Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[John Sessoms]

From: Stan Halpin


On Jan 31, 2012, at 12:19 AM, David Mann wrote:

(As an aside, I do find it annoying that it tends to be easy to find weather 
forecasts but difficult to find weather histories.)

Dave


http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=christchurch+NZ

Scroll down. Left side of the screen, choose a date and get historical.

stan


Or hysterical if that's what floats your boat.  8-D

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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[Stan Halpin]

On Jan 31, 2012, at 12:19 AM, David Mann wrote:
> 
> (As an aside, I do find it annoying that it tends to be easy to find weather 
> forecasts but difficult to find weather histories.)
> 
> Dave


http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=christchurch+NZ

Scroll down. Left side of the screen, choose a date and get historical.

stan
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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Mann]

On Jan 31, 2012, at 12:25 AM, David Savage wrote:

>> I thought you guys would all have A/C with those sorts of temperatures.  I 
>> have some other friends moving to Darwin soon but they are expecting to be 
>> roasted and drenched :)
> 
> We do but inevitably you have to leave the house or office to do
> something & quickly turn into a puddle.

I remember well the day we had 38 here, about two years ago I think.  I don't 
mind hot weather but I couldn't bear to be in the direct sun for more than a 
minute or two.  We only had one day of it... looking at your recent history 
you've had about a week!

(As an aside, I do find it annoying that it tends to be easy to find weather 
forecasts but difficult to find weather histories.)

Dave


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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Savage]

On 30 January 2012 13:33, David Mann  wrote:
> On Jan 30, 2012, at 2:27 AM, David Savage wrote:
>
>> I really feel sorry for her, it's been horrendous here this week.
>> Today was the coolest day we've had in about 5 days (@ 33˚ C).
>
> We should be so lucky... we've had a very cool summer this time around.

Lucky you :-)

> I thought you guys would all have A/C with those sorts of temperatures.  I 
> have some other friends moving to Darwin soon but they are expecting to be 
> roasted and drenched :)


We do but inevitably you have to leave the house or office to do
something & quickly turn into a puddle.

DS

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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Mann]

On Jan 29, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Bob W wrote:

> Here we have black, green and blue respectively. We have to keep the bins at
> the front of the house, where they're accessible from the street, so
> passers-by put all sorts of crap in whatever bin is handy for them.
> Similarly the builders fill them all up with rubble, so the garbologists get
> really temperamental about it every Monday morning and leave stroppy notes
> about correct bin protocol. 

Interesting.  The rubbish men here stay within the cab and they don't really 
get to see what's inside the bins.  That does make me wonder how they police 
them as there are some things you're not allowed to put in.

Our biggest problem is when the neighbour parks their Range Rover in front of 
our bins on the Monday night and doesn't move it in time.

> My neighbour has been engaged in low-grade guerilla warfare with the garbos
> since before I moved here 16 years ago. When I asked her for the background
> she told me it all results from one day when they insulted her father. In
> 1944.

That sounds like something I'd do :D

Dave


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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Mann]

On Jan 30, 2012, at 2:27 AM, David Savage wrote:

> I really feel sorry for her, it's been horrendous here this week.
> Today was the coolest day we've had in about 5 days (@ 33˚ C).

We should be so lucky... we've had a very cool summer this time around.

I thought you guys would all have A/C with those sorts of temperatures.  I have 
some other friends moving to Darwin soon but they are expecting to be roasted 
and drenched :)

Dave


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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Savage]

On 29 January 2012 16:33, Bob W  wrote:
>> > On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night
>> to
>> > shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>> >
>> > 
>>
>
> great photo!

Thanks Bob.

Cheers,

Dave

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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Savage]

On 29 January 2012 13:57, David Mann  wrote:
> On Jan 29, 2012, at 5:59 AM, David Savage wrote:
>
>> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
>> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>>
>> 
>
> Very nicely done.  That must be one super wide lens.

Thank you Dave.

