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

[saravrose]

Sorry.. nothing shorter available. Macros tend to start at 50 and get longer, such as the 60, 90, 100, 105, 150, 180 lengths.

okay.. you learn something new everyday.. how are you doing?..

[Permagrin]

well I don't know who's on...but I just had to say...my son's home for the first time in 7 MONTHS!!!

yay...of course he's asleep now...he's been traveling for 25 hrs...

[Lightstream]

Pretty good thanks :) the fires are all out here, finally, and I can take it easy. Sorry to hear you won't be making it home for Christmas. Make sure she 'makes it up to you' by giving you extra time off during another day. At LEAST that much.

The compositional rules change once you get into macro territory, at least I find focal length is really not much of an issue. I can change my composition by moving backwards and forwards, since the distances are so small. Zooms for mountains, macro primes for tiny subjects that can sit on a tabletop or smaller.

In macro lenses, focal length tends to determine working distance (WD) rather than anything else. WD is the physical amount of room from the front of the lens to the subject. Naturally, if you are taking pictures of something with a bad@ss sting or the ability to inflict some pain, you want a LONG telemacro to do the job so you can keep your distance ;)

[saravrose]

well I don't know who's on...but I just had to say...my son's home for the first time in 7 MONTHS!!!

yay...of course he's asleep now...he's been traveling for 25 hrs...

wow!! very cool.. how old is he?.. I'm happy for you..

[Lightstream]

well I don't know who's on...but I just had to say...my son's home for the first time in 7 MONTHS!!!

yay...of course he's asleep now...he's been traveling for 25 hrs...

h4w.. I am on, for a while before I head to to bug yet another one of my camera dealers :p

25 hours is a long time. I have done those flights before and I have difficulties taking it nowadays :( (he's probably coming by ground, but I work intl' as I said)

[Permagrin]

He's 20. Wanna see him? I've got his graduation shot from ET school (military)...

[saravrose]

He's 20. Wanna see him? I've got his graduation shot from ET school (military)...

sure.. ofcourse you want to show him off... ;)

[Permagrin]

:lol: :lol: OF course I do! He's the blonde in front of the flag
http://LC-images.smugmug.com/photos/117244768-M.jpg

[saravrose]

i'm guessing the one on the left?...

[Woolburr]

devils advocate.. I don't like fifty as a focal length.. it's just akward to me... what about something shorter as a macro?..

You don't want shorter for a macro....in fact...the 50 macro is too short. If you really want macro...go for the Canon 100.

[saravrose]

Pretty good thanks :) the fires are all out here, finally, and I can take it easy. Sorry to hear you won't be making it home for Christmas. Make sure she 'makes it up to you' by giving you extra time off during another day. At LEAST that much.

The compositional rules change once you get into macro territory, at least I find focal length is really not much of an issue. I can change my composition by moving backwards and forwards, since the distances are so small. Zooms for mountains, macro primes for tiny subjects that can sit on a tabletop or smaller.

In macro lenses, focal length tends to determine working distance (WD) rather than anything else. WD is the physical amount of room from the front of the lens to the subject. Naturally, if you are taking pictures of something with a bad@ss sting or the ability to inflict some pain, you want a LONG telemacro to do the job so you can keep your distance ;)

it's okay.. I'm getting better about the whole thing.. I'll look into a macro lens in a bit I really need to get my telephoto figured out first.. :confused:

[Permagrin]

:lol: Yes, our far left....:lol: :lol:

[saravrose]

they're practicing the soldier faces.. they look soo young.. or maybe I just feel old..

[Lightstream]

100-400 will do you nicely.. expensive but it is one that will stay with you (unless you are PG :p)

[Permagrin]

they're practicing the soldier faces.. they look soo young.. or maybe I just feel old..

They all in their early to mid 20's and they're graduating...so they have to be serious. You're only 24 aren't you?

[Lightstream]

they're practicing the soldier faces.. they look soo young.. or maybe I just feel old..

Reminds me of the conversation I had with a colleague who works Human Resource for our organization... HR finds us the new expendable corporate fodder.. I mean, new graduates.

Her: "Every year I see 'em coming in and they look younger and younger..."
Me: "Hmmm, but they aren't getting any younger."
Her: "NO, WE are getting older!!"

[saravrose]

100-400 will do you nicely.. expensive but it is one that will stay with you (unless you are PG :p)

that's what i'll get well, either that or the bigma.. I have time to decide..

[saravrose]

Reminds me of the conversation I had with a colleague who works Human Resource for our organization... HR finds us the new expendable corporate fodder.. I mean, new graduates.

Her: "Every year I see 'em coming in and they look younger and younger..."
Me: "Hmmm, but they aren't getting any younger."
Her: "NO, WE are getting older!!"

my little brother is turning twenty.. and we still call him 'Kid' he has a kid and a wife and I still can't think of him as being an adult..

[Permagrin]

Wool, your gator is cool I would have loved to see it in person...I'm going back over the thread to check it out...

Did you guys see the lighthouse shots Peter posted! (I LOVE LIGHTHOUSES!!!)

[Lightstream]

Hmm...interesting thought just occured to me

The Bigma weighs as much as your ENTIRE set of lenses put together (28-105: 350g, Tamron 500g, 724 700g, 50/1.8 150g)... ~1700g, the Bigma is 1850.

