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NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2012 18:32

Dancefloor Invasion!

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

Whoa! Are you getting invited to Royal shindigs these days then?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2012 20:38

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Dec 17, 2012 17:10

Heh, that's what my friend Al said when she cracked wise about the photo.

A more sober image...

Union Youth

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By the way, I'm going to be making a book of these civil war pics in't New Year via Blurb, so if any beexers are interested I'll be selling. I'll set up a thread cynically hawking my wares when its time.

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Dec 17, 2012 20:22

Great shot! Even if it is of a Bucktail...

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Dec 17, 2012 21:56

Ta mate. Here's something completely different:

Sleeping homeless man. I'm still not sure if I should post this, as I did not ask permission. It could be considered exploitative, but there was something strangely classical - even fairytale - about the scene as I walked past that tempted me to take it, even though the subject was completely unromantic and bleak. Still, I feel troubled over it. What do you think?

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Malc74 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 17, 2012 22:07

Mmm. It all comes down to personal perspective, doesn't it? Would you like someone to take your photo without your permission and then post it online? For me, the answer would probably be "no", so I don't think I'd do it to someone else.

I'm incredibly wimpish about taking people pictures, though.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2012 18:44

After social realism, back to usual safe programming for me:

Cowboy Escort

"Let's go to work..."

Big version here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nervouspet ... /lightbox/ (worth it)

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:07

NervousPete wrote:

Sleeping homeless man.

I initially thought it was a re-enactment guy caught on a break.

Nice photo and the subject matter / privacy thing is interesting, personally I think it's fair game if you're in a public place.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:07

The time travelling phone booth from San Dimas adventure continues:

Tent of the Rising Sun

metalangel · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:54

This struck me today... it's one of the oldest buildings in the area (Bay and Dundas) and the roof is covered in cellular masts. Huge condos are being built directly north and south of it, and in every other direction are high rise office buildings.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:45

Cool building. Let's hope they have a visitation by little floating sentient flying saucers that can help protect it against the hired goons sent by Mr Evil Property Developer.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Zardoz wrote:

Nice photo and the subject matter / privacy thing is interesting, personally I think it's fair game if you're in a public place.

I agree & fair like the photie. However that wee clearing is technically that guy's home for now

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2012 17:31

Yeah but he didn't buy it so fuck him.

Merry Christmas.

metalangel · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2012 17:45

NervousPete wrote:

Cool building. Let's hope they have a visitation by little floating sentient flying saucers that can help protect it against the hired goons sent by Mr Evil Property Developer.

The main occupant (TBBS) has been going since 1937 so I think they might be okay. I have just spent almost an hour searching and I cannot find any historical photographs of the building! I have a great photo of the streetcar tracks being rebuilt in 1923, but the photographer was standing next to the cussed building looking the exact opposite way!

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2012 14:42

Can't help but think I should have saved the Terrifying Santa photo for Christmas. Oh well.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 21:59

Just some place.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

Love the kitchen one, Pete.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:58

Shaggy

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metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:30

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NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 0:38

I had a most excellent drunken New Year's night in a cottage near Abergavenny, in the hills. Lovely, it was. Took this in the attic bedroom upon waking...

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

Untitled by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 22:19

That pic freaks me out, DavPaz. It's like Day of the Rasta-Triffids or something.

Kieran, NY Day. Tea combats hangover.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

Ooh, Pete, I have something for you...

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

My Pylon by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

nickachu · **Posted:** Mon Jan 07, 2013 13:40

My Christmas day morning

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NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Jan 07, 2013 20:26

Aw, shit! DavPaz! That Pylon's gonna stomp on that house! Get out of there, man! GET OUT!

A pylon free photograph:

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markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

That's just lovely, Pete. The overexposure is so well balanced by all the other tones in the frame. Textbook, but not in a boring way.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:33

Cheers dude.

Wood St. & Forbes, Pittsburgh

The building on the left no longer exists. Silly America. Also, this took the most sweat & tears I've ever expended on correcting perspective distortion. It was like wrestling an alligator. Every time I tried to compensate one way it through another out of whack. Still, worth it.

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markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

A few from Sunday morning, Windermere shore:

Took your suggestion on the fishing boat one, Pete. I wish I'd had a faster shutter speed for the first swan picture, at least fast enough to keep its head a bit less blurred. Those swans were the friendliest I've ever seen, they were just coming right up to us all the time but with none of the narky 'tude that those creatures normally seem to have.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:58

It's a shame about the swans head but a lovely shot all the same. Great set of photos.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:04

Swans are frightfully difficult to photograph, you think you've got it but then you notice just how weird they actually look. Plus it's hard to judge the focal depth with their beaky-necky width. Still, I really like the blur of the wing.

It does make a nice abstract, that speedboat. First time I saw it I thought of that early highspeed photograph of a bullet flying along showing its rifled shockwave-trail.

The planked jetty makes a neat leading line, pointing to the yacht. That's some dense mist that day - very atmospheric! I also like the tree looming out of the mist. Mind if I have a play with some of those in Lightroom? I wouldn't mind experimenting and playing with them a little!

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

Not at all, do you want the RAW files of any?

NervousPete · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:14

The one with the jetty pointing at the yacht and the speedboat, I reckon. Are you able to Beex-PM 'em me?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

Not sure, I'll figure something out. Stand by.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

Pete, try this:

https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B9Qs7 ... FQWTA/edit

Click on each one and then click on the little downward-pointing arrow to download and it should be the RAW file.

nickachu · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 13:22

Those windermere ones are great mark. I remember when I was little it was frozen over and my brother fell into it

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sun Jan 13, 2013 23:11

Man and Dog and Machine

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NervousPete · **Posted:** Sun Jan 13, 2013 23:42

James Fenton Twee Explosion

(Actually, just a buncha friends on the lovely muddy, chilly walk we did today.)

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 21:30

MOAR from the walk:

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

No quite as impressive as the gigapan of Everest base camp, but here's a ~270° panorama fae a wee hill we wandered up today

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markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

Nice, looks like you had a good day up there.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Aye, it's nice up there. Turns out if we'd walked a wee bit further north we'd have seen an old crashed plane. http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk ... -law01.htm

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:43

Good stuff Wullie. I demand you get back out there and find that crashed plane, and no whining about blizzards impeding your progress either!

From front room window this morning.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 13:01

Nice, heavy feel and spooky too with the hooded figure.

Hope you don't mind... but I think it would look stronger like thus ('shopped the top). :ninja:

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 15:32

Nice crop Zardoz, it changes the emphasis towards the figure definitely lurking and waiting outside. To be honest, when I captured the image I was intending for them to simply to be walking, was a bit surprised it looked creepier than that.

I do like having the side windows and drapes though, it adds a touch of isolation and places the viewer a bit more. Both are valid, tbh.

Another one taken on my walk to work, 8:45am.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 15:52

Dangerous! Taken in oncoming traffic and treacherous conditions.

Great pic yet again, Pete.

Sorry I don't comment on all your photos btw, they all deserve praise but I feel like I'm just repeating myself

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2013 20:51

Zardoz wrote:

Dangerous! Taken in oncoming traffic and treacherous conditions.

Great pic yet again, Pete.

Sorry I don't comment on all your photos btw, they all deserve praise but I feel like I'm just repeating myself

Cheers dude, I do try. :luv:

Winter's Light

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NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 0:07

Brains Brewery, Cardiff

Friend of a friend and baby, Methodist Chapel, St. Fagans

House in winter, St. Fagans. The house you can see on the right is the same in the window light portrait of my previous post.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 0:37

That's a big baby!

Be Excellent To Each Other

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