated because it had the property of floating. He would not have mentioned the water. The Chinese, though, considered all actions related to the medium in which they occurred, so they understood tides and magnetism long before the West did.

No wonder I have never been able to 'get' object oriented methodologies. I look at systems as integrated systems. Very interesting; I need to forward this to some of the folks in the business.

[aussieskier]

Check this one out:
http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/ap_050822_asian_american.html


Them Amerikkans eess wierd.. we know that :p

Actually I've always felt like I am caught between both worlds - a stranger in both someone else's land.....and my own. I can definitely tell you half-and-half exists.

Better a stranger in my own though. The food, for starters, is awesome. And the camera shop is very much more accessible. :p
I have seen something similar to that before, about how people in the east and in the west tend to analyze things. I don't have the article laying around any more though.

I am sure half and half exists :)

[Lightstream]

Let me know if you find it. It could be useful in trying to bridge the differences - differences I have spent half a lifetime looking into.

Maybe I have more soc leanings than I ever imagined.. just that I have never called it that.

[aussieskier]

Let me know if you find it. It could be useful in trying to bridge the differences - differences I have spent half a lifetime looking into.

Maybe I have more soc leanings than I ever imagined.. just that I have never called it that.

I found it. It is in paper though, but you might be able to find it online somewhere...
EDIT: Found it...
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/health/080800hth-behavior-culture.html

[Jon]

Same thing existed back with the D30...couldn't use more than 2gb if you formatted in camera...but it had no trouble using my 4gb and later 8gb cards completely...as long as you formatted them on a computer.
Yeah, and the D60 - but that was stock FAT16 limits at 2 GB. This is more like WXP being unable to format FAT32 past 137 GB.
Well, I don't know what's going on around here because I just clicked on but if you want to see the dress this is it (and no, that's not her...it's the advert for it...but we bought it and the veil today) :) Only her's doesn't have that weird thing (whatever it is, halfway down the front of the skirt)

THE DRESS (http://www.venusbridal.com/cgi-bin/description.asp?dress=K0319&dressline=PallasAthena)Looks like a purse hanging from her hand.

I used to have a cat named Puppy.Wasn't there an old (CW?) song "Walking my Cat named Dog"?

Lots of nice flahrs everyone - and good catch on the steam train - but now you know why 2 bodies!

[thomascanty]

Wasn't there an old (CW?) song "Walking my Cat named Dog"?

I'd never heard of that one before, but a quick Google search turned it up (http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Walking-My-Cat-Named-Dog-lyrics-Dr-Hook-the-Medicine-Show/2FE5B90D323B929348256CAA0024E63D).

[T.D.]

I made one post.... TD went ballistic. He melted at least four or five servers with his vitriol. It's a good thing he didn't start in with the old guy that we dubbed "Mr. Tactile". He had to go around all these historic places and touch everything... and occasionally break it.

You're in lalaland, dood!

But now that you mentioned that pinhead :evil::evil::evil: what an idiot!!!

We're in a historic home that is in a little dis-repair. This idiot sees a loose board on the floor and has to pull it out and break it! Then he can't get it back in. This behavior continued everywhere we went. He was worse than any 3 year old (or Puddle) that I've ever seen! I seriously wanted to slap him up alongside the head. He so deserved it.

[thomascanty]

Anyone know a good lawyer?

No, wait... I already know one.

Why isn't he calling me back or answering my email? Augh! Darn Mother's Day...

[thomascanty]

He was worse than any 3 year old (or Puddle) that I've ever seen! I seriously wanted to slap him up alongside the head. He so deserved it.

Really? And he was so well behaved the whole time I was there!










http://www.ldphotography.net/Smilies/rotfl.gif
I can't say that with a straight face...

[timbernet]

This is about as Wu as I can do.

f/2.8 with the 100mm Macro lens.

http://www.the-aperture.com/EE/photos/normal/IMG_3266.jpg

Wu-nderful job!


Lots of nice flahrs everyone - and good catch on the steam train - but now you know why 2 bodies!

mmmm - I want another body really bad - but that will have to come later...
I actually want three - but lets not go there ;-)

Whoa - you have a new avatar :-) DOGGIES!!

[puddlepirate44]

Really? And he was so well behaved the whole time I was there!










http://www.ldphotography.net/Smilies/rotfl.gif
I can't say that with a straight face...

:D :D :D

[aussieskier]

Evenin' just stopping in before a dinner for mother's day to say hello. Happy mother's day to all the mothers in here...

