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Cheese 2014

Benjamin Grimm Jan 01 2014 05:32 AM

There was no 2013 cheese thread; if you want to see the thread that preceded this one, look to the Cheese 2012 thread that was started in January 2012. I took this photo in 2011 in Jackson, Wyoming.

d'Kong76 Jan 04 2014 11:18 AM Re: Cheese 2014

I didn't take this, but it's very pretty. [fimg=750:o313ohpk]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/010414a.jpg[/fimg:o313ohpk] Peekskill Bay, Hudson River -- Peekskill, NY

themetfairy Jan 04 2014 03:18 PM Re: Cheese 2014

We have a bit of snow out there....

metsmarathon Jan 22 2014 10:27 PM Re: Cheese 2014

best photo ever 20140120_36272 by twenny6point2, on Flickr but i'm hardly objective...

dgwphotography Jan 23 2014 03:46 AM Re: Cheese 2014

metsmarathon wrote: best photo ever 20140120_36272 by twenny6point2, on Flickr but i'm hardly objective... Congratulations! I'm struck by just how much they look like their brother...

MFS62 Jan 23 2014 03:40 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov! (HAD to say it twice) Later

themetfairy Jan 25 2014 12:20 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Is it spring yet? [fimg=450:frvgu6y7]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5501/12138183205_48a6b181e0_b.jpg[/fimg:frvgu6y7]

cooby Jan 25 2014 12:50 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Love the twins! And love the Mr Met!

Mets Guy in Michigan Jan 25 2014 02:04 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Snow here is two gnomes deep. But these twins aren't as cool as Marathon's! CONGRATS!!!!!

themetfairy Jan 25 2014 03:57 PM Re: Cheese 2014

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers Hornsby [fimg=440:336pj2z4]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/12140683256_344dff53c5_b.jpg[/fimg:336pj2z4]

Fman99 Jan 25 2014 06:38 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Fwife, Fgirl and Fmom, all dressed up at the interactive kids' area of our local art museum.

themetfairy Feb 03 2014 09:32 AM Re: Cheese 2014

It's bad out there.... [fimg=450:2f7ma324]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7351/12290455006_016f57a613_b.jpg[/fimg:2f7ma324]

Ceetar Feb 03 2014 12:08 PM Re: Cheese 2014

yesterday was brew day (Baseball Stout)

Ceetar Feb 28 2014 07:05 AM Re: Cheese 2014

cooby Mar 11 2014 06:41 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Ceetar Mar 20 2014 08:04 AM Re: Cheese 2014

[url]http://twistedsifter.com/2014/03/2014-sony-world-photography-awards-winners/

themetfairy Mar 20 2014 09:16 PM Re: Cheese 2014

[fimg=540:26ao20k6]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/13297439354_ae6fec90c8_o.jpg[/fimg:26ao20k6]

dgwphotography Mar 23 2014 04:41 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Yesterday was a fun day - 3 championship games in 2 arenas all in one day. First, Fairfield Prep beat Darien 2-1 in OT to win the CIAC Division I state championship at Yale's Ingalls Rink: Then it was up to Mohegan Sun - first, Lauralton Hall defeated South Windsor for their first-ever Class LL State championship: Then it was Bridgeport Central against Fairfield Prep for the Class LL boys title. Paschal Chukwu ended the first half with a dunk on an in-bounds alley oop to put Prep up by 18: Then Central came storming back, and upset the previously unbeaten Prep, 76-73.

Fman99 Mar 23 2014 07:56 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Those are all tremendous sports photographs. Like, national magazine quality work.

metirish Mar 23 2014 07:59 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Fman99 wrote: Those are all tremendous sports photographs. Like, national magazine quality work. totally agree....and DGW your sports images keep getting better ..........got better glass suited to shooting sports?

dgwphotography Mar 24 2014 01:13 PM Re: Cheese 2014

metirish wrote: Those are all tremendous sports photographs. Like, national magazine quality work. totally agree....and DGW your sports images keep getting better ..........got better glass suited to shooting sports? Thanks guys :-) Nope, no new glass - With the level of emotion in these games, it's hard to not get great shots ;-)

Ashie62 Mar 24 2014 06:53 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Work that deserves a larger audience....

metsmarathon Mar 26 2014 08:51 PM Re: Cheese 2014

jump for joy! minimm is stylin'

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 26 2014 10:25 PM Re: Cheese 2014

This is probably a terrible question but have you ever awoken with a start thinking that you'd confused them a few days ago and might never regain confidence in which is which? To what degree do they differ at this stage? Thanks I'l hang up and listen.

dgwphotography Mar 27 2014 07:27 AM Re: Cheese 2014

metsmarathon wrote: jump for joy! minimm is stylin' That 35 is such a sharp lens on DX...

