In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> PLucas wrote:
>
> >
> > Ahhhh!! Yep, I remember that one, I commented on the crocheted table
> > cloth.
> >
> > I'll wait with bated breath for the next one ;-)
>
> Normally I forget all about the fact that we have a camera until it's
> too late; all of it gets scarfed <g>
>
> However, I have taken quite a few and then lost my nerve to post them.
>
> I found this one from 2006 - there was a thread about Salmon Wellington
> and I just had to try it - can't remember if I posted it or not back
> then, but you can see it he
>
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/pics/swcc.html

Very attractive!
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

ChattyCathy > wrote in news5mal.6229$tD1.2421
@newsfe07.iad:

> PLucas wrote:
>
>>
>> Ahhhh!! Yep, I remember that one, I commented on the crocheted table
>> cloth.
>>
>> I'll wait with bated breath for the next one ;-)
>
> Normally I forget all about the fact that we have a camera until it's
> too late; all of it gets scarfed <g>
>
> However, I have taken quite a few and then lost my nerve to post them.
>
> I found this one from 2006 - there was a thread about Salmon
Wellington
> and I just had to try it - can't remember if I posted it or not back
> then, but you can see it he
>
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/pics/swcc.html
>


Well *shit*!! If you're worried about the numbnuts on here who want
professional photos, don't sweat it.

That one looks damn fine for photography.


Now, as for food content..... the outside looks *very* nice.


Where's the inside shot??!! :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> ChattyCathy > news:kneal.4962$1k1.3934
> @newsfe14.iad: in rec.food.cooking

>> IMHO, the majority are just foodies who simply enjoy taking photos of
>> the meals they make (before consuming them with gusto). Granted, some
>> folks have become pretty darn good at it, but again IMHO, that's just
>> a case of 'practice makes perfect'.
>>
>> What say you Blinky? <g>
>
> Damned this thread has been hard to tip toe through. Sheesh... I hope
> this is really you I'm responding to Cathy. It {sounds} like you I
> don't have time to dig through everyone's headers this morning.

Guilty as charged <veg>
>
> Anyway, I think your last paragraph is right. When I open a link
> posted here I certainly don't expect perfection. The Red Roman fish
> link you posted was interesting. It was interesting to me because
> outside of monkfish it was the ugliest thing I've seen on a plate
> lately Bet it was delicious too.

I know it was f-ugly - but aren't a lot of great tasting foods?
FWIW, I love shrimp with a passion, but IMHO, they must also be about
9/10 on the ugly scale before being cleaned/de-shelled. Oh, and squid
too... ;-)

>
> Some folks are really good at detail and take really good pics. The
> folks on abf post some really good shots on that ng. Some here take
> really nice
> shots too. A couple of people have put instructional stuff on their
> websites which are awesome. Barb Schaller, koko, Chris Dabney to name
> the ones that come to mind immediately. All their pics are nice.

I agree completely - but I would add a few others off the top of my head
i.e. modom, Serene (wonder where she is, BTW), saerah, nexis (a.k.a.
kimberly) Steve Wertz, the 'real' PeterL and of course, Omelet too.
Blinky is a professional photographer (and his pics are always
outstanding) so I won't mention his name ;-)

There are quite a few others as well, but I can't think of all of them
right now. Oh, Sheldon is darn good too (how the heck could I forget
him? - sorry Shel.)

> I don't take good pics... yet. I have a lot of them sitting on my
> flash drive but don't have time to upload them. Eventually I'll get
> to it.

Looking forward to it. Hey, if I can give it a shot (pun intended),
anybody can...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> > Anyway, I think your last paragraph is right. When I open a link
> > posted here I certainly don't expect perfection. The Red Roman fish
> > link you posted was interesting. It was interesting to me because
> > outside of monkfish it was the ugliest thing I've seen on a plate
> > lately Bet it was delicious too.
>
> I know it was f-ugly - but aren't a lot of great tasting foods?

Soups and stews seldom photograph well. ;-)

> FWIW, I love shrimp with a passion, but IMHO, they must also be about
> 9/10 on the ugly scale before being cleaned/de-shelled. Oh, and squid
> too... ;-)

Uh uh! That final shot of the squid over noodles on the r.f.c. website
looks appetizing? :-) 'course a whole squid might be unattractive to
some, but I guess I never thought about it.

