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

[Permagrin]

I wouldn't know- I haven't ever had a brick delivery. I think you are quite charming.
Monster cookies??

Wu any photos to post? (yeah, I've had a stressful day...I want to see roses!)

[calicokat]

yeah...I've been sitting here debating on which lens...I really need the zoom, now that my zoom is gone. But the bird lens would be nice. But the all purpose is important to me...that's what I mostly need...so I'll probably stick with my first plan.

The 400L is sharper and imo faster focusing than the 100-400L, not to mention lighter. I hike everywhere with it

[Permagrin]

The 400L is sharper and imo faster focusing than the 100-400L, not to mention lighter. I hike everywhere with it

Light is good. I like that. Wish I could buy both now but it's not an option (&$%@ exercise equip!)

[wu_wei0]

Wu any photos to post? (yeah, I've had a stressful day...I want to see roses!)
I haven't even tried the tubes on yet. I should have cleaned off my workspace and set up.

[Permagrin]

I haven't finished half the stuff I was supposed to do...so I totally understand sister dear. I need to finish cleaning the kitchen, finish putting the laundry away...but my lens is packed and ready to go.

[theflyingkiwi]

I haven't finished half the stuff I was supposed to do...so I totally understand sister dear. I need to finish cleaning the kitchen, finish putting the laundry away...but my lens is packed and ready to go.

you know you should be getting your other 1/2 to do that. You have got a camera to use and take photos with :) or at least that's what you are going to say :lol:

[Permagrin]

you know you should be getting your other 1/2 to do that. You have got a camera to use and take photos with :) or at least that's what you are going to say :lol:

Nice try but I don't think he'll go for it after he's worked all day!
Maybe on a Sat. I might get away with that....(does it help that he went and got take away for us for dinner :) )?

[puddlepirate44]

you know you should be getting your other 1/2 to do that. You have got a camera to use and take photos with :) or at least that's what you are going to say :lol:

Quiet, you. :rolleyes:

[theflyingkiwi]

yep I guess so, but he steals of your cookies then he should be band to the out house :)

Quiet, you. :rolleyes:


causing trouble is my middle name :lol:

[wu_wei0]

Quiet, you. :rolleyes:Puddles!! I was wondering where you were!

OK I am too blind to get my fine focus down esp at night, but I'll see what these look like. just shot in jpeg so there will be no pp since I am at home with no new mac yet.

[Woolburr]

Mac n cheese?

[Permagrin]

Puddles!! I was wondering where you were!

OK I am too blind to get my fine focus down esp at night, but I'll see what these look like. just shot in jpeg so there will be no pp since I am at home with no new mac yet.

did you order a new mac?

[puddlepirate44]

Puddles!! I was wondering where you were!



Right here. In the other room....

[wu_wei0]

did you order a new mac?
Wool, I make my mac and cheese from scratch and it is scrumptious. One thing I prefer not to have delivered!

I am ordering an Imac tomorrow. Some people don't care for macs. :)

OK remember- I am blind, it is dark and I can't pp
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[wu_wei0]

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[Permagrin]

You know...you can almost smell that rose! Beautiful.
What did you light it with?

cool (re: the imac) and the mac :lol:

[Woolburr]

Hey...I'll match my mac n cheese against any...onion and XXXX sharp Amish white Cheddar are the keys.

[Woolburr]

Nice flahrs Wu.....very purty.

[puddlepirate44]

Those are really nice, Wu. You can see the texture and everything. Very nice. I especially like the compositions that you chose.

[Permagrin]

Hey...I'll match my mac n cheese against any...onion and XXXX sharp Amish white Cheddar are the keys.

Wool, puddle makes the best mac/cheese I've ever had. (aged Irish cheddar...which is quite a concession for a scotsman) :lol:

[wu_wei0]

Hey...I'll match my mac n cheese against any...onion and XXXX sharp Amish white Cheddar are the keys.

Yummy. I'm game. I forgot to get anything out of the freezer for dinner so I had broccoli. and beer. tasty but not too filling.

[puddlepirate44]

Yummy. I'm game. I forgot to get anything out of the freezer for dinner so I had broccoli. and beer. tasty but not too filling.

Well... my stomach just gave a healthy lurch at that food combo....

[theflyingkiwi]

Wu, those are really nice. I like the 2nd one the best.

[Permagrin]

...I like broccoli and some beer...but not together, or rather alone together :lol:

[Woolburr]

Yummy. I'm game. I forgot to get anything out of the freezer for dinner so I had broccoli. and beer. tasty but not too filling.

Broccoli and beer? Good lord woman...you may have just single handedly solved the energy crisis for the foreseeable future! This is a good night to not be delivering bricks.;)

[wu_wei0]

Those are really nice, Wu. You can see the texture and everything. Very nice. I especially like the compositions that you chose.

I ended up with compositions?? wow. I'll take your word for all of it. I couldn't see what I was doing and can't really tell what they look like on this monitor. I'll be embarrassed in the morning!

Yellow rose lit from behind with a 20 watt halogen, purple tissue from the florist still around the rose so light through that too.

[Permagrin]

my favorite is either the first or second...but I really LIKE how you lit it...

[wu_wei0]

Broccoli and beer? Good lord woman...you may have just single handedly solved the energy crisis for the foreseeable future! This is a good night to not be delivering bricks.;)
I knew I'd get that reaction from someone! ROFLMBO!!
You'd think so, but I don't generally have that problem. besides, my kids told me that moms could only have "energy" on saturdays.

