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Post by sailor on May 31, 2009 17:16:28 GMT -5
Too cool, Mike! Dahhlink tells of the live fish trucks from his time in Japan. Thank You! Thanks, Babe! I took those pictures yesterday morning. It was not my intention to do fish truck pictures, but it was such a yucky day all hazy without a blue sky, that I decided to go with the trucks. Here's one more. It's not a fish truck, but it is colorful. Mike
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Post by rogesgallery on May 31, 2009 21:28:28 GMT -5
Japan is a colorful place. It all looks so...foreign. Nice pics Mike. I stopped in St Louis for a fiasco night on my way across country in '99. At about midnight I was resting my ears and enjoying some R&B— the mellower band of the three that were playing at the Trainwreck that night. A group came in and sat at the table next to me. They were all talking and intent on their drinks except for 1 girl that looked more like she wanted to dance than drink. I heard her ask her husband and he said no so when she looked up at me, I smiled and motioned to the dance floor. She jumped on it and we danced all of the last set. When we finished and went back to the table she introduced me and talk got around to what I was doing in St Louis. Well i was just heading home from a job and taking the opportunity to ad some photos to my 'Drive By Shootings' photo collection. "We should invite Rog to the show tomorrow" she says, "I can get you a stage pass" "What show is that" I asked. "Didn't I mention it? she say's "We're with the Theater troup doing the "West Side Story' at the Fabulous Fox. Ever been there? To make a long story short— I met them at the stage door for the Matinee the next day. She gave me her Stage pass and I hung out in the wings for the show. It was Great!Here's a couple of Pics.
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Post by gailkate on May 31, 2009 23:31:26 GMT -5
Cool, roges. Did you take any during the show?
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Post by rogesgallery on Jun 1, 2009 17:06:03 GMT -5
I did Gail but they afre rather dark because of the clandestine methods I had to employ to take them. Photo's are prohibited at most Theatricals. In fact I believe it is a form of copyright infringement so you cant use a flash and you can't set up a tripod. '99 Was still in the era of the SLR and though I had a state of the art Canon EOS It still lacked those technologies that make low light photography seem so simple these days. Such as image stabilization which was only available at great expense back then. For example, here are a couple of hand held pics I have taken at night recently: About a month ago I took these the other night, the campfire one was about 1000 feet down the Beach The snowball of technology sure gains weight quick on the slippery slope of blind ambition.
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Post by ozski on Jun 1, 2009 19:20:19 GMT -5
Storms are a brewin' tongiht, kids.
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Post by ozski on Jun 1, 2009 19:28:00 GMT -5
Beautiful, roges.
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Post by sailor on Jun 2, 2009 6:15:15 GMT -5
PJ and roges, you both rock! Great pictures... I love it.
This is inspiration to seize the moment with;
I was hungry and now I'm fulfilled I was in need And the images brought me To a better place I see the world Through the lenses of others This is why sharing Creates a place where we all can be Sisters and brothers And I see it with my heart In my eyes Every picture tells a story Every story tells us why WE need to be together So that love can make us high
Amen!
Mike
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Post by rogesgallery on Jun 2, 2009 10:54:15 GMT -5
Thomas, thank you for posting the EXIF summaries. I have been wanting some well processed digital images with EXIF to test the capabilities of this new Digic4 pre processed camera against. You don't have to send that Raw image since as yet I don't have the software to process it. I haven't had time to compare Apple's Aperture against CS3. I have, in the past, found Apple's software to be more user friendly and processor efficient than Adobe's. (I really liked Appleworks though IWork is certainly no improvement) I do have Dreamweaver with Fireworks and Flash Pro but even with the MacBook Pro (2.4G, 2G ram, 256m vram) those Adobe programs bog down. My son just got the new MBook Pro with the 9600 video 512m vram and CS3 runs pretty good but I would like to compare the processor usage of Aperture against CS3 with Console before I spend that much money on software.
