Pictures Taken By you...

[miss tenderness]

hello ,

I'd love if we post some pictures taken b our own camera:)

here's one I took on the beach>>>my cell phone Camera, so don't expect high quality picture:

http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/a8b8023b43.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)


any pictures??

[SleepyWitch]

wow, that's a lovely pic :)
booohoooo :bawling: I've got lots of nice pics of Cornwall we took this summer.
But I can't load them up from my harddrive because they only look good in high resolution and the stupid programme makes them look pixelish when you shrink them :( :( :(
Do you know any free webpage thingy were you can upload pictures in original size and were each pic gets a separate URL??? My boyfriend's got this stupid webspace where pics pop up in a smallerr window that's got no URL, so I wouldn't be able to use the [IMG] brackets :(

[miss tenderness]

oh,that's a pity, we would love to see these pictures. I'll try my best to find a website for uploading picture, I'll let you know if I find. Maybe Kathy or anyother member can help us on that??please do:)

[Madhuri]

Yes Sleepy ask Kathy. You will also see some links in her signature that will lead you to picture posting websites. I think she also started a thread for it, am not sure where it is.

[miss tenderness]

yes, absoulotly>>>I'm googling to find some sites,no satisfying results though, you have to regester before!

[Logos]

Here is the most recent pic I've taken.. my kitty 'helping' me write, errr, type at my desk :D

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/c7767/misc/DM1.jpg

[Logos]

Sleepy, http://photobucket.com/ is the best in my opinion :thumbs_up
It's easy to use and gives you the url
.

[miss tenderness]

logooooooo, I fell in love with your kitty, pretty ,pretty and somehow she looks like you:DI mean the lovely hair color and the intelligent eyes.

[Kaltrina]

logo you have such a beautiful kitty, so cute... :D

here are some photos I made in Ohrid, Macedonia. I was there on a seminar the weekend before the last one. the lake was beautiful....

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n304/Kaltrinak/94390003.jpg

This place was kind of a tower, and you could see all Ohrid from there.
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n304/Kaltrinak/94390032.jpg

This is an old theater... which is still used...
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n304/Kaltrinak/94390029.jpg

and this one is what I caught from the balcony of the hotel, and of course a bit of my hand... :)
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n304/Kaltrinak/94390011.jpg

[miss tenderness]

amazing pictures, Kal,wow...

[Kaltrina]

thanks... :)

I just love the place... it was amazing... :D

[Logos]

logooooooo, I fell in love with your kitty, pretty ,pretty and somehow she looks like you:DI mean the lovely hair color and the intelligent eyes.
:blush .. aw thank you miss t.. yes kitty is very smart... she gets *most* upset if I don't pay enough attention to her sometimes, touching the keyboard gets my attention real quick! :lol:
Kaltrina those are great pics of Macedonia, I always love to see old but preserved buildings in use

[SleepyWitch]

yep great pics Kal.

thanks for the tips everyone.
I'll try and load up some pics this weekend (if I can find the time) or after my exam in two weeks at the latest :)

[Nightshade]

Miss T that looks just like the beach I used to go to when I was little... you could see dolphins at sunset,.....

[miss tenderness]

Night, this beach is in Al khobar,maybe it's the same as the one you used to go for? imagine! that would be cooooool:)

[Nightshade]

yes it is!!!
OMG, it isnt by any chance the KFU hospita beach?
That brings back soooomany memories:D

[miss tenderness]

sadly no!:(

it's the half moon beach,much dirtier than the KFU beach:D

[Nightshade]

half moon huh? never really liked that place mind you their swimming pools are great arent they?
Have you seen the dolphins? though Im not sure you can see them from half moon.

[miss tenderness]

nah:D there are no dolphines in the haif moon:D if there were,they would have died:D
I've seen the dolphines from other private beaches like Aramco's, wonderfull, wonderfull.

[miss tenderness]

look how the laughing faces are ordered! nice one me!

[Nightshade]

youve been to the Aramco beach :eek2: wow! you lucky thing I went thir once with some aramco friends the waves were so high the were like a foot above my head...or thats how I rember it.
No I think half moon faces the wrong way its on a sticky out bit faacing inland hence half moon...Isnt it?:confused: and the dolphins are out there ....
:bawling: this is all making me wish I was back there, I love the sea.

[kilted exile]

Loch Katrine: the site of glasgow's water supply and the loch in Sir Walter Scott's novel Lady of the Lake.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h155/celticb33r/Picture1.png

[higley]

That's so pretty! I'd love to visit Glasgow someday.

[Idril]

That's just beautiful Kilted!

These are some picture of the trip we took to Table Butte this summer. It's a butte in the middle of nowhere about 30 miles from where my parents live. It doesn't look like much in the first picture but it's deceptively steep, we had to make a couple of stops on our way up, of course it didn't help that it was about 100 degrees that day either. :p It's considered a sacred site to the Native Americans in the area(it's on a reservation) and the second picture is of the shrine where they leave offerings to the spirits, they leave scarves, blankets and there are a few bundles of tobacco there as well. The third picture is the view from the top, notice the teeny, tiny cows to the left.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1010711.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1010727-2.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1010739-1.jpg

[subterranean]

Don't trust strangers



http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/subterranean_space/100_0299.jpg

[kathycf]

I agree with Logos in her earlier post re: photobucket (http://photobucket.com/) for an image host. They have worked out well for me and never spam members. And it's free. The link in my sig gives some info on the whole process with links to various hosts, a few of which don't require registration. (and yes, all are free). Also a couple of suggestions for free image and photo editing software (which can resize images) There are 2 pages in the thread, I tried to cover quite a bit. Anway...:)

*edit* I just wanted to mention how striking your pictures were, Idril and Kilted. Sub, your pic offers sound advice:p
These are all thumbnails, click on the image to expand.

I guess this pic is self explanantory. :D
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_welcome.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/welcome.jpg)

The gravestone of the founding father of a nearby town.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_pagemarker2.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/pagemarker2.jpg)

My bestfriend's little girl imitating a swan. She is very, very smart and beautiful as well.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_ava4.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/ava4.jpg)

The swan in question...
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_swanny.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/swanny.jpg)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_swan.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/swan.jpg)

In my backyard this past spring
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_daffodil.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/daffodil.jpg)

A waterspout thingy at the park. I thought the shape of it looked like one of the swans flapping it's wings, about to fly off.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_waterspout.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/waterspout.jpg)

[bluevictim]

ok, I can't remember if it was actually me who took it or the friend I was hiking with, but here's one of my favorites:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/IMG_1872.jpg

[miss tenderness]

yes,Night! I miss that too:(

Kilted: I can't see your pic:(


Idril:nice view:)

Kath and blue ,can't see yours:(

[SleepyWitch]

thanks for your advice kathy :) I've registered for a photobucket acount :)

Here are some pics of our Geography fieldtrip to London this summer. Got the Cornwall pics at my bf's place...

Wow, awesome pics everyone! I want to go to the U.S. to see those places :bawling:

Lloyds Building
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/084-Lloyds.jpg

The Gherkin
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/095-GherkinandChurch2.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/106-Gherkin.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/107-Gherkin.jpg

[SleepyWitch]

Paternoster Sqare (where the New Stock Exchange is located)

the man at the bottom right whose nose is cut off is our Geo professor :)
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/070-PaternosterSquare.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/068-PaternosterSquare.jpg

The New Stock Exchange
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/072-NewStockExchange.jpg

a market
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/077-Market.jpg

[SleepyWitch]

Kew Gardens
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/108-PalmHouse.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/115-spiralstaircase.jpg

[miss tenderness]

wow, the second pic is just amazing,I love it:)

[Pensive]

My bestfriend's little girl imitating a swan. She is very, very smart and beautiful as well.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_ava4.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/ava4.jpg)
Ahhh, so sweet! :D

[kathycf]

Ahhh, so sweet! :D

She has quite a personality! I know I am biased but I think this kid is very gifted intellectually. Amazing memory and other skills for her age.

Speaking of amazing, those are some great looking pics sleepy. I agree with miss t that the second is just great. (glad the advice helped. :) )

[Kaltrina]

Wow so many beautiful photos, I just love them... nicely done... :D

[Pensive]

She has quite a personality! I know I am biased but I think this kid is very gifted intellectually. Amazing memory and other skills for her age.

Speaking of amazing, those are some great looking pics sleepy. I agree with miss t that the second is just great. (glad the advice helped. :) )
Looks like it. She must be an amazing child. :)

And hey, I forgot to comment on these pictures. So wonderful these are, Witch! :D

Good photos, everyone! :thumbs_up

[SleepyWitch]

wow, the second pic is just amazing,I love it:)

you mean the spiral staircase?
how do you like the gherkin on "page 2"? It's being sold as a special offer but nobody wants it :)

yep, photobucket is great kathy,thanks :)

[miss tenderness]

I mean the plants ,2nd picture on page 3. Sadly,the images in page 2 did n't open with me.