BTW- I'm good for brick deliveries just about any day. and no danger to the delivery man.

[wu_wei0]

Wu, those are really nice. I like the 2nd one the best.
thanks, Mark, permie, and Scaredy-wool. Sure wishing I had my 100mm still. took those with the tammy- the first are with the 12mm tube and the last with the 12 and the 20

[Belmondo]

I am ordering an Imac tomorrow. Some people don't care for macs. :)


I'm a switch-hitter (i.e. Mac and PC). I currently have a 17" MacBook Pro, and a MacPro running two 23" Apple Cinema Displays. I have 3 gigs or RAM, a 750 gig hard drive, two 300 gig hard drives, and the 250 gig drive that came with it. They brought out the 24" iMac after I bought the MacPro, or I probably would've gotten one of them instead of the MacPro. Macs aren't necessarily better computers, but they have the market cornered on 'cool.'

[puddlepirate44]

I'm a switch-hitter (i.e. Mac and PC). I currently have a 17" MacBook Pro, and a MacPro running two 23" Apple Cinema Displays. I have 3 gigs or RAM, a 750 gig hard drive, two 300 gig hard drives, and the 250 gig drive that came with it. They brought out the 24" iMac after I bought the MacPro, or I probably would've gotten one of them instead of the MacPro. Macs aren't necessarily better computers, but they have the market cornered on 'cool.'

Sounds like you have one of the little systems. :shock:

[wu_wei0]

I'm a switch-hitter (i.e. Mac and PC). I currently have a 17" MacBook Pro, and a MacPro running two 23" Apple Cinema Displays. I have 3 gigs or RAM, a 750 gig hard drive, two 300 gig hard drives, and the 250 gig drive that came with it. They brought out the 24" iMac after I bought the MacPro, or I probably would've gotten one of them instead of the MacPro. Macs aren't necessarily better computers, but they have the market cornered on 'cool.'
I got one at work for my video production and would like to have the same capability here.

I'm thinking I can barely afford the 20 inch. If the last book review money would come in I wouldn't hesitate!

[saravrose]

I am home.. what did I miss?

[Woolburr]

I'll believe a lot of things ;)...but that's not one of them. Anyone that sloshes down broccoli with a bucket of beer is going to have an active system...hehehe...fact of life. In fact, I suspect that is going to pump more gas than a bucket o' beans from Exxon-Mobil.:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Permagrin]

I'm a switch-hitter (i.e. Mac and PC). I currently have a 17" MacBook Pro, and a MacPro running two 23" Apple Cinema Displays. I have 3 gigs or RAM, a 750 gig hard drive, two 300 gig hard drives, and the 250 gig drive that came with it. They brought out the 24" iMac after I bought the MacPro, or I probably would've gotten one of them instead of the MacPro. Macs aren't necessarily better computers, but they have the market cornered on 'cool.'

She heartily agrees with you as she types on something tres-cool!

[wu_wei0]

I'll believe a lot of things ;)...but that's not one of them. Anyone that sloshes down broccoli with a bucket of beer is going to have an active system...hehehe...fact of life. In fact, I suspect that is going to pump more gas than a bucket o' beans from Exxon-Mobil.:lol: :lol: :lol:

may as well believe it. and it was only one beer. Now the men in my family are the ones to worry about. The boys take after their dad. :shock:

[wu_wei0]

She heartily agrees with you as she types on something tres-cool!

sisters

[puddlepirate44]

I am home.. what did I miss?

1. Wu is eating broccoli and drinking beer in order to diminish the ozone layer further.

2. Belmondo has a computer that could launch the Shuttle from his living room.

3. There is some debate on who can deliver the best homemade mac 'n' cheese

4. Wu took some great shots of a yellow rose.

This ends the tutorial.

[Permagrin]

sisters

well, Puddle is typing on the imac (and surely you aren't sisters) and I'm typing on the 17 in mac powerbook. Which I LOVE....

If Yoda was here he'd say "the Mac run strong in our family" :lol: :lol:

[puddlepirate44]

well, Puddle is typing on the imac (and surely you aren't sisters) and I'm typing on the 17 in mac powerbook. Which I LOVE....

If Yoda was here he'd say "the Mac run strong in our family" :lol: :lol:

*whispers* I also have a *&$#%#@!&^ that I write on and that we take on trips...

[Permagrin]

*whispers* I also have a *&$#%#@!&^ that I write on and that we take on trips...

but we try not to mention it in public...:evil:

[puddlepirate44]

but we try not to mention it in public...:evil:

mention what?

[Woolburr]

I decided to take a 16x20 of this to the Christmas party tonight for our annual print exchange.
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/71000208.jpg

I wasn't sure how it would go over...lots of landscape shooters that blow off abstracts...I got orders for 8.

[Maureen Souza]

1. Wu is eating broccoli and drinking beer in order to diminish the ozone layer further.

2. Belmondo has a computer that could launch the Shuttle from his living room.

3. There is some debate on who can deliver the best homemade mac 'n' cheese

4. Wu took some great shots of a yellow rose.

This ends the tutorial.
Thanks, Dan. You can update me anytime like that!

[wu_wei0]

well, Puddle is typing on the imac (and surely you aren't sisters) and I'm typing on the 17 in mac powerbook. Which I LOVE....

If Yoda was here he'd say "the Mac run strong in our family" :lol: :lol:
No, but we are tres cool.

