Author Topic: Almost another weekend! (aka the weekend thread) (Read 14080 times)

astrobeck · « **Reply #50 on:** November 20, 2011, 11:46:22 PM »

Ed- this photo is magical!
The light, the fallen leaves, perfect!

Dialing in to a bit darker setting gave this one a nice early evening "mood" to it.

Like!

Skorj · « **Reply #51 on:** November 21, 2011, 06:53:35 AM »

Just got back from a 1000km drive into the middle of nowhere. Hours of hiking, climbing, fording rivers, cursing rain, but enjoying the fog...

all for one or two shots:

moominsean · « **Reply #52 on:** November 21, 2011, 07:06:37 AM »

Aagh...jealous!

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #53 on:** November 21, 2011, 08:52:56 AM »

Quote from: Skorj on November 21, 2011, 06:53:35 AM

all for one or two shots:

....wow, that first one is fantastic. I love the stillness, the crispness; I can feel the chilly air and hear the water. I love the black black of the tree branches and the blurry building in the background. The Weekend Thread Daddy does it again.

And yep, me jealous too.

LT · « **Reply #54 on:** November 21, 2011, 09:25:03 AM »

Very nice Skorj. REally nice colour. And is that a well in the middle of a room in the second shot?

BTW - how's Movember going for you? I gave up after a week havin been enlightened that it is still possible for a 40 year old man to grow teenage bumfluff - oh well, I'm destined to never sport facial hair.

Coveman · « **Reply #55 on:** November 21, 2011, 10:51:17 AM »

Movember is a really big thing here at uni, they are having movember moustache parties in the clubs, just ends up looking like village people conventions...

LT · « **Reply #56 on:** November 21, 2011, 10:52:29 AM »

Quote from: Sirbarnzabus on November 21, 2011, 10:51:17 AM

... just ends up looking like village people conventions...

No bad thing then?

lol.

Coveman · « **Reply #57 on:** November 21, 2011, 11:08:55 AM »

exactly! the world would be a much better place if there was more facial fur

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #58 on:** November 21, 2011, 11:44:18 AM »

Leon, can I be in your club?

Patchy, frustrating growth! I did manage a kind of moustache once, but, it was very embarassing!

artobest · « **Reply #59 on:** November 21, 2011, 11:45:53 AM »

Here's a chair I photographed at the Cwmyoy church earlier in the year and have just got round to scanning. The film was Rollei Retro 400. It was taken with my Pentax LX.

Skorj · « **Reply #60 on:** November 21, 2011, 01:49:51 PM »

Quote from: leon taylor on November 21, 2011, 09:25:03 AM

Very nice Skorj. REally nice colour. And is that a well in the middle of a room in the second shot?

BTW - how's Movember going for you? I gave up after a week havin been enlightened that it is still possible for a 40 year old man to grow teenage bumfluff - oh well, I'm destined to never sport facial hair.

Movember is going OK. Though, I am looking forward to December! The location was an old hydro power station and that is the main turbine hall. The hole is the turbine mount. The buildings are in the middle of nowhere, and still wear their WW2 camo paint.

LT · « **Reply #61 on:** November 21, 2011, 01:53:27 PM »

I think that last picture is amazing Skj - the drab greyness of everything other than the autumn leaves on that Acer.

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #62 on:** November 21, 2011, 01:57:22 PM »

Quote from: Skorj on November 21, 2011, 06:53:35 AM

Just got back from a 1000km drive into the middle of nowhere. Hours of hiking, climbing, fording rivers, cursing rain, but enjoying the fog...

Skorj those images are just great!

astrobeck · « **Reply #63 on:** November 21, 2011, 05:25:44 PM »

Wow! That second, it is stunning!

A Skorj masterpiece. That bit of autumn color really lets the building tell a story.

My favorite Skorj photo for 2011.

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #64 on:** November 21, 2011, 06:56:14 PM »

Skorj, the first and last are just stunning. Those flashes of intense colour, wow!

Francois · « **Reply #65 on:** November 21, 2011, 08:26:36 PM »

Quote from: Phil Bebbington on November 21, 2011, 11:44:18 AM

Leon, can I be in your club?
I did manage a kind of moustache once, but, it was very embarassing!

Is there any chance that a picture of that might be lying somewhere?

I can already imagine Officer Phil looking either like in a Sherlock Holmes movie or like in one of those 70's cop shows...

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #66 on:** November 21, 2011, 09:27:38 PM »

How did 'moustache' and Renault 4 come up in one and the same thread?

Oh well, it was 1976 and I was listening to a lot of Grateful Dead.

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #67 on:** November 21, 2011, 10:14:24 PM »

Quote

Is there any chance that a picture of that might be lying somewhere?

François, there are photos. I was using moustache wax at one stage! I will try and find the negatives, although, Jan may have buried them in a lead lined box to avoid embarrassment!

Sandeha, that photo is just classic!

Francois · « **Reply #68 on:** November 21, 2011, 10:19:50 PM »

Quote from: Phil Bebbington on November 21, 2011, 10:14:24 PM

I was using moustache wax at one stage!

How very "baronesque" of you

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #69 on:** November 21, 2011, 10:29:35 PM »

François, let's just say it was a difficult time!

I will try and track down the negatives over the weekend. Although, I can't believe I am even contemplating it!

Miles · « **Reply #70 on:** November 22, 2011, 10:55:36 AM »

Got to crack out more R4 pics !

My Dad's '71 model was duck egg blue too. I used to sleep on the back shelf.

Off to hunt through the parents negs.

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #71 on:** November 22, 2011, 01:10:05 PM »

Quote from: Miles on November 22, 2011, 10:55:36 AM

My Dad's '71 model was duck egg blue too. I used to sleep on the back shelf.

...and then when you were too big for the shelf, they finally let you into the house.

Sandeha: That's a fantastic photo!

Phil: Go baby, go!! Find those photos.

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #72 on:** November 22, 2011, 01:18:43 PM »

Quote from: astrobeck on November 20, 2011, 11:46:22 PM

Ed- this photo is magical!
The light, the fallen leaves, perfect!

Becky, thanks a lot. I really like it too. I saw a great Minor White which Gary Moyer posted on Twitter today, "When gifts are given to me through my camera, I accept them graciously." and I think this is the case here. I was trailing behind the kids as they whizzed home and I saw a potential shot coming together nicely. So, still walking, I whipped out the Land Cam and went through all the machinations of flipping up the viewfinder, extending the lens, checking the expsoure setting etc. Then framed the shot and squeezed the uncocked trigger. Gah! The moment passed; Bresson was tutting at me and wagging his finger in disapproval. I decided to take a shot anyway, so I cocked the shutter and took the photo....which turned out pretty good despite my stupidity.

Minor White had it right.

moominsean · « **Reply #73 on:** November 22, 2011, 04:06:55 PM »

Did someone say Renault 4? I'm sure Skorj will recognize this one...

Miles · « **Reply #74 on:** November 22, 2011, 07:29:46 PM »

A GTL !!!

Disc brakes and an 1100cc engine, you boys ...

Skorj · « **Reply #75 on:** November 23, 2011, 12:30:27 AM »

Quote from: moominsean on November 22, 2011, 04:06:55 PM

Did someone say Renault 4? I'm sure Skorj will recognize this one...

Ha! Indeed I do. She's still there... Even on Google Street View. Skj.