As for shrimp:

http://i18.tinypic.com/6sarggl.jpg
(Beef slices, asparagus and shrimp stir fry served over fresh baby
spinach)

http://i41.tinypic.com/2d7arkz.jpg
(Shrimp with yam fries, corn on the cob, dumplings with dipping sauces)

Seems to photograph ok. <shrugs>
But, beauty is in the eye of the beerholder. <g>

Watch a video tho' sometime of live shrimp swimming. They are as
graceful as jellyfish imho...
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:

>
>> FWIW, I love shrimp with a passion, but IMHO, they must also be about
>> 9/10 on the ugly scale before being cleaned/de-shelled. Oh, and squid
>> too... ;-)
>
Lovely pics - as usual

<snipped>

> Watch a video tho' sometime of live shrimp swimming. They are as
> graceful as jellyfish imho...

I was talking about when they're dead and looking all f-ugly at the
fishmongers still wearing their shells/legs/eyes before being stripped
nekkid and made to look all pretty ;-)
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
> >
> >> FWIW, I love shrimp with a passion, but IMHO, they must also be about
> >> 9/10 on the ugly scale before being cleaned/de-shelled. Oh, and squid
> >> too... ;-)
> >
> Lovely pics - as usual

You have permission to use any that you need as always. <g>

>
> <snipped>
>
> > Watch a video tho' sometime of live shrimp swimming. They are as
> > graceful as jellyfish imho...
>
> I was talking about when they're dead and looking all f-ugly at the
> fishmongers still wearing their shells/legs/eyes before being stripped
> nekkid and made to look all pretty ;-)

Ah, ok!

I guess I just never let original appearance bother me...
They are how the goddess made them? <g>

But, I was raised early on to prepare meat from the live state. An early
memory I have is dad teaching me to kill and skin domestic bunnies and
giving me anatomy lessons. He showed me what a healthy rabbit liver
looked like and told me if the liver looked ugly (spotted or whatever)
to discard the rabbit. Eating diseased meat is bad.

He also showed me what to look for in wild rabbits when he occasionally
shot one that had tularemia. You don't want to eat those.

Prepping any meat from the raw state is just a way of life. :-)
I've even dressed out deer and squirrel, as well as rabbits, ducks and
turkeys. And emu and rattlesnake.

And fish, shrimp and squids of course...
--
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"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:15:08 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> David Harmon wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 07:55:17 -0800 in rec.food.cooking, "Dimitri"
>> > wrote,
>>>However I am beginning to wonder if our food pictures are not, at the
>>>very least over done.
>>
>> Probably. One of the food photographers' professional tricks is to
>> under-cook everything for the photo setup. It's firmer, colors are
>> brighter, and it just generally photographs better.
>
> Yabut, I don't think there are too many professional food photographers
> who post links to their photos around here i.e. those who actually do
> it for a living. And even then, I am not sure if they use the 'tricks'
> you speak of when taking photos of their own food (at home).
>
> IMHO, the majority are just foodies who simply enjoy taking photos of
> the meals they make (before consuming them with gusto). Granted, some
> folks have become pretty darn good at it, but again IMHO, that's just a
> case of 'practice makes perfect'.
>
> What say you Blinky? <g>

i'm not blinky, but carping about people's food pics is pretty amazing to
me.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:29:43 +0000 (UTC), PLucas wrote:

> ChattyCathy > wrote in news:kneal.4962$1k1.3934
> @newsfe14.iad:
>
>> David Harmon wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 07:55:17 -0800 in rec.food.cooking, "Dimitri"
>>> > wrote,
>>>>However I am beginning to wonder if our food pictures are not, at the
>>>>very least over done.
>
> I like the way Dim-one says "our food pictures"!!
>
> Apart from one pic of a blurry rainbow, I don't think I've *ever* seen
> Dim-one post a link to a food pic.
>

so ****ing what? he already said he doesn't like the practice. who's
being stupid here?

blake

On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:53:02 +0000 (UTC), PLucas wrote:

> sf > wrote in
> :
>
>> On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:29:43 +0000 (UTC), in rec.food.cooking, PLucas
>> wrote:
>>
>>> ChattyCathy > wrote in
>>> news:kneal.4962$1k1.3934 @newsfe14.iad:
>>>
>>>> David Harmon wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 07:55:17 -0800 in rec.food.cooking, "Dimitri"
>>>>> > wrote,
>>>>>>However I am beginning to wonder if our food pictures are not, at
>>>>>>the very least over done.
>>>
>>> I like the way Dim-one says "our food pictures"!!
>>
>> Well the majority of the pictures you post are certainly not yours.
>> That has been proven time and time again.
>
> "Proven"??? ROFLMFAO!!!
>
> You really *are* stupid. It's not just a front, hey?
>
> BTW, nice of you to mung your email ID to get out of the idiot bin, I'd
> just dropped you back in there, but I'll release you for a few days.
> (Just deleted your 6 entires in the idiot bin.)
>

nobody's interested in who you have in your killfile.

blake

On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:02:42 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>PLucas wrote:
>
>>
>> Ahhhh!! Yep, I remember that one, I commented on the crocheted table
>> cloth.
>>
>> I'll wait with bated breath for the next one ;-)
>
>Normally I forget all about the fact that we have a camera until it's
>too late; all of it gets scarfed <g>
>
>However, I have taken quite a few and then lost my nerve to post them.
>
>I found this one from 2006 - there was a thread about Salmon Wellington
>and I just had to try it - can't remember if I posted it or not back
>then, but you can see it he
>
>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/pics/swcc.html

That's a great shot Cathy. If the photos you've taken are half as good
as this one you shouldn't worry about posting them at all.

If you want some good feedback post some to abf and ask for input,
they are a helpful bunch of nice people.

koko
--

There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 01/03

ChattyCathy wrote:
> Michael "Dog3" wrote:

>> Some folks are really good at detail and take really good pics. The
>> folks on abf post some really good shots on that ng. Some here take
>> really nice
>> shots too. A couple of people have put instructional stuff on their
>> websites which are awesome. Barb Schaller, koko, Chris Dabney to name
>> the ones that come to mind immediately. All their pics are nice.
>
> I agree completely - but I would add a few others off the top of my head
> i.e. modom, Serene (wonder where she is, BTW), saerah, nexis (a.k.a.
> kimberly) Steve Wertz, the 'real' PeterL and of course, Omelet too. Blinky
> is a professional photographer (and his pics are always outstanding) so I
> won't mention his name ;-)

Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate the
compliment.


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On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:44:59 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:47:57 -0600, Lou Decruss
> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:53:22 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:39:21 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:02:21 -0800, David Harmon >
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>a freezer full of macdougalburgers is too awful to contemplate.
>>
>>Ain't that the truth. This guy didn't cook and was in heaven. We
>>were on the highway a few years ago and needed to eat so we pulled
>>into an oasis. McShitties, Subway, and Panda Express were the
>>choices. I had a quarter pounder with cheese and only ate half of it.
>>My stomach was "off" for a day and a half. McShitties and the story
>>behind their success is a very sad excerpt in American history.
>>
>I can see where you'd be put of by that food if you're on a low fat
>diet. OTOH, I like it... in moderation.

Many people do. A burger so bad I could only eat half and still got
sick isn't my idea of something I like. I'd rather have a cheap
bologna sandwich on wonder bread than fast food. At least I know I
won't get sick. Maybe that's why I'm 6'3" and weigh only 195 and am
healthy. I don't know many people who eat a lot of FF that can say
the same. At least not middle aged people.

Lou

Blinky the Shark wrote:


> Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate the
> compliment.

Well, if you're not a professional photographer, you should be.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>
>> Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate the
>> compliment.
>
> Well, if you're not a professional photographer, you should be.

Should be what?.....shot?....(:

Blinky the Shark wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
> > Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
> >> Some folks are really good at detail and take really good pics. The
> >> folks on abf post some really good shots on that ng. Some here take
> >> really nice
> >> shots too. A couple of people have put instructional stuff on their
> >> websites which are awesome. Barb Schaller, koko, Chris Dabney to name
> >> the ones that come to mind immediately. All their pics are nice.
> >
> > I agree completely - but I would add a few others off the top of my head
> > i.e. modom, Serene (wonder where she is, BTW), saerah, nexis (a.k.a.
> > kimberly) Steve Wertz, the 'real' PeterL and of course, Omelet too.
Blinky
> > is a professional photographer (and his pics are always outstanding) so
I
> > won't mention his name ;-)
>
> Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate the
> compliment.


That okra pic is splendid, it's going to be on my rotating screensaver...

A friend of mine originally from Iowa loves okra and she used to grow it
back there. I may just print it out and put it in a li'l frame as a gift
for her. I hope you don't mind, she'll be amazed that a shark can be so
dexterous as to take an okra pic.

;-)


--
Best
Greg

ChattyCathy wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>
> > Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate the
> > compliment.
>
> Well, if you're not a professional photographer, you should be.
>


Blinky could be the Richard Avedon of sharks...

'-)


--
Best
Greg

ChattyCathy wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>
>> Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate the
>> compliment.
>
> Well, if you're not a professional photographer, you should be.

Thank you.

I wish to keep it a hobby. I hobbied seriously with still photography in
the 1970s, before my career path took me into shooting television shows.
Making images all day for a living, I fell out of making them on my own
time when I got home. I'm getting back into photography now, and enjoying
it because it's just a hobby; even though I take it seriously, it's still
ultimately just for me.


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Gregory Morrow wrote:

>
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>
>>
>> > Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate the
>> > compliment.
>>
>> Well, if you're not a professional photographer, you should be.
>>
>>
>
> Blinky could be the Richard Avedon of sharks...
>
> '-)

Well, there certainly isn't much competition in the shark world.


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Gregory Morrow wrote:

>
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> > Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>>
>> >> Some folks are really good at detail and take really good pics. The
>> >> folks on abf post some really good shots on that ng. Some here take
>> >> really nice
>> >> shots too. A couple of people have put instructional stuff on their
>> >> websites which are awesome. Barb Schaller, koko, Chris Dabney to
>> >> name the ones that come to mind immediately. All their pics are nice.
>> >
>> > I agree completely - but I would add a few others off the top of my
>> > head i.e. modom, Serene (wonder where she is, BTW), saerah, nexis
>> > (a.k.a. kimberly) Steve Wertz, the 'real' PeterL and of course, Omelet
>> > too.
> Blinky
>> > is a professional photographer (and his pics are always outstanding)
>> > so
> I
>> > won't mention his name ;-)
>>
>> Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate the
>> compliment.
>
>
> That okra pic is splendid, it's going to be on my rotating screensaver...

I am flattered, Greg.

> A friend of mine originally from Iowa loves okra and she used to grow it
> back there. I may just print it out and put it in a li'l frame as a gift
> for her. I hope you don't mind, she'll be amazed that a shark can be so
> dexterous as to take an okra pic.

Tell you what -- I'll reshoot it for her and make sure there's no damned
ice on the okra. Seriously. I meant to hair-dryer that bowl and forgot.
I can't believe I missed the ice that modom mentioned in here.

Or if you'd prefer "spontaneous", you're welcome to the original version.
Let me know. Even if you go with that original version, I can provide you
with a better (larger, more resolution, less compression) copy of the
image if you want it; the one you have is resized for the net.


--
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In article .net>,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> > Blinky the Shark wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate the
> >> compliment.
> >
> > Well, if you're not a professional photographer, you should be.
>
> Thank you.
>
> I wish to keep it a hobby. I hobbied seriously with still photography in
> the 1970s, before my career path took me into shooting television shows.
> Making images all day for a living, I fell out of making them on my own
> time when I got home. I'm getting back into photography now, and enjoying
> it because it's just a hobby; even though I take it seriously, it's still
> ultimately just for me.

Turning hobbies into work is a big mistake. ;-)

Been there, done that!
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

In article .net>,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> >
> > Blinky the Shark wrote:
> >
> >> ChattyCathy wrote:
> >> > Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> >>
> >> >> Some folks are really good at detail and take really good pics. The
> >> >> folks on abf post some really good shots on that ng. Some here take
> >> >> really nice
> >> >> shots too. A couple of people have put instructional stuff on their
> >> >> websites which are awesome. Barb Schaller, koko, Chris Dabney to
> >> >> name the ones that come to mind immediately. All their pics are nice.
> >> >
> >> > I agree completely - but I would add a few others off the top of my
> >> > head i.e. modom, Serene (wonder where she is, BTW), saerah, nexis
> >> > (a.k.a. kimberly) Steve Wertz, the 'real' PeterL and of course, Omelet
> >> > too.
> > Blinky
> >> > is a professional photographer (and his pics are always outstanding)
> >> > so
> > I
> >> > won't mention his name ;-)
> >>
> >> Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate the
> >> compliment.
> >
> >
> > That okra pic is splendid, it's going to be on my rotating screensaver...
>
> I am flattered, Greg.
>
> > A friend of mine originally from Iowa loves okra and she used to grow it
> > back there. I may just print it out and put it in a li'l frame as a gift
> > for her. I hope you don't mind, she'll be amazed that a shark can be so
> > dexterous as to take an okra pic.
>
> Tell you what -- I'll reshoot it for her and make sure there's no damned
> ice on the okra. Seriously. I meant to hair-dryer that bowl and forgot.
> I can't believe I missed the ice that modom mentioned in here.
>
> Or if you'd prefer "spontaneous", you're welcome to the original version.
> Let me know. Even if you go with that original version, I can provide you
> with a better (larger, more resolution, less compression) copy of the
> image if you want it; the one you have is resized for the net.

