hawaiiboy Goldmember More info | Aug 23, 2016 20:26 | #10606 itsallart wrote in post #18103938   Hosted photo: posted by itsallart in ./showthread.php?p=18103938&i=i239472834 forum: Member Activities Another great set of shots Renata.....I love this one, great colours. https://www.flickr.com/gp/hawaiiboy/6V74P7
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joayne Cream of the Crop  More info | Aug 23, 2016 20:44 | #10607 I'm sure that was my fault archer.. Sorry archer1960 wrote in post #18104169 I thought I had put myself back at the bottom of the USA list, but apparently it didn't take, so another try. At present we would like anyone wishing to host have at least a 200 post count or have been active on POTN for a year. Hopefully, this will reduce the number of people that do not participate in a timely manner, or "forget" to move Nifty on to the next host, or simply don't care. * Though, this doesn't seem to alter the fact that people tend to forget to send Nifty on and tend to post very little... with some exceptions! To sign up to be a host, please copy the list completely, add your name to the bottom of the sub-list that is in your area of the world, paste the entire list into a new post with your name added. USA Nifty: (DFW TX) itsallart (in possession) (CO) KbColorado (UT) tadrscin (Chicago IL) KurtB (Buffalo, NY) KenjiS – (moved down the list, too busy) (Cleveland, OH) DutchinCLE (Atlanta, GA) CameraMan (Chicagoland, IL) Nekrosoft13 (Orlando FL) Justman1020 (No Response, moved to bottom of the list) (Hawaii) ChrisBlaze (deployed, but on the list!) (MI) Blake C (RI) Archer1960 USA - (Texas) Ron Bailey (Possessed a Nifty, but Nifty is missing and now Written Off as Gone) Euro Nifty: (Scotland) AnnieMacD (in possession) (The Netherlands) Levina de Ruijter Adorama Nifty - Canadians: (BC) Hawaiiboy (in possession) (AB) Photorider DUPAN Nifty: Another Nifty gone but not forgotten and replaced by Gary - Thank You gutterscum! (Ararat Victoria) – gutterscum Gary (in possession, delivered 20 Jan 2016) (Kandahar-Afghanistan) Bk2life (james) (In Possession) (Cebu-Philippines or Hong Kong) Reservoir Dog joayne Contribute to POTN | Worldwide Photo Week
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itsallart Cream of the Crop  More info | Hey joayne, just wanted to make sure that it's OK with you and whoever else is in charge: there is a number of some interesting events coming up in my area like a balloon festival, some Queen impersonator (not really sure) but sounds interesting and I have a ticket. Then the is the Texas State Fair and a lot of other events that I would like to take Nifty to. My question is: may I keep Nifty to the end of September before I ship it to KbColorado? I work but I'm trying to take Nifty with me as much as I can. Matter of fact we just came back from a little local country drive and have some shots to process which make take a while. Then there are some other places that Nifty HAS to see, like downtown Dallas with its incredible and controversial history. I also have some unusual events at the very beginning of October. Renata
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itsallart Cream of the Crop More info Post edited over 4 years ago by itsallart. | Aug 23, 2016 21:10 | #10609 So, Nifty and I had another run and while Nifty might be super fit, I'm exhausted Renata
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itsallart Cream of the Crop More info | Aug 23, 2016 21:17 | #10610 archer1960 wrote in post #18104169 I thought I had put myself back at the bottom of the USA list, but apparently it didn't take, so another try. At present we would like anyone wishing to host have at least a 200 post count or have been active on POTN for a year. Hopefully, this will reduce the number of people that do not participate in a timely manner, or "forget" to move Nifty on to the next host, or simply don't care. * Though, this doesn't seem to alter the fact that people tend to forget to send Nifty on and tend to post very little... with some exceptions! To sign up to be a host, please copy the list completely, add your name to the bottom of the sub-list that is in your area of the world, paste the entire list into a new post with your name added. Makes me wonder how people could simply forget? But what do I know? Nothing. Renata
