Red Ring Tupperware Party, Unabashed (17)

[Woolburr]

**EDIT From Page one of Original Thread*** (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=241463)

OK...share a picture, share a thought, share your new gear or even your classics...seek advice or feel free to offer some...not a competition...not a test...you don't need an L....but don't be a pest....check your attitude and ego at the door!:p If your here for fun...come on in....if you're here to stir up trouble, go darken another door. Can't get much simpler than that.;)


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Thread summary as of early April 2007 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3018569&postcount=36704) (while things were still comparatively tame) and ensuing heated dispute as to accuracy.

LLFZ Defined (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5581654&postcount=22)

The Original (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=727598)
RRTP #2 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=350748)
RRTP #3 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=379173)
RRTP #4 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=394781)
RRTP #5 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=413791)
RRTP #6 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=429872)
RRTP #7 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=445146)
RRTP #8 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=466925)
RRTP #9 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=487530)
RRTP #10 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=507930)
RRTP #11 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=537097)
RRTP #12 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=556631)
RRTP #13 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=591271)
RRTP #14 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=634035)
RRTP #15 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=718220)
RRTP #16 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=797196)

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[Woolburr]

Tupperwarus interruptus.

http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/img/s6/v6/p354730267-4.jpg (http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/p218712318/e1524c11b)

[Woolburr]

Thanks Chief....nice, smooth move....I don't even think any of the mystery items got broken in the process.

[Belmondo]

I'm still not sure I'm doing this correctly, but at least we're in new quarters. We'll work the bugs out later. :lol:

It's so much easier when you go to bed and wake up to find that Jon has taken care of everything. :lol:

[Thalagyrt]

Wee! :D

[Woolburr]

Today's theme....via the suggestion box......

Since we are moving, how about Change as the theme?

Works for me....how do you interpret change?

[Woolburr]

Looks good to me Chief....I don't know if Jon has any link updates for the first post....that would be the only thing.

[In2Photos]

Morning all! New home looks cozy!!!

Much more for mitigation, attenuation and rolloff than boost.

Ultimately, it's a "subtractive" thing.
That is precisely what I meant. The room adds (and subtracts) from the original. Guess I didn't phrase that well! :o

[Belmondo]

Today's theme....via the suggestion box......



Works for me....how do you interpret change?

For me, that usually means a pocket full of coins, but I've always been a very limited thinker.

BTW, I thought you'd appreciate....My bride is getting my "old" iPhone 3GS. When I was in an Apple store a few days ago, I bought her a cover for it to replace the functional black rubber cover I've been using on the last two phones. The phone is now clad in a pink plastic shell with the label "Juicy Couture" on it. My poor old phone looks so.........so emasculated.

[Belmondo]

Looks good to me Chief....I don't know if Jon has any link updates for the first post....that would be the only thing.

Not sure what you mean. I added a link to the last thread (#16). I left the link to the LLFZ explanation :lol:, so I don't know what else he'd add, but he has the power should he see something I missed.

[gjl711]

Whoa.. new threads.. Nice..

[Belmondo]

Tupperwarus interruptus.

http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/img/s6/v6/p354730267-4.jpg (http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/p218712318/e1524c11b)

Alcos....How did you ever manage to find one without a big, black cloud over it?

I know that's a CP Rail unit. Where does it live?

[jdizzle]

Woohooo! Party on dude!! Thanks Tom! :)

http://DLImaging.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v10/p502849647-4.jpg

[In2Photos]

Did someone say party?

http://www.pbase.com/madawson/image/125825355/original.jpg

[jdizzle]

^He's partying alright! :)

[jdizzle]

I really need to sleep. Twelve hours is a long shift. G'nite ya'll!

[Belmondo]

G'night, Dizz.



Our mayor, inspecting the new digs:

http://www.pbase.com/grumpus/image/116486771.jpg

[Harm]

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee - a new home for us :)

[Woolburr]

Alcos....How did you ever manage to find one without a big, black cloud over it?

I know that's a CP Rail unit. Where does it live?

It now has a permanent home in Owego, NY as part of the Owego & Hartford Shortline. The only reason there wasn't a big black cloud is because it was off.....they sat there for about an hour eating and waiting for a cut of cars to finish loading at the automobile shredding plant just down the road.

[Woolburr]

G'night, Dizz.



Our mayor, inspecting the new digs:

http://www.pbase.com/grumpus/image/116486771.jpg

Wow....A photo where I don't look like Herman Munster.....cool!

[Woolburr]

And now for a change photo....this loco is getting a change of paint schemes.
http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v9/p483441020-4.jpg (http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/p218712318/e1cd0b97c)

[Belmondo]

It now has a permanent home in Owego, NY as part of the Owego & Hartford Shortline. The only reason there wasn't a big black cloud is because it was off.....they sat there for about an hour eating and waiting for a cut of cars to finish loading at the automobile shredding plant just down the road.

