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Originally Posted by Ksyrup (Post 2612779)

She told me detergent costs too much to waste it on a load as small as yours. :p

And I was having a good day too...:(

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One of my favorites...

More color photos from our b&w past... (1948 to be exact)

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Originally Posted by JediKooter (Post 2612824)

More color photos from our b&w past... (1948 to be exact)

Those must have been out in El Mirage.

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Originally Posted by DanGarion (Post 2612827)

Those must have been out in El Mirage.

Yup! Here's the link if you or anyone else is interested: Ralph Schenck | Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectible cars and parts

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Originally Posted by cartman (Post 2612548)

Ansel Adams would have been able to do it in the pre-digital age. He would be one of the biggest proponents of Photoshop if he were around today.

Just because before it would take various chemicals and negative alchemy to create "art" doesn't mean that things in the "pixel age" can't be considered equivalents.

Actually I recently heard an interview with his son where his son said exactly this. And frankly, even in recent film days, there are some films better for certain situations and certain development techniques that can be used to alter the photo, anyway, much like Photoshop does now.

And to get this back on track, doing a Google search for "great photo" yields a few results, this one included:

(linky)

/tk

First photo ever taken (1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce)

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A couple final thoughts from Galen Rowell and my interest in the experience of taking a photograph as oppose to the results:

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Galen Rowell applied his visionary process when he made his most famous photograph, “Rainbow Over The Potala Palace.” He described it in his book, Galen Rowell’s Inner Game of Outdoor Photography. Galen Rowell for years studied atmospheric conditions in the Sierra Nevada, interested in discovering what caused alpenglow and how he could capture it more consistently. He also had studied the physics of light and how it affected conditions for the outdoor photographer. In the book, Galen Rowell explained that he saw the rainbow beginning to form, observed the water vapor conditions that cause rainbows and ran a great distance across the field knowing that odds were good that if he positioned himself just right, the rainbow would end on the Dali Lama’s Potala Palace. Getting these factors to line up this way not only took mental focus and determination, but also specialized knowledge and diligence in understanding the science behind the craft of the outdoor photographer. “My vision came true as the sunlit curtain of falling rain stayed in place while the rainbow moved with me in relation to the sun,” Galen Rowell wrote. “I used a telephoto lens to magnify part of the bow as a spot of light came through the clouds onto the palace.” Galen Rowell described his whole process more in his book.

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Every photographer has a definable style, but I spent at least a decade worrying that I didn’t. If someone asked me what my artistic goals were, I would mumble platitudes about capturing my vision of the wilderness and pursuing light. I feared that my diverse work was adrift in an ocean of outdoor photography…. I also had a disdain for externally directed photographic styles, which continues to this day. For example, I was deeply offended by work that called attention to itself by some artificial device (such as an introduced color filtration, weird lens, strange darkroom twist, or exaggerated grain) to stylistically link photos that otherwise lacked an internal message. I liked deceptively simple pictures that drew more attention to honest vision than to technique…. Ansel Adams wrote eloquently about the difference between external and internal photographic events. The most meaningful photographic styles are always reflections of the internal. We react not so much to what an outdoor photographer sees, but to how he or she sees and renders the subject for us. Personal style comes from within, from a photographer’s unconscious and conscious choices. We usually pass over a photograph devoid of emotional reaction to its subject and say, ‘This doesn’t do anything for me.’ Of course it doesn’t. The photographer didn’t have his or her heart in it. Devoting personal energy to a photograph isn’t enough unless that energy is internalized. An easy way to block the internal message is to be overly concerned about results. For example, knowing their top images will be critiqued in front of the group, workshop participants out for an afternoon shoot often wander around shooting nothing because they have created unrealistic expectations for themselves…. Pros on a major assignment can easily allow externally directed cues to block the very style that caused the client to hire them…. One solution for a blocked-up photographer is to write an imaginary letter to an internal self: Wish you were here to see this. You wouldn’t take the boring photo I’m considering right now because you’d respond by… People avoid developing a personal style by emotionally distancing themselves from their work…. However, some sort of personal stamp does sneak through, even in the most banal photography. The balance of foregrounds to backgrounds and the choice of subject matter are among the subtle clues that the images were made by a thoughtful human being rather than by a monkey or some machine. The central process of art is not to render something exactly as it appears, but to simplify it so that meaning, clarity, emotional response, and a sense of wonder combine to create a style from within.