And I got something else new today!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/Aussieskier/IMG_4332.jpg

He is a Lab Boxer mix, we have been looking for one for a few years ever since we lost the best dog (also the same mix) we have ever had. We found this one and snagged it up!

[Lightstream]

Someone is establishing a menagerie ;)

Also, thought I would tap RRTP's infinite wisdom on a computer-related problem.

My existing laptop is an old Dell that is going on 4 years old. You know how you've seen some lenses that have been truly chewed up by field use? Well that's my laptop, complete with cracks, dings, dents and assorted ugliness. Think the damn thing is beginning to crack up too, it's not built like a lens.

So I am thinking, should I basically duct tape it back together, spend a bit of $$ on replacing a couple of bits and pieces and hope the laptop survives until Christmas (when I can finally get rid of it), or buy a new one? Obviously, the risk is, if the laptop pops off halfway through, I could be left stranded and that is a truly nasty feeling.

OTOH, less money spent on computers means more $$ for glass :D

[timbernet]

Evenin' just stopping in before a dinner for mother's day to say hello. Happy mother's day to all the mothers in here...

And I got something else new today!



He is a Lab Boxer mix, we have been looking for one for a few years ever since we lost the best dog (also the same mix) we have ever had. We found this one and snagged it up!



Awww - super cute! (Now install one of those invisible fence things STAT!)

What is that (stuffed) animal he killed?

[timbernet]

So I am thinking, should I basically duct tape it back together, spend a bit of $$ on replacing a couple of bits and pieces and hope the laptop survives until Christmas (when I can finally get rid of it), or buy a new one? Obviously, the risk is, if the laptop pops off halfway through, I could be left stranded and that is a truly nasty feeling.

OTOH, less money spent on computers means more $$ for glass :D

Hmmm... that is tough... Maybe buy some used not-so-great laptop to hold you over till Christmas?

[Lightstream]

Hmmm... that is tough... Maybe buy some used not-so-great laptop to hold you over till Christmas?


Hmm - that's interesting. I know the Dell secondary market somewhat reasonably well, and I see a lot of D400's floating around. I like the D400 class because it is an ultralight laptop vs my D600 which is a midrange.

That sounds like an idea - buy and run two laptops, if my D600 eats it, then I can use the D400?

As for Dell....I know. They ain't exactly saintly. But better the problems I know, than the problems I DON'T....

[timbernet]

Hey Riley - following the UserFriendly.org theme of animal names, name your dog "Dust Puppy" :-D

Hmm - that's interesting. I know the Dell secondary market somewhat reasonably well, and I see a lot of D400's floating around. I like the D400 class because it is an ultralight laptop vs my D600 which is a midrange.

That sounds like an idea - buy and run two laptops, if my D600 eats it, then I can use the D400?

As for Dell....I know. They ain't exactly saintly. But better the problems I know, than the problems I DON'T....

Yea - something like that. And then when Chirstmas comes, sell both of the old ones to make a little money back.

Dell isn't half-bad. We buy their computers at our office and haven't had too many issues. For special purposes, like our GIS/mapping department I built the system from scratch so it had the best parts in there (and my laptop isn't Dell) -- but we really like their $400 NEW laptops - for people to do email and Word on - they do fine.

[Lightstream]

Thanks, I appreciate it.. I am now tracking a secondhand D400 local to me on ebay ;) and it's a price I can live with. Spend less on computers is my motto, every 3 years they depreciate to zero.

The cheap, almost expendable Dells make good throwaway computers for basic tasks. If they weren't almost 3kg, I'd buy one and use it that way too!

I've been a Dell customer since '96, one long unbroken string of laptops since then. They don't make 'em like they used to.....my favorite Latitude LM - a Pentium 133Mhz - was awesome :) (oh, and the damned thing weighed 9 pounds too!)

[timbernet]

Thanks, I appreciate it.. I am now tracking a secondhand D400 local to me on ebay ;) and it's a price I can live with. Spend less on computers is my motto, every 3 years they depreciate to zero.

The cheap, almost expendable Dells make good throwaway computers for basic tasks. If they weren't almost 3kg, I'd buy one and use it that way too!

I've been a Dell customer since '96, one long unbroken string of laptops since then. They don't make 'em like they used to.....my favorite Latitude LM - a Pentium 133Mhz - was awesome :) (oh, and the damned thing weighed 9 pounds too!)

It takes them 3-years to depreciate to zero??? Wow - I thought it was three months ;-)

[jenne]

Wow! This is an absolutely long thread about everything and nothing! I love it! I can't say I've actually read through every page... (I think I gave up and skipped to the last page around page 1323 ;)). I'll have to come back often for some idle chatter.