metsmarathon Mar 27 2014 07:40 AM Re: Cheese 2014

the only way to possibly mix them up is if i'm handed one of them, sleeping, in the dark, in the middle of the night. they're really entirely different. its not a bad question at all, btw. its just that they're that different. it really helps that they're fraternal, of course. i had deep deep worries that i'd get them hopelessly confused if they were identical. the µmms are almost exactly the same size (same length, a few ounces different in weight), have the same noses and eye color, but are otherwise rather dissimilar. they have different hair color, length, and texture, they have different eye shapes, mouths, ears, chins, and foreheads, and slighly differnet skin pigmentation. they also have different voices and [u:30oimc7i]dramatically [/u:30oimc7i]different cries. µmmL can shatter glass. he's loud and high pitched. µmmR has a more mellow, raspy cry. also, and quite significantly, whereas µmmR is perfectly fine without one, µmmL [crossout:30oimc7i]takes a pacifier[/crossout:30oimc7i] desperately needs a pacifier at all times. OE: which is not to say that this past weekend, µmmL didn't end up in µmmR's crib after he was handed to me, sans pacifier, with the intent of getting him to burp and then sleep, in the middle of hte night. it was indeed dark, and i couldn't really see his lack of chin dimple, nor could i apprecieate how much longer and finer his hair was.

themetfairy Apr 01 2014 03:33 PM Re: Cheese 2014

The forsythia are ALMOST in bloom!

metsmarathon Apr 02 2014 07:43 AM Re: Cheese 2014

mets fans.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 02 2014 07:46 AM Re: Cheese 2014

lolololollooll

dgwphotography Apr 02 2014 09:28 AM Re: Cheese 2014

metsmarathon wrote: mets fans. LOL - perfect. Just perfect. (so does this mean you'll be posting three different shots a day?)

metsmarathon Apr 02 2014 10:28 AM Re: Cheese 2014

nope. one a day is trouble enough, especially going on the fourth year. minimm is getting tired of being in front of the camera (though he's pretty good behind it, see below) so he's more than happy to share the spotlight with the µmms. who, by the way, i need to do a better job of splitting time with. so far, µmmr is getting slightly more photo action than µmml. mm & µmmr, by minimm side note: holy fuck do i look old and tired...

themetfairy Apr 02 2014 12:21 PM Re: Cheese 2014

metsmarathon wrote: side note: holy fuck do i look old and tired... Being outnumbered does that to a person....

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 03 2014 10:22 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Extreme kitty kloseup

Frayed Knot Apr 03 2014 05:01 PM Re: Cheese 2014

metsmarathon wrote: the only way to possibly mix them up is if i'm handed one of them, sleeping, in the dark, in the middle of the night. they're really entirely different. its not a bad question at all, btw. its just that they're that different. it really helps that they're fraternal, of course. i had deep deep worries that i'd get them hopelessly confused if they were identical. So how and at what point does one learn of their un-identical-ness? I mean, short of a DNA test (which I assume couldn't/wouldn't be done until after birth), is it just the immediate, eye-ball method of 'nope, don't look enough alike' or is there something in between those two high-tech/low-tech extremes for separating identical vs fraternal?

metsmarathon Apr 04 2014 07:09 AM Re: Cheese 2014

if you look at them and they look different, like two totally different people, then they're not identical. if you look at them and see clear genetic differences that are not simpply hte result of different growth rate, or just slight differences in gene expression in utero, or like a birthmark or some such, like clear structural differences, then they're not identical. if one of htem has mom's ears, and the other had dad's ears, then they're not identical. each egg and sperm cell is different. when an egg and a sperm cell meet, that is a unique combination. in identical twins, that fertilized egg splits early on as it starts dividing rapidly, leaving two of the exactly same combination of genes. in fraternal twins, there are two egg-sperm pairings, each unique and different from each other. now, swap out µmmL for minimm, and we'd be a little less certain that they're not identical. i mean, there are definitely slight differences between µmmR and minimm at the same age, but goddamn, its like he got his own mini me. OE: but i realize i missed your real question. yeah, i htink if you cannot find the differences, then the only real option is genetic testing. but im not sure. never looked into it. OFE: also, in utero, they can tell if the twins are definitely identical, or maybe fraternal. if htey share a placenta and/or a amniotic sac, then they are defnitely identical. if htey have their own amniotic sacs and their own placentas, then they could be either fraternal or identical. there is no way for fraternal twins to share an amniotic sac or a placenta. if a fertilized egg splits super-early into identical twins, the babies may get their own sacs and placentas. if the split happens later, once they're already in the uterus, then they are likely to share. (sharing is riskier, btw) since identical twins are 10x less likely than fraternal twins, if there are two amniotic sacs, its much more likely that the twins are fraternal.

