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01/30/2009 01:23:51 PM · #101 |
| Side challenges, through which I've learned the most and met the most talented, creative, helpful and friendly bunch of DPC'ers on the site! |
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01/30/2009 01:26:44 PM · #102 |
Being able to be myself...through my photography and through the forums! Some of you have actually accepted me for me!! :)
I love all of my friends here!
Edited for spelling.
Dang...I killed ANOTHER thread!!! SHEESH!
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03/29/2009 07:07:27 AM · #103 |
I want to revive this thread in the hopes that it wll inspire people in a positive way.
I love that I can put up a collection and just send a link to someone and they don't have to sign up and get a secret handshake to view images I want them to see.
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03/29/2009 07:29:03 AM · #104 |
I love the community that I can ask for and receive help on pretty much anything.
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03/29/2009 08:30:24 AM · #105 |
| I love that I've found a community where my obsessive tendency to remember ludicrous details is of use, and not an annoying habit for my girlfriend to put up with. |
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03/29/2009 12:20:13 PM · #106 |
I love the fact that in the same day, I can chime in a thread advising someone on what lens to buy, and later would be creating a thread seeking help myself on the same topic, and people would still come out and help.
I feel there is less prejudice on DPC re: many things as compared to many other online photography forums.
Ohh.. and how can I forget the way I can tell people's work apart by their unique styles (you heard me  IreneM):-)
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03/29/2009 12:57:42 PM · #107 |
| DPChallenge was a life-line for me when I first joined in 2003. I gave up what I knew then as my life to take care of my ailing grandmother in her home. She was 90 and had several mini-strokes which left her not always living in reality. You never knew what she was going to believe at any given moment or how the day would play out. She could never be left alone, and I never knew how emotionally isolating that would become for me. I was surfing the web as an escape and I came upon DPChallenge. I purchased my first digital camera ( a pocket Olympus) and began entering challenges. My grandmother was sleeping in her hospital bed, and I down in the basement finding photo props, or in the kitchen setting up big camera shoots. There was the time I was down in the basement trying to take a self portait and I had put blue food coloring on my tongue for the photo I wanted, and there was a knock at the door and I had to answer the door with a blue mouth!! Almost all of my challenges were taken in the confines of my grandmother's house or her yard...it really was a challenge! I'm sure I would have survived those years without DP, but I don't know how sane I would have been. So...something I love about DPChallenge was giving me my sanity during some very difficult years, and reintroducing me to my love of photography that continues to this day...... |
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03/29/2009 01:03:39 PM · #108 |
The Sparks.
There is many things to love about the place, but the sparks are #1. The sparks of inspiration, and creativity it gives me.
Its succesful, and it is always here when I need it. |
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03/29/2009 04:46:34 PM · #109 |
I love how much this place teaches me......before I came here, I would have ditched this without a second thought.....I have learned to appreciate how an image like this has a mood and an aura all of its own despite me.
I love how I have learned to easier see the interesting and unique. Like this clash of eras......the Mayan structure framing the satellite dish atop the mini market.
And how I've been able to REALLY see the essence of a moment, an expression, an incredibly opportune moment taht lives on forever.....
I was so excited when I went to Honduras, because I knew through what I've learned here over the past two and a half years that I would come back with the most incredible images that I'll enjoy forever.
Thanks, people!
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03/29/2009 08:41:06 PM · #110 |
The drama.
Guilty, sheepish grin. |
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03/30/2009 08:14:39 AM · #111 |
I love the way you can get two completely different comments about the one photo, e.g. one saying "I love the sky", the very next one saying "I don't really like the sky".
This alone has taught me a lot about how people see and interpret my shots, and this has really opened my mind in terms of photography. |
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03/30/2009 08:58:26 AM · #112 |
The one thing that really moves me about this site is how caring, responsive, generous and helpul the general population is whenever someone is in need.
Be it the donation of a camera to a newbee, the payment of a membership,or helping out someone in a financial difficulty, I never cease to be amazed by how this community comes together to provide assistance.
I have had the good fortune of meeting some DPC members in person and there are hordes of others that I feel I know as true friends, notwithtanding the fact that I likely would not recognize them if we crossed paths in the street.
