Cher, I love that sunset picture! Was it really that color or did you use a filter or something? Either way it's totally beautiful!

Thanks, Trudy. Feel free to use any of mine at any time.

Cher

It was really an intense sunset last night. That's as it came out of my camera. All I did was use the Sunset scene option on the OLY. No PP-ing just a bit of cropping.

Thanks!

Cher

This one's for you Cher. I once sent you an email about photographer David Plowden. Well, I had a chance to go to a lecture of his a few weeks back, and it inspired me to wonder aimlessly through some Midwest backroads. Plowden has a new book coming out soon (I think he has over 20 so far) so he might be lecturing in other areas. If he comes your way, make sure you see him. He is a fascinating person and has some amazing stories. Here is his website:
http://www.davidplowden.com/

And you can see the full story and more pics I took on this trip in my latest Myspace blog

-- Jeffrey

Thanks, Jeffrey. I have his website bookmarked and go back and visit often. I love his type of photography. This photo of yours is a wonderful rep of that style. I'll be checking out your blog as well.

Maybe that's why these seemed so 'familiar' as I was snapping them:


If Walls Could Talk5


If Walls Could Talk6

Hey, after seeing what 2esses has been doing with a Holga, I bought one tonight thru Amazon to start playing around with. It looks like it could be lots of fun and seems to be the rage for publication and gallery displays at this time.

Cher

A couple from this evening. Taken with the OLY SP-550UZ:


Full Tilt2


Full Tilt5

Thanks for looking!

Cher

wow... very very nice, cher. i love these.

you've had some great shots lately... these are just more my style... i guess?

Many thanks, Kylie!

I was trying to take a photo of my finisher's medal from this weekend's race and was surprised at how difficult it was to get a good one. This is one of about 30 photos I took (and the only one that showed the detail of the medal like I was hoping). Tried different things like macro, flash, no-flash, natural light, angles, different backgrounds, etc. Yeah, this one is the one.

Thought I'd share it here...
J

Do you have a light box, background cloths, a good light source? If not, I would suggest making a light box (really easy to do) and going to a fabric store and purchasing remnant cloths in different colors. Also a good gooseneck lamp is always a decent thing to have. And, if you have background cloths, you can put boxes or other things under them to help lift or pose whatever it is you are trying to photograph.

Just a few suggestions.

Cher

Cher, I have no idea what you just said. Which may explain why it took me 30 shots to get one good one!

Seriously, thanks for the advice. I don't really do much photography, but it helps to get solid tips from people who do. Thanks!

And the photos in this thread....... sheesh!

i got a few from new mexico, while i was there.
mostly of my people and me, but i did get some landscape ones.
here they are...



Red Rocks. <3




From on top of The Crest.


Hot Spring.


View from Whitewash. We climbed that.



My favorites of us.

Yeah, there are a lot. Sorry.
I am just in love with ALL of the pictures I took.
I guess that's what happens on good vacations.

p.s- there are more on my myspace.

You didn't even put the best one in there Jen...... c'mon!

nice stuff jen, very nice.

@ kylie's urging, i have started putting up a site w/concert pics the link is: http://picasaweb.google.com/bivester

i have put up about 12 shows (not all OtR) and am still working through quite a few more, take a peek if you have the time and let me know what you think. i hope to have quite a few more up in the next few days.

I don't know whether or not to make a new thread, but I spent last week in Central California celebrating 25 years of blissful marriage. Here are some pics from our travels.



Cypress Point on the 17 Mile Drive on the Monterey Pennisula



Highway 1



The Sea Lion Beach



Morro Bay



Solvang



Otter in Monterey Bay



Roof Garden



A cozy place by the Sea...



Whale Watching on the Bay



Lunch at Nepenthe



Justin



Roof Garden Flowers



A nice place for a bench...

got 24 up now and the link is @ the bottom of my sig...

marty, you said 25 "blissful" years of marriage but, you forgot to tell us how many years you actually been married tho...

many congrats.

Many thanks for the congrats and the concert pics!

I'm finding myself less interested these days in sitting in smokey bars or large outdoor venues. I still love live music, but I'm being more chosey these days. My wife and I are very interested in hearing OTR this year. She is really becoming a big fan. Since she's not as interested in music as I am, this is literally music to my ears! We would like to find a cool place to make a road trip to see them play. We considered it for our anniversary, but chose California instead.

I highly recommend this trip for people wanting to get away for a while. Fly into Monterey, drive down the coast stay at one or two or three of the small towns on the coast. As you can see from the pictures, there's a lot of cool things to do. Although, you should know that even though it is possible to go cheap, sleep in tents in Big Sur or on one of the beaches, at my age, I want at least an air mattress these days... Since it was our 25th, we didn't really spare any expenses. For instance, Nepenthe overlooks the ocean. You pay for the view...a burger is something like $15 and a basket of fries $7. And to make it worse, the birds will steal your fries if your not careful! However, there are plenty of options to sleep cheap and see the incredible wildlife this area has to offer. We saw 15 humpback whales, hundreds of sea lions and seals, dozens of sea otters, countless birds and ground squirrels and two deer on the side of the freeway and an 8-point buck climbing a hill. And then there are mountains, cliffs, an ocean..., giant redwoods, beaches...generally speaking a lot of stuff we don't have here in Misery. Granted, they don't have Cadidids singing in the night, but the waves are pretty nice...