It was shot with the Nikon 14-24mm @ 14mm. Pretty wide on the D700

>
> A pregnant friend of mine recently moved to Perth.  She recently posted on 
> Facebook that she spent some time sheltering from the 40-degree heat in a 
> liquor store's cool room.  Poor thing wouldn't have been able to touch a drop 
> of the product!
>
> She had the baby last week and all seems to be well.

I really feel sorry for her, it's been horrendous here this week.
Today was the coolest day we've had in about 5 days (@ 33˚ C).

> BTW it's Australia Day here every two weeks.  It's to do with the colours of 
> our three waste bins: on week 1 we put out the green and yellow bins (so I 
> call it Australia Day) and week 2 we put out the green and red ones (so I 
> call it Christmas).
>
> [Red = rubbish (landfill); Green = organic waste, Yellow = recycling.]

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi ,oi!!! :-)

Some of the local councils here have similar colour coded bins here
(Not mine thought)

DS

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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Savage]

On 29 January 2012 07:24, John Sessoms  wrote:
> From: David Savage
>
>> And yes I misspelt Aussie.
>>
>> DS
>>
>> On 29 January 2012 00:59, David Savage  wrote:
>>>
>>> G'day All,
>>>
>>> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days
>>> ago.
>>>
>>> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42?C, I still went out that night to
>>>
>>> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> Enjoy.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dave
>
>
> I think it's a great image, but the obvious distortion in the lower corners
> is a bit off-putting.

Thanks John.

When shooting UWA I just accept the distortion :-)

DS

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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Savage]

Thanks Tim.

If I corrected the distortion I would loose some of the firework & the
ferris wheel. 2 elements that I wanted in the frame. The lighting
showing up an added bonus.

DS

On 29 January 2012 07:13, Tim Bray  wrote:
> That's brilliant; could you correct the keyhole distortion without
> ruining the composition? -T
>
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 8:59 AM, David Savage  wrote:
>>
>> G'day All,
>>
>> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.
>>
>> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
>> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave
>>
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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Savage]

Thanks Dave.

DS

On 29 January 2012 02:37, David J Brooks  wrote:
> Excellent job
>
> Dave
>
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 11:59 AM, David Savage  wrote:
>> G'day All,
>>
>> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.
>>
>> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
>> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave

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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Savage]

Thanks Dan.

On 29 January 2012 02:31, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> Great image and a wonderful catch with the lightning.  I like the
> three types of lighting that you included across the image.  Really
> effective and compelling.
> Dan Matyola
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 11:59 AM, David Savage  wrote:
>> G'day All,
>>
>> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.
>>
>> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
>> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave

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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Savage]

Possibly, but I'm not cropping a 14mm (on full frame) image that servilely :-)

On 29 January 2012 01:49, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> Very cool. Might be even more impactful as a vertical, cropped just a bit to 
> the right of the lightning.
> Paul
>
> .
> On Jan 28, 2012, at 11:59 AM, David Savage wrote:
>
>> G'day All,
>>
>> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.
>>
>> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
>> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave
>>
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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Savage]

Oh I don't know, I reckon they mix quite well.

I was sitting downwind from the fireworks and was more concerned about
getting hit by a big chunk of exploded shell casing.

DS

On 29 January 2012 01:39, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
> Dave,
> I can't imagine that fireworks and lightning mix real well.
> Something comes to mind about the current liking the rocket wake as a
> path back to the ground.
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 11:05 AM, David Savage  wrote:
>> And yes I misspelt Aussie.
>>
>> DS
>>
>> On 29 January 2012 00:59, David Savage  wrote:
>>> G'day All,
>>>
>>> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.
>>>
>>> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
>>> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> Enjoy.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dave
>>
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RE: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[Bob W]

> > On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night
> to
> > shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
> >
> > 
> 

great photo!

> Very nicely done.  That must be one super wide lens.
> 
> A pregnant friend of mine recently moved to Perth.  She recently posted
> on Facebook that she spent some time sheltering from the 40-degree heat
> in a liquor store's cool room.  Poor thing wouldn't have been able to
> touch a drop of the product!
> 
> She had the baby last week and all seems to be well.
> 

She should call it Ranulph.


