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

[Woolburr]

Moo Wu...greetings and salutations all.

[puddlepirate44]

Greetings and Moos to all. I'm here for a bit.

[Claire]

You know all this- It's just the same as taking any other G/N or portrait shot. Just have to see what there is to see and go from there. Just play.

I've never taken G&N stuff. I have a bride who wants me to shoot some of her, but no date has been set. I have another female friend who approached me recently and wants shots of her. I'm seriously not that bad off when it comes to female poses, that's what you see mainly anyway.


Ya know, Claire, I take my inspiration from the bod. No- really :) what are his assets? (hard to write this without giggling or making it sound rude :lol:) skin color and texture play a big role in what I've done. . . mainly artsy-fartsy stuff.

He has light skin, not pale though. A bit colour to it. No clue about skin texture to be honest (can't say I've been close enough to check). He's pretty lean, in shape, but not big. No big muscles, lean arms. In all honesty his best feature is his face.


I happen to be fond of bodyscapes and shots with good shadow play, but some skin is just not made for that. I've shot some amazingly fit bodies and some that are nowhere close to fit, but they've all turned out really good. Got some winners from each one.

He says he likes high contrast dramatic stuff with good shadows. Guess I have to figure out how to do that well. Hm... As he's not a muscle man I am not sure how to light e.g. his shoulderblades.

Apart from that I guess I'll end up going with the cliché boyband poses. lol I am not sure how far he's willing to go really, but if he's up for bum shots, I've seen some gorgeous stuff by another photographer.

[T.D.]

Sounds like you are gearing up nicely for the wedding shoot! Too bad you can't come shoot Joshua's wedding- you could meet Michel, too. ;)


Ya know, Claire, I take my inspiration from the bod. No- really :) what are his assets? (hard to write this without giggling or making it sound rude :lol:) skin color and texture play a big role in what I've done. . . mainly artsy-fartsy stuff.

I happen to be fond of bodyscapes and shots with good shadow play, but some skin is just not made for that. I've shot some amazingly fit bodies and some that are nowhere close to fit, but they've all turned out really good. Got some winners from each one.

You know all this- It's just the same as taking any other G/N or portrait shot. Just have to see what there is to see and go from there. Just play.

Okay, I'll giggle for you. Tee Hee. LOL!

Greetings and Moos to all. I'm here for a bit.

Just checking in before work or are you off today? (off work, that is)

[Woolburr]

If I was up at 6:15 it would either be PM or just long enough to pay a visit to the facilities...certainly no time to play here...hehehe

[T.D.]

If I was up at 6:15 it would either be PM or just long enough to pay a visit to the facilities...certainly no time to play here...hehehe

LOL! I'm just doing my morning catch up. I normally just lurk at this hour.

But I have a breakfast meeting later this morning, so I'm not sitting here reading while eating breakfast.

[Claire]

Ooooh, just got off the phone with the bride who wants me to take boudoir shots of her. She sounds like great fun! :D We're aiming for early morning or late afternoon/night in some forest. She'll bring some clothes and props, perhaps also a friend. Told me I'll of course get to use them in my portfolio and she says she's happy to experiment. She just doesn't want romantic stuff in a hotel room, but slightly more edge.

[Woolburr]

I think I am ready to go meet some breakfast...the mention of food has me hungry.

[T.D.]

I have a question that I've been meaning to ask for a few days.

My 30D recently went over 10,000 shots. The file numbering went from IMG_9999.CR2 to IMG_0001.CR2. Why not IMG10000,CR2?

[Claire]

I have never understood the file numbering thing. I'm still not sure how many shots I've really taken with my 300D.

I'm hungry as well. As I'm too lazy to make any food right now I am eating microwave popcorn. LOL

[T.D.]

I have never understood the file numbering thing. I'm still not sure how many shots I've really taken with my 300D.

I'm hungry as well. As I'm too lazy to make any food right now I am eating microwave poopcorn. LOL

:shock:


Oregonian Tuppervillains:

Here's tomorrow's weather report for our meet (Redmond):

Saturday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs 73 to 78. West wind 10 to 20 mph.

Looks perfect!!!

Okay, I'm off to get ready for work. Talk to you all later.

[Claire]

Ok, ok, I made a bad spelling error! :o :p

[Lightstream]

I have a question that I've been meaning to ask for a few days.

My 30D recently went over 10,000 shots. The file numbering went from IMG_9999.CR2 to IMG_0001.CR2. Why not IMG10000,CR2?

I refuse to answer! I will get called gearhead for this!

;)

Ah dangit I'll answer anyway.

The cameras use the FAT16 and FAT32 file systems (methods of storing files) based on the ancient DOS file systems (remember those?).

DOS used to be able to store just 8 characters, the dot, and 3 extension characters to designate the type of file (hence .JPG, .CR2). While we have moved beyond that, to retain compatibility with older FAT16 based systems, you are limited to 8 characters.

So, when all of this got adopted into the official DCIM standard (which explains the DCIM folders you find on your cards).... well, it's now.. uhh.. standard. Yeah. And we are stuck with it. Except for 1-series owners who get to change the first 4 chars..


Anyway being called gearhead at work gets me paid so it's not all bad anyway :p

[Lightstream]

Ok, ok, I made a bad spelling error! :o :p


TMI. :p

I have in my mind right now, mental images of corn that has, uhh, passed through unprocessed, was.. 'salvaged' from the.. residue.. before being popped in the microwave. You do know that some corn kernels do survive one pass of the gastrointestinal tract intact, don'tcha?

MUST....POKE....OUT......MIND'S......EYE......ARRR RRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!

