Since it seems to have fallen by the wayside, I'm going to put my open challenge into my Intro up there ↑(point) ↑(point) so it doesn't get lost again. It's open ended right now, so no worries, or no hurry, those interested in tryinglet me know, and when you get your work done and uploaded (be it here or elsewhere) let me know so I can link it here like the first submission. Course if it's hosted elsewhere, you'd have to give me the link for it.
Actually, I do have a project I'm working on that kind of just hit me today really. I won't say any more about it till I get the groundwork laid for it and get it underway, but I'm sure it'll be a fun thing for everyone who reads my page here.
Comments:
Magnus Lensherr
I'd love to get a picture of a Conrail train engine in about that same spot on the bridge. They're a very distinct engine, a bright, almost sky blue with white lettering on them. My grandfather was the engineer of a Conrail engine, and I have seen them on the local tracks once in a while, it's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time. If you think those school busses are butt ugly from that angle, you should see them on the road. And those are supposed to be the latest thing. Other points of interest in the photos are the the building with the large H on it, that's a hospital, and further in the background a red neon sign "Shoneys" being a restaurant. I do have a couple more nice shots from this set, but I really want to get a clear day shot of the horizon. Looking the right way there's a power plant's smokestacks you can see in the distance. With the white smoke billowing out of them, it's a beautiful shot, if I can manage to get it.
Only thing I can think of would be pruning shears, there's two kinds and I have both. I recommend the bypass shears, the impact ones won't do much damage they only have one blade. Ironically, these guys did seem to be more than one taco short of a combo platter on several things, so they'd probably react that way.
Things will be handled soon I hope, those rejects seem to like calling when my father is at work, not when he's home to answer the phone, so it may take a while. I have faith that it will be handled soon, though the plastic spoon idea does sound like a good one (j/k).
Yensid:
People tell me that, I wish I could use my talents for income since I can't get an honest job anywhere. The rain, and fog and everything made the shot so much deeper, but the train does kind of get lost in the background a little.
If that rosebush recoveres even slightly from this damage, I'll be impressed. I don't think it will recover, but I don't know much about rose bushes either, I was learning as I went this year with that one, and another one we have. If it recovers, I'll be impressed with the plant.
You can bet this will be one of those times where my family gets to teach as well as learn one of those hard life lessons. I'll see to it that this thing isn't taken lightly.
Outlaw Melfina:
Looking closely at the pictures, you can see where a good bit of the plant is no longer there, and part of what was torn off was new growth. The bush should be alot fuller than it is in the last picture, it should ble slightly more full that the first two pictures considering the growth since those two pictures were taken.
Well, the only thing I can comment on Immigration is from the US perspective, which has our own problem with that same thing. People who come into a country illegally (by crossing the border without a visa or something) do not pay taxes most of the time, and usually take jobs away from legal citizens because the illegals are willing to work for below government mandated minimum wages (it's not like they can complain without drawing attention to their illegal status in the country). the citizens are starting to wise up to such practices, and aren'tr really happy about it. From my personal perpective, I haven't been able to get a job in six years, and I'm a full blooded American, why should someone who has no legal right to be in this country, much less work here, be able to land a job before I can? Sure, our cultures were immigrants themselves at points in history, but there is a right way through the process of coming into another country these days, and it's in everyone's best interest to follow that procedure.
kout3uka
I guess I do with the camera what I do with words on paper, and shoot what my heart tells me. Things like that are so much better than staged pictures if you ask me.
I hope it recovers too, but I don't think the evidence of that will be known till next spring. All we can do is watch and see. I know it's hard to find that kind of mixed color bud, so replacing it if it has to be done won't be easy. You can't really see it in the picture, but the rose bud goes from white, to yellow, to orange, to peach to pink from the outside in.
I couldn't agree with that more, fulfillment is easy to find through giving oneself to others. Granted I don't really do that in the conventional sense, but I do like to share those moments of beauty and wonder I manage to capture with the camera, and it does me good to hear them well received. I am working on stitching some of the photos I took of my town (I still don't call it home) together to make a kind of panorama image, that's really the only way to see everything like you're standing there on the hill.
scorchbird12
Hmm, creepy huh? I can do creepy too. How's about an old railroad tunnel in the morning fog? I don't have many shots like that, it's so hard to get good fog and haze pictures because putting oneself in the right place at the right time is a logistical nightmare. The train just happened to be in the right place at the right time to make a "timeless" shot. A lot of this town is run down, and does resemble Silent Hill, you just can't see it from that one photo. Now, if I were to pan over a little bit, you'd see the stack from what's left of a marble factory, you'd see an empty furniture warehouse, an empty hotel in the distance, and a few other derelict buildings that I can't really name because I don't know what they are.
Speaking of Silent Hill though, the creepiest picture I happen to have is of West Virginia's very own Mothman. Well, it's actually the statue in Point Pleasant WV, and I took this one at night. Let me tell you, coming up on the statue during the day is startling enough, to see it at night is unnerving at first. The best resource for information on the Mothman is the book The Mothman Prophesies by John Keel, and don't even go near that piece of trash that was supposed to be a movie, it was horrible and inaccurate. The trip down to Point Pleasant itself is a real trip too, especially at night down those old two lane highways.
By the way, I loved the first Silent Hill game, that one was creepy, disturbing, and fun all at the same time. Normally I'm not a fan of the horror genre, but I make an exception for Silent Hill. The only reason I haven't played the others is I don't have a PS2 to play on, or a PC that could handle them either.
I'm hoping the rose bush recovers, I really am. As I previously mentioned, I don't think the true extent of the damabe will be known till next spring.
Mamma Vash:
I never thought of rooting it, I'll have to run that suggestion by my Mom, she might know how to do that.
That's the consensus, and it's one of my favorite pictures too. Now, if I could get a telephoto lens for the camera (it has an adapter for one), then I would get insanely great shots from that hiltop. I think I had maxed out the optical zoom to get that train shot, I didn't want to go into digital zoom because the fog would have really blurred the image.
It's only a tense situation if you let it get to be one, that's a demon you have to thumb wrestle with once in a while (he hates conflict, but he's got nimble fingers so watch out). Stop, take a breath, and sit down. Ignore all my accounts of what went on with my roof and rose bush, and any other things people may have told you. Now, start to think about your situation in smart terms. Don't just have the best friend of your co-worker do the job because he's a contractor, or works for one. Do a little research, ask around, call up some contractors in the phone book or newpaper ads, get a couple free estimates, then decide based on cost, and how the contractor treats you during the inspection of the damage. You want a friendly, straightforward, honest contractor, and one who keeps you informed throughout the process. Those are things you'll pick up on during the contractor's inspection.
priestesspower444
Sure thing, I try my best.
