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Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

05/10/2005 04:24:56 PM · #1

1st off, I am not spamming.

2nd, I am NOT spamming...

I am in no way affiliated with the link I am putting in here, I have never even purchased anything from there, I don't know anyone there.

Someone I know forwarded me the link below and pointed out a photo contest. What they are looking for "Submit your absinthe related picture or a photograph and let our visitors vote for the best absinthe image."

Now, I don't drink absinthe, won't touch the stuff. The competition link is on the left side of the page.

//www.laboheme.uk.com/index.html

I figured that the subject and them having the site visitors vote lends itself to the types of images we get here.

SC, I swear I am not spamming...

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

05/10/2005 04:31:47 PM · #2

I really like the rating system for the contest... Cool or Lame no in between... guess the thin skinned might not do well on that one... So far no one is in the positive on the Cool side. :)

Canon EOS-20D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

05/10/2005 04:32:28 PM · #3

Is this spam?

2Shay

Nikon Z7 FX

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

05/10/2005 04:38:07 PM · #4

Originally posted by mk:

Is this spam?

Spam is generally pinkish grey in color, it only turns green if you leave it open in the back of the fridge for 2-3 months! ;-)

grandmarginal

Nikon D500

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED

05/10/2005 04:40:49 PM · #5

Originally posted by 2Shay:

Originally posted by mk:
Is this spam?

Spam is generally pinkish grey in color, it only turns green if you leave it open in the back of the fridge for 2-3 months! ;-)

TouchÃ©!

TacoVendor

05/10/2005 04:43:59 PM · #6

One of the photos made it to the 'Cool' side - 52%. It is the one with the table setting and flame from the liquid in the glass. That photo would get blasted here for such a shallow DOF. There are more than a few here that would be able to run them over.

No mk, this is definitely not spam!

I think I finally found a decent sig to use here...

05/10/2005 06:59:01 PM · #7

i just sent off my version for the competition.

i hope i win, i'll be throwing an absinth party.

TechnoShroom

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

05/10/2005 07:09:13 PM · #8

It would be cool to win but it's just a shame that La Boheme imports only Czech absinthe products which are generally regarded as being some of the lowest quality.

05/10/2005 10:45:17 PM · #9

this is what I sent to the companies competition.

weather you like it or not, go to the site and vote "cool" for me so I can win the case of alcohol. Yippee.

You know how us red skins like our fire water.

Message edited by author 2005-05-10 22:48:09.

05/16/2005 08:08:38 PM · #10

so, my submission is on their site.

it may be lame to some, or it may be cool to others.

But, whatever it is to you my fellow DPCers, please vote 'cool' on it so I can get the grand prize of some cheap czeck absinth.

come on, you don't have anything to loose...do ya? except maybe some self respect?

TechnoShroom

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

05/16/2005 08:12:42 PM · #11

Originally posted by swinging_johnson_v1:

come on, you don't have anything to loose...do ya? except maybe some self respect?

My self-respect comes at a price.

Please remit $2 or a plate of chocolate chip cookies.

05/16/2005 08:16:27 PM · #12

Originally posted by TechnoShroom:

Originally posted by swinging_johnson_v1:
come on, you don't have anything to loose...do ya? except maybe some self respect?

My self-respect comes at a price.

Please remit $2 or a plate of chocolate chip cookies.

I'd offer a bottle of cheap czech absinth, but theprice of the bottle, and the shipping would have me paying more than its worth. but those cookies.....hmmmm......thinking,thinking,.......... i've got a headache.

05/17/2005 12:00:20 AM · #13

vote for me BUMP!!!

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

05/17/2005 09:49:34 AM · #14

vote for Swinging Johnson v1 for best submission!

give me your tired, your overworked, your unappreciated time! and for a fleeting second let me get you to vote for me, me, me!

Come on you red states! And you blue states! show your support for the commen man! Not some trumped up professional illustrator!

Visit the site posted and give me your vote before its too late!

This is your chance to show the world that an unprofessional illustrator, photographer, and baseball coach can compete with the rest of the world!

Now is the time to act!

this ad has been backed by the committee to vote for swinging johnson for best submission

mrorange002

Canon EOS-5D

05/17/2005 10:12:59 AM · #15

mmmmnnnn.... absinthe is goooood!!!

moodville

Nikon D100

05/17/2005 10:44:50 AM · #16

Isnt absinthe still illegal in the US?

05/17/2005 10:49:28 AM · #17

Originally posted by moodville:

Isnt absinthe still illegal in the US?

I dunnooo....maybe for distrabution.....I dunnoooooo.

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

05/17/2005 10:50:23 AM · #18

as of 2001:

U.S. Customs codes state "The importation of Absinthe and any other liquors or liqueurs that contain an excess of artemisia absinthium is prohibited."

In real world practice it is illegal to import any liquor that contains a detectable concentration of artemisia absinthium.

U.S. Customs can seize anything labeled as absinthe. If they do or don't, that depends on the knowledge and discretion of the agent.

If absinthe does not contain artemisia absinthium, and there are several brands available, the product is fully legal in the US. Most companies that sell non artemisia absinthium absinthe guarantee no U.S. customs problems.

If you want to distill your own absinthe, you will need a license from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. The reason is because absinthe contains alcohol, and it is illegal to distill alcohol in the United States without a license.

moodville

Nikon D100

05/17/2005 10:53:17 AM · #19

Originally posted by hopper:

as of 2001:

If absinthe does not contain artemisia absinthium, and there are several brands available, the product is fully legal in the US. Most companies that sell non artemisia absinthium absinthe guarantee no U.S. customs problems.

But that takes all the fun out of it!