[gjl711]

Ooooh, just got off the phone with the bride who wants me to take boudoir shots of her. She sounds like great fun! :D We're aiming for early morning or late afternoon/night in some forest. She'll bring some clothes and props, perhaps also a friend. Told me I'll of course get to use them in my portfolio and she says she's happy to experiment. She just doesn't want romantic stuff in a hotel room, but slightly more edge.
This sounds like a whole lot of fun. I love experimenting. Most of the time it doesn’t work but sometimes a real gem pops up. Have fun.

[timbernet]

Yoda: Here is another issue with P&S: SHUTTER LAG

TD: Weather looks nice.

Everyone else: Nice duck, thanks for sharing.

Good MORNING!!!

[gjl711]

TMI. :p

I have in my mind right now, mental images of corn that has, uhh, passed through unprocessed, was.. 'salvaged' from the.. residue.. before being popped in the microwave. You do know that some corn kernels do survive one pass of the gastrointestinal tract intact, don'tcha?

MUST....POKE....OUT......MIND'S......EYE......ARRR RRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!
Did I really have to read that first thing in the morning? Dang... and I had corn last night. :D

[aussieskier]

:shock:


Oregonian Tuppervillains:

Here's tomorrow's weather report for our meet (Redmond):

Saturday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs 73 to 78. West wind 10 to 20 mph.

Looks perfect!!!

Okay, I'm off to get ready for work. Talk to you all later.

Since I was told not to talk about weather anymore... I didn't get a chance to mention that they are usually about a day behind us... so hopefully it ough tto be alright weather :)

[Lightstream]

Yoda: Here is another issue with P&S: SHUTTER LAG

TD: Weather looks nice.

Everyone else: Nice duck, thanks for sharing.

Good MORNING!!!

Shutter lag on P&S? Fact of life, as immutable as #chflags schg kernel.

Did I really have to read that first thing in the morning? Dang... and I had corn last night. :D

Quick, go and check. Bring your macro lens if you must.

[Jon]

Okay, what do you think......

I could sell my 5D, 30D and 24-105 and cover most the cost of the MKIII....but it would leave me with one camera...but then I wouldn't have to be switching cameras all the time to shoot birds or shoot landscape. Puddle is fine with it but since he'd be covering the part that isn't covered by the lenses, Hawaii for my bday is out....

so, opinions?
Bad move. You'll miss having the second body with lens available. Hold off until you can replace one of the cameras with the M3.
my main reason for wanting to switch is the ease of only one camera. I hate hauling 2 bags w/2 full systems...I want the IQ of the 5D (which really is amazing) combined with the speed of the 30D (or faster). Hopefully this will solve my issues. :) Eventually.Nope - what you need to do is re-examine your gear list. You don't need to duplicate coverage for both bodies. No need to have UWA for both formats and equivalent tele for both formats - let the bodies use the lenses which play to their strengths. My 20D never sees the 15-30 any more, and rarely the 24-70 (well, that's partly because I put the 24-105 on it and keep using the 24-70 on the 5D). The 5D practically never, OTOH, sees the 100-400. The 70-200, however, goes everywhere.
???:confused: ???
? I take it you think I'm making a mistake Wooly? :(As you may guess, I agree with him . . .


"TR"

"Wool's new lens"
Wool's? not Tom's?

And if it doesn't work out, I get a new M3, and she gets a slightly used 30D. ;)Ahah! I see the devious source of this sudden passion now! Good thinking, Captain. You come out the winner once it settles down. Just remember that in the mean time she'll be trying to grab your cameras, not just lenses . . .

Boring Riley speaks with wisdom!

Okay, I have a serious question. Remember the light fall off with the 5D (see Riley's Avi for an example). Was this due to lack of skill or a phenomena of the body/lens combo. If it's the equipment, does that always happen with certain lenses?Design thing - it's called the cos^4 law. Factors are the angle light exits the lens to strike the sensor - the greater the angle the more the light spreads out before it hits the sensor. One factor is how wide an angle the lens is (24 would be worse than a 100) but there's also where the rear nodal point for the lens is (closer it is to the mirror box, the greater the falloff will be). That's why not all lenses of the same f.l. have the same problem. The other big factor is how big the aperture is - the wider the lens entry pupil is (what you se ewhen you look a the front of the lens), the wider angle the light will be going through to hit the sensor. And this is why stopping down helps compensate for the light falloff - you reduce the entry pupil, so the falloff doesn't get as bad. It's the opposite of physical vignetting (where the lens hood/filter edges/etc. get in the way of the image-forming light) that way - physical vignetting won't look as bad if you open up since reduced DoF mitigates the problem.

TD:

Light fall off is not gear Dependant per say.. I has more to do with focal length and the respective aperture.. I.E I have a shot at f8 or 11 at 17mm and no fall off. You were shooting wide or almost wide open with the 50... Just play around.. and enjoy it.. you can help fix it to some degree with lightroom (I believe anyways).

but it doesn't do it on my 85 at any aperture...not even 1.2....that's why I think some lenses are more prone to it...because the 17-40 behaves better than the 24-105 on f4 and the 24-105 behaves on f4 better after about 30mm and up than it does on 24mm'Tis true - the generalization is wides are worse and fast lenses are worse, but you'll also find it worse in extreme zooms because they tend to try to make the rear end of the lens act like a wide angle all (or most of) the time.

My goodness, a whole half hour has gone by with no comments - must be the longest break ever, in this thread ;)

Nope. There has been times were 6-8 hours passed with no comments.

Nah, must be a typo -6-8 minutes I can believe, surely not hours!
Nope - hours. Usually when Permie's gone running over to TPbm :{)#
A few notes for Claire from today's shoot with the P&S..

1. P&S flash sucks
2. Color balance with the flash sucks (be prepared to fix in Photoshop - and you'd better know how to do it in JPEG mode because there ain't no RAW's on these A-series Powershots)
3. P&S flash sucks
4. P&S flash sucks
5. P&S flash sucks
6. You will therefore shoot a great deal more available light. I cannot play all the tricks I do with my 430EX and I really miss that.
7. Handshake blur sucks
8. Handshake blur sucks
9. Handshake blur sucks (in case you didn't get it the first time)
10. Buy IS.. BUY IS.....BUY IS!!!!!!