Blinky, that ice can be removed using photoshop.

E-mail it to me and I'll do it for you. :-)
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

Omelet wrote:

> In article .net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> Gregory Morrow wrote:
>>
>>
>> > Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> >
>> >> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> >> > Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >> Some folks are really good at detail and take really good pics.
>> >> >> The folks on abf post some really good shots on that ng. Some here
>> >> >> take really nice
>> >> >> shots too. A couple of people have put instructional stuff on
>> >> >> their websites which are awesome. Barb Schaller, koko, Chris
>> >> >> Dabney to name the ones that come to mind immediately. All their
>> >> >> pics are nice.
>> >> >
>> >> > I agree completely - but I would add a few others off the top of my
>> >> > head i.e. modom, Serene (wonder where she is, BTW), saerah, nexis
>> >> > (a.k.a. kimberly) Steve Wertz, the 'real' PeterL and of course,
>> >> > Omelet too.
>> > Blinky
>> >> > is a professional photographer (and his pics are always
>> >> > outstanding) so
>> > I
>> >> > won't mention his name ;-)
>> >>
>> >> Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate
>> >> the compliment.
>> >
>> >
>> > That okra pic is splendid, it's going to be on my rotating
>> > screensaver...
>>
>> I am flattered, Greg.
>>
>> > A friend of mine originally from Iowa loves okra and she used to grow
>> > it back there. I may just print it out and put it in a li'l frame as
>> > a gift for her. I hope you don't mind, she'll be amazed that a shark
>> > can be so dexterous as to take an okra pic.
>>
>> Tell you what -- I'll reshoot it for her and make sure there's no damned
>> ice on the okra. Seriously. I meant to hair-dryer that bowl and
>> forgot. I can't believe I missed the ice that modom mentioned in here.
>>
>> Or if you'd prefer "spontaneous", you're welcome to the original
>> version. Let me know. Even if you go with that original version, I can
>> provide you with a better (larger, more resolution, less compression)
>> copy of the image if you want it; the one you have is resized for the
>> net.
>
> Blinky, that ice can be removed using photoshop.

> E-mail it to me and I'll do it for you. :-)

Uh, no. I'm quite capable of doing my own post processing.


--
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In article .net>,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article .net>,
> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> >
> >> Gregory Morrow wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> > Blinky the Shark wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> ChattyCathy wrote:
> >> >> > Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >> Some folks are really good at detail and take really good pics.
> >> >> >> The folks on abf post some really good shots on that ng. Some here
> >> >> >> take really nice
> >> >> >> shots too. A couple of people have put instructional stuff on
> >> >> >> their websites which are awesome. Barb Schaller, koko, Chris
> >> >> >> Dabney to name the ones that come to mind immediately. All their
> >> >> >> pics are nice.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I agree completely - but I would add a few others off the top of my
> >> >> > head i.e. modom, Serene (wonder where she is, BTW), saerah, nexis
> >> >> > (a.k.a. kimberly) Steve Wertz, the 'real' PeterL and of course,
> >> >> > Omelet too.
> >> > Blinky
> >> >> > is a professional photographer (and his pics are always
> >> >> > outstanding) so
> >> > I
> >> >> > won't mention his name ;-)
> >> >>
> >> >> Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate
> >> >> the compliment.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > That okra pic is splendid, it's going to be on my rotating
> >> > screensaver...
> >>
> >> I am flattered, Greg.
> >>
> >> > A friend of mine originally from Iowa loves okra and she used to grow
> >> > it back there. I may just print it out and put it in a li'l frame as
> >> > a gift for her. I hope you don't mind, she'll be amazed that a shark
> >> > can be so dexterous as to take an okra pic.
> >>
> >> Tell you what -- I'll reshoot it for her and make sure there's no damned
> >> ice on the okra. Seriously. I meant to hair-dryer that bowl and
> >> forgot. I can't believe I missed the ice that modom mentioned in here.
> >>
> >> Or if you'd prefer "spontaneous", you're welcome to the original
> >> version. Let me know. Even if you go with that original version, I can
> >> provide you with a better (larger, more resolution, less compression)
> >> copy of the image if you want it; the one you have is resized for the
> >> net.
> >
> > Blinky, that ice can be removed using photoshop.
>
> > E-mail it to me and I'll do it for you. :-)
>
> Uh, no. I'm quite capable of doing my own post processing.

