Sucking along on the road less traveled

01/11/2010 12:35:11 AM · #1904

LOL! Max, you're so sweet! I'll try not to get myself boxed up. And no, Wendy, I don't have any challenge entries at all at the moment. Have not been able to get out and shoot at all. Hoping I put a camera in the do not pack room.... :-)

Alan, I'll have to look up Hurricane - I will probably be making a trip to SLC at some point, and maybe one to Vegas, so I can foresee a couple of possible GTGs.

OK, gotta go get dressed and round up cats... they have to share the small do not pack room and they don't always play nicely together so this should be interesting. Then let's hope the internet works in the hotel, shall we?

poser

Canon EOS-60D

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

01/11/2010 09:06:26 AM · #1905

Deb good luck with the move it will go well. It will be nice to have you in the states where we will have the chance to have a GTG.

snaffles

Nikon D7100

01/11/2010 10:21:00 AM · #1906

Keeping your fingers crossed for you Deb that all goes well. Hey make sure you settle somewhere in Upper New York so you're not too far away!

Well, thrilled that my Diamonds did well, cause my poor little entry for Broken is skidding towards Brown ribbon territory. *sigh* 3.9259

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/11/2010 10:37:05 AM · #1907

Is this shot too dark on your monitors ?

I do use a "huey" on my monitor, but I didn't take into account that not everybody does.
It is fairly dark on mine, but not dark enough to be lacking much detail.

Or maybe I'm just imagining in more light than is truly there, that's always a possibility too !!

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

01/11/2010 10:41:18 AM · #1908

Originally posted by kashi:

Is this shot too dark on your monitors ?

I do use a "huey" on my monitor, but I didn't take into account that not everybody does.
It is fairly dark on mine, but not dark enough to be lacking much detail.

Or maybe I'm just imagining in more light than is truly there, that's always a possibility too !!

It is a little dark, but I can still see perfectly fine what needs to be seen. I thought it was beautifully done (and loved the lighting) and gave you an 8 in voting.

01/11/2010 10:49:17 AM · #1909

Deb, I hadn't realized this was quite so imminent. Hopefully we'll see ya soon, then :-) Take care, and Godspeed.

R.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

01/11/2010 11:31:26 AM · #1910

Hey guys. Made it to the hotel where there is indeed internet, albeit a bit on the sluggish side at times. Cats are exploring. Well, Thomas is exploring, Emma is hanging out under the bed but she'll come out when she's hungry. Meanwhile Thomas has been hogging the food. He's delighted with that.

The packers got a lot done today - most of it, actually. Tomorrow they'll be back to finish. Then Wednesday there's a small shipment that will go to my Mom's, and I have to clean the bike they'll be picking up. It's a little filthy from the last time I rode it... :-)

Thursday I take the car in for its cleaning then Friday I turn that in for shipping. Then I'm down to me, a suitcase, a backpack, and two cat carriers. My dear neighbors are going to come pick me up at o-dark-thirty on Sunday morning and drive me to Frankfurt for my flight. And with a bit of luck and perhaps bribery, I may have a party at the Los Angeles end pick me up so I don't have to rent a car.

So that's the plan. Stay tuned! The adventure continues!

(Oh, and the packers wanted to make sure I was taking my 220V appliances - I said "Yes, I plan to come back some day!")

snaffles

Nikon D7100

01/11/2010 11:51:14 AM · #1911

Sounds like an adventure, have fun!

01/11/2010 11:59:22 AM · #1912

Sound very well planned, Deb !

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

01/11/2010 12:10:37 PM · #1913

How's this for "Broken" ?

Sitting at a 4.8xxx
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raish

Olympus C-2500L

01/11/2010 12:22:18 PM · #1914

Originally posted by kashi:

My initial reaction is to say what a beautiful boy he is and what a beautiful effect this 'dutch master darkness' gives. Whether there's any interdependence between those two things I couldn't say.

At first I couldn't see the right eye at all - I've seen it since, or at least the ghost of it and the little highlight. I can see the eye now, but like the contour of the right cheek, I suspect I may be 'seeing' it only because I know it has to be there.

However, to say that it is too dark would be to say that there is a correct amount of darkness to which this does not comply. I certainly wouldn't say that, but there is a) subjectivity in the judgement and b) your choice :)

01/11/2010 12:28:33 PM · #1915

Can you translate that into "slightly dumb blonde" for me please ???

01/11/2010 12:33:05 PM · #1916

Originally posted by kashi:

Can you translate that into "slightly dumb blonde" for me please ???

"It's only too dark if you think it is; it's a subjective judgment."

R.

01/11/2010 12:41:48 PM · #1917

Many thanks Sir Bear - THAT I understand.

I guess it would stand to be obvious that *I* don't think it's "too" dark. If I did, I would not have entered it.
*I* love it.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/11/2010 12:51:37 PM · #1918

Originally posted by kashi:

Many thanks Sir Bear - THAT I understand.

I guess it would stand to be obvious that *I* don't think it's "too" dark. If I did, I would not have entered it.
*I* love it.

It's a very nice picture. Got a good score from me. Would have scored it even a point higher except, for me, there's something just a tad odd about the line of his back, like he's not all there or something. In other words, *as posed* his right shoulder is pushed forward relative the the left shoulder, and I think if his right shoulder had been bulled *back* so it was visible to the right of his spine, the image might suit me a little better. But this is a nit.

R.

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

01/11/2010 12:54:37 PM · #1919

Originally posted by kashi:

How's this for "Broken" ?

Sitting at a 4.8xxx
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Me too!

meyers

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/11/2010 01:13:10 PM · #1920

Paul Simon Lyrics. Congrats to

Melethia for:

01/11/2010 01:22:05 PM · #1921

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

So - more head rotation with less body rotation ?

It's a "nit", but it's a useful one that will only serve me well in the future.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

01/11/2010 02:56:45 PM · #1922

Folks, it is with a heavy heart that I pass along some sad news - Sara's Mum passed away a few days ago. Sara has been overwhelmed with everything that has happened since her Mum's stroke. Sara is a remarkably strong woman (except for the whole flying thing, but that is another story) and she'll be back with us when she can.

01/11/2010 02:59:24 PM · #1923

Originally posted by kashi:

So - more head rotation with less body rotation ?

It's a "nit", but it's a useful one that will only serve me well in the future.

Yup, that's what I was thinking; God is in the details :-)

R.