The Official Non-Gig Pics Thread

I figured we should have a thread to share our non DJ related pics.

Feel free to add your pics whether they're scenic, people, whatever.

Please nothing risque or offensive.

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Those are nice shots there Jay!

Here a few of my faves, that's me and the wife on the bluff at our house

Me golfing

My wife and two friends at a late night party

and Me at a waterfall down the road

Very Nice Bro

Great pics Chuck!!! Makes me jealous every time I see one of your pics while I'm here in the Great White North. :sqrolleyes:


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What kind of "late night party" was this? If I'm not mistaken, the girl on the right is in her underwear. :sqwink:

I'm sorry I no longer look at Chucks photo's due to DJ Envy. :sqbiggrin:

Great pics Chuck!!! Makes me jealous every time I see one of your pics while I'm here in the Great White North. :sqrolleyes:


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What kind of "late night party" was this? If I'm not mistaken, the girl on the right is in her underwear. :sqwink:

I'm sorry I no longer look at Chucks photo's do to DJ Envy. :sqbiggrin:
Yeah gentlemen, he has a beautiful wife, beautiful friends and a beautiful place to call home but is it really worth if you have to look like this:

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Yeah gentlemen, he has a beautiful wife, beautiful friends and a beautiful place to call home but is it really worth if you have to look like this:

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LOL. You're not right Rox (that's why we love ya) :sqlaugh:

Here are a few pics from our vacation to St. Thomas this past summer.

Here are a few pics on my computer.. None have been retouched except for resizing.

The first three are the "golden arches" about 2 miles from my house. They look really good in the spring when the water is flowing full forse.

The next three is the Deleware river off an outlook in Narrowsburg NY

The last two are rainbows from my kitchen window!

Hope you like. :walkman:

Here's a few my wife took, around the neighhood...Most are out our back yard. The first is looking out my back door (that's a road you see, not my driveway)
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The last came from a neighbour who used to fly. He was selling his cottage, so he took some aerials. This is God's country...with the tide out..... The arrow is where his cottage is.....I'm right on the water.....
It's not Hawaii...but it's home...
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Here's a few random pics I took.


A big ass mushroom in the back of my property
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Don't leave your truck parked at my work before the snow flys.
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Cherrys, it's a Traverse City thing.
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Jam session at a friend's house. That's me sitting on the stool, my Les Paul in hand. :)
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Yellow Flowers
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Huge oak tree at an apple orchard during a field trip with my daughter's class.
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Gas pumps at the orchard
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Inside the barn
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Here's some pics from a recent trip my wife and I took to Mackinac Island. It was our first getaway in a long time.

My wife Amie driving the carriage (there's no cars on Mackinac Island, just horses and bicycles).
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From inside the carriage
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St. Anne's Cemetary
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Fort Mackinac
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Stained glass
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The harbor
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Grand Hotel from the ferry
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Round Island Lighthouse
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These are all great shots.... man, Maui my be beautiful for a Island, but you guys live in some outstanding areas!!,,, here's a few more... yes you can look! :)


Yes she was in her underwear btw.... :0 those kids!!

Palm trees are awesome!!!

i can't wait to see ball photo chime in :)

Geez, I don't have any "scenic" pictures to share today, but I've got "trashed van pictures" instead!

I spent the day at the doctor's office and the hospital, getting neck, shoulder and hip x-rays and a cat scan for my head. Good news is, no neck damage,etc....Bad news is I have a bruise on the front left part of my brain from the accident. Man, now I know why I was having such a hard time doing that reception on Saturday. My focus was way off and I didn't know if I was going to make it through the night, but I did. I had hired a friend to roadie all the heavy stuff (darn those heavy Peavey cabinets), and to do a lot of my set up for me.

Doctor has given me 800 milligram Ibuprofen and a muscle relaxant for bed-time. :D

I have to see a neurologist on Thursday for a follow-up on my progress.

The "nice-lady" who hit me is trying to weasel out of her responsibility on this one. We had a chat with her insurance adjuster today and told him that the unbiased witnesses were coming to court along with the police and myself to make sure the ticket and her liability for the accident sticks.

I've got a reception on Friday night, so I've got to get myself mended and I'm definitely using my roadie for that night also.

Yes, yes...I should have went to the doctor earlier...but I'm a guy....you can't tell us anything. But, I have learned my lesson on "not going" and won't put things off again.....I promise....or my wife will kick my butt!

Kirby

Glad to hear you're okay Kirby. And you'd better hire that roadie again for this weekend's shows.

ballphotodj, I wish you the best.

Glad to hear you didn't take it any worse in that wreck. You're lucky.

I just have a kinda fun picture to share. I have horses and found this pic kind of neat. At times like this I wish I had my new digital camera that is on my wish list, but alas, just the cheapo with mediocre resolution and focus....

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Ball,

Sorry to hear that. Be careful with that injury. Although we don't always use em, braynz is importint.

Good luck with your claim as well.

Took this shot last Friday . . .

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John, I'd have enjoyed taking that shot, too.






Using any caliber currently available.
:sqwink:

How about this mornings' sunrise:

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took these last week on vacation
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My dad works at Cat. They've been working on this front-end loader for about 4 months now (Cat Certified Rebuild. They had it stripped down to the frame). It's so big that it came in on 4 trucks. They had to take the cab off to get it in the door, even with the wheels off.

Total repair bill...$600,000 and change.

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Jay...nice Mackinac Island pics... haven't been there since my sophomore year in high school! I grew up in the area around Manistee, still have family up there.

I did a couple of weddings in Manistee this year and a Class of '85 reunion at Topo's last year.

If you ever come up this way, let me know. I'm only about 1 1/2 hours from Manistee.

Cool.... when I can ever get up that way I'll look you up! It's been a very long time since I've been back.

When I have the time I don't have the money, and when I have the money it's because I'm busy and don't have the time. From Indy its about a 8 hour drive.

BTW 1973 Graduate of Kaleva-Norman-Dickson Brethren High School. Former radio jock in the mid to late 70's on WMTE-AM & WRRK-FM Manistee.

great pics everyone!
Kirby, i hope you are ok

i was at Macinac island in 1990.....lot of fun.

I took this on the way in to work today. It's a frieghter in Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City. We don't usually get freighters in the bay unless it's really rough on Lake Michigan. There was this one and two more on the way in. I'll try to get more pics at lunch (if they're still there).

Weather for Nothern Lake Michigan today:

NORTH HALF


GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

THIS AFTERNOON
NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET.

TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS
THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST OVERNIGHT. SNOW DIMINISHING TO SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT.


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Here's a couple of pics from the exact same spot at 3PM this afternoon.

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Here's a pic of my little boy sneakin' a jolt of dad's drink....apple juice.

thats a wine commercial waiting to happen

Jay nice pics... reminds me of a trip I took up to Petoskey for a job interview after the 1978 snowstorm.The shore line looked the sculptured glass. All ice that was formed by the wind whipped water and snow.

thats a wine commercial waiting to happen


Hmm I know just the company that could use it. :sqbiggrin:

Jay nice pics... reminds me of a trip I took up to Petoskey for a job interview after the 1978 snowstorm.

Man you're OLD!!! :sqwink:

Hmm I know just the company that could use it. :sqbiggrin:
WINE:sqlaugh: !!!

You don't want to see any pics from me......

It's been a while since we've had a nice little snow like this...with about 1 inch of ice and 4-6 inches of snow on top of it....

Can't wait for spring! :D

Love that first picture of you in the glasses, you seem like the neighbor that hits kids with snow shovels and says "YOU MEASLY KIDS"

Love that first picture of you in the glasses, you seem like the neighbor that hits kids with snow shovels and says "YOU MEASLY KIDS"

How did you know! :sqeek:

We had that same snow storm here in Colorado over the weekend . . .

Most of it all melted away yesterday . . .

Here is a shot from our first snow this year (Oct. 26, 2006):

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What kind of deer do you have out there in CO? I've never seen a marble colored one before. :D

I think he/she was shedding . . .

Colorful Colorado Sunset . . . 12-05-2006

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Great pics MusicDoc! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Very nice Doc. Thats a beautiful picture.

ok,,, a couple from the last couple of days heading out to gigs....

Awesome pictures Chuck, I'm jealous! :)

Chuck - Great pics!.....I'll trade the snow, ice and cold weather for what you have anyday!

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Kirby

My wife and I were on our way to Gaylord to do some Christmas shopping. While driving, I looked off to the right and said "Holy sh#t!!!" I just happend to have my camera in the car, so we turned around. I asked the guy if he could do that again. I didn't have to ask him twice....

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I wish I had thought to adjust the shutter speed, but my biggest regret is that I had used it to take some pics for ebay, and it was set to the smallest image size. :sqembarrassed:

Ahh . . . Michigan snow!

I miss it . . . sometimes! :sqwink:

Of course . . . we get snow out here, too!

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Great pictures guys! :) Kirby I'm going to call you Mr. Wilson from now on. (Dennis the Menace) :D

Full moon (12-04-2006):

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Jay, that is bad as*!!!

Snow, Snow, That's no Stinkin Snow, this is snow!!

Here ya go... I'm gonna plaster some pics...

Me and my dog "Molly" just before I went to Sturgis. First snow in my back yard... I live on a golf course. My downstairs bar last fall before I grew my hair out.

This is Marie... she likes fairies... and our Harley...

Some Pictures from Saturday morning.......Can't wait for spring! :D

Great pics Kirby!!!

No ice here, but it's finally snowing again.

JFactor: Thanks.

All the ice melted later in the day. There were a lot of downed limbs and trees and of course a lot of people lost power (not us, thank you).

Now it's just cold, drizzly and damp..yuck!

Pics by Coreen...I was busy loading up the van for our gig....:D

Kirby

Pics by Coreen...I was busy loading up the van

I was thinking, "Those look like PROFESSIONAL shots!"

:sqeek:

Well these are my other addictive hobby ;) some where taken in my house in Mexico City and others in my vacation home in Houston.

Protector of the gear.

Me and my dog "Molly" just before I went to Sturgis.

You'd be best either calling Marek or myself (preferably both) after visiting with Val on the way here...

...Mr. Biker-dude.


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Mmmmmmmm . . . . beeeeeeerrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!

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We ain't got no ice storm here . . . but it has been 4 weeks since the big snow storm and our street is still covered in snow and ice!

It has been a deep freeze for the last 4 weeks!

Usually . . . snow melts and is all gone in a day or two here!

I'll take a pic in the morning . . .

I have to find a good pic to post...hmmmm... here we go...

My wife, Marie. She's really into fairies. I edited her foot off the chair and turned it around and deleted the chair. Turned out pretty good.

Some Pic's of my "MC" Jason performing as "Jake Blues" at the Bears vs Seattle Game in Chicago last Sunday... also one of him hanging out with Robbie Gould after the game winning field goal! He does a lot of public speaking for all of the Chicago sports teams... lucky bastard, he gets lots of cool autographs and memorabilia for me though... so I live vicariously through him.

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Go Bears!!!

My daughter and I went driving around to a few local spots and took some pics today. It was -2 degrees, so we stayed in the Jeep as much as possible. It was hard to get any real good pictures since it was snowing. The ones we took in the woods turned out better. I'll put up more in the next day or so.

This is at a local park called Seven Bridges.
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Here are photos from a hike in the boundary waters of MN from this past summer . . .

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Amber, good pics!

I especially like that second one. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Kirby

White Mountains, NH

Here's one of my first moose in the wild. My dog, Molly and wife Marie.

Here's one of my first moose in the wild.

So who watched who pull a rabbit out of their hat?

Again?

Nothing up my sleeve.... Presto!!!

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Here's some more from last Sunday.

Here's one from the Cherry Festival Airshow in Traverse City this summer. We were on my parent's sailboat.

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I found some pictures from my Hawaiian vacation 11 years ago. Here is one of the seven pools on Maui.

My daughter is a Munchkin in the Wizard of Oz. Here's a pic from opening night.

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As I'm sure you can see, a lot of my pictures involve the water. Well, there's a lot of water around the Traverse City area. :sqwink:


Old Mission Peninsula overlooking Grand Traverse Bay
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I just spent the afternoon at my wife & daughter's play. I took over 400 pics. There should be some pretty good ones in there. I'm still waiting for the first gig to upload.

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Jekyll Island Georgia and St Augustine Florida

This is the view from our 18th floor room at the South Point in Las Vegas.

Red Rock Canyon day trip before leaving Vegas. Notice the rock climbers inset and main on picture #1.

A few more...

Last two.

This is what happens when you don't have any events booked!

We're taking a break from playing Uno and wearing our silly stocking hats.

Bryce is in the back and the girl is Shannon who used to be our next-door neighbor when we lived in Springfield. Bryce and Shannon have known each other since they were in diapers! Shannon likes to come out every once in awhile and spend the weekend, hanging out with us. She also helps Coreen with photography equipment at some of the weddings.

I play very "old" songs... from the "hit parade" era.

I don't see any carts Tyrone!!!

We just recently went computerized. The carts are lined up on the screen that you can see behind the mic goose neck. We use a system called "Arakas"... (I think I spelled it wrong). The player system we use is called "Extreme".

All I have to do is push one button to advance to the next selection on the cart... very nice compared to the old system. We had to punch in 8 or 10 code numbers for EVERY little spot or cut. Big drag! Now I can walk away for up to ten minutes at a time... makes it a lot easier to go to the can, or flirt with the secretary.

Here's a youtube of my baby boy in the ultimate swing. I let him hold the camera...

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Here are some from my trip to Florida last month:

7 days ago, it was 81 degrees and I was outside in a tee shirt and shorts... Today it's 18 degrees and the deepest snowfall in the state was in my back yard... literally! Officially we got 11 inches... I got 12.

BTW: Chuck... not a peep outta you!

I ran across some pics from our Alaskan Cruise a few years ago and cleaned them up in Photoshop. These were all taken with my crappy old camera.

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And one for JTV and Johnny. If I knew you guys back then I would've given you a call. We were in Vancouver for a day and a half.

:sqlaugh:

RANDOM PICTURE

gotta love Photo Booth.

I taught my daughter how to ride her bike without training wheels. I was able to let go on the 2nd try. She just caught right on.

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We don't mess around when it comes to bikes around here...

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And here's a pic she took of Daddy...

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Hey Tyrone, please note my "Rock The Dock" shirt (and of course my EV hat too LOL!!!).

I taught my daughter how to ride her bike without training wheels. I was able to let go on the 2nd try. She just caught right on.


Cool, Jay.... As soon as the weather warms up, I hope to start teaching mine to ride. They will be 6 in June. How old is your daughter?

( and we need to buy them bikes, yet. )

This is our newest family member. Her name is Bailey. She is 3 and a half months old, and we have had her for 3 weeks. So far we have her mostly housebroken. We have also taught her to "sit", and give a paw.

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Golden Retrievers rule!!!!
I've had three and their extremely bright, lousy guard dogs (For that I have German Shepherds), but great pets and company.

Cool, Jay.... As soon as the weather warms up, I hope to start teaching mine to ride. They will be 6 in June. How old is your daughter?

( and we need to buy them bikes, yet. )

She'll be 6 in July.

We actually bought her the Haro a couple years ago. We went to a local bike shop because I needed some stuff, when WHOOOSH!!, she rode by on this cute little BMX bike. It was almost her birthday, so I told my guy to hold it a couple of days. :sqbiggrin:

Yes, she's a JETS fan!!!

Yes, the guy on the Whitehouse roof is looking right at me. (I probably shouldn't have been standing on the fence?)

sorry, forgot this one.

so sad, so sad. by the way, these pics are from the mezanine all the way down the first base line.

The Nike Point Nuclear Missile Launch site. Was the primary US nuclear defense site on the west coast during the Cold War. Right at the top of the mountain I live on, overlooking the Hudson River.

Now that the silo is filled in (last picture, foundation is still visable), you can pretty much walk around over there (there are some hiking trails too), but there is still a section that is restricted and patrolled by the National Guard.

Golden Retrievers rule!!!!
I've had three and their extremely bright, lousy guard dogs (For that I have German Shepherds), but great pets and company.


My Australian Shepperd is a good watch dog.... but not a guard dog, IYKWIM.

He will let us know about everything, but probably let people in anyway... however, I do believe he would attack if people tried to harm us. When my kids were 1, he used to chest bump some people who came near my kids.... and it was a SERIOUS chest bump. It would knock the wind out of some people.

Now he is much better! :sqbiggrin:

Also, when they were learning to climb steps he would walk behind them with his head behind their butts... so that they wouldn't fall backwards!

Here's a short clip from Sunday
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Flag at half mast at the Post Office in East Lake, Colorado in memorial to the 32 killed at Virginia Tech two days ago:

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Here's some pics from a few years ago. It's a WWII Japanese flag that my grandpa took off a Japanese soldier that didn't need it anymore (if you know what I mean). It's my understanding that all the writing is messages from family members and friends.

My wife's college history professor is having someone translate the writing.

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I'll let you figure what the hole is from.
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Not a great camera, basically just a point and shoot. But I thought it was neat to find a nest full of baby birds this morning in my shed.

http://www.forumpictureprocessor.com/pictureprocessor/images/IMG_1409.jpg


-Puma-

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Just going through some older pics and thought I'd post a pic from last year...This will kind of be the "before picture".

We've already had the tv tower/antenna taken down and this fall as long as everything goes as planned we will be residing the house along with with having new gutters installed. Going to go for a "lighter" color.

thought I would share some pice I got from them, these were all taken with my phone:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/rockthemicmanagement/l_d0d970b82d3e9b5bbaa398a09a591f74.jpg

Jealousy Curve at the Silo

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/rockthemicmanagement/l_ad57ff4b5a355646bfe277e0f7cd0def.jpg

Same

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NUMA rocking Shooters

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/rockthemicmanagement/l_4d4b6fc687161fbd69177036a8b3b4dd.jpg

The NUMA girls, god I have such a rough job, lol

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They packed this place

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/rockthemicmanagement/17132988_l.jpg

Best lighting I have seen in some time

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/rockthemicmanagement/291463343_l.jpg

Here is why musicians get all the girls

Patrick:

It sure is nice to see some young folks, still a "rockin'".....:sqbiggrin:


Kirby

I took a lot of pics around the area today...



This one's from my front yard tonight.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/469328835_db61c832c7.jpg

This is an old farmstead (I think) around the corner frommy house. Lots of foundations, but only one building standing.
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Here's another shot from tonight.

My daughter and I also flew her kite this afternoon.

Me and the little one in one of the rare times I am home...

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/rockthemicmanagement/l_ffbcf6d528a01cb558cc601a856f38c3.jpg

Sometimes, nothing can wake me up, lol....

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/rockthemicmanagement/l_64e51dd1c0881770d6f114d5839afa8b.jpg

Here's one from a couple of days ago.

Having fun getting to know my new camera; a Canon 5D w/ 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. This is one of the cats in our shop...he was heading across my desk for me as I snapped this one.

Two new pics

My house, and the backyard detroyed

Another session. Hard to tell, but this is at dusk so the lighting wasn't the best & this is using all of the zoom of the lens (the reason I bought this camera). Having fun learning how to take pictures with a 'real' camera. My old film camera didn't have so many options.

Here's some pics I took on my lunch hour.

And another one of the cherry blossoms.

Here's some I took on the way home tonight. Guess I was kinda in a picture taking mood today.
:sqbiggrin:

Here's one of Shakira...:sqerr:

maestro~that is just nasty!

Another cat pic....one of my house cats. No editing, no cropping, just resized to about 10% (the original jpeg off the camera is 40x60"). It's downright creepy in full size as you can actually see items in my bedroom in the reflection in his eyes!!

here is one I took of my wife and a sword that my buddy Jeff made for her...

That Sword might tend to keep you in line Chuck........

I have to say some great pictures Jay.....Valerie..I love the way you faded back the picture of the cat emphasizing the facial features.....also those cherry blossoms Jay.....awesome......we have some real photogs among us here at ODJT..!!

ok,, what the heck,,,, here are a few more of my wife and her dance friend and a whale

WOW....!!!! Great Landscape....!!!

Okay no cats this time...

The spider was less than 1/4" long total...he's sitting on the steel siding of our shop building if you're wondering what that background is. Might be a little too much detail lol.

Love the whale pic, Chuck!

here are a couple nature pics, my fave tree and flower

More "hotties".

ok,, what the heck,,,, here are a few more of my wife and her dance friend and a whale

don't you just hate those damn whales?

Some Awesome photos everyone!

Valerie, did you use your "macro" setting for the shot of the yellow flower?

Thanks,

Kirby

Valerie, did you use your "macro" setting for the shot of the yellow flower?

Thanks,

Kirby

Kirby,
Below are the image specs. The whole macro thing had to do with my sister asking if the camera was good enough to show a bugs' teeth...I've been looking for bugs, but all I could find was this tiny spider....so I shot a few dandelions, etc. Surprising how pretty a dandelion can look with a close up like that! lol The RAW files look even better but I haven't converted them yet. These photos were all in Auto mode as I am playing a bit between AV and TV and auto to find things that 'work'. Auto give me specs so I get a clue what to try when I want to force the issue later on.

File Name
IMG_0142.JPG
Camera Model
Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Date/Time
5/12/2007 5:49:56 PM
Shooting Mode
Auto
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/200
Av( Aperture Value )
5.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Image Size
4368x2912
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
AI Focus AF
Picture Style
Standard
Sharpness
3
Contrast
0
Saturation
0
Color tone
0
Color Space
sRGB
Noise Reduction
Off
File Size
4178 KB
Drive Mode
Single-frame shooting
Camera Body No.
2321201053

Here is someone who was hot and resting on a rock.... and my daughter with her 1st tattoo from last year

Two new Jealousy Curve promotional photos

Here's one from last Sunday. This was taken in the back of my parent's property.

Only a couple more weeks and it will be done!!!!

another addition....out taking horse pics and had the opportunity for this shot. It's a very popular shot among horse people; sort of a 'seeing into the soul' type shot.

Here's a few I took in my yard this weekend...

Jay, how the heck did you get that close to the dragon fly? Zoom lense?

Jay, how the heck did you get that close to the dragon fly? Zoom lense?

The camera was actually about 6-8 inches away from him. I had to move really slowly so I wouldn't startle him.

Ther hardest shot was the Kildeer nest. Needless to say, they were pretty pissed at me for being that close to their nest. :sqbiggrin:

Here's one I took at lunch.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1372/553662631_e7cd889716.jpg

Here's a couple I took on the way home last night...

This is a member of the Patriot Guard at my brother in law's funeral. I handed our friend my camera and asked her to take some pictures. I'm going to put together a slideshow for Casey's friends and fellow soldiers in Iraq.

Jfactor...what camera are you using?
Those pics are stunning...

I guess I should ask what lens too....

Jfactor...what camera are you using?
Those pics are stunning...

I guess I should ask what lens too....

Sony DSC F-828
http://www.kanai.net/weblog/images/dsc-f828.jpg

It's a discontinued camera and you can pick them up on Ebay for a pretty reasonable price.

It doesn't have an interchangeable lens (the only thing I don't like aout it). I do use a Circular Polarizer or a Neutral Density filter quite often.

I'm at work, so no access to my files, but last night I had my wife take pictures of me and my golden retriever swimming in the Schuykill River....:sqerr:

I'll post 'em later....

Oh, and I'm tring to get an avatar even better than Chuck's! :sqeek::sqeek::sqeek::sqerr::sqlaugh:

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I just a nikon d80 to practice with. I bought it for my backup camera but have been having fun just playing with it around the house.

http://www.forumpictureprocessor.com/pictureprocessor/images/DSC_0014_3.jpg


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-Puma-

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These were taken with my phone at Friday Nights Show @ World Cafe Live. No photography was allowed at the show, so I had to sneak these :sqbiggrin:

Patrick I'm so envious....
I miss playing nice clubs so bad....

Patrick I'm so envious....
I miss playing nice clubs so bad....

This was certainly one of the best places we have been able to get a band into. The sound and lighting were amazing, the stage was huge, and the DVD shoot went awsome. 4 digital video cameras located on on the balcony and then 2 throughout the crowd.

I am slowly coming to realize that Philly has one of the best music scene in the country.

Plane, $85... Gas, $35... trip to airport, $15... look on his face, priceless.

This is my grandson Owen, and his first ride in a small plane. He asked me to take him up again...

These were done our publicist, which I could take credit for them.

A few pictures from our hike up in Estes Park today (our version of a hike involves a motor vehicle, btw)

I almost got sick taking this one...

Having 2 older kids bro. Thats how the world goes with them time fly's just like that.

Here's some pics from our vacation last week to the Keweenaw Peninsula. Be warned, I took almost 600 pics last week so there's lots more to come. :sqwink:

wow,,, some great shots here,,,, my wife and I got up early this morning so here are a few shots at 6 am on Maui....

The mountain is the Haleakala Crater, our kitty, and I tried to take some shots of dew... but I just have a little point and shoot special,,,, oh yeah, no bikini shots ;)

Here's one for Papa...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/1296188839_d5f1bfb41c.jpg

Here's some more...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2011/1560361059_97683c104f.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2323/1560070925_625b22dc0c.jpg


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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1418/1296188879_40aec1a4e0.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1095/839201944_542e499cb8.jpg

Again, AWESOME shots Jay!

My favoritie is the one of your daughter sitting on the stump by the water. Enlarge that one and put it on the "Wall of Fame" in your house.

Thanks for sharing those with us. :)

thanks for sharing Jay. I like all of them but the most artistic was capturing the age with a black and white.

First is me test sailing a J80 sail boat

Second is me in my glory days of High School

Third is me and Kool and the gang from the summer ( i drove a tour bus for them for a weeknd)

Last is where i was a tour guide in High School

hers a few more the first 2 or of my lake and house from my friends plane and the second 2 are from the state conference i just got back from.... fyi that 60 gallons of ice in the tub lol

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I've been practicing some with a new lense and my d80. I think I am getting better.

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-Puma-

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-Puma-

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Puma
I call it Art.

I love the lemon pic. Makes me wanna drink tequila!!!

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Thanks alot guys

-Puma-

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I love the hands with the feet shaped into a heart. See I do have a soft spot.

This one is 15 individual layers in Photoshop...
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Wow, Jay!

Some extremely nice pics....You have an excellent "eye". :thumbsup:

The more I look at this thread the more I realize how much I need a good camera :sqfrown:

The more I look at this thread the more I realize how much I need a good camera :sqfrown:

Pssst...you can write off a camera as an advertising expense. :sqwink:

It's been awhile, so here's some pics I've taken recently...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2661034087_f8888a4ed4.jpg


Mackinac Island
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2661034075_7dc93d3875.jpg


My parent's sailboat
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2648328400_d18c31136c.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2647466153_2b23b7f9e2.jpg


Coming back from Mackinac Island was a little rough...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2644984942_ff05ec821f.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/2644984934_555fb96bb6.jpg


Inside a silo at an abandoned farm near our new house
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/2580773188_50b59dc87f.jpg


Another abandoned farm near home
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2577129108_e2effec1a0.jpg


Portage Lake Lift Bridge between the cities of Houghton & Hancock in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3181/2407852127_f155914da7.jpg


Maple sap
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2395023694_abb806b0c4.jpg

You saw the "before" in another thread, but I will repost them, along with the "after"

Just some beach shots with my oldest son
Mommy with the baby when he was just a few months
And some more recent pics of my 2 kids
Budding DJ

Just a few pics I thought I'd throw up here....
One is of me, my son Jake and my newborn daughter Kenzi.
The other...my son Jake and his girlfriend Tatum...he started young. :sqwink:8726

8727

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http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/1033/prettybirdyn9qk.jpg

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Here are a couple I took yesterday

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/LaPuma/butterfly1.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/LaPuma/greenspider.jpg

-Puma-

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Wow!

I haven't checked out this thread in awhile, either!

Spent a week in southern California back in September...

Here are a few snapshots:

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-DesertSunrise-IMGP0868.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-Bird-IMGP0862.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-PalmSpringsHwy-IMGP0925.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-Windmills-IMGP0903.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-HeadInTheSand-P1040570.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-ManOnRocks-IMGP1086.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-seagull-P1040583.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-waveonrocks-IMGP1079.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-PCHbeach-P9194435.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-Surfer-IMGP1161.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-SunsetStroll-IMGP1185.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-OneLastWave-IMGP1207.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-PacificSunset-P9194505.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Cali-WingAtLAX-IMGP1248.jpg

Thought you might get a kick out of these:


"I thought I told you to stay away from those refried beans!"

http://musicdoctordj.com/PrairieDogs-IMGP0247.jpg


'Cheap Date':

http://musicdoctordj.com/PrairieDogsXrated-IMGP0252.jpg

:sqlaugh:

Pentax K10D

A few from last year . . .


http://musicdoctordj.com/TexasAlamoEntrance-P9150065.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/TexasLonghorn-P9160221.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/TexasDeerFight-P9160241.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/TexasSunsetWing--P9180516.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/TreeSunrise-P1112257.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/MoonCool-PA010881.jpg



All from Olympus E-510