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[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Yup, no surprise there.



Maybe next, Pods and Mrs Pods can recreate the Lovedrive album cover!

HAHA

I already did with the lovely Mrs. TAC. If you want to see the picture, Tim, look under the panties in the top drawer of her dresser. The right side, toward the back.

[King Postwhore]

Where all adult hide the polaroids. 

[Kwyjibo]

Where all adult hide the polaroids. 

*waiting for some young punks to ask what a polaroid is* 

[Evermind]

Just wanted to say I really like the t-shirt in the first pic. Looks fine to me.

Where all adult hide the polaroids. 

*waiting for some young punks to ask what a polaroid is* 

Huh, I'm 27 and I remember using a polaroid in my childhood. I probably still have some pics in a photo album somewhere.

[Kwyjibo]

Obviously I was joking, but like cassette tapes, walkman, phones with a cord attached and other things, polaroids are objects of the past, that most kids today mostly know by hearsay.

My daughter (12) asked me why you "hang up" a phone when all you do is press a button. 

[Evermind]

You're really making me feel older than I should, man.

Also for phones with a cord attached, dunno how it is in US but we still have these at work. Obviously no work for your daughter yet but still curious if you guys use these in offices.

[King Postwhore]

Oh yeah.  I'm so old I used a rotary phone that was a party line and you only had to dial a 4 digit #.   

[The Walrus]

Polaroids are totally a thing of the past but corded phones are still regularly used for businesses at the very least. I grew up on the cusp of the Internet age, so I'm familiar with corded phones, cassettes, getting photos developed, walkmans, all that stuff. The older I get, those very few years I had between forming a working memory and having access to a computer become more precious in my mind. Hell... I was using a typewriter in kindergarten but 5 years later was typing essays for school and printing them out at home 

[Evermind]

The older I get, those very few years I had between forming a working memory and having access to a computer become more precious in my mind.

I can definitely agree with this.

[Kwyjibo]

You're really making me feel older than I should, man.

Also for phones with a cord attached, dunno how it is in US but we still have these at work. Obviously no work for your daughter yet but still curious if you guys use these in offices.

You're right, too much working from home it seems, so I forgot. We have exact the same phones at work. But it's been years that I saw a corded phone in someones home. Some even haven't regular phones anymore, just their mobiles.

[Hyperplex]

When we bought our house 14 year ago, we bought a wall-mounted corded phone that ran from the phone line's power because my parents were like "you need a phone if the power goes out." That phone is still on the wall, has not been plugged in for over a decade, and remains a relic of a bygone age.

[Evermind]

But it's been years that I saw a corded phone in someones home. Some even haven't regular phones anymore, just their mobiles.

When we bought our house 14 year ago, we bought a wall-mounted corded phone that ran from the phone line's power because my parents were like "you need a phone if the power goes out." That phone is still on the wall, has not been plugged in for over a decade, and remains a relic of a bygone age.

Yeah I'm the same. Was getting advertisement calls on my stationary phone and absolutely nothing else so I threw it away.

My grandparents still own a corded phone so there's that.

[cramx3]

I don't even have a house phone, I see no point these days, but that Cisco phone is like everywhere in work offices.

As for the pics... I guess I'd choose 2 but I have no issues with 1.  I love how you are pretty much doing the exact same pose in both, almost like the outfits are just photoshopped onto the same picture of you.

[Podaar]

As for the pics... I guess I'd choose 2 but I have no issues with 1.  I love how you are pretty much doing the exact same pose in both, almost like the outfits are just photoshopped onto the same picture of you.

The benefits of a tripod, chairs at the correct height, a camera set to a defined exposure and focal range, and remote flash on it's own tripod. Once you get everything set, it's simple to switch out clothes and get consistent results.

[Evermind]

While this is true, I still feel like the tree in the first pic is a bit more blurred compared to the second one.

[Podaar]

While this is true, I still feel like the tree in the first pic is a bit more blurred compared to the second one.

True, but that was deliberate choice in post production. I applied a 12 pixel Gaussian blur to the background to give a bit more depth to the photo.

[Stadler]

While this is true, I still feel like the tree in the first pic is a bit more blurred compared to the second one.

True, but that was deliberate choice in post production. I applied a 12 pixel Gaussian blur to the background to give a bit more depth to the photo.

I pride myself on knowing a lot of things.  I was able to answer a question on the iPod with some detail, from memory.  I was able to respond to a question on Maiden's Maiden Japan in some detail, from memory.   Then I read that, and not only do I not know what a "12 pixel Gaussian blur" is, I've never even HEARD of such a thing!   

Though, Gaussian Blur would be a cool name for an album, or maybe even a band. 

[Podaar]

Photoshop terms aren't for even your advanced geeks.  Apparently. 

[The Walrus]

I am proud to know what a Gaussian blur is. Nerds unite!

I also agree Gaussian Blur is a dope band name.

[Evermind]

I've a fair idea of what it is, but in my opinion, it didn't enhance the first pic.

That being said, I've no clue about photography overall. But hey, you did ask for my opinion so here you go.

[Podaar]

It's all subjective, Ev, and I appreciate your point of view.

My thought at the time was that if the tree was too much in focus it would appear to be sprouting from our heads. Camera lenses tend to flatten 3 dimensional space, and in portraits that can have some comical results. I tried to set the lens depth of field to head this problem off, but when I got it on screen I thought the tree was just a bit too sharp. Because the second photo wasn't going to be used for our xmas cards, I never applied the same filter to the second photo.

I'm actually surprised and impressed that you noticed.

[Stadler]

I've a fair idea of what it is, but in my opinion, it didn't enhance the first pic.

That being said, I've no clue about photography overall. But hey, you did ask for my opinion so here you go.

For some reason that got a belly laugh out loud.   

[JayOctavarium]

Something Something Christmas

[TAC]

Happy New Year DTF!!!



Pic taken in Times Square March 1st, 2020

[DragonAttack]

^
Sadly....Time Square was just as barren on NY Eve.

(we travelled up there months prior in Dec and Jan, and stayed at The Marquis.  Love, and miss that city)

[cramx3]

Happy new years DTF and I also miss those big city nights

[Stadler]

I friggin' LOVE New York City.   I relish those shows; I go in, have a beer at McSorley's, head over to the meetup (if there is one) or to the show itself, then either the post-show meetup (if there is one) or to grab a slice or a sammich for the ride home.   It's like a vacation for me. 

I'm hoping, hoping, hoping, that I can see Transatlantic in the City in 2021.   

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Long time no see, folks

This is me, vibin' this 2021

[TAC]

You look like a guy that now pays other people to take hostages!

[King Postwhore]

Power move post.

[jingle.boy]

You look like a guy that now pays other people to take hostages!

Yup!  Lookin good Lalo.

[IDontNotDoThings]

 

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

I'll make you bois my hostages

 

[Stadler]

You look like a guy that now pays other people to take hostages!

Haha, I was thinking that too; he looks like a villain in one of the mid-period Fast and Furious films!


(And I kid; that's a great picture; you're a handsome man!)

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Yeah, I definitely I am all for the supervillain vibes.

And thanks, man!