random pics that YOU have taken....... - Page 73

charleskieffner · 06:37 AM

a little something to brighten your day!

TODAY! 5AM..................the flag drops and the bullsh!! stops! ensenada to la paz.................the hard and fast way! point to point! a logistics ******* nightmare!

cant you just feel the love of TROPHY TRUCKS and CLASS "1" cars going right up your SPHINCTER!

catheters are a very well thought out OPTION!

will be getting live in your face updates from sat link.

there IS ONLY ONE BAJA 1000!

san felipe(petes campo) march 2007 be there or be square!

steve wilkensons wife riding with rod hall in hummer mobile. should be a hoot!

pic taken on diablo dry lake bed..........WARP SPEED ZONE! zona de DOOMO also............booby traps. this is below sea level here! great place to get a tan during june when the 500 runs thru here. 124 degrees! one hot mofo god forsaken place!

GothingNC · 11-16-2006, 06:56 AM

Gerald,
The new family pet

m21sniper · 11-16-2006, 07:45 AM

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Originally posted by }{arlequin
damn, that's pretty cool. so where's the sniper toy?

The Gummint made me give that one back when i ETS'd from the Army.

Much to my chagrin.

M-21 7.62x51mm Sniper Rifle with Leopold M3A ranging optics system("mine" had a fixed fiberglass stock)

Boooh-Ah.

m21sniper · 11-16-2006, 07:49 AM

This one is more repossessor appropriate:

Custom built Smith and Wesson M6906/M5903 9mm hybrid.

charleskieffner · 11-17-2006, 01:37 AM

why a 9mm? why not .45? in your line of work?

Joe Bob · Joe Bob's Garage

They don't wanna hurt them TOO much, shoots itty bitty bullets....

m21sniper · 11-17-2006, 08:50 AM

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Originally posted by charleskieffner
why a 9mm? why not .45? in your line of work?

The ammunition i use, Cor-bon 115gr 9mm +P+, has slightly more muzzle energy than most factory 110gr .357 magnum loads do. Compared to the 'legendary' GI 230gr "Hardball" load, the Cor-Bon 9mm ammo has about 35% more muzzle energy.

And it holds 16 shots.

charleskieffner · 11-17-2006, 06:03 PM

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Originally posted by m21sniper
The ammunition i use, Cor-bon 115gr 9mm +P+, has slightly more muzzle energy than most factory 110gr .357 magnum loads do. Compared to the 'legendary' GI 230gr "Hardball" load, the Cor-Bon 9mm ammo has about 35% more muzzle energy.

And it holds 16 shots.

HK VP-70Z.............gotta love em! my back up. springfield micro compact .45 smoooooooooooooothed by NELSON FORD.

RoninLB · 11-17-2006, 07:51 PM

Question.. which pic to blow up to 26" x 20" poster ?

It's a great setting. Now understand that it was Fall camping in Smoky Mountains area couple of weeks ago. Storms were hanging out for days at a time. Even if it’s not raining the clouds are still there. The pic was waited on for best conditions. It was never going to be as good as I wanted I learned after 2 days there. So I was hoping the very low lite cloud skies with thick wet looking air would allow a picture to happen. The forest look was rich and alive.
Before I left I told Steve at Tilbens I’d be in wet clouds and I need the correct film. He sold be asa100 jap film. When I opened the developed pics I was floored with happiness. They were beautiful. Much color was retained from being there. More than I expected.

I took about 4 different shots of the same. I have 26" x 20" posters in my garage of another ride. I think I should blow it up??

Which pic of my choice. One is lightened by HP 3in1 pic program and the other is original as developed by camera shop 35mm developer that inserts a CD copy. What else can I do to it??