Thaks again Roges
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Post by rogesgallery on Jun 2, 2009 11:14:32 GMT -5
PJ's on cloud nine Mike breaths pictures Line by line Life on Earth In microseconds Just a few excited Molecules So you can be me And I can be you For a moment Flash Kitty— the world most photogenic Cat
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Jun 2, 2009 12:52:58 GMT -5
Thomas, thank you for posting the EXIF summaries. I have been wanting some well processed digital images with EXIF to test the capabilities of this new Digic4 pre processed camera against. You don't have to send that Raw image since as yet I don't have the software to process it. I haven't had time to compare Apple's Aperture against CS3. I have, in the past, found Apple's software to be more user friendly and processor efficient than Adobe's. (I really liked Appleworks though IWork is certainly no improvement) I do have Dreamweaver with Fireworks and Flash Pro but even with the MacBook Pro (2.4G, 2G ram, 256m vram) those Adobe programs bog down. My son just got the new MBook Pro with the 9600 video 512m vram and CS3 runs pretty good but I would like to compare the processor usage of Aperture against CS3 with Console before I spend that much money on software. Thaks again Roges You're welcome. If given a choice between Aperture 2 vs. PhotoShop CS3, I would hedge toward Aperture (especially for a novice). I own both, and I have to say that the Bridge component of CS3 is DOG SLOW on anything but the latest processor, especially if you're looking at folders with a large amount of photos, and have your thumbnail previews on anything much larger than "wallet" size. Bridge is a sub-application that allows you to view and process your raw files before opening them in PhotoShop. I have CS2 as well and the difference in screen refreshes is mind-boggling. Such a step backwards, IMHO. CS4 is supposed to be much better, but I haven't made the upgrade as of yet (no time). For RAW files with Digic4, I'm sure you'd want to go with CS4 (as opposed to CS3), if you decide to go that route. CS2 wouldn't be able to open them, and CS3 would be much slower. Aperture 2 does a much faster job, but as with most things Apple, they have specific file location preferences and libraries on your system that eat up a lot of room. At least with PhotoShop you can specify where those libraries/cache files live. You can fool Aperture into using different locations via aliases, but it's a round-about way of working and can get "broken" if you change volume names, etc. Anyway, I haven't used Aperture for much more than RAW processing of things I need done quickly; PhotoShop is still my tool of choice for everything else. Oh, and the RAW processor in CS3 is more to my liking than the one in Aperture, but I'm just not as used to that one (yet). One neat thing about Aperture is the ability to have it create and upload websites of photo albums - all built in, and very speedy. Handy if you have a .mac account (or "mobile me", the so-called "improved" version (NOT). If you have any other questions, feel free to e-mail me directly.
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Post by Jane on Jun 2, 2009 15:09:46 GMT -5
Is your cat named Flash? I worked at a church once and part of my job was taking care of Flash, the church cat. He was wonderful and used to bring me dead mice in homage. One Sunday, the service was on meditation; the church was darkened; the music was calming; Flash strolled down the aisle, jumped on the grand piano, stretched and settled in for his own meditation. It was lovely.
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Post by sailor on Jun 2, 2009 17:12:38 GMT -5
Picture of the day: Splash on a little Lilac aftershave, lite up the pipe and put on the sound track to "Two for the Road". I tell you, the chicks will think you're the most sophisticated charmer on earth. Debonairly yours, Mike
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Post by ozski on Jun 2, 2009 17:36:24 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]mike.............you devil, you![/glow]
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Post by sailor on Jun 3, 2009 8:56:44 GMT -5
Todays photo is about loving bridges: Mike
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Post by ozski on Jun 3, 2009 11:34:15 GMT -5
Ok. mike. We all took a vote and we are coming to visit you and emi and see all these great places you are flaunting before our eyes!! Beautiful!
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Post by sailor on Jun 5, 2009 21:21:09 GMT -5
Ok. mike. We all took a vote and we are coming to visit you and emi and see all these great places you are flaunting before our eyes!! Beautiful! Thank you, PJ, you're to kind. Warm regards, Mike
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Post by sailor on Jun 5, 2009 21:24:40 GMT -5
Today's picture: These two handmade shaving brushes just arrived from Portugal. I'm so excited, I can't wait to use them. Although, I don't think everyone in the house shares my enthusiasm for the new brushes. Regards, Mike
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Post by gailkate on Jun 6, 2009 9:12:39 GMT -5
Looking through all these pictures and meditations makes me very happy on this chilly, wet morning. We need rain, so I'm not complaining. It's cosy being here with all of you and the cats, too.