Kathy, the little girl is so cute,seems so energetic too:D

[kathycf]

Heh, she is a pistol. She is very sweet, energetic (very!) and quite the little brat when she wants to be. Her mother wouldn't let her stay out on the patio by herself and "A" was very miffed because she wanted to play in her wading pool. My friends explained that she did not want "A" to be alone around the water. So little madam goes into the bathroom, turns on the tap and runs out. We ask her why she did that and she says (with a total smirk) "Mummy I couldn't stay in there alone with the water". I had to cover my face so she wouldn't see me laughing (don't want to encourage her but too funny).

Here she is with my dog Dillon
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_avadillon1.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/avadillon1.jpg)

I know I have posted this previously, but it is one of my favorites...it is ok, he has insurance :p
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_dilltraffic.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/dilltraffic.jpg)


Having fun with the image editor...I love adding the special effects!
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_eye11.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/eye11.jpg)


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/th_sepai1blog.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/sepai1blog.jpg)

[miss tenderness]

when are we going to see the complete face of the pretty Kath??

[Kaltrina]

here are some more photos...

this one is my primary school.... I love this school... :D
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n304/Kaltrinak/Picture23.jpg

this one was taken by my sister...those are my hands.. :)
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n304/Kaltrinak/Image031.jpg

those are not my cigarettes because I do not smoke, but I do like to make these kind of photos...
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n304/Kaltrinak/cigaret.jpg

and this one I took last year when we had a lot of snow...this is what I saw outside my office window... :)
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n304/Kaltrinak/Bora2.jpg

[miss tenderness]

wow,nice pictures Kal. Your nails surely fit to the Freanch manicure:D, the first and the foyrth pictures are so classic >>>they are amazing.


here's a my sister's little daughter's drawing:
http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/979ce43019.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

[Madhuri]

cant see the picture, Taleen. :(

[miss tenderness]

http://www.9q9q.org/index.php?image=RbhkKFrpOsvq (http://www.9q9q.org/index.php?image=23xzxWDGB)

hope this will work..

[Madhuri]

It worked Miss T, what a nice drawing. :nod:

[grace86]

The Gherkin is beautiful, so are the Kew gardens...is this all in Germany Sleepy?

I will post some pictures of St. Louis, Missouri and Chicago for all you guys. I think I have some of the Grand Canyon too...though they might not be as beautiful as all your guys'.

[Neovia]

Here is few of mine:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/24863065
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/24862841
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/38174240
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/38174593

Btw, would you not put those gigantic photos inside [img]-tags, please?

[Nightshade]

I cant see it :bawling:

[Neovia]

^What, my photos? I think your web browser needs to support javascript.

[miss tenderness]

they are lovely,the one with the wet leaves is amazing, did you take them all by yourself? wow,you seem an expert.

[Neovia]

they are lovely,the one with the wet leaves is amazing, did you take them all by yourself? wow,you seem an expert.
Of course I took them :). And no, I'm definitely not an expert: I have been photographing only for couple years! I just look around me and try to find something beautiful and when I do, I try to decide a good angle of view. Later I change contrast and saturation a bit (not always, as in the first photo) with Paint Shop Pro (I don't have any better graphics processing program :( ).
But thank you.

[Nightshade]

no miss T's :blush: I didnt see the fourth page...

the gerkin is london...

[miss tenderness]

huh? what do u mean ,Nighty?

hey,Night, do n't miss Neovia's picture, amazing.maybe there is another way to look at them! but I dn't know any:( Kath,help help!

[Nightshade]

:confused:
ahh its working


never mind

[SleepyWitch]

The Gherkin is beautiful, so are the Kew gardens...is this all in Germany Sleepy?

I will post some pictures of St. Louis, Missouri and Chicago for all you guys. I think I have some of the Grand Canyon too...though they might not be as beautiful as all your guys'.
heehee, grace, nope it's in London, UK :) I went on a field trip there for my Geography studies.
I'll post some pics of German places after my exams (have to take some first)

Wow, Missouri and Chicago! Can't wait to see those pics :)

[SleepyWitch]

wow, Neovia, you're pics rock! I loved the "summer" one and the ice flowers!

[miss tenderness]

Neovia, if you have other pictures ,I'm really curious to see them>>>this girl is talented:thumbs_up

[Virgil]

http://www.9q9q.org/index.php?image=RbhkKFrpOsvq (http://www.9q9q.org/index.php?image=23xzxWDGB)

hope this will work..

Wow, that is nice Taleen. How old is the girl who drew it? She will be an artist.

[miss tenderness]

she was ten years, now she's 16 ,a very very intelligent girl. She always makes remarks that are ahead of her age.

[Virgil]

Has she continued with drawing? I think she's got real talant if she did that at 10.

[miss tenderness]

well,she's more concerend now with her books and H.W,doen't give this hobby a big time,though I sometimes find a real outstanding drawings under her bed:D
she doesn't care to show it to others,I know if I were here,I would've shown it to every single human being I know.
the girls is really talented,has an excellent memory. She memorizes alot of poems and prose quotes . I always tell her parents to give her more attention and develop her talents.
the thing is: she doesn't care about what she has! think them silly and everybody can do them.

[miss tenderness]

isn't the caring thing something that all abnormal people share??!

[miss tenderness]

not abnormal:D I mean the people who excel the people their age?

[Virgil]

Well, I hope she goes on to continue her education in the fullest.

[Neovia]

wow, Neovia, you're pics rock! I loved the "summer" one and the ice flowers!
Thank you very much :).

Neovia, if you have other pictures ,I'm really curious to see them>>>this girl is talented:thumbs_up
http://ladymay.deviantart.com
I have been really lazy in photographing lately :(.

[Shalot]

Thank you very much :).

http://ladymay.deviantart.com
I have been really lazy in photographing lately :(.

I visited the link and WOW!

[Idril]

Although these pictures were taken by my Dad and not me, I still think they deserve a viewing. As I stated elsewhere, I'm visiting my parents for the weekend and one of the first things I do when I get here is go through all my Dad's photos to pick the ones I want to take for myself and I am often so struck by the nature pictures he takes. All these pictures were taken in what is essentially, his front yard.

This first one is from last winter after a particularly fearsome blizzard.
snow covered tree (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/p1010063.jpg)

This one is the sunrise taken from their front porch one spring morning.
good morning (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1010133.jpg)

They live in a cabin by a lake that has been horribly mismanaged by the Corps of Engineers and so now instead of the lake front property they had when they bought the land 35 years ago, the lake is about a good half-mile away, this is a picture of the path to the lake.
road to sakakawea (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSCF0259.jpg)

and this is what the sunset looks like once you're there.
sunset on the beach (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSCF0083.jpg)

The lake is a man-made lake and the area of the lake that we're close to used to be a forest. Now that the lake is so low...due to the gross mismanagment of the Corps of Engineers...have I mentioned that?...bits of that old forest are popping up and it's such an incredibly mournful place.
Black Meadow forest (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSCF0342.jpg)

And finally, although I could post dozens more but I do have to stop somewhere, here is a picture of roses that have been frozen. It's not the prettiest of pictures but there's something about the colors that really strikes me.
dead roses (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSCF0345.jpg)

[Pensive]

Wow Idril! How wonderful!

[Madhuri]

I really liked the Sunset and Black meadow forest pictures. You lived in such a beautiful place. I especially liked the effect the setting sun had on the water, the colour looks so beautiful. Very nice!

[Koa]

oooh i love to take pics...

took one to day in fact...

http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/941/100b3825np1.th.jpg (http://img336.imageshack.us/my.php?image=100b3825np1.jpg)

it reminded me of The Secret Garden, the book I mean.

[Idril]

I really liked the Sunset and Black meadow forest pictures.

It was an even more beautiful place before the lake was so low, have I mentioned the gross mismanagement of the lake by the Corps of Engineers? :rolleyes: :p :lol: However, Black Meadow didn't appear until the lake levels were lower but that just makes it seem even worse because it reminds you that people used to live there and their homes were flooded by the dam and their way of life was taken away from them and it's quickly becoming all for nothing because the lake is reverting back to it's 'river' state...that's why I find it so mournful.

And Koa, that picture is beautiful, it looks like a wonderful place to spend an afternoon.

[Koa]

Nah I was just passing by ;) I just walked around :P

[bluevictim]

Here is another one I like:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/Yosemite_Laborday_weekend064-1.jpg

[miss tenderness]

http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/4dded00537.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

a present for my graduation,I love it:)

[miss tenderness]

http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/02b034c673.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

I took this lately:)
any fans:D?

