~~~COMMENT THREAD for the JUNE Photo Contest. Theme: TRANSPORTATION~~~

[Itchinjim]

Link to submission thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=280x43810

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. So ships it is!

at least, so far :eyes:

[Blue_In_AK]

12. Technically, mine isn't a ship...

It's a boat -- a dead fishing boat, to be exact.

[Whoa_Nelly]

16. So it is!

So...

Boats and Ships! :woohoo:

Love your photo, Blue! The angle, the color, the depth..all well done!

[AlCzervik]

2. if mine it too big can you let me know please? Great pics so far.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=280&topic_id=43810&mesg_id=43823

[JeffR]

3. It's a terrific photo

but yes, it's way bigger than the rules allow.

[AlCzervik]

4. ok, i'm going to try and resize it, sorry.

[JeffR]

6. Now it's too small for my bifocal-assisted eyes!

If you can get it up to 800 pixels wide on the horizontal and add a little more compression to the jpeg, you should be able to get it under the 200k file size threshold.

[AlCzervik]

5. ok i tried to resize it, can you look now and tell me if that's ok?

thanks, i appreciate it.

[JeffR]

7. See my curmudgeonly, McCainish post #6.

:crazy:

[JeffR]

8. Ooops, now your pixel dimensions are better

but you're still over the 200k file size limit.

[AlCzervik]

9. ok the editing period is gone so i asked that it be delted, i resized it again

but i'll wait until the other one is gone before i post it.

[JeffR]

10. It was a treat seeing it at the first size.

:toast:

[Blue_In_AK]

11. Chimps, looks good to me.

[Blue_In_AK]

13. Robb, that thing's on your DESK??!! n/t

[Robb]

14. ...

:rofl:

[Blue_In_AK]

15. By the way, Robb,

it was so cool to open up our issue of Mother Earth News this month and see your photos. I know somebody famous. :)

[Robb]

18. Don't doubt you do!

Er, but, ah, what're you talking about? Did I submit something I fergot? :crazy:

[Blue_In_AK]

19. Oh, crap, that was Bvar -- sorry.

:blush: I don't know why I always get you two mixed up. :blush:

[Blue_In_AK]

20. Robb, is it you that likes dog mushing?

I'm taking notes to help me out with my senior moments.

[Robb]

54. Yep.

And, as my entry illustrates, I'm the one with a Mach 3+ fetish. :D

[babylonsister]

17. I really liked 'puddle jumper', because I scared the heck out of

the passengers when my flash went off:

[DS1]

21. Sorry, I had to ad-block that foot

good luck, and all, but damn


:D

[alfredo]

22. That's a perfectly good foot that has carried the owner over many miles.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

23. absolutely!

[alfredo]

24. I do have to admit it isn't pretty, but pretty isn't in its job description.

[DS1]

27. I understand its value as a photograph of transportation, and it does its job well

I just didn't want to look at a foot each time I scrolled through the entries. I'm sorry if you were hurt or offended by my comment about ad-blocking it.

[alfredo]

28. No, not offended one bit.

[DS1]

29. It's only ad-blocked at work, anyway

I can see it just fine here.

[alfredo]

30. You can see it just fine there. That could either be a good or bad thing.

BTW, the image turned out a bit disturbing/creepy. I decided that was a good thing.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

25. Itchinjim can I please replace my entry "Grandpa's Express" with this one?

same title, same subject....

[priller]

26. Can I just say that the quality of photography here is really high

These are seriously good photos this month. Not that I'm an expert or anything, but IMHO this is a great set of photos. I really love seeing how everyone has grown. Wonderful!

[regnaD kciN]

31. I'd like to thank Whoa_Nelly...

...for providing that wonderfully evocative title for my entry (Foggy Day, Lonely Boats). :applause:

[Whoa_Nelly]

33. Wow! Am honored you used that title!

It was my first thought when I saw that photo.

