'All hope abandon ye who enter here'

Lightstream wrote in post #2260169
Using the generic term

Wool on the other hand is far from it.....he is the, bourgeious (how the heck ya spell that? My French is worse than my Chinese) (PS: to cover my own behind, intention was to say "elite")

Well, if he ever comes back, we'll find out if he minds being called bourgeois...

Maureen Souza wrote in post #2260130
This thread has gone to crap. Who'd a thunk........

Just when you think you have seen it all....hehehe

Thanks Tina....and if I saw your nice duck...I probably said nice duck. I'm like that.

Too much of my time is spent with serious stuff...I come here to relax and enjoy the company of people that share a common bond. Lots of wonderful and fun folks here...that are willing to share some knowledge and expertise...without waving the "I'm so special, do only as I say and do" banner. I figure if people are truly offended by what they read here...there are plenty of other threads to spend their time and effort on.

Wow, that really is a nice duck, the reflection in the water is unique.

Lightstream wrote in post #2260171
Perma is the expert. Consult her....

Claire, 16oz Breve, 5 shot, no sugar....that'll wake you up...

catsith wrote in post #2260174
dan, you didn't say nice duck first time round, so here is your opportunity

To quote Ronald S, "She's HOT"! (Nice duck shot Tina...really...I like the reflection...)

catsith wrote in post #2260174
dan, you didn't say nice duck first time round, so here is your opportunity

I was remiss....nice duck, nice reflection...thanks for sharing.

Woolburr wrote in post #2260186
I was remiss....nice duck, nice reflection...thanks for sharing.

Hey Wool, you never said...what are your views on being bourgeois rather than hoi polloi?

thankyou!!

off to camera club now guys, annual print comp. Wish me luck, eve3n though i won't know till xmas breakup how i went.

Woolburr wrote in post #2260178
Too much of my time is spent with serious stuff...I come here to relax and enjoy the company of people that share a common bond. Lots of wonderful and fun folks here...that are willing to share some knowledge and expertise...without waving the "I'm so special, do only as I say and do" banner. I figure if people are truly offended by what they read here...there are plenty of other threads to spend their time and effort on.

You are wise....

When all else is said and done, the laughter, and the good times, are what people will remember. Not the serious stuff. Friends and I get together, laugh at all the s#$t that's happened, and as I used to say.... it's never funny when you are in it, after the incident everybody laughs, you only remember the good times.

Permagrin wrote in post #2260181
Claire, 16oz Breve, 5 shot, no sugar....that'll wake you up...

And I used to go wide-eyed at my crew who would drink quad shots at Starbucks and live to tell the tale...

Permagrin wrote in post #2260181
To quote Ronald S, "She's HOT"! (Nice duck shot Tina...really...I like the reflection...)

If you look at a duck, or some other animal, and think "she's hot", I really, REALLY REALLY worry for you.....!

catsith wrote in post #2260191
thankyou!!

off to camera club now guys, annual print comp. Wish me luck, eve3n though i won't know till xmas breakup how i went.

All the best......you never forget the first shot that you won with! Or the gear or what you were doing at that time. My 350D and 10-22 nailed me the prize winner.....awesome....​..

I'm slow tonight...I just realized that if I keep posting here, then you'll have to keep double posting in order to make up that posting quota...because the whole point of the posting quota was for someone to outpost me on this thread posting....

Permagrin wrote in post #2260199
I'm slow tonight...I just realized that if I keep posting here, then you'll have to keep double posting in order to make up that posting quota...because the whole point of the posting quota was for someone to outpost me on this thread posting....

Holy cow! Last I looked I was celebrating 2K posts......! Now I'm catching up with you!

Lightstream wrote in post #2260169
Using the generic term

Wool on the other hand is far from it.....he is the, bourgeious (how the heck ya spell that? My French is worse than my Chinese) (PS: to cover my own behind, intention was to say "elite")

ROFL....Nothing elite or bourgeois about this kid...I'm about as vanilla as they come. High fashion for me consists of buying from Sam's Club instead of Wally-World. Cheeseburger and fries is the meal of choice. Photography is my one little indulgence.

Permagrin wrote in post #2260199
I'm slow tonight...I just realized that if I keep posting here, then you'll have to keep double posting in order to make up that posting quota...because the whole point of the posting quota was for someone to outpost me on this thread posting....

Not gonna happen....why do you think I lured you back here???

Oh no....some jerk just stole a car in the eastern part of the state...at gunpoint....forced the driver out and took off...with a 2 year old in a car seat in the back. They were returning home from the ER...the kid is sick.

oh no.....how horrible!!!

Are the police chasing the car or has it just been reported?

Woolburr wrote in post #2260234
Oh no....some jerk just stole a car in the eastern part of the state...at gunpoint....forced the driver out and took off...with a 2 year old in a car seat in the back. They were returning home from the ER...the kid is sick.

Woolburr wrote in post #2260217
ROFL....Nothing elite or bourgeois about this kid...I'm about as vanilla as they come. High fashion for me consists of buying from Sam's Club instead of Wally-World. Cheeseburger and fries is the meal of choice. Photography is my one little indulgence.

Hahha cool

Actually there is another thread asking if this hobby is really expensive, not in an absolute sense (it is) but relative to some of the things people do. I went to a horse jumping competition (friends were participating, guess who was photog with 1D and 70-200), drew some harmless fun comments about the camera and the size of the rig I was carrying. It did occur to me to ask some of them how much the horses cost upfront, and they'd range from an XTi with kit lens to yours and my entire gearlists at one shot. So I joked with them.. "I don't have a horse to feed, so I feed the 1D instead"

Plus CapEx and OpEx costs (Capital Expenditure - purchase price, etc. Operational Expenditure - running costs).... photography has low OpEx, horse has high OpEx..