I almost got a macbook but decided I wasn't going to go int he field anytime soon and when i do I just want a cheapy laptop for photoelcitation. I did really want to be able to take the computer to bed though. :(

[Permagrin]

Wool that's my favorite abstract that you've done..."Enter the Dragon"....I like it!

[wu_wei0]

I decided to take a 16x20 of this to the Christmas party tonight for our annual print exchange.
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/71000208.jpg

I wasn't sure how it would go over...lots of landscape shooters that blow off abstracts...I got orders for 8.

FAB! I see you got them going in the right direction. i've been wondering all day how that went. can one order prints on your website?

[Woolburr]

No provisions yet for ordering direct from the site...I am forced to take orders in person.

[saravrose]

1. Wu is eating broccoli and drinking beer in order to diminish the ozone layer further.

2. Belmondo has a computer that could launch the Shuttle from his living room.

3. There is some debate on who can deliver the best homemade mac 'n' cheese

4. Wu took some great shots of a yellow rose.

This ends the tutorial.

thank you.. now i'm caught up...

I don't like brocolli only if It's raw and dipped in ranch... the ozone has what to do with brocolli and beer?..

belmondo has a fancy computer?..

My mac and cheese is the stuff in the blue box.. which actually sounds good if I weren't already eating icecream..

going back to find the rose photos...

sari

[Permagrin]

No provisions yet for ordering direct from the site...I am forced to take orders in person.

Does this mean you travel around and we view your portfolio? (somehow that didn't come out right :lol: :lol: :lol: )

[saravrose]

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these are wonderful.. really really wonderful.. Wow!!.. I'd put them up on my wall...

[Woolburr]

Does this mean you travel around and we view your portfolio? (somehow that didn't come out right :lol: :lol: :lol: )

Ah Permie...you can view my portfolio....online!;)

[Permagrin]

Ah Permie...you can view my portfolio....online!;)

Hey Wool, it's just been announced to all POTN that you are on Crack.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
(not on this thread...)

and that's probably best...re: the portfolio I mean! :lol:

[liza]

Just give me chocolate chip and nuts.

Same here! My mother sent home a large container of homemade chocolate chip cookies tonight. She found out her surgery won't be scheduled until after the holidays, so she's back into baking mode. And she's making me some peanut butter fudge! My favorite. :)

thanks, Mark, permie, and Scaredy-wool. Sure wishing I had my 100mm still. took those with the tammy- the first are with the 12mm tube and the last with the 12 and the 20

Those were beautiful, Wu. I love floral macros. Just got the 100mm macro lens this spring and fell in love with the image quality.

No provisions yet for ordering direct from the site...I am forced to take orders in person.

Good to hear that you got that many orders. I sell sports images through Smugmug, but still do all my portrait orders in person so I can have more control over the outcome. That's okay, though. I charge accordingly. ;)

[Woolburr]

Hey Wool, it's just been announced to all POTN that you are on Crack.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
(not on this thread...)

and that's probably best...re: the portfolio I mean! :lol:

Probably for the trade I offered Ronnie Sr. Jr.:lol:

[wu_wei0]

thank you.. now i'm caught up...

I don't like brocolli only if It's raw and dipped in ranch... the ozone has what to do with brocolli and beer?..

sari
Wool is apparently very knowledgable on this. Perhaps he will tell you.

Does this mean you travel around and we view your portfolio? (somehow that didn't come out right :lol: :lol: :lol: )
yeah, i was wondering how that worked. You got a long way to travel buddy.

at least permie was nice and she said view your portfolio instead of view your goodies. or wares. or. . .

Ok so we view the portfolio online, but you still said you took orders in person. . . hmmmmm that alone sounds interesting ;)
these are wonderful.. really really wonderful.. Wow!!.. I'd put them up on my wall...
Oh my! thank you sari.

thanks Liza!

[Claire]

Ah Permie...you can view my portfolio....online!;)

Guys, it's not even 7am & you're already talking dirty! Pervs! *shakes head*

[Permagrin]

Probably for the trade I offered Ronnie Sr. Jr.:lol:

You're RIGHT again! :lol:

[Permagrin]

Guys, it's not even 7am & you're already talking dirty! Pervs! *shakes head*

It just sounds dirty to someone at 7am in the morning...:lol: :lol:

[wu_wei0]

Ah Permie...you can view my portfolio....online!;)
Probably best to view online. viewing can be a bit difficult in the hot tub.
Guys, it's not even 7am & you're already talking dirty! Pervs! *shakes head*

Morning perv is not a bad thing.

[Woolburr]

Guys, it's not even 7am & you're already talking dirty! Pervs! *shakes head*

Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed!

[wu_wei0]

Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed!

ROFL
you make the right side sound rather interesting. ;)

[theflyingkiwi]

Same here! My mother sent home a large container of homemade chocolate chip cookies tonight. She found out her surgery won't be scheduled until after the holidays, so she's back into baking mode. And she's making me some peanut butter fudge! My favorite. :)

Those were beautiful, Wu. I love floral macros. Just got the 100mm macro lens this spring and fell in love with the image quality.


that peanut butter fudge sounds like a good way of getting holes in your teath. ohh well already got some of those so I guess it doesn't matter. it's nice for your mum to still cook :) no matter what one can buy at the supermarket, nothing beats home made cooking.

That lens is a cracker. it's one of my fravs.

Guys, it's not even 7am & you're already talking dirty! Pervs! *shakes head*
you are just disappointed you didn't start it ;)

BTW Maureen I love ya avatar :)

[Woolburr]

Probably best to view online. viewing can be a bit difficult in the hot tub.


