The official Random Discussion For TPBM Photo's and Photographers Thread (1)

Athena wrote in post #2607460
Are you going to the next Scottish Landscape photo meeting? (is it still fabled?)

Definitely going - even if it rains (which is the current Metcheck forecast! )

Mike Bell wrote in post #2607478
Definitely going - even if it rains (which is the current Metcheck forecast! )

I'm jealous - you guys have such a great group and you get together so regularly. It's really nice. Doesn't hurt that the countryside is gorgeous.

Mike Bell wrote in post #2607471
See! I was right!

Hydrogenation just turns oil into fats - no more unhealthy than fats then - which is pretty unhealthy! I only said "healthier than cream" - which is LOADED with fat!

yeah, cream is saturated fat too...
I'm curious though why they wouldn't use an alternative vegetable oil in coolwhip like products to avoid the high saturated fat... cost??

That's why I like to do most of my grocery shopping at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. They go out of their way to not carry products with stuff like that in it. I don't feel the need to read the label of everything I pick up while in those stores. It takes me forever to do my grocery shopping in a big chain store because I spend so much time reading while there.

Athena wrote in post #2607468
what does THAT taste like (cause I KNOW you are eating it).

LOL! You are right Desparate times, here
Tastes like...hmmm...cheerios mixed with peanut butter cheaply sprinkled with teeney tiny chocolate bits. Doesn't quite hit the spot.

Well - I can honestly say that I am sorry it's all you have. If you were closer I'd give you one of my Swiss chocolate bars from the freezer. (but the people we're having dinner with still can't have any).

But I can also say I'm not jealous that we can't get those candy bars here. Sometimes it's nice to know about things I don't want. lol

Thanks for the thought
It was a stupid idea on my part...no chocolate in the house=no temptation.
Riiiiiiiiiiight.

Not stupid. I bet after a couple of months it would work. Just difficult to keep the house temptation free for that long.

So now whenever I think of something from the grocery store that I wish we could get here, I'll think about your SB diet bars. lol

LOL!

I did it! I submitted a couple of photo's

misspix wrote in post #2607555
LOL!

I did it! I submitted a couple of photo's

Go girl! I am still working on it

short5 wrote in post #2607559
Go girl! I am still working on it

Go Zane, Go!
I still have a couple to fine tune (to the best of my ability, anyway) to hopefully get in tomorrow.

cylentka wrote in post #2603255
Hey Jamie? If you get a few minutes today, could you direct me to a good tutorial for taking action shots and/or panning? I've been reading threads on POTN but the advice is often conflicting.

I know that Jamie has already answered this, but I thought that I would throw my two cents in as well. Panning is a very tricky art, and few people can survive the learning curve. Here are some tips that have helped me as I perfect my panning technique:

1. When doing sports photography, it helps if you choose something that you're interested in. For example, I tried to do airplane racing, but it wasn't my thing. So, I shifted to Banana Slug Drag Racing (USBSR). This is a fantastic sport, and the panning shots that I have of this particular genre are quite impressive, if I do say so myself.

2. When attempting to capture that "Wild in Motion" look to your shot, do not give into the temptation to just hurl your camera as the shutter engages at the passing race car. Although the shot may turn out just totally primo, the overall expense is somewhat prohibitive.

3. The key to successful panning is practice, practice, practice. Or paying Jamie to do it for you.

4. Before really getting involved in the arena of panning at sports events, it's important to "go to school". Watch some of the pros as they do their high quality panning stuff. Note every thing that they do. It was through this patient observation that I've discovered that cussing at my camera equipment is the secret to panning. For years, I did not know this.

5. Always remember, safety first. Shooting a football game, for example, is a fantastic venue to learn the panning groove. You're down at the sideline. You've got your press pass, and you're all set. A play begins! A fumble! You start snapping away, focusing, using AI Servo, zooming in as the 350 pound defensive lineman picks up the football. You quickly adjust as the lumbering behemoth in spandex gains momentum! He runs! He gains speed! He heads... right... for... you!

You wake up, three months later, from a coma, noting that your 100-400 L lens is permanently attached to your forehead.

6. Start small. Go to Chess matches at the Senior Center. Practice the swift "Knight takes Pawn" maneuver. As you get more comfortable, you could get up to Scrabble, or even, like the professionals, all the way to Pinochle.

Those are some good tips there, Puds I might even be able to pan Banana Slugs!

Thank goodness tomorrow is Saturday *yawn*

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misspix wrote in post #2607595
Those are some good tips there, Puds I might even be able to pan Banana Slugs!

Oh, I was supposed to tell you that Perma had her first "Texas Tea" tonight. I nearly had to carry her back to the Jeep....