The 38th 'How'd We Ever Do It Without Jon?' TPBM Silliness Chat

misspix wrote in post #10521285
I am up to March, on my photo processing

Painted Desert:

We traveled parallel to Rt 66 and were actually on it through parts of the Painted Desert

Saw Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs

Agate Bridge

A piece of the Petrified Forest


More HERE if you wish

Very nice! I'm looking forward to our move to Ohio. Hubby said he will try and see if we can take a couple weeks to travel there. Then we can stop often for me to take pics!
Have a great day at work!

gjl711 wrote in post #10521425
I think it's on your lips. Thoughts in your head hurt no one but you. Once spoken though, it can never be taken back.

I think its important to be kind to yourself , How can you offer anything if your not taking good care of that? But lips are a 2nd ..you cant take back the spoken word .


In my experience if I harbor bad thoughts about anything or anyone it hurts me ..hurting me makes for a not nice me , so I monitor my thoughts first , which tends to leave me free to say nice things , for me thinking is first Kwim ..

Chet wrote in post #10521085
You kids all make good points. This one just hits close to home for me, as my dad is a photographer and I aspired to be a bit like him as a kid.

Chet wrote in post #10521353
Yeah, I have the nice light weight Manfrotto tripod, he has the quality heavy old school ones. I'd lose.

A though popped into my mind.. I could be he is old school and does not understand/get into the processing that occurs today.

cfpackerfan wrote in post #10521354
Sorry, don't get the Hugh Grant reference. (not sure I want to though, LOL)

My end is dangling. Precariously. But I'm hangin on.

doh!

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #10521373
She was the one caught........well, you look it up yourself.

Sorry to hear about your dangling end, hope it pick up soon.

^ What Jim said, on both accounts

cfpackerfan wrote in post #10521409
Ah, see, I didn't know that divine brown was a person. I had no idea what that phrase meant.

*not looking it up*

But you know what the phrase means now!!

Chet wrote in post #10520819
My dad the commercial photographer told me my photography sucks. XTi, 20d couple lenses, flash and a tripod going cheap.

Chet - I am sorry your Dad said this. Just think of it as he is shooting a different style than you are, and sometimes when that happens, they do not have any need for anything but the style they shoot. I think you are doing a great job in capturing the hobbies you have and your family (and one day the kids will enjoy all of the photos that you have taken as they grow up). As long as you are having fun, blow off Dad's comment (although I know how much it can hurt).

Terri - great travel photos, I love them all

Good Morning everyone. Hope you are all having a good day

Cat - if you get into San Diego before 1, we could meet up and see each other (I have to be at the Zoo by 2:30)

Diane - I will be doing shows Thursday night and Saturday.

monkeygirl wrote in post #10521567
Good Morning everyone. Hope you are all having a good day.

So far, however there's still plenty of time for things to go wrong.

Trying to talk my wife into a day in San Diego. I'll let you and John know when it happens (or if). We would love to see you guys for a sandwich somewhere.

I had a good day yesterday at the Nikaah/Wedding. The muslim ceremony around marriage is definitely a game of two halves. In the morning was the Nikaah. This is the religious part of the ceremony at the Mosque. It is a low key event and in a lot of cases there are no women, including the bride, present. As this Nikaah took place at a large Mosque, women were there, but they were in a room upstairs with no view of the proceedings, but they were able to hear everything over loud speakers. Everyone wears everyday "go to the Mosque clothing" and the bride and groom do not see each other before, during or after the ceremony.

The evening is entirely different, the wedding on Sunday was very low key, due to the death of one of the grooms uncles the previous week. but despite this it's fair to say that everyone looked far more colourful at this evening affair.

I took my camera along for fun, the venue would have been a photographers nightmare as it was held in a city centre community centre that did not lend itself to great aesthetics, however the vibrant colours of the people, particularly the bride, more than made up for the bleak brick surroundings.