[Lightstream]

my little brother is turning twenty.. and we still call him 'Kid' he has a kid and a wife and I still can't think of him as being an adult..


Now that is really starting young!

[Lightstream]

Wool, your gator is cool I would have loved to see it in person...I'm going back over the thread to check it out...

Did you guys see the lighthouse shots Peter posted! (I LOVE LIGHTHOUSES!!!)

I was taken in by the fisheye starbucks shot ;)

[saravrose]

Hmm...interesting thought just occured to me

The Bigma weighs as much as your ENTIRE set of lenses put together (28-105: 350g, Tamron 500g, 724 700g, 50/1.8 150g)... ~1700g, the Bigma is 1850.

LOL.. i'll use a monopod.. how heavy is the 100-400?.. and how do you know how much all of my lenses weigh?... wow.. lots of info in that brain of yours..

[Permagrin]

I was taken in by the fisheye starbucks shot ;)

Yes, I TRULY appreciated that touch!

[Lightstream]

LOL.. i'll use a monopod.. how heavy is the 100-400?.. and how do you know how much all of my lenses weigh?... wow.. lots of info in that brain of yours..

1350g. Lots of useless info stored in memory! :D

I tend to study the products that I'm interested in, the skillset is useful at work when I need to know my product lines and what products can be pulled together to craft what kinds of solutions to pesky problems. As for camera lenses, it's just way too much interest and too much gear shopping ;) I'm a bit more familiar with stuff I actually use or used though.

I have actually bought and sold (not all sold though) literally TWENTY of the darn lenses in my time..... I just counted yesterday.. :shock:

[theflyingkiwi]

100-400 is 3.6" x 7.4", 3.1 lbs / 92.0 x 189.0mm, 1,380g

but don't forget that it has IS so that may take some of the shake out of it. :)

[theflyingkiwi]

or better yet go here

http://www.usa.canon.com/html/eflenses/lineup/telephotozoom/index.html

[Woolburr]

Wool, your gator is cool I would have loved to see it in person...I'm going back over the thread to check it out...

Did you guys see the lighthouse shots Peter posted! (I LOVE LIGHTHOUSES!!!)
He was one of only two gators we saw all day....about a 14 footer....guide said he was pretty big for FL...We were in the northern part of the Everglades.

[Lightstream]

bbl.. going to bug dealer

[Permagrin]

bbl.. going to bug dealer

what are you buying? ?!?!?!

[Permagrin]

He was one of only two gators we saw all day....about a 14 footer....guide said he was pretty big for FL...We were in the northern part of the Everglades.

Well I think it's cool..I've never seen one....well, not in the wild anyway...that's cool. And 14 ft. is pretty large for an american alligator.

[Woolburr]

This was definitely a big ole boy...the other we saw was a much smaller female

[Woolburr]

Lots of white birdies to shoot today...total overcast and slight haze killed any hope of contrast.
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/71762118.jpg

[Permagrin]

This was definitely a big ole boy...the other we saw was a much smaller female

Were you on a tour or just out in the everglades?

Lots of white birdies to shoot today...total overcast and slight haze killed any hope of contrast.


You saw some pretty cool wildlife today!

[puddlepirate44]

OK, in the midst of all this lens talk, Wool posted an awesome shot of a dinosaur, and Pete gave us some nice pics of a Canuck lighthouse and the gratuitous Strbx cup. Thanx to both!! Nice dino, Wool! And Pete, thanx for the trip down maritime lane. What's the name of the light? What harbor is that?

[Woolburr]

Were you on a tour or just out in the everglades?



You saw some pretty cool wildlife today!

A couple of us chartered an airboat and guide for the afternoon. Did the Gilligan tour of the northern 'Glades. Lots of birds...a couple of the ugly things...fun way to spend an afternoon.

[Permagrin]

A couple of us chartered an airboat and guide for the afternoon. Did the Gilligan tour of the northern 'Glades. Lots of birds...a couple of the ugly things...fun way to spend an afternoon.

Yes, it sounds like a lot of fun! You just hanging out in Florida to avoid the weather? :lol:

[puddlepirate44]

A couple of us chartered an airboat and guide for the afternoon. Did the Gilligan tour of the northern 'Glades. Lots of birds...a couple of the ugly things...fun way to spend an afternoon.

Was it a three hour tour, a three hour tour? Did the weather start getting rough? If it weren't for the Skipper and the fearless crew, could the Minnow have been lost, could the Minnow have been lost?

[Woolburr]

Family obligations....had to come to a birthday party....and also to see my nephew wrestle.

[Woolburr]

Was it a three hour tour, a three hour tour? Did the weather start getting rough? If it weren't for the Skipper and the fearless crew, could the Minnow have been lost, could the Minnow have been lost?

It was indeed the three hour tour...the weather was just blah....it was almost 80...but heavy skies and haze...plus an occasional light mist...really would have liked to have some sun to work with

[puddlepirate44]

It was indeed the three hour tour...the weather was just blah....it was almost 80...but heavy skies and haze...plus an occasional light mist...really would have liked to have some sun to work with

I dunno. You're from the Ol' South, so it might not bother you so much, but the humidity of FL kills me. I was stationed there for a few months back in the 80's, and I could never get over that sticky heat. Being in the 'Glades with the sun on my head would've done me in. I'll take the temperate NW over the tropics any day.