Darker or Lighter Pic??????? You decide

I'm also doing a copy of this on the Dragon thread

random pics that I have taken

for those that are interested in my camp...
-------- the river has stocked fish that get pretty big
-- there are many small hike trails with access to more exotic fishing areas close by
--- the river is very clean, afa being fresh off the high mountains
--- a .7mi hike or drive to Joyce Kilmer Memorial forest is accessable 24/7 from my camp.
--- Hiking the opposite way on the dirt road from Joyce Kilmer is desolate and pristine as the road follows the river and has plenty of access, including forestry service bridges and trails. Past the river valley is another section of hill thick forest. The opposite of the river side is hills littered with dense tree forest real close
--- My camp site was way below the dirt road so all you could hear is the river or maybe a loud kid exhaust 4-wheeler
--- The camp sites are not packed tight. Plenty of privacy space from site to site
--- Relatively good wind protection

- I had the greatest campsite around. A few other weekenders like it also I found out. No prob as I always hit a new site on anything but a weekend.

pwd72s · 11-17-2006, 08:54 PM

Ron, I like the lighter one...more detail, yet still shows the mood of the location.

Gordo2 · Gordo2's Garage

Cleaned it up a bit, highlighting etc.

Gordo

RoninLB · 11-17-2006, 09:30 PM

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Originally posted by Gordo2
Cleaned it up a bit, highlighting etc.

thx.. the green looks a little greener but the red leaves up high to the left and right seems lost ?

unclebilly · unclebilly's Garage

I wouldn't blow up either. The Tarped stuff (or is it a tent) in the back ground detracts from the photo. You either need to lighten up the background or crop it down to highlight the car.

And get rid of the date imprint.

RoninLB · 11-18-2006, 06:29 AM

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Originally posted by unclebilly
I wouldn't blow up either. The Tarped stuff (or is it a tent) in the back ground detracts from the photo. You either need to lighten up the background or crop it down to highlight the car.

And get rid of the date imprint.

thx for reply

the pic is more of an event history than a pic of just a car in the forest.

It is a tent under the clear tarp. Weather was either raining or very cloudy. Temperature in mornings was low 20degF. The pic was taken in late day as I felt that was the best conditions so far and the possibility existed of worse in the near future.

thx again

}{arlequin · }{arlequin's Garage

i like the darker one. seems sharper

Steve Carlton · 11-18-2006, 08:10 AM

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Originally posted by RoninLB
Question.. which pic to blow up to 26" x 20" poster ?

The highlights are blown in the lighter one. I'd start with the darker one and lighten the shadows and play with the saturation, etc. If you want, send me the original file off the CD you got and I'll see what I can do, including removing the date stamp. Hopefully, it's high resolution. If not, can you scan it at high resolution? Sending you a PM...

RoninLB · 11-18-2006, 08:29 AM

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Originally posted by Steve Carlton

. If you want, send me the original file off the CD you got and I'll see what I can do, ...

Thx Steve

just sent 1,353kb orig pic from my computer.

I saved orig from CD to my Pictures file on my computer then to you in case it matters? If needed I'll send directly from CD?

Steve Carlton · 11-18-2006, 09:26 AM

The original is only 1422x948 at 72dpi. It won't enlarge well. Since you have a negative, your best results will come from having the negative scanned at high resolution, then the image adjusted as necessary digitally. I've been having trouble getting good prints lately, until I found Montclair Photo. Tell them you're a pro and want Steven to print the enlargement (this is a wink-wink thing). You'll have to mail them the negative. My monitor needs to be calibrated, but to me this looks like what I'd go for. If you want the date in there, I'd suggest removing the red stamp and typing in something nice with Photoshop.

cashflyer · 11-18-2006, 02:05 PM

Redneck in the shop.

RoninLB · 11-18-2006, 04:39 PM

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Originally posted by Steve Carlton

, but to me this looks like what I'd go for.

Yep.. looks much better than the light pic I posted. The upper reds and greens don't look washed out and the pile of leaves in front of the car look much better.

I've been bouncing the different pics on my screen wallpaper.

thx very much.