Frayed Knot Apr 04 2014 07:39 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Yeah I understand the difference between identical and fraternal. I was just curious, since there are several ways to know prior to birth that twins are on the way, whether there was also a pre-birth way of knowing which type were impending, or if the whole thing remains a surprise until the tried and true post-birth eyeball test. The Lopez twins who play in the NBA (I think one is or was on the Nets) are easy to tell apart because they wear their hair very differently, but I think it might be tougher otherwise (I dont watch enough basketball or see them side by side to know). But I heard them say a while back (maybe while still in college) that they weren't sure if they were identical or fraternal, something that struck me as quite odd since fraternal twins or no more likely to look alike than other siblings except for the obvious same age thing.

themetfairy Apr 09 2014 02:36 PM Re: Cheese 2014

The forsythia are FINALLY blooming!

dgwphotography Apr 09 2014 03:36 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Yeah... That's the spot...

cooby Apr 09 2014 04:09 PM Re: Cheese 2014

themetfairy wrote: The forsythia are FINALLY blooming! Hooray! I can't wait for mine!

themetfairy Apr 09 2014 04:23 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Last year I got photos of the forsythia in bloom in early March. A full month earlier than this year!

themetfairy Apr 12 2014 02:12 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Last night we were driving north on the NJ Turnpike when we blew a tire. And by blew, I mean that the rubber just flew off the car. Fortunately D-Dad is a very good driver and was able to get us over to the shoulder, and he and MK were able to put on the spare. It's time for a new set of tires....

Ceetar Apr 12 2014 03:05 PM Re: Cheese 2014

wow, shredded. crazy.

Ceetar Apr 12 2014 03:06 PM Re: Cheese 2014 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 13 2014 06:06 AM

upgraded my phone, so playing around with it: [fimg=600:1ipg3032]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oYakhf2V2KQ/U0k3lfOy83I/AAAAAAAA_RA/DvPVQrAAUfg/w1598-h899-no/20140412_085436.jpg[/fimg:1ipg3032] [fimg=600:1ipg3032]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DluUnQ4wXsE/U0mqPqIx8oI/AAAAAAAA_aQ/z9-CNA2fL2s/w1598-h899-no/20140412_170207.jpg[/fimg:1ipg3032] [fimg=600:1ipg3032]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rwNDRaq-FYc/U0l0V502kZI/AAAAAAAA_SA/V9fybSEDX-M/w1598-h899-no/20140412_131352.jpg[/fimg:1ipg3032] [fimg=600:1ipg3032]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5gIMKgfrSac/U0mKfg2CVOI/AAAAAAAA_TQ/AS-qTuFDYUk/w935-h905-no/20140412_143624-1.jpg[/fimg:1ipg3032]

themetfairy Apr 12 2014 03:35 PM Re: Cheese 2014 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 13 2014 08:10 AM

Nice shots Ceetar :)

d'Kong76 Apr 12 2014 05:43 PM Re: Cheese 2014

themetfairy wrote: Now that's a flat. Glad everyone is ok.

themetfairy Apr 12 2014 08:09 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Thanks Kase. BTW, on our way to Staten Island this morning D-Dad and I passed the rest of the tire on the side of the Turnpike, which was a very freaky site (no picture, unfortunately. It was early in the morning and I wasn't thinking quickly enough to try to snap a photo of it).

Ceetar Apr 13 2014 06:02 AM Re: Cheese 2014

themetfairy wrote: Thanks Kase. BTW, on our way to Staten Island this morning D-Dad and I passed the rest of the tire on the side of the Turnpike, which was a very freaky site (no picture, unfortunately. It was early in the morning and I wasn't thinking quickly enough to try to snap a photo of it). how long do you think it sits there for? Does anyone actually clean these things up?

themetfairy Apr 13 2014 08:10 AM Re: Cheese 2014

I have no idea it takes for road crews to clean these things. All I knew was that we weren't pulling over to the side of the Turnpike on two consecutive days....

dgwphotography Apr 14 2014 11:35 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Let the sun shine in...

SteveJRogers Apr 21 2014 04:29 PM Re: Cheese 2014

It's going to be a while to get used to this at Citi:

themetfairy Apr 22 2014 08:36 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Seeing the inside of the New York State Pavilion from the 1964 World's Fair was a fascinating experience - well worth the wait!

dgwphotography Apr 25 2014 09:16 PM Re: Cheese 2014

A nose for sunlight by dgwphotography, on Flickr

Benjamin Grimm Apr 26 2014 04:32 AM Re: Cheese 2014

themetfairy wrote: Seeing the inside of the New York State Pavilion from the 1964 World's Fair was a fascinating experience - well worth the wait! I was there two days before you; spent a little time on Easter morning wandering the fairgrounds. (We slept over in a LaGuardia hotel after the Mets game.) I took a "tribute" picture similar to your famous shot from the bottom of the Unisphere.

themetfairy Apr 26 2014 06:30 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Nice BG - isn't that a beautiful view?

Ceetar Apr 26 2014 04:06 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Ceetar Apr 28 2014 11:48 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Not mine (my wedding photographer posted it to Facebook), just thought it was cool.

Ceetar Apr 28 2014 12:20 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Showed it to a friend who's taken some photography courses and he nit-picked it to death. (It's probably a tough shot to compose regardless) He suggested the subject being so small, and the first thing you see left to right leaves you with a lot of just blur. I quickie-edited it so the subject is at the right of the photo and is more central. Couldn't fix the horizon line to make it level w/ paint, but I think that'd help too. -This has been destroying a happy couple's timeless wedding photo with Ceetar. Join us next week where we'll mock their color scheme!

dgwphotography Apr 28 2014 12:53 PM Re: Cheese 2014

It drives me crazy when simple static shots don't have a level horizon - it's a basic thing. Sometimes, like in this shot, a level horizon line isn't critical here. I do agree that the original shot was too busy, and your crop makes it much better. The fact that the red seats stand out, and lead the eye in a curve to the subject helps, too.