[Woolburr]

I dunno. You're from the Ol' South, so it might not bother you so much, but the humidity of FL kills me. I was stationed there for a few months back in the 80's, and I could never get over that sticky heat. Being in the 'Glades with the sun on my head would've done me in. I'll take the temperate NW over the tropics any day.

I'm a Yankee in hillbilly clothing....humid is not fun for me...but it wasn't all that hot...and since I left snow to come here...that makes it even more tolerable. I can do a few days here every now and then...especially since I am going to NY to spend Christmas with my kids.

[saravrose]

I'm a Yankee in hillbilly clothing....humid is not fun for me...but it wasn't all that hot...and since I left snow to come here...that makes it even more tolerable. I can do a few days here every now and then...especially since I am going to NY to spend Christmas with my kids.

You mean you prefer snow?.. my fondness for the stuff is pretty much non-existant right now.. considering that my car is stuck in the parking lot as a result.. and i'm looking at photos to remind myself that it doesn't all suck...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/IMG_5946.jpg

[puddlepirate44]

I'm a Yankee in hillbilly clothing....humid is not fun for me...but it wasn't all that hot...and since I left snow to come here...that makes it even more tolerable. I can do a few days here every now and then...especially since I am going to NY to spend Christmas with my kids.

That should balance you out. From the 'Glades to Brooklyn. Talk about extremes in weather systems... That'll give your immune system something to worry about. :)

[Permagrin]

What a gorgeous scene!

[theflyingkiwi]

sari, nice shot. I like that.

[liza]

I'll take the temperate NW over the tropics any day.

I'd take about any warm climate over the weather we usually have here in the winter. Although, we have been having some freaky weather here. One day it's 15 degrees and other days, like today, it's 70 degrees. It's bizarre.

[puddlepirate44]

You mean you prefer snow?.. my fondness for the stuff is pretty much non-existant right now.. considering that my car is stuck in the parking lot as a result.. and i'm looking at photos to remind myself that it doesn't all suck...



That really is pretty, Sari. Though, I have to say, I think I would rather visit, not stay....

[saravrose]

That really is pretty, Sari. Though, I have to say, I think I would rather visit, not stay....

oh do I hear you loud and clear!! I always thought of snow as being gentle, still and romantic.. I move up here.. buy a pair of snowboots and I still have this great attitude about it.. I figure, i'll get used to the cold buy myself some gloves and a scarf get to take lots of pretty pictures and generally have a quaint sweet little winter.. Guess what?.. it's wet and cold really cold. cold enough that you really can't go out in it.. I would be happy if it stayed around 30 degrees but negative temperatures and you're stuck inside.. It's not gentle it's dangerous.. My friends and I at work are keeping track of the upturned vehicles we drive past.. (about 15 so far).. and then ofcourse there's the matter of my dang car being completely stuck... Seriously four big men trying to get it out of the parking spot and they can't get it to budge... My buddy has promised to get a shovel and dig me out in the morning but jeez... I suppose that would be funny except I wanted to go home tonight... okay, another picture.. it's a great spot to be at.. it really is incredible looking...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/IMG_5452.jpg

[T.D.]

Sari,

Love the colors of the trees. Very nice scene!

[Permagrin]

Sari, that last one IMO is one of your best shots ever.

[saravrose]

Sari, that last one IMO is one of your best shots ever.

well thank you... this is from last year... I am actually starting to feel better.. there are a lot of cool places to shoot up here..

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/landscapes/IMG_7209.jpg

and my personal favorite..

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/landscapes/IMG_1110.jpg

[liza]

Wow! Those last two take my breath away, Sari!

[theflyingkiwi]

nice shots. I love the last one of the tree all by itself. it looks really peaceful but cold.

I am interested in seeing the photos you take when you are in africa now :) I am sure they will be great.

[saravrose]

Wow! Those last two take my breath away, Sari!

kit lens in action...

[saravrose]

nice shots. I love the last one of the tree all by itself. it looks really peaceful but cold.

I am interested in seeing the photos you take when you are in africa now :) I am sure they will be great.

and you weren't before?... :confused: ... hehe.. yeah, I know that Tommy and Dave will blow me out of the water but that's not the point. i'm at my happiest when shooting.. I think I should take some photos on my way down the mountain tomorrow.. I really need to get out and about regardless of the cold.. Shooting is cheap therapy.. well, maybe a bit cheaper than therapy... But infinitely more enjoyable...

sari

[saravrose]

B.R.- before rocketblower... but, nice enough. this spot is actually only a few miles from here.. I should go see what it looks like..

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/landscapes/IMG_7086.jpg

[theflyingkiwi]

and you weren't before?... :confused: ... hehe.. yeah, I know that Tommy and Dave will blow me out of the water but that's not the point. i'm at my happiest when shooting.. I think I should take some photos on my way down the mountain tomorrow.. I really need to get out and about regardless of the cold.. Shooting is cheap therapy.. well, maybe a bit cheaper than therapy... But infinitely more enjoyable...

sari

Well the funny thing is, I don't remember seeing alot of your work before here. :( :o

Just think of what you will learn from them :) sometimes seeing what other people see can open ones eyes.

well I am glad you managed to get out and shoot something. it sounded like you need it.

