I cant stand this weather...

timmyquest · 13th of March 2004 (Sat)

It's cold and grey, it feels like it has been for a month now.

No animals out and about
No sporting events
To cold to wait for any

People are all hiding inside for the same reasons.

I'm photgraphiclly bored...and i want 3 lenses, thats it! 3 new lenses and i cant:

A.) find them
B.) afford them

I wana go to sleep 'till spring

Scottes · 13th of March 2004 (Sat)

Yah, I know the feeling. I can't stand the lack of green... Where's all the green?

I've been "cheating" shooting geese and gulls and such. Big, easy, common targets. And they're out. Got a couple of swans today, and a woodpecker and a couple of blackbirds of some sort. Saw a couple mergansers, too far to shoot. And I thought I saw some buds on a tree, but realized that I was wishing for buds...

But there's stuff to do Timmy. Practice! On something, anything. Sure, you'll delete most of them, but you'll still get better in the mean time. Guess why I've been shooting geese and gulls? Because I need the practice shooting moving targets! So what's your game? Too cold out to take moon pics? Stay inside and shoot through a window - it may very well distort the image but you'll get some practice. Go out and buy a plant or two. I just got 3 for $10. Lotsa macro practice, playing with DoF. No keepers, but I'm better than I was a week ago.

But hey, spring's almost here. I've gotten home from work with sunlight in the sky. To me that's Spring! Don't believe me? Take a walk in the woods about 8 or 9 in the morning, and listen. The bird's know it's spring.

Of course, if you live in Alaska you may have a while yet....

CyberDyneSystems · 13th of March 2004 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by Scottes

....but realized that I was wishing for buds...

..Yeah ME TOO

timmyquest · 14th of March 2004 (Sun)

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Of course, if you live in Alaska you may have a while yet...

For some reason i think if i were living in alaska i wouldnt be having these problems, alas i live in flat, boring illinois.

shelbix2020 · 14th of March 2004 (Sun)

the photographic slump ... Im there too 8)
too much school and work...

Scottes · 14th of March 2004 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by CyberDyneSystems

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Originally Posted by Scottes

....but realized that I was wishing for buds...

..Yeah ME TOO

Hey, I was right after all! They *were* buds.

where1 · 17th of March 2004 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by timmyquest

alas i live in flat, boring illinois.

Likewise.
Look at it snowing now, but on the bright side, I get to get out of the office and go drive in it. OhBoy.

timmyquest · 17th of March 2004 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by where1

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmyquest

alas i live in flat, boring illinois.

Likewise.
Look at it snowing now, but on the bright side, I get to get out of the office and go drive in it. OhBoy.

Snow now, 50 friday...i dont get this state.

Scottes · 17th of March 2004 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by timmyquest

Quote:

Originally Posted by where1

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Originally Posted by timmyquest

alas i live in flat, boring illinois.

Likewise.
Look at it snowing now, but on the bright side, I get to get out of the office and go drive in it. OhBoy.

Snow now, 50 friday...i dont get this state.

Try Boston some time. Famous New England quote: "If you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes."

I once left work in near-blizzard conditions and 5 inches of snow on the ground already. By the time I got home - 20 miles away - it was 45-degrees and not a flake had fallen. That's what living 100 yards from the ocean can be like, though.

timmyquest · 19th of March 2004 (Fri)

YES!

50 degrees and sunny!!!!!!!!

NO!
I have to be at work in 10 mins!!!!!!!!

KO_300D · 20th of March 2004 (Sat)

and I thought the UK was bad... where you often seem to get all 4 seasons in one day!

timmyquest · 20th of March 2004 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by KO_300D

and I thought the UK was bad... where you often seem to get all 4 seasons in one day!

No it's pretty much leveled out, it was 50 and sunny today, and in about an hour it's going to be touchen the 30's and raining.

ROCK ON!

eric1 · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

hey Tim,
down south here (270 miles), we got cliffs, forrests, and 70deg today!
you should fly south for the winter, of just take some snow pics. how
about some cityscapes? plenty of that up there. see if you can find a gargoyle or grotesque on an old bldg.

eric1

timmyquest · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by eric1

hey Tim,
down south here (270 miles), we got cliffs, forrests, and 70deg today!
you should fly south for the winter, of just take some snow pics. how
about some cityscapes? plenty of that up there. see if you can find a gargoyle or grotesque on an old bldg.

eric1

I may live near chicago, but not in it...infact the town i live in is very un photogenic.

garethhhhh · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

This is our forecast for the next ten days...

Now you know what they mean when they call England "The Land of Endless Drizzle".

13th of March 2004 (Sat)	#1
timmyquest User is banned from forums Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Outside of Chicago Posts: 4,172	I cant stand this weather... It's cold and grey, it feels like it has been for a month now. No animals out and about No sporting events To cold to wait for any People are all hiding inside for the same reasons. I'm photgraphiclly bored...and i want 3 lenses, thats it! 3 new lenses and i cant: A.) find them B.) afford them I wana go to sleep 'till spring

13th of March 2004 (Sat)	#2
Scottes Trigger Man - POTN Retired Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA Posts: 12,831	Yah, I know the feeling. I can't stand the lack of green... Where's all the green? I've been "cheating" shooting geese and gulls and such. Big, easy, common targets. And they're out. Got a couple of swans today, and a woodpecker and a couple of blackbirds of some sort. Saw a couple mergansers, too far to shoot. And I thought I saw some buds on a tree, but realized that I was wishing for buds... But there's stuff to do Timmy. Practice! On something, anything. Sure, you'll delete most of them, but you'll still get better in the mean time. Guess why I've been shooting geese and gulls? Because I need the practice shooting moving targets! So what's your game? Too cold out to take moon pics? Stay inside and shoot through a window - it may very well distort the image but you'll get some practice. Go out and buy a plant or two. I just got 3 for $10. Lotsa macro practice, playing with DoF. No keepers, but I'm better than I was a week ago. But hey, spring's almost here. I've gotten home from work with sunlight in the sky. To me that's Spring! Don't believe me? Take a walk in the woods about 8 or 9 in the morning, and listen. The bird's know it's spring. Of course, if you live in Alaska you may have a while yet.... __________________ You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. Scottes' Rum Pages - Rum Reviews And Info Finally, I have a Gallery! Follower of Fidget - Joined the cult of HAMSTTR©

14th of March 2004 (Sun)	#5
shelbix2020 Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 475	the photographic slump ... Im there too 8) too much school and work... __________________ Im pretty much like the best that I know of.

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