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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:35:44 -0800 (PST), stp
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I shot a bunch of pictures during the recent ice storm here. Here are
a few unedited images that I like and might try to tweak. Anyone think
they are worth it or should they go in the recycle bin?

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And here are the links:

Exactly in order - the first one is fine as it is. You would boost
the blue channel a tad, but it's great just like that. I really like
pattern combinations against the blue sky. Nifty image.

http://www.monkeybutler.com/tmp/COPYDSC_2283.JPG

Might want to experiment with this one a little. It's neat and the
lens bloom doens't hurt it at all. Might want to use sharpening
unmask control to make it a little more sharp without compromising the
over all effect. As it's a fairly large image, a couple of crops
would take the one image and turn it into two - starting on the right,
go jus to the left of the tree with the broken branch - snip it and
paste it as a new image. You could also crop to just below the wall
and leave that as it is. That would be really neat looking.

Might want to convert it out to grayscale - not sure how that would go
and I wouldn't presume to try it for you, but the effect would be
startling.

http://www.monkeybutler.com/tmp/COPYDSC_2317.JPG

This could have been a good one, but the focus problem with the
berries closest to the lens kind of ruins the over all effort. If you
look at it center on, the out of focus berries confuse the eye against
the background. A macro lens would have been a real help here.

Great composition though - just a couple of minor issues that mess it
up.

http://www.monkeybutler.com/tmp/COPYDSC_6251.JPG

Just my opinion you understand.

Must live out west of me or maybe a little NW. We didn't get any of
that here in the NE corner of CT.

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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:53:54 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


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It's the Ponderosa! I like your photos...how about some new shots of Sam
Adams?

He's a bit self conscious right now. Put on a few pounds since the end of
the summer.
Mrs.E. has him on a strict diet and he's a bit moody.

Eisboch


Here's who will greet you somewhere in the house if you show up "uninvited".

http://www.eisboch.com/cropfudge.jpg

Eisboch


Here's an example of 'eye fixing' with the paint dialog cloning tool.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...isbochsdog.jpg


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John wrote:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:53:54 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Boater" wrote in message
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It's the Ponderosa! I like your photos...how about some new shots of Sam
Adams?
He's a bit self conscious right now. Put on a few pounds since the end of
the summer.
Mrs.E. has him on a strict diet and he's a bit moody.

Eisboch

Here's who will greet you somewhere in the house if you show up "uninvited".

http://www.eisboch.com/cropfudge.jpg

Eisboch


Here's an example of 'eye fixing' with the paint dialog cloning tool.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...isbochsdog.jpg


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Here's some random shots I have taken over the last year or so...

Southwick Zoo
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...d=5&fullsize=1
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...d=1&fullsize=1

Rutts at CTMX
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...216&fullsize=1
Flying Mouse
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...210&fullsize=1
Nice form huh Loogie?
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...206&fullsize=1

My doggie.. Rocky. He knows what a camera is, or at least knows when he
sees one, he is to freeze.. Makes for nice shots.
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...d=8&fullsize=1
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...=40&fullsize=1
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...155&fullsize=1
He sits like a cat.
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...154&fullsize=1

Masters of Mini's weekend in the mud...
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...158&fullsize=1

A.J. Catanzaro
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...164&fullsize=1
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...169&fullsize=1

Ok, so I am no photographer;) Taken with a Kodak DX40...

I like my pictures to tell a story, hope you all enjoy life... I try to
make my pics depict life...

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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:53:54 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Eisboch" wrote in message
om...

"Boater" wrote in message
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It's the Ponderosa! I like your photos...how about some new shots of
Sam
Adams?

He's a bit self conscious right now. Put on a few pounds since the end
of
the summer.
Mrs.E. has him on a strict diet and he's a bit moody.

Eisboch


Here's who will greet you somewhere in the house if you show up
"uninvited".

http://www.eisboch.com/cropfudge.jpg

Eisboch


Here's an example of 'eye fixing' with the paint dialog cloning tool.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...isbochsdog.jpg




Now he looks intelligent. Like he

http://eisboch.com/fudgebook.jpg

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
"John" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:53:54 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
"Boater" wrote in message
...
It's the Ponderosa! I like your photos...how about some new shots of
Sam
Adams?
He's a bit self conscious right now. Put on a few pounds since the end
of
the summer.
Mrs.E. has him on a strict diet and he's a bit moody.