High ISO is terrible as well. I was shooting just ISO 200 and already we were seeing chroma and digital noise all over the place, it was absolutely awful. In fact the GOOD thing about the motion blurred shot that my friend took is that the noise also got blurred out in the process somehow (either that, or there was no detail to sharpen anyway, hence reducing noise impact). You really have to stick to ISO 100 and that will cost you dearly in terms of shutter speed since these P&S do not have tremendously fast lenses anyway.

So really, IS is worth it.. I bought this P&S over a year ago, before IS became the hottest thing in Powershots. Talk about depreciation. Anybody wants an A530? I want an IS point and shoot!
Ah, I see the Curse of Dagobah has struck you again! Seriously, my A620 does pretty darn well under most conditions.
The 430 is pretty old..... you could be well served by an upgrade to the A-series if you really need a P&S. Then let your SLR do the heavy duty work. I carry the P&S when I am not expecting to need a whole lot of camera.

I just changed the batteries out to lithium AA's for long standby and increased power.. you can barely get 50 shots out of standard alkalines. NiMH is useless beacuse of self-discharge (I don't have enough Eneloops to go around). Plus it's winter here and it's getting cold.

As a plus point, it's now a tremendously lightweight camera thanks to the lithium cells :)Just finished several hundred shots over the past couple of weeks on the (4x) NiMH AA cells in the A620, and they've been in the camera for a few(I forget how many) weeks before that - at least 6 weeks I think. The 2xAA A-series seem to be more demanding on the batteries than the 4xAA models. There's a thread on this up in the P&S section.

I have a question that I've been meaning to ask for a few days.

My 30D recently went over 10,000 shots. The file numbering went from IMG_9999.CR2 to IMG_0001.CR2. Why not IMG10000,CR2?

I refuse to answer! I will get called gearhead for this!

;)

Ah dangit I'll answer anyway.

The cameras use the FAT16 and FAT32 file systems (methods of storing files) based on the ancient DOS file systems (remember those?).

DOS used to be able to store just 8 characters, the dot, and 3 extension characters to designate the type of file (hence .JPG, .CR2). While we have moved beyond that, to retain compatibility with older FAT16 based systems, you are limited to 8 characters.

So, when all of this got adopted into the official DCIM standard (which explains the DCIM folders you find on your cards).... well, it's now.. uhh.. standard. Yeah. And we are stuck with it. Except for 1-series owners who get to change the first 4 chars..


Anyway being called gearhead at work gets me paid so it's not all bad anyway :pAnd besides, the DCIM spec says the file name is to be 8.3, so even though there are work-arounds for long file names under FAT16 and FAT32 (witness Win95 on up) to be standards-compliant the name has to be a constant 4-character string followed by a 4-digit number.

[timbernet]

Quick, go and check. Bring your macro lens if you must.


Eww, eww, ewww!!! Never going to bring my macro lens in there :shock:

[aussieskier]

P&S are nice when you just want something small around. I too have the a530 and like it a lot considering what it is.

In other news.. or some reason, this thread makes me depressed.

[timbernet]

Why does it make you depressed? All the talk about the Mark3?

[Lightstream]

Ah, I see the Curse of Dagobah has struck you again! Seriously, my A620 does pretty darn well under most conditions.
Just finished several hundred shots over the past couple of weeks on the (4x) NiMH AA cells in the A620, and they've been in the camera for a few(I forget how many) weeks before that - at least 6 weeks I think. The 2xAA A-series seem to be more demanding on the batteries than the 4xAA models. There's a thread on this up in the P&S section.

And besides, the DCIM spec says the file name is to be 8.3, so even though there are work-arounds for long file names under FAT16 and FAT32 (witness Win95 on up) to be standards-compliant the name has to be a constant 4-character string followed by a 4-digit number.

Actually the A530 is quite OK. It just needs IS. Still happy with it. 2xAA is indeed more demanding, half the voltage and twice the current (which alkalines are not happy to supply, lithiums are just fine). It works as intended, just that I am pushing it in situations that it shouldn't be pushed (ie. trying to shoot available light in very low light). Didn't bring my 5D.

This is actually my glovebox camera, hence very long standby times, so I prefer lithium AA's.

Agreed about DCIM, now we are stuck ;)

Eww, eww, ewww!!! Never going to bring my macro lens in there :shock:

If you do, use a UV filter. Lens hoods don't protect against splashes, even if their proponents seem to believe that they somehow do.

[Lightstream]

P&S are nice when you just want something small around. I too have the a530 and like it a lot considering what it is.

In other news.. or some reason, this thread makes me depressed.

A530 is good.

If you have Prozac, please share. :p

You know what's worse than not having a M3? Gearing up to buy it and getting derailed at the last moment because it won't take your UWA and you have neither room to carry a second body or funds to keep it.

[aussieskier]

A530 is good.

If you have Prozac, please share. :p

You know what's worse than not having a M3? Gearing up to buy it and getting derailed at the last moment because it won't take your UWA and you have neither room to carry a second body or funds to keep it.

Oh hey... awesome.. I forgot to add the link.


http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=331564

[timbernet]

Oh hey... awesome.. I forgot to add the link.


http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=331564

OMG OMG OMG!! My lens is soft my lens is soft! It is out-of-focus! I am only shooting for 1" handheld at 200mm!! IT has to be sharp! It has IS, why can't I hold it for 1"????

This camera is crap - I never had to worry about these things with my camera phone :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[aussieskier]

Well, Riley does wet... oh nevermind - you don't want to know about that ;-)

I probably deserved a wisea$$ comment like that... oh well.

