Neat pictures I've taken

glatt · 12-01-2007, 06:10 AM

I thought it would be good to have a thread for random neat pictures that Dwellars have taken. There are many specific threads out there (colors, close-ups, etc.,) and I like those, but sometimes an original picture doesn't have enough that is interesting about it to sustain a whole thread. Feel free to put those original images here. This isn't meant as a thread for images found on the web. Please don't post it unless you took it.

So here are two pictures I took last night with my kids. We had fun doing these, and a bunch more.

Tripod.
Laser pointer.
ISO 80. Smallest aperture. 60 second exposure.

Sperlock · 12-01-2007, 12:12 PM

Very cool idea, glatt. Thanks for sharing.

Undertoad · 12-01-2007, 12:56 PM

Awesome Glatt. Mine are interesting from a totally different perspective.

When you have a pretty bad clog in your pipes, your plumber may not be able to clear it using augers or chemicals. If the leak isn't moving, the chems won't reach it. If builder put in tight joints, an auger can't reach very far through the pipes.

Then the plumber has to find another point where the drain drains, to try to use the auger there, closer to the clog. To do that, he may have to make several holes in your drywall. If the sink is on an upper floor and the pipes for it aren't straight down, it may take several holes to find it.

If he doesn't find it inside, he may look under your soffets. (The incoming water turned out to be there.)

Once the drain pipe is located, he'll have to put yet another hole in your wall to attach a T-joint so he can use the auger from there. It's especially nice if it's right next to the electrical. And behind your 250 lb. "entertainment center"

If you put chemicals in your pipe to try to clear the clog, at this point they will all drain out into your living room. If your plumber is experienced he will catch this stuff in a bucket without getting caustically burned himself.

Total bill: $752.30 and I will have to fix this damage myself. Maybe in the Spring. Where is that procrastination thread?

Bullitt · 12-01-2007, 03:32 PM

The infamous leaking light switch from this past spring in the dorms

Don't know if I've shown these other ones on here or not..
Fireworks in the street

Ants at sunset

glatt · 12-08-2007, 10:20 PM

I like those fireworks, Bullitt.

This picture is nothing special, but we had fun making the gingerbread house. No, a kid didn't do the roof. That was me.

jinx · 12-08-2007, 10:27 PM

SparkStalker · 02-26-2008, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bullitt

Ants at sunset

That right there is a great picture...

Bullitt · 02-27-2008, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SparkStalker

That right there is a great picture...

Thanks!

Here's a few more that I'm pretty sure I've never posted.

This one is a scan of a print from my high school days.

fredsonic · 01-30-2008, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Awesome Glatt. Mine are interesting from a totally different perspective.

When you have a pretty bad clog in your pipes, your plumber may not be able to clear it using augers or chemicals. If the leak isn't moving, the chems won't reach it. If builder put in tight joints, an auger can't reach very far through the pipes.

Then the plumber has to find another point where the drain drains, to try to use the auger there, closer to the clog. To do that, he may have to make several holes in your drywall. If the sink is on an upper floor and the pipes for it aren't straight down, it may take several holes to find it.

If he doesn't find it inside, he may look under your soffets. (The incoming water turned out to be there.)

Once the drain pipe is located, he'll have to put yet another hole in your wall to attach a T-joint so he can use the auger from there. It's especially nice if it's right next to the electrical. And behind your 250 lb. "entertainment center"

If you put chemicals in your pipe to try to clear the clog, at this point they will all drain out into your living room. If your plumber is experienced he will catch this stuff in a bucket without getting caustically burned himself.

Total bill: $752.30 and I will have to fix this damage myself. Maybe in the Spring. Where is that procrastination thread?

May be a silly thing but, building insurance?
Or, when building a house don't bury pipes inside the dry lining!
Better still, don't put crap down the plug (stopper) hole!

glatt · 01-30-2008, 11:21 AM

Here are a couple from Monday. Went to Luray Caverns with the glatt family. Hard to take pictures in there. It's so dark, and you want a very wide angle lens.

shina · 01-30-2008, 12:08 PM

Incredible!! Thanks for sharing!