[miss tenderness]

Idril,oh my.........these pictures are professionally taken,amazing.The sunset on beach is my favorite.say Hi to your Daddy,he is really a genius.

[Pensive]

http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/02b034c673.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

I took this lately:)
any fans:D?
Cute. :) :) :)

[SleepyWitch]

I've finally started to load up my/my bf's Cornwall pics, but photobucket is playing up. so there's only one of them so far:
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/06-30StMichaelsMountatlowtide2.jpg
St Michael's Mount near Marazion, Cornwall (with a random guy :) )

[Nightshade]

This wasnt taken by me but by my friend... I cant find my picturehttp://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/deer2.jpg

[miss tenderness]

lovely pictures,witchy and Night.

[Jean-Baptiste]

I'm not much of a photographer, but these are my children. Not my consanguineous children, of course; I'm not old enough for those. (Don't tell my mom I said that, she'll bemoan her lack of grandchildren.) I think it's good enough for now that I've created these, right?

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o57/Jean-Baptiste/Allofem.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o57/Jean-Baptiste/Pretty.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o57/Jean-Baptiste/Dads.jpg

These are some of the guitars I've built, and a mandolin. The one at the bottom is the best; I made it for my father. The pictures at the top show varying stages of completion. These are all finished now, and I'm working on a few more. I don't find much time for them these days--what with books 'n stuff.

[Idril]

Those are absolutely beautiful, Jean-Baptiste! I am in awe of anyone who can create something like that.

[subterranean]

Some piccies from my working desk. :D...yea, I was not in the mood for doing anything...


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/subterranean_space/myciscophone.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/subterranean_space/myartificalrose.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/subterranean_space/mybigcup.jpg



Jean...beautiful children! :nod:

[Jean-Baptiste]

Those are absolutely beautiful, Jean-Baptiste! I am in awe of anyone who can create something like that.

Ah, shucks. :blush: Thank you Idril.

It's only a testament to my excellent teacher. I wanted to be a luthier, in my younger days, so I went to school in Canada to learn. I'm afraid it has become more of a hobby than anything else, especially since I seem to be more willing to give them away than sell. How can I sell my children? One does not sell children; one gives them away.

Thanks, subterranean! They have my eyes, don't you think?

Someday I'll have a desk like that, with stuff on it.

[Virgil]

Some piccies from my working desk. :D...yea, I was not in the mood for doing anything...


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/subterranean_space/myciscophone.jpg



Hey I got the same phone at my desk at work too. They must have sold millions of them. I wonder who makes them? I ought to buy their stock.

[Virgil]

Those are beautiful, Jean-B. You are a craftsman.

[Jean-Baptiste]

Those are beautiful, Jean-B. You are a craftsman.

Thank you, Virgil. I take "craftsman" as a very high compliment; it seems to be taking on a lower-class connotation these days, which I think is sad.

[subterranean]

Hey I got the same phone at my desk at work too. They must have sold millions of them. I wonder who makes them? I ought to buy their stock.

My company use Cisco. Pretty fancy thing, I think.

[Basil]

One does not sell children; one gives them away.

Or leaves them in the forest to fend for themselves!

:banana: :banana:

[Jean-Baptiste]

Or leaves them in the forest to fend for themselves!

:banana: :banana:

Yes, or that. :lol: But what if the rot?

Should I fill them with bread crumbs?

In this case I would technically be bringing them back home, right? Back from boarding school, mature and productive members of cellulose society. :D

[miss tenderness]

Jean you seem a real artist,I'd love to hear you palying on that.

Sub:Dyou're office is so clean!gooooooooooood girl.I like the cup.

[miss tenderness]

I had a nice going out in the desert this weekend,I took these pictures:
http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/91ce542cec.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)
http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/b736e84283.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

me trying to warm my hand,it was cazily cold:(
http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/9af03d0761.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)
http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/e6e3fa1dab.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)
http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/de05168e74.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)


a little avy I made for myself:)


http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/bcd4a3e824.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

[Jean-Baptiste]

These are lovely photographs, Miss Tenderness. :nod: The one at the top is especially/exceptionally beautiful.

And, I'm afraid I'm not much of a player of the guitar; I used to be, but I sort of forgot how after I started building them. :confused:

[Riesa]

miss t, I agree with Jean-Baptiste, that one on the top is incredible, so dramatic and lovely!!! the light of the sun cupping up like that, and the reaching silhouettes of the trees ..thanks for sharing.

[miss tenderness]

These are lovely photographs, Miss Tenderness. :nod: The one at the top is especially/exceptionally beautiful.
:
I'm honored that you like them,Jean,thanks.

[miss tenderness]

miss t, I agree with Jean-Baptiste, that one on the top is incredible, so dramatic and lovely!!! the light of the sun cupping up like that, and the reaching silhouettes of the trees ..thanks for sharing.


oh,then the first pic wins then, I love
the way you described it dear riesa,it'll be alwayse great to have commnets from poets.

[Madhuri]

Isnt it amazing that one thinks of litnet even on a outing. :D I like your avy, Taleen, and is that you in the second picture, on the left?? When are you posting your picture on litnet? Please do....:D

[miss tenderness]

nah,it's not me,I was taking the picture,Maddie:D a person passing by.I have a gift for ye>>>wait for me:)

[Madhuri]

I recieved your gift Taleen. Thanks!

You are so thoughtful, I am so happy....I have made it my avy too...:D

[miss tenderness]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maddie's avy is another pic. I made on sand and took a pic. for it>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

what do you think?

[Virgil]

The Gherkin
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/095-GherkinandChurch2.jpg



Wow, that is a fascinating architecture. I don't usually care for modern structures, but I think I like that. The Gherkin? Where exactly is that Sleepy?

[AimusSage]

Wow, that is a fascinating architecture. I don't usually care for modern structures, but I think I like that. The Gherkin? Where exactly is that Sleepy?
It's in London Virgil, you can find out more by following this link to a very interesting website for anyone who likes (modern) architechture: Emporis website on the building (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=30stmaryaxe-london-unitedkingdom)

Explore that site if you like, skyscrapers from all over the world, old and new. :)

[Madhuri]

A view from my room when I was in Pattaya, Thailand. You can see the sea, from between the trees.
980

Coral Island beach
981

Alcazar or Tiffany show. All the performers in the cabret were males dressed as females, no one could make that out, unless told so.
982

A beautiful musician at the hotel in Bangkok.
983

A view of Bangkok city from my hotle room.
984

[subterranean]

A view of Bangkok city from my hotle room.
984


Hey, Madd, I think we stayed (in different timings, of course) around the same area. I was in Somerset Park Suan Plu for 5 weeks. I remembered those buildings and I also took pictures from my room, which more or less the same buildings...

And I forgot to take the picture of that Johnie Walker building..(Drink Don't Drive)...

[Virgil]

It's in London Virgil, you can find out more by following this link to a very interesting website for anyone who likes (modern) architechture: Emporis website on the building (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=30stmaryaxe-london-unitedkingdom)

Explore that site if you like, skyscrapers from all over the world, old and new. :)

Thanks. It says:


30 St Mary Axe was officially opened at the end of May 2004.

I can't quite remember when I was there. I think it was Dec 2003, so it wasn't completed yet.

[miss tenderness]

lovely pictures,Maddie,especially the last one.

[SleepyWitch]

Thanks. It says:



I can't quite remember when I was there. I think it was Dec 2003, so it wasn't completed yet.

yep, our Geography prof said it was built in 2003.
it was a project to revive the inner city financial district after all the banks/insurances etc have moved to the Docklands.
it didn't quite work out, so the Gherkin is on sale again. It's a special offer becaue nobody wants it :)

beautiful pics, Miss T! I wish I could visit a desert again!

[miss tenderness]

I'll take you with me next time,Sleepy!

[Madhuri]

Hey, Madd, I think we stayed (in different timings, of course) around the same area. I was in Somerset Park Suan Plu for 5 weeks. I remembered those buildings and I also took pictures from my room, which more or less the same buildings...

And I forgot to take the picture of that Johnie Walker building..(Drink Don't Drive)...

I stayed at Sukhumvit road, its near Asok. Was your place near it?? I dont remember much as I was there for only a night and half a day. I visited MBK mall, and a few other places. I really liked travelling in the Sky train, its the best place to see so many people. :D

The pictures arent very clear as they are scanned and I had to reduce the quality to post here. I should better learn how to use photobucket...:D

[Themis]

Some of the photos I took last summer in Canada.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/ottawa.jpg
That's in Ottawa.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/niagarafalls_cdn.jpg
The Niagara Falls seen from the Canadian border.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/ottawa-1.jpg
I think that's also Ottawa but my camera got the dates mixed up, so I'm not absolutely sure.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/torontoskyline.jpg
Toronto

[Pensive]

Wow! This is a bunch of really good pictures. :)

[Madhuri]

These are beautiful....:) The third one looks like a beautiful painting. You should send it to BBC, to get it published in their weather website. How far were you from Niagara falls? It looks pretty close.