Ceetar Apr 28 2014 01:10 PM Re: Cheese 2014

I imagine this shot had a higher degree of difficulty as well, presuming she was on the chair in front of them. This was also simply the photographer's favorite shot, so who knows what the other ones looked like. Of course, she's a very "anti-level" type photographer.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 28 2014 01:11 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Yeah but isn't the color a little too bullshitted up? I'm no art critic but I've noticed a lot of shooters really amping the heat of colors now that its relatively easier to do.

metsmarathon Apr 28 2014 02:02 PM Re: Cheese 2014

two things i'm totally done with: most HDR, and fake tilt-shift. i'm still okay with fake tilt-shift in instagram, however. but when its done poorly in photoshop, it's dumb as rocks and twice as offensive. i will confess that, at times, i tilt my camera like a total n00b. i can't remember the last time i did post-processing more than retouching some awful redeye. maybe a few years ago when i had hte white balance terribly out of whack...?

Benjamin Grimm Apr 28 2014 02:10 PM Re: Cheese 2014

What is "fake tilt shift"? I assume it's something more than rotating the image so that the horizon is properly horizontal?

batmagadanleadoff Apr 28 2014 02:38 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Criminals on the mid-60's Batman TV show were often shot at an angle or slant. Because they were crooked. [fimg=433:7xjldow6]http://morganrlewis.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/batman1966_pdvd_205.jpg?w=584&h=316[/fimg:7xjldow6] [fimg=333:7xjldow6]http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/TannerMonroe/Batman%20TV%20Series/Batman%201966-1968%20TV%20series%20photos%20by%20character/The%20Riddler%20and%20Gang%20Batman%20TV%20series%201966-1968/The%20Riddler%20without%20his%20mask%20Batman%20TV%201966/BatTV-SC-S1E01-Riddler-Unmasked-52.jpg[/fimg:7xjldow6]

dgwphotography Apr 28 2014 04:37 PM Re: Cheese 2014

I imagine this shot had a higher degree of difficulty as well, presuming she was on the chair in front of them. This was also simply the photographer's favorite shot, so who knows what the other ones looked like. Of course, she's a very "anti-level" type photographer. It's one thing where the camera is tilted purposely for composition. I've done the tilt for effect, too. Here, I purposely put Dave Ragsdale's bow vertical: Dave Ragsdale of Kansas by dgwphotography, on Flickr

dgwphotography Apr 28 2014 04:42 PM Re: Cheese 2014

What is "fake tilt shift"? I assume it's something more than rotating the image so that the horizon is properly horizontal? Tilt-shift is the act of tilting the lens from the plane of the image in the camera. This allows for selective focus, and generally makes an actual scene look like a model: (not mine) A tilt-shift lens: (again, not mine) Fake tilt shift just renders the out of focus effect through software like photoshop.

metsmarathon Apr 29 2014 07:55 AM Re: Cheese 2014

my big issue with fake tilt-shift is that it's frequently done poorly. and by that, i mean that things that are clearly not on the same focal plane, but are in the same line, are in focus, and the rest of the frame is blurry. like this. everything is blurry above the line, and blurry below the line. regardless of where hte actual focal plane should be. if the horizontal region bisecting the middle of the picture, where all the people are, is truly on the focal plane, then theres no way the top of hte tower would also be in focus, perfectly coincident with that line, and the top of the church should also be out of focus where it meets that region. unless everything i understand about optics is wrong. fake tilt shift is obvious when the region of focus makes no sense with the topography of the scene, and especially when it makes no effort to make sense with the topography of hte scene. putting a spot of focus in the middle of a scene isn't quite as offensive to me, but the lazy fake tilt-shift line kills me. i'm not always a photography snob, but when i am, it's because of technology-aided laziness.

Ceetar Apr 29 2014 08:31 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Not sure I'm following exactly (though I can clearly spot the stupid focus line there) Is what you're saying that if the focus was truly that street there, in a real image the tower would be out of focus cause it's really a lot closer? But because it was down sloppily in post-processing (i.e. without cutting out the tower to a separate layer to keep it unfocused) the actual 2D image thinks the tower is part of the street and keeps it clear? Should the boats off on the right be blurred too?

metsmarathon Apr 29 2014 11:44 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Ceetar wrote: Is what you're saying that if the focus was truly that street there, in a real image the tower would be out of focus cause it's really a lot closer? yup! But because it was down sloppily in post-processing (i.e. without cutting out the tower to a separate layer to keep it unfocused) the actual 2D image thinks the tower is part of the street and keeps it clear? yup! Should the boats off on the right be blurred too? i think so. i should caveat that i don't have any actual experience with actual tilt-shift (i'd love to get one of them type lenses...), and am going mostly on my understanding of hte world around me. but the boats at right are probably good. the roof of hte white building on the right, not so much.