TheMercenary · 12-08-2007, 10:51 PM

Thanks, I just spent an hour reducing and preping some pics for a thread like this. I will try to get them up in the next day or so, all scenes from Savannah.

Ibby · 12-08-2007, 11:06 PM

Fun with lighting, doing the photography for The Orchid Thief, A Ryan Keller Experiment.

Sundae · 12-09-2007, 02:32 PM

All wonderful and interesting, thank you.

Jinx, where was the photo of the horses taken. Could be Ireland

And the other beach pic - quality postcard quality

Stress Puppy · 12-09-2007, 02:36 PM

If it's in the US I'd bet Assateague, MD.

12-01-2007, 06:10 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Neat pictures I've taken I thought it would be good to have a thread for random neat pictures that Dwellars have taken. There are many specific threads out there (colors, close-ups, etc.,) and I like those, but sometimes an original picture doesn't have enough that is interesting about it to sustain a whole thread. Feel free to put those original images here. This isn't meant as a thread for images found on the web. Please don't post it unless you took it. So here are two pictures I took last night with my kids. We had fun doing these, and a bunch more. Tripod. Laser pointer. ISO 80. Smallest aperture. 60 second exposure. Attached Images

12-01-2007, 12:12 PM	#2
Sperlock Elite Elitist Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 322	Very cool idea, glatt. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. - Anonymous http://informationthreshold.blogspot.com, http://spiritualthreshold.blogspot.com

12-01-2007, 03:32 PM	#4
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	The infamous leaking light switch from this past spring in the dorms Don't know if I've shown these other ones on here or not.. Fireworks in the street Ants at sunset __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

12-08-2007, 10:20 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I like those fireworks, Bullitt. This picture is nothing special, but we had fun making the gingerbread house. No, a kid didn't do the roof. That was me. Attached Images

12-08-2007, 10:27 PM	#6
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	__________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

12-01-2007, 12:56 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Awesome Glatt. Mine are interesting from a totally different perspective. When you have a pretty bad clog in your pipes, your plumber may not be able to clear it using augers or chemicals. If the leak isn't moving, the chems won't reach it. If builder put in tight joints, an auger can't reach very far through the pipes. Then the plumber has to find another point where the drain drains, to try to use the auger there, closer to the clog. To do that, he may have to make several holes in your drywall. If the sink is on an upper floor and the pipes for it aren't straight down, it may take several holes to find it. If he doesn't find it inside, he may look under your soffets. (The incoming water turned out to be there.) Once the drain pipe is located, he'll have to put yet another hole in your wall to attach a T-joint so he can use the auger from there. It's especially nice if it's right next to the electrical. And behind your 250 lb. "entertainment center" If you put chemicals in your pipe to try to clear the clog, at this point they will all drain out into your living room. If your plumber is experienced he will catch this stuff in a bucket without getting caustically burned himself. Total bill: $752.30 and I will have to fix this damage myself. Maybe in the Spring. Where is that procrastination thread?

01-30-2008, 11:21 AM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Here are a couple from Monday. Went to Luray Caverns with the glatt family. Hard to take pictures in there. It's so dark, and you want a very wide angle lens. Attached Images

01-30-2008, 12:08 PM	#11
shina Hopeful Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 232	Incredible!! Thanks for sharing!

12-08-2007, 10:51 PM	#12
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Thanks, I just spent an hour reducing and preping some pics for a thread like this. I will try to get them up in the next day or so, all scenes from Savannah. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-08-2007, 11:06 PM	#13
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Fun with lighting, doing the photography for The Orchid Thief, A Ryan Keller Experiment. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

12-09-2007, 02:32 PM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	All wonderful and interesting, thank you. Jinx, where was the photo of the horses taken. Could be Ireland And the other beach pic - quality postcard quality __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-09-2007, 02:36 PM	#15
Stress Puppy Elite Elitist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 359	If it's in the US I'd bet Assateague, MD. __________________ ~Stress Puppy~ Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur

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