slow night, let's chat

[FrankS]

Not much happening right now but I feel like talking. I just developed 5 rolls of film from the last few weeks. Got some promising neg frames. Anyone else feeling chatty?

Maybe this could become a regular thread about nothing in particular, just conversation?

(Seinfeld: What, a show about nothing?)

 

[MP Guy]

Well, the wife is in a strange mood, the kids are loud and I am tired. Besides that, I was out playing with my digital camera tonight 🙂 and took these snapshots.

http://www.dslrexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259

 

[Terence T]

I'm about to leave for work with a sandwich in my bag. How's that for nothing in particular? 🙂

 

[jlw]

I'm about to leave for work with a sandwich in my bag. How's that for nothing in particular? 🙂

I'm not familiar with the Sandwich. Is it 35mm or medium format? Does it take interchangeable lenses?

 

[back alley]

well the sun came out today for about 40 minutes, otherwisw it's been raining for about 4 days.

my car was ready today, cost 1600 bucks for a new gas tank and some hoses.

got a few things in the mail.

that book 'bystander' is the size of a small telephone book.

i'm tired of working and just to wander the earth shooting pics.

and you?

 

[Terence T]

I'm not familiar with the Sandwich. Is it 35mm or medium format? Does it take interchangeable lenses?

It's a collapsible, and judging by the looks of it squished between 2 heavy books, it has collapsed. In fact, it's a pancake. Heavy wear on the bottom, user condition. Make me an offer, I'm likely to take it whatever it is.

 

[richard_l]

Shot I took with the Summicron 50 a few years ago. I had broken camp before sunrise and was all packed and ready to go. The hat is my genuine Tilley hat (brag). I unknowlingly left a shutter release cable around there somewhere. Never went back to retrieve it.

 

[bmattock]

Working on the webpage for my KofC local council...trying to do it entire with XHTML 1.1 and CSS, no frames, no tables. I'm a glutton for punishment, I write code by hand.

http://www.kofc4660.org/test/index.html

I can always use an extra set of eyes, if anyone cares to look at my efforts thus far. I'm using Linux/Firefox, so I sometimes get blown out of the water by non-standards-compliant Internet Explorer. Any advice appreciated!

I browsed through a book this evening which I just got in the mail from Amazon today:

Legal Handbook for Photographers: The Rights and Liabilities of Making Images By Bert P. Krages, Esq.

A very good read - I learned a lot! Some of what I had been venting about recently with regard to photographer's rights was incorrect - but not by that much - and I mis-stated some things too. I'd recommend this $13.57 paperback for anyone. Has a good sample Model Release in it too. I looked at that book on legal forms for photographers at the local bookstore, but it didn't do anything for me and was way too expensive.

I also got this book:
Self-employed Tax Solutions : Quick, Simple, Money-Saving, Audit-Proof Tax and Recordkeeping Basics for the Independent Professional by June Walker, but I haven't cracked it open yet. I think I will claim a Schedule C business loss on my personal taxes this year - writing off my investments in DSLR and so on against what little I made writing and selling some photography services. I just want to know the ins and outs before filing, so gotta get ready now, eh?

Had a beer, kicked back and watched MythBusters blow stuff up while I wrote code - I'm also trying to teach myself PHP scripting so I can store news snippets in a MySQL db. Pure techno-geek, I know. Hey, I could say I was cleaning my guns...

Wrestled with the dogs a little bit, said "No!" about ten thousand times, and ate some pizza.

Had a discussion with a neighbor the other day - he asked me about getting prints made from his digital movie camera. I told him I'd be happy to check it out for him, but I doubted he'd get good still images from an inexpensive digital movie camera. He persisted, told me it cost a lot, and the movies looked good, so why couldn't he get good still photos? I dunno, do what you want, bub. Why ask me and then argue? You know what you want to do, go do it.

Real wild life, eh?

Well, last weekend, I busted out my neighbor's car window with my new electric lawn edger. Sigh.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[FrankS]

Terence, that's perfect.