> BTW it's Australia Day here every two weeks.  It's to do with the
> colours of our three waste bins: on week 1 we put out the green and
> yellow bins (so I call it Australia Day) and week 2 we put out the
> green and red ones (so I call it Christmas).
> 
> [Red = rubbish (landfill); Green = organic waste, Yellow = recycling.]
> 

Here we have black, green and blue respectively. We have to keep the bins at
the front of the house, where they're accessible from the street, so
passers-by put all sorts of crap in whatever bin is handy for them.
Similarly the builders fill them all up with rubble, so the garbologists get
really temperamental about it every Monday morning and leave stroppy notes
about correct bin protocol. 

My neighbour has been engaged in low-grade guerilla warfare with the garbos
since before I moved here 16 years ago. When I asked her for the background
she told me it all results from one day when they insulted her father. In
1944.

B


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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Mann]

On Jan 29, 2012, at 5:59 AM, David Savage wrote:

> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
> 
> 

Very nicely done.  That must be one super wide lens.

A pregnant friend of mine recently moved to Perth.  She recently posted on 
Facebook that she spent some time sheltering from the 40-degree heat in a 
liquor store's cool room.  Poor thing wouldn't have been able to touch a drop 
of the product!

She had the baby last week and all seems to be well.

BTW it's Australia Day here every two weeks.  It's to do with the colours of 
our three waste bins: on week 1 we put out the green and yellow bins (so I call 
it Australia Day) and week 2 we put out the green and red ones (so I call it 
Christmas).

[Red = rubbish (landfill); Green = organic waste, Yellow = recycling.]

Dave


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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[John Sessoms]

From: David Savage


And yes I misspelt Aussie.

DS

On 29 January 2012 00:59, David Savage  wrote:

G'day All,

As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.

On a day that saw the mercury hit 42?C, I still went out that night to
shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:



Enjoy.

Cheers,

Dave


I think it's a great image, but the obvious distortion in the lower 
corners is a bit off-putting.


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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[Tim Bray]

That's brilliant; could you correct the keyhole distortion without
ruining the composition? -T

On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 8:59 AM, David Savage  wrote:
>
> G'day All,
>
> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.
>
> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>
> 
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>
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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David J Brooks]

Excellent job

Dave

On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 11:59 AM, David Savage  wrote:
> G'day All,
>
> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.
>
> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>
> 
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>
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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Great image and a wonderful catch with the lightning.  I like the
three types of lighting that you included across the image.  Really
effective and compelling.
Dan Matyola
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On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 11:59 AM, David Savage  wrote:
> G'day All,
>
> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.
>
> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>
> 
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>
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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[Paul Stenquist]

Very cool. Might be even more impactful as a vertical, cropped just a bit to 
the right of the lightning.
Paul

.
On Jan 28, 2012, at 11:59 AM, David Savage wrote:

> G'day All,
> 
> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.
> 
> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
> 
> 
> 
> Enjoy.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Dave
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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[Bob Sullivan]

Dave,
I can't imagine that fireworks and lightning mix real well.
Something comes to mind about the current liking the rocket wake as a
path back to the ground.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 11:05 AM, David Savage  wrote:
> And yes I misspelt Aussie.
>
> DS
>
> On 29 January 2012 00:59, David Savage  wrote:
>> G'day All,
>>
>> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.
>>
>> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
>> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave
>
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Re: OT PESO - Aussy Day Lightshow

[David Savage]

And yes I misspelt Aussie.

DS

On 29 January 2012 00:59, David Savage  wrote:
> G'day All,
>
> As some of you may be aware, it was Australia Day here a couple of days ago.
>
> On a day that saw the mercury hit 42°C, I still went out that night to
> shoot the fireworks here in Fremantle, and got an added bonus:
>
> 
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave

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