themetfairy May 06 2014 03:19 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Grounds for Sculpture lets you get some unique perspectives on the art pieces -

dgwphotography May 07 2014 12:54 PM Re: Cheese 2014

I just love watching my youngest dance... Dreams... by dgwphotography, on Flickr

dgwphotography May 10 2014 01:35 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Today on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom... We've had doves make a nest out of hanging planters, but this is a new first. A robin built a nest under the roof of our patio, and the babies just hatched

themetfairy May 17 2014 03:20 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Leslie Nielson had nothing on MK in the umpiring department -

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 17 2014 09:40 PM Re: Cheese 2014

dgwphotography wrote: Today on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom... We've had doves make a nest out of hanging planters, but this is a new first. A robin built a nest under the roof of our patio, and the babies just hatched wow

themetfairy Jun 06 2014 09:55 AM Re: Cheese 2014

I enjoy getting this kind of a view of details that I can't see with the naked eye.

Ceetar Jun 06 2014 09:58 AM Re: Cheese 2014

not quite the same quality, but still macro bug.

themetfairy Jun 06 2014 10:10 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Cute!

metsmarathon Jun 06 2014 11:21 AM Re: Cheese 2014

i need to ask santa for a macro lens...

Ceetar Jun 06 2014 11:31 AM Re: Cheese 2014

metsmarathon wrote: i need to ask santa for a macro lens... DSLR (and macro lens) is on my list. It just never makes it near the top. *grumble grumble lawnmower, gutters, daycare..*

themetfairy Jun 06 2014 11:40 AM Re: Cheese 2014

I love shooting macro. It's intriguing. Ceetar - I'd be happy to talk cameras if/when the time comes that you want to take the plunge.

themetfairy Jun 06 2014 12:54 PM Re: Cheese 2014 Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Jun 06 2014 01:11 PM

Meanwhile.... About a year ago I received a request from a Russian company - they wanted to use three of my photos of Bermuda on refrigerator magnets. I granted them permission along with a request of my own - that they send me the magnets when they were produced. Look what arrived in today's mail. It is a kick for me to see images that I took of my favorite place in the world commercially produced and hanging on my refrigerator.

Ceetar Jun 06 2014 01:02 PM Re: Cheese 2014

themetfairy wrote: Meanwhile.... About a year ago I received a request from a Russian company - they wanted to use three of my photos of Bermuda on refrigerator magnets. I granted them permission along with a request of my own - that they send me the magnets when they were produced. Look what arrived in today's mail. It is a kick for me to see images of my favorite place in the world commercially produced and hanging on my refrigerator. nifty!

metsmarathon Jun 12 2014 11:03 AM Re: Cheese 2014

µmml loves his bother, µmmr. his hands are, apparently, tastier.

themetfairy Jun 12 2014 12:53 PM Re: Cheese 2014

I am so in love with this shot - it's fantastic how their hands are intertwined!

Frayed Knot Jun 13 2014 08:38 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Y'know, some of youse photog people should be concocting some stuff involving Mets gear/apparel and sending it in to the nightly photo of the day (or whatever they're calling it) that the Mets (and every other team I've seen this year too) are doing. I suspect the judges might be particularly favorable towards pics involving red-headed twins.

metsmarathon Jul 20 2014 10:36 PM Re: Cheese 2014

i'm entering two photos in the new jersey state fair, both shot in my backyard about two years ago. an angsty portrait of minimm, and the last red leaf in a dogwood tree against an impossibly blue sky. i've no concept at all of how well i'll do, but i'm giddy with anticipation of seeing them presented in, like, public. these are the two photos, though the entries are cropped to 8x10

themetfairy Jul 21 2014 06:46 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Nice shots! It's a cool feeling seeing one's work on display mm - enjoy and best of luck.

Ashie62 Jul 22 2014 08:11 PM Re: Cheese 2014

metsmarathon wrote: i'm entering two photos in the new jersey state fair, both shot in my backyard about two years ago. an angsty portrait of minimm, and the last red leaf in a dogwood tree against an impossibly blue sky. i've no concept at all of how well i'll do, but i'm giddy with anticipation of seeing them presented in, like, public. these are the two photos, though the entries are cropped to 8x10 Is that in Sussex?

metsmarathon Jul 23 2014 12:51 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Yup. It starts august 1 at the Sussex county fairgrounds. www.njstatefair.org

Ashie62 Jul 23 2014 06:50 PM Re: Cheese 2014

I go most years...

metsmarathon Jul 24 2014 01:50 PM Re: Cheese 2014

cool. i'm looking forward to it this year. minimm is going to have a blast. i think he'll get a kick out of seeing the photo of him in there. i realized, like, right after the entry deadline had passed, that i should have entered him into the fair as well, as he's eligible in the 3-5y/o student category. last year, he took the best photo of me i've had taken in a while: luckily, he'll still be eligible next year for the same category. maybe he'll have some more shots in his portfolio to choose from, too. as the guy most frequently behind hte lens, i don't get many good photos of me.