[Themis]

@Madhuri: On top of them. :D Sort of. There are more than one side to the niagara falls, you can look at them from either the American or the Canadian border.
I wish I'd had the time to take pictures of the Canadian part of the Niagara falls too but it would have taken too long.

[Madhuri]

This one looks very picturesque, as if taken by a professional photographer....:)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Great thread, and bags of amazing shots... :thumbs_up

Now I cannot help myself any longer: Being the photo nerd I admittedly am, I have to post some of my own stuff. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. Here goes (more to come later if you like them):

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Lizard.jpg
A lizard beside the pool at a lodge in Samburu, Kenya.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Mombasaflowers.jpg
Some flower in a large Crocodile farm outside Mombasa, Kenya.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Kloster.jpg
Kloster Church, Eskilstuna, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/MasaiMaracubs.jpg
Lion cubs in Masai Mara, Kenya.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Stockholm_1992.jpg
View over Stockholm, from The tower of City Hall.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/SuperbStarling.jpg
Superb Starling, in an Acacia in Samburu, Kenya.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Hemma_New_year_2003_7.jpg
View from our bedroom window, from last year (No snow to speak of yet, this winter). Eskilstuna, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Vattentornsbacken.jpg
500m from our house, last winter. Eskilstuna, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00305.jpg
Bluebells in Södertälje, Sweden.


/Claes

[Madhuri]

Each picture is soooo beautiful. You are too good...:thumbs_up :D You have shot these from such nice angles. Amazing!!

[Themis]

I second Madhuri, great pictures! :)

[miss tenderness]

Themis ,amazing pictures, wow.

Cales: you are a professional photographer, oh my! please keep showing your pics here. We'll wait for that.

[Pensive]

Great photos, ClaesGefvenberg. I especially liked the one where the bird is sitting on the branch. This one with snowy path is amazing as well! :)

[miss tenderness]

true,pensive. the 2nd one is breathtaking as well.

[Poetess]

I adore pictures, but I don`t take them of myself.


I`m not a photographer nor good at taking pictures.
I took this pic in the mountain, village called Hjula, during war.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/bleakgoth/nature.jpg

[Themis]

I rather like that picture, Poetess.It's nice.

[Idril]

Those are beautiful, Claes! I'll have to show them to my mother, she is obessed with all things Swedish. And it's wonderful to see it's still snowing somewhere because it's certainly not snowing here. :rolleyes:

[Poetess]

Themis, this is another one, same view and same valley.


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/bleakgoth/3.jpg

[Laindessiel]

Hey Claes, has National Geographic hired you yet? They should!!!

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Thank you all, for the nice comments. I noted a need to add some brief comments to each picture, and updated the previous post.


I'll have to show them to my mother, she is obessed with all things Swedish. And it's wonderful to see it's still snowing somewhere because it's certainly not snowing here. :) Please convey my regards to your mother. I'm afraid we have no snow either: Those winter pictures are from last winter.

Anyway: On with the show.. Here is another batch:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/AllnmotHagbyimotljus3.jpg
Wintery picture from New Years Eve 2004. Eskilstuna, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Hare1.jpg
Hare, right outside the window, at work in Torshälla, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00331.jpg
Tame rodent at Tom Tit's in Södertälje, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00359.jpg
Slightly outdated steam engine in Mariefred, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00423.jpg
Bouganvillea (I think) in Hammamet, Tunisia

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00499.jpg
Gate in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00595.jpg
Busy night at Avenue Habib Bourgiba, Hammamet, Tunisia.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00613.jpg
George the camel, outside Hammamet, Tunisia. (Two things should be noted: George was quite cranky, and he farted continually during an entire afternoon!).

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00741.jpg
Lemurs at Skansen Zoo, Stockholm, Sweden.

/Claes

[toni]

Wow, Claes. Your photos are very inspiring! It makes me want to take up photography! :D Do you work for a magazine?

[Idril]

Again, those are absolutely stunning, Claes! :thumbs_up And I will certainly greet my mother for you, it will make her day. :)

[franc221]

thx for sharing.I love these pics.

[miss tenderness]

wow ,fascinating pics ,Cales, I'm a fan now.

Poetess, great pictures and I'm sorry that they were taken during the war. This virgin nature should never be spoiled.

[Pensive]

Again some beautiful photos!

:D

[Madhuri]

You do know how to capture real beauty, Claes....:)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Wow, Claes. Your photos are very inspiring! It makes me want to take up photography! :D Do you work for a magazine?Yes please, do take up photography. If I achieve that, you have definitely made my day: I love it when I can inspire others:) I have never worked for a magazine, but I have in fact had some pictures published. As it happens I took up photography in the 70's (only black and white, back then - I even bought 35mm film in 50m batches and loaded the cassettes myself!). I spent many hours in the darkroom. :)


Again, those are absolutely stunning, Claes! :thumbs_up And I will certainly greet my mother for you, it will make her day. :)Thank you, and happy to oblige. :D


You do know how to capture real beauty, Claes....:)I know... I married her :D

/Claes

[Laindessiel]

Wonderful photos again Claes! I asore those century-old trains and how you captured the animals' activity. Their eyes full of vibrancy, their movements so spontaneous. And a street doesn't look that magnificent.

Now WHERE IS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC?????

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Time for another batch? Here we go:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00712_Nybyn.jpg
A wintery creek in Torshälla, Sweden. I realize that this is not evident from the picture, but it was actually taken inside the premises of a Cold Rolling plant... where I happen to work.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01163.jpg
Bottlenose Dolphins at Kolmården Wildlife Center close to Norrköping, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00993.jpg
Assisi, Italia. We visited it on a business trip to a supplier nearby.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01026.jpg
Colloseum, Roma, Italia.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01303.jpg
Totte Viking at Ekeby Riding School, in Eskilstuna Sweden. A nice and mildmannered Pony.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00759.jpg
Old Town of Eskilstuna, Sweden. Some of those buildings are from the 18th century.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01377.jpg
Gliders returning to Ekeby Gliding Club, Eskilstuna, Sweden, after completing the task of the day during the world Gliding Championships of 2006. I used to fly there myself in the 70's and 80's.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01613.jpg
Bug at Öland, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01682.jpg
Butterfly at Borgholm, Öland, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01742.jpg
Bumble bee at south Öland, Sweden.

/Claes

[Poetess]

Great Claes..
Where have you been to?
Only Sweden and Italy?

[Petrarch's Love]

Wow, I was just looking through this thread, and Claes, your photographs are real works of art. Simply amazing. :)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Where have you been to?
Only Sweden and Italy?Oh no, I have been around a bit: As a matter of fact, I answered that very question in post no #24 (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showpost.php?p=162263&postcount=24) of Pensive's thread Tell us about the countries you have visited. (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15611), and I think the list still holds, but I hope to add to it.

The thing is that I finally abandoned my old 35mm system camera and went digital in 2004. Any pictures taken earlier will have to be scanned, and I am currently transfering my old shots to digital format, but the time... It's slow going, and I am not going to scan all of it. There is just too much.

/Claes

[Madhuri]

Which digital camera you use? How many pixels? What picture quality you set (in terms of pixels) for taking such photographs?

Could you share with us, what you think or any method you adopt while taking these shots? :D

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Which digital camera you use? How many pixels? What picture quality you set (in terms of pixels) for taking such photographs?Happy to oblige: Nothing fancy, just run of the mill equipment:

1: A Sony Cybershot pocket camera - 5.1 Megapixles.
2: A SonyEricsson K750i cell phone with a 2.0 Megapixles camera (Used for the pony and Eskilstuna Old Town pictures in the above post).


Could you share with us, what you think or any method you adopt while taking these shots?That's harder, because I don't really know. I'm not doing it consiously, but I can tell you this much:

I am always actively looking for the picture. Both of the above pieces of equipment are also equipped with 2Gb memory cards, and that is important, because it allows me to take chances (and get lots of failed shots ;) ) in order to get that one great one. I experiment a lot :lol:

The fact that I nearly always carry one or both cams also means that they are available when the opportunity presents itself.

/Claes

[Madhuri]

Happy to oblige: Nothing fancy, just run of the mill equipment:

1: A Sony Cybershot pocket camera - 5.1 Megapixles.
2: A SonyEricsson K750i cell phone with a 2.0 Megapixles camera (Used for the pony and Eskilstuna Old Town pictures in the above post).