Ok! Just trying to help and did not know if you had purchased Photoshop
CS. It's expensive.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

Omelet wrote:

> In article .net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>> > Blinky, that ice can be removed using photoshop.
>>
>> > E-mail it to me and I'll do it for you. :-)
>>
>> Uh, no. I'm quite capable of doing my own post processing.
>
> Ok! Just trying to help and did not know if you had purchased Photoshop

I forgot to say thanks anyway. Sorry.

> CS. It's expensive.

Heh. There are plenty of graphics editors out there besides PS. Some of
them run on Linux, unlike PS.


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In article .net>,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article .net>,
> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet wrote:
> >> > Blinky, that ice can be removed using photoshop.
> >>
> >> > E-mail it to me and I'll do it for you. :-)
> >>
> >> Uh, no. I'm quite capable of doing my own post processing.
> >
> > Ok! Just trying to help and did not know if you had purchased Photoshop
>
> I forgot to say thanks anyway. Sorry.

It's cool.
You _almost_ hurt my feelings! <g>

>
> > CS. It's expensive.
>
> Heh. There are plenty of graphics editors out there besides PS. Some of
> them run on Linux, unlike PS.

I drive a mac.
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"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

Omelet > wrote in
news

>
> I drive a mac.



Truck?



--
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Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your home,
though it will not be where you left it.

Omelet > wrote in
news

>
> I drive a mac.



Opps. I was going to say...... I drive a Scania.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your home,
though it will not be where you left it.

In article > ,
PLucas > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in
> news >
>
> >
> > I drive a mac.
>
>
>
> Truck?

Apple.
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Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-
:

> In article > ,
> PLucas > wrote:
>
>> Omelet > wrote in
>> news >>
>>
>> >
>> > I drive a mac.
>>
>>
>>
>> Truck?
>
> Apple.



Turnover??



http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/17264/apple+turnovers



;-P



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

In article > ,
PLucas > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in
> news >
>
> >
> > I drive a mac.
>
>
>
> Truck?

From the profile page of the food blog of my daughter's roommate:

This is a colon : and this is a semi-colon ; - what's a semi-truck?

What my mother drives

http://butterislove.blogspot.com/

Recipe for candy with bacon in it at the bottom of the page.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel > wrote in news:dabel-AF92C9.08301812012009@c-61-
68-245-199.per.connect.net.au:


>
> http://butterislove.blogspot.com/



DAMN!!!! I'm getting toooooo any blogs to read!!



>
> Recipe for candy with bacon in it at the bottom of the page.
>


Didn't see it. Last at the bottom of the page is Potato Leek soup.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your home,
though it will not be where you left it.

In article >,
"Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:

> Blinky the Shark >
> news > rec.food.cooking
>
>
> >
> > Uh, no. I'm quite capable of doing my own post processing.
>
> What a lovely little WebTV scam that would make. For $5.95 a month they
> will "process" your Usenet posts and make your photos picture perfect
>
> Michael

Might be fun. :-)
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"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

In article > ,
PeterLucas > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-
> :
>
> > In article > ,
> > PLucas > wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet > wrote in
> >> news > >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I drive a mac.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Truck?
> >
> > Apple.
>
>
>
> Turnover??
>
>
>
> http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/17264/apple+turnovers
>
>
>
> ;-P

Apple Macitosh. An iMac to be clear.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

In article > ,
PeterLucas > wrote:

> Dan Abel > wrote in news:dabel-AF92C9.08301812012009@c-61-
> 68-245-199.per.connect.net.au:
>
>
> >
> > http://butterislove.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> DAMN!!!! I'm getting toooooo any blogs to read!!
>
>
>
> >
> > Recipe for candy with bacon in it at the bottom of the page.
> >
>
>
> Didn't see it. Last at the bottom of the page is Potato Leek soup.