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Post by joew on Jun 7, 2009 22:44:57 GMT -5
I love the dubious cat.
And I've still got some Lilac Vegetal.
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Post by doctork on Jun 8, 2009 0:40:43 GMT -5
Great pictures. And Oz has a great idea - we'll all come for a visit.
I'll check my airline Frequent Flyer accounts and see if I can get some "free" tickets!
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Post by sailor on Jun 23, 2009 21:53:43 GMT -5
Fun things to do on a rainy day. Go for a drive. Stop at a restaurant for coffee and to read the paper. Stare out the window of the restaurant and wonder if it's going to rain forever. Hang out at the yacht harbor and watch the tide go out. Go to the beach! Not crowded today. Oh boy, look what I found! A fish net. Who would have thought a rainy day could be so much fun!!! I think I need a nap; I'm all tuckered out. Mike
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Post by joew on Jun 25, 2009 16:32:37 GMT -5
I enjoy these glimpses of unfamiliar Japan.
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Post by sailor on Jun 25, 2009 20:03:36 GMT -5
I enjoy these glimpses of unfamiliar Japan. Thank you Joe! I had the day off from work that day and it rained. So, I thought instead of sitting around the house I'll go out and do a photo essay of things to do on a rainy day. I tried to be a little funny and sarcastic as well (in a subtle sort of way); don't know if anyone picked up on that. Anyway, it was fun to do and I'm planning on doing more of these little photo essays in the future. Mike
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Post by liriodendron on Jun 27, 2009 20:25:14 GMT -5
I enjoy these glimpses of unfamiliar Japan. Thank you Joe! I had the day off from work that day and it rained. So, I thought instead of sitting around the house I'll go out and do a photo essay of things to do on a rainy day. I tried to be a little funny and sarcastic as well (in a subtle sort of way); don't know if anyone picked up on that. Anyway, it was fun to do and I'm planning on doing more of these little photo essays in the future. Mike I'm with Joe. I enjoy your little photo essays very much, too, Mike.
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Post by liriodendron on Jun 27, 2009 20:26:20 GMT -5
We're visiting relatives up in Boston. Today we went to the Aquarium.
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Post by gailkate on Jun 28, 2009 9:17:36 GMT -5
Knock-out picture, Lirio! This guy could scare away a Great White shark.
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Post by sailor on Jun 28, 2009 17:15:17 GMT -5
An Idahoan (if that's what they call people from Idaho) in Boston. For some reason I'm getting a mental picture of something akin to a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Funny how a post by one can send another's imagination spinning off into the far flung reaches of the cosmic tea leaves of inspirational indulgence.
Sometimes I have to chuckle at myself.
Anyway, Liro, that's a great picture of the fish. I'm amazed that you didn't get any reflection off of the glass. Well done!
Mike
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Post by ozski on Jun 29, 2009 11:50:34 GMT -5
Mike, your photos are pure joy. Don't know where you come up with the ideas....just keep them coming, please.
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Post by sailor on Jun 29, 2009 17:41:24 GMT -5
Mike, your photos are pure joy. Don't know where you come up with the ideas....just keep them coming, please. You have made my day! Thank you kindly. Mike
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Post by sailor on Jun 29, 2009 17:44:27 GMT -5
Snaps of my walk to work The train trestle. Close to my house is the train line and no matter which route I walk to work, at some point I have to cross under the train tracks. Flower pots on the street corner. The houses in the residential areas of Yokosuka City are jammed together. Many have no yards. But, it doesn't stop people from growing flowers where ever they can. Walking the dog. In the early morning I pass many, many, people out walking their dogs. Vending machines. They dot the landscape everywhere. Taxi cab. This is a typical cab, very clean and well maintained. I walk through a bar district in the morning and many of the bar employees are just getting off work as I'm going to work. The majority of these people take a cab home. Hotel Goddess. Anything look familiar here? Welcome to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, my place of work. This has been a typical walk to work. Mike
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