Really?? I thought you must be using some hi-fi camera, that has some 10 different types of focus and zoom and lens protruding some 2 feet..hehehe....:D

You do know how to take pictures, Claes. :thumbs_up


Both of the above pieces of equipment are also equipped with 2Gb memory cards, and that is important, because it allows me to take chances (and get lots of failed shots ;) ) in order to get that one great one. I experiment a lot :lol:

The fact that I nearly always carry one or both cams also means that they are available when the opportunity presents itself.

/Claes

This is the key, I suppose, there is a lot of hardwork that goes before a masterpiece gets made...:D

Thanks, Claes. :)

[Madhuri]

When do we get to see more?? :)

[Virgil]

Oh I've been meaning to do this but kept forgetting. I never posted pictures of my trip to the fingerlakes in New York state. Here are some nice ones. This lake is like 30 miles long and about a half mile wide, long and skinny. All of them are like that. That's why they are called finger lakes. This was late October, so you can see the beautiful fall colors.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image036.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image041.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image044.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/008_6A.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/009_7A.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/014_12A.jpg

[Madhuri]

Very nice pictures, Virgil. I really liked the 2nd and 3rd pictures. It seemed as if a solitary person is in a very thoughtful mood, trying to look beyond the horizon. :)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

When do we get to see more?? :)How about now? I held off a bit to see if anyone else felt like posting a few, and then Virgil came to the rescue.


Oh I've been meaning to do this but kept forgetting. I never posted pictures of my trip to the fingerlakes in New York state. Good ones Virgil. I like those Autumn colours.

...and here is another batch of mine:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01747.jpg
Bull contemplating the sea, at the south tip of Öland, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01862.jpg
The Lynx cage at Öland Zoo, Sweden. The cats were making an awful racket (Imagine a furious house cat x 10!), due to a dog outside the fence.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00788.jpg
En route to work, between Esklstuna and Torshälla, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00789.jpg
Same as above with different settings.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC02116.jpg
Yours truly (To the left, I might add) with Power Play at Ekeby Riding School, Eskilstuna, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00816.jpg
November morning in Gothembourg Harbour

/Claes

[kathycf]

Claes and Virgil, those are wonderful pictures! I love the fall colors and those cats at the zoo are just lovely. Nice!

[Riesa]

I second Kathy! Beatiful pictures, Virgil and Claes

[Virgil]

Nice pictures Claes. I like the ones with the bicycles with sunset best. Very nice affect. There is something very interesting about the cow on the sea.

Photography has been one of my hobbies too. Unfortunately most of my really good photos were before the digital revolution. I will have to get them scanned.

[miss tenderness]

Virg<<<<wonderful, wow, I especially loved the third one,felt so lonely and dramatic.


Cales,our talented photographer, the one with the bycicle is exclusevely amazing.


keep showing us ,guys. I love photoes.

[Madhuri]

These are beautiful as always. :nod: And, as Virgil said, I too liked the sunset one with the bicycle, a lot. I have never seen cats like the ones in the picture, the tail seems too short...hehehe. :D Very nice effects in all the pictures. :)

You look very different from your avy picture. Do you really go to work on a bicycle?

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Nice pictures Claes. I like the ones with the bicycles with sunset best. Very nice affect.Thank you. Want to know how I got the colour in the second one? I pulled out my cell phone cam and shot the picture through by bike goggles... :D
There is something very interesting about the cow on the sea.Indeed there is: It is a bull. :lol: ;)

keep showing us ,guys. I love photoes.Will do. I just have to put the scanner to work.

You look very different from your avy picture.And yet it is me, I assure you. :D
Do you really go to work on a bicycle?I really do... All year round. We have no snow at the moment, but the winter tires are on, complete with studs and all.

/Claes

[Logos]

Yours truly (To the left, I might add) with Power Play at Ekeby Riding School, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
/Claes
Those are lovely images Claes! How often do you ride horseback?

[SleepyWitch]

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/AllnmotHagbyimotljus3.jpg
Wintery picture from New Years Eve 2004. Eskilstuna, Sweden.



WOW, Claes, this is absolutely breathtaking!

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Those are lovely images Claes! How often do you ride horseback?I don't actually, but my daughter does, and for several reasons I always go with her: First of all, it is a great opportunity to spend time together and see her skills grow. It is also very different from what I do at work, and i think I need the contrast. Then there is the fact that I usually get along very well with animals, horses included. I simply like them. :)

I am planning to try it myself though, and I think the missus would like to give it a go as well.

/Claes

[Logos]

Oh well that's great that you go with your daughter :) it's great exercise, you use most of the same muscles as when riding a bike, you'd probably do very well on a horse!

"There's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse."--Ronald Reagan, 40th American President
.
.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

it's great exercise, you use most of the same muscles as when riding a bike, you'd probably do very well on a horse!I shall find out in due time. I have never spent time on horseback, but I have in fact managed to ride camels for hours on end without experiencing any ill effects. ;)

/Claes

[Virgil]

These are beautiful as always. :nod: And, as Virgil said, I too liked the sunset one with the bicycle, a lot. I have never seen cats like the ones in the picture, the tail seems too short...hehehe. :D Very nice effects in all the pictures. :)

I believe the cats are lynxes. Are they native to Sweeden, Claes?

More info on lynxes here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx



Thank you. Want to know how I got the colour in the second one? I pulled out my cell phone cam and shot the picture through by bike goggles... :D Indeed there is: It is a bull. :lol: ;)
Will do. I just have to put the scanner to work.
/Claes

Great trick with the goggles! I assume they were tinted? As to the bull, I didn't look under the hood to check. :D

[Taliesin]

Yours truly (To the left, I might add) with Power Play at Ekeby Riding School, Eskilstuna, Sweden.

Your left or our left?

We miss the snow now, Claes. It is supposed to be winter, but no proper snow.

Anyway, we got a digital camera for christmas and did some photos.
Self-portrait:

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs13/i/2006/364/c/7/Me_by_Taliesintoomas.jpg

The things deathwatches write:

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs14/i/2006/364/0/3/Deathwatch_writ_by_Taliesintoomas.jpg

Lightning-rod
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs14/i/2006/364/b/c/Lightning_rod_by_Taliesintoomas.jpg

Winter is late. There is too little snow - and this was taken on a good day.
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs14/i/2006/364/0/0/Winter_is_late_by_Taliesintoomas.jpg

Part of our hometown Tartu:
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/i/2007/004/f/e/Tartu_by_Taliesintoomas.jpg

We use a Deviantart gallery (http://taliesintoomas.deviantart.com/gallery/) for putting them up into the net.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

I believe the cats are lynxes. Are they native to Sweeden, Claes? Correct on both accounts :thumbs_up

Great trick with the goggles! I assume they were tinted? Just one of many up my sleeve. ;) Yes, slightly tinted. It was in fact the ones I'm wearing in my avatar picture (I know - They appear black in the picture).
We miss the snow now, Claes. It is supposed to be winter, but no proper snow.We have no snow either, but saying that I actually miss the stuff would not be entirely true... I have been shoveling enough of it around over the years.
Part of our hometown Tartu:Aha... I'd like to see more of it. :thumbs_up

/Claes

[Poetess]

Winter is late. There is too little snow - and this was taken on a good day.


this pic confused me, I was just wondering what those light-brown colored are! LEAVES!


Part of our hometown Tartu:
I did like it. Isn`t it a village?
Villages in my country look like this.. I love such views.

They are all picturesque.

[miss tenderness]

wow , Tal ,wonderful.


My latest photo:
http://up.bdr130.net/uploads/33ae6b5c70.jpg (http://up.bdr130.net)


a person tring to catch a dream>>>

the origional is black:
http://up.bdr130.net/uploads/84b404ef27.jpg (http://up.bdr130.net)

which is better? black or brown? or all are not:D

[Virgil]

Cool. I think I like the brown a lttle better. But just a little. Is that your hand?

[miss tenderness]

nah:D:Dmy hand is the one posted with fire before.

I wanted the hand to be close to the sun ,like if it would catch it,but saddly I couldn't make it.

[miss tenderness]

Will do. I just have to put the scanner to work.


/Claes

when is that?:D

[ClaesGefvenberg]

My latest photo ... which is better? black or brown? or all are not:DVery creative picture, and good results. Good job there. :thumbs_up I like both, but I think I prefer the black one. Just a word of caution (I'm sure you thought about it, but others may not): Be very careful when taking such pictures. Aiming a camera at the sun could damage both it, and more importantly, your eye in no time flat.


when is that?:DASAP. I may get a bit done during this weekend, but one never knows: My wife just mentioned that she wants some work done. That sounds a lot like "heavy manual labour". We shall see :lol:

/Claes

[Virgil]

I have my pictures of Niagara Falls on digits. Here are a few. I took so many I don't really know which are best.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/2220569938.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/2220569933.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/2220571474.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/2220570866.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/2220571478.jpg

[Idril]

Oh, those are beautiful, Virgil! I would love to see those up close and personal some day.

