Pictures you didn't take - Page 30

glatt · 05-01-2013, 11:31 AM

It doesn't take you to a very nice neighborhood in the Philippines either. Can you imagine living in one of those shanties on the canal right next to the sewage treatment plant? How do you even get to your shanty? Do you have to walk through everyone else's shanty for a mile until you get to yours? And do you have people walking through yours to get to theirs? I don't see any room between them for a path.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-01-2013, 11:39 AM

Why those are beautiful waterfront villas, you might even see one of Imelda's old shoes float by.

ZenGum · 05-02-2013, 07:12 AM

Man, Team Cellar really went to town on this one.

So, what was the guy's third grade teacher's middle name?

Lamplighter · 05-02-2013, 08:32 AM

Pay attention Z, we've been thru this before.

... his name is "Wilie E Coyote" and he buys his gear from the Acme Parachute Company.

Gravdigr · 05-06-2013, 03:34 PM

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ETA: I don't actually know where I found this pic, solly.

glatt · 05-06-2013, 03:38 PM

I've seen these types of images before, but they are still so impressive. That thing is flying very fast, so the timing is critical, as is getting the right location to take it from. And then little details like getting the focus and exposure right. Most impressive!

Happy Monkey · 05-06-2013, 04:37 PM

For scale, note that the moon is over 1000 times farther away than the ISS.

ZenGum · 05-26-2013, 09:49 PM

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The shape reminds me of the first generation floppy disks.

ZenGum · 05-28-2013, 05:31 AM

Hi Avenfoto!

Thanks for taking it. It must have been an amazing adventure to get it.
I like your shot of the space launch coming out of a thunderstorm too.
And thanks for being cool about me posting it here.

glatt · 05-28-2013, 08:17 AM

Thanks for checking in! I love the photo. It's extremely impressive on its own merits, and the story behind it is pretty wild.

Edit: And looking through the images at your link, I see a ton of amazing shots. You have mad skillz.

glatt · 07-07-2013, 08:28 PM

That's really cool that they still use those cannons. It's still considered active duty or fully commissioned or something like that, isn't it?

xoxoxoBruce · 07-08-2013, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

That's really cool that they still use those cannons. It's still considered active duty or fully commissioned or something like that, isn't it?

Oh yes, fully commissioned with a crew of 60 officers and men. Last year we spent $7 million for some repairs/face lifting.

BigV · 07-08-2013, 09:17 PM

fuck.

I'd rather have the schooner in the foreground to the right of the cannoneer in the picture. what a pretty boat!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-09-2013, 12:56 AM

It wouldn't stand up against a British ship of the line.

BigV · 07-19-2013, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

It wouldn't stand up against a British ship of the line.

Of course not, I'd be running like the wind!

05-01-2013, 11:39 AM	#2
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05-02-2013, 07:12 AM	#3
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05-26-2013, 09:49 PM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	The shape reminds me of the first generation floppy disks. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-01-2013, 11:31 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It doesn't take you to a very nice neighborhood in the Philippines either. Can you imagine living in one of those shanties on the canal right next to the sewage treatment plant? How do you even get to your shanty? Do you have to walk through everyone else's shanty for a mile until you get to yours? And do you have people walking through yours to get to theirs? I don't see any room between them for a path.

05-02-2013, 08:32 AM	#4
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Pay attention Z, we've been thru this before. ... his name is "Wilie E Coyote" and he buys his gear from the Acme Parachute Company.

05-06-2013, 03:38 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've seen these types of images before, but they are still so impressive. That thing is flying very fast, so the timing is critical, as is getting the right location to take it from. And then little details like getting the focus and exposure right. Most impressive!

05-28-2013, 05:31 AM	#9
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Hi Avenfoto! Thanks for taking it. It must have been an amazing adventure to get it. I like your shot of the space launch coming out of a thunderstorm too. And thanks for being cool about me posting it here. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-28-2013, 08:17 AM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Thanks for checking in! I love the photo. It's extremely impressive on its own merits, and the story behind it is pretty wild. Edit: And looking through the images at your link, I see a ton of amazing shots. You have mad skillz. Last edited by glatt; 05-28-2013 at 08:26 AM.

07-07-2013, 08:28 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's really cool that they still use those cannons. It's still considered active duty or fully commissioned or something like that, isn't it?

07-08-2013, 09:17 PM	#13
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	fuck. I'd rather have the schooner in the foreground to the right of the cannoneer in the picture. what a pretty boat! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-09-2013, 12:56 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It wouldn't stand up against a British ship of the line. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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