[saravrose]

Well the funny thing is, I don't remember seeing alot of your work before here. :( :o

Just think of what you will learn from them :) sometimes seeing what other people see can open ones eyes.

well I am glad you managed to get out and shoot something. it sounded like you need it.

I haven't gone anywhere.. these are old shots.. But, i'll get around to shooting tomorrow.. (if I can get my car out).. I just need to make more of an attempt. If I don't get out and about regularly it really makes a difference in my attitude.. and that's okay.. I don't have a gallery.. either to insecure or too lazy.. i'll get around to it eventually. I do shoot. quite a bit most of the time and I live in some of the prettiest country you're ever going to see..

[Woolburr]

I need to clear up some misconceptions...First...not all NYers are from NY City...and assuredly not from Brooklyn. I lived in upstate NY...my grandparents owned a 600+ acre dairy farm and the closest big shopping mall was over 90 minutes away...Syracuse is the nearest major city. I hate cold...I hate humid...and Ronnie Sr. Jr. grew up about 20 miles from me. Here is a shot of the conditions here today...
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/71762796.jpg

[saravrose]

well yeah.. NYC is not New York.. I had a friend from upstate and she said it felt more like Maine than any large city..

[liza]

So, do you have a Yankee New Yorker accent, or do you sound more like a southern gentleman?

[saravrose]

So, do you have a Yankee New Yorker accent, or do you sound more like a southern gentleman?

I wanna know too... I guess maybe a little East coast but not much...

[Woolburr]

So, do you have a Yankee New Yorker accent, or do you sound more like a southern gentleman?
I speak American...not much trace of an accent.

[theflyingkiwi]

and I guess to everyone here, I would sound like an australian ;)

to me most americans sound the same, but in saying that the amount of americans that I have talked to is very very small.

[Claire]

As long as nobody here sounds like a valley girl I'm happy.:p

[saravrose]

and I guess to everyone here, I would sound like an australian ;)

to me most americans sound the same, but in saying that the amount of americans that I have talked to is very very small.

we all sound different to eachother.. sometimes you can tell by state.. for example Kentucky or New York is very obvious.. I however don't have much of an accent.. Up this way we have some extra hard consonants and we like to drop off the end of our words.. Working turns to workin'.. But my least favorite is the Minnesota area... the fargo accents literally makes me cringe to hear them..

sari

[theflyingkiwi]

we all sound different to eachother.. sometimes you can tell by state.. for example Kentucky or New York is very obvious.. I however don't have much of an accent.. Up this way we have some extra hard consonants and we like to drop off the end of our words.. Working turns to workin'.. But my least favorite is the Minnesota area... the fargo accents literally makes me cringe to hear them..

sari

haha, you would believe that even in a small country like NZ the sound of a kiwi is different from those in auckland to those in the southern citys.

poeple from the places like dunedin was founded by those coming over from scotland, and when one talked to someone you can pick up the rolling of the r's which is something we don't do were I live.

[Claire]

I have a slight Gothenburg accent, but thankfully not much. :)

[theflyingkiwi]

I have a slight Gothenburg accent, but thankfully not much. :)

well to me you all sound foreign, esp you claire, sometimes I think you are on the other end of the world, and not inside my monitor. :confused: ;) :lol:

[Woolburr]

Claire speaks very fluent book English...with just a hint of a European accent.

[theflyingkiwi]

Claire speaks very fluent book English...with just a hint of a European accent.

you know I was being smart. I have hurd clairs voice. after all she did start that thread trying to get people to post a small sound clip :)

[Woolburr]

Yup...I also know that RSJ thinks she sounds like a telemarketer. Rofl....

[theflyingkiwi]

:)

I have been told once before that I have a voice for radio. :confused:

[Woolburr]

I hear a pillow calling me. Long drive home later.

[Woolburr]

Last shot edited. White bird on white sky. Almost.
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/71764394.jpg

[Lightstream]

what are you buying? ?!?!?!

(funny how PG is freaking out :D)

85 f/1.2L!

Well, they let me play with one. It did not follow me home, however.

I have a good relationship with them.. sometimes I stop to chat and not to buy. :D

You mean you prefer snow?.. my fondness for the stuff is pretty much non-existant right now.. considering that my car is stuck in the parking lot as a result.. and i'm looking at photos to remind myself that it doesn't all suck...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/IMG_5946.jpg

Very, very nice - although it seems that some of the whites have been so severely blown they look photoshopped?

B.R.- before rocketblower... but, nice enough. this spot is actually only a few miles from here.. I should go see what it looks like..

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/landscapes/IMG_7086.jpg

Absolutely stunning.. this is a magnificent shot that is worth physically framing and hanging in your apartment. I do that to my favorites. Would love to shoot one of these some day.


Accent wise.. depends which 'profile' I use. Local accent - where I come from is IMMEDIATELY traceable by anybody who has been. "International" accent - I'm totally unidentifiable :p

[Lightstream]

Ehh.. this 85 1.2L is absolutely phenomenal. Indoors under CRAPPY flourescent lighting that I have never been able to get good shutter speeds in, suddenly I am getting 1/1250 wide open on that lens.. unbelievable.