Eisboch

Here's who will greet you somewhere in the house if you show up
"uninvited".

http://www.eisboch.com/cropfudge.jpg

Eisboch

Here's an example of 'eye fixing' with the paint dialog cloning tool.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...isbochsdog.jpg




Now he looks intelligent. Like he

http://eisboch.com/fudgebook.jpg

Eisboch




What's that pooch reading? 10001 Ways to Control Your Master?

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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:07:55 -0500, Eisboch wrote:


He's a funny dog. With Mrs.E., me and a handful of other people that he
knows, he is the sweetest, most loving dog you will find. Anyone else
though, he turns into one mean and vicious attack dog. He isn't the
type that makes a lot of noise barking and giving a warning. He just
attacks, suddenly and quickly while snarling and growling.

Eisboch

Maybe there's a little chow in the mix. The temperament you're
describing suggests a possibility.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_Chow

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On Dec 17, 1:20*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:07:55 -0500, Eisboch wrote:
He's a funny dog. *With Mrs.E., me and a handful of other people that he
knows, he is the sweetest, most loving dog you will find. * Anyone else
though, he turns into one mean and vicious attack dog. *He isn't the
type that makes a lot of noise barking and giving a warning. *He just
attacks, suddenly and quickly while *snarling and growling.

Eisboch

Maybe there's a little chow in the mix. *The temperament you're
describing suggests a possibility.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_Chow

Did someone say Chow Chow?
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...=25&fullsize=1
They are interesting dogs, I gotta' say...
We rescued this one years ago, he was horribly abused and vicious..
Took me almost 6 months to get him to look me in the eye, now he is a
great dog. We take him to the track. Kids come and lay on him, folks
come up and sit with him.. great dog...

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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:30:44 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Dec 17, 1:20Â*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:07:55 -0500, Eisboch wrote:
He's a funny dog. Â*With Mrs.E., me and a handful of other people that he
knows, he is the sweetest, most loving dog you will find. Â* Anyone else
though, he turns into one mean and vicious attack dog. Â*He isn't the
type that makes a lot of noise barking and giving a warning. Â*He just
attacks, suddenly and quickly while Â*snarling and growling.

Eisboch

Maybe there's a little chow in the mix. Â*The temperament you're
describing suggests a possibility.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_Chow

Did someone say Chow Chow?
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...=25&fullsize=1
They are interesting dogs, I gotta' say...
We rescued this one years ago, he was horribly abused and vicious..
Took me almost 6 months to get him to look me in the eye, now he is a
great dog. We take him to the track. Kids come and lay on him, folks
come up and sit with him.. great dog...

Striking looking dog - and good story.
Here's mine. The one in back I put down a bit back.
The other 2 are pretty damn stupid. But I don't care.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/IMG_0187.jpg

--Vic

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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:07:55 -0500, Eisboch wrote:


He's a funny dog. With Mrs.E., me and a handful of other people that he
knows, he is the sweetest, most loving dog you will find. Anyone else
though, he turns into one mean and vicious attack dog. He isn't the
type that makes a lot of noise barking and giving a warning. He just
attacks, suddenly and quickly while snarling and growling.

Eisboch

Maybe there's a little chow in the mix. The temperament you're
describing suggests a possibility.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_Chow


I was watching "Animal Planet" the other day and they were attempting to
rescue an abandoned Chow/Shepherd mix.
I had to call my wife to see it, because the dog looked almost identical to
"Fudge" and had the same attitude with strangers.

Eisboch

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On Dec 17, 1:56*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:30:44 -0800 (PST),





wrote:
On Dec 17, 1:20*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:07:55 -0500, Eisboch wrote:
He's a funny dog. *With Mrs.E., me and a handful of other people that he
knows, he is the sweetest, most loving dog you will find. * Anyone else
though, he turns into one mean and vicious attack dog. *He isn't the
type that makes a lot of noise barking and giving a warning. *He just
attacks, suddenly and quickly while *snarling and growling.

Eisboch

Maybe there's a little chow in the mix. *The temperament you're
describing suggests a possibility.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_Chow

Did someone say Chow Chow?
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...=25&fullsize=1
They are interesting dogs, I gotta' say...
We rescued this one years ago, he was horribly abused and vicious..
Took me almost 6 months to get him to look me in the eye, now he is a
great dog. We take him to the track. Kids come and lay on him, folks
come up and sit with him.. great dog...

Striking looking dog - and good story.
Here's mine. *The one in back I put down a bit back.
The other 2 are pretty damn stupid. *But I don't care.http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/IMG_0187.jpg

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Awesome group of buddies.. The one in the back looks like he/she was a
great dog... very inviting expression...