This site, for all its' foibles has restored my faith in humanity, and I thank each and everyone of you for that.
Ray |
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03/30/2009 10:53:20 AM · #113 |
| lots of innocence for me to corrupt. |
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03/30/2009 01:13:24 PM · #114 |
the arguments :)
nah - really - just a pretty good bunch of people 'virtually' sharing a common love. DPC is like no other forum i am or have been a member of in that respect.
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03/30/2009 01:24:33 PM · #115 |
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03/30/2009 01:28:33 PM · #116 |
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03/30/2009 01:57:00 PM · #117 |
kind of off topic - but here's a recipe for some kick ass new york style pizza dough. not QUITE free but pretty cheap. makes two dough balls sufficient for two 14" pizzas ( or four calzones ). you have to have a pizza stone !
1 pack dry active yeast
1.5 teaspoon sugar
2.5 - 3 cups BREAD flour
2 tablespoon olive oil ( not the saute kind )
1.5 teaspoon salt
1 cup warm water ( 100-110 deg F )
i use a kitchen aid - but you can do by hand.
warm a bowl by swirling warm water in it, and dumping out.
take the yeast and mix in a bowl with the water the recipe calls for, sugar, and 1/2 cup of the flour. let sit for 20minutes to activate the yeast.
if no bubbles form - or the mixture isn't sort of humped in the middle ( indicating the yeast is farting ). start over - you had bad yeast.
otherwise mix in the olive oil & salt, and 2 cups more of the flour ( a little at a time ) until a semi sticky smooth dough forms. knead that until all flour clumps are gone - use a little of the flour to keep it from sticking - but don't use a lot of flour - just enough. form a ball out of it, and put in a bowl greased with a little olive oil. drizzle a little olive oil over top of dough ball, and spread over surface to keep it from drying out. cover with a cloth towel and let rise until ball is doubled in size.
punch ball down, and make two balls out it. put in seperate ziplocks and stick in fridge to stop the rising process ( i usually give it a few hours - but overnight will work ).
let dough come to room temp before stretching it.
preheat oven - with pizza stone in it to 500F.
you should be able to stretch the dough almost see through - working from the middle out -on a floured ( no corn meal ) bread board ( don't roll it with a rolling pin !! ). spread a little olive oil over the dough ( just a little ). sprinkle garlic powder, oregano, and crushed red pepper on dough. add toppings, and cheese ( cheddar and cheddar mixes tend to brown... ). shake bread board to be sure the dough isn't stuck, and then slide onto pre-heated stone. cook between 6-10 minutes watching carefully. you're looking for a slightly golden brown crust balanced with un burnt cheese.
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
The free pizza & beer! |
Message edited by author 2009-03-30 14:01:54.
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03/30/2009 03:01:15 PM · #118 |
Oh the lengths you'll go just to try to get me banished for threadjacking! ;-P
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03/30/2009 03:14:38 PM · #119 |
| my best friend, and former roommate purchased a membership for me for my birthday a couple months ago. since then, we talk, email, and IM a lot more and have both been more active photographers. We don't see each other as much as we used to, but thanks to DPC, we certainly communicate a lot more. |
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03/30/2009 03:19:39 PM · #120 |
Originally posted by RayEthier:
This site, for all its' foibles has restored my faith in humanity, and I thank each and everyone of you for that.
Ray |
That's an incredible statement! |
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03/30/2009 03:47:33 PM · #121 |
i'll keep at it... seems i've been foiled once again!!!
it really is a good recipe though - i make it all the time...
:)
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Oh the lengths you'll go just to try to get me banished for threadjacking! ;-P |
Message edited by author 2009-03-30 15:48:09.
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03/31/2009 03:11:26 PM · #122 |
oh and i love the non-sensical banter !
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03/31/2009 04:51:53 PM · #123 |
Originally posted by soup:
oh and i love the non-sensical banter ! |
I love the sensical banter, too!......8>)
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03/31/2009 06:30:11 PM · #124 |
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03/31/2009 06:32:23 PM · #125 |
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