Red Ring Tupperware Party, Uninterrupted (No Harms ducked in making this thread) #19

I'll have to check out the original thread during lunch or this evening. I gotta get to work.

By the way...talking earlier about ordering stuff that never comes... What's with Canon and the EF 8-15? I just got another note that it' still on backorder. I think it's approaching a year now since they announced that lens. I know the earthquake didn't help, but I would have thought a few lenses would have been delivered by now.

Woolburr wrote in post #12475546
The original thread is here....but I think most if not all of the images are gone.
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=46721

Oh, wow!! There are enough of the photos still there to get a good idea of the silliness. Thanks Dan.

Looks like it's going to be an adventuresome day. Pouring like crazy. Just got 1 inch in 30 minutes. And now there is a tornado just to the south. Looks like it's going to pass south but again, coming close.

Be careful and stay vigilant.


On the bus thread, there are occasional references to 'Gitzo,' a ficticious 3-legged mule someone conjured after one of our silly discussions. I Photoshopped a photo of a mule and that became 'Gitzo.'

Please note, not only did I edit out the leg, I also eliminated the shadow.

You'll have to trust me on this: it was funny at the time.

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #12473404
Try 8C (46F) with a north wind off of the lake. Wind chill at 5C (41F). Wearing shorts and a thin t-shirt. Still had a great game. Lost but played well. Only got out on one bat and had some great hits otherwise. Got three people out in one inning. Got hit by two grounders that took a bounce

Ouch! Catching a frozen ball isnt fun. I heard getting hit by one causes instant frost bite!

Belmondo wrote in post #12474019
Okay.....one more.

I'm posting this because I am impressed with some of the old photos that I took years ago with 'inferior' equipment, and there's a story that goes along with this photo.

The shot was taken Feb. 9, 2002 (before many of you were born), in Reno, Nevada. This was at the east end of the yard, and I'm facing roughly northeast, not that it really matters. The train is the California Fun Train, a train that ran from Oakland to Reno on Friday evenings, laid over Saturday, then returned on Sunday. I rode it a couple times, and it was basically a rolling drunk tank, especially on the Friday leg. The Sunday trip was a little more sedate as the majority of passengers were severely hungover. In the photo, the UP engine is on the point, no doubt to help the two Amtrak Dash-8's get that big train up to the summit. It has already been turned, and is pointing westbound waiting for the next day's departure.

Anyway, we were in Reno on our own; we didn't go up on the train. An attorney/friend of mine was doing some 3D modeling of a Dash-9 locomotive for use in a railroad accident lawsuit, and had asked me to get some detail photos of the pilot. This was a perfect opportunity, and I was snapping away when the railroad police, the yardmaster, and the division superintendent all converged on me en masse. I had indeed trespassed beyond the 'No Trespassing' sign, an act I had performed countless times before. I was usually greeted with a friendly wave of any railroad employee I encountered, but this time was different. It was only 5 months after 9/11, and I guess they were skittish. They hassled me for a while, and made me promise never to go on their property again, yadda, yadda,yadda. The fence they built around the yard later that year made sure of it.

I pulled up the EXIF on this just to see what I was shooting, and it was taken with my old G2. This was before my first DSLR, and I can see now why I was so fond of that camera and why I've never been without a G-series camera since then.

Always love the stories Chief! Stellar shot from the G2!

Belmondo wrote in post #12474159
Trains and ocean surf don't keep me awake. I sleep like a baby.

Love to sleep to ocean surf! Its the main reason why i try to book ocean view on the beach when on vacation. Very relaxing!

ShaneHunter wrote in post #12474585

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Look what I found.

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Congrats Shane!

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #12474767
I'm just waiting to get tired. Fat Chance...

Love the colors here Jay!

Belmondo wrote in post #12475618
Oh, wow!! There are enough of the photos still there to get a good idea of the silliness. Thanks Dan.

Im almost scared to go into that thread

Sort of good news but sad at the same time. Like like NASA has chosen the new deep space container. I'm sure it has lots of upgrades, but one would think we have come a little farther in 40 years. They pretty much took the Apollo capsule and painted it black.
http://www.cnn.com …cecraft/index.h​tml?hpt=T2

g'day folks

gjl711 wrote in post #12475911
Sort of good news but sad at the same time. Like like NASA has chosen the new deep space container. I'm sure it has lots of upgrades, but one would think we have come a little farther in 40 years. They pretty much took the Apollo capsule and painted it black.
http://www.cnn.com …cecraft/index.h​tml?hpt=T2

Deja vu all over again.


Howdy, Harm.

It is.. It's pimp my space capsule.

Hi Chief, how are things in Palm Springs today?

Good Morning All.

JJ, apparently the more things change the more they stay the same.

Hi Omar

Harm wrote in post #12476002
Hi Chief, how are things in Palm Springs today?

Warm, but not terrible. It's supposed to hit 97 today.

"warm"...97°F...

must be nice. only going to hit 21°C today. Was very, very humid last night though! Thank goodness for AC!

Hi Harm!

Well Chief i guess when your used to living in a warm climate area 97 can seem average