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01/07/2005 01:09:04 AM · #76

Originally posted by dentman:

lykofos your so spicey!!! blendin in with the cowboyss .....HAHA!!! dude thats funny!

Hey, that's the best way to get a kickin cowgirl! I need to make one of those Abercrombie style innuendo shirts for the ladies. "Mike's Wild West Ranch: Yeehaw! Bucking Bronco. Ride em long and hard, cowgirls."

I also have a pair of cowboy boots w/ boot chains laced with spikes & .38 shells. They definitely look badass. When I go camping or to the rodeos, I go all the way with the cowboy theme! I'll bring them on Sat to show ya.

Message edited by author 2005-01-07 01:18:05.

01/07/2005 06:02:54 PM · #77

hey everyyone... looks like rain in the forecast for tomorrow.... so Aviary or possibly push shoot til Sunday, where its forecast to be partly sunny and no rain....or shoot sat and sun!!!!

01/07/2005 11:28:07 PM · #78

Well I'll be there...8 AM at the boat ramp. If I'm sleeping in my Jeep somewhere, and you see me just wake me up, please. thanks.

01/07/2005 11:33:33 PM · #79

Originally posted by lykofos:

Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
Anyone got a cowboy hat they can bring? I have an idea for a pic and need a model and a coyboy hat.

I always have my cowboy hat in the trunk, you never know when it'll come in handy. Here's what it looks like: Outback Hat. It helps me blend in with the locals when photographing rodeos.

perfect. Now do have a model release? Nah, i was thinking a silhoutte shot anyway.

01/08/2005 12:30:15 AM · #80

Ok, I guess we'll all be there at 8AM still. The gateway clipper ramp is in the pay parking area. I really don't want to pay for parking if it's raining and we'll be leaving for the aviary anyway. So, I'll be parked up on the curb / median until I'm told to move by station square security.

01/08/2005 01:09:20 PM · #81

Here are some, umm, shots from today - for Dave - it is easy to replace the sky in PS...or do you remember seeing this sky today?

hanlomba

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

01/09/2005 02:30:42 AM · #82

Sorry I couldn't be there. I got off work at 4 am. Couldn't get out of bed!

01/09/2005 11:29:06 PM · #83

Originally posted by hanlomba:

Sorry I couldn't be there. I got off work at 4 am. Couldn't get out of bed!

You mean you went to bed? Sleep - a waste of time. I mean, you can do it when you're dead, right?

hanlomba

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

01/10/2005 01:31:23 AM · #84

Originally posted by Prof_Fate:

Originally posted by hanlomba:
Sorry I couldn't be there. I got off work at 4 am. Couldn't get out of bed!

You mean you went to bed? Sleep - a waste of time. I mean, you can do it when you're dead, right?

haha...I'll try to remember that

01/20/2005 02:34:34 PM · #85

January 29th GTG

Are we still on?
Where and what time?
-since we cannot predict the weather, the National Aviary maybe? I think they have butterflys (or was that Phipps..). Macro, low light, flash, action...what a challenge!

Message edited by author 2005-01-20 14:36:17.

01/20/2005 04:42:51 PM · #86

chris - Im in. Lets wait til a little closer to saturday. the aviary woudl be cool no matter what though.

01/20/2005 06:00:26 PM · #87

Screw that -- lets save up our money and go to italy or something for the weekend. I'm done shooting butterflies, flowers, and shoes.

01/20/2005 07:05:39 PM · #88

dave -
wheres the pic a day?

01/20/2005 07:23:37 PM · #89

I took it down -- I felt it was forcing me to shoot too much stupid stuff.

brianthechemist

Canon EOS-10D

01/20/2005 10:16:39 PM · #90

Hi everyone, I found out about this from Justin on the Fred Miranda Forum. I'm all about getting together in Pittsburgh. I went to the aviary last winter and was disappointed because most of the birds were behind these wire barriers that screwed up alot of my images.

BUT, i'm up for anything. I live by the zoo in Highland Park.

PS, check out my website //www.brianthechemist.com

Brian

01/20/2005 10:23:28 PM · #91

cool...now justin will really be outnumbered by team canon ;-)

brianthechemist

Canon EOS-10D

01/20/2005 10:32:02 PM · #92

Yea, but it seems that we're both outnumbered by all you rebel folks!!!

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/20/2005 10:35:13 PM · #93

good point

alanfreed

Nikon Z9

01/20/2005 11:54:55 PM · #94

Let me know if a plan materializes... I'd like to join in for this one if I'm able. That is, if we Nikon guys are invited... :)

01/21/2005 12:47:25 AM · #95

I'm up for the 29th too. I vote morning for the meet, because I have tentative plans for later that evening.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/21/2005 08:10:59 AM · #96

Im with mIke early morn..... 8 - 830 like last time. worked pretty well.

alan - its on babe!! just a matter of where to go.

theres been mention of avaiary, but then theres the wires... Mike you've been there - did they move them wires around at all?

Artifacts

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

01/21/2005 08:30:41 AM · #97

Originally posted by Prof_Fate:

... it is easy to replace the sky in PS...

Actually, sky replacements can be quite difficult. Try it with a big tree against the sky with lots of branches you can see through sometime. That is challenging and I'd like to be able to do it much better than I do. Selection and feathering are the key.

You picked an easy one with an easy horizon. I noticed that you cut off the left side for your sky replacement where it would be a bit more challenging. :) :)

brianthechemist

Canon EOS-10D

01/21/2005 11:12:53 AM · #98

Thinking back to the aviary, I do remember a room where the birds were allowed to fly free, so that could be a good place to hang out. For most of the "cages" they use taught wire spaced about 1cm apart and put the bird in a room. The problem arises whenyou use a flash, as even though the wires are not in focus, the flash (necessary because the lighting is pretty poor) lights up the wires, throwing the exposure off and putting OOF white lines in the picture. Granted, last time I was there, I brought my film body, so I couldn't experiment to get rid of this effect (especially because I didn't realize it happened until I got the pics developed!)

anyone know when they open? Its probably not 8am!

brian

01/21/2005 11:21:00 AM · #99

they open at 9 am.

Here is a pic i got last year - second week i had my Fuji.