The price is absolutely phenomenal as well. For many of Canon's finest, they have gotten to the point where I don't question their optical performance - they WILL assuredly deliver. But I do question how much I would use it and whether it would be worth buying. For those who DO use it.. congratulations, it is one of those tools that is so superlative till it defies the imagination. For me... can't justify it. Not by any means of the imagination. Maybe if I win the lottery. Maybe. (I don't even play it :p)

I might buy the 85/1.8 and be content with that as my low-light events lens.

[Claire]

Claire speaks very fluent book English...with just a hint of a European accent.

I love how you say I speak "book English". LOL :lol:

[wu_wei0]

All the lovely photos were a pleasure for me to view between my naps. Thanks.

Sari, what are those trees that seem so red on my monitor? Those shots are stunning! I love the lone tree most of all.

Wool, I dug the birdie in fancy footwear, but I think the last one is my fave. Has a flavor of oriental woodcut. I'd hang it.

[Lightstream]

Hmm...... too quiet
*decides to talk to the cricket*

LS: Soo... 85 1.8 as the next lens, whaddya think?
Cricket: *CHIRP*
LS: I mean, the 85 1.2 is expensive..
Cricket: *CHIRP*
LS: And I'm bored. I need to plan tomorrow's photo op. Problem is I'm not sure what's going on and what's interesting to shoot back home.. I have been out of touch.
Cricket: *CHIRP*
LS: You been away from home too?
Cricket: *CHIRP* *CHIRP*
LS: OK.. it figures. Work is like that.
Cricket: *CHIRP*

[Digital_Duck]

This appears to be a Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.assateague.com/sn-egret.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.assateague.com/sn-egret.html&h=385&w=300&sz=39&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=3p4aYG9DsOUYWM:&tbnh=123&tbnw=96&prev=/images%3Fq%3Degret%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D% 26rls%3DHPIB,HPIB:2006-31,HPIB:en%26sa%3DN

Not a target in Asheville....
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/71749072.jpg

[Digital_Duck]

I think this is a Common Egret (Bubulcus ibis) - http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/images/common-egret.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/common-egret.cfm&h=213&w=155&sz=12&hl=en&start=14&tbnid=2gZdT95-gWbbUM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=77&prev=/images%3Fq%3Degret%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D% 26rls%3DHPIB,HPIB:2006-31,HPIB:en%26sa%3DN

Permie that bird appears to be the same as this guy...some kind of heron...
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/71749943.jpg
Or maybe even a Crane of some sorts.

[T.D.]

:)

I have been told once before that I have a voice for radio. :confused:

That's cool. I've been told I have a face for radio! :(

Sounds like we complement one another.

[puddlepirate44]

This appears to be a Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.assateague.com/sn-egret.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.assateague.com/sn-egret.html&h=385&w=300&sz=39&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=3p4aYG9DsOUYWM:&tbnh=123&tbnw=96&prev=/images%3Fq%3Degret%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D% 26rls%3DHPIB,HPIB:2006-31,HPIB:en%26sa%3DN

What gets me is not that you were able to identify this bird as an egret, but that you were able to get her name as well! Wild! Did you swap phone numbers, too?

[Digital_Duck]

What gets me is not that you were able to identify this bird as an egret, but that you were able to get her name as well! Wild! Did you swap phone numbers, too?
:lol: I never kiss n tell ....

[Woolburr]

All the lovely photos were a pleasure for me to view between my naps. Thanks.

Sari, what are those trees that seem so red on my monitor? Those shots are stunning! I love the lone tree most of all.

Wool, I dug the birdie in fancy footwear, but I think the last one is my fave. Has a flavor of oriental woodcut. I'd hang it.

The flying white bird with the washed out sky?

[saravrose]

All the lovely photos were a pleasure for me to view between my naps. Thanks.

Sari, what are those trees that seem so red on my monitor? Those shots are stunning! I love the lone tree most of all.

Wool, I dug the birdie in fancy footwear, but I think the last one is my fave. Has a flavor of oriental woodcut. I'd hang it.

they are red.. I promise... I'm not sure what they are they're not Tamarack and they aren't the 'fire trees' that grow wild but they're similiar to them...

[Permagrin]

Morning All....

[saravrose]

good morning. I'm staying at home today..

[Permagrin]

good morning. I'm staying at home today..

couldn't get your car out yet?

[saravrose]

couldn't get your car out yet?

didn't try.. I fell putting my bags in my car this morning. my knee is banged up pretty good. My buddy Jason helped me back into my house and said he would get a shovel I told him that It's a sign that I should sit still. There are just too many things going wrong.. so, i'm sitting here with an icepack on my leg watching t.v. for the day.. later i'll go take some pictures and i'll go home on Tuesday night instead.

sari

[Permagrin]

didn't try.. I fell putting my bags in my car this morning. my knee is banged up pretty good. My buddy Jason helped me back into my house and said he would get a shovel I told him that It's a sign that I should sit still. There are just too many things going wrong.. so, i'm sitting here with an icepack on my leg watching t.v. for the day.. later i'll go take some pictures and i'll go home on Tuesday night instead.

sari

oh, sorry you fell...you mostly okay? (meaning nothing serious?)

[Woolburr]

didn't try.. I fell putting my bags in my car this morning. my knee is banged up pretty good. My buddy Jason helped me back into my house and said he would get a shovel I told him that It's a sign that I should sit still. There are just too many things going wrong.. so, i'm sitting here with an icepack on my leg watching t.v. for the day.. later i'll go take some pictures and i'll go home on Tuesday night instead.

sari

You need to go back to bed with a bucket of ice cream.

