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Ready....discuss:

Does that include:

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You can say that, you just can't do it

Don't ya think there needs to be one place here on 1x where everybody can be themselves 100%???

I do not believe, that this place exists on earth as long as You are not alone in desert :-)

But what if I AM alone in the desert...

Interesting that the first 2 responders to this thread are moderators...

that is a conspiracy :-) Than You are the most beautiful man there :-) and can do what You want to :-) except firing an atom bomb :-) I can imagine, that homeland security would not accept :)

Chris, you are welcome here even if in conspiratorial clothes. AND you are welcome to come to my desert anytime. I think you might really enjoy it, especially this time of the year as the snakes and other critters are mostly sleeping now days. And the light angles are wonderful!!

Ouchh, i will love visito your desert with my view cameras ... !!!

no snakes? no atom bomb, Clyde we would start capturing the light :-)

Wonderful place to play hide and seek...

Clyde will lose his faith in our conspiracy :-) 

Depends... He is joined by 2 mods, 1 curator and 1 sr. critic... all team members.

I've been thinking of going out for a trip with just the old Minolta stuff. I've got a working SRT-101 and SRT-201 and some very nice lenses. Would be fun!!

Rui, you can come along but you will have to carry all that heavy shit yourself. I travel very light when hiking around among the boulders and trees.

I bet, that Rui with his equipment might be lighter... :-) SCNRme too an SRT 101-x I love it and with Tri-X i still use it often.

My large format Horseman FA-45 is very light and portable, no problem :)

Onde day, when Europe cames out of banckrupt, i will visit you  :))))

http://www.jafaphotography.com/horseman_45fa.htm

2 Kgs/4.4 Lbs ;-)

Be careful Clyde, as this is concipracy, this might be a threat :-) A portuguese tax man vistiting the states after Europe is bankrupt :lol:

Just lead him into the desert... ;-)

yeah, that stinks to conspiracy !

Does that mean it's okay if I wander?

Please!!!

Okay - good idea. There is an article in the Guardian today about Bad Santas...with funny pictures - the link is below. 

However, I wanted to ask is it my imagination or does this Santa whose lap I am on - look a bit shifty to you? 

He definitely does!! Well here in my mash up My Lady!

It's no fun to break rules when everything is permitted ;-)

Clyde, would you make a rule for this topic and I'll try hard to break it???? Y'all hillbillies must have some rules too!

I love women, all of' em !!!  well, almost all of'em  !  can't help it  

Where are beautiful women in your pictures then????

those are in a private collection....cannot be disclosed to the general public  hhahaha   

No rules, just right!!

Maybe if you wrote something severely left I could make an exception...

Obama is good ;-) ? Just trying waters :-))))

Check my current FB status, let me know what u think...

politics are boring....women aren't  :p  

not all. Christina has both...politik-ing and good looks. She also speaks Spanish...hot:)

OMG Nic, you've obviously NEVER been to SoCal!!

Link?

https://www.facebook.com/clyde.beamer

be sure to click "See more"

I'm a romantic Clyde  :)  hahahah 

Imagine this debate 

You have no status, you liar!!!

Well of course I do, starts with:

"OK, OK!! I GOT IT!!!"

Do I really, really need to be your friend there too, to see your status??? All right, resigning to my fate...

So Clive please lie back relax & clear everything from your mind & when you are ready tell when are you not yourself?

Nice compliment, I'll give you that!

Well George, I was merely trying to provide a place where "everybody" could feel that same degree of freedom. You know somewhere that we all can go commando!!

Are you friends w/ Phyllis, she's been commenting on it, if you look her up you should be able to see it.

Yes it was nice and I heard it too and I will take it, thanks G!!

Well, I sent you a Facebook friend request (hint, hint), so for my resignation not to be in vain - you'd better! Then I'll see your status, I presume...

Clive and George meet at facelook?

Be careful, you young boy. This can get you in trouble...

"don't dream it, be it"

 Rocky Horror Picture Show

and

"with Your hands on Your hips,
You bring Your knees in tight"

same origin

but women cloud my wisdom ! haha 

In Paradise one day, God calls on Adam & says, "Adam, I have some good news and some bad news ! The good news is that I gave you a penis and a brain. The bad news is that I only gave you enough blood to operate one organ at a time."

Apart from becoming a hermit and hide in the midst of the desert ;-)

Not a design fault at all!!

It means men can enjoy sex and worry about the consequenses later :-)).

Now you are clearly understanding me Fred :) 

And now I see this image of yours also in a different light:  http://1x.com/photo/45476/portfolio/25276

heheh... there´s only one bike! ;)

OK!!! I'm just a simple minded Methodist Hillbilly. What the heck is a dreidel anyway and why does it need so much light to work???

You eat it. But you have to first have CHUT- SPA. :)

I need me some inselbergs!!

My geological vocabulary just grew one word up:-)

OK! Good girl!!