Morning perv is not a bad thing.

Viewing in the hot tub is possibly clouded over. But the dive into the tub is well...right there.;)

A little perv is good for the system...stimulates the ole endorphins....:cool:

[saravrose]

hehe.. I think were pretty sedate... nothing too over the top going on..

[wu_wei0]

That lens is a cracker. it's one of my fravs.



Had the 100mm 2.0 and loved it but sold it and other gear when I needed to get the 30D and tammy. Was planning on shooting more of my work type stuff instead of play stuff ad the Tammy was more versatile. I miss the 100

[Woolburr]

ROFL
you make the right side sound rather interesting. ;)

The right side is always a good thing. :D

[Permagrin]

Viewing in the hot tub is possibly clouded over. But the dive into the tub is well...right there.;)

A little perv is good for the system...stimulates the ole endorphins....:cool:

Somehow I think a 6+ foot man diving into a 5 ft tub would alarm me, just on principle alone...

[wu_wei0]

Viewing in the hot tub is possibly clouded over. But the dive into the tub is well...right there.;)

A little perv is good for the system...stimulates the ole endorphins....:cool:
:lol:
right--where? could you point that out a little better?

Yep- those endorphins need a good stimulating now and again

[saravrose]

Wow! I am now out of icecream...grocery shopping tomorrow...

[Woolburr]

All this perv talk made you wipe out your ice cream supply?

[wu_wei0]

Somehow I think a 6+ foot man diving into a 5 ft tub would alarm me, just on principle alone...
Realy not as frightening as one might think. In fact, it is rather. . . pleasant.:lol:

[Woolburr]

Somehow I think a 6+ foot man diving into a 5 ft tub would alarm me, just on principle alone...

So in principle, you are also opposed to cannonball contests in the hot tub?

[wu_wei0]

All this perv talk made you wipe out your ice cream supply?

Gee- that must be what's wrong. I'm out of icecream. guess I settle for a beer.
I don't much care for this kind. . .2 Below. makes a sore spot in the tummy (but no energy)

[Permagrin]

Realy not as frightening as one might hink. In fact, it is rather. . . pleasant.:lol:

okay sister, I'll just take your word for it!

So in principle, you are also opposed to cannonball contests in the hot tub?

No, that sounds rather fun, even if a little alarming...:lol: :lol:

[Permagrin]

Gee- that must be what's wrong. I'm out of icecream. guess I settle for a beer.
I don't much care for this kind. . .2 Below. makes a sore spot in the tummy (but no energy)

Fosters. In a bottle. I like it....

[wu_wei0]

I want to make photos.

[saravrose]

All this perv talk made you wipe out your ice cream supply?

nope.. I was nearly done with it before the perv talk started... and I can be out of just about anything else.... except icecream... regardless of the three feet of snow outside right now I still want icecream...

[saravrose]

I want to make photos.

make photos like Wool?.. you already make photos...

[Permagrin]

I want to make photos.

(*pssst, sis...is that what's it's called in this day and age?*)

[Claire]

Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed!

:p :)

[wu_wei0]

make photos like Wool?.. you already make photos...
well, yeah. I wish I had the talent and the eye. but I mean I want to do it now. Just break out the camera and shoot. It has been months since I felt this way!
(*pssst, sis...is that what's it's called in this day and age?*)
:oops: well, ok-- that too. :lol: but I was really truly refering to camera in hand and making pretty.

[Woolburr]

But we luvs ya anyways.;)

[Woolburr]

Hey...making pictures is a good thing...

[saravrose]

well, yeah. I wish I had the talent and the eye. but I mean I want to do it now. Just break out the camera and shoot. It has been months since I felt this way!

:oops: well, ok-- that too. :lol: but I was really truly refering to camera in hand and making pretty.

hehe.. I know what you mean sometimes you're ambivilant about shooting and sometimes you can take it or leave it and sometimes you just want to get out there and take a photo any photo...

[Permagrin]

well, yeah. I wish I had the talent and the eye. but I mean I want to do it now. Just break out the camera and shoot. It has been months since I felt this way!

:oops: well, ok-- that too. :lol: but I was really truly refering to camera in hand and making pretty.

I think that's COOL! I'm very glad you are excited about photoing again!

(sorry...it was the general vein of the conversation...and then you said that...so then I just had to ask :lol: :lol: )

[theflyingkiwi]

Hey...making pictures is a good thing...

isn't that what we all do. Make photos?

after all how many of you have move something in the way or moved yourself to make sure that something wasn't in the photograph. Just to get the right look? we make photos, just the same way a painter makes paintings.

[saravrose]

isn't that what we all do. Make photos?

after all how many of you have move something in the way or moved yourself to make sure that something wasn't in the photograph. Just to get the right look? we make photos, just the same way a painter makes paintings.

very true.. from beginning to end we create our photos..

[wu_wei0]

hehe.. I know what you mean sometimes you're ambivilant about shooting and sometimes you can take it or leave it and sometimes you just want to get out there and take a photo any photo...

isn't that what we all do. Make photos?

after all how many of you have move something in the way or moved yourself to make sure that something wasn't in the photograph. Just to get the right look? we make photos, just the same way a painter makes paintings.

it hs just been such a long time since I was interested at all in my camera.

[liza]

Had the 100mm 2.0 and loved it but sold it and other gear when I needed to get the 30D and tammy. Was planning on shooting more of my work type stuff instead of play stuff ad the Tammy was more versatile. I miss the 100

I have the 100 f/2 and the 100 f/2.8. The f/2 is used for basketball and volleyball, though. It's a great lens! I have the 28-75 Tamron that I used for a lot of close up shots, too. It's a very capable lens for that type of thing.

