The 6th UK South-East Spider-Infested Plague Pit Gossip Thread (All Welcome)

Pete wrote in post #9209621
Testing...

Testing what?

Just got back from a work trip and read through the last 10 pages! You've all been busy bunnies

Pete - DO NOT SELL YOUR GEAR. I've only met you once at Connaught and the images you got there with (seemingly little effort) eclipsed mine to such a degree that I could not bring myself to post any of mine. If you sell your gear, I'll have to sell mine and I'm not ready to give up yet. You've got big sh*t on a work right now - deal with that and then sort out your photography. Your photos inspire me and many others here.

I've been in a huge rut recently and was hoping that the Dover meet would get me out of that. I was going to ask you for lessons . Stick with it - you have a gift.

Many thanks for the vote of confidence, Jonathan. Much appreciated...

Oh, and I was testing for Adrian, he's having issues posting right now.

another go

And he's back in the room...

Yay!!!!!! Pete still no joy with IE but can still post with safari....my wife has come off the phone saying she could not use msn earlier so I don't know if that has something to do with it. Having said that it was okay for me earlier. Will scan my pc for viruses

It might well be something inside the internet options inside IE that's been changed/corrupted. MSN may share some of those settings.

Our second mission for today...............Li​llesden Girls School...............d​idn't you get busted here Adrian?

Pete wrote in post #9209815
And he's back in the room...

Bugger - I was hoping to get some cheap shots in about Policemen but I guess that will have to wait now

Can't wait to get home now - one more sleep and then back to Blighty

Got to agree with everyone on keeping your gear.I enjoy seeing the pics you post. I followed the link to your gallery. My wife happened to pass by when the owl shot was up. She stopped and stared at the screen and told me that was a superb shot.

I have gone months this year without shooting because work was a drag and I felt no inspiration or desire to do so. But every time I go back to it, I really enjoy it.

And I think you would miss it if you did anything like getting rid of your gear.

The solution is what I try to do. Try and get the pictures I enjoy most (candids, architecture, ...) when I'm on my own and take pictures which might have less artistic merit or are less technically considered when I'm with the family. I might be average at best at shooting in a family setting, but my family doesn't care about the technical merits of my pics and the lighting.

I travelled to Stratford with my wife and Dominica with her and the kids. I didn't bring many technically outstanding pics back from either but got lots of memories.

Everybody is happy (well, except for me wanting to go back to the Caribbean for 2 weeks to shoot "properly" ) and you get a nice mix of pics to show off.

Wendelius

vmlopes wrote in post #9209829
Our second mission for today...............Li​llesden Girls School...............d​idn't you get busted here Adrian?

Great shot that frost really adds to it as well....Cheeky b****** no I didn't, looked back at my thread on 28dlr on it and someone had added one of his mates fell out of one the top floor windows whilst UE'ing and killed himself

Pete wrote in post #9209781
Seems as though Adrian is unable to post here for the present time.

Now's your opportunity to take the piss out of him before he returns...

He was moaning about it on Wave...

Mike wrote in post #9209867
He was moaning about it on Wave...

What is the url for wave - I got an account a while back but lost the link

Wendelius wrote in post #9209846
Got to agree with everyone on keeping your gear.I enjoy seeing the pics you post. I followed the link to your gallery. My wife happened to pass by when the owl shot was up. She stopped and stared at the screen and told me that was a superb shot.

I have gone months this year without shooting because work was a drag and I felt no inspiration or desire to do so. But every time I go back to it, I really enjoy it.

And I think you would miss it if you did anything like getting rid of your gear.

The solution is what I try to do. Try and get the pictures I enjoy most (candids, architecture, ...) when I'm on my own and take pictures which might have less artistic merit or are less technically considered when I'm with the family. I might be average at best at shooting in a family setting, but my family doesn't care about the technical merits of my pics and the lighting.

I travelled to Stratford with my wife and Dominica with her and the kids. I didn't bring many technically outstanding pics back from either but got lots of memories.

Everybody is happy (well, except for me wanting to go back to the Caribbean for 2 weeks to shoot "properly" ) and you get a nice mix of pics to show off.

Wendelius

Pete

I second this, your shots are really great, if you are in the dulldrums put your equipment away for a couple of months and see how you feel come spring. If you sell it and change your mind it would be very expensive to replace it and I bet you have looked after you stuff. Even if you downgraded some of it you would not make that much money and imo not worthwhile.

Ever since I found the light ( this thread ) I have always been in awe of you photographs

That is my opinion for what it is worth.

adrian5127 wrote in post #9209857
Great shot that frost really adds to it as well....Cheeky b****** no I didn't, looked back at my thread on 28dlr on it and someone had added one of his mates fell out of one the top floor windows whilst UE'ing and killed himself

That would be the second here then, as a pikey fell through two floors recently..............​.never have been in such a structurally unsafe building as this one.............you will see shortly

Jonathan wrote in post #9209886
What is the url for wave - I got an account a while back but lost the link

www.wave.google.com/