Nevermind.. nice save on the correction :)

[Lightstream]

OMG OMG OMG!! My lens is soft my lens is soft! It is out-of-focus! I am only shooting for 1" handheld at 200mm!! IT has to be sharp! It has IS, why can't I hold it for 1"????

This camera is crap - I never had to worry about these things with my camera phone :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

That's because IS is stupid and only for wusses! You need a 200/1.8, now that's a real man's lens! And you should only shoot cats in a tree at ISO 100 in the sun with a 1DsM2 because shooting in the shade is 'too pro'!

(true story.)

[Jon]

OMG OMG OMG!! My lens is soft my lens is soft! It is out-of-focus! I am only shooting for 1" handheld at 200mm!! IT has to be sharp! It has IS, why can't I hold it for 1"????

This camera is crap - I never had to worry about these things with my camera phone :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
And I'm right next to the squirmy puppy I'm photographing, so it shouldn't be having any trouble focusing!

[aussieskier]

And I'm right next to the squirmy puppy I'm photographing, so it shouldn't be having any trouble focusing!


A little later... How do I clean the front element of my lens from puppy spit. Leading to a lovely filter debate :)

[Lightstream]

A little later... How do I clean the front element of my lens from puppy spit. Leading to a lovely filter debate :)

Don't forget the filter vs hood debate.

There are some in the LF who believe that not only do hoods magically shield your lens against dust and water that flies straight INTO your lens (ever tried an EW-83E while shooting in coastal conditions?), they also believe that not using a hood decreases the size of your manhood.

I *KNOW* my d#@k is big, I don't need to prove it.

How's that for unbridled arrogance? ;)

[aussieskier]

So while I think 'face detection' is a gimmick (and 45-point AreaAF for teh win!), for the n00b it may be absolutely vital to getting that shot.

I think that the only reason face dection exists is so that the silly little buggers with the crappy myspace photos can get there faces in focus when they hold the camera out in front of themselves..

Gah, I hate stupid people and stupid people's myspaces

[Jon]

A little later... How do I clean the front element of my lens from puppy spit. Leading to a lovely filter debate :)
No arguments from me . . . That's one of the reasons I give for using them . . .

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=177214&d=1180591256
Yes, she's a goat, not a puppy, but altogether typical of small animals being photographed! (A620 shot by my wife, at my request). This was not staged, however - Gracie poked her nose right in there on her own.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=177215&d=1180591256
(one of those times the 24-70 was on the 20D)

[aussieskier]

No arguments from me . . . That's one of the reasons I give for using them . . .


Yes, she's a goat, not a puppy, but altogether typical of small animals being photographed! (A620 shot by my wife, at my request). This was not staged, however - Gracie poked her nose right in there on her own.


(one of those times the 24-70 was on the 20D)

No arguments from me either. I especially like them on the softball field in the wind. I don't like a lot of the dirty/sandy fields adding there contents to my front element...

[Lightstream]

I think that the only reason face dection exists is so that the silly little buggers with the crappy myspace photos can get there faces in focus when they hold the camera out in front of themselves..

Gah, I hate stupid people and stupid people's myspaces

I read some of these 'blogs' and pages when I need to either laugh myself stupid or stare in horror at the degenerate mindsets of our counterparts. Or when I need to blow my mind and the two Great American Inventions (Jim Beam and Coke, preferably mixed) don't work so well.

If I attempt to do so under any other circumstances, my eyes feel like they'll bleed.

I was once upon a time concerned about my photos being considered 'snapshots'. Then I saw what P&S and cellphone cameras are REALLY used for and I never worried again. Ahh, the cellphone generation.

I've decided to leave my cell at home more of the time and turn it on only when *I* want it on. The camera shop owes me a new Lowepro LC4, I told them to SMS me when it came in, instead of call me - you can't get me by voice when I don't feel like being reachable, far better to leave a TEXT message and I will get back when I feel like it.

[goatee]

Nor me - I shot a Greek wedding, and capturing lots of plate smashing - was glad it was my filter facing the tiny (and not so tiny!) sharp shards of porcelain flying everywhere!

[Belmondo]

Moo, children.

I'm really not ignoring you. We're on the road, and we've been pretty busy. I've only been to one Apple Store, although there is a good chance I'll hit two more today.

With any luck, we'll be able to drive home tomorrow.

I'm very tired.

Very, very tired.

I'm also hungry, so I'm going to get some breakfast.


Ciao.

I mean, Chow.

[Lightstream]

A fellow photog whom I've gone with on at least half a dozen event shoots just told me "We are the ones who use the gear in the field, we know the truth."

Speaking of myspace and the degeneration, I've actually been doing a little research in an effort to understand a world where I have always felt like a stranger in.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilect
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_language

Sure, it's Wikipedia, which is considered 'lacking academic rigor' but not like I give a @#%t.. hell I used to joke my actual specialization is information warfare not IT... and we have our own ways of verifying when we are being fed DIS-information....

[Lightstream]

Moo, children.

I'm really not ignoring you. We're on the road, and we've been pretty busy. I've only been to one Apple Store, although there is a good chance I'll hit two more today.

With any luck, we'll be able to drive home tomorrow.

I'm very tired.

Very, very tired.

I'm also hungry, so I'm going to get some breakfast.


Ciao.

I mean, Chow.

OI CHIEF!! WELCOME BACK!

We still love you. No I am not on your 600/4 ISL list so you can take my comments as true sincerity :p

Have a good decadent breakfast. Let me prescribe my hardcore breakfast....three eggs, three hash, four bacon, two cokes.....you WILL need it to wash down that overdose of oil.

[gjl711]

Eww, eww, ewww!!! Never going to bring my macro lens in there :shock:
No need to worry, I like to take pics of lots of things, but post-processed corn definitely is not in that list.

[aussieskier]

OI CHIEF!! WELCOME BACK!