So in principle, you are also opposed to cannonball contests in the hot tub?

How about back flips off the side? Now that would be a sight worth seeing. :lol:

I want to make photos.

I do, too. But I really don't "make" photos until summer when I have extra time. All I'll be shooting from now through February is basketball. I've also had a couple more portrait requests, which will be a nice for the pocketbook in January. It's been a busy week getting photos uploaded and ordered from the lab.

[wu_wei0]

I've had a request for portraits and I want to say no. It has been way too long since I shot portraits. They are friends, though and they like what I do. I'd have been a lot happier to do it in the autumn, even though we had little color.
I threatened them with poofy beehive hair and off the shoulder fur collar to try to dissuade them. They thought it was cool.:rolleyes:

at the florist today I had no gear - just went in and was looking at the roses through the glass case. Told the woman I wanted one and which one. she asked me if I was a photographer. out of the blue. then told me to bring by my cards and any of my work I wanted to. Freaky day- even the liquor store woman asked if I was a photographer.
i am assuming they may have seen me around town but it was weird.

[theflyingkiwi]

I have the 100 f/2 and the 100 f/2.8. The f/2 is used for basketball and volleyball, though. It's a great lens! I have the 28-75 Tamron that I used for a lot of close up shots, too. It's a very capable lens for that type of thing.

have you compared the two?

I've had a request for portraits and I want to say no. It has been way too long since I shot portraits. They are friends, though and they like what I do. I'd have been a lot happier to do it in the autumn, even though we had little color.
I threatened them with poofy beehive hair and off the shoulder fur collar to try to dissuade them. They thought it was cool.:rolleyes:

at the florist today I had no gear - just went in and was looking at the roses through the glass case. Told the woman I wanted one and which one. she asked me if I was a photographer. out of the blue. then told me to bring by my cards and any of my work I wanted to. Freaky day- even the liquor store woman asked if I was a photographer.
i am assuming they may have seen me around town but it was weird.

the universe is trying to tell ya something ;)

[Permagrin]

I've had a request for portraits and I want to say no. It has been way too long since I shot portraits. They are friends, though and they like what I do. I'd have been a lot happier to do it in the autumn, even though we had little color.
I threatened them with poofy beehive hair and off the shoulder fur collar to try to dissuade them. They thought it was cool.:rolleyes:

at the florist today I had no gear - just went in and was looking at the roses through the glass case. Told the woman I wanted one and which one. she asked me if I was a photographer. out of the blue. then told me to bring by my cards and any of my work I wanted to. Freaky day- even the liquor store woman asked if I was a photographer.
i am assuming they may have seen me around town but it was weird.

That's pretty cool! Talk about another good day!
So you shoot outdoor portraits then? (those are my favorite I think...but mostly because I like to be outside). Do you HAVE cards for your photography? And did you agree to the portrait shoot?

[Woolburr]

How about back flips off the side? Now that would be a sight worth seeing. :lol:


Can't do the backflips anymore...lost that with the big break....ah...to be young again.

[saravrose]

I've had a request for portraits and I want to say no. It has been way too long since I shot portraits. They are friends, though and they like what I do. I'd have been a lot happier to do it in the autumn, even though we had little color.
I threatened them with poofy beehive hair and off the shoulder fur collar to try to dissuade them. They thought it was cool.:rolleyes:

at the florist today I had no gear - just went in and was looking at the roses through the glass case. Told the woman I wanted one and which one. she asked me if I was a photographer. out of the blue. then told me to bring by my cards and any of my work I wanted to. Freaky day- even the liquor store woman asked if I was a photographer.
i am assuming they may have seen me around town but it was weird.

I think it's cool... the way things come together sometimes... good for you..

[wu_wei0]

the universe is trying to tell ya something ;)
The universe may be trying to tell me something, but mostly what many of my photography/art friends say is I'm just a sociologist. :)

or it could be trying to tell me to stay off the streets! :lol:

[wu_wei0]

Can't do the backflips anymore...lost that with the big break....ah...to be young again.

But I understand he can still do a mean handstand. ;)

[wu_wei0]

I think it's cool... the way things come together sometimes... good for you..
we'll see. I did this before; spent time with a studio then opened my own. Always loved photography but now I hate to shoot people and it is hard work to make a living at.

well, 'night all. gonna nap for a bit. have to test my babies in the morning then lunch with the department. woohoo.

[saravrose]

we'll see. I did this before; spent time with a studio then opened my own. Always loved photography but now I hate to shoot people and it is hard work to make a living at.

well you don't have to open a studio and make a career at it.. I don't think i'd want to even if I could.. but, you can shoot for yourself.. taking the gigs you want to do when you want to do them.. and passing on stuff you're not interested in.. there has to be a middle ground..

sari

[wu_wei0]

well you don't have to open a studio and make a career at it.. I don't think i'd want to even if I could.. but, you can shoot for yourself.. taking the gigs you want to do when you want to do them.. and passing on stuff you're not interested in.. there has to be a middle ground..

sari

You are a wise one.:)
I do keep thinking how much I don't enjoy my current employment and how I would love to get away from it, however.

[Belmondo]

You are a wise one.:)
I do keep thinking how much I don't enjoy my current employment and how I would love to get away from it, however.

