Pictures Taken By you...

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/o...te/Allofem.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...ste/Pretty.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...tiste/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.

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

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


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...ciscophone.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...ificalrose.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/mybigcup.jpg



Jean...beautiful children! :nod:

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

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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.

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


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...ciscophone.jpg

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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Originally Posted by Jean-Baptiste

One does not sell children; one gives them away.

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Or leaves them in the forest to fend for themselves!

:banana: :banana:

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Or leaves them in the forest to fend for themselves!

:banana: :banana:

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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

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.

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/uploads/b736e84283.jpg

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


a little avy I made for myself:)


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

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:

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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:)

I recieved your gift Taleen. Thanks!

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

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

what do you think?

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The Gherkin
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...andChurch2.jpg

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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?

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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?

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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

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

A view from my room when I was in Pattaya, Thailand. You can see the sea, from between the trees.
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Coral Island beach
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Alcazar or Tiffany show. All the performers in the cabret were males dressed as females, no one could make that out, unless told so.
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A beautiful musician at the hotel in Bangkok.
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A view of Bangkok city from my hotle room.
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A view of Bangkok city from my hotle room.
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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)...

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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

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

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Thanks. It says:

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

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

lovely pictures,Maddie,especially the last one.

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Thanks. It says:



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

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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!

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

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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)...

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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

Some of the photos I took last summer in Canada.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...ser/ottawa.jpg
That's in Ottawa.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...afalls_cdn.jpg
The Niagara Falls seen from the Canadian border.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...r/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/o...ntoskyline.jpg
Toronto

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

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.

@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.

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

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/o...esG/Lizard.jpg
A lizard beside the pool at a lodge in Samburu, Kenya.

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

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...sG/Kloster.jpg
Kloster Church, Eskilstuna, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...aiMaracubs.jpg
Lion cubs in Masai Mara, Kenya.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...kholm_1992.jpg
View over Stockholm, from The tower of City Hall.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...rbStarling.jpg
Superb Starling, in an Acacia in Samburu, Kenya.

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View from our bedroom window, from last year (No snow to speak of yet, this winter). Eskilstuna, Sweden.

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500m from our house, last winter. Eskilstuna, Sweden.

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Bluebells in Södertälje, Sweden.


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

I second Madhuri, great pictures! :)

Themis ,amazing pictures, wow.

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

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! :)

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