I have know the Grooms brother for many many years, and they are a really wonderful family, I am an honorary uncle to his children and it still makes me smile when they address or refer to me as "Neil Uncle" as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Taqi, the groom, is an optician and possibly the most laid back guy in the world, so much so many of us, both family and friends never expected him to muster enough effort to get married, however on Sunday he proved us wrong. I took my camera along just to have some fun with candids and to supply "Face Book" images for the kids.

The contrast between the morning at the Mosque and the evening at the Community centre is stark.

If you want to see how the day progressed you can do so HERE, as I said these are just some candid mementoes of the day, not what would be regarded as a wedding album.

For those curious but not wanting to go to the gallery here are a few samples.

The morning ......

This is the Groom in the middle, with his brother (in white) on one side and the equivalent of the best man, his cousin, on the other.

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Morning!

misspix wrote in post #10519355
*sigh* Seems I get caught up just in time to sleep. Have a good night, everyone.

Z, put some extra kitty chow down before you check out....*deposits lil grey tabby with the biggest blue eyes EVAH!*

G'night!

aww I know. missing you...

love the kitties here too!

Becky N wrote in post #10520038
You going to get it printed and framed and partner it with shot Dan took a couple years back? Looks like they'd make a good pair.

G'MAE everyone. Think we are going to pull the trigger today. We didn't get the 70-200 mm f/2.8L IS a few weeks back. We decided to wait longer until our profits allowed us to get the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS II instead. After doing the books yesterday, we have reached that goal plus some buffer, and free shipping. The only thing I want to check is that the direct deposit from SmugMug made our account. It is the first DD and I want to make sure we had all the info correct. I don't know if Curt has set us up for on-line banking on this account yet or not and he was asleep when I wanted to check last night.

I dunno. We've got his printed and hanging in our bedroom. I love that shot.

wow, congrats on the tms! Are you getting version 1 or 2?

Miniflash wrote in post #10520126
Ok done .
Lisa and Chris Great photos Lisa I loved the horses running shot its Great and Chris I loved the horse hand stand shot it was great!
You guys rock ..
ok , Paris did well no more seizures .This morning she is her playful self you would never know if you saw her , yesterday was so bad I like that about a new day .

Glad Paris is okay Deb. That's good news.
and thanks

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #10520085
They did good then, I thought those were real rodeo bulls. Well, in hind sight the 'stache did seem kinda weird though.

lol. They were stylin'!

Skrim17 wrote in post #10520180
The nature of labs is to please you no matter what, it is what they are bred for. They aren't the sharpest crayons all the time, but they will mind and adore you to the point of not breathing if you tell them not too! I am assuming your breed isn't the same

I don't really know how to explain our dogs. They are both completely different from one another. Hale will return when called back, even if she doesn't want to. Kona won't if he's on the trail of something he thinks is important. Kona will do his best to make us happy at the house, Hale completely thinks she's a princess and the rest of us (including Pachie) exist to make her happy. So I'm not sure what the nature of a springer is, since they both act completely opposite.

Harm wrote in post #10520760
Boston.com's The Big Picture:

Poverty within white South Africa

wow, that certainly can put someone's day in perspective.

Skrim17 wrote in post #10521199
Trust me, its too late then.

aww *risks the quills* hug.

misspix wrote in post #10521285
I am up to March, on my photo processing

Painted Desert:

We traveled parallel to Rt 66 and were actually on it through parts of the Painted Desert

Saw Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs

Agate Bridge

A piece of the Petrified Forest


More HERE if you wish

very cool! Will check out the rest later.

CrazieCricket wrote in post #10521449
Very nice! I'm looking forward to our move to Ohio. Hubby said he will try and see if we can take a couple weeks to travel there. Then we can stop often for me to take pics!
Have a great day at work!

hmmm., I missed that you were moving. Is it a temporary thing or?

monkeygirl wrote in post #10521567
Cat - if you get into San Diego before 1, we could meet up and see each other (I have to be at the Zoo by 2:30)

We won't. We get in about 2ish, but we go straight to HWAC to get the testing done.
Then we have plans with one of Lorraine's friends for after.

