Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread

Hmmm... well it probably has nothing to do with birds, but whenever I listen to 'What a Wonderful World' I think of ducks.

And there's always Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" but personally, whenever I hear that song, I have to put my fingers in my ears. If you're into classical music, The Minute Waltz or Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 : "Morning Mood" or same Opus but "In The Hall of The Mountain King" goes very well with BIRD AVs....much like a fine champagne goes with chicken

Here's a bit from my garden. Anyone know the name of this plant? The flowers a just so tiny.

"Hey if you mixed LSD in with the contraceptive pill, does that mean you'd go on a trip without the kids?"

lol I think that's the funniest one liner I have seen to date, Paul

Hey everyone, I went down to Coffs Harbour a couple of weeks ago and while I was there, I got an HDR of the sunrise. I'm always a little skeptical of HDR technology, but this one is okay.

SEE HERE

That's a great shot Paul. Well done.

Here's a shot of Morganfrom this morning.

i have winrar, what confused me is that i have downloaded as an mp3, put it in a folder (that i can't find now), copied it from that folder (or cut) into my music folder. I opened up my music to get a song for my av, and they are all showing as a rar file. I did click on one, but it didn't do anything. Will have to try again tomorrow.
thanks for all the tips guys. Wings beneath my wings is no good, my birds are generally not flying.
I'll have a go at downloading the other suggestions, see what i like. (i need to find my folder!!)I can see i am going to have to broaden my horizon, i havn't listed to classical etc for years and years. And my memory is crap anyway, i never remember the names of songs.

Good idea about the kebab stick Greg, have to try it next time!

I took this on monday (Ithink) and I'm not too sure about it, would love some thoughts....

Click here

oh oh oh, I did it, I did it!

(the 'click here')

NOw .. dis my first simple studio lighting portrait ... hmm lighting shadows etc etc lots to learn but simple touch up bring up seemingly professional portrait pictures.

Now how do I upload pictures here the easiest way ?

Thanks
AL

al, as far as i know, you need a flickr, photobucket or something similar account (web hosting for your pictures). You then select the section you want to post in, and click on new post. You then click on the image(the url link i think) you have downloaded into your web host, and paste that in your post. Did that make sense? There should be a sticky on that somewhere. I use photobucket, and it is the bottom link under the photo that i just click on, and it is automatically ready for pasting.

well done kinnon, when i am not so tired, i will re-read the instructions and see how computer illiterate i am!

catsith wrote in post #3122650
al, as far as i know, you need a flickr, photobucket or something similar account (web hosting for your pictures). You then select the section you want to post in, and click on new post. You then click on the image(the url link i think) you have downloaded into your web host, and paste that in your post. Did that make sense? There should be a sticky on that somewhere. I use photobucket, and it is the bottom link under the photo that i just click on, and it is automatically ready for pasting.

well done kinnon, when i am not so tired, i will re-read the instructions and see how computer illiterate i am!

Thanks Tina .... I think I get the idea ... does the manage attachments work here at all ... could not try cos my file was too big somehow

Peace
AL

Some dates of events I'm planning on going to if anybody is interested...

Brisbane Medieval Fair
5-6 May, St Joseph's (Nudgee) College

Brisbane Miniature Train Show
5-7 May, RNA Showgrounds

Labour Day March
7 May
Times and Route details on above website

I'm planning on combining the last two - the Labour Day March ends at the RNA Showgrounds so the Train Show is a small walk away. I'll be at the Train Show on Sunday as well so if anybody decides to come I'd appreciate it if someone says hi.

Al, I'd just go with PhotoBucket. IMHO the extra images and quality that you are allowed are worth the minimal extra work.

al, you have to resize you photos down to about 800x600 pixels max.