That's one way to keep them from smoking. :lol:


Gotta' love Macy's. They sent me an email telling about a big sooper dooper sale where you can get 10-20% additional off the price. Then, you read the fine print:

From June 24-27, 2010, save an extra 20%, 15% or 10% on your online purchase. No promo code required. EXTRA 20% OFF women’s regular, sale & clearance apparel, accessories. EXTRA 15% OFF home, shoes, coats, dresses, suits, suit separates, men’s sport coats, fine jewelry. EXTRA 10% OFF sale watches, electrics, electronics. EXCLUDES: Coach, Born, Birkenstock, Converse, Dooney & Bourke, Emporio Armani, Ed Hardy, Joe’s Jeans, FitFlops, Lacoste, Levi’s®, Nike, O Bracelets, Puma, Skechers Shape-ups, Sperry, Tretorn, Tommy Hilfiger, 7 For All Mankind, baby gear, cosmetics & fragrances, gift cards, kids’ shoes, toys, sunglasses, regular-priced watches, lingerie, fashion jewelry. FOR HER: bridge & designer handbags, B.Tempt’d, Calvin Klein, Dolce Vita, Donald Pliner, Felina, Impulse, Jezebel, Lauren by Ralph Lauren, Le Mystere, Lunaire, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Naturalizer, North Face, Not Your Daughter’s Jeans, Sofft, Wacoal. FOR HIM: Armani jeans, Calvin Klein sportswear, Calvin Klein underwear, Calvin Klein hosiery, Calvin Klein sleepwear, Cole Haan, Dockers®, Ecco shoes, Hugo Boss, Johnston & Murphy, Kenneth Cole sportswear, North Face, Polo Ralph Lauren, Rockport Dressports, Tommy Bahama. FOR THE HOME: All-Clad, Henckels, Le Creuset, Lladro, Tumi, Waterford, Wusthof, area rugs, furniture, mattresses, regular-priced china, silver & crystal. Savings do not apply to Everyday Values, Specials, Jewelry Super Buys, web busters™, purchases in Macy's stores or prior purchases, payments on credit accounts, gift wrap or shipping charges.


What's left? :lol:

[Harm]

What's left? :lol:

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Chet]

Oy.

[Belmondo]

Mornin', Chet. How're things in the land of my birth?

[Woolburr]

Think of all the money you are saving on that non-sale sale!

This bulldozer changes the shape of the earth.
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/125906950/original.jpg

[Belmondo]

I suppose this could represent change...

Its changing from nighttime to daytime, and that classic old signal bridge has been torn down and replaced with repulsive new cantelever monstrosity.

http://www.pbase.com/grumpus/image/94979131.jpg

[Chet]

Mornin', Chet. How're things in the land of my birth?

Hot and muggy, chance of rain. Backups on 94e with rubber neckers on 94w caused delays in the morning commute. The coyotes are living it up next to the building but were soaked yesterday when they made their appearance.

[Belmondo]

Hot and muggy, chance of rain. Backups on 94e with rubber neckers on 94w caused delays in the morning commute. The coyotes are living it up next to the building but were soaked yesterday when they made their appearance.
Sounds like business-as-usual (except maybe when it's snowing).

[Woolburr]

Nice sky in that one Chief. The other change is kind of sad.

[Thalagyrt]

Wee! Best Buy is holding two HTC Evos for me. Going to go pick them up shortly. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A MASSIVE COLD, I AM GETTING MY EVO DARNIT! :lol:

[FlyingPhotog]

Moorning All.

Nice new home! Well Done Chief...

[Belmondo]

Moorning All.

Nice new home! Well Done Chief...


Thanks, Jay. I was still half asleep when I did it, so I can't be held responsible if something is screwed up. :o;)

[Belmondo]

Wee! Best Buy is holding two HTC Evos for me. Going to go pick them up shortly. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A MASSIVE COLD, I AM GETTING MY EVO DARNIT! :lol:

Don't sneeze on it. That isn't covered under warranty.

[jdizzle]

G'night, Dizz.



Our mayor, inspecting the new digs:

http://www.pbase.com/grumpus/image/116486771.jpg
Love the shirt. :)

[jdizzle]

Hey Jay.

[gjl711]

Tupperwarus interruptus. Sounds like a dinosaur.

[jdizzle]

Hey JJ.

[gjl711]

What's up?

[jdizzle]

Still sleepy. I'm going back to bed again in a bit. :)

[Belmondo]

Love the shirt. :)Wooly Dan is quite the fashion plate.

[gjl711]

Still sleepy. I'm going back to bed again in a bit. :)I need a nap.

[Jon]

http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v13/p997063093-4.jpg (http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/p648590173/e3b6df9b5)+

Looks like a war zone.
Sometimes I find your post-processing a little overpowering, but this really works!