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hawaiiboy Goldmember More info | I am happy to see whatever you decide to shoot Renata. https://www.flickr.com/gp/hawaiiboy/6V74P7
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hawaiiboy Goldmember More info | Aug 23, 2016 22:12 | #10612 This past weekend was the official party for the first ever  2016.08.18 203 by Kevin11 shot pano  2016.08.18 205 by Kevin3 shot pano  2016.08.18 207 by Kevin2 shot pano  2016.08.18 204 by Kevinhttps://www.flickr.com/gp/hawaiiboy/6V74P7
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hawaiiboy Goldmember More info | Aug 23, 2016 22:19 | #10613 alley side wall  2016.08.18 36 (1) by Kevinback corner wall  2016.08.18 38 by Kevinbeetle on roof  2016.08.18 45 by Kevinhttps://www.flickr.com/gp/hawaiiboy/6V74P7
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itsallart Cream of the Crop More info | Aug 23, 2016 22:19 | #10614 hawaiiboy wrote in post #18104293 This past weekend was the official party for the first ever Vancouver Mural Festival. The painting started this past July and the artists involver created 41 mew murals on 40 buildings in the Mount Pleasant and Downtown Eastside areas of Vancouver. I went over early Thurs. morning to locate them so that I can show them to my wife at a later time and to shoot some of them. I will try and get my processing done and get the shots up as quickly as I can. This first building is the Makers Labs building. 22 shot pano 2016.08.18 203 by Kevin11 shot pano 2016.08.18 205 by Kevin3 shot pano 2016.08.18 207 by Kevin2 shot pano 2016.08.18 204 by KevinKevin, these are awesome! I'm an artist and sometimes I do murals but not on that magnitude. Were they in acrylics? Mind blowing! Renata
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itsallart Cream of the Crop More info | Aug 23, 2016 22:20 | #10615 hawaiiboy wrote in post #18104301 alley side wall 2016.08.18 36 (1) by Kevinback corner wall 2016.08.18 38 by Kevinbeetle on roof 2016.08.18 45 by KevinAwesome stuff, Kevin! Renata
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hawaiiboy Goldmember More info | Aug 23, 2016 22:43 | #10616 Thank you very much Renata....... I moved here in 92 and am very https://www.flickr.com/gp/hawaiiboy/6V74P7
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itsallart Cream of the Crop More info | Aug 23, 2016 22:48 | #10617 hawaiiboy wrote in post #18104314 Thank you very much Renata....... I moved here in 92 and am very glad that I did. I love this area, but yes it can be a very expensive city to live in. We are lucky to have a reasonably affordable rent here in North Vancouver. I don't know what paint they are using. I have not shot all of these murals yet as some were still being finished, but I hope to go over later this week or early next week to shoot the rest. Sweet, Kevin. I visited Vancouver a few times and loved it and wish we could afford it, but helas, w e can barely afford anything. Now, that we are kind of retired, we are stuck in TX. Hubby misses OZ and I don't miss anything after living in 11 countries on 4 continents; I've lost my sens of belonging. I consider myself a citizen of the world Renata
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itsallart Cream of the Crop More info | Aug 23, 2016 23:09 | #10618 I wish I had Nifty on for this shot but I know it wouldn't have cut it. Here is a link to another post https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?p=18104271 Renata
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AnnieMacD Oops, me again  More info | Aug 24, 2016 08:56 | #10619 ENifty here!  Sgurr nan Each with Nifty by Annie MacDonald, on FlickrBut our hill was still shrouded in mist and I knew things were getting serious when the walking poles got packed into the backpack. Mam had to scramble all the way to the minor top. It was great fun and, although there were bits of path, she avoided them and stayed on the rocks. It was all Grade 1 or ungraded so not too much exposure. As we approached the minor top we saw a sheep with a small lamb (1-2 weeks old) - wow, at this time of year! No photos with Nifty as it was too far away. The cloud was lifting above us and by the time we reached the summit (720m) it was clear with just some banks of cloud above and sometimes, below us. Magic! This hill is not frequented very often for two reasons: first it isn't categorized in its own right as it's so close to some of the other big hills, and second, it has a 10-15m (20-30ft) slab that's not negotiable by non-climbers. So, Mam had decided to just return the way we had come, until meeting a family on the top. Here they are posing for Nifty.  