And if during my quest I happen upon any nudity, I will think briefly of our dear Vernon and then quickly refocus!!

Holy crap, I go away for two days and someone lets all of you out of your cages!  :)

Clyde, what do you have to say for yourself, you rule breakin', spandex wearin', moonshine sippin, K mart shoppin' hillbilly? Santa may mistake this for serious naughtiness....hope it's too late for him to change his mind.

:)

"spandex wearin'"???? WTF, I think you might have me confused with some other more "experienced" members.

I heard it from King. King doesn't lie....much.

What happens on other threads stays on other threads.

I have a friend who used to work here at NBC doing promo's. Now she works at the Playboy Network. She must have one of the more interesting jobs on the planet. Today her FB status reads:

"This note just in from Legal: Regarding the Japanese Tarzans ? Ape dry humping is okay to use. Cut before double-hand job zoom out."

New Christmas  Episode for those of you getting new camera on Christmas day...

Phyllis darling, thank you for this Christmas gift. I officially love this woman now, even if I don't know her or plan to get to know her. Who could not want that kind of enthusiasm while..no matter what you're doing! Even if she doesn't mean it, and it's just a ruse. Wouldn't be the first time.

Now I'm intrigued. She was either stung by 'Hunts with Cameras' for a shoot, or is a pretty good shooter herself making fun of Hunts with Cameras. Or perhaps just a comedian trying to have some fun. In any case, this is a very creative woman, and I think we need to offer her an invitation into our cult, er, association.

The next person who posts a link to this inane site I am personally going to track down, no matter where in the world, and shoot them with all the professionalism espoused in the video...and I don't mean with my LX5.

...oh...and Happy Holidays!

King wrote:"...and I don't mean with my LX5.". ........ You have a LX3? :-)

Yes he does, or at least did. I bought it for him!!

My backup rig is a Mossberg 500.

As Clyde wrote, yes, I did have an LX3 that Clyde bought for me...no, it's not what you think.

OK, new week, well sort of...

http://imgur.com/gallery/rIrrH

discuss!

Okay, some ideas...

Any damn thing you want Old Lady!

LOL Are you sure? Did you see my post to Steve Hill under the forum thread about the NY times article...

Sigh...makes me happy that I'm 67 years old and may not have long to live. 

BUMP please. ANY DAMN THING YOU WANT remember.

It was a great day in SoCal:
Nikon D90 w/ Nikon 300 Ai-S ED + 2x Tele Converter off a tripod in 25mph wind. Using a camera bag to steady my carbon fiber tripod.. 900mm equiv. All manual, histogram for a light meter.

Oh, baby!  Don't stop!  Talk dirty to me!

I am feeling fortunate. Managed to get CS5 at 80% discount last year because I have an association with an University in London. However, I also use Silver Effex to tone my images, and with a recent upgrade to Lion (Mac) SE1 stopped working, so I had to purchase SE2. There were some password issues, and tonight I received a complimentary issue of SE2. Gratis. Downloaded and working with CS5/Lion. Bless those Germans. 

I like this lens, cheapo plastic and all...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/731040-REF/Nikon_1902B_Refurbished_AF_Nikkor_50mm.html

Refurbished and B&H is like a 12-14 minute walk away, from me. I have the 1.8 which I don't love but I think this is what the Doctor ordered. Now, talk me out of it....

Too small. You will look like a Wimp. At least get a manly lens hood to give it some Umph.

Yeah... well, my Badass days are over. No more big lenses and big weight to lug around... I'm too old, too tired, too...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21847753@N02/6918611025/in/photostream   <<< little ole Me with the big gun.

Shooting like a pussy cat these days.... the smaller the better, I say.

Steve, do you use AF, much or ever? If not then I would recommend the Ai-S 50mm f1.4. I have one and love it, but I use manual focus virtually all the time. The manual focus rings on D series lenses are crap. Skinny and very short throw. I have the 85mm AF-D and virtually can't use it in manual focus. AND, the D's (at least the 3 I have) are noisy when in AF. But never used a 50 AF-D. I only have the 85, the 60 Micro and the 20mm. The only one that can be used in manual focus is the 60 Micro.

:) buy it new for ten dollars more..

Phyl, that one that is only $10 more is no warranty, i.e. grey market.

"Buy it Now" prices on ebay for the Ai-S seem to be between $130 - $180. I paid @$130 for mine a couple of years ago.

Basically Af except in low light situations where the AF isn't hitting well. Those older MF lenses are actually in the same price range as the new onesn they look great and I'll check one out before I make a move. What I'm looking for is the 85mm 1.4 (which I own)... same vibe, feel, contrast, sharpness etc. BUT wider. Not sure it exists... but I'll make some trade offs.

Phyl - I saw the new grey market one... either way, it's probably fine but when you buy over the Used Counter, they take care of you quite well if there's ever an issue... I live in walking distance, that's a big thing and I have had to go back and forth with other gear... it a priceless covenience, since I can't deal with the mail... time thing.