Mets Guy in Michigan Jul 24 2014 02:47 PM Re: Cheese 2014

cool. i'm looking forward to it this year. minimm is going to have a blast. i think he'll get a kick out of seeing the photo of him in there. i realized, like, right after the entry deadline had passed, that i should have entered him into the fair as well, as he's eligible in the 3-5y/o student category. last year, he took the best photo of me i've had taken in a while: luckily, he'll still be eligible next year for the same category. maybe he'll have some more shots in his portfolio to choose from, too. as the guy most frequently behind hte lens, i don't get many good photos of me. love it! My late father-in-law was notoriously camera shy. Absolutely hated it. But on my son's second birthday he picked up a box camera and snapped away -- including the best photo of Grandpa ever taken. Relaxed, natural smile... we love it.

themetfairy Jul 24 2014 03:47 PM Re: Cheese 2014

The kid has a good eye!

dgwphotography Jul 25 2014 09:10 AM Re: Cheese 2014

metsmarathon wrote: i'm entering two photos in the new jersey state fair, both shot in my backyard about two years ago. an angsty portrait of minimm, and the last red leaf in a dogwood tree against an impossibly blue sky. i've no concept at all of how well i'll do, but i'm giddy with anticipation of seeing them presented in, like, public. these are the two photos, though the entries are cropped to 8x10 Congratulations! That's great stuff. I've always admired your eye.

dgwphotography Jul 25 2014 09:12 AM Re: Cheese 2014

cool. i'm looking forward to it this year. minimm is going to have a blast. i think he'll get a kick out of seeing the photo of him in there. i realized, like, right after the entry deadline had passed, that i should have entered him into the fair as well, as he's eligible in the 3-5y/o student category. last year, he took the best photo of me i've had taken in a while: luckily, he'll still be eligible next year for the same category. maybe he'll have some more shots in his portfolio to choose from, too. as the guy most frequently behind hte lens, i don't get many good photos of me. This is really cool.

dgwphotography Jul 25 2014 09:31 AM Re: Cheese 2014

I love the days when my youngest is "bored", and wants to go out somewhere shooting with me. Fortunately, we have quite a few places in our hometown that are quite picturesque, and an easy way to burn off a few hours. Earlier this week, she wanted to go down to the Audubon Coastal Center, which has some great birding views along some marsh land, and also along the coast, as it sits near the mouth of the Housatonic River. When it comes to birds, we don't even have to leave the back yard. Another robin is using the nest that was built this spring, and 3 more babies hatched yesterday morning

metsmarathon Jul 25 2014 12:16 PM Re: Cheese 2014

my baby critter picture isn't as good as that one. i was really hoping that the autofocus would pick the right spots as i held the camera low as i crept up on the bunny i was trying to save. the backstory, as reposted from facebook... so i was out picking up pizza for dinner tonight. and as i'm driving out of the parking lot of the pizza place, i see something in the parking lot, right by the entrance from the roadway. at first i thought it was a lost brown leather work glove, or something similarly inanimate, that had just fallen there. i creep slowly by in my car, and see what it really is. a baby bunny. and, actually, there were two of them. so little. so very little. they were not moving, just sitting there, happily and obliviously. right almost exactly where any car pulling into the parking lot would place their tires. so i backed up back into the lot, and parked my car. and of course, as i'm doing this, suddenly the lot gets busy. five cars either pull in or pull out, and i'm fearing the worst, but they all seem to notice the two baby bunnies, who are still not getting out of the way of the cars. all cars happily avoid smushing the bunnies. shouldn't the baby bunnies' mommy bunny have told them of the dangers of automobiles by now? anyways... i go over to the bunnies, hoping to shoo them away up onto the curb and into the shrubbery from whence they surely came. baby bunny #1 notices me, and high-tails it for home. whew! baby bunny #2 is a little farther away. he sees me and gets scared. he backs away and starts hopping away, towards the road - a bad idea - but stops and turns around. does a little back and forth running along the curb, then tries to hop up the curb - almost makes it, but not quite. finally, he gets to a break in the curb near his home shrubbery, and hides in the bushes. safe, at last. my work, done. i hop in the car and drive away. as i leave the parking lot, mommy bunny is sitting there, right by the break in the curb where the baby bunnies came back in. better late than never, i suppose. this was the little guy who tried to hop up the curb. awww... unfortunately, my focus was on the curb, and not on the bunny. but the bunny was safe, so, priorities, i guess...

Fman99 Jul 25 2014 08:40 PM Re: Cheese 2014

dgwphotography wrote: I love the days when my youngest is "bored", and wants to go out somewhere shooting with me. Fortunately, we have quite a few places in our hometown that are quite picturesque, and an easy way to burn off a few hours. Earlier this week, she wanted to go down to the Audubon Coastal Center, which has some great birding views along some marsh land, and also along the coast, as it sits near the mouth of the Housatonic River. When it comes to birds, we don't even have to leave the back yard. Another robin is using the nest that was built this spring, and 3 more babies hatched yesterday morning Amazin' photos as always, DGW.

metsmarathon Jul 25 2014 10:16 PM Re: Cheese 2014

dgwphotography Jul 26 2014 10:28 AM Re: Cheese 2014

metsmarathon wrote: I really like this one - I like how the stem leads up from the corner to the flower.

metsmarathon Jul 26 2014 12:52 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Yeah, I had a really hard time choosing between the two of them. I feel like the closer shot feels less solitary, and more happy. Just a slight hint of a different vibe.