I'm thinking maybe Thursday morning before we leave? If we have any rejects, we go to the dog park before coming home. Maybe we can meet there. It's a thought.
Would be between 8-9 Thursday morning. We'll be in a hurry to get home though, so we won't have long to visit.

Don't you just HATE going out to lunch, and 5 minutes before you get back the heavens open up and unleash a massive downpour lasting....5 minutes!!! I am soaked A/C on in the office, and the toilets only have paper towels for drying, no air dryers....gah!!!


Nice colours in those photos, Neil!

Harm my kid got caught at the pool in a downpour yesterday, thunder and lightening and all, I had to go pick them up and they were all freezing. By the time we got home he took a hot shower and sat under a blanket for about 30 minutes before he warmed up!!

Thanks for the hug Permi

Belmondo wrote in post #10521615
So far, however there's still plenty of time for things to go wrong.

Trying to talk my wife into a day in San Diego. I'll let you and John know when it happens (or if). We would love to see you guys for a sandwich somewhere.

That would be great. I would love to finally get the chance to meet you and Mrs. Chief.

cfpackerfan wrote in post #10521655
We won't. We get in about 2ish, but we go straight to HWAC to get the testing done.
Then we have plans with one of Lorraine's friends for after.

I'm thinking maybe Thursday morning before we leave? If we have any rejects, we go to the dog park before coming home. Maybe we can meet there. It's a thought.
Would be between 8-9 Thursday morning. We'll be in a hurry to get home though, so we won't have long to visit.

I have to be at work by 845 on Thursday. Guess we will just have to get together next time.

Neil - Wonderful photos. Thank you for sharing them

Deb - glad Miss Paris is doing well, and is over her problems from yesterday.

Off to grocery shop. See you all later

neil_r wrote in post #10521642
I had a good day yesterday at the Nikaah/Wedding. The muslim ceremony around marriage is definitely a game of two halves. In the morning was the Nikaah. This is the religious part of the ceremony at the Mosque. It is a low key event and in a lot of cases there are no women, including the bride, present. As this Nikaah took place at a large Mosque, women were there, but they were in a room upstairs with no view of the proceedings, but they were able to hear everything over loud speakers. Everyone wears everyday "go to the Mosque clothing" and the bride and groom do not see each other before, during or after the ceremony.

The evening is entirely different, the wedding on Sunday was very low key, due to the death of one of the grooms uncles the previous week. but despite this it's fair to say that everyone looked far more colourful at this evening affair.

I took my camera along for fun, the venue would have been a photographers nightmare as it was held in a city centre community centre that did not lend itself to great aesthetics, however the vibrant colours of the people, particularly the bride, more than made up for the bleak brick surroundings.

I have know the Grooms brother for many many years, and they are a really wonderful family, I am an honorary uncle to his children and it still makes me smile when they address or refer to me as "Neil Uncle" as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Taqi, the groom, is an optician and possibly the most laid back guy in the world, so much so many of us, both family and friends never expected him to muster enough effort to get married, however on Sunday he proved us wrong. I took my camera along just to have some fun with candids and to supply "Face Book" images for the kids.

The contrast between the morning at the Mosque and the evening at the Community centre is stark.

If you want to see how the day progressed you can do so HERE, as I said these are just some candid mementoes of the day, not what would be regarded as a wedding album.

For those curious but not wanting to go to the gallery here are a few samples.

The morning ......

This is the Groom in the middle, with his brother (in white) on one side and the equivalent of the best man, his cousin, on the other.

The cousins


The best dressed couple there .......


And in the evening.....