Here are some pictures, again from my parents' place...that seems to be the only place I ever take pictures anymore. The first one is of the same path to the beach I posted earlier, just a different season. I don't know how well the picture captures the contrast in color, the reds of the willow trees, the gold of the...something else. The gold comes out but the red looks a little less brilliant than it actually was.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020498.jpg

And these pictures, too, are of the same 'forest in the lake' that I've posted before, just frozen.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020509.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020507.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020512.jpg

[miss tenderness]

Thank you. Want to know how I got the colour in the second one? I pulled out my cell phone cam and shot the picture through by bike goggles...

Yay, nice. Look how simple things can make great difference. We'd love to hear your little tricks ,Cales.



Just a word of caution (I'm sure you thought about it, but others may not): Be very careful when taking such pictures. Aiming a camera at the sun could damage both it, and more importantly, your eye in no time flat.

Does this apply to my cell phone cam? Because all of my shots are quick ones and not by a real cam! I assure you, the sun will never notice my little cell phone cam:D


for your wife thing , we shall see :lol:

Virg, wow, i'd love to visit Niagara falls ,really amazing. The first and the forth ones are my fav.

Idril , how much does it cost to take a trip to ur parent's place:lol:

[miss tenderness]

here are some shots I took in Al-Jinadriah festival , a traditional festival that we have every year reviving old traditional things:

http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/e41f650367.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

traditional door:

http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/d4f8b24d1f.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

[Nightshade]

ooh nice.... wheres this T?
somewhere in the 7'aleeg?

[Virgil]

Looks like a cool place, Taleen!

[kilted exile]

I have my pictures of Niagara Falls on digits. Here are a few. I took so many I don't really know which are best.


Some interesting info regarding the Falls:

1) The Falls are slower at night, as some water is siphoned off for other uses

2) The amount of mist at the Falls has increased due to the building of the Casino & hotels in the surrounding area which has affected wind patterns

[brainstrain]

The picture to the left is the last photo of my Grandparent's house before it was sold. My rich-beyond-reason uncle apparantley thinks that three generations of memories have too high a price (My grandparent's can no longer take care of themselves, so we moved them into assisted living, and had to sell their gorgeous house because my uncle wouldn't pay to have it taken care of. Don't say that he couldn't, he has lived in three different houses during my lifetime because the first two "weren't quite right". Why do the stupid people get all the money >_<?)

*sniffle* but I got some great pictures of the place before I left, so I will always remember my Grandparents and their beloved Lakehouse...

[ClaesGefvenberg]

I have my pictures of Niagara Falls on digits. Here are a few. I took so many I don't really know which are best.Nor do I, but they are good. :thumbs_up I would love to go there some day.


And these pictures, too, are of the same 'forest in the lake' that I've posted before, just frozen.Nice! :thumbs_up


Does this apply to my cell phone cam?I'm afraid it does... as far as the cam is concerned. Your eye, on the other hand would probably be spared thanks to the fact that a cell phone uses a screen rather than a "proper" viewfinder.


here are some shots I took in Al-Jinadriah festival , a traditional festival that we have every year reviving old traditional things:I like those :thumbs_up Great composition.

/Claes

[miss tenderness]

ooh nice.... wheres this T?
somewhere in the 7'aleeg?

yes,Nighty. It's in Riyadh city . We have this festival every year , in which old things and old professions are shown. Things that hadly exist these days.

[Themis]

I have my pictures of Niagara Falls on digits. Here are a few. I took so many I don't really know which are best.


So beautiful! They're marvellous.

@Idril: I love the first picture, it's very good. Seems rather tranquil. Like on a painting.

[B-Mental]

Oh, those are beautiful, Virgil! I would love to see those up close and personal some day.

Here are some pictures, again from my parents' place...that seems to be the only place I ever take pictures anymore. The first one is of the same path to the beach I posted earlier, just a different season. I don't know how well the picture captures the contrast in color, the reds of the willow trees, the gold of the...something else. The gold comes out but the red looks a little less brilliant than it actually was.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020498.jpg

And these pictures, too, are of the same 'forest in the lake' that I've posted before, just frozen.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020509.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020507.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020512.jpg

Great pics Idril. Where are you in North Dakota? It looks like the southwest part of the state to me.

[miss tenderness]

and Idril, who is the little boy:D?

[Themis]

Some more pictures from Canada. (I only regret not being able to show the picture I took of the only Mountie (on a horse!) I've ever seen. Alas, when I took that picture it was night, we were very excited and some of us were trying not to squeal with delight. ... while also trying to not look like they were in any way acquainted with those of us who did squeal.)

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/schlucht.jpg
A canyon which is normally full of water and, of course, was close to being absolutely dry when we came by.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/torontocn.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/cn.jpg
Toronto, once again. This time as seen from the CN Tower. The second picture is seen through the glassfloor. Not that good a picture since my foot's in the way but when I took the picture, it was supposed to be evidence that we (my brother and I) really were standing there.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/spatzen.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/vogelreihe.jpg
Birds everywhere. ;)

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/lakelodge.jpg
Another one of the many, many pictures I took of a lake. Or alternatively, the sky.

[B-Mental]

nice pics themis... it always seems like the falls or canyons are dry when you go somewhere. Unless you go there intentionally during the wet season. When I go in the wet season, it will be dry.

[Nick Rubashov]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/camicillo/Summer-Trip-2006-049.jpg

Big image, sorry bout that. Just something I took last time I was in Pennsylvania. It's the only picture I have online at the moment.

[ktd222]

Big image, sorry bout that. Just something I took last time I was in Pennsylvania. It's the only picture I have online at the moment.

I've never been to Pennsylvania. Is that beautiful scenery of Pennsylvania set in winter?

[Pensive]

Beautiful pictures! I have got some photos that I took of a barrage, but sadly haven't got them on computer.

[Idril]

Idril , how much does it cost to take a trip to ur parent's place:lol:

Quite a lot, I'm afraid, coming from where you'd be coming from...but you're always welcome. ;)


Great pics Idril. Where are you in North Dakota? It looks like the southwest part of the state to me.

It's the northwest, actually. My parents live just a few miles north of New Town, if that means anything to you, right between Minot and Williston. I live in the south central part of the state but it's not nearly as pretty, although we do have the Missouri River so I guess we too, have our attractions.


and Idril, who is the little boy:D?

He's my youngest son. I try not to post any pictures of them because it seems an invasion of their privacy but that figure added so much to the picture and you can't see any details anyway other than his messy hair so I decided to go for it. :p

Miss Tenderness, I love those pictures! I love how busy everything is, you could stare at that picture for hours and still discover new things.

Themis, I love the lake one. All the pictures are beautiful but it was the lake and the reflection of the trees that really caught my attention.

Nik, is that picture in sepia or is my monitor out of whack? I love the swing, there's always something so mournful about a still swing.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

A canyon which is normally full of water and, of course, was close to being absolutely dry when we came by.Still a very nice view :thumbs_up
The second picture is seen through the glassfloor. Gah! How... thrilling... :eek:
Birds everywhere. ;) So I see. Phalacrocorax carbo, I believe?
Just something I took last time I was in Pennsylvania. It's the only picture I have online at the moment.Could you get more of your pictures online? I, for one, would like to see them. :thumbs_up

/Claes

[miss tenderness]

Some more pictures from Canada. (I only regret not being able to show the picture I took of the only Mountie (on a horse!) I've ever seen. Alas, when I took that picture it was night, we were very excited and some of us were trying not to squeal with delight. ... while also trying to not look like they were in any way acquainted with those of us who did squeal.)

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/schlucht.jpg
A canyon which is normally full of water and, of course, was close to being absolutely dry when we came by.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/torontocn.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/cn.jpg
Toronto, once again. This time as seen from the CN Tower. The second picture is seen through the glassfloor. Not that good a picture since my foot's in the way but when I took the picture, it was supposed to be evidence that we (my brother and I) really were standing there.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/spatzen.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/vogelreihe.jpg
Birds everywhere. ;)

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/lakelodge.jpg
Another one of the many, many pictures I took of a lake. Or alternatively, the sky.

nice , wow. The last one is amazing.

[miss tenderness]

[IMG]

Big image, sorry bout that. Just something I took last time I was in Pennsylvania. It's the only picture I have online at the moment.

