Hobo Jungle

[amalie]

Ahhhh...that's good coffee, pal, even in a dirty cup. So. Daisy, you never told us how a nice girl like you ended up in a place like that...

[2railjon]

Cooking chili at the hanger today, and I have been volunteered to dice onions and peppers. This is turning ito one hell of a friut salad/garden salad morning!! Cry, Cry.

[2railjon]

Here's a cool screen saver:

[amalie]

Mornin' Dennis - it all digital now...I have a roll of film in my N90s that has gone through four races and numerous car shows since I switched over and it still has only 22 exposures.

The layout I am shooting uses unbalanced flourencent, but it is real soft and high - I'm not sure of the Kelvin number, but I will use the flash heads to key highlights, do long exposures for even out the overall lighting, and then white-balance them either through the computer in the D70 or in Photoshop.

The layout has running water, mains on several levels, some animations, etc. I told Neil I would do 12-15 set-ups so they can pick the images they like. The nice thing is that the owner has all the nice big articulateds, streamlined steam, etc (all Lionel only), so there will be a great variety of equiment to put together for the images. There is also a major collection on display as well.

I am using a 15-30 3.5-4.5 for overall image work, the 18-70 that came on the Nikon, and an 80-200 2.8 EDIF for longer views (the layout is 24' across). Since the collection is displayed around the layout, backdrop balance is not an issue. I'll probably bang out some streaming video with my Coolpix 8400 as well.

BTW, I've also got an big HO layout I am looking at tonight - club job, 80% done - for possible submission to MR. Have you done any HO work; I am figuring I can get by without a full macro lens if I do it, but.....

[amalie]

How did you mount the fluorecent light fixture to the stand?

[Tramp]

If I was a drunk hobo and I staggered into this camp, I'd figure I had really lost it.

[Tramp]

You need to submodify your Z-spam M clamp and rotate your bongo meter a few turns after coordinating the pulse entity. That should do it.

[amalie]

But I thought you WERE a drunk hobo....anyway, you're right, this is way too serious. Who wants a drink...

[amalie]

Alright, boys, if that's howzit gonna be...I'll be drinkin' alone...Ahhhhhh...that's gooood....

[San Diegan]

codifying the xenon flagellation bracket

Tramp, it's getting deep in here. These guys might be good, but I need a pull on a beer.

San

[Tramp]

Sometimes a beer solves a lot of things. Trouble is, if one solves things, and then two solves even more things, you have three. I don't think anyone has ever had more than three, have they?

Where's Berkshire Jon? He's probably stolen that whirly bird and is diving toward every UPS truck west of him. "You got a 3rd Rail Berkshire on that truck?" he megaphones.

Photo lads, I'm delighted you guys talk shop around the fire.

[San Diegan]

It's good that these guys can talk here in the camp.

But it used to be that a hobo could pick up some beer money sign painting and now these two have got everybody's expectations up with flangellators and what not.

Hell, it's the way of things. Nothing to do about it except have another beer.

San

[amalie]

Evenin' boys - I'll have one. Just off the eBay express - transfering picture postcards into Mohawk payments. Is this a great country or what? Who's drinkin,' - I'll buy this round. Stay away from them flangellators and what not - like they say "Safety First"...

[Tramp]

Amalie, tell me about this Mohawk, please.

Just another Labatt 50.

[Daisy]

I'll have a beer. I need one. Got nary a sip last night after scaring everyone off but San.