[wu_wei0]

The flying white bird with the washed out sky?yes, although it probably shows up darker on my screen than in other places. It looks qiute good here. Looks like orientalwoodcut and watercolor. More grey in the sky here

[Permagrin]

OH BTW Yoda, NO tempting me on the 85L. It's not in the cards right now....

Wook, what do you think will be the game of the day?

[saravrose]

oh, sorry you fell...you mostly okay? (meaning nothing serious?)

i'm fine. just pride and a little bruise my own fault.. but, still I think when everything is going wrong you should just face the fact that you just shouldn't go.. So, i'm staying home I changed my schedule around with another server to have wednesday and thursday off so I'm just going to leave after work on Tuesday..

You need to go back to bed with a bucket of ice cream.

yes, I think so too... just as soon as I can get my car out..

[wu_wei0]

didn't try.. I fell putting my bags in my car this morning. my knee is banged up pretty good. My buddy Jason helped me back into my house and said he would get a shovel I told him that It's a sign that I should sit still. There are just too many things going wrong.. so, i'm sitting here with an icepack on my leg watching t.v. for the day.. later i'll go take some pictures and i'll go home on Tuesday night instead.

sari

Sorry you didn't make it home. Hope you didn't hit hard when you tumble. I just got rid of all my bruises and scrapes from mine-- then fell just walking on plain, un-snow-covered concrete on Friday. Two new scraped knees! LOL One leg decided it wasn't going any further, the other just kept going. ROFLMBO.
I vote for bed and icecream like was suggested to you. Hmmm. may have to go get icecreama nd try it myself. Along with a good book. or some more student papers.

[Permagrin]

Sorry you didn't make it home. Hope you didn't hit hard when you tumble. I just got rid of all my bruises and scrapes from mine-- then fell just walking on plain, un-snow-covered concrete on Friday. Two new scraped knees! LOL One leg decided it wasn't going any further, the other just kept going. ROFLMBO.
I vote for bed and icecream like was suggested to you. Hmmm. may have to go get icecreama nd try it myself. Along with a good book. or some more student papers.

sister!!! You must be more careful!

[saravrose]

Sorry you didn't make it home. Hope you didn't hit hard when you tumble. I just got rid of all my bruises and scrapes from mine-- then fell just walking on plain, un-snow-covered concrete on Friday. Two new scraped knees! LOL One leg decided it wasn't going any further, the other just kept going. ROFLMBO.
I vote for bed and icecream like was suggested to you. Hmmm. may have to go get icecreama nd try it myself. Along with a good book. or some more student papers.

this is about the third time i've taken a tumble i'll be fine..

[wu_wei0]

sister!!! You must be more careful!
I was careful. and I wasn't even chewing gum. :)
I was pondering pretty hard. One leg wanted to stop and revel in it. the other just wanted to keep on its mission. at least I didn't do the splits. My knees remind me of when I was a kid doing stupid stuff on my skateboard! lol

[Permagrin]

I was careful. and I wasn't even chewing gum. :)
I was pondering pretty hard. One leg wanted to stop and revel in it. the other just wanted to keep on its mission. at least I didn't do the splits. My knees remind me of when I was a kid doing stupid stuff on my skateboard! lol

Walking and pondering...well, one can hardly help that. Poor thing...

You and Sari are dangerous to yourselves lately!

[Maureen Souza]

Mornin' everyone. I did read up on y'all last night but was too pooped to post;)
I am having company for dinner tonight so I was cleaning and cooking after taking care of Aaron everyday this week until noon yesterday. This old gramma is whooped.
Late last night (after A Wonderful Life) I actually sat down and read a book! Boy, that felt great so I am going to do it again this afternoon:)
I am done with all my Christmas and birthday shopping (yes, my mom and son have b-days on the 23rd and 29th) and I am only working 2 shifts a week next week and the week after. Yahoo!
Okay, enough rambling. How is everyone else doing? Is your son home, Lisa?

[Permagrin]

Mornin' everyone. I did read up on y'all last night but was too pooped to post;)
I am having company for dinner tonight so I was cleaning and cooking after taking care of Aaron everyday this week until noon yesterday. This old gramma is whooped.
Late last night (after A Wonderful Life) I actually sat down and read a book! Boy, that felt great so I am going to do it again this afternoon:)
I am done with all my Christmas and birthday shopping (yes, my mom and son have b-days on the 23rd and 29th) and I am only working 2 shifts a week next week and the week after. Yahoo!
Okay, enough rambling. How is everyone else doing? Is your son home, Lisa?

Morning Maureen.
Sounds like you'll have a fun evening!
We're fine...son is here and we're all sitting around watching football today :)

[theflyingkiwi]

Morning everyone. well for me it's the start of the last working week of the year. + the count down to xmas.

talk about can't wait :)

[Claire]

Morning everyone. well for me it's the start of the last working week of the year. + the count down to xmas.

talk about can't wait :)

Same here! Yaay!