We still love you. No I am not on your 600/4 ISL list so you can take my comments as true sincerity :p

Have a good decadent breakfast. Let me prescribe my hardcore breakfast....three eggs, three hash, four bacon, two cokes.....you WILL need it to wash down that overdose of oil.


Get some good ole' SOS Chief!

Welcome back!

[Lightstream]

No need to worry, I like to take pics of lots of things, but post-processed corn definitely is not in that list.

RAW corn is sure a heck of a lot better than the PP'ed stuff. :p

Get some good ole' SOS Chief!

Welcome back!

SOS.. something to do with sausage?

Actually I feel like the hardcore breakfast NOW, except that it is 1AM.

[gjl711]

Somehow I have lost my taste for corn.

[Permagrin]

Moooorning everyone :)

News: I think I'm well! (yay)

Did I really have to read that first thing in the morning? Dang... and I had corn last night. :D

ooooh...now I think I'm sick again!


Nope - hours. Usually when Permie's gone running over to TPbm :{)#


:p :p :p

Moo, children.

I'm really not ignoring you.

CHIEF! We thought you'd forsaken us for the camera forum!! :shock:

[goatee]

Moo, children.

I'm really not ignoring you. We're on the road, and we've been pretty busy. I've only been to one Apple Store, although there is a good chance I'll hit two more today.

With any luck, we'll be able to drive home tomorrow.

I'm very tired.

Very, very tired.

I'm also hungry, so I'm going to get some breakfast.


Ciao.

I mean, Chow.

There's something you should know. . . . something so unspeakable. . . it's back, from the dead. . .

[Jon]

There's something you should know. . . . something so unspeakable. . . it's back, from the dead. . .What? The old D60-f/11 thread? Or the stale tripod joke?

[Lightstream]

There's something you should know. . . . something so unspeakable. . . it's back, from the dead. . .


Yeah, it's Sari being a gearhead. :p
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3342569&postcount=7542

[aussieskier]

Morning PERM!

RAW corn is sure a heck of a lot better than the PP'ed stuff. :p



SOS.. something to do with sausage?

Actually I feel like the hardcore breakfast NOW, except that it is 1AM.
SH*T on Shingles... :lol:

Off to work. Cheers

[gjl711]

All this corn talk does dredge up another interesting story. As a kid we had a big dog and he loved to play with balloons. One particular birthday party we let him chase them and pop them. We never noticed that he also ate them. Well, I had backyard poopie-duty and as I was cleaning up the backyard, I would come across these brightly colored logs. At first I though the dog was sick but poking at one with the scooper I finally discovered why there was so little balloon residue after his balloon popping romp.

[Jon]

Yeah, it's Sari being a gearhead. :p
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3342569&postcount=7542
No fair when she's not showing up here to be able to defend herself!














OTOH, if she abandons us, it server her right! :{)#

[goatee]

What? The old D60-f/11 thread? Or the stale tripod joke?

Even worse, so bad that All Hope Abandon Ye Who Enter Here


There, I typed it <looks around for dark clouds of despair>

[gjl711]

Morning PERM!


SH*T on Shingles... :lol:

Off to work. Cheers
My favorite meal SORC. S*it on Rice with corn. Mmm.. Mmm.. good. Though I use ground beef, not sausage and prefer a brown gravy, not a white gravy.

[Lightstream]

Somehow I have lost my taste for corn.

It probably just needs a little more seasoning. Let it stew in its own juice and ripen a little.

Moooorning everyone :)

News: I think I'm well! (yay)
ooooh...now I think I'm sick again!


Corn will do that to ya.

Morning PERM!
SH*T on Shingles... :lol:
Off to work. Cheers

Mmmm..... you been licking the roof after the boids have been there to deposit corn?

All this corn talk does dredge up another interesting story. As a kid we had a big dog and he loved to play with balloons. One particular birthday party we let him chase them and pop them. We never noticed that he also ate them. Well, I had backyard poopie-duty and as I was cleaning up the backyard, I would come across these brightly colored logs. At first I though the dog was sick but poking at one with the scooper I finally discovered why there was so little balloon residue after his balloon popping romp.


Cats rule ;)

[Jon]

Nah. That's nothing compared to the other two. And if you resurrect either of them, I just got a brand new and improved "Smite" button I'm itching to try out.

[cylentka]

Ya know, I always joke that it doesn't make sense to spend time cooking because it all turns to crap anyway. I guess no harm in speeding up the process...

[Lightstream]

No fair when she's not showing up here to be able to defend herself!














OTOH, if she abandons us, it server her right! :{)#

http://pix.lightrefineries.org/img/crackup.gif

First rule of Office Politics: Meetings are held to decide that whoever is not present gets the most unpleasant tasks.

Even worse, so bad that All Hope Abandon Ye Who Enter Here


There, I typed it <looks around for dark clouds of despair>

http://pix.lightrefineries.org/img/cloud.gif <--

[goatee]

Nah. That's nothing compared to the other two. And if you resurrect either of them, I just got a brand new and improved "Smite" button I'm itching to try out.

Hmm, I searched for them, but your smite button will have to remain unpressed for another day.

[Lightstream]

Nah. That's nothing compared to the other two. And if you resurrect either of them, I just got a brand new and improved "Smite" button I'm itching to try out.

Brand new gear? Where's the duck shot?

Ya know, I always joke that it doesn't make sense to spend time cooking because it all turns to crap anyway. I guess no harm in speeding up the process...

A truly sick thought occured to me about eating postprocessed corn.......................... TMI, TMI!! This is the second post I've read from you in the past hour that has totally blown my mind!!

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust..... MUST STOP THINKING.......!!

[goatee]

http://pix.lightrefineries.org/img/cloud.gif grargh!!