Funny.....we're giving Ronald a bit of a going-over on the same subject here. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=248792)

[Woolburr]

Poor Ronnie....He does dig himself some rather large holes at times.

[saravrose]

You are a wise one.:)
I do keep thinking how much I don't enjoy my current employment and how I would love to get away from it, however.

me too.. But, then I think that I just like to get away from everything on a regular basis and my job is just a means to an end a way for me to live the way I want.. My photos are mine almost exclusively and aren't taken for anyone else... It's funny how quickly it turns into work.. You'd think it wouldn't that because you love it soo much it couldn't ever feel like something you're doing because you have to.. and then you take a gig are shooting compositions that come from somebody else.. have a deadline and receive a check and no matter how much you enjoy them and no matter how simple or complex the shots are they don't have the same feeling behind them.. Haven't figured out how to tackle that one. But, I do know that picking up the camera for somebody else makes it harder to pick it up for yourself...

[Woolburr]

I find it much easier to take photos for myself than I do for someone else.

[theflyingkiwi]

The universe may be trying to tell me something, but mostly what many of my photography/art friends say is I'm just a sociologist. :)

or it could be trying to tell me to stay off the streets! :lol:

I didn't say what the universe is trying to tell ya ;)


You are a wise one.:)
I do keep thinking how much I don't enjoy my current employment and how I would love to get away from it, however.

I get alot of people saying me to me that I should get do something with my photography to make money. I don't think I wont photography to turn in to something other than a hobby.

Plus I don't think that I am any good at it anyway :)

[liza]

have you compared the two?


Yes. There's no comparison. They are two very different lenses for completely different purposes. The f/2 is a fast lens with good IQ which is good for sports. It isn't a close up lens, though. The f/2.8 is a rather slow lens with breathtaking IQ and spectacular DOF. It should have been an L.

Can't do the backflips anymore...lost that with the big break....ah...to be young again.

I can relate, although I can still run a mile without breaking a sweat.

But I understand he can still do a mean handstand. ;)

Now that is something you should photograph. Talk about inspiration! :lol:

we'll see. I did this before; spent time with a studio then opened my own. Always loved photography but now I hate to shoot people and it is hard work to make a living at.

well, 'night all. gonna nap for a bit. have to test my babies in the morning then lunch with the department. woohoo.

It is hard to make a living at it. I'll continue to teach for the health and retirement benefits. I'm only doing the photography business part time until I retire or marry a millionaire, whichever comes first. :lol:

[Woolburr]

Most of us are our own worst critics.

[theflyingkiwi]

Most of us are our own worst critics.

that's is so ture, we just have to make sure that we don't let that stop us from shooting.

[Woolburr]

That is for certain....what day do you get your camera back?

[liza]

Most of us are our own worst critics.

That's a good thing, though. It promotes growth of one's artistry.

[theflyingkiwi]

with any luck tomorrow. with out any luck Monday. I am to sure the camera is going to be fixed.

when I got the quote they say that they have adjusted the AF. However when I was talking to them today. the women said they had found no fault. I am worried that they haven't done anything.

On the quote however there is two labour charge so my guess is they redid the AF on the camera.

[Woolburr]

They don't charge for just doing an inspection...so I am guessing if you got billed, they found a problem and repaired it. With any luck...you should literally have a new camera.

[Woolburr]

That's a good thing, though. It promotes growth of one's artistry.

Sometimes....but when you get too critical...you can find yourself in a shooting slump...or even worse...a total cease fire. That isn't a good thing...you have to be careful to not out-think yourself.:)

[liza]

Sometimes....but when you get too critical...you can find yourself in a shooting slump...or even worse...a total cease fire. That isn't a good thing...you have to be careful to not out-think yourself.:)

Oh, I don't overthink, but now I'm better able to see my images objectively. I used to keep a lot of crap. Now I'm able to be more discriminating. I also find myself "seeing" potential images much more easily than I once did. Shooting the teenagers this year was so much fun as a result. I've been reviewing the work of other pros, too, in a effort to continuously develop and improve my own personal style. I find my Digital Wedding Forum membership fee to be some of the best money I've ever spent.

[Woolburr]

It is good to be able to look at your work objectively. It is also interesting to go back and look at old stuff from time to time...just to see where you came from.

[wu_wei0]

Sometimes....but when you get too critical...you can find yourself in a shooting slump...or even worse...a total cease fire. That isn't a good thing...you have to be careful to not out-think yourself.:)
Now this sounds all too familiar.
I can talk my students out of a slump but can't do it for myself.

[Lightstream]

AM HOME!!!!! DAMN HAPPY!!!

[Lightstream]

Light is good. I like that. Wish I could buy both now but it's not an option (&$%@ exercise equip!)

Sell ex equipment, hike long distance. Carry Wimberley gimbal on bad@ss tripod. Carry 300/2.8 with teleconverters. Come back, curse repeatedly at massive weight (however balanced by own weight loss). Marvel at photos and suddenly all weight is forgotten.

Wool, I make my mac and cheese from scratch and it is scrumptious. One thing I prefer not to have delivered!

I am ordering an Imac tomorrow. Some people don't care for macs. :)

OK remember- I am blind, it is dark and I can't pp


Mac and cheese rules. Apple Mac does not, unfortunately. (just see how their customer service treats someone who could be making, or at least heavily influencing the IT decisions made at work..)

Fosters. In a bottle. I like it....

OI!

That is the Great Australian Secret. They put godknowswhat into a can, and call it Fosters. Through impressive marketing and export prowess, everybody thinks they drink Fosters.