I got some more Xmas gifts today, but still more to go. Buying for mom's a pain, never know what to get her. :confused:

[saravrose]

I hate shopping. It's one of my least favorite things to do. I have a couple of friends who make it tolerable.. mostly because we passed the lying to be kind part of our friendships years ago.. I do like shopping for the little people though.. they're easy, you know they're going to be thrilled with whatever you buy them.. and if they're parents have annoyed you in the recent past you buy them a noisy toy...:p :cool:

[PetKal]

Here are two little picture cookies for Permian and Pirate.
The Port Credit lighthouse, Ontario, shot as bokeh with Lisa II.
Finally, and 650 shots later, today it has become perfectly clear that the lens is a keeper.;)

[saravrose]

love the DOF on both of those..

[Claire]

I like shopping as long as it's not clothes.:) I like to buy gadgets, books, DVDs and such.

[PetKal]

love the DOF on both of those..
Thank you pumpkin, Lisa II has a very shallow DoF anywhere from f/2.8 to f/4.0.:D It was a perfectly dark and ovecast day for testing of that fast lens. That's what we got her for.:cool:

[Permagrin]

those are perfect!
I love the lighthouse being mysterious in the background!!!

Glad you are happy with L2!

[saravrose]

Thank you pumpkin, Lisa II has a very shallow DoF anywhere from f/2.8 to f/4.0.:D It was a perfectly dark and ovecast day for testing of that fast lens. That's what we got her for.:cool:

well it arrived I must have missed that post.. good for you!! and congrats.. how do you explain calling your glass Lisa to your wife?..

[PetKal]

well it arrived I must have missed that post.. good for you!! and congrats.. how do you explain calling your glass Lisa to your wife?..

It's an acronym.....Light Image Stabilised Apparatus.;)

[PetKal]

those are perfect!
I love the lighthouse being mysterious in the background!!!

Glad you are happy with L2!
Thank you, Permian, my pleasure to have served you.;)

[Permagrin]

Thank you, Permian, my pleasure to have served you.;)

;) much appreciated....

[condyk]

I'm going to plop down on my sofa ...

sari

:shock: :shock:

Thank you pumpkin, Lisa II has a very shallow DoF anywhere from f/2.8 to f/4.0.:D It was a perfectly dark and ovecast day for testing of that fast lens. That's what we got her for.:cool:

Is the purple fringing CA or is it just a purple Pigeon and building? Does it matter?

[PetKal]

:shock: :shock:



Is the purple fringing CA or is it just a purple Pigeon and building? Does it matter?
Silly boy, both the pigeon and the building are kinda red in colour. This baby does not CA.
See any CA here ?

[Permagrin]

Silly boy, both the pigeon and the building are kinda red in colour. This baby does not CA.
See any CA here ?

Do you have a polarizer on that?

[PetKal]

Do you have a polarizer on that?

No polarizer, not really needed in Ontario, and it can degrade the light path.

[tommykjensen]

I hate shopping. It's one of my least favorite things to do. I have a couple of friends who make it tolerable.. mostly because we passed the lying to be kind part of our friendships years ago.. I do like shopping for the little people though.. they're easy, you know they're going to be thrilled with whatever you buy them.. and if they're parents have annoyed you in the recent past you buy them a noisy toy...:p :cool:

I am glad I don't have to do any christmas shopping. In my family we dropped giving christmas presents many years ago (no children in the family). It is so nice to be able to go through december without having to worry about this. Sometimes we play a little game where we buy 2 small presents max value $5. First all presents are put in a pile on the table. Then we start a game were we throw a dice. When we get a "6" we can take a present from the table. When there are no more presents on the table we can take from each other. We continue this for a set time. When the time runs out each get to keep the presents they got. It is really funny and usually we all end up with 2 presents when the time runs out.

[condyk]

Do you have a polarizer on that?

:rolleyes: What use would a Duckie have for a circular polariser?

[Permagrin]

I like giving presents...love watching people open them!


off to do some baking...
Sari, take it easy today!
Claire, have fun shopping.

Peter, I'm amazed at the clarity of the water w/o a polarizer...nice.

[ejwebb]

PK, nice shots from LISA II. Come to think of it, I have some eye candy for you, too. I shot a duck for you last night...

http://ejwebb.smugmug.com/photos/117363307-L.jpg

[PetKal]

PK, nice shots from LISA II. Come to think of it, I have some eye candy for you, too. I shot a duck for you last night...


Thank you Webmaster, that's a beauty of a duck....and a fine photo too. ;)

[puddlepirate44]

Here are two little picture cookies for Permian and Pirate.
The Port Credit lighthouse, Ontario, shot as bokeh with Lisa II.
Finally, and 650 shots later, today it has become perfectly clear that the lens is a keeper.;)

Pete, thanks for the "cookies". Those are very nice. It does indeed have great bokeh!

[saravrose]

I got my car out went shopping I now have icecream.. :D :D

[Permagrin]

I got my car out went shopping I now have icecream.. :D :D

Haagendazs coffee?

[puddlepirate44]

I got my car out went shopping I now have icecream.. :D :D

Salsa ice cream?
Brocolli brulee?
Creme de Lima bean?
Pork rind and walnut?
Horsradish chocolate?

C'mon, what kind did you get?

[saravrose]

Haagendazs coffee?

is there anything else?.. yes, two pints of my coffee icecream... the world is almost all better. :D :D

[Permagrin]

is there anything else?.. yes, two pints of my coffee icecream... the world is almost all better. :D :D

I'm glad...nothing like having the world in balance :lol:

[puddlepirate44]

is there anything else?.. yes, two pints of my coffee icecream... the world is almost all better. :D :D

Oh. Coffee. Yeah, that's good, too.

