The 43rd TPBM "Waiting (impatiently) for Noir" Random Chat

Hi everyone!

Thanks to all those who commented on the edits yesterday. Shows that there are (at least) as many opinions as photogs...

Dan, :lol. @ the NASA and Messenger facts...

Becky, nice cranes! Must be nice to have them flying overhead..

neil_r wrote in post #12054493
Changed my mind already.

If you don't roam the halls you don't find links to pictures like these.

http://totallycoolpix.​com …de-janeiro-carnival-2011/

There are some amazing images here, and everyone looks so happy, some of these are a bit NSFW if you use non European standards

Is that T.D. in #15?

short5 wrote in post #12053667
The people are blurry.

T.D. the colored shot of the race does more for me but I think you did a good job trying to make the best out of lousy conditions. I really like the second shot.

misspix wrote in post #12053806
Very fun day. Had most of the families here for a combined b-day bash for Hubby and my Sis in law.

Unfortunately, because we are in city limits, we are limited in our fiah *sigh* so no bon fire picnic tables at this one We were able to part out an old bar stool and burn it slowly in the cute lil kettle thingy

*sigh* sounds like more fun than I suspect we will have today with the combined March birthdays.

short5 wrote in post #12053834
Went antler hunting this afternoon...

Awww, your two favorite girls. Very nice, Zane. What kind of ammo do you use for antler hunting.

misspix wrote in post #12053861
Z! HOLY HOCK!!! Leyla could have plunged to her broken ankle!

NRLOL

short5 wrote in post #12053882
She has had it since Christams but yes it is much more fitting than her "construction worker" outfit as Chris calls it

Woolburr wrote in post #12053996
Our cancer patient has taken a radical turn for the worse. I'll probably be heading for NY in the next couple of days.

So sorry, Dan.

short5 wrote in post #12054111
So, per Becky's idea, here are a few shots of bits of what I have been tinkering with.

Very cool.

My series is so going to pale to yours and Jim's. Both in content and picture quality.:o They will be posted this afternoon.

G'MAE all.

Singing at 2 services, picking up some things from Allen Street, then the outlaws for the March birthday bust...uh...bash. I'll see you later.

thomascanty wrote in post #12054636
Is that T.D. in #15?

Very similar in appearance.

Thanks Neil for the link. Nice stuff.

Mornin!!

Last night I dreamed I was out in the woods (tho sometimes there were tidal pools) with Leyla discovering stuff, we found a tooth. When we brought it into my new apartment to show everyone you had all rearranged the furniture (which was all new to me anyways) and were playing board games in the living room.

It was a raccoon's tooth, the canine.

WOOL: Sorry to hear about the cancer situation. Very sad. Thoughts and prayers to you and yours.

ZANE: Very cool shots of your explosive hobby. Looks a lot more involved than I originally thought.

NEIL: The shots from Rio were great. While I agree that the "halls" can be irritating, at best, there are some gems to be found in the rubble.

Skrim17 wrote in post #12054888
It was a raccoon's tooth, the canine.

Very interesting dream, Crissa. Not sure why you're knocking Jenn's teeth out down at the tidepools, but, HEY, who am I say anything.

lol!

Woolburr wrote in post #12053996
Our cancer patient has taken a radical turn for the worse. I'll probably be heading for NY in the next couple of days.

Sorry to hear that, Dan.

thomascanty wrote in post #12054636
Is that T.D. in #15?

He must have had to go undercover . . .

Good Morning

Becky N wrote in post #12052096
This afternoon while waiting for the charcoal to get ready I hear a flock of Sandhill Cranes, very cool.

Very cool. I love seeing big birds. We get very few of them summering here, but there is a major migration route through northern Alberta too.

T.D. wrote in post #12053653
I'm still trying to salvage some of these shots from last weekend.

Waddya think?

Nice, I like the action blur, but also prefer the colour.

Timphoto wrote in post #12053721
Hot yoga, cold yogurt, lukewarm whatever...I'm with her. It ain't going to happen.

You like warm yogurt?

misspix wrote in post #12053757
Yoga has so many good benefits, not sure I could do the heat though. I have a hard time functioning at extreme temps in either direction.

I am extremely amazed at how fast I adapted to the heat. I still do sweat buckets, and it is actually breathing the hot air that seems to get me more than the heat in the room. Like I mentioned before, I think it has to do with the fact there is no sun thrown in like most other hot temps I have suffered.

misspix wrote in post #12053806
Very fun day. Had most of the families here for a combined b-day bash for Hubby and my Sis in law.

Unfortunately, because we are in city limits, we are limited in our fiah *sigh* so no bon fire picnic tables at this one We were able to part out an old bar stool and burn it slowly in the cute lil kettle thingy

Glad you had fun, sorry you could not have a blazing bonfire though.

short5 wrote in post #12053834
Went antler hunting this afternoon...

Lotsa fun.
I had viewed these on my phone last night, and I am surprised that the image quality is so much better on it than my monitor. Maybe because the pixels are packed into a much smaller screen.

