Photo thread anyone?

[Billy T]

Just recently got around to upping these to my facebook phot albums and thought a few were pretty good, so I'll share....These were all taken by me, July 2008....


Monument-Chornobyl Exclusion Zone


Bumper Cars, Pripyat City, Chornobyl Exclusion Zone


Mural Inside Athletic Center, Pripyat City, Chornobyl Exclusion Zone


Another of the Mural


Ferris Wheel Operators Booth,Pripyat City, Chornobyl Exclusion Zone

[Billy T]

And now for something happier....

This an annual event put on by Russian reenactors to commemorate the battle of Borodino (70km or so from Moscow). The battle was fought between the Russians and the invading French of Napoleon and his allies, and at the end of the day, Napoleons armies were victorious. Napoleon however, only spent one night in Moscow before being forced to retreat, due to the city more or less burning to the ground that night. It is unknown whether the fire was started by drunken French soldiers celebrating or deliberately set by the retreating Russians . Either way it is a source of pride to the Russians that Napoleon's victory was so short lived, as he never again set foot in Moscow.

To participate in the reenactment the participant must study for years and be able to pass quizzes on the event as well as be able to fabricate their own costume to exacting standards of historical accuracy with no outside help.

These are a few pics of the day we turned up for the event...

[Marloes]

Nice and interesting pics! Don't see things like that every day.
Thanks for sharing!

I just noticed your 'personal line' :
It's better than two goblins trying to f**k a donkey up the arse with a laser beam." - Noel Gallagher

Have no idea what it's about but as I own 4 donkeys and I love these animals to bits .. I find it a pretty strange sentence!

[Billy T]

I just noticed your 'personal line' :
It's better than two goblins trying to f**k a donkey up the arse with a laser beam." - Noel Gallagher

Have no idea what it's about but as I own 4 donkeys and I love these animals to bits .. I find it a pretty strange sentence!

It was from an interview with Noel Gallagher (Oasis) asking him what he thought about videogames like Rock band/ Guitar Hero...and that was his opinion based on his belief that the subject of other videogames is in fact "two goblins trying to f**k a donkey up the arse with a laser beam" apparently....

It made me lol, quite a bit, but the Gallagher brothers often make me lol....They are a unique and special sort of oblivious to the world around them...

[Guy]

Extremely poignant haunting images from Chornobyl. I hope you are not glowing in the dark as a result of your endevours.

Below is a snap of our new faithful companion (who came home with us from Batersea Dogs Home two weeks ago) taken with my new wide angle lens.


Her name is Indy. She really likes carrots.

[Stephanie D.]

nice photos billyT!
here's a few pictures I took from differents places..

Poullile (South France)


Paris 11e


moto vintage exhibition (nr Paris)


at the farm nr my home


La Villette


Normandy

[Billy T]

Guy and Stefany, wow...Great pics....A perfect example of the difference between an enthusiatic amateur such as myself and pro's....I know Guy makes his living with his camera, you as well Stefany?

[Marloes]

Can someone tell me how you get the black banner around the pics???
Thanks!

[fabio]

Can someone tell me how you get the black banner around the pics???
Thanks!

You can use this free software to put these frames http://www.multipleimageresizer.net/

It also works as a multiple images resizer.

[Stephanie D.]

Guy and Stefany, wow...Great pics....A perfect example of the difference between an enthusiatic amateur such as myself and pro's....I know Guy makes his living with his camera, you as well Stefany?

I'd love to ..unfortunately it's not the case..maybe someday it will happen
& the black banner around the pics have been made with Photoshop

[lou]

I generally don't recommend FARK, it can be a horrible timesuck of a website, but I almost religiously try to visit it at least once a week for the FARKtography contest that they run.  Some of the regulars post some fantastic photography.  I'm sure there are a lot of websites out there dedicated to photography that showcase great talent also.

Here's this weeks' contest:
http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=4935075&startid=57385882

One other phenomenal site that I know is Shorpy.  This site showcases older photos, I find it extremely interesting and enlightening, a very literal window into the past.  Quite a lot of stuff with children working in the Industrial age, pre-labor laws, things like that:
http://www.shorpy.com/

Sorry if I'm pseudo-threadjacking away from people just posting their own work.

That being said I'm in the market for a good midrange maybe not quite SLR digital camera and am open to suggestions!

[Marloes]

Right, I have installed 'Multiple Image Resizer", will spent the rest of the evening testing and trying.
Thanks!

As I have never placed an image on this board I will try it this very moment.
Let's see if it works. Sorry if it doesn't .

[Desert225]

somewhere in the desert.....

AKA Panamint Valley, CA
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/PanamintValleyCA.jpg










Ballarat Ghost Town
http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/apr/stories/ballarat.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballarat,_California




"Ballarat Jail and Morgue 1898............. and Motel if vacant"



and for something completely different

[Desert225]

Very random shots...........

Albuquerque sunset




The lovely little tornado, Mazzy








New friend met on Rt 66 just before he ate me




Iris & Ivy




"looks like Im going to arrive a bit later than expected"




Albuquerque from hike on the Sandia Mountains (photo taken in a warm and toasty 10 degrees Farenheit - thats -12 C)




Nine Inch Nails Trent butt cam (vid still from my camcorder - not camera)

[Marloes]

Again, a test ... if it doesn't work ... well, that'll be the end of me