I called in sick today :-( - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

02/20/2006 02:25:25 PM · #1

Hacking my lungs out last night, so I exiled myself to the basement couch so my wife could get some sleep. I didn't get up for work this morning & my wife phoned in for me while I was still asleep. Poor me.

Today's a no junior kindergarten class day. So we went skating to try to cool down my fever. (my younger daughter in these pics is 4 yrs)

Message edited by author 2006-02-20 14:26:28.

LoudDog

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

02/20/2006 02:31:41 PM · #2

Cute! And good job starting her with hockey skates! Boo figure skates.

Kivet

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

02/20/2006 02:36:00 PM · #3

sick....yah right....:) Hope you get to feeling better. Its presidents day, didnt you get the day off for that?

Ombra_foto

Olympus E-300 EVOLT

Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital

02/20/2006 02:37:20 PM · #4

Originally posted by Kivet:

sick....yah right....:) Hope you get to feeling better. Its presidents day, didnt you get the day off for that?

Not until the US tries to take over Canada...LOL

KevinRiggs

Canon EOS-1Ds

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

02/20/2006 02:39:01 PM · #5

I'm feeling your pain. Took the day off, too.

Your daughter is adorable with that curly hair hainging out from under her helmet and those pics are great. Love her laughing photo and the falling sequence is really cute, too.

Congrats on the wedding, too . . . looks like you married up. ;)

Hope ya get to feelin' better.

Kev

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

02/20/2006 02:45:15 PM · #6

Originally posted by KevinRiggs:

Congrats on the wedding, too . . . looks like you married up. ;)

Thanks, I'm very lucky! Hard to believe it'll be our 15th anniversary on March 9th.

Get well soon!

Canadian_eh

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

02/20/2006 02:49:39 PM · #7

I'm off too today. It's horrable, it seems to be going all over around here. Wer're not too far away from eachother slippy, hope you don't have what I've got! Get better soon.... and i went skating yesterday, trust me, it doesn't help at all ;)

sickdog

Sony DSC-F828

02/20/2006 03:09:34 PM · #8

Originally posted by Ombra_foto:

Originally posted by Kivet:
sick....yah right....:) Hope you get to feeling better. Its presidents day, didnt you get the day off for that?

Not until the US tries to take over Canada...LOL

I'd look out if I were you... you are attached and our vice president is the kind of guy who "accidentally" shoots his friend in the face.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

02/20/2006 03:22:10 PM · #9

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Nice pics.

You need to move to Alberta. It's a day off here. Apparently Ralph Klein's invention, Family Day.

Apple iPhone 5

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

02/20/2006 03:55:52 PM · #10

You're lucky you didn't slip with that 350D in your hand. Ice can be slippy Slippy. :D

NathanWert

Canon EOS-90D

Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

02/20/2006 05:27:58 PM · #11

I was sick all weekend and wanted to call in sick today, but with the "holiday" nobody was in the office. Which meant there wasn't anyone for me to call. What sucks even worse is that even if I did call I start work two hours before anyone gets to the office which means I'm screwed either way. But I really wanted to call in sick today. Instead I worked 10 hours. Ugh.

Glad you were able to turn it into something fun (at least for the rest of the family).

hyperfocal

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

02/20/2006 05:45:26 PM · #12

Coughing and coughing with 102+ fever for the last few days, very rare (for my town) ice & snow on the ground, and I had to report for jury duty today. So I know how ya feel, get better.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/20/2006 06:08:04 PM · #13

Slippy - Your boss called. He wants to see you in his office first thing in the morning.

I left you some highly constructive and critical comments.

Being my own boss has the downside of not being able to call in sick. I tried it twice and both times I didn't believe me.

Fujifilm XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS

02/20/2006 06:22:13 PM · #14

Originally posted by jhonan:

You're lucky you didn't slip with that 350D in your hand. Ice can be slippy Slippy. :D

Of course I had to do a little showing off for my daughter. I managed to get some oohs & aahs without wiping out, luckily.

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Slippy - Your boss called. He wants to see you in his office first thing in the morning.

Doh!

To all us sick folks, we can have a toast with our Buckly's... mmmm.

Message edited by author 2006-02-20 18:22:47.

buzzrock

Fujifilm X-M1

02/20/2006 06:41:23 PM · #15

Thats pretty good light for a Ice-Rink, you should try to shoot some hockey if people play there.

KiwiShotz

Panasonic DMC-FZ20

Panasonic DMW-LTZ10 1.5x Teleconverter

02/20/2006 07:05:25 PM · #16

All this down-time at home sounds like a really good excuse to lay on the couch and watch the Winter Olympics ... I just can't get enough of it.

Brett

Fujifilm XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS

02/20/2006 08:30:22 PM · #17

Originally posted by buzzrock:

Thats pretty good light for a Ice-Rink, you should try to shoot some hockey if people play there.

All those shots were at ISO 800. It makes my new camera so worth it. My P&S could never have got these shots. :-D

buzzrock

Fujifilm X-M1

02/20/2006 09:00:02 PM · #18

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by buzzrock:
Thats pretty good light for a Ice-Rink, you should try to shoot some hockey if people play there.

All those shots were at ISO 800. It makes my new camera so worth it. My P&S could never have got these shots. :-D

This gallery was at 800/1600 and still not as bright as yours..

Ice

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

02/21/2006 09:13:38 AM · #19

Originally posted by buzzrock:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by buzzrock:
Thats pretty good light for a Ice-Rink, you should try to shoot some hockey if people play there.

All those shots were at ISO 800. It makes my new camera so worth it. My P&S could never have got these shots. :-D

This gallery was at 800/1600 and still not as bright as yours..

Ice

I like the logos on the flyers jerseys. :-)
I admit, I used the method in this tutorial on most, or maybe even all of my shots. I have the steps from that tutorial set as actions in Photoshop. It's come in handy quite often, everyone should take a look at it.

-edit --- It makes a selection, so I wouldn't use it in basic challenges, though.

Message edited by author 2006-02-21 09:14:43.

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

02/21/2006 09:15:04 AM · #20

I see "slippy" runs in the family! Hope you're feeling better today! :)