Nick ,lovely picture,very expressive.AS Cales suggested ,we would love to see more of these.

[miss tenderness]

Idril , he's so cute:)
when we'll see the rest?

[Themis]

Gah! How... thrilling... :eek:

:D It´s better when seen through the lense. But we did pass by that floor twice before we managed to step onto it.


Phalacrocorax carbo, I believe?

Possible but I couldn't say. The only birds I recognize are sparrows.

[DKelly]

GORGEOUS PHOTOS ALL !!!!!!!

Here's a few of mine.....

http://shutter12.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/01/005/5F/C5/30/6D/PGfcrBaEprHvc-jh89puJpD3tfjn5ZTb0280.jpg

http://shutter11.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/03/003/37/FF/5D/0C/ZMFRpcGj9IJlq6ZAeHQAQPkSVG6RApA00280.jpg

http://shutter08.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/02/007/2F/EF/D1/89/hrth9CJoBAeRwobkv903E9wxhlMuTOyz0280.jpg

http://shutter01.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/03/006/2D/DF/8A/13/czya10sEvaNqruloTGcLU+mIbWaDol2P0280.jpg

http://bp3.blogger.com/_ndE8TAZjJnM/RXjKFm-b9HI/AAAAAAAAADE/QDuvDBU9p-0/s320/EWF8JCGD7R1rnPNTp1EtMyszujrLJ2GJ0300.jpg

http://bp3.blogger.com/_ndE8TAZjJnM/RXjKym-b9II/AAAAAAAAADM/zAhDlxkZ7-4/s320/x34l8GQRWewwSnml86EvrYzo%2BGrnntEE0300.jpg



Yours Truely!!:wave:

[kathycf]

Very nice, DKelly. But then we know Massachusetts has a wonderful coastline, correct? ;) :D


Here are a few more of mine....

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/welcome.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/trees.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/pagemarker2.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/sepai1blog.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/daffodil.jpg

[bluevictim]

Very nice, DKelly. But then we know Massachusetts has a wonderful coastline, correct? ;) :D


Here are a few more of mine....

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/welcome.jpg

What is being covered up by that green rectangle?

[Nick Rubashov]

I've never been to Pennsylvania. Is that beautiful scenery of Pennsylvania set in winter?

Summertime actually. My family owns a farm in Wysox, Pennsylvania, which is in the north-east area of the state. The farm is in the mountains and fall/winter is absolutely beautiful. Too bad I only get a chance to visit in the summer since I live all the way down in Houston. I'll try to post some more when I get the time.

[kathycf]

What is being covered up by that green rectangle?

You know I was wondering that myself...apparently this:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/welcomeblue.jpg

;)

[miss tenderness]

COOL Dkelly:)


Kath, those are fantastic , the flower and everything.

[miss tenderness]

COOL Dkelly:)


Kath, those are fantastic , the flower and everything.

[Themis]

@DKelly: They're beautiful!

[ktd222]

Dkelly: wow, it must be amazing to tour the seas that way. You must have a lot of amazing pictures of amazing places

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Here's a few of mine.....Very nice, DKelly :thumbs_up I'll see if I can dig up a few sailing pictures too.


Here are a few more of mine....I say... Whoever thought a tombstone could look so good? Very creative :thumbs_up

/Claes

[DKelly]

Thank you all! :D Yes, I love the sea and sailing!:thumbs_up

Claes. Do you sail? I have sailed ( rented) out of Stockholm. Nice sailing around the archipelago! I cannot wait to see YOUR sailing pics! I bet they are so much more impressive than mine!;) I do photography just for fun, and as you know, the temperament of the sea is really hard to capture in a photo. In some of my pics, I am sailing in 5-9 ft swells.

I also love to photograph flowers and birds as well. Nature scenes and city scenes. The animal photos on here are amazing!!!

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Claes. Do you sail? Not really, but I join friends when I get half a chance. I have no boat of my own.

I have been doing a bit of work with the scanner, but I'll post those in the mean time:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC02028.jpg
Young mallards at Sundbyholm, Eskilstuna Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC02064.jpg
Orchid in mum's window.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/SolnedgngpMlaren.jpg
Sunset over Mälaren, 2004.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00897.jpg
Snow house at Sundbyholm, Eskilstuna Sweden. Winter 2005/2006.

/Claes

[JackShea]

Great pictures by all. Thanks for sharing. Anyway DKELLY can sail on up to Maine and snag me a lobster!!!!...Best...Jack

[SleepyWitch]

aaaaaw, Claes, those ducklings are soooooooo cute!

[miss tenderness]

yeah , wonderful Cales. The third one is breathetaking.


waiting for more:)

[bluevictim]

You know I was wondering that myself...apparently this:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/welcomeblue.jpg

;)
Too funny! Hey, is that raspberry jam I see on the sign?

[SleepyWitch]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/gherkinsol.jpg

[SleepyWitch]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/loydsscifi.jpg

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Nice work, sleepy! :thumbs_up What did you do? Solarisation? I used to do that in the darkroom.

/Claes

[SleepyWitch]

yep i solarized them in corel photo paint.

[Madhuri]

I missed so many pages of pictures in this thread. These pictures are like a tonic for my eyes, all are sooo goood :D, but the sad part is that it makes me want to visit all these places :(.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

but the sad part is that it makes me want to visit all these places :(.Sad, Maddie? Why? I'm sure you will visit quite a few of them...

/Claes

[Madhuri]

I dont know...I just have this feeling that I will never ever be able to see so many places. But, I wish, I wish.......till then i'll make do with these pictures. :D

[ktd222]

Sleepywitch,

Nice image, but what an intimidating perspective!

[SleepyWitch]

yeah, ktd222, the Gherkin looks a bit like an alien space ship doesn't it? not to mention Lloyd's :)

[grace86]

Science and Industry Museum, Chicago

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m182/luckygal86/100_1552.jpg

[grace86]

Lake Michigan, and Chicago

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m182/luckygal86/100_1568.jpg

Sears Tower From LaSalle Train Station, Chicago (I went up there!)
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m182/luckygal86/100_1640.jpg

I'll post more later.

[Petrarch's Love]

Hey, there're some familiar sights. When were you out here in Chicago Grace?

[grace86]

This past August Petrarch. On vacation with my sweetie. Do you live IN Chicago?

[Virgil]

Here's another from Niagara Falls. An interesting picture, and I should give credit to my wife for taking it. That's me in silhouette.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/2220570871.jpg

[ktd222]

grace,

the light almost makes the building look divine.

[ktd222]

Virgil,

nice picture. the water looks like it's about to engulf you. "Run"!!!

[Virgil]

Virgil,

nice picture. the water looks like it's about to engulf you. "Run"!!!

:lol: Funny. Actually that waist high railing is all that separates one from going over the falls to death.

[kathycf]

Some more great pictures from all of you guys. I loved those little ducklings, Claes. :)


Too funny! Hey, is that raspberry jam I see on the sign?
You know, it just might be! Does the Latvian priest remove that too? :lol:


I say... Whoever thought a tombstone could look so good? Very creative :thumbs_up
/Claes
Thank you. I took these at the cemetary last spring. When I go to plant flowers on my mother's grave, I bring my camera and take some pictures as well. The cemetary is old (at least by American standards..early 1700's) and some of the artwork is amazing. If you seperate out the fact that it is a gravestone, some of these monuments are very interesting.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/shadows.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/cypress2.jpg

My mum really loved johnny jump ups and pansies so my sister and I planted some very pretty ones for her.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/johnnyjumpups.jpg

[ktd222]

My mum really loved johnny jump ups and pansies so my sister and I planted some very pretty ones for her.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/johnnyjumpups.jpg

That is so sweet.

[Petrarch's Love]

This past August Petrarch. On vacation with my sweetie. Do you live IN Chicago?

August must have been a nice time to be out here. Yes, I'm a student here in Chicago, though I still spend most of the summer back in California. I live down south in the Hyde Park neighborhood, not terribly far from the Museum of Science and Industry. I've been walking by there sometimes when it looks just like that in the light. You captured it well. I know the spot where you took that Sears Tower shot too. I really like that one. It looks like your pic. of the lake is facing south. Did you by chance walk out to the point near the Museum of Science and Industry? There's a great view northward of the city skyline from there.

[grace86]

August must have been a nice time to be out here. Yes, I'm a student here in Chicago, though I still spend most of the summer back in California. I live down south in the Hyde Park neighborhood, not terribly far from the Museum of Science and Industry. I've been walking by there sometimes when it looks just like that in the light. You captured it well. I know the spot where you took that Sears Tower shot too. I really like that one. It looks like your pic. of the lake is facing south. Did you by chance walk out to the point near the Museum of Science and Industry? There's a great view northward of the city skyline from there.