However, walk into a real Aussie pub and ask for Fosters and expect to get beaten up and thrown out double quick....... :p

In reality, Victoria Bitter vs Tooheys slug it out for domination of the local 'pot' (or name for small glass of beer)

[Lightstream]

BTW Wool.....you want to see someone with serious gear issues; you are probably already baiting him with the Brick anyway.....

I just absolutely do not get it. How can one buy gear, turn around, and sell it with no financial penalty? Doesn't it hurt? Doesn't one consider carefully what they want, hence my AGONIZING over the zooms, before they buy? And change their mind 5 days later?

I have only ever returned one lens and that was pretty much over a serious technical fault.

I just don't get it.

But then again I am not the one with issues. I can perfectly afford to stand down on the 70-200 decision - bypassing ALL of them entirely - if I want to, and press my existing gear into service as it more than adequately does the job (though not all at once).

The ones where I have issues with are my f$#ing webservice provider.... absolutely USELESS.. I go on leave and I have to deal with this S$#T at the WORST POSSIBLE TIME!!!!

God, give me a T1 and I will host it myself just like in the good old days when men were real men, networkers were real networkers, and T1s were REAL FAST. God dammit T1s are so f$#ing expensive.

[Claire]

Yoda, already at home??

[wu_wei0]

That's one of the perks of being a Jedi Master

[Claire]

Wu, true!

Btw, anyone got good advice how to negotiate a pay rise?

[Woolburr]

Man...I am off to Florida for a couple of days to take care of some family matters. Hope I can find this place when I get back....not sure that I will have any internet available while I am on the road, but will take my laptop...just in case.

[saravrose]

Man...I am off to Florida for a couple of days to take care of some family matters. Hope I can find this place when I get back....not sure that I will have any internet available while I am on the road, but will take my laptop...just in case.

Enjoy the sun and oranges.. I have a blizzard outside right now.

[Woolburr]

I'll hope for sun...but you can have the oranges...weather is showing lots of rain there at the moment. Did you get your ice cream before the storm set in?

[saravrose]

I'll hope for sun...but you can have the oranges...weather is showing lots of rain there at the moment. Did you get your ice cream before the storm set in?

no. and my car is pretty much staying put until the weather clears up.. i'm just not willing to go out in this weather

[Woolburr]

You need to wave a beer at one of the boys then....and see if you can con them into making the ice cream run for you....;)

[saravrose]

You need to wave a beer at one of the boys then....and see if you can con them into making the ice cream run for you....;)

hehe... they would laugh their socks off.. non of them are from here and they think my icecream habit is silly..

from my front door..

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/the%20challenge/IMG_6276.jpg

[saravrose]

oh.. and my buddy Jason ran his car into somebody's front yard a couple of nights ago... I can't feel too bad for him the San Diego folks were behind him and said he was going over thirty miles an hour... his own fault..

[Woolburr]

Never underestimate the power of a beer....especially when it is a gift to a boy from a female! What kind of ice cream would you like?:p

[Woolburr]

That is looking way too snowy for me...but if you have good beer...the offer still stands.

[saravrose]

Never underestimate the power of a beer....especially when it is a gift to a boy from a female! What kind of ice cream would you like?:p

I want hagen daz coffee icecream... :D :D .. but, I don't even have any beer.. (I hate the stuff) and they won't respond to my bottle of Pinot Noir...

[Woolburr]

You might just have to wait out the storm without benefit of ice cream....I told you a week or so ago that you need to have a couple of beers in the fridge...just in case...;)

[Permagrin]

Sometimes....but when you get too critical...you can find yourself in a shooting slump...or even worse...a total cease fire. That isn't a good thing...you have to be careful to not out-think yourself.:)

That's what happened to me...everything went wrong...

Sell ex equipment,

No way...I actually like working out...it was a good investment. I'll just have to wait on the other lens. Though right now I'm teetering btw. the zoom and the 400 still. So I haven't purchased anything.

Man...I am off to Florida for a couple of days to take care of some family matters. Hope I can find this place when I get back....not sure that I will have any internet available while I am on the road, but will take my laptop...just in case.

Sure...family matters...why dont' you say you are off to Florida to avoid the torrential rain you've been experiencing? Though we'll miss you, if you can't get online!

Sari, SNOW...now that's snow!!! I don't blame you for not driving though...but won't it be this way for months now?

[saravrose]

You might just have to wait out the storm without benefit of ice cream....I told you a week or so ago that you need to have a couple of beers in the fridge...just in case...;)

yep. I remember... and I forgot when I got to the grocery store.. besides, beer is tricky to buy..

[saravrose]

Sari, SNOW...now that's snow!!! I don't blame you for not driving though...but won't it be this way for months now?

yes. yes it will.. But, when it's not storming they clear off the roads and it's not that big of a deal.. bt right now when we've had three inches dropped on us since I woke up is not a good time to go out and about.. The snow plows can't keep up but, if it stops i'll be good to go by tomorrow..

[Permagrin]

yes. yes it will.. But, when it's not storming they clear off the roads and it's not that big of a deal.. bt right now when we've had three inches dropped on us since I woke up is not a good time to go out and about.. The snow plows can't keep up but, if it stops i'll be good to go by tomorrow..

Do you walk to work then? Or are you just immobile until they plow?

[Woolburr]

Permie...can't believe you sold the 100-400....you should have sent it to Africa with Sari.

Wish I was going to get some sun in FL...just looked at the forecast again...rain, rain and more rain for the Orlando area.