[goatee]

A truly sick thought occured to me about eating postprocessed corn.......................... TMI, TMI!! This is the second post I've read from you in the past hour that has totally blown my mind!!



I must stop retching

[Lightstream]

Hmm, I searched for them, but your smite button will have to remain unpressed for another day.


Hint: One of them has to do with the Carp Factor, but simultaneously has nothing to do with the fish.

You are treading on exceptionally dangerous territory here.... perhaps best not look for the beast after all :p

[Lightstream]

I must stop retching http://pix.lightrefineries.org/img/puke.gif

[Jon]

Brand new gear? Where's the duck shot?



A truly sick thought occured to me about eating postprocessed corn.......................... TMI, TMI!! This is the second post I've read from you in the past hour that has totally blown my mind!!

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust..... MUST STOP THINKING.......!!You wouldn't want a duck shot from a smite button - it'd be too much like the other sub-thread currently running here . . .

[cylentka]

This is the second post I've read from you in the past hour that has totally blown my mind!!

Who?? Me? What other post?? I've been quiet this morning.

[goatee]

Hint: One of them has to do with the Carp Factor, but simultaneously has nothing to do with the fish.

You are treading on exceptionally dangerous territory here.... perhaps best not look for the beast after all :p

HA! Danger's my middle name, I'm "goatee danger" umm, ok, it's my surname

[Jon]

HA! Danger's my middle name, I'm "goatee danger" umm, ok, it's my surname
I think I see where you got your title though . . .

[Lightstream]

Who?? Me? What other post?? I've been quiet this morning.

The one where you asked why would one pay to get out of the carpark.

Uhh.......like.....because......uhmm.....how do I put it delicately?

In the rest of the world where life is not so good, gas has ALWAYS been >$4 per gallon, and parking has never been free? :p they put the barriers at the exit because it's easier to simply drive up to them and pay there.

[Permagrin]

I think I see where you got your title though . . .

:lol: :lol: :lol:



news flash: I'm going to keep the 30D for a while after I have the MKIII just to be sure I don't need two cameras. If I do, then the 30D stays....

*that is all....*

[goatee]

I think I see where you got your title though . . .

I'm sure I don't know what you mean :rolleyes:

[goatee]

:lol: :lol: :lol:



news flash: I'm going to keep the 30D for a while after I have the MKIII just to be sure I don't need two cameras. If I do, then the 30D stays....

*that is all....*

And then, you'll sell the 30D, and buy another 5D, and then you'll buy another 30D as you'll decide you need all of them - just save the time, and keep all of them :p

[Permagrin]

I'm sure I don't know what you mean :rolleyes:

you've been such a funny addition to this thread!! :lol: :lol:

[Jon]

:lol: :lol: :lol:



news flash: I'm going to keep the 30D for a while after I have the MKIII just to be sure I don't need two cameras. If I do, then the 30D stays....

*that is all....*It'll stay. Unless you start pining for the 5D.

I'm sure I don't know what you mean :rolleyes:
I rest my case!

[cylentka]

The one where you asked why would one pay to get out of the carpark.

Uhh.......like.....because......uhmm.....how do I put it delicately?

In the rest of the world where life is not so good, gas has ALWAYS been >$4 per gallon, and parking has never been free? :p they put the barriers at the exit because it's easier to simply drive up to them and pay there.

Well, Mr. Smarty Pants, in the midwest we don't pay for mall parking :rolleyes:, and if we did, we'd have to pay to GET IN, not OUT. Because we wouldn't have any money on the way out!! :p And its not a carpark, silly, its a parking lot! A carpark sounds like someplace you let your car run free to get exercise.

[goatee]

I'm so glad I've helped raise the spirits of the thread - now that's a thought, a nice glass of Scotch when I get home (I think the Distiller's edition Cragganmore will do me nicely tonight!)

[Lightstream]

Grin.....I like the "what doesn't kill you" quote.

It explains a lot of what happened to me. If there is anything that resembles Hell on Earth, I have been there.... and I saw like, uhh, strange stuff. :shock:

[Lightstream]

Well, Mr. Smarty Pants, in the midwest we don't pay for mall parking :rolleyes:, and if we did, we'd have to pay to GET IN, not OUT. Because we wouldn't have any money on the way out!! :p And its not a carpark, silly, its a parking lot! A carpark sounds like someplace you let your car run free to get exercise.

http://pix.lightrefineries.org/img/crackup.gif

Them Amerikkans is wierd ;)

[cylentka]

And then, you'll sell the 30D, and buy another 5D, and then you'll buy another 30D as you'll decide you need all of them - just save the time, and keep all of them :p

Yeah, that's my plan. I still have my little Agfa digital. :rolleyes: And my Minolta film camera. And the film point and shoot before that. The only thing I can't find is my old Polaroid One Step. Dang it!! I miss it. :cry:

[Permagrin]

Grin.....I like the "what doesn't kill you" quote.

It explains a lot of what happened to me. If there is anything that resembles Hell on Earth, I have been there.... and I saw like, uhh, strange stuff. :shock:

I think Cat was secretly calling us a "load of flaming nutters" over on tpbm last night but she phrased it like this instead :lol: :lol: :lol: (it's subtle...) :lol:

[Permagrin]

Yeah, that's my plan. I still have my little Agfa digital. :rolleyes: And my Minolta film camera. And the film point and shoot before that. The only thing I can't find is my old Polaroid One Step. Dang it!! I miss it. :cry:

LOL...we can start our own camera museum!

[cylentka]

LOL...we can start our own camera museum!

I still gots my mom's old Brownie! :lol:

[Lightstream]

I think Cat was secretly calling us a "load of flaming nutters" over on tpbm last night but she phrased it like this instead :lol: :lol: :lol: (it's subtle...) :lol:


Ehh, nothing wrong with calling it like it is ;)

After where I've been, even LF and WF and nuts are amusing.