I'm still not sure I'm doing this correctly, but at least we're in new quarters. We'll work the bugs out later. :lol:

It's so much easier when you go to bed and wake up to find that Jon has taken care of everything. :lol:No, you're gettign the hang of it now.

Not sure what you mean. I added a link to the last thread (#16). I left the link to the LLFZ explanation :lol:, so I don't know what else he'd add, but he has the power should he see something I missed.Most of the additional links, other than the thread history have been to related threads or sites, like the TR series. They can go in at any time pretty much. And most of those are going in on TPBM Chat now since that's where they generally relate to.

My daily ride - they posted the gate 10 min. before the train actually made it to the platform, so I got a few shots of MARC's new(ish) MPI MP36PH-3C diesel-electrics in Union Station while we were melting down while waiting.
http://jonbarrettphoto.smugmug.com/photos/912201499_QNVAj-XL.jpg

SOOC with the SX-1.

[jdizzle]

^Jon! You're awake! :)

[FlyingPhotog]

THIS (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1289185/Navigators-gag-amuses-plane-spotters-fighter-jet-races-Snowdonia.html) should elicit a chuckle...

Fun from the famed "Mach Loop" :lol:

[Jon]

Would have been really impressive if he'd had it on his flight suit, or at least his helmet visor. :{)#
But I suppose then he'd have been walking instead.

[FlyingPhotog]

Would have been really impressive if he'd had it on his flight suit, or at least his helmet visor. :{)#

Hehehe... Yeah it would.

I guess the world's AFs haven't yet started using the micro-perforated helmet visors that allow for graphics to be placed directly on them. They're all over the place in auto racing these days.

I guess they work like the ones on city buses where you can see out but from a distance, the outside looks like one solid image.

[In2Photos]

THIS (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1289185/Navigators-gag-amuses-plane-spotters-fighter-jet-races-Snowdonia.html) should elicit a chuckle...

Fun from the famed "Mach Loop" :lol:
Awesome!!!

[gjl711]

THIS (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1289185/Navigators-gag-amuses-plane-spotters-fighter-jet-races-Snowdonia.html) should elicit a chuckle...

Fun from the famed "Mach Loop" :lol:
Freakin' hilarious. :):)

[FlyingPhotog]

Thought some of you guys would like that... :D

Now, I must go perform a death-defying feat! I must actually go set foot in a Post Office to get our mail that was held while we were in Anaheim.

Wish we had a "normal" size mail box so I could just tell them to renew on such and such a date but our neighborhood has the small "box blocks" which can't hold more than about two days worth.

If I don't come back, bury me with the 300 on one side and the 500 on the other! :shock:

[In2Photos]

If I don't come back, bury me with the 300 on one side and the 500 on the other! :shock:
Since you didn't say which 300 or 500 I'll use a cheaper version and keep the Ls! :lol:

[FlyingPhotog]

Since you didn't say which 300 or 500 I'll use a cheaper version and keep the Ls! :lol:

That's Cold Mike .. Truly Cold :p

So note to self: Thursdays at 10am = Sanity at the Post Office!

In .. Out .. Done!

<Hugging my glass...>

[Harm]

Fantastically hot out there, a nice 33°C, with a sauna of humidity...we have severe storm warnings for this arvo!

[JWright]

Hehehe... Yeah it would.

I guess the world's AFs haven't yet started using the micro-perforated helmet visors that allow for graphics to be placed directly on them. They're all over the place in auto racing these days.

I guess they work like the ones on city buses where you can see out but from a distance, the outside looks like one solid image.

I'd love to have something like that for motorcycling.

Thought some of you guys would like that... :D

Now, I must go perform a death-defying feat! I must actually go set foot in a Post Office to get our mail that was held while we were in Anaheim.

Wish we had a "normal" size mail box so I could just tell them to renew on such and such a date but our neighborhood has the small "box blocks" which can't hold more than about two days worth.

If I don't come back, bury me with the 300 on one side and the 500 on the other! :shock:

Better than having to go to DMV...

[FlyingPhotog]

The DMV is actually one thing AZ does pretty well. The office visits suck to a certain degree but there are 1001 things you can do online in AZ which makes it far, far less painful.

Aside from having to get a new photo taken a couple months ago because they initially gave me a 30-year license (yes, I said 30 year!) I haven't had to actually set foot in a DMV office but maybe twice in 14 years.

[number six]

Small change:

http://strappe.smugmug.com/Photography/canon-60mm-macro-tests/penny1/181517315_WBvh9-XL.jpg

[JWright]

The DMV is actually one thing AZ does pretty well. The office visits suck to a certain degree but there are 1001 things you can do online in AZ which makes it far, far less painful.

Aside from having to get a new photo taken a couple months ago because they initially gave me a 30-year license (yes, I said 30 year!) I haven't had to actually set foot in a DMV office but maybe twice in 14 years.

