So Cal So Cal Part II: Home of the B.I.F.'s

That's a beautiful machine. Second on sweetmaria. I get a lot of my recipes from there.

Since we've sort of been on a kitchen appliance kick, I thought I'd post this. After 16 years, my microwave oven finally bit the dust and I bought this one as the replacement. It's a combination microwave oven and grill. I hadn't realized how noisy my old machine was until I used the new one for the first time. I've only used the grill + microwave once but it seems to work pretty well. Further testing will be required.

This microwave makes you take a deep, hard look at yourself and question if the TV dinner you're about to eat is the right thing.

CJCMarquez wrote in post #17511067
This microwave makes you take a deep, hard look at yourself and question if the TV dinner you're about to eat is the right thing.

It does scream lean pockets.

It's also very shiny!

The shiny makes it camouflaged.

When one lives by themselves, and even though one loves to cook, it's not always practical to cook a whole meal for just oneself...day after day...meal after meal. So, I use the microwave to warm up meals cooked the day before as well as the occasional TV dinner. For convenience, I also make a whole pot of coffee at a time and use the microwave to reheat it one cup at a time as needed.

navydoc wrote in post #17511135
The shiny makes it camouflaged.

When one lives by themselves, and even though one loves to cook, it's not always practical to cook a whole meal for just oneself...day after day...meal after meal. So, I use the microwave to warm up meals cooked the day before as well as the occasional TV dinner. For convenience, I also make a whole pot of coffee at a time and use the microwave to reheat it one cup at a time as needed.

I'm only joshing -- cooking for 1 is extremely difficult. I could imagine if placed just right, it would be decently camouflaged.

That's a beaut!.......Now I won't need that Nikon selfie stick I've been dreaming about.

Where can I get one?

I shot this using natural light only, indoors with a dark grey background. For the heck of it, I added a "Library" to the background to add a little interest.

Excuse the unflattering subject but he was the only one available to me at the time.

Sony a7r + FE 55mm F1.8 ZA @ f2.2, 1/60th and 640 iso

Note: this 'selfie' was not taken through the reflection of my new microwave oven.

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Haha....great shot. This pic has a profound 3D effect on my eyes.....like staring into greens in the early morning!

Amazing detail and clarity it's "unbelievable"!

Went to the flower fields in carlsbad, shot in horrible conditions. Bad logistics in general. Mid day sun, only certain angles available due to mobility in the fields, ect.

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Charlie wrote in post #17512005
Went to the flower fields in carlsbad, shot in horrible conditions. Bad logistics in general. Mid day sun, only certain angles available due to mobility in the fields, ect.

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I really like this one. Framing, subject, colors, DOF, all work perfectly.

Charlie wrote in post #17512005
Went to the flower fields in carlsbad, shot in horrible conditions. Bad logistics in general. Mid day sun, only certain angles available due to mobility in the fields, ect.

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I like this shot too. And best wishes to your cousin as well.

Contrails from this morning I thought looked pretty neat. This is facing due east towards Phoenix and beyond.

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Dont you mean CHEMtrails? (ok, ill put on my tinfoil hat cause you know, THEY are watching).

FYI: Im not a chemtrail guy but I like making fun of them.