Both copyrighted April 30th, 2010 by David Leland Hyde

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Originally Posted by JediKooter (Post 2612894)

First photo ever taken (1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce)

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I showed this to my photography class. I believe he exposed it for several hours.

They are fantastic. I like Kenny too.

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Originally Posted by ColtCrazy (Post 2612928)

I showed this to my photography class. I believe he exposed it for several hours.

Very cool! I believe it was an 8 or 10 hour exposure.

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Originally Posted by B & B (Post 2612931)

I think if I had more hair, curled it and put it in a mullet, I could pull off the Kenny Powers look.

Listening to 'Hey Ladies' right now...that gif suits it pretty well.

Not a tattoo guy, but thought this one was really fucking cool.

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Originally Posted by JediKooter (Post 2612894)

First photo ever taken (1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce)

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So that's picture #1, I wonder what # the first naked boob picture was? I'm going to say #8.

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Originally Posted by molson (Post 2613488)

So that's picture #1, I wonder what # the first naked boob picture was? I'm going to say #8.

Now that is a very good question. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the second picture ever taken. :)

Hmmmm, I wonder if Google has the answer....brb.

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Originally Posted by molson (Post 2613488)

So that's picture #1, I wonder what # the first naked boob picture was? I'm going to say #8.

Whomever it was, I bet most here will vote Hot.

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Originally Posted by 21C (Post 2613480)

Grr.. I actually not five minutes ago had to open this:

Amazon.com: Philips Norelco G370 All-in-1 Grooming System: Health & Personal Care

For being a cheap ass with a trimmer I definitely paid for it with the packaging.

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Originally Posted by 21C (Post 2613480)

+1

SI

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Originally Posted by terpkristin (Post 2611370)

True story: I've contemplated getting the Portal images tattoed on my shoulder scars (one 3 inch scar on the bathing suit/bra line on both shoulders).

/tk

I'm indifferent on the tattoo....but I'd definitely skip the beard. It wold ruin a beautiful face....LOL

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup (Post 2611712)

Patient Bear.....

Seller of $2 billion in furniture and the richest supermodel in the world. Not bad for a person who use to order pizza and was asked to get her parents on the phone instead. :lol:

Supermodel Supermogul - Forbes.com

Huge photo warning

Spoiler

I can hardly tell that that is KP. And I'm not sure whether that says more about KP, the Vanity Fair photo-toucher-uppers, or me.

I remember that pic before.

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Originally Posted by korme (Post 2615301)

I've actually done this. But not with shots of liquor, just jello shots. They're a little wider so I think it's 5x5. Kind of fun.

Steve wrote a book on Twitter messages he posted and people sent him. He's pretty much trolling Twitter.

My girl, Gwyneth, is looking good!

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue (Post 2615606)

My girl, Gwyneth, is looking good!

She's aging very well.

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Originally Posted by Rizon (Post 2615520)

I've actually done this. But not with shots of liquor, just jello shots. They're a little wider so I think it's 5x5. Kind of fun.

More colorful, I imagine

SI

Blain says 'Happy Friday Everyone'

Friday doesn't have time to bleed.

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Originally Posted by JediKooter (Post 2616392)

Friday doesn't have time to bleed.

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Originally Posted by Matthean (Post 2617277)

For the person who really, really needs a Kindle.

That doesn't look comfortable at all.

Edit for first point requirement....

I dunno..she looks amazingly comfortable. i'm sure I could lay around with her all day long....

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Originally Posted by dawgfan (Post 2617358)

For the person who really, really needs a Kindle.

Why? Would even half those books be available on Kindle?

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Originally Posted by RendeR (Post 2617378)

I dunno..she looks amazingly comfortable. i'm sure I could lay around with her all day long....

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Originally Posted by Matthean (Post 2617277)

Needs armrests.