LF is occasionally funny, compared to WF where it is consistently boring. So that's why I still read LF :p

I don't do the Vegemite thing either (probably because I am not a native, although the smell filters through the car AC when I drive by the Vegemite plant near here) but I can offer you Nutella.

[goatee]

LF/WF?

Vegemite - I liked it for a while, but then needed something more, and moved on to Marmite - I guess Vegemite is a gateway yeast extract spread - it gets you hooked on the strong stuff!

[Lightstream]

Three words: Bovril and cheese.

[goatee]

I don't do Bovril, but I do, do Marmite and cheddar sandwiches :D. (or plain marmite sandwiches, with the marmite so thick it looks like chocolate spread!)

[Lightstream]

Oh boy, you and I have eaten some truly strange stuff in our times :p

My watchword at work is "Anomalies Happen."

Anyway, I'm off to get some sleep. Got another war to fight tomorrow, weekend notwithstanding :(

[goatee]

:D have a good one.

On a side note, I don't see this very often. . .

[gjl711]

LF/WF?

Vegemite - I liked it for a while, but then needed something more, and moved on to Marmite - I guess Vegemite is a gateway yeast extract spread - it gets you hooked on the strong stuff!
I had this once and after I finally scrubbed my tongue clean with a scouring pad, never had it again. WOW!!! That was some nasty stuff.

[Permagrin]

hey, you have 2 unread private messages....

[goatee]

Hehe, well marmite is like stronger fouler Vegemite.

As the ad campaign in this country went - you either love it or hate it.

[goatee]

hey, you have 2 unread private messages....
Hey, how do you know? <looks over shoulder>


;)

[Lightstream]

I had this once and after I finally scrubbed my tongue clean with a scouring pad, never had it again. WOW!!! That was some nasty stuff.

That's why I find it amusing when the locals ask me "Have you tried Vegemite". (short answer: yes. )

We don't eat the veg based stuff, we go for the stronger beef based variants. Now that has *REAL* kick.

Try it with egg sometime. :mrgreen:

[goatee]

Where are you Lightstream? Down under, or thereabouts?

[Lightstream]

Currently stationed in Oz as a result of not-such-a-smart career choice. I hail from the exotic Far East.

We will not even get started on what we eat there. If people think escargot and frogs are exotic, I almost made puddle hurl once when I talked about what WE make from frog ;)

....... so out of consideration I won't mention it again http://pix.lightrefineries.org/img/crackup.gif http://pix.lightrefineries.org/img/beat_deadhorse.gif

[goatee]

Ah - I thought you were from the far east, but talking of vegemite confused me - but then being in Oz explains it!

I think the most 'exotic' food I eat is tongue, every now and again :)

[cfpackerfan]

I think Cat was secretly calling us a "load of flaming nutters" over on tpbm last night but she phrased it like this instead :lol: :lol: :lol: (it's subtle...) :lol: Ah, so you picked up on that, did you? ;) :p :lol:

[Adcuz]

So then, I went to the interview, I have the job! Time to start saving for a car! :D

[timbernet]

So then, I went to the interview, I have the job! Time to start saving for a car! :D

Congrats!!

[Adcuz]

Thanks Tim :)

[aussieskier]

My favorite meal SORC. S*it on Rice with corn. Mmm.. Mmm.. good. Though I use ground beef, not sausage and prefer a brown gravy, not a white gravy.
Never had that.. sounds like it might be worth a try though :)

[aussieskier]

LOL...we can start our own camera museum!

I've got an old Spotmatic to add :)

[aussieskier]

LF/WF?

Vegemite - I liked it for a while, but then needed something more, and moved on to Marmite - I guess Vegemite is a gateway yeast extract spread - it gets you hooked on the strong stuff!

I love it all! It is all amazing! I like to throw a little vegemite in with gravy, gives it a bit more zing.

[fi20100]

So then, I went to the interview, I have the job! Time to start saving for a car! :D


Congrats, but save for some lenses. They don't loose their value as fast ;)

[Adcuz]

Hehe, true! well I hope to buy a mini and make it worth a lot more than it did when I bought it.

I will be making a lens purchase within the next month or so though!

[gjl711]

...I think the most 'exotic' food I eat is tongue, every now and again :)
Doesn’t it hurt when you chew your tongue? I sometimes accidentally bit the tip and it hurts like heck. ;)

So then, I went to the interview, I have the job! Time to start saving for a car! :D
Congrats!!:D

Never had that.. sounds like it might be worth a try though :)
Brown some ground beef and with the juices make a nice brown gravy. Add some corn in the mix for the last 10/15 minutes. Pour the slop over rice and you got SORC. Poor people food but tastes great and it surely is not less filling.:D

[Adcuz]

Cheers gj :)

[Permagrin]

oh gosh, the wait is going to be interminable after this...imagine being able to capture bif's that precise!

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=331673

[Permagrin]

although I REALIZE the 300 2.8 has a great deal to do with that...

[Woolburr]

No arguments from me . . . That's one of the reasons I give for using them . . .

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=177214&d=1180591256
Yes, she's a goat, not a puppy, but altogether typical of small animals being photographed! (A620 shot by my wife, at my request). This was not staged, however - Gracie poked her nose right in there on her own.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=177215&d=1180591256
(one of those times the 24-70 was on the 20D)

Why do you keep your goat on a leash?

[gjl711]

oh gosh, the wait is going to be interminable after this...imagine being able to capture bif's that precise!
Just tell the birds to fly slower. ;)

[timbernet]

although I REALIZE the 300 2.8 has a great deal to do with that...

The 300 2.8 is a killer lens! It even takes a 2x TC REALLY well!

CoreyPolis brought a rented one to the Seattle trip and it was very cool!

