Wurzel

Seriously Bicks, that first one is great, one thing would try though is getting rid of the bird in the red, and seeing if that makes a better picture. The kid and the Dad look cool, especially as they are dressed like models!!

I thought exactly the same thing bvut thought it would sound gay if i said it

(oh and there's another lass i'd try to get rid of in that pic, can you guess which one?)

I hope Bicks doesnt mind but I took the liberty of a little cropping! All rights reserved, image remains the property of the Bickster.

Is this what you meant Grant?

Seriously Bicks, that first one is great, one thing would try though is getting rid of the bird in the red, and seeing if that makes a better picture. The kid and the Dad look cool, especially as they are dressed like models!!

Got to be honest Bicks, not up to some of your other stuff.

Harsh crowd, eh Bicks :winkold: , love the first one, did you know the lad and father in the picture, if not how do you approach photographing people? Do you ask their permission first? "nd picture is cool , great subject. Third one, lovely colours, really like it. Forth one, good photo, just that the dark background, top right looks a bit odd for some reason. IMO great photos, I wish I had more of an eye for framing a photo, like yourself, sometimes I can o it, but it is like a bolt of inspiration when it happens, rarely!

Lovely stuff Bicks, any more?

Rev - do you have to wear one when driving the train?

Nope.

But when you are 160 tons + going at 100 miles an hour, i dont think a seatbelt will save you in a crash anyway!

True - I just didnt know if some sort of regulation made you wear one or not - you have to ask then why you wear them on a plane (but I do know its because you can be thrown around the cabin and the stopping distance is a lot more severe)

Do pilots wear belts? I know passengers do on takeoff and landing, but thats it.

On a train, if you have a collision its going to lead down one of two roads.

1] its something big/heavy and a seatbelt wont save you anyway.

2] its something not so big/heavy and it will just disintegrate when a train hits it.

I cant ever see there being seatbelts put in trains.

Why would a train driver need a seat belt? surely a train should be the only thing on the tracks going in one direction at any one time?

More seriously however, I wonder what people think about motorcyclists not wearing crash helmets. There has to be some argument that the wearing of helmets, especially the closed in ones, is more likely to make you crash, particularly in built up areas where your hearing is affected.

Tell me you're joking :shock:

Before I answer, I want to know if Wurzel was joking... I'm sick of arguing these things all on my own.

I think wurzle was (indirectly) calling you a f*ckwit

I dont think I was, I would not be so rude, it was just a general comment! :winkold:

Absolutely, there are far too many f*ckwits walking around at the moment, I'm all for idiots doing dangerous things, let them drive without seat belts, ride without helmets, give them as much hard drugs as they want. The more idiots that die prematurely the better quality the remaining gene pool is.

I'm sorry, but pottering around town at 20/25 miles an hour

So thats you you git, SPEED UP!!!! and Close your window, I dont want to here your Perry Como 8-track!!! :winkold: :winkold:

I think your right Bicks, its all about what you are going to want the camera to do. As an untrained amateur photographer I made the choice of the Fuji S9500 because it had more than enough features for my standard of photography, with a great zoom, and spectacular picture quality, but with the fixed lens I didn't have to worry about lens choice and extra costs. Now I am extremely happy with the capabilities of my camera. ATM it still amazes me 9 months on, and I am still learning how to use it, but there may be a time when I will find it limiting and desire a more versatile camera. We will see, if I was going to upgrade I would go for Canon though, I had a little 2MP Canon, and it was great, and had some nice features for an early digital camera.

Thanks for the tips n' things Bicks :winkold: I will give them a try next time. The stitch program was photostitch from Canon, and TBF the light was really changing. I lightened the foreground with photoshop. I was wondering about the curve, I used a tripod to keep it level, so I was surprised by the amount of curve in the photo.

Took this last night, difficult conditions, very bad light, I was trying to capture some of the drama of the clouds, but I'm not happy about the way it stitched together. Just goes to show how fast light changes!

Ha ha, don't shoot the messenger,but i just heard a rumour that Randy Lerner became the major shareholder yesturday and to Expect an offical announcement tomorrow.

just not possible, anouncements and all sorts have to be made to the S.E.

im not well up on the s.e but can an anouncement be made in the morning :roll:

Yes.

I'm getting very bored with this now, as I said in the Dutch thread

I wonder if MON is regretting taking the job this morning? But seriously if the current board, and potential buyers have any interest in the club, rather than their personal fortunes, a takeover has to happen as a matter of the upmost urgency, and significant funds released to the manager, so that he can strengthen the threadbare, and mediocre squad. Hurry up and sort the deal out chaps, or this is going to be a very difficult four months in the Premiership!!!

This IMO, is what the interested parties need to consider, and very quickly!

Aghhhhh, F*ckin stupid SSN reporter!!!!!! :x I very much doubt MON appointment has anything to do with Ellis, and from the interviews with some of the fans it looks as if Ellis is going to get a very easy ride. NUTS! :evil:

Well that will be in the gift of the new board. AFTER the takeover

Lets hope not!!!!!

Very true, but if he retains enough of them, he would, like any large shareholder, like to have an opportunity to sit on the board.

Even when all this is over will he still sit on the board because he has shares?

I would guess that is what he is thinking.

It says this

Randy on Villa brink

By JANINE SELF

RANDY LERNER is on the brink of a £64million bid for Aston Villa.

The American billionaire’s advisers are back in talks with chairman Doug Ellis and Lerner will beef up his bid if he likes what he hears.

Lerner, 44, has been interested in buying Villa for some time but stepped back last week as three other consortiums broke their cover.

The owner of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns was also sidetracked by the annual migration of his gridiron squad to their pre-season training camp.

But Lerner, who made an £800million fortune through the sale of family business MBNA, still wants the Premiership club.

The fact Villa have offered their manager’s job to Martin O’Neill has also helped.

O’Neill was first choice to replace David O’Leary for both Lerner and rival bidder Michael Neville.

The former Celtic and Leicester boss has promised Ellis a decision by the weekend and, if he says yes, will join Villa on their pre-season tour of Germany and Holland.

That leaves octogenarian Ellis free to concentrate on a sell-off before the start of the season.

Lerner leads the race but faces stiff competition from Neville and a group led by judge Nicholas Padfield, who revealed last night they might join forces.

Padfield said: “We have been approached by representatives from other consortia. One is a representative of Mr Neville

From here

Taken on my old 2 mega pixel Canon, easy subject to get good results.

Love the footy one, very good. I have taken loads like the first one, there is something there, but I haven't been able to get it out, IMO you have got that interesting tree near the middle, the squiggly one, and the different shades of green, but I would have trouble in knowing how to capture them. Maybe a zoom on that area and a bit of photo editing would do the job! :winkold:

Double post

Great shots boys, its a pier frenzy!!!!!!!

Wierd things piers, I mean why? whats the point?

Grant, and anybody else who needs photo editing software, this months DVD edition of PC Advisor comes with full versions of Photoplus 7, Photostudio 8, and Panorama Plus free. Why pay when you can get it for free!

Thanks Paddy, the thing on the pier looks false because of the sun I think, there is a weird reflection on the picture. The hills are the welsh hills across the Bristol channel, the pier is a Clevedon.

Well done with the win BTW!!

Another one messed with: