Team Suck Clubhouse - New Quarters

04/20/2007 04:32:31 PM · #551

Originally posted by posthumous:

Purple, you and color can join teams. It's just a matter of figuring out which ones. The Hoovers definitely need a new member. Entropy and Minus are a little low on fuel as well. Any other suggestions will be entertained...

I would say put me on a team that needs a boost in suckiness, or just whoever will take me :D I'm not picky.

04/20/2007 04:33:38 PM · #552

Originally posted by Melethia:

This is really sad.... I had a Commodore 64 computer, with a bitchin'waycool cassette drive, followed by the brand-spankin' new 1541 floppy drive (!), all connected via a neat switch that said "TV/computer" to my 13" B&W TV. And on this Commodore 64, at one point in time (it's pretty hazy going that far back) I think I had a text-based Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game.

Ok now I am scared... I had the Hitchhiker's text based game too. I got stuck just floating in space lol. I loved that game! Drove me nuts.

quiet_observation

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

04/20/2007 04:38:51 PM · #553

Originally posted by colorcarnival:

Originally posted by posthumous:

Purple, you and color can join teams. It's just a matter of figuring out which ones. The Hoovers definitely need a new member. Entropy and Minus are a little low on fuel as well. Any other suggestions will be entertained...

I would say put me on a team that needs a boost in suckiness, or just whoever will take me :D I'm not picky.

You would make a good "Hoover".

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

04/20/2007 04:39:43 PM · #554

I had the game also, it came complete with a red badge with DON'T PANIC. I wore that badge for ages, how sad:(

I was a complete nut for the books, the radio show and the TV show. I have the DVD, but haven't watched it yet.

griz210

Nikon D300s

04/20/2007 04:40:52 PM · #555

Originally posted by Melethia:

All i had was a Commodore Vic20. It was sad. Took about a week and i was wishing i had waited and saved up fot the new Commodre 64 that came out

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/20/2007 04:42:51 PM · #556

Welcome back, Mary! Good to see you on board again. I suggested a new team, cos I suck worse than any Hoover.

I suggested Team Squeaky Wheels, for the really, and I mean really, sucky people. As we keep getting new victims, we need to absorb them into the Suckiness.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

04/20/2007 04:45:03 PM · #557

Geez, we're a bunch of geezers, aren't we? Ah, those were the days... :-)

And YES - please come join the Hoovers, Michelle! I think you'll fit in just fine. And no leaving, Steve. Once a Hoover, always a Hoover.

04/20/2007 04:48:19 PM · #558

Originally posted by Melethia:

Melethia - you were THE ONLY ONE I think that got my Pop Culture pic. So that means that we must some how think alike. I'd LOVE to join the Hoovers lol. It was really the text-based Hitchhiker's guide game that sealed the deal. (That just makes me laugh knowing I am not the only person in the world that played that.)

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/20/2007 04:48:23 PM · #559

Originally posted by Melethia:

Well, I am open to bribery, Deb! My Insects II is still hoovering around 5.7, but my Hair entry restores suckiness with 4.7. Seems your choice is working out well. Or, perhaps, you are just afraid you will still get blamed for Insect if I crash :)

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

04/20/2007 04:53:05 PM · #560

LOL! I love this place. :-) Michelle, if we think alike, you may be doomed. You've been warned. Steve, good score on the bug! Looking forward to seeing it. Have to say I've been slowly working my way through Landscapes (there are a lot of them!) so I haven't made it to Insects to vote yet. And Hair - ah, well. The average between the two is still pretty darn good.

And I hate to admit this after all my complainin' of late, but I may have a 6 in Landscapes. I did when I checked scores today. Ain't lookin' again 'til the fat lady sings, though. I assure you it was purely accidental.

bmartuch

Nikon D7200

Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G

04/20/2007 04:54:09 PM · #561

Originally posted by Melethia:

Geez, we're a bunch of geezers, aren't we? Ah, those were the days... :-)

Yes Deb we are geezers. Welcome to Geezerville, population: US!

04/20/2007 04:59:15 PM · #562

A 6 Deb?? Are you sure you belong here? I think you maybe a spy, and interloper!!

Good luck with it:)

jaysonmc

Nikon D200

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

04/20/2007 05:02:43 PM · #563

Originally posted by Melethia:

Kitchenware.

Simple can be effective. A single, unique utensil or item against either a gradiated background, or with good "kitchen" bokeh. Good lighting is a must.
Unusual setting. Take your kitchenware to somewhere it does not belong. Photograph it there. This is, of course, DPC - be careful of too busy!
Natural. Take a picture of people doing kitchen things in the kitchen using kitchen utensils.
Combine unusual with natural - have people doing things with kitchen utensils, but NOT in the kitchen.
See earlier kitchen challenges (I think there were some).

Great ideas, Melethia. Some other ideas to those doing the challenge (not sure myself):

Macro - A lot of utensils have a good bite/softness, mix wood textures with steel grating textures maybe...

Slow Shutter Speed - Show that Mixer/Blender/Cutting Knife in motion.

04/20/2007 05:04:41 PM · #564

I cannot vote in the bugs challenge. Yech I just hate them (except for butterflies!) - I couldn't even enter the challenge. I need to vote on the landscape challenge. Cannot wait to see what you guys entered.

purpleflutterby13

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

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

04/20/2007 05:08:47 PM · #565

My Hair challenge received the official kiss of death - 7 comments, with

posthumous being the only one that got the title. The score correlates to that too.

Makes me feel like I belong here. :)

Muppet

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

04/20/2007 05:26:09 PM · #566

Originally posted by formerlee:

I have the DVD, but haven't watched it yet.

i haven't read the book yet, but i did watch the recent movie. it was frikin' hilarious, the first time i saw it...everytime after that, it just got duller and duller. how sad...i probably should pick up the book at a public library sometime...

purpleflutterby13

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

04/20/2007 05:30:44 PM · #567

Originally posted by Muppet:

Originally posted by formerlee:
I have the DVD, but haven't watched it yet.

i haven't read the book yet, but i did watch the recent movie. it was frikin' hilarious, the first time i saw it...everytime after that, it just got duller and duller. how sad...i probably should pick up the book at a public library sometime...

Oh, the books are so much better! The film fades in comparison. The books have total cult status, and get referenced constantly worldwide by, erm, cool people. Yes.

klstover

Panasonic DMC-FZ8

04/20/2007 05:58:12 PM · #568

Originally posted by formerlee:

I think you maybe a spy, and interloper!!

Was that a hitchhiker's reference too?

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

04/20/2007 06:00:32 PM · #569

Originally posted by bmartuch:

Originally posted by Melethia:
This is really sad.... I had a Commodore 64 computer, with a bitchin'waycool cassette drive, followed by the brand-spankin' new 1541 floppy drive (!), all connected via a neat switch that said "TV/computer" to my 13" B&W TV. And on this Commodore 64, at one point in time (it's pretty hazy going that far back) I think I had a text-based Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game.

I had that same text based game. Actually, you can still get it on-line.

Yeah.....on eBay as an antique!

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

04/20/2007 06:00:39 PM · #570

Originally posted by purpleflutterby13:

My Hair challenge received the official kiss of death - 7 comments, with posthumous being the only one that got the title.

best love poem ever. put it in the photo's description after the challenge. it's um... part of your initiation.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

04/20/2007 06:07:21 PM · #571

Originally posted by Melethia:

Simple can be effective. A single, unique utensil or item against either a gradiated background, or with good "kitchen" bokeh.

Originally posted by purpleflutterby13:

Though please try and be original. For the chains challenge, I ended up critiquing about 5-6 chain macros, it's a pretty dull challenge interpretation... I'm already dreading the bokeh after bokeh and wooden spoon on black background macros to come...

Umm.....

I'll give you a hint on mine.....no wooden spoon.

It'll be about as inside the box as my last two portrait entries.

Heh, heh!

quiet_observation

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

04/20/2007 06:08:32 PM · #572

purpleflutterby13 has requested a spot on Team Minus

colorcarnival has requested a spot on Hoovers

-someone remind

xianart to update the list when she wanders in.

It's way too nice to be indoors right now.

meyers

Canon EOS-6D

04/20/2007 06:11:43 PM · #573

Originally posted by quiet_observation:

purpleflutterby13 has requested a spot on Team Minus
colorcarnival has requested a spot on Hoovers

-someone remind xianart to update the list when she wanders in.

It's way too nice to be indoors right now.

I'll update my challenge results script on Sunday night, before posting the results in the other thread. Welcome to Team Suck!

04/20/2007 07:04:55 PM · #574

This is so cool, I join Team Suck and since then I have received comments and a fave from

jackal9 and a fave from

Melethia. And I was already occasionally receiving comments from

posthumous which was awesome.

You guys rock! You really know how to make someone feel welcome!

purpleflutterby13

Canon EOS-5D Mark III