Woolburr wrote in post #12053947
K-dog just needs to get out a burn some of it off. Once it warms up and he can run and swim again....he will trim right down.

That is true, though cold weather exercise burns even more calories off them. One thing about the cold here, is that the precipitation is snow which is fine to walk in, the rain other places get in winter, not so much.

Woolburr wrote in post #12053996
Our cancer patient has taken a radical turn for the worse. I'll probably be heading for NY in the next couple of days.

Gosh, Dan. My best of wishes go out to you guys.

short5 wrote in post #12054111
So, per Becky's idea, here are a few shots of bits of what I have been tinkering with.

Very cool project, Zane. That looks very interesting, and great to see the process. What do you use to ignite the fuel?

neil_r wrote in post #12054439
Thats it, I am finally going to give up roaming the halls, I am just too old and grumpy to deal with this stuff ....

Pretty sure I have heard you say that a few times before.

neil_r wrote in post #12054493
Changed my mind already.

If you don't roam the halls you don't find links to pictures like these.

http://totallycoolpix.​com …de-janeiro-carnival-2011/

There are some amazing images here, and everyone looks so happy, some of these are a bit NSFW if you use non European standards

That looks like a blast, great coloured costumes. Some of those guys are soooooo lucky with what they get to wear.

thomascanty wrote in post #12054636
Is that T.D. in #15?

He leads a diverse life.

Woolburr wrote in post #12053996
Our cancer patient has taken a radical turn for the worse. I'll probably be heading for NY in the next couple of days.

Very sorry to hear that Dan.

short5 wrote in post #12054111
So, per Becky's idea, here are a few shots of bits of what I have been tinkering with.

Zane, that's impressive, although I share Dan's concerns about cooking that fuel up inside the house.

neil_r wrote in post #12054493
Changed my mind already.

If you don't roam the halls you don't find links to pictures like these.

http://totallycoolpix.​com …de-janeiro-carnival-2011/

There are some amazing images here, and everyone looks so happy, some of these are a bit NSFW if you use non European standards

Glad you posted the link. Great stuff. Keep roaming the halls!

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #12055095
You like warm yogurt?

I am extremely amazed at how fast I adapted to the heat. I still do sweat buckets, and it is actually breathing the hot air that seems to get me more than the heat in the room. Like I mentioned before, I think it has to do with the fact there is no sun thrown in like most other hot temps I have suffered.

No, I dislike all yogurt at any temperature. My mother fed me too much of that stuff when I was growing up in Europe.

I suspect hot yoga might be good for my old bones, but I'm a wuss when it comes to heat, and I have this innate aversion to all things good for me.

I do my daily stretching exercises with a 67 year old ex Marine Corps Drill Instructor.

Hitting my head against the walls trying to find a decent solution to scan my collection of slides....

I don't want to send them externally as
1/ it would be expensive
2/ I don't wanna risk losing them...

Have you considered buying a scanner, scanning the slides and then selling the scanner? I bought a used scanner on eBay a couple of years ago, scanned my dad's slides and then sold it for almost the same price I paid originally. It was a lot of work, but out of pocket cash was kept to a minimum.

In response to Becky's call for project photos, this baby shower cake kept the baker in this house busy most of yesterday.

T.D. wrote in post #12053653
Hey Everyone!

I'm still trying to salvage some of these shots from last weekend.

Waddya think?

Cat, gird your loins. Avert your eyes. Do whatever it takes to not look at this image. A serious crime against the vintage occurred here!!

Trying the "Film Noir" preset in Silver Efex 2 ^^^^

I really like them both. The processing on the second one is fantastic (thought the subject matter is HORRENDOUS! HOCK!)

I can't decide if I prefer this shot in BW, or the other one you did in color.

misspix wrote in post #12053806
Very fun day. Had most of the families here for a combined b-day bash for Hubby and my Sis in law.

Unfortunately, because we are in city limits, we are limited in our fiah *sigh* so no bon fire picnic tables at this one We were able to part out an old bar stool and burn it slowly in the cute lil kettle thingy

SOunds like a fun day, and LOL!

short5 wrote in post #12053834
Went antler hunting this afternoon...


Found one...


Yeah cousin Kona ain't got nothin on me....

She's SO gorgeous!

T.D. wrote in post #12053994
Thanks Paula! Reason number 428 to drink wine out of a box, huh?!

NRLOL!

Woolburr wrote in post #12053996
Our cancer patient has taken a radical turn for the worse. I'll probably be heading for NY in the next couple of days.

I'm so sorry, Wool.

short5 wrote in post #12054111
So, per Becky's idea, here are a few shots of bits of what I have been tinkering with.

Wow. I had no idea all that was involved in playing with rockets.

Skrim17 wrote in post #12054888
Mornin!!

Last night I dreamed I was out in the woods (tho sometimes there were tidal pools) with Leyla discovering stuff, we found a tooth. When we brought it into my new apartment to show everyone you had all rearranged the furniture (which was all new to me anyways) and were playing board games in the living room.

It was a raccoon's tooth, the canine.