Sorry. First recipe is candy. Bottom of that recipe is the bacon
variation.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Omelet wrote:

> In article .net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>
>> > In article .net>,
>> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Omelet wrote:
>> >> > Blinky, that ice can be removed using photoshop.
>> >>
>> >> > E-mail it to me and I'll do it for you. :-)
>> >>
>> >> Uh, no. I'm quite capable of doing my own post processing.
>> >
>> > Ok! Just trying to help and did not know if you had purchased
>> > Photoshop
>>
>> I forgot to say thanks anyway. Sorry.
>
> It's cool.
> You _almost_ hurt my feelings! <g>
>
>
>> > CS. It's expensive.
>>
>> Heh. There are plenty of graphics editors out there besides PS. Some
>> of them run on Linux, unlike PS.
>
> I drive a mac.

I'm a penguinista.

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In article .net>,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article .net>,
> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet wrote:
> >>
> >> > In article .net>,
> >> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Omelet wrote:
> >> >> > Blinky, that ice can be removed using photoshop.
> >> >>
> >> >> > E-mail it to me and I'll do it for you. :-)
> >> >>
> >> >> Uh, no. I'm quite capable of doing my own post processing.
> >> >
> >> > Ok! Just trying to help and did not know if you had purchased
> >> > Photoshop
> >>
> >> I forgot to say thanks anyway. Sorry.
> >
> > It's cool.
> > You _almost_ hurt my feelings! <g>
> >
> >
> >> > CS. It's expensive.
> >>
> >> Heh. There are plenty of graphics editors out there besides PS. Some
> >> of them run on Linux, unlike PS.
> >
> > I drive a mac.
>
> I'm a penguinista.

Whatever works. :-)

Glad you like icy waters...
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article .net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>> > Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> Again: I am not a professional photographer, although I appreciate the
>> >> compliment.
>> >
>> > Well, if you're not a professional photographer, you should be.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> I wish to keep it a hobby. I hobbied seriously with still photography in
>> the 1970s, before my career path took me into shooting television shows.
>> Making images all day for a living, I fell out of making them on my own
>> time when I got home. I'm getting back into photography now, and
>> enjoying
>> it because it's just a hobby; even though I take it seriously, it's still
>> ultimately just for me.
>
> Turning hobbies into work is a big mistake. ;-)
>
> Been there, done that!
> --
> Peace! Om


Generally you're 100% correct - people who try to make their avocation their
vocation loose sight of the prime business motivation (generally profit).


Dimitri

Omelet wrote:

> In article .net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>
>> > In article .net>,
>> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Omelet wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > In article .net>,
>> >> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Omelet wrote:
>> >> >> > Blinky, that ice can be removed using photoshop.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > E-mail it to me and I'll do it for you. :-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Uh, no. I'm quite capable of doing my own post processing.
>> >> >
>> >> > Ok! Just trying to help and did not know if you had purchased
>> >> > Photoshop
>> >>
>> >> I forgot to say thanks anyway. Sorry.
>> >
>> > It's cool.
>> > You _almost_ hurt my feelings! <g>
>> >
>> >
>> >> > CS. It's expensive.
>> >>
>> >> Heh. There are plenty of graphics editors out there besides PS.
>> >> Some of them run on Linux, unlike PS.
>> >
>> > I drive a mac.
>>
>> I'm a penguinista.
>
> Whatever works. :-)
>
> Glad you like icy waters...

The biggest hazard is sharks.

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Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-
:

> In article > ,
> PeterLucas > wrote:
>
>> Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-
>> :
>>
>> > In article > ,
>> > PLucas > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Omelet > wrote in
>> >> news >> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > I drive a mac.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Truck?
>> >
>> > Apple.
>>
>>
>>
>> Turnover??
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/17264/apple+turnovers
>>
>>
>>
>> ;-P
>
> Apple Macitosh. An iMac to be clear.




Yup, just trying to inject a bit of food related humour :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

Dan Abel > wrote in
:


>> > http://butterislove.blogspot.com/
>>

>> > Recipe for candy with bacon in it at the bottom of the page.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Didn't see it. Last at the bottom of the page is Potato Leek soup.
>
> Sorry. First recipe is candy. Bottom of that recipe is the bacon
> variation.
>



Now *that* is definitely different!!!


Did you get to try it??



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your home,
though it will not be where you left it.