California's DMV offices are a running joke. If you try to do something as a walk-in, you'll be there all day, if not longer. They do have an appointment system which works fairly well. The last time I had to go in for a new picture and eye test, I made an appointment and was done five minutes before my appointment time.

It's possible to do a lot of things online here as well, but what I like most is that the DMV allows AAA to be a registration agent for the state. I had two registrations due, one of which expires in less than a week and I took care of it at AAA in ten minutes and walked out with the new cards and stickers in hand. The services provided by AAA are well worth the annual membership costs.

[Harm]

Oooh, interesting to know, John. we have AAA memberships as well...will come in handy when it comes to re-registering!

[number six]

California's DMV offices are a running joke. If you try to do something as a walk-in, you'll be there all day, if not longer. They do have an appointment system which works fairly well. The last time I had to go in for a new picture and eye test, I made an appointment and was done five minutes before my appointment time.

It's possible to do a lot of things online here as well, but what I like most is that the DMV allows AAA to be a registration agent for the state. I had two registrations due, one of which expires in less than a week and I took care of it at AAA in ten minutes and walked out with the new cards and stickers in hand. The services provided by AAA are well worth the annual membership costs.

I guess it depends on your local DMV - and your local CSAA.

Last time I went to CSAA for a routine title transfer I stood in line for 45 minutes.

Last time I went to the DMV for the same thing I waited for 18 minutes and they let me sit in a chair reading my book.

As you say, appointments work well. But (being retired) I can pick my drop-in time for slack periods like 10:30 AM.

-js

[Greg_C]

Morning all, our DMV has a random number system. Truely, you go in and get a random number - but they keep track of the order (they say). Upshot of this is you can't tell who is before you by the ticket numbers.

[Harm]

Morning all, our DMV has a random number system. Truely, you go in and get a random number - but they keep track of the order (they say). Upshot of this is you can't tell who is before you by the ticket numbers.

Reminds me of the end of Beetlejuice....

[JWright]

Oooh, interesting to know, John. we have AAA memberships as well...will come in handy when it comes to re-registering!

It may be different there. I think it has a lot to do with what the particular state allows. Better to check first.

I guess it depends on your local DMV - and your local CSAA.

Last time I went to CSAA for a routine title transfer I stood in line for 45 minutes.

Last time I went to the DMV for the same thing I waited for 18 minutes and they let me sit in a chair reading my book.

As you say, appointments work well. But (being retired) I can pick my drop-in time for slack periods like 10:30 AM.

-js

At my particular ACSC (Auto Club of Southern Californa) office, there is never much of a wait for registration services. Like you, I'm retired and usually do this stuff in the middle of the workday. Tuesday I had to wait a little longer because it was lunch hour.

[tonylong]

Hey all, I turned my back for a few hours and we got a new thread! WooHoo!

[Harm]

well, time to make a splash in the new thread :)

http://harm.smugmug.com/Zoos/SeaWorld/IMG0440/878635343_j4vgi-XL.jpg

Shame about the background though :(

[FlyingPhotog]

Reminds me of the end of Beetlejuice....

Uh Huh... ;)

[Harm]

You know the scene, Jay :D

[FlyingPhotog]

You know the scene, Jay :D

A personal favorite... ;)

[Thalagyrt]

Anyone hear about the major defect with the iPhone 4's antenna? Check this out, it's very reproducible from what I've heard.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1066/4731282658_f6f21f6159_b.jpg

[FlyingPhotog]

MSNBC.com has an article asking if the iP4 is already a lemon. Nothing like jumping on a story right, wrong or indifferent, eh?

[In2Photos]

MSNBC.com has an article asking if the iP4 is already a lemon. Nothing like jumping on a story right, wrong or indifferent, eh?
I watched a movie last night called State of Play with Russel Crowe and Ben Affleck. Crowe is a journalist for the Washington Globe and Affleck is a congressman. They were college roommates. Affleck has an affair with someone on his staff. Crowe, rather than writing the affair article like all the other journalists and bloggers, spends a few days researching some stuff and uncovers some giant scandal. His editor wanted him to write the story so many times before getting all the facts just so they could sell papers. Who cares what is in the story eh? :rolleyes:

[FlyingPhotog]

I watched a movie last night called State of Play with Russel Crowe and Ben Affleck. Crowe is a journalist for the Washington Globe and Affleck is a congressman. They were college roommates. Affleck has an affair with someone on his staff. Crowe, rather than writing the affair article like all the other journalists and bloggers, spends a few days researching some stuff and uncovers some giant scandal. His editor wanted him to write the story so many times before getting all the facts just so they could sell papers. Who cares what is in the story eh? :rolleyes:

As a multi-year veteran of broadcast television, all I can say is I'm glad I'm no longer really in the industry.

What passes for "news" today is a flat out abomination. :(

[Thalagyrt]

That image I linked was done by one of my friends. I have several friends with that exact issue as a matter of fact...