Skoe,
Great shots. Congrats to you both on your anniversary. The California trip looks wonderful. We have traveled down the PCH from San Francisco to LA and also found the scenery, small towns and atmosphere to be delightful. Truly something to remember. No photos of you and your better half?

We live on such a beautiful planet.
Thanks for sharing the captures.
~m

ok, i think i've got most of the work done, at least everything is up (53 "galleries"). i'll prob go back through in the future and edit it down a bit.

take a peek if you are so inclined: http://picasaweb.google.com/bivester

lookin' good so far, bill! whoa.

and great shots, skoe... beautiful. lucky you!

Taken with the OLY SP-550UZ:


Run For the Roses

Although there will be no Triple Crown winner again this year, this fella looks to be ready to run the Belmont Stakes next Saturday!

Thanks for looking.

Cher

i got a new camera. an SLR. courtesy of the federal government. they're not much... but i don't have an SD card yet... so more later...





the only way to tell us apart. sometimes. (nose piercing)

*sigh*


Nice work, kayjay! Good luck with the new SLR -- I always wondered where my tax money was going.

And kudos to all the rest of you photographers too. I'm often astonished by what I see in this thread!

yeah, she's somethin' else.

nooo, my tax money!

As in a digital SLR? I ask because you mention not having a card yet. More info please. Make, model, price. I thought about getting one but opted for the OLY instead which is sort of in between.

Cher

Here's a few I've taken this Spring:






















The whole Spring nature walks album can be found here, if you're interested in more.

i'll pm you.

jeanne... good stuff.. i love warm weather!

p.s. everyone go back to the last page and look.

Jeanne,
Beautiful photos, as always. I saved several for my desktop wallpaper file if you don't mind. I especially love the turtles. Thanks for sharing. xo

Great shots as usual, Jeanne. Missed seeing you post lately.

Just playing around. From today:


Patchwork1


Patchwork2


Weather Front


Sweet Tea

Taken with the OLY SP-550UZ.

Thanks for looking!

Cher

There are a few photography exhibits coming up this summer. I haven't been in a show since last summer, so I've been digging through the archives for something from the past year that I feel is good enough to enter. This is an image I took in England, and it was also posted earlier on another one of my Myspace blogs.

I was just looking at it and decided "Hmmmm... not bad, Jeffrey".

h/j...
Jeffrey,
I want to live in that house and park my Porche 911 cabrio in that garage. With a Brit accent on the 'GAR'.
...end h/j

Jeffrey - I think it "quite" nice and maybe proper even. I think it would make a good entry.

Cher

What the ladies are trying to say is, "Oh, do enter it, Jeffrey. You simply must."

Jeff-rey... that's a great shot. Duh.
...

So, I'm re-posting b/c i'm proud of my new d50 and i posted at the end of the last page.
...

i got a new camera. an SLR. courtesy of the federal government. they're not much... but i don't have an SD card yet... so more later...





the only way to tell us apart. sometimes. (nose piercing)

Now that I have found this thread, I think I will post some of my pics. I went to Colorado, Denver and Colorado Springs to be more exact, over Memorial Day weekend. Here are some pics from there.



















Considering moving there. Then I can see this kind of stuff all of the time!!

Justina - simply STUNNING!!! What type camera do you shoot with?

Cher

Cher,

I use a Fuji FinePix S7000, digital.

Love it! But thinking about moving to digital SLR though. We'll see. This one suits me just fine for right now though.

from last nite.

Very nice Kylie! The couch should end up on the cover a CD... Subtlely matching the retro orange Converse with the orange flecks in the couch. Your eyes travel around the picture...couch, guitar case, check out those retro Converse, wow...nice legs...until they wind up on the sheet of paper leaving you wondering about the meaning of life...how did we get here, where are we going, where are we now? It's all based on the starkness of the underlying dismal flooring. It says I'm still in contact with that from which I came. Dust to dust... And for some of us...wow, nice legs...

beautful work kj. damn fine.

holy crap kylie.

Great pictures.

I forgot to steal one of my father's SLR last time I was home so now I might have to buy one for myself. Any suggestions?

Saturday was the 2nd Annual Parade Of Clowns in Vincennes which is held in conjunction with the Red Skelton Gala. We had 100+ clowns staying in Vandy Fri. and Sat. night. What a hoot. This was the 2nd year for the parade and gala, and, as usual, my student staff was highly intrigued to be around so many clowns.

Anyway, sometimes a good photo is all about timing and luck rather than skill. This photo has garnered a place in my favorites. His closed eyes and the fact that only one person is fixated on his 'pain' help set the mood of the photo in my opinion.

Taken with the OLY SP-550UZ:


My Butt's Killing Me!

Thanks for looking!

Cher

YUP!! Girl, you're getting some GREAT shots. Hope you'll be sharing more!

Cher

Here are a couple more from the parade.

Also taken with the OLY SP-550UZ:


Never Trust a Clown


Harpo and the Law

Harpo the Clown hails from Palm Springs, CA and is quite well-known. He travels the country making appearances and is a regular participant in Fuzzy Zoellers Annual Golf Tournament every September. That is a real honest-to-goodness VU campus police officer posing with Harpo. What a good sport!

Thanks for looking!

Cher

Thanks everyone... that just makes my day. This camera rocks my face off. I have a lot to learn tho!

This is actually a DSLR(digital)... and I shopped around for-ev-er. So, I recommend(being a new user) the Nikon d50(or a d40 if you want something a little smaller and easier) or the Canon Rebel XTi. Very nice cameras! P.m. me if you have any questions and maybe I can help.