Jorge, I like your shots. Here is my feeling about digital: I am not earning a full-time wage with photography, so I can do what I want, what I love. When photography was invented, a bunch of painters said, "Great, this is much better than painting!" and switched to photography. Other painters continued painting regardless because that is what they loved to do. When digital photography came along, many traditional photographers said, "Great, this is much better than film-based photography!" and they switched to digital. Well, I am like those painters who continued on painting because that is what they loved to do.

 

[f/stopblues]

Good lord, that gas tank cost as much as my transmission that went out the other month! Much sympathy!

I've just discovered Google Earth and have been looking at satellite photos of all kinds of places, including the spot I camped at Hyalite Reservoir outside Bozeman, Montana, where I ate lunch next to the lake at Coeur D' Alene, Idaho, as well as my house, work, etc etc.. anything I could think of. Fun toy!

On another note, my binder with 90% of my 35mm negs from the last 3 years has just vanished.. I've combed this house, in every closet, under beds, everywhere I could possibly think of. I don't take the thing anywhere, so I'm soo confused! I'm officially in a panic 😕

Chris

 

[f/stopblues]

Nice Frank.. I'm going to have to borrow that analogy sometime. I'll give you credit of course 🙂

 

[Terence T]

Bill, the page looks fine on Safari (Mac).

 

[bmattock]

Good lord, that gas tank cost as much as my transmission that went out the other month! Much sympathy!

Yeah, I filled up my Kia Sorento this morning - $45. That hurts, but not as bad as Joe's gas tank.

I've just discovered Google Earth and have been looking at satellite photos of all kinds of places, including the spot I camped at Hyalite Reservoir outside Bozeman, Montana, where I ate lunch next to the lake at Coeur D' Alene, Idaho, as well as my house, work, etc etc.. anything I could think of. Fun toy!

On another note, my binder with 90% of my 35mm negs from the last 3 years has just vanished.. I've combed this house, in every closet, under beds, everywhere I could possibly think of. I don't take the thing anywhere, so I'm soo confused! I'm officially in a panic 😕

Chris

I'm sure your negs will turn up, don't worry! Hope so, anyway! As to Google Earth - I didn't sign any model release, so I figure they owe me some dosh, baby.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[FrankS]

This is good, thanks guys. A thread about anything/nothing in particular.

Joe, being able to just wander the earth taking photos, that would be the ultimate!

 

[back alley]

bill,
the knights look good to my uneducated eye.
but this part is not lined up with the rest...
-providing funds for various projects, being active participants in our parish, and so on. -

i also think it's funny when people ask a question already knowing what they want to hear and then argue when they don't hear it.

joe

 

[egpj]

Hey Frank. I am traveling through California right now and enjoying every minute of the trip. Can not wait to develop what I have shot so far. But that has to wait until I get back to Florida on the 22nd. 🙁

 

[back alley]

the tank itself wasn't too bad in price. but mazda had some parts that there were no aftermarket substitutions for and though small were priced exorbitantly.
and then labour...

 

[back alley]

big news here - gas is now 102.9 A LITRE

 

[bmattock]

bill,
the knights look good to my uneducated eye.
but this part is not lined up with the rest...
-providing funds for various projects, being active participants in our parish, and so on. -

i also think it's funny when people ask a question already knowing what they want to hear and then argue when they don't hear it.

joe

Joe, When you say that line looks funny, can you elucidate? What browser/OS you running? I appreciate any help!

Best,

Bill

 

[FrankS]

The best vacation I ever had was when I was asked to drive a car from Florida to Toronto one summer. I stayed off the interstates, and just travelled north. I slept in the back seat most nights. Whenever I got to a town I'd look at a map to see where I was. I was able to do a side trip to New Orleans because I'd always wanted to see it. The whole trip took about 2 weeks. I rushed because I had a new girlfriend back in Canada (it was her parent's car).