GKPE: General Ramblings thread

now did you call greenpeace or roll it back in by yourself.. that poor whale stranded there like that..

Moppie wrote in post #3351700
For those interested heres a photo showing the crack, its towards the bottom right of the photo, and it ain't pretty:

Good one.. now I have a large unsightly crack on my monitor screen...

momentz wrote in post #3351746
Good one.. now I have a large unsightly crack on my monitor screen...

are you staring at my ar5e..

Just to prove I'm not kidding about the Aston - I think they will let me get away with posting this one.

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Nzshrimper wrote in post #3351754
are you staring at my ar5e..

Large objects have their own gravitational fields.

Nzshrimper wrote in post #3351589
resized and brighten a little..

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That's pretty darn good for a 2 light setup. I use that light on the backdrop effect too.

momentz wrote in post #3351618
True? I was out shooting pics of the latest Aston Martin.. but yeah.. top secret so nothing to share

I was photographing Pamela Andersons new boob job today, but they still hurt so you aren't allowed to touch.:p

Nzshrimper wrote in post #3351754
are you staring at my ar5e..

Er Not if I can help it

Wazza wrote in post #3350022
Cellphone

...nope, altho some cellphones can prolly take larger pics nowdays...
it was a little fuji p&s

Moppie wrote in post #3350097
So being a car groomer leaves you qualified to comment?
I spent 3 years working for Aucklands only Lotus Service agent, and have been involved in motorsport on and off, at varies levels for nearly a decade.
I also moderate the internets largest automotive forum.
Of course, I lack that unique knowledge so important to all new car buyers: How to clean the mag wheels on a Toyota Camry.
Its one thing to offer your opinion, its something else to try and back it up with more misleading, misrepresented opinion in an attempt to sound qualified.

um moppie, being ANYTHING (even a pizza delivery guy) who uses a different car every night leaves me qualified to comment in the way which i originally did, which was to state that in my opinion and based on my personal experience of X number of ordinary vehicles over about 2 years, i liked the A6 and the Golf the best. nowhere did i claim to have driven these cars in any form of motorsport, and i was not aware that motorsport was being discussed originally: wasn't it a conversation about what kind of car someone should buy next? for general transportation, if i did not misunderstand.

im sorry you felt so threatened by my statement that i had sampled more than 2000 cars in that time period that you were driven to comment in the arrogant, condescending and dismissive way you did, using such profanity as tim himself would have been proud to utter, in expressing your disbelief

however you should (and i think many already do) understand that my second response was purely a defence at being called a liar for my initial statement, and was in no way intended to "misrepresent" myself as an experienced le mans driver or bathurst veteran. your maths was out, no 'carpark circuits' were involved, and that's all.

i stand by it: i DID have access to and drive that many and variety of vehicles over that time period - toyota camry was in fact one of the many (how very astute of you), and my opinion is valid within the context with which i presented it.

disagree with it all you like - but don't call me a liar again.

(oh, and by the way, cleaning mags really isn't that hard: i'm sure with your vast experience and credentials, if you just have another read of the bottle, you will manage very well it next time )

momentz wrote in post #3350236
SS: neee ner neee ner :P

weka2000 wrote in post #3350353
SS vs Moppie in the great car debate. Tickets on sale now I know nothing about cars

stirrers. here comes the hot-dog salesgirl, for those of you up in the cheap seats.

and for those who appeared to miss me tonight: i was watching TV

Moppie wrote in post #3351700
Ok guys, heres the truth.

I haven't posted any South Island photos because something really bad happened.
One of the first photos I took, something happened and a large ugly crack appeared...

on another note, thats very amusing

again someone else looking at my ar5e....

Nzshrimper wrote in post #3352090
again someone else looking at my ar5e....

you're assuming again...

Nice shot Chris, just a tad underexposed, maybe 2/3 stop.

Lil Miss pass the pop corn....its now Moppies turn to respond
(nice Im not in the thick of it for a change )

my its frosty this morning both here and on the forum...

Frosts are late here in Ac. May we used to get heaps. Climate change.
Did anyone hear if they found the surfer from Piha the other day?

There was a missing surfer?