[aussieskier]

Awww - super cute! (Now install one of those invisible fence things STAT!)

What is that (stuffed) animal he killed?

It isn't, it is just a bone with some fur colouring.

Thanks, I appreciate it.. I am now tracking a secondhand D400 local to me on ebay ;) and it's a price I can live with. Spend less on computers is my motto, every 3 years they depreciate to zero.

The cheap, almost expendable Dells make good throwaway computers for basic tasks. If they weren't almost 3kg, I'd buy one and use it that way too!

I've been a Dell customer since '96, one long unbroken string of laptops since then. They don't make 'em like they used to.....my favorite Latitude LM - a Pentium 133Mhz - was awesome :) (oh, and the damned thing weighed 9 pounds too!)

Yea, I think about upgrading my PC and then I go, I have to wait a bit long for my RAW files to convert does that really matter? It all works for me, I can live a while longer :)

[timbernet]

Wow! This is an absolutely long thread about everything and nothing! I love it! I can't say I've actually read through every page... (I think I gave up and skipped to the last page around page 1323 ;)). I'll have to come back often for some idle chatter.

Welcome!! But I think you need to have your head checked if you actually read 1323 pages of this thread :shock:

[Permagrin]

Evening all :)

Hope everyone is having a happy mother's day :)

(I am...son sent a roses boquet and husband got me a dozen mixed irises...my favorite flower :) )
http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/152345164-L.jpg

oh and daughter woke me with starbucks and made me my favorite bfast :)

[T.D.]

Nice flowers Perm!

I found some new iris fields today on my way back from Silver Falls. They're itching to be shot.

[timbernet]

Pretty kitty there Permie!

[T.D.]

Caught this guy today when I was out shooting.

http://hoyboy.smugmug.com/photos/152319096-L.jpg

[T.D.]

In honor of Mother's Day....

Being a Mother is such hard work! (2 babies inside the nest, unfortunately they were bashful today).

http://hoyboy.smugmug.com/photos/152409239-L.jpg

[timbernet]

Nice headshot on that goose!

And cool GBH!

[T.D.]

Thanks BB!

I was beginning to think I was talking to myself.

[Permagrin]

Tonight there is a "TR SPECIAL" in order to cheer WOOL E BURR up from his floors fiasco yesterday :)

"Hillbilly Logic OR Tupperwarians to the Rescue"
http://tuppervilleranch.com/comics/81Hillbillylogic.jpg

[T.D.]

NICE TR!!! Get 'em boys and girls!!

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

[Permagrin]

Nice shots TD. That goose is probably going to be really embarrassed that he's got some green btw. his teeth :D

Where'd you shoot the heron's nest?

[timbernet]

Thanks BB!

I was beginning to think I was talking to myself.


Yea - where is everyone? Spending time with real people instead of Internet friends :-(


And nice TR PermiePuddle!

[T.D.]

Nice shots TD. That goose is probably going to be really embarrassed that he's got some green btw. his teeth :D

Where'd you shoot the heron's nest?


LOL! You're probably right.

The GBH nest is right here in town at Kettle Foods.

I'd love to take you guys there. They have a great nature trail. There were Cedar Waxwings everywhere. I got there late in the day so I didn't get any decent shots.

If you're free Saturday we could check it out.

[Permagrin]

LOL! You're probably right.

The GBH nest is right here in town at Kettle Foods.

I'd love to take you guys there. They have a great nature trail. There were Cedar Waxwings everywhere. I got there late in the day so I didn't get any decent shots.

If you're free Saturday we could check it out.

cool...I don't think we're doing anything...I'll have to check w/ d'boss though ;)

[aussieskier]

Yea - where is everyone? Spending time with real people instead of Internet friends :-(


And nice TR PermiePuddle!
I have the laptop out while down talking with family, but I am workin'on our website.

[puddlepirate44]

LOL! You're probably right.

The GBH nest is right here in town at Kettle Foods.

I'd love to take you guys there. They have a great nature trail. There were Cedar Waxwings everywhere. I got there late in the day so I didn't get any decent shots.

If you're free Saturday we could check it out.

Oh, yeah... that definitely sounds like a doable plan!

[timbernet]

I have the laptop out while down talking with family, but I am workin'on our website.

Same here --- laptops are great!

[T.D.]

cool...I don't think we're doing anything...I'll have to check w/ d'boss though ;)

Cool!

We could even wrap in some iris shooting if you feel like it. Did you see above that I found some new iris fields to shoot?