Taqi awaits the arrival of his wife


And I guess you could say it was worth the wait


They enter the hall together


The bride looked stunning


and Teresa scrubbed up quite well too


If you have the time take a look at the gallery, we had some fun outside taking pictures of the kids, If you look at them I think you will all agree that despite cultural, religious and and a host of other differences that people try and put in the way, kids are kids and it is they that hold our future.

Nice sentiment, Neil. Sadly, adults manage to mess it up for everybody.

Those are wonderful photos, though.

I wanted to quote these separately.

Chet wrote in post #10520819
My dad the commercial photographer told me my photography sucks. XTi, 20d couple lenses, flash and a tripod going cheap.

I'm sorry to hear that. Did he say that exactly? Or were you interpreting, from some comment he made?

Also, I didn't see your answer to Crissa's comment...was he talking about the processing you've been doing?

poppie guy wrote in post #10520967
From what I've seen, you aren't a commercial photographer. You're one of those guys with a big brain that does hi-tech stuff for a living which most of us don't understand at all. Photography is your hobby, a way of recording events in the life of your family and making photos of people and things that you find beautiful and interesting. You do a good job of it, better than some of us here. It makes you happy. Suggest to your dad that he meditate on the difference between communicating in a kind way versus a cruel way, and afterwards to make an appointment for confession.

great answer Sid.

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #10521025
Like Cat says....that ^ ^ ^ ^

And that too. ^ ^ ^ ^

There is no single definition to what photography should be, as it is different to all of us, just as we are all different from each other.

so true.
alas, it's too often forgotten in this puffed up world where personal opinions are the most important.

Chet wrote in post #10521085
You kids all make good points. This one just hits close to home for me, as my dad is a photographer and I aspired to be a bit like him as a kid.

This is something I really wanted to comment on.

Most men want to be like their fathers or grandfathers. I've seen some of the best men in the world strive to try to get approval (even if they have it, they don't see it sometimes) of their fathers, because they aren't like them.

(If you'll bear with me for a minute) You sort of know my Dan. He's hyper intelligent. He's funny. He's extremely creative. Everyone loves him. Truly, I've never met a more universally loved person. His grandfather was an amazing man. Dr. D's CV is one of the most impressive lists of accomplishments world wide (I'm not joking). He was famous in the scientific world. Dan's father worked at Lockheed. His work to this day, has never been declassified. Dan never knew what his dad did. Ever. But he knew he was important. Along comes Dan...he went into the military instead of collage. He went into the ministry instead of a brilliant career somewhere. And now he works retail. Dan never felt that he lived up to either of his father or grandfather's legends. I talked to his dad before he died. He said so emphatically (many times in front of D) that he was proud of D. But because D had such expectations for himself, he couldn't see it. So why did I write all that?

Sometimes we put more expectations on ourselves than others are doing. We don't live up to the grand design we've planned for ourselves and we miss the things that we really are accomplishing. It took my D a long time to see this...that truly he brings so much joy to so many people's life with his creativity that it doesn't matter that he didn't go the scientific route. I think he wishes he'd been more perceptive when his father was alive...anyway it's just a rambling I was thinking when I saw your post & Crissa's.

I'm sorry that your dad's comment hurt you, but be thankful you have your dad. Find a place to put that comment and pursue photography or whatever, for the reasons you want to pursue it. And try to just enjoy your dad because he's alive and he's your dad.

We had a bit of bad news today that we were not expecting. Whilst I was away Norman, one of out two 14 year old cats has been playing with his mouth which has caused some soft tissue damage. T took him to the vets last week and they suggested that he may be having some trouble with his teeth, so an appointment was made for him to go in today, and have his teeth looked at and scraped under a general anesthetic, Unfortunately it is not his teeth, they were simply a symptom of a bone tumor in his skull. The vet has removed the teeth that were lose as a result of the tumor. It is on the top mandible below his eye, all we can do is keep our fingers crossed that it is not a fast growing tumor and ensure that we understand what affect it is having on him. The prognoses is not so good