Sgurr nan Each with Nifty-2 by Annie MacDonald, on FlickrAs you can see the couple had a young boy and Mam asked them if they were continuing along the ridge. They were and they said The Slab was nothing to worry about. In fact, the woman said, the first time she was up here she had done the slab without even noticing it. What!!??!! Well, after hearing that there was no way Mam wasn't going that way too. The family heading off toward The Slab. The hill we climbed earlier in the week is approx. centre of the ridge in the distance.  Sgurr nan Each with Nifty-3 by Annie MacDonald, on FlickrMam and I fought off the midges and had lunch at the very lovely summit with all the majestic hills around us.  Sgurr nan Each with Nifty-4 by Annie MacDonald, on FlickrLooking back, this is the last part of the ascent from the minor top. You can see the sheep at the bottom of the photo and the road is a long way down!  Sgurr nan Each with Nifty-5 by Annie MacDonald, on FlickrThis is the hill next door (Belig) and you can see our house on the mainland 20 miles away. Top right in the light blue area just below the cloud.  Sgurr nan Each with Nifty-6 by Annie MacDonald, on FlickrI could have stayed up there all day (if the breeze had held - midges hate a breeze) but Mam said we had to get going and I could feel she was a wee bit tense thinking of The Slab. The going definitely got tougher and after a bit of up and down - there it was below us. It looked like you were standing on the top of the roof of your house and you had to somehow get down to the bottom without seeing the ground. (There's an overhang at the bottom.) It looked horrendously steep and dangerous but somehow, it never entered her head to turn back. Most of the Skye Cuillin are comprised of gabbro rock. It's great for walking on as one's boots almost stick to it and it's almost impossible to slip on the rock itself. However, The Slab is not gabbro and looked very slippery to Mam. But, on the left side (right in photo) there was some gabbro that looked like it was possible to use as a bypass. That's what we did. But Mam got jelly legs and it was very exposed with small hand and foot holds. I was panicking in the backpack - I knew Mam well enough to know this wasn't normal! She was almost hyper-ventilating! Anyway we almost got to the bottom but then we were too far over to the left (right in photo) and the base of The Slab comprised a 30 - 60cm (1-2 foot) bit of grass with huge drop-off on both sides. Well, she saw a tiny foot-hold and stepped down putting all her weight (plus 9kg backpack with me in it!) on it hoping it would hold - it did and we are still here to tell the tale! Whew! And we were down - pretty shaken but safe. The relief was palpable. Here is a link to a photo (not taken by me). The SlabWe then came to an insurmountable tower but to cut a long story short - Mam found a bypass eventually and then we were on familiar ground. This was to be our descent route - the scree from centre down to bottom left. Mam had previously climbed up here so she knew it was safe. Also, we are back on ground that is well-documented and traversed by many climbers and walkers.  Sgurr nan Each with Nifty-7 by Annie MacDonald, on FlickrView across to the main Cuillin ridge with clouds above and below us.  Sgurr nan Each with Nifty-9 by Annie MacDonald, on FlickrMore to follow ...
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AnnieMacD Oops, me again More info | Aug 24, 2016 09:06 | #10620 ... continuation.  Sgurr nan Each with Nifty-10 by Annie MacDonald, on FlickrLast image is a pano of the three hills Bla Bheinn, Clach Glas and Sgurr nan Each (our hill). You can now see the way we went up.  Sgurr nan Each with Nifty-11 by Annie MacDonald, on FlickrIt still remains a mystery to Mam and I how the woman we met didn't notice The Slab the first time she did it 
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