Boring Boys, interested?

[T.D.]

Oh, yeah... that definitely sounds like a doable plan!

Cool!

[puddlepirate44]

NICE TR!!! Get 'em boys and girls!!

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

That's the way it should of been done.... :twisted:

[timbernet]

Cool!

We could even wrap in some iris shooting if you feel like it. Did you see above that I found some new iris fields to shoot?

Boring Boys, interested?

Depends on the weather.... birds and rain aren't fun ;-)

Right now they are saying rain - but last night they said it was going to be dry... so they have no idea what is going on...

[T.D.]

Depends on the weather.... birds and rain aren't fun ;-)

Right now they are saying rain - but last night they said it was going to be dry... so they have no idea what is going on...

You won't melt!

And the GBH has a covered area we could shoot from. Be sure and bring your longest lens and a tri-pod.

(that shot I just posted is the 100-400 @400 handheld. I'll definitely be putting the TC on.). I'll also bring the Bigma and 2xTC. Everyone is welcome to give it a shot.

[Woolburr]

Mooooooooooooooooooooooo....hehehe...sure wish I had that collective crew yesterday...dang hillbillies anyway...!!!

[timbernet]

You won't melt!

And the GBH has a covered area we could shoot from. Be sure and bring your longest lens and a tri-pod.

(that shot I just posted is the 100-400 @400 handheld. I'll definitely be putting the TC on.). I'll also bring the Bigma and 2xTC. Everyone is welcome to give it a shot.

f/12 --- that won't be hard to use ;-)

[T.D.]

f/12 --- that won't be hard to use ;-)

LOL. It's a bit of a light hog!

But Riley says he can handhold it and get decent shots. I'm hoping to take him up on that challenge!

[timbernet]

LOL. It's a bit of a light hog!

But Riley says he can handhold it and get decent shots. I'm hoping to take him up on that challenge!

hehehe - he also said he could hand-hold the MPE-65 at 5:1 ;-)

[Woolburr]

LOL. It's a bit of a light hog!

But Riley says he can handhold it and get decent shots. I'm hoping to take him up on that challenge!

Perhaps at high noon in the midst of the Sahara Desert?

[T.D.]

Perhaps at high noon in the midst of the Sahara Desert?

Only if shooting directly into the sun! :D

[Woolburr]

Or shooting Abdul arc welding new shoes for his camel.

[Permagrin]

Or shooting Abdul arc welding new shoes for his camel.

I heard that camels wore cloth curly toed shoes....or perhaps I'm mistaking that for TD with his red ringed ones...:lol: :lol: :lol:

[timbernet]

Oh hey - didn't notice... I hit 3,000 this evening! 2K left!

[T.D.]

I heard that camels wore cloth curly toed shoes....or perhaps I'm mistaking that for TD with his red ringed ones...:lol: :lol: :lol:

HEY! I happen to like my red-ringed sneakers!

[puddlepirate44]

HEY! I happen to like my red-ringed sneakers!

They go so well with your eyes.... :rolleyes:

[Woolburr]

HEY! I happen to like my red-ringed sneakers!

I thought you were celebrating your Dutch heritage...those looked more like wooden shoes to me!

[T.D.]

They go so well with your eyes.... :rolleyes:

Meany Head!

[Maureen Souza]

Good evening, all. After a busy Mother's Day, I am ready to sit on my carcass for a bit. Of course I am stuffed with shrimp fajitas and a margarita, too.......:)

[Woolburr]

Hey Cap'n...thanks for the special TR...did wonders for my frazzled system!:lol: :D :lol:

[puddlepirate44]

I thought you were celebrating your Dutch heritage...those looked more like wooden shoes to me!

They did kinda look like clogs, didn't they. Hmmm.

[Woolburr]

Howdy Mo....Mooooooooooooo.

[timbernet]

Good evening, all. After a busy Mother's Day, I am ready to sit on my carcass for a bit. Of course I am stuffed with shrimp fajitas and a margarita, too.......:)

Shrimp Fajitas! YUMMY!!

[puddlepirate44]

Hey Cap'n...thanks for the special TR...did wonders for my frazzled system!:lol: :D :lol:

Thought you might've needed it. I'm 3000 miles away, and I was frustrated. I can't imagine what it would've been like to been in your shoes.

[T.D.]

Good evening, all. After a busy Mother's Day, I am ready to sit on my carcass for a bit. Of course I am stuffed with shrimp fajitas and a margarita, too.......:)

Hey Mo!

They go so well with your eyes.... :rolleyes:

They did kinda look like clogs, didn't they. Hmmm.