[JWright]

MSNBC.com has an article asking if the iP4 is already a lemon. Nothing like jumping on a story right, wrong or indifferent, eh?

Kinda like all the 7D threads, huh?

[JWright]

well, time to make a splash in the new thread :)

Shame about the background though :(

It's a theme park... What'd you expect?:p ;)

I like this one Heather got before they stopped going in the water with the Orcas...

http://johnwright.smugmug.com/Theme-Parks/Sea-World-San-Diego/Sea-World-with-Fred-Nancy-1/IMG320-2093-D60/540098199_iiYjw-XL.jpg

[Woolburr]

What they call news today is simply whatever passes for the station ownership's political agenda.

[Woolburr]

Changing from Conrail to Norfolk Southern.
http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v13/p239329511-5.jpg (http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/p218712318/ee43e0e7)

[Belmondo]

Anyone hear about the major defect with the iPhone 4's antenna? Check this out, it's very reproducible from what I've heard.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1066/4731282658_f6f21f6159_b.jpg


Meh. I can duplicate it on my phone, but I have to wrap my hand around it like I'm holding a baseball bat. Holding it in a normal manner, it's just fine. Besides, I always keep a cover on the phone, so it's decidedly a non-issue for me.

[thomascanty]

California's DMV offices are a running joke. If you try to do something as a walk-in, you'll be there all day, if not longer.

That all depends on which DMV you go to. I had to renew my driver's license last year. About two weeks before my license expired, I decided I'd procrastinated long enough and I headed online to make an appointment. There were none to be had at the office in Palmdale, less than two miles from me. They were booked solid for weeks in advance.

So, I checked the Lancaster DMV. After all, that's only five or six miles north of me. That's still convenient. The time I entered for the next morning was available, and I booked it. Turns out, I didn't need to. There was nobody there! I was the only customer inside the place the whole time I was there...

:confused: Why is the Palmdale office so busy, while nobody goes to Lancaster? They're so close to each other! :lol: :lol:

[Thalagyrt]

Meh. I can duplicate it on my phone, but I have to wrap my hand around it like I'm holding a baseball bat. Holding it in a normal manner, it's just fine. Besides, I always keep a cover on the phone, so it's decidedly a non-issue for me.

Yeah, I don't think it'll be a problem in about 99% of usage cases, but it's still something that makes me wonder how that slipped past QC.

[Woolburr]

Switches let trains change tracks.
http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v13/p295536649-5.jpg (http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/p1742152/e119d8809)

[FlyingPhotog]

What they call news today is simply whatever passes for the station ownership's political agenda.

If only it were that cut and dried...

The biggest complaint I have is that not only do you have an over-riding agenda behind the big Four (Five I guess if you count MSNBC) but you also have the biases of these so-called "News Personalities" that just color everything.

It is such a refreshing joy to listen to the BBC on XM Radio because they simply tell you what happened. By it's very definition, "NEWS" can only be history. Not what might happen or could happen but only what has already happened.

Now can the BBC do excellent documentary or opinion pieces?, you betcha but they don't call that News.

It is to weep...

[JWright]

What they call news today is simply whatever passes for the station ownership's political agenda.

If only it were that cut and dried...

The biggest complaint I have is that not only do you have an over-riding agenda behind the big Four (Five I guess if you count MSNBC) but you also have the biases of these so-called "News Personalities" that just color everything.

Yeah, I just listened to Katie Couric's nightly crucifixion of BP on CBS...

EDIT: And a blatant reference to the oil spill in the sports segment of the CBS evening news. When the reporter talked about how long that Wimbledon match took, he said "in the time it took to play this match 3.8 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf..."

[FlyingPhotog]

Yeah, I just listened to Katie Couric's nightly crucifixion of BP on CBS...

I think the two major transformations were Cronkite Vs Viet Nam and Kopple Vs The Iran Hostage situation.

Dan Rather came right out of the newsroom womb with an agenda (trust me, he showed it while still with 60 Minutes when he came to Iran to do a piece on the International Women's Club. He was a grade A-hole...)

It's been a while so maybe my memories are misleading but perhaps Peter Jennings may have been the last true Anchor/Reporter on any of the major networks.

[Woolburr]

I would be nice to just get the news....without the commentary. I really don't need some talking head telling me what they think the President said. I am actually smart enough that I can even understand simple phrases used by politicians.

[Thalagyrt]

I would be nice to just get the news....without the commentary. I really don't need some talking head telling me what they think the President said. I am actually smart enough that I can even understand simple phrases used by politicians.

News without spin? That's unpossible!