Fman99 Jul 26 2014 07:56 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Got a few nice snaps of the sunrise this morning while on my long run in the park.

dgwphotography Jul 27 2014 06:43 AM Re: Cheese 2014

So, I always say to myself, "Self, you should bring your camera when you walk Max." I was walking Max along one of the back roads at Silver Sands when he picked up a scent and starting getting a little animated. He focused on this one spot, let out a little howl, and a deer popped its head up. We actually just stood there staring at each other for a minute or two, and then a guy rode by on a bike, and the deer darted off... Since I don't listen to that inner voice, please excuse the cellphone pic

d'Kong76 Jul 27 2014 09:42 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Max meets Bambi!

themetfairy Jul 27 2014 08:36 PM Re: Cheese 2014

I was taking some photos of a spider web this afternoon when the mistress of the home came over to check me out -

Edgy MD Jul 30 2014 06:16 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Benjamin Grimm wrote: themetfairy wrote: Seeing the inside of the New York State Pavilion from the 1964 World's Fair was a fascinating experience - well worth the wait! I was there two days before you; spent a little time on Easter morning wandering the fairgrounds. (We slept over in a LaGuardia hotel after the Mets game.) I took a "tribute" picture similar to your famous shot from the bottom of the Unisphere. Mets donating a piece of Friday's ticket sales to a fund to save the NYS Pavilion.

themetfairy Jul 30 2014 06:38 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Mets donating a piece of Friday's ticket sales to a fund to save the NYS Pavilion. Very cool, and appropriate.

Frayed Knot Jul 30 2014 06:50 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Edgy MD wrote: Mets donating a piece of Friday's ticket sales to a fund to save the NYS Pavilion. Obviously this is part of Jeff Wilpon's overall commitment to preserving 1960's-era buildings in the Flushing Meadows area ... oh wait!

dgwphotography Jul 30 2014 01:35 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Edgy MD wrote: Mets donating a piece of Friday's ticket sales to a fund to save the NYS Pavilion. I bet this has more to do with any building plans the Wilponzis have in the area than any supposed altruistic effort.

Edgy MD Jul 30 2014 01:40 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Goes both ways, I suppose. Improving your neighborhood has always come with a self-interest. I myself wanted the Mets to acquire the Unisphere to incorporate into the design of their new stadium. I still do!

dgwphotography Jul 31 2014 11:38 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Edgy MD wrote: Goes both ways, I suppose. Improving your neighborhood has always come with a self-interest. This has more to do with greasing palms than any neighborhood improvement

Ceetar Aug 01 2014 04:17 PM Re: Cheese 2014

TILT SHIFT

themetfairy Aug 20 2014 09:50 AM Re: Cheese 2014

The Trenton Thunder has a bat dog that returns bats to the dugout during the bottom of the first inning. Their original bat dog, Chase, passed away last year, but his son Derby has taken over the job. Last night, after he was done retrieving bats, Derby was in the stands for a little while. The kids really love him, and I love the look on the face of this young Mets fan who was so happy to pet Derby last night.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 20 2014 09:52 AM Re: Cheese 2014

I hope that Arm and Hammer is providing that dog with lots of free baking soda.

themetfairy Aug 20 2014 10:20 AM Re: Cheese 2014

You want to know what's hysterical? After the game they gave out Oxi Clean laundry detergent. Not your typical one load sample, but 116 oz. bottles! The boys now have enough detergent to get through their fall semesters and then some!

dgwphotography Aug 20 2014 10:55 AM Re: Cheese 2014

This thread is going to the dogs...

themetfairy Aug 20 2014 11:01 AM Re: Cheese 2014

themetfairy wrote: You want to know what's hysterical? After the game they gave out Oxi Clean laundry detergent. Not your typical one load sample, but 116 oz. bottles! The boys now have enough detergent to get through their fall semesters and then some! Before the game they gave out the sun visors. After the game the detergent. Better than the other way around....

dgwphotography Oct 21 2014 11:08 AM Re: Cheese 2014

So, how did you spend your weekend? I spent all day Saturday hanging over the roof of a 22-story building in downtown Stamford photographing brave people who repelled down the side of said building to raise money and awareness for people battling addiction. More on this great organization can be found here: www.shatterproof.org/.

themetfairy Oct 21 2014 03:01 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Well, I wasn't hanging off of any buildings. But I did have a chance to shoot the Columbia University Marching Band in action during the football game against UPenn at Franklin Field on Saturday. Seeing my son in action with the band is always a lot of fun - And while not the most artistic shot, I did catch the rare sight of a Columbia touchdown reception -

dgwphotography Oct 27 2014 11:56 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Stratford won its fifth game in a row Friday night, defeating Notre Dame of Fairfield 41-22. The Red Devils have won those five in a row by an average of 20 points. 1) Gueber Docteur ran for 142 yards and two short touchdowns 2) Docteur, whose No. 5 jersey ripped early in the second quarter to turn him into No. 14, also threw for 166 yards, including two touchdown passes. 3) 4) 5) 6) Even more photos are on my album on Flickr.

themetfairy Nov 02 2014 11:21 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Are You Looking At Me? One of the cool things about the Grounds for Sculpture is that peacocks randomly stroll around the place.