BTW... I don't know why I give a damn but the 50mm G and a few other versions seemed a bit soft, at least compared to the 85. Such a minimal gripe and I'm not sure why sharpness... or hyper sharpness is still an issue with me but I can't shake it.

If you have the 85mm AF-D and like it, then you will be happy with the 50mm AF-D, your trade off's will mostly be in slight contrast and sharpness (depending on aperture). The 85 will sharpen up a stop or two before the 50 I'd judge, especially if you're looking all the way out to the corners.

If the cops arrest a mime do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?

Yes, but does he answer when they ask him "Do you understand these rights?"

I don't know. Does he?

I think he probably pretends to be in a soundproof box.

Just curious. 

If you put Instant Coffee in a Microwave Oven... will you go back in time?     -   Steven Wright

Phyl -  Why don't I like the mail thing. well, I hate lines for starters and I rarely have postage stamps, which is irrelevant (for large package shipments) but it serves as a mental block. Don't try to unravel that one. Some things... many things in my life make no sense. I also like going down to B&H... I suppose if many people could they would. I mean, it's a cool place to have at your disposal and a great way to deplete a bank account. I also go there with gear questions, kinda the same way people use Google but with one-on-one Pro's to solve issues. Not bad.

Steve, do it smell better than it did in 1999?? Samy's is my B&H now.

You were living in NYC in 1999..geezz we were neighbors.

Living in Portland, PA out by the Delaware Water Gap and working at 42nd & 10th.

Now that is a commute!! 

National Video Center, I'd bet?

http://onthesetofnewyork.com/locations/tootsie/tootsie05.jpg

I'm sure you remember the joint, even if you didn't work there but sadly... it be gone.

I don't recall B&H smelling but I think I did most of my shopping at J&R or elsewhere at that time. As for now, B&H smells like..... Victory!

Yep, I worked at Telezign on the second floor of National Video Center for @5 years. There were about 5 small shops that were loosely a part of the parent but mostly independent. I've seen pic's of the new building going up there. There's a FB group of former employees.

Come to think of it, J&R might have been the place with the aroma.

Speaking of aromas, have you been to Nat Sherman's up by Bryant Park?? Best damn cigar shop in the city imo.  

I do. 

Yes Phyl, it was a 67 mile one way commute. I lived about 8 miles closer than Stroudsburg, which was where we did all our grocery shopping, etc. Portland is a very small town right on the banks of the Delaware River. Our back yard was the National Forrest.

been to 43st Photo many times:

http://www.42photo.com/

Damn! 67 miles?! How long did that take, Clyde? Mine is 11 miles and it feels like an eternity.

@3.5 hrs a day round trip, worse when weather was bad. But I usually stayed in the city overnight when it got bad. Lived in that house for 9 years. Commuted to Ft. Lee for 1st 4, a little better but not much and then to NYC for 5 years.

Hi Steve,

Should have been septagonal bokeh (7-sided) of course.

Thanks Guys...When I first asked about a good place to buy photo equipment on line - way back now - B & H was recommended...and until now I was not even sure that 42nd Street was still around...

I really like the way the top photo on the landing page is now being changed on a regular basis.  That reptilian image yesterday certainly made me sit up and pay attention, and the snail today is wonderful. Rotating the photos adds a new dimension - "what will greet me today?"  :-)

The "this" in the quote turned out to be an old Nikon 50mm 1.4s..  made from as far back as 1988 (disc.around 1990). One of the first auto-focus lenses Nikon made and for it's age seems to work fast and in fact, faster than the 50mm 1.8 (Nifty 50) I unloaded, in trade.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21847753@N02/6793481596/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21847753@N02/6793481404/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21847753@N02/6933313247/in/photostream

Street Classic... LOVE. IT.

Hopefully I'll get the shot tomorrow... heading down to Soho.

OK, ready.....discuss:

Sometime life gives you lemons and it just a sour sack of shit and you just have to throw 'em out and move on!!

Yeah, I'm feeling pretty negative today myself. 

good to see you survived the tornados King.

Thank, Jerry...but do you *really* mean it?

Well. now that you mention it....

Don't let them (the tornadoes) force you into moving to CA. You know we are ALWAYS shaking and rolling here with the earthquakes.

In case you don't remember, I was born and raised in the Los Angeles area...I know from earthquakes.

King, this is some moving story... Be well...

This stories, written by life, and told by empathetic and experienced elder people are what our youth nowadays miss.

Thank you, King. Your story made me cry.

I grew up in Norman, OK, and in that time saw several tornadoes track along the South Canadian River. But, no one in my family or close to me was in any way affected. Ever.

Thank you for today - that is all I know to say.

We lived for 3 years in Norman, OK. There was a really small tornado once and we ignored the siren, not knowing what it's about. No damages then but in a couple of years after we left the neighboring town has been rendered flat...