[FlyingPhotog]

Back to a silly old photography question:

Does it really take 12 hours to fully condition a battery for a MkIII? And does it therefore take 24 hours or longer to do two? Mine are barking at me and I want to do it but dang, that's a long time! :shock:

[Belmondo]

Back to a silly old photography question:

Does it really take 12 hours to fully condition a battery for a MkIII? And does it therefore take 24 hours or longer to do two? Mine are barking at me and I want to do it but dang, that's a long time! :shock:I haven't done mine in a while, but it was a very long time.

[Woolburr]

Throw it on and let it go!

[FlyingPhotog]

I did... Hope they're done by 5AM Saturday morning or the MkIII stays home. :(

[Woolburr]

Have you ever run a battery down? Even my Mk2n is good for 1,000+....

[FlyingPhotog]

Deepest I can ever recall running down a MkIII battery was at Oshkosh last summer. First one went four days and was swapped out at around 20% remaining and the second battery got me through five more days (one day was 5D only out just walking and looking) and two more days of flying to get home.

I think I brought home 11,000 frames and easily 80 percent of those were with the MkIII.

[Woolburr]

Sounds like you should be good for a day or two then.

[Belmondo]

First photo taken w/iPhone 4.

http://www.pbase.com/image/125933143/large.jpg

[Woolburr]

Hey...a little CSX horsepower.....those boys are seriously lost.

[FlyingPhotog]

Battery #1 has gone from third bar blinking red to first bar blinking red in just over four hours so I guess once it starts charging, it should take the same time to go back up.

Then it can chew on battery #2.

Smart Batteries... Who'd have thunk it? :rolleyes:

[Woolburr]

So....what did you do for excitement last night?

I watched my batteries recharge!

[FlyingPhotog]

Pretty much sums it up...

Whatever joy was accumulated at Disney has pretty much been sucked up by real life over the last two days. At least I get to go chase some classic aircraft on Saturday: Linky (http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=valle-fly-in)

The sucky part is having to be on the road by 0445 to get there by 0745. :( Fortunately, the light goes to dreck after about Noon so it won't be an all day affair.

[Woolburr]

Smoke from the giant weenie roast going to have any effect on that?

[FlyingPhotog]

Smoke from the giant weenie roast going to have any effect on that?

Dunno...

I need to go consult the wind oracle on that one.

ETA: Yeah, it might... Guess I'll be either doing a lot of Contrast adjustments or else making a lot of B&W conversions. ;)

[tonylong]

I've been putting off processing a couple shoots and holing up in my room most of the past couple of days.

[Woolburr]

You could end up with skies like ours....18%....

[FlyingPhotog]

Entirely possible...but I hope not.

I'm out for the night. Have early errands I must run and then prep gear for Saturday. Sensors need some serious attention this time.

Catch you all later! :D

[Woolburr]

http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v9/p900960751-5.jpg (http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/p1742152/e35b391ef)

[Woolburr]

Later dood....gonna be tough to wake up about the time you usually crash. ;)

[jdizzle]

Good morning all! Ok you telephoto gurus. Which lens is posted in the image. Is it a 500 or 600? From looking at other images on the web it doesn't look similar to either one. Could be the old 500 4.5 perhaps? Thanks!
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=10413855&postcount=706

[Woolburr]

Nah....it could be the new 800.

[Harm]

^ I concur!

[In2Photos]

Whatever joy was accumulated at Disney has pretty much been sucked up by real life over the last two days.
I know how you feel! It was so nice to be away from everything while on the cruise. No Facebook, no email, no phones, no work!!! Just some fun with my wife. As soon as we got back it was like we never left. :(

[Harm]

book yourselves for another holiday :D

[Woolburr]

That's the only down side of vacations....you get that cold slap of reality the second you get back home.

[In2Photos]

book yourselves for another holiday :D
My wife says yes, my checking account says "I don't think so!!!!!" :cry: We have plans to hit the beach in August with my inlaws, but I'd hardly call that a vacation! :lol:

[Harm]

unless you throw them to sea ;)

My wife wants me to take off a month towards the end of Nov - mid Dec for us to go somewhere like New Zealand...

wishful thinking!

[gjl711]

Good morning folks.

[gjl711]

That's the only down side of vacations....you get that cold slap of reality the second you get back home.I hate that feeling. Total bum out for a solid two weeks after coming back.

[Woolburr]

I hate that feeling. Total bum out for a solid two weeks after coming back.

At the bare minimum. There have been times I felt like I needed a vacation to recover from vacation.

[Harm]

We have not had a proper holiday for 2 years now...visiting family is just as stressful as working, so they don't count - that includes going home to England...

[gjl711]

We have not had a proper holiday for 2 years now...visiting family is just as stressful as working, so they don't count - that includes going home to England...
All my holidays are visiting family. We are spread far and wide and the only time we get to see them is vacation time. I'm actually ok with that though, I get along with pretty much everyone.

