The 9th official +semi-reorganized Random Discussion For TPBM (9)

Jamie Holladay wrote in post #5464007
g'MAE
a day and a half away noway I can catch up. Cliff notes please!?!?!?

People posted pictures. You have to go back and catch up!

It is still quite sore Cat, I've got a 3:30 at the dentist

How did the new baby do last night? I think we need a LOT more pictures of her btw.

So truth be told I am not loving the 100 macro for portraits. I don't find it as sharp as I thought it would be. Not sure if I am just used to IS lenses or what. I LOVE it for macro work (surprise surprise what it was MEANT for) but everyone raves so about it for portrait work...I just don't feel it.

Well, don't forget that on the crop bodies it's a pretty long portrait lens. Even on a FF body it's on the longish side. Plus on a crop you want a shutter speed up around 1/160-1/200 sec. to avoid camera shake.

Yeah I have even put it on a tripod for portraits, still wasn't pleased. Maybe I'm just picky?

Skrim17 wrote in post #5464155
It is still quite sore Cat, I've got a 3:30 at the dentist

How did the new baby do last night? I think we need a LOT more pictures of her btw.

I hope that it's something that is fixable fast, Crissa. Tooth pain sucks.

She didn't do as well as she did the first night. But still ok. Her bed is on the floor next to my side of the bed (all the dogs sleep in our room) and I gave in and cuddled with her for a few minutes before I fell asleep. As soon as the lights went out though, she was ok back on the floor.

And you'll get pictures. You're going to get so sick of pictures.

Skrim17 wrote in post #5464165
So truth be told I am not loving the 100 macro for portraits. I don't find it as sharp as I thought it would be. Not sure if I am just used to IS lenses or what. I LOVE it for macro work (surprise surprise what it was MEANT for) but everyone raves so about it for portrait work...I just don't feel it.

I haven't used it for people pictures. But my favorite shots of the animals are with that lens.

G'mae all.

I am in no way caught up so please excuse me if I have missed anything important - I'll go back and check later. BUT...

Today is Nathan's birthday (9th) and I wanted to share with you what we surprised him with...

Mark that is AWESOME!! I bet he was thrilled, he looks really tall!.

So, I have been waiting for WEEKS for the guys to come finish up the few stupid little things that they 'forgot' to do with the backyard.
The biggest thing is that there is supposed to be a border between the rock in the yard, and the fence of my garden, to keep the rock from migrating into my flower beds.
It's paid for already, which is irritating.

Wade has repeatedly said to the guy... bring the supplies over and we'll do it ourselves. But no.. 'no, I'll get my guys over there to do it as soon as we can.'

Well, a couple guys showed up this morning (unannounced. I hate that) and put border between the vegetable garden and the flower garden (didn't need to be there) and while doing that they freaking TRAMPLED Tevin's strawberries. And they had little berries growing on them already.

I am seriously pissed.
Everything up to this point from me has been 'whatever. Fine. It's ok. whatever. '
But this is unacceptable.
The strawberry plants were surrounded with brick edging, so they were protected.

Grrrrrrrrr.

I wouldn't even care so much except for a couple reasons:

1: I wasn't happy with the landscape guys to begin with.
2. Those were Tevin's strawberries that he's been taking care of diligently every day. He's going to be crushed.

Mother's wrath here.

Looking good for a first lesson, nice straight back just needs to get his heels down

Oh mark you have started on the slippery slope that will not end till he is competing at Badminton.

Ooooh Cat I would call them and raise heck till they brought you some new strawberry plants and fixed EVERYTHING.

g'morning all

Happy birthday to Nathan.

Crissa did you see those high iso examples I posted for you? Hope your tooth feels better soon. My last root canal took 3 months to heal w/o pain. It was so different from my others.

Cat, sorry about the strawberries...I'd be seriously bugged too, especially in view of all their delays.

Mark that is SO cool for Nathan! What a neat experience.

Mgdh wrote in post #5464311
Today is Nathan's birthday (9th) and I wanted to share with you what we surprised him with...

He has been horse mad for ages and unfortunately, we can neither afford regular lessons, nor do we think that any of the local stables are that good. So today, we drove half across the county to give him his first proper riding lesson. He absolutely loved it - I just wish we could do more for him. Anyway - I hope to have more to follow but wanted to share this one quickly.

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COOL! Thats great tell him Happy Birthday. What a great thing if you can get him into it. I know it is not cheap but sometimes people will trade work for lessons when he gets a bit older. It is healthy, emphasizes responsibility, and well, girls are really into horses Here guys at the barn are out numbered like 10-1 which can be fun for a boy.

cfpackerfan wrote in post #5464337
Mother's wrath here.

Grrrrrrrrr Get them Kit.

neil_r wrote in post #5464343
Oh mark you have started on the slippery slope that will not end till he is competing at Badminton.

I so want to go to Badminton some day.

Skrim17 wrote in post #5464350
Ooooh Cat I would call them and raise heck till they brought you some new strawberry plants and fixed EVERYTHING.

That^