And that photo is a winner! :toast:

[alfredo]

32. Only one automobile/truck entry? That's unAmerican.

[JeffR]

34. I was going to use this, but I was sure there'd be 10 better truck pics

But I feel vindicated, since the sole truck pic so far would have run mine off the road, so to speak.

[alfredo]

35. I like that. The colors and textures are terrific. I like the lock on the door.

It appears you used a wide angle lens? If you did, it adds movement to the image.

[JeffR]

36. Thank you.

This was shot at 14mm.

[alfredo]

38. Real good choice of lens.

[Blue_In_AK]

39. I like this truck, JeffR.

Aren't wide angles fun?

[urbanhermit]

40. Truck

I was looking at this truck this morning, you would have run mine off the road.

[comrade snarky]

37. Finally put up an entry

Hello everyone,
I've been enjoying the contests for some time. There's some great work around here.

[alfredo]

41. Welcome to the mad house.

[comrade snarky]

45. Thanks

This madhouse keeps me sane!

[alfredo]

47. Now that I'm retired, DU fills my day.

[comrade snarky]

49. Keep the brain sharp

and the blood angried up!

[alfredo]

50. Fingers nimble too.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

42. welcome aboard comrade...I like your entry! where was the last stop?

:hi:

[comrade snarky]

44. Thanks!

That photo was taken at the Western Railway Museum in Suisun CA, not far from San Francisco. They specialize in electric cars and have a couple of miles of the old San Francisco to Sacramento line working to take the cars out and give people rides.

My wife pretty much grew up there, her dad was quite the train buff and volunteered at the museum for many years. This photo is from his memorial, after the museum was closed we took his ashes for one last ride in his favorite car.

[alfredo]

43. Love the Kaiser. My dad had one, actually a Kaiser-Frasier.

Looked like this one. Terribly under powered.

[CC]

46. The buggies were not cooperating

this past couple weeks so had to go a different way. Now watch all the buggies come out. I don't know much about old cars but the SO went nuts on it so figure it would be work ok. I really really wanted a buggy and still kicking myself for not having a camera when there was one at the drive through at the McDonald's.

[alfredo]

48. My father was the top upholsterer for antique autos in the east.

Several of his cars were grand national champs, he was well known in the auto community. The editor of Car Craft Magazine gave the eulogy at his funeral.


One of his cars was on display in the Museum of Science in Boston.

[CC]

51. We have a guy down the street that does

upholstery, mostly antique cars and his son paints. If you dad's storage area was like this guys wow. He has old original stuff straight from the factories that has been kept in pristine shape. My I am just not into cars enough to listen for hours but the SO loves to go down there and just listen to stories. I have a feeling your dad must of loved doing it since he was that good. Neat on the museum display. Have you gone to see the car?

[alfredo]

53. Yes, I saw it with some friends. That was back

in the sixties. Most likely it has undergone further restoration, and been sold a few times.

Dad worked on one just like this 1904 Renault, same color.

[Whoa_Nelly]

52. Hope kayaker by NightWatcher got in!

Great photo!..and posted 2 minutes after you closed :(


Very interesting group of Transporation photos! I was unsure about the theme at first, but it's really turned out well! :bounce:

Good going, Itchinjim! :toast:

[Mz Pip]

55. Awesome selections!

This will be exciting! It was a lot harder picking my entry than I thought it would be. I wanted to enter a shot of the train oil cars parked on the train tracks under a freeway overpass. They were there for days. But by time I got there the oil cars were gone.It just wasn't the same without the round black oil cars. :shrug:

[Whoa_Nelly]

56. Hot Air is posted in prelim 2 and 3

:shrug:

[mth44sc]

57. ain't nothin' more painful

than posting the prelims...

hats off to Itchinjim!

[Whoa_Nelly]

58. Totally agree!

Have never had to do, and actually hope I never will. :hide:

Am amazed at how much work all of you who do win and have to do this, do so well!