[Jon]

Good morning all! Ok you telephoto gurus. Which lens is posted in the image. Is it a 500 or 600? From looking at other images on the web it doesn't look similar to either one. Could be the old 500 4.5 perhaps? Thanks!
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=10413855&postcount=706

500 f/4.5 (http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/ef/data/super_telephoto/ef_500_45l_usm.html). Notice the two black bands and the position of the red ring.

[Harm]

A lone sailor:

http://harm.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Upstate-NY/IMG0811/902300396_CPimG-XL.jpg

Haze is from a forest fire a few weeks ago (as is the photo) from Canada...

[gjl711]

A lone sailor:...I wish I was on that boat right now.

[jdizzle]

500 f/4.5 (http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/ef/data/super_telephoto/ef_500_45l_usm.html). Notice the two black bands and the position of the red ring.
Thanks Jon. :) I had a feeling it was.

[Thalagyrt]

I posted this on Facebook, figured I'd share it here for those of you who don't use it often to get a laugh. I've been really ill the past few days...

"Best (worst?) moment from the past three days of being ill: waking up at 3am (I think? maybe 4 or 5?) with a high fever and completely hallucinating that I was wandering around in the desert trying to find water. When I found water I snapped out of the hallucination and was standing in front of the fridge with a bottle of water."

[jdizzle]

I posted this on Facebook, figured I'd share it here for those of you who don't use it often to get a laugh. I've been really ill the past few days...

"Best (worst?) moment from the past three days of being ill: waking up at 3am (I think? maybe 4 or 5?) with a high fever and completely hallucinating that I was wandering around in the desert trying to find water. When I found water I snapped out of the hallucination and was standing in front of the fridge with a bottle of water."
You still feeling sick James? I hope you feel better man.

[Thalagyrt]

I'm a lot better than I was Wednesday for sure, but I'm still somewhat messed up.

[FlyingPhotog]

Moorning Troops...

Greetings from Big Two Toyota in Chandler, AZ! Ain't technology grand? :lol:

Re: The 500 f/4.5 shown earlier... Anyone happen to know the ball head that guy might be using that can suitably stabilize such glass? I've been considering a Gitzo / Wimberly combo but if there's a ball head that's beefy enough, that would be handy when more mobility is needed.

Glad to see you're on the mend James.

[tonylong]

I'm a lot better than I was Wednesday for sure, but I'm still somewhat messed up.

That sucks, James -- I remember getting sick like that a long time ago, high fever, hallucinations, the whole nine yards, and it took me a weel to get through it. I finally went to see a doctor -- by then all the fever and such were gone, but I complained to him that my stomach still felt really off. He asked me when the last time I had eaten was, and then it dawned on me that I hadn't eaten in a week:)!

Moorning Troops...

Greetings from Big Two Toyota in Chandler, AZ! Ain't technology grand? :lol:

Re: The 500 f/4.5 shown earlier... Anyone happen to know the ball head that guy might be using that can suitably stabilize such glass? I've been considering a Gitzo / Wimberly combo but if there's a ball head that's beefy enough, that would be handy when more mobility is needed.

Glad to see you're on the mend James.

When I was looking at a 500 or 600, I heard that with the 500 a Wimberly-type setup is not as necessary as it is with the 600, but they still have something to be said for them just for handling.

[Thalagyrt]

Thanks for the well wishes doods. :)

[FlyingPhotog]

When I was looking at a 500 or 600, I heard that with the 500 a Wimberly-type setup is not as necessary as it is with the 600, but they still have something to be said for them just for handling.

No doubt the Wimberly is the way to go. Had a chance to try one a while back and shooting aircraft with one was as easy as using a video camera.

I've also looked at the Induro version as well as Induro's new "Five Way" pan head.

[gjl711]

I posted this on Facebook, figured I'd share it here for those of you who don't use it often to get a laugh. I've been really ill the past few days...

"Best (worst?) moment from the past three days of being ill: waking up at 3am (I think? maybe 4 or 5?) with a high fever and completely hallucinating that I was wandering around in the desert trying to find water. When I found water I snapped out of the hallucination and was standing in front of the fridge with a bottle of water."
Yikes!!! Hope all is better now.

[Jon]

Moorning Troops...

Greetings from Big Two Toyota in Chandler, AZ! Ain't technology grand? :lol:

Re: The 500 f/4.5 shown earlier... Anyone happen to know the ball head that guy might be using that can suitably stabilize such glass? I've been considering a Gitzo / Wimberly combo but if there's a ball head that's beefy enough, that would be handy when more mobility is needed.

Glad to see you're on the mend James.Maybe a RRS BH-55 or Markins M20? More likely the latter; among other things it looks like a screw-type A-S clamp and the ball appears to be black.
If your concern is being able to track with the lens on the head, then go with the Wimberly would be my vote. If "mobility" is referring to something that's easily portable, then yeah, a ball head, but I wouldn't want to try one with a load unless the head was solidly locked down.

[Belmondo]

Moorning Troops...

