2008 - January 21st - 23:22Z - Looking SSW.

hej dann

bein' in n.o.?

i like this one!

do you know railpictures.net? a great train picture-website..., but they ignored most of my pics...

the quali-standards there are really very high and i think i have no chance. :-(

have a great day and much greetings

weggi

NO chance!? weggi, your pictures are far superior to most that I viewed on that site. Those people are elitist scum! ;)

Dann.

hej dann

thanks a lot!

i don't know what they aspecting..., should it be american? its very, very us-dominated...

anyway...it helped me to have another view to the railway thing!

maybe we should create something else... ;-)

much greetings

weggi

Yeah, I don't know. Maybe they are only interested in American photos. I think your photography is excellent, though. Don't be discouraged.

Dann.

Very beautiful shot, Dann, combining the hard industrial world with the soft natural world. And the exposure is perfect: details in the buildings but color in the sky.

Marilyn

Three cheers for the "auto" button on my point-and-shoot, Marilyn! ;) We were on our usual walk from our hotel to the convention center and I happened to up ... and well, it was beautiful!

Dann.

"Auto" buttons are sometimes very wise, Dann! And sometimes very useful!!

Yes Marilyn, they certainly are. I haven't yet graduated to a DLSR yet ... maybe next year. I bought a new point and shoot last year and this year I need to focus my budget on other storm chasing endeavors. ;)

Dann.

I used SLRs from 1958 (can you imagine such pre-historic times?) until I went digital four years ago. Now I've decided that at this stage of life I'm going to stick with the convenience of a compact (ultra-zoom)--which I've started carrying with me all the time, something that I wouldn't do with a DSLR. Maybe sometime I'll feel the need for one, but it hasn't happened yet; I'm currently willing to live with the limitations.

Marilyn

Yes, the convenience sure is nice. I actually shotfor a while with an SLR before I got a digital camera. I feel a bit 'limited' with my current camera ... even though it was a great purchase.

Dann.

hej dann

thanks for the courageous words!

yeah, i was really disappointed for a moment, but its okay now...

much greetings

weggi

Glad you're feelin' better, weggi!

Dann.

Greetings Dann, So many beautiful shots from New Orleans. Thanks for sharing the shots from such a warm place, so far from snow. ;-))

Cheers,

Rich

Thanks Rich, I had such a fantastic trip that I almost forgot to take pictures. There were a few special moments where I lucked out and had the camera with me, but I could have spent the entire week taking pictures and fully enjoyed myself ... it's just not what I was there for. ;)

Dann.