[Woolburr]

yep. I remember... and I forgot when I got to the grocery store.. besides, beer is tricky to buy..

Samuel Adams....boys that age are fascinated with that...I don't know why...tastes like bilge water.

[Permagrin]

Permie...can't believe you sold the 100-400....you should have sent it to Africa with Sari.

Wish I was going to get some sun in FL...just looked at the forecast again...rain, rain and more rain for the Orlando area.

I know...but I was never really happy with it. Though it worked great on my 30D and husbands 30, I hated the dust issues (that people say aren't possible but always happened) and I had the worst time with it and my 5D. So I thought I'd list it and see if I got any response...and boom, it was gone. Then I had a breakdown...because I wasn't sure how I felt about it...(there's a woman for ya). The good thing was that I didn't lose a dime. Bought it used from someone here on the forum and sold it for the same amount I purchased it. Used it for 4 months in the process too. Wu said I could always pull a Ronald and buy it back if I find I miss it. That's true, except that it's not really in MY budget it pull a Ronald all the time though :lol:

[Permagrin]

Samuel Adams....boys that age are fascinated with that...I don't know why...tastes like bilge water.

Oh, it does! Bleah...I tried one for the first time at dinner the other day and it was horrid!

So are you not going to Florida then?

[saravrose]

Do you walk to work then? Or are you just immobile until they plow?

work is across the street.. literally. takes about a minute and a half to get there.. I wouldn't live up here if I had to drive to work...

[Woolburr]

Oh, it does! Bleah...I tried one for the first time at dinner the other day and it was horrid!

So are you not going to Florida then?

On my way out the door now...catch you later.

[saravrose]

I know...but I was never really happy with it. Though it worked great on my 30D and husbands 30, I hated the dust issues (that people say aren't possible but always happened) and I had the worst time with it and my 5D. So I thought I'd list it and see if I got any response...and boom, it was gone. Then I had a breakdown...because I wasn't sure how I felt about it...(there's a woman for ya). The good thing was that I didn't lose a dime. Bought it used from someone here on the forum and sold it for the same amount I purchased it. Used it for 4 months in the process too. Wu said I could always pull a Ronald and buy it back if I find I miss it. That's true, except that it's not really in MY budget it pull a Ronald all the time though :lol:

I didn't know you were passing on a 100-400.. how did I miss that?.. :( :(

[Permagrin]

I just sold mine. I had it for about 4 months...and I've had a love/hate thing with it...hated the dust issue, hated the trombone...maybe the long end of things isn't for me. Don't know yet. But someday I'll try with the 400 f5.6 and see what I think of that.

[saravrose]

I just sold mine. I had it for about 4 months...and I've had a love/hate thing with it...hated the dust issue, hated the trombone...maybe the long end of things isn't for me. Don't know yet. But someday I'll try with the 400 f5.6 and see what I think of that.

makes me wonder if i'll have the same issues?... maybe maybe not.. My crazy mother wants to buy me something 'camera related' for christmas... ofcourse she has absolutely no idea what the price tags are on kit... so, I told her to get me a gift certificate to Idaho Camera.... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ..

[liza]

hehe... they would laugh their socks off.. non of them are from here and they think my icecream habit is silly..

from my front door..



Holy crap, Sari! That's a lot of snow to deal with. That's precisely the reason retirement to the southwest looks so good to me.

Never underestimate the power of a beer....especially when it is a gift to a boy from a female! What kind of ice cream would you like?:p

Yuk. I don't like beer at all. Used to drink it when I was a kid, but that was just for the buzz. Give me Crown Royal or some tequila any time.

I just sold mine. I had it for about 4 months...and I've had a love/hate thing with it...hated the dust issue, hated the trombone...maybe the long end of things isn't for me. Don't know yet. But someday I'll try with the 400 f5.6 and see what I think of that.

I think you'll be pleased with the prime. After you get used to using them, the fixed focal length really isn't a big deal.

[Permagrin]

makes me wonder if i'll have the same issues?... maybe maybe not.. My crazy mother wants to buy me something 'camera related' for christmas... ofcourse she has absolutely no idea what the price tags are on kit... so, I told her to get me a gift certificate to Idaho Camera.... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ..

I really use my 24-105 most of the time...but on Safari, I'd definitely recommend a longer lens! Yeah, the price tags are high. I've spent so much on gear in the last year that I no longer have a budget for it...so I sold the 1-4 (why keep something that doesn't work with my style right?)

I think you'll be pleased with the prime. After you get used to using them, the fixed focal length really isn't a big deal.

I think I'm going to get the 70-200 F4 IS first...then the prime when I can afford it. Just out of curiosity, do you like your non-IS version of that lens? Someone just said it was heavy on the thread I posted about it. I'd never heard that before....

[wu_wei0]

ok- I have the tubes, I now have a Nifty, I have a rose. . . now I need Lasix surgery. Can't see worth pooh!! I actually liked last night's results from the tammy better, but the biggest problem is I just can't see to focus well.

thanks. just needed to whine and moan. :)

[Permagrin]

ok- I have the tubes, I now have a Nifty, I have a rose. . . now I need Lasix surgery. Can't see worth pooh!! I actually liked last night's results from the tammy better, but the biggest problem is I just can't see to focus well.

thanks. just needed to whine and moan. :)

Which tamron do you have?
I can understand what you are saying though...the main reason I stink at MF is that I cannnot see well enough to tell if I'm locked on! Sometimes I do it opposite and AF (to get it in the ballpark) and then adjust MF...:lol: