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Out of Focus and off topic...

Calina · 2009-01-12 20:00:10

DeV has gifted us this off topic thread idea from Poker for general chat/offtopic/banter type thread. So here it is. I'd stick a virtual bar in the corner but I think a few of our users are underage, so the bar is that way and the juice bar and cafe are this other way. Want to mouth off about photography, say nice things,…

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#662 24-06-2009 10:48AM

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A Bolivian television station aired photographs from the television drama "Lost," presenting them as images from the Air France crash.
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Brazil, France deny rift over jet disaster probeLa Paz – A Bolivian television station aired photographs from the television drama "Lost," presenting them as images of an Air France airliner that went down in the Atlantic, the station's news director said Monday.

"On Thursday, two photographs were aired on our prime time news report and on Friday we apologized," said Eddy Luis Franco, the news director for the privately-owned PAT television station.

The photographs showed the interior of an aircraft.

In the first one, passengers are seen using oxygen masks to counter the effects of loss of cabin pressure, and in the second a passenger is shown being sucked out of the rear of the aircraft as its tail breaks off.

"These two photos were apparently taken by one of the passengers on the airliner the instant before the collision and after the aircraft crashed," the news presenter said in airing the images.

She said the photographs were recovered from the memory of a digital camera that belong to passenger "Paulo Muller," a Brazilian actor.

Franco said the photographs came to the station via the Internet.

"Lost," a series produced by ABC Studios and Bad Robot Productions, tells the story of survivors of an air crash in a mysterious island in the Pacific.

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#663 24-06-2009 07:16PM

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Morrisseeee wrote: »

Hagar's joke got me thinking, so this link is interesting: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/notcamera.htm

I've read that before- good article, I like Ken Rockwell's stuff.

I was at an unspecified social gathering the other day and someone told me "I should be able to take good pictures because I have a fancy camera"(I'm paraphrasing because I was drunk at the time and can't exactly remember her exact words, and it wasn't anything fancy dangling round my neck it's just a basic budget dslr).

Eventually I had to give up explaining that I don't know if I can take what she described as "good pictures" because it is not really for me to decide what she thinks is a "good picture", it's up to her. And that it is the person behind the camera, rather than the camera itself that dictates the aesthetics of a picture.

All I got in return is a pretty blank look! :rolleyes: Should've kept my mouth shut, nodded and smiled!

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#664 24-06-2009 07:31PM

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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090624/tod-dave-the-cat-whiskers-away-from-arro-870a197.html

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#665 24-06-2009 10:50PM

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#666 25-06-2009 08:34AM

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Little joke I just found while stumbling:

Japanese scientists have invented a camera with a shutter that operates so fast, it was recently able to take a picture of a woman with her mouth shut.

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#667 25-06-2009 10:14PM

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I love NASA.

This rocks.

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#668 29-06-2009 02:33PM

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This is great. For the Legonados amongst you.

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#669 29-06-2009 07:20PM

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Whatever way that works it tricks the brain in the most satisfying way, mucking incredible Calina (I'm talking about your NASA post).

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#670 29-06-2009 08:47PM

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This is off topic , but what colour do my fellow photographers like to view there Boards.ie in?

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#671 29-06-2009 10:33PM

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I had blue selected but just went into themes and found a boards.ie beta which i've applied and now i can't find how to set it back.

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#672 29-06-2009 10:49PM

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AnCatDubh wrote: »

I had blue selected but just went into themes and found a boards.ie beta which i've applied and now i can't find how to set it back.

Go to....

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/profile.php?do=editoptions

And it's the option at the very end of the page. The original theme is called 'White'. Hope this helps

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#673 29-06-2009 10:52PM

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Actually, its not bad at all. I might try it for a little while

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#674 29-06-2009 11:45PM

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padocon wrote: »

This is off topic , but what colour do my fellow photographers like to view there Boards.ie in?

But this is the "Off Topic" Topic so you're not off topic at all.

I think.

Yeah, no I'm right.

I think.

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#675 30-06-2009 12:26AM

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Calina wrote: »

This is great. For the Legonados amongst you.

even if you don't like lego, that stuff is all impressive!

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#676 01-07-2009 11:07PM

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I have received this link.

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#677 02-07-2009 10:11AM

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ThOnda wrote: »

I have received this link.

^^ that is great
such a funny idea:D

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#678 02-07-2009 11:04AM

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+ danbo arrived

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#679 03-07-2009 09:53AM

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some fireworks shots.

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#680 04-07-2009 12:14AM

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10 "Fascinating" last pictures taken

http://listverse.com/2008/11/13/10-fascinating-last-pictures-taken/

Interesting.

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#681 04-07-2009 10:03PM

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johnmacward wrote: »

But this is the "Off Topic" Topic so you're not off topic at all.

I think.

Yeah, no I'm right.

I think.

Thought I might be interrupting a conversation.

AnCatDubh wrote: »

Actually, its not bad at all. I might try it for a little while

I did, then got sick of it. Like the bar at the top!

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#682 04-07-2009 10:18PM

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What a pitty you can only have 15 smiles!
(Sigh) After all my work!

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#683 05-07-2009 01:50AM

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Anybody fancy cup of tea?

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#684 06-07-2009 07:17PM

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Coming from the Women and Photography thread and not wishing to post off topic there, I've just found a very good site:

http://www.8asians.com/2008/04/14/dorothy-yoons-13-of-blondes/

There are some very fine Asian women photographers and their work is witty as well as insightful.

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#685 08-07-2009 04:24PM

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I know it's advertising but it is also quite amusing - Select EN

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#686 08-07-2009 04:35PM

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CabanSail wrote: »

I know it's advertising but it is also qiute amusing - Select EN

Ha, very cute.. I love it

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#687 08-07-2009 04:42PM

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^^Tallon Danbo is giving me the evils ^^

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#688 08-07-2009 04:46PM

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Saw this on tv last night Deadliest Warrior IRA V Taliban 5 man squads in a car park

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#689 08-07-2009 04:53PM

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trishw78 wrote: »

^^Tallon Danbo is giving me the evils ^^

Funny you mention that, he told me last week, he didn't like you..... dunno why

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#690 08-07-2009 08:51PM

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Hey Windsock, You were off topic in the off topic thread ( i didn't even know that this was possible ) So, I've moved your post over to the "Who Am I" thread

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#691 08-07-2009 10:25PM

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Just caught this on an email;

Summer promotion on mypix.com €10 off -

promotion code = SUMMER09

Haven't used them myself as yet, but you could go for the 250 Photos + 1 shipping fee for €29.90 less your €10 discount = 250 6x4's for €19.90 delivered.

** obviously I have no commercial interest in the company **

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