Greetings from Big Two Toyota in Chandler, AZ! Ain't technology grand? :lol:
I'm sitting in Lexus of the Desert. :lol:

Thanks for the well wishes doods. :)Please accept mine, too.

[FlyingPhotog]

Maybe a RRS BH-55 or Markins M20? More likely the latter; among other things it looks like a screw-type A-S clamp and the ball appears to be black.
If your concern is being able to track with the lens on the head, then go with the Wimberly would be my vote. If "mobility" is referring to something that's easily portable, then yeah, a ball head, but I wouldn't want to try one with a load unless the head was solidly locked down.

We're in sync here on all points...

Thanks for the sleuthing. :D

[Thalagyrt]

Please accept mine, too.

NO! You're unacceptable! :lol:

Thanks Chief. :)

[tonylong]

My plan was to put a Wimberly on a dedicated tripod but to keep a solid ballhead on my monopod -- I'd gathered that for a monopod a ballhead was actually more usable. But I never got to test things out:(.

[Harm]

good afternoon folks...well they are setting up around the corner of the office for another holywood movie to be filmed...dunno which one yet...

a couple of weeks ago, I accidentally walked onto a set as they were filming (i was walking across the road, to meet my wife at her office). There were no police or security to say i shouldn't have been there, so i may be in the background of a movie, I may not...I did wonder why there were people walking on the footpath (of the side of the street i was crossing to) that were talking to each other but not making any sounds....then it hit me, they were extras...

[Belmondo]

good afternoon folks...well they are setting up around the corner of the office for another holywood movie to be filmed...dunno which one yet...

a couple of weeks ago, I accidentally walked onto a set as they were filming (i was walking across the road, to meet my wife at her office). There were no police or security to say i shouldn't have been there, so i may be in the background of a movie, I may not...I did wonder why there were people walking on the footpath (of the side of the street i was crossing to) that were talking to each other but not making any sounds....then it hit me, they were extras...

Send them a bill. Chances are, all those extras were being paid,

[Thalagyrt]

Send them a bill. Chances are, all those extras were being paid,

Adding to that, if you send them a bill, be sure to bill $500/minute. :D

[Harm]

edited for accuracy...

Adding to that, if you send them a bill, be sure to bill $500/nanosecond. :D

[Thalagyrt]

If they pay that $500/nanosecond bill you better buy everyone at POTN brand spankin new top of the line gear. That is, after all, $500 billion per second. :p

[FlyingPhotog]

...then it hit me, they were extras...

They don't like to be called "Extras" any more...

The PC term is "Necessity Challenged."

;)

[Harm]

If they pay that $500/nanosecond bill you better buy everyone at POTN brand spankin new top of the line gear. That is, after all, $500 billion per second. :p

I know :)

[Harm]

They don't like to be called "Extras" any more...

The PC term is "Necessity Challenged."

;)

I am 100% Politically Incorrect...:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Thalagyrt]

I am 100% Politically Incorrect...:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Quoted because I'm too lazy to state that I am also 100% politically incorrect.

Ah hell, I just typed out far more than I planned to. :(

[gjl711]

I am 100% Politically Incorrect...:lol::lol::lol::lol:
Politically Incorrect is not longer acceptable. The new term is...

social relationships involving authority not in conformity with fact or truth lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill.

[gjl711]

Or SRIANICWFOTLSPOMAOS for short.

[FlyingPhotog]

Or SRIANICWFOTLSPOMAOS for short.

150pt Word in Scrabble...!

[gjl711]

150pt Word in Scrabble...!Don't you mean...
150 unit of counting in scoring a game or contest of a word game in which two to four players score by forming words from individual lettered tiles?

[FlyingPhotog]

You have to remove the word "Contest." That denotes winning and losing and as we all know, there are no losers in life.

Also, the reference to "forming words" has to go as well because that can call into question a player's education level and we can't allow anyone to be made to feel inferior. In addition, saying that it needs to be words will mean those who prefer free thinking could be made to feel as if their abstract views are somehow under valued.

Oh, and mentioning the number of players must also be abridged because saying "Two to Four" means that someone could be unfairly called out as a "third wheel" or "odd person out" if for some reason there were not four persons available.

[Harm]

You have to remove the word "Contest." That denotes winning and losing and as we all know, there are no losers in life.

Also, the reference to "forming words" has to go as well because that can call into question a player's education level and we can't allow anyone to be made to feel inferior. In addition, saying that it needs to be words will mean those who prefer free thinking could be made to feel as if their abstract views are somehow under valued.

Oh, and mentioning the number of players must also be abridged because saying "Two to Four" means that someone could be unfairly called out as a "third wheel" or "odd person out" if for some reason there were not four persons available.

bw!bw!bw!bw!

[FlyingPhotog]

I'd bet my 500L that I directly quoted a meeting by lawyers at some point along the way... ;)