I'm thinking it's time for a little payback.

You have the power of the pen, but I have the power of the lens!

Puddle and his modified Combat Stance:

http://hoyboy.smugmug.com/photos/152429773-L.jpg

[puddlepirate44]

I'm thinking it's time for a little payback.

You have the power of the pen, but I have the power of the lens!

Puddle and his modified Combat Stance:

Well... isn't that a flattering pose. :oops: Is that the Tamron 17-50 on that stylish camera? My, my. What a gifted photographer that man must be....

[Maureen Souza]

Hi guys!!!

[Permagrin]

hullo Mo...glad you had a nice mother's day :)

[T.D.]

Well... isn't that a flattering pose. :oops: Is that the Tamron 17-50 on that stylish camera? My, my. What a gifted photographer that man must be....

LOL! I like it! You've taken the combat stance to a whole new level. Skip is going to be so jealous.

I'm not seeing the whole gifted photographer thing, but whatever. :rolleyes:

I like this one, too. Too bad you can't tell from the shot that you were trying to shoot the window etchings.

http://hoyboy.smugmug.com/photos/152432893-L.jpg

[Permagrin]

So today after the kids headed home, Dan took me to the Iris gardens (a mother's day tradition around here). I thought I'd do something different and photograph some flowers with the 17-40...it didn't do too badly actually, even considering there were half a zillion people there :)

http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/152431646-L.jpg

http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/152431137-L.jpg

it even captured PCLIF's* pretty well
http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/152430693-L.jpg



(*pollinated critter legs in flight)

[Woolburr]

Do you two (the Cap'n and T.D.) require a permit to be in public together?

[Woolburr]

I like that second shot Permie...interesting perspective.

[puddlepirate44]

Do you two (the Cap'n and T.D.) require a permit to be in public together?

No, but they do request that he wear a leash.

[timbernet]

Purty shots Permie!

[T.D.]

Do you two (the Cap'n and T.D.) require a permit to be in public together?

What the heck is that supposed to mean!:evil:

No, but they do request that he wear a leash.

Whatever!


I do have to say, though, that the Cap'n stepped in between me and that dumb a$$ I mentioned this morning (the guy who kept touching everything and breaking stuff). He saw the "I'm gonna kick his sorry a$$" look in my eye and stepped in and prevented a scene.

[Permagrin]

Do you two (the Cap'n and T.D.) require a permit to be in public together?

Well, I'm probably not supposed to mention this, but since no one's ever prohibited it, I should tell the rest of you that they are really nice to one another in person...(I realize this may wreck their nemesis images and all...but....enquiring minds and all that) :lol: :lol:

I like that second shot Permie...interesting perspective.

Thanks Wool. I was practicing shooting in M today...and the 17-40 is very forgiving so I thought I'd use it. I was on the ground not far from the pansy on that second shot :) That "giant stalk" on the left is an iris stem...

[timbernet]

Well, I'm probably not supposed to mention this, but since no one's ever prohibited it, I should tell the rest of you that they are really nice to one another in person...(I realize this may wreck their nemesis images and all...but....enquiring minds and all that) :lol: :lol:



Heheh --- they aren't perfect angels together either...

[T.D.]

Well, I'm probably not supposed to mention this, but since no one's ever prohibited it, I should tell the rest of you that they are really nice to one another in person...(I realize this may wreck their nemesis images and all...but....enquiring minds and all that) :lol: :lol:



Thanks Wool. I was practicing shooting in M today...and the 17-40 is very forgiving so I thought I'd use it. I was on the ground not far from the pansy on that second shot :) That "giant stalk" on the right is an iris stem...

Uhh, have you been drinking tonight? I don't think so!!





;)

[Permagrin]

Heheh --- they aren't perfect angels together either...

hmmmm....maybe this is why Puddle always tells me I'm not really invited to those "get togethers" you guys have :lol: :lol: :lol:

[puddlepirate44]

I do have to say, though, that the Cap'n stepped in between me and that dumb a$$ I mentioned this morning (the guy who kept touching everything and breaking stuff). He saw the "I'm gonna kick his sorry a$$" look in my eye and stepped in and prevented a scene.

That was a vewwy scawey look.... :shock:

[T.D.]

Heheh --- they aren't perfect angels together either...

We unite to keep the Boring Boys in line.

It's the common interest we both share.

[T.D.]

hmmmm....maybe this is why Puddle always tells me I'm not really invited to those "get togethers" you guys have :lol: :lol: :lol:

Whatever!?!