Fman99 Nov 02 2014 06:59 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Sunset along Onondaga Lake in Syracuse. Prettied up by Instagram. Some foliage taken this week in the village in which I live, just northwest of Syracuse.

themetfairy Nov 03 2014 08:35 PM Re: Cheese 2014

In another week or so things will be barren around here, but right now the foliage is gorgeous.

dgwphotography Nov 08 2014 10:54 AM Re: Cheese 2014

As my youngest starts her 14th year of dance, I wonder where the time has gone...

d'Kong76 Nov 08 2014 06:03 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Probably not cheese worthy, but my dog drags me to beautiful off-trail spots sometimes... [fimg=850:3nf0vbu0]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/110814a.jpg[/fimg:3nf0vbu0]

Ceetar Nov 09 2014 06:48 AM Re: Cheese 2014

d'Kong76 wrote: Probably not cheese worthy, but my dog drags me to beautiful off-trail spots sometimes... [fimg=850]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/110814a.jpg[/fimg] and then pees all over them? ;-) looks peaceful.

dgwphotography Nov 10 2014 07:14 AM Re: Cheese 2014

d'Kong76 wrote: Probably not cheese worthy, but my dog drags me to beautiful off-trail spots sometimes... [fimg=850]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/110814a.jpg[/fimg] My dog has the same habit. It's a beautiful thing...

Edgy MD Nov 10 2014 07:18 AM Re: Cheese 2014

My dog has introduced me to high-quality medical centers.

d'Kong76 Nov 15 2014 02:30 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Days are getting shorter and shorter... [fimg=850:1ycvwmcc]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/111514a.jpg[/fimg:1ycvwmcc]

Zvon Nov 15 2014 04:11 PM Re: Cheese 2014

d'Kong76 wrote: Probably not cheese worthy, but my dog drags me to beautiful off-trail spots sometimes... [fimg=850]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/110814a.jpg[/fimg] d'Kong76 wrote: Days are getting shorter and shorter... [fimg=850]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/111514a.jpg[/fimg] Both of those shots would make for a great 1500 piece jigsaw puzzle. No joke. Especially the first.

themetfairy Nov 18 2014 12:51 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Talk about your Angry Birds....

themetfairy Nov 19 2014 09:35 AM Re: Cheese 2014

These birds aren't quite as angry, but they are arguing over a piece of food -

Ceetar Nov 19 2014 09:39 AM Re: Cheese 2014

love the bird shots. BIRDS!

themetfairy Nov 19 2014 09:47 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Thanks :)

cooby Nov 19 2014 01:42 PM Re: Cheese 2014

themetfairy wrote: These birds aren't quite as angry, but they are arguing over a piece of food - They really do look like they are talking!

themetfairy Nov 19 2014 03:41 PM Re: Cheese 2014

It really was quite the animated conversation!

dgwphotography Dec 14 2014 08:18 AM Re: Cheese 2014

Had a ball yesterday shooting two state high school football finals - one of which endedin overtime, and the other only had the winning team score the winning touchdown with 30 seconds left... In the first game, Ansonia's Tyler Bailey makes a diving catch during their state finals match up against Valley Old Lyme.

d'Kong76 Dec 20 2014 02:22 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Found this buried in the loft of my garage today. I kinda knew it was there from when we looked at the place but forgot about it. It's tiny, I can fit my boot under it!

themetfairy Dec 20 2014 02:48 PM Re: Cheese 2014

Wow - that's a true antique!

d'Kong76 Dec 20 2014 03:27 PM Re: Cheese 2014

The Little Rascals had more modern desks!

Zvon Dec 20 2014 05:20 PM Re: Cheese 2014

dgwphotography wrote: Had a ball yesterday shooting two state high school football finals - one of which endedin overtime, and the other only had the winning team score the winning touchdown with 30 seconds left... In the first game, Ansonia's Tyler Bailey makes a diving catch during their state finals match up against Valley Old Lyme. Wow, what a shot DGW. Amazin'.

metsmarathon Dec 23 2014 12:57 PM Re: Cheese 2014

i've started in on my 5th year of a photo a day. this is not an easy project - i've too often found myself rummaging around hte house at damned near midnight trying to find something, anything novel to take a picture of - but hopefully there haven't been too many stinkers along the way. it's been a nice way of chronicling the years, and keeps my camera (very) busy. and it makes gift-giving for the grandparents fairly easy, too.

themetfairy Dec 23 2014 01:05 PM Re: Cheese 2014

It's been nice seeing the chronicle of your boys' lives :)