When I was a kid, this ad was the stuff of dreams.

Hell yeah. A lot of hours spent contemplating those treasures. Those drawings are as recognizable to me as the Mona Lisa.

Awesome Cartman! Man - those bring back some memories...

Yes, yes, yes! But where are the xray glasses?!

Edit: Found them!

Wow...Loved that stuff!

thx

Same here. Awesome find cartman.

Interesting to see that at least the pedometer has become something of a mainstream item...

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Originally Posted by DataKing (Post 2617671)

Interesting to see that at least the pedometer has become something of a mainstream item...

See- I don't remember a pedometer ever being in those sorts of ads. It seems out of place.

SI

Yeah, as I a kid I mowed lawns and bought off of this thing.

Purchases:

Xray vision
Ventriloquist Dummy
Trick Baseball
Bullet Holes
Joy Buzzer
Onion Gum

yes, I spent all my money on crap...oh, that and Kung Fu at the local 7-11

Cool thing about living in Seattle is most of those things can actually be purchased at Archie McPhee's: http://www.mcphee.com/shop/

You mean you didn't buy the tiny seahorses?

I remember having the skin head wig, the whoopee cushion, the mini camera and the tricky golf ball. The camera actually worked, it used 110 film I remember but it would take a shot.

Actually got a coin changer at an auction once, but it was the real deal. My son plays with it, thinks it's neat.

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My newest neighbor.

just in case this is of value to you: Rough Legged Hawk ID guide

Don't be the squirrel.

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My newest neighbor.

Very cool :)

SI

Cal Ripken is apparently releasing his biography.

Do the brass at Lifetime know who watches their channel?

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Originally Posted by Julio Riddols (Post 2617904)

Do the brass at Lifetime know who watches their channel?

I think they know who they want to start watching their channel.

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Originally Posted by britrock88 (Post 2617907)

I think they know who they want to start watching their channel.

Men who like heavily, heavily, unbelievably heavily airbrushed and photoshopped horses? (meh, its fine, I've just never been a fan).

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Originally Posted by cartman (Post 2618057)

Poor parrot...

And for the record JLH is hot.

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Originally Posted by DanGarion (Post 2618065)

Poor parrot...

And for the record JLH is hot.

I don't know, I think the Parrot is enjoying his chocolate...

Client's office my wife was going to work at today.

Space heater fail.

This clients office a house?

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Originally Posted by JediKooter (Post 2618195)

This clients office a house?

Converted, yup.

Was it you???

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Originally Posted by MacroGuru (Post 2618079)

I don't know, I think the Parrot is enjoying his chocolate...

Ten Toxic Foods for Bird Owners to Avoid

The answer is yes. The bird shouldn't have been anywhere near that fountain.

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Originally Posted by DanGarion (Post 2618233)

Ten Toxic Foods for Bird Owners to Avoid

The answer is yes. The bird shouldn't have been anywhere near that fountain.

I know that..I was joking...the bird is full on in there getting a chocolate bukkake and liking it with it's mouth wide open....

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Originally Posted by MacroGuru (Post 2618249)

I know that..I was joking...the bird is full on in there getting a chocolate bukkake and liking it with it's mouth wide open....

I know you are joking, I guess I'm just overly sensitive to seeing animals struggle in situations like this, but to me it looks like it's probably choking.

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Originally Posted by DanGarion (Post 2618348)

I know you are joking, I guess I'm just overly sensitive to seeing animals struggle in situations like this, but to me it looks like it's probably choking.

After some research, it appears to be a scene from Adam Sandler's widely adored Jack & Jill, so that's probably a fake bird in the fountain. On the other hand, that poor bird really was in Jack & Jill, so we'll just consider it a wash.

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Originally Posted by Rizon (Post 2618206)

Converted, yup.

Was it you???

Nope. This place hasn't got cold enough for me to have to use a space heater.

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Originally Posted by MacroGuru (Post 2618249)

... a chocolate bukkake....

Internet search of the day when I get home.

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Originally Posted by JediKooter (Post 2618371)

Internet search of the day when I get home.

Hmmmm something smells fishy...