Didn't know you were a native Californian either. Cool. I went through Hyde Park going to the Science museum - it is very beautiful there. I think it was about 4 p.m. when I took the picture in front of the museum - closing time I think. Yes I did walk straight from the museum, under the freeway bridge and to the lake.

I wasn't used to seeing a lake like that, I am used to Newport and Huntington Beach here in CA. So it was different seeing the sediments in the water.

I have more pictures from Chicago I'll post tomorrow. We also had the opportunity to head out to the Field Museum for the King Tut exhibit. No pics of Tut though :(

[grace86]

grace,

the light almost makes the building look divine.

Thanks, it was quite by accident that the light came out that way (ssshh), came out wonderful though.

[Petrarch's Love]

I wasn't used to seeing a lake like that, I am used to Newport and Huntington Beach here in CA. So it was different seeing the sediments in the water.
Grace--are you living in either Newport or Huntington? H.B.'s my home town. Small world. :) It was strange for me when I first moved here because the Lake is so big like the ocean but still so different. The lake doesn't have the waves, or that nice salty scent, and of course you don't usually find ice floating around off the California coast. :lol:


I have more pictures from Chicago I'll post tomorrow. We also had the opportunity to head out to the Field Museum for the King Tut exhibit. No pics of Tut though

Sounds like fun. I caught the Tut exhibit in L.A., so I didn't see it at the Field. It was a nice exhibit.

[bluevictim]

I wasn't used to seeing a lake like that, I am used to Newport and Huntington Beach here in CA. So it was different seeing the sediments in the water.


Grace--are you living in either Newport or Huntington? H.B.'s my home town.No kidding?! I'm from HB too. Small world indeed.

[Petrarch's Love]

No kidding?! I'm from HB too. Small world indeed.


Wow! Two people here from H.B. would be coincidence, but three? That's practically enough for an H.B. lit. net. club. :lol: Are you still there Blue Victim, or just from there?

[grace86]

I don't live in Huntington or Newport, actually about half an hour east of Newport, near Ontario.

Wow, so many California natives. That is so neat.

Someone once told me that you can tell if a person is from California based on the fact that if you ask them how far something is, they answer in how much time it takes to get there....like "half an hour east of Newport" for example.

I'm glad I am not the only CA native here.

Yeah, Petrarch, I know exactly how you felt when you saw the lake.

[bluevictim]

Wow! Two people here from H.B. would be coincidence, but three? That's practically enough for an H.B. lit. net. club. :lol: Are you still there Blue Victim, or just from there?I'm just from there; I don't live in HB anymore. I still have family and friends there, though, so I visit four or five times a year. Imagine that! Maybe there was a time when we were next to each other sitting in traffic on the 405.


Someone once told me that you can tell if a person is from California based on the fact that if you ask them how far something is, they answer in how much time it takes to get there....like "half an hour east of Newport" for example.There's another test that's even more specific: you can tell if a person is from Southern California if he/she uses the definite article for freeway/highway numbers.
"Take 10 and exit Main St." -- not from Southern California
"Take the 10 and exit Main St." -- Southern Californian

[Petrarch's Love]

'm just from there; I don't live in HB anymore. I still have family and friends there, though, so I visit four or five times a year. Imagine that! Maybe there was a time when we were next to each other sitting in traffic on the 405.
A distinct possibility. Or, even more likely given that we're both on this forum, we may have been on opposite sides of a bookshelf at the Central Library. :)



Someone once told me that you can tell if a person is from California based on the fact that if you ask them how far something is, they answer in how much time it takes to get there....like "half an hour east of Newport" for example.


There's another test that's even more specific: you can tell if a person is from Southern California if he/she uses the definite article for freeway/highway numbers.
"Take 10 and exit Main St." -- not from Southern California
"Take the 10 and exit Main St." -- Southern Californian

:lol: I never noticed that. I'll have to listen carefully to what my Chicago friends say. Maybe they're really confused when I tell them I live about a half hour from there on the 90.

[Janine]

Didn't know you were a native Californian either. Cool. I went through Hyde Park going to the Science museum - it is very beautiful there. I think it was about 4 p.m. when I took the picture in front of the museum - closing time I think. Yes I did walk straight from the museum, under the freeway bridge and to the lake.

I wasn't used to seeing a lake like that, I am used to Newport and Huntington Beach here in CA. So it was different seeing the sediments in the water.

I have more pictures from Chicago I'll post tomorrow. We also had the opportunity to head out to the Field Museum for the King Tut exhibit. No pics of Tut though :(

Grace, How was the King Tut show? I am going to get tickets for it soon. It will be in Philadelphia this spring. I think actually it starts around Feb. I can't wait to see it. What... no photos of Tut, himself? Ah....:(

[Janine]

That is so sweet.

Kathycf, I love your photographs of the tombstones. Gorgeous stuff! I like the flower one, too!
I want to post some photos, but I can't recall my passwork in "Photobucket", nor it seems my domain name. I thought I wrote it down and now I can't find it. What now?:eek2: Mad at myself for being so thoughless.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

but I can't recall my passwork in "Photobucket", nor it seems my domain name. I thought I wrote it down and now I can't find it. What now?:You still have a good chance. Can you remember how you named the pictures? Just one of them will do: Then use the pictures search in Google. Once you have found it you can backtrack to your page by closing the frame (top right corner) That way you should be able to retrieve your domain name and then be able to get a new password from the bucket.

Good luck...

/Claes

[Janine]

You still have a good chance. Can you remember how you named the pictures? Just one of them will do: Then use the pictures search in Google. Once you have found it you can backtrack to your page by closing the frame (top right corner) That way you should be able to retrieve your domain name and then be able to get a new password from the bucket.

Good luck...

/Claes


Claes, You are a life-saver! Great idea. I do know the names of them. One is posted in the forum. Wow, I had not thought of that way into the site. Thanks so much.....Janine

[miss tenderness]

here's another ordinary one:D


http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/0fe4cbc846.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

here's another ordinary oneOoooo. Nice....

/Claes

[kathycf]

here's another ordinary one:D


If by ordinary, you mean very striking, then I suppose I agree with you. Nice pic, miss T.

[Chava]

Part of a fence decoration in Montpellier that i found astounding, it's taken from below, so that it looks like a dragon.

[kathycf]

Kathycf, I love your photographs of the tombstones. Gorgeous stuff! I like the flower one, too!
I want to post some photos, but I can't recall my passwork in "Photobucket", nor it seems my domain name. I thought I wrote it down and now I can't find it. What now?:eek2: Mad at myself for being so thoughless.

Oh thank you Janine. In addition to what Claes suggested, there might be a password retrieval system at photobucket as well. When you go to log in, there should be a "- Forgot username or password? Click here! (http://photobucket.com/forgotten.php) -" link for you. Check it out! :) :)

*edit* That is a very gothic looking fence, Chava. Nice.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

it looks like a dragon.It really does. Very nice :thumbs_up

My turn again (been tormenting the scanner) Some old stuff from 1993 - A month in Paris:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/03-ArcdeTriomphe.jpg
Arc de Triomphe.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/05-c2.jpg
View from Arc de Triomphe.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/06-AvenuedeChampslyses.jpg
Champs Élysées from Arc de Triomphe.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/10-VeiwfromArcdeTriomphedelaDfence.jpg
Veiw from Arc de Triomphe de la Défence.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/12-ThehelipadonArcdeTriomphedelaDfe.jpg
The helipad on Arc de Triomphe de la Défence.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/13-ArcdeTriomphedelaDfence.jpg
Arc de Triomphe de la Défence.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/15-GargoyleatNotreDame.jpg
Gargoyle at Notre Dame.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/17-GargoyleatNotreDame.jpg
Another shot from Notre Dame.

/Claes

[Virgil]

Great photos as usual Claes. I particularly like the gargoyles. Modern art and architecture is so steril compared to previous.

[miss tenderness]

nice shot,Chava from a nice angle. It really looks like a dragon.

Cales:yours are always exceptional. The first and the last are my favorites.

[miss tenderness]

here's the two towers in Malaysia by my cell cam:

http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/990e2e22c1.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

[miss tenderness]

another one I named my old road:

http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/83eaba6fa4.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

another one:

http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/723ff8249b.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

hope you like them:)

[ktd222]

ClaesGefvenberg,

great photos of Paris! Ah, I should start travelling. There is so much beauty to experience.

[Madhuri]

Claes -- I really liked the views fron Notre Dame, there is something scary in these pictures.

Miss T -- The legs one is a very good shot :nod:

[Virgil]

Miss T, all three of yours are excellent. Something very interesting and different about the one with the legs.