[Permagrin]

Just tell the birds to fly slower. ;)

Riiiiiiiiiight! Thanks for the advice GJPG! :lol:

The 300 2.8 is a killer lens! It even takes a 2x TC REALLY well!

CoreyPolis brought a rented one to the Seattle trip and it was very cool!

yes, for speed/focusing, it's supposed to by dynamite...but heavy!

[Permagrin]

you know what I just realized? I'll be able to use the 2x tc on the MKIII w/both my 70-200 and my 300 and retain AF! Cool!

[timbernet]

you know what I just realized? I'll be able to use the 2x tc on the MKIII w/both my 70-200 and my 300 and retain AF! Cool!

Cool! You will have a 600mm f/8!

[Woolburr]

Ah...more twists and turns in the Paris plot...she is now a suicide risk...Hope none of you mind my handing her a knife.

[timbernet]

Ah...more twists and turns in the Paris plot...she is now a suicide risk...Hope none of you mind my handing her a knife.

Go right ahead!

[wu_wei0]

Ah...more twists and turns in the Paris plot...she is now a suicide risk...Hope none of you mind my handing her a knife.so-- didn't they put her back in last night? she's out again? or do they just have her on watch?

Wool, go ahead and let her put herself out of our misery. He plight is so much more newsworthy than starving kids, Darfur or any other such trival matter.

[Woolburr]

Other than family and the celeb hangers-on...I have serious doubts that she would be missed. Her mother says that her fate is now in God's hands...good grief. Talk about self-centered egotists!!!

[Jon]

Why do you keep your goat on a leash?Not mine - I was photographing for an animal sanctuary and they specifically asked for a shot of the kid.

[gjl711]

Suicide watch for a suspended license? Hmmm... Wonder if her head would blow up if it were shoplifting.

[3Turner]

I for one am so sick and tired of hearing about Paris Hilton as the top story in the national news on my local station or any other national news network for that matter. Wish she would just go away....

[Adcuz]

She is the most boring person alive, she does nothing for this earth apart from drain it of money.

[gjl711]

déjà vu all over again.

[aussieskier]

But its so important.. how could you not think that !?!?!
:rolleyes:

[aussieskier]

Gjl: Thanks for the infor on SORC.. Sounds like a good hunting camp meal.

[Adcuz]

:S...

[gjl711]

Gjl: Thanks for the infor on SORC.. Sounds like a good hunting camp meal.
Oh yea.. Easy one skillet, one pot meal. Enjoy. :):)

[Adcuz]

yeh... metal..


whu?

[timbernet]

I wish the media would ignore her - she is such an attention whore that she would die if nobody paid attention to her...

Remember when Anna Nicole Smith died? She had more media coverage than some presidents...

[Adcuz]

Yeh, it's a real bore.

[3Turner]

I wish the media would ignore her - she is such an attention whore that she would die if nobody paid attention to her...

Remember when Anna Nicole Smith died? She had more media coverage than some presidents...

Yeah its unfortunate that celebrities get more run than either more important figures of the community or any other person who is NOT a celebrity.

[Woolburr]

Not mine - I was photographing for an animal sanctuary and they specifically asked for a shot of the kid.

There is no shame in having a pet goat...:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Woolburr]

Paris threw a fit in court...but the judge returned her to jail for the full 45 days.

[Adcuz]

There is no shame in having a pet goat...:lol: :lol: :lol:
LOL, no there isn't ;)

[Woolburr]

LOL, no there isn't ;)

Voice of experience?

[Adcuz]

*cough cough*

[neil_r]

Goats outside a butchers stall in India....... or a Welsh leasure centre ;-)

http://www.ambrosiabbs.com/gallery/photo/medium/Bangalore_19_Feb_06_N6H7425.jpg

[Woolburr]

Congrats on the job!

[gjl711]

Got to look at this differently. Think of how many photographers put food on their tables because of Paris’ antics. Why you wouldn’t want all those kids to go hungry, would you?

[Woolburr]

Just sad that some bimbo with no redeeming skills or qualities gets more air than a person that saves a life, finds a cure for a disease or something similarly important.

[thomascanty]

I for one am so sick and tired of hearing about Paris Hilton as the top story in the national news on my local station

There's an easy solution for that. Your remote control has a button on it (probably red), labeled "off". Press that button, and Paris will disappear. Unfortunately, it only works in your world. She'll still be out there, roaming the planet..

[Adcuz]

Thanks Woolbur ;)

I do some freelance paparazzi stuff, Maybe I should take some pics of her and become rich!

[gjl711]

Goat story for you. We were installing cell equipment in rural China, very rural China, and the team stayed at a small hotel in a small town. Every morning when headed out there were animals in a small penned in area out front. When coming back at night the animals were gone. First two days were chickens but the third day was a goat. Well, goat was served for dinner that night and all soon figured out that when leaving in the morning, you were seeing the menu at night. One day there was a donkey in the pen and a few little pigs. One of the guys looked over and exclaimed “NO FRAKING WAY!!!” and one of the hotel workers overhearing this came up quickly and explained that we were having pig for dinner and the donkey was his and only there to keep him from running away.

[Adcuz]

Haha that's crazy! I'd hate to think that I was going to eat a live animal on that same day.

[neil_r]

Haha that's crazy! I'd hate to think that I was going to eat a live animal on that same day.

Same goats as above 20 minutes later ;-(

http://www.ambrosiabbs.com/gallery/photo/medium/Bangalore_19_Feb_06_N6H7427.jpg

[Woolburr]

Yum...goatburgers.:shock:

[Adcuz]

It seems so wrong :(

[gjl711]

Haha that's crazy! I'd hate to think that I was going to eat a live animal on that same day.
Cant get any fresher. ;)

[Adcuz]

You could say that!

[gjl711]

My philosophy when traveling is never ask what I am eating. If others are eating it I assume it won’t kill me. But even plastic wrapped t-bone was walking around just a bit earlier.