[saravrose]

I'm glad...nothing like having the world in balance :lol:

hehe.. it might sound slightly ridiculous but it started with my dad when I was a kid.. He took us for icecream when he explained that my parents were divorcing. I was maybe five.. I remember sitting on the beach with our own pints of icecream.. So, it became a goofy tradition with my sister and I. Anything bad that happened we always got icecream... She however likes strawberry. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

sari

[wu_wei0]

There's gonna be a delivery in Wu-ville in a couple days!!! :D

[Permagrin]

hehe.. it might sound slightly ridiculous but it started with my dad when I was a kid.. He took us for icecream when he explained that my parents were divorcing. I was maybe five.. I remember sitting on the beach with our own pints of icecream.. So, it became a goofy tradition with my sister and I. Anything bad that happened we always got icecream... She however likes strawberry. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

sari

wow.....what a way to start a tradition....
(I thought twins were supposed to do everything alike...)

After all Wu and I both like sauerkraut! :lol: :lol:

[wu_wei0]

wow.....what a way to start a tradition....
(I thought twins were supposed to do everything alike...)

After all Wu and I both like sauerkraut! :lol: :lol:

That reminds me- I have a jar in the fridge I need to break open. Celebrate, you know!!

[Permagrin]

That reminds me- I have a jar in the fridge I need to break open. Celebrate, you know!!

Yum! One of my favorite things to do with it is make home made bread dough, roll it out, cut it into sections and fill those with spicy meat and sauerkraut...roll it into "rolls" and bake...yummmm...

[puddlepirate44]

Yum! One of my favorite things to do with it is make home made bread dough, roll it out, cut it into sections and fill those with spicy meat and sauerkraut...roll it into "rolls" and bake...yummmm...

I like potato chips.

[wu_wei0]

me too. But not with saurkraut.

[wu_wei0]

Yum! One of my favorite things to do with it is make home made bread dough, roll it out, cut it into sections and fill those with spicy meat and sauerkraut...roll it into "rolls" and bake...yummmm...

add a dollop of sour cream and I am good!
Now I'm hungry.

[puddlepirate44]

me too. But not with saurkraut.

I avoid saurkraut. German Kim Chi.

[wu_wei0]

I avoid saurkraut. German Kim Chi.

Sure is and I love Kim Chi!!

My computer has already left Indianapolis!!
It apparently shipped out last night and they didn't iform me til today.

[Permagrin]

Is it coming on Tues? My lens is...twins getting deliveries at the same time...hmmm....;)

[Belmondo]

Wife's aunt sent us a wonderful ham for Christmas. We've been whittling at it over the last few days making sandwiches with it. It might just be the best ham I've ever had, at least for that purpose. It's certainly a whole lot better than Honey-Baked Ham's product.

Actually, it came from Williams-Sonoma.

[puddlepirate44]

Wife's aunt sent us a wonderful ham for Christmas. We've been whittling at it over the last few days making sandwiches with it. It might just be the best ham I've ever had, at least for that purpose. It's certainly a whole lot better than Honey-Baked Ham's product.

Actually, it came from Williams-Sonoma.

Belmondo, in his smooth handling of the American language, completes a smooth segue from German Kim Chi and computer deliveries to gift spiral hams. Kudos to Tom! :shock:

Actually, we've got some fresh ham sitting in the 'fridge that I'm dying to cook...

[wu_wei0]

Is it coming on Tues? My lens is...twins getting deliveries at the same time...hmmm....;)
What could be more twin-like. Only problem would be if the deliveries came from the same delivery man. I don't think that is a problem here.

Since it has left indainapolis already, it may be here as early as tomorrow, but it will have to hurry. Tuesday is more likely.

[saravrose]

wow.....what a way to start a tradition....
(I thought twins were supposed to do everything alike...)

After all Wu and I both like sauerkraut! :lol: :lol:

nah.. Meg and I are pretty different.. I don't think she likes sauerkraut however.. and I think it's smelly.. :p

[wu_wei0]

My flickr pro account is expiring on the 25th. Time to think of a new way to deal with this stuff. I have two domain names but no longer have a server. Could host my own gallery though, reup on flickr (not leaning that way at all) or do smugmug ( I hate that name!)

Advice?

[puddlepirate44]

My flickr pro account is expiring on the 25th. Time to think of a new way to deal with this stuff. I have two domain names but no longer have a server. Could host my own gallery though, reup on flickr (not leaning that way at all) or do smugmug ( I hate that name!)

Advice?

I'm assuming that printing up the photos and stapling them throughout the neighborhood isn't really an option. You're probably thinking more internet based, correct?

[Permagrin]

My flickr pro account is expiring on the 25th. Time to think of a new way to deal with this stuff. I have two domain names but no longer have a server. Could host my own gallery though, reup on flickr (not leaning that way at all) or do smugmug ( I hate that name!)

Advice?

Where could you host your own gallery? I think Yoda does that and is very happy with his.
I hate the smugmug name as well but am so pleased with the service. I had a problem when I was setting it up and they got back to me in less than an hour with all the info I needed. I like the interface a lot...plus I like the option of the pro account if I ever want to upgrade.
Flickr never had the options that I wanted...I started there but didn't stay.