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#1 ·
I was just reading a thread over at MacRumors, and I thought that a thread that could showcase photos that ehMac member have taken would be an interesting way to display our talents.

It would also be a good way to offer critique and advice as a way for us to improve our skills. If possible we should indicate what settings were used to create the photo.

I know quite a few of you are into photography, so why not post your pictures and see what we are capable of?

Currently I do not have anything worthy to post, however as soon as something becomes available, I will add it to the thread.
 
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I'll start with one of my faves. Taken during a miserable night game of highschool football...

 
#3 ·
Good idea tho not everyone has FTP I think.

This actually made it to the National Diabetes promotional material. My little guy just being a kid.



and this with an early Kodak digital taken off the Pacific coast and I had no idea the camera would pick out the colours so well.



and this likely my favourite a spectacular sky in British Virgin Islands - taken off the deck of the place we stayed overlooking Sir Francis Drake channel. Again magical light and the camera did far better than expected.
I sigh every time I see this wanting to go back.
Truly a paradise. :cool:

 
#5 ·
MacDoc,

A question on a personal note:

You mentioned that the picture of your kid was for the he National Diabetes promotional material. Is he diabetic?

I'm just curious because I have had diabetes for 12 years now and I was wondering how someone of his age copes with this condition.

I realize that most people do not have access to ftp or a web server, so that could limit their ability to post pictures. But hopefully there will be enough that do have this type of access.

I have a photo that I retouched in PS that I would like to share with everyone, however I can't seem to find it right now. Once I do I'll post it.
 
#6 ·
Kind of keeping with the memories thread...

The old College St. Eaton's:



This is moving day when you work for a mining company...

 
#7 ·
Maxpower - yes Kenz has diabetes - developed it at age 9 and it was a very tough couple years for his mum but there are silver linings.
He got into a pump from Disetronics which has made life much better without the needles 4 times a day ( you can just see the tube of the pump hanging out from his sun shirt ).
Tho it still is much management he gets easier control and can in general eat what and when he wants as long as he tests regularly.

The silver lining is that his mum is employed as sales rep and trainer for the pump manufacturer - nothing like "hands on" experience to be effective.

I was very proud of how he and his mum handled a very disruptive and threatening illness. :cool:
Thanks for asking.
Do you use a pump??

BTW for all parents if any kid develops a case of "stop every 20 minutes for a restroom break" do have them tested for diabetes at the first opportunity.
 
#9 ·
MacDoc,

I inject twice daily. I have been on this method since I was diagnosed and I find that it works quite well for me. My glucose levels are managed quite easily with the injections, diet and exercise. Although I do have my highs and lows, for the most part my diabetes is managed.

I don't know that much about the pump, although from what I have read, it helps mimic the insulin delivery that your pancreas would normally produce. The only thing is that I would think the pump would be an inconvenience and limit your ability to swim, shower or generally move around. But whatever works to manage this condition, I am all for it. Wish your son the best of luck from me, and tell him that even though the diabetes may seem like a pain sometimes the most important thing is that he is running around and playing like in your photo. It sure beats the alternative.
 
#10 ·
Max - You are type II I think since you can manage with diet and exercise as well. Juvenile is type I.
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Anyone who has a few picts - limit 2 per person please I can upload and I think Macspectrum would as well. Yes this is a good time to ask about ftp access for this type of venture. :cool:
 
#11 ·
MacDoc,

I am Type 1 - Juvenile Diabetes, since I am insulin dependent.
 
#12 ·
Wo you must really control your diet and exercise very well to get away with two injections. :eek: Well done.
of course it WOULD allow that Chinese pig out ;)
 
#14 ·
OK. Here is a picture that I took (not artistic by any means) but it clearly demonstrates the capabilities of my business.

This BBQ is all Stainless Steel - 2" square tube, 11 ga. bottom pan, 1/4" laser cut grill.

 
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No Photoshop enhancing on that one, Olympus OM1, 50mm lens, Tri-X Pan...might have been "pushed" to 800ASA, don't remember...I took that picture in '74 or '75 using available light at the stadium. Neg scanned to Photo-CD for archiving.
 
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Last summer during the fires in the Okanagan, I watched a water bomber skim the lake at Willow Beach in Oosoyoos , B.C., where I was camped in my motor home.

Not many people have an appreciation for the sheer size of these planes, so I waited patiently until they had to take on supplies and got this shot. The smoke and haze were problems, but my digital Canon Pro 90IS did the trick using the full power of the 10x optical zoom.

Note the crew member on the top of the aircraft, just back of the cockpit windows.



Cheers

 
#18 ·
I am no Pro, but i do enjoy taking pics. These were shot with my old 2MP Sony. I have since picked up a Canon A80, there will be some good quality pics to come.

Pic 1: Is of a Yellow Mini Rose plant i am growing. The actual rose in this pic is about the size of my thumb. Turned out pretty good.



Pic 2: Cute little condo complex just outside of Collingwood. Its not an outstanding picture technically, but it just pleases my eye.



[ March 31, 2004, 12:18 AM: Message edited by: maximusbibicus ]
 
#19 ·
Sinc that's awesome quality with a 10x Zoom and 2 megapixel.
That's the same as my camera and holding the damn thing steady at 10x is a trick in low light.

That thing is humongous :eek:
 
#20 ·
MacDoc, thanks, but I do have the stabilizer feature which helps a lot.

Here is the photo I took from the front door of my motor home on Willow Beach as the same plane left for take off an hour or so later. (Clutterd camping area and all, but hey, I did get the wife on the left, in the pic.) By then the smoke had lifted somewhat.

By the way, I use this as my desk top all winter and think about next summer and going back!



Cheers

 
#24 ·
Here are a couple of pictures I took with my Canon A70:

This one is of my Niece on her third Birthday in November. The picture was edited in photoshop. The background was converted to B&W with a Gaussian Blur added to it, then the image was cropped.



This next one was taken of my back yard this winter. I used an aperture priority of 4.

 
#25 ·
Here's a shot of the Gooderham & Worts distillery in downtown Toronto. Taken in the mid-seventies, long before the trendy makeover of today.



Makes you wonder what's going on here, don't it.

 
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This is a shot taken on the weekend in the west end of 'tranna... looking over some railway tracks in a vacant lot on Perth Avenue. Old industrial feel to the place. I get a kick out of visiting and revisiting aging or derelict industrial sites.
 
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