You won't like this competition - it's painful...

[hoffstriker]

I would like to thank first and foremost "God" for the second place honors bestowed upon myself and Rufus T Dawg. I would also like to thank Colin Southern for his words of inspiration (not sure which ones though), and my wife for moving to the love seat to allow Rufus to teach me photoshop. He is getting really good at Lightroom now. I thank Donald for being so darn neat and tidy. Most of all, I'd like to thank everyone on Cambridge in Colour for believing in me. It's been a hard road to climb to move to the number two spot with competition from the likes of Donald, Steve, Dave, Colin, Geoff, and all the others. I will try not to get too conceited over this accomplishment, but I can make no promises at this time.

Thank You little people......

ps. Rob, Rufus resents being called shaggy....... He prefers "fluffy".......

[Donald]

I wish you wouldn't keep reposting Tamara's image. It brings me out in cold sweats. I was lost in IKEA for the whole of a bank holiday weekend once...very traumatic. I still have a nervous tic caused by and incident with a meatball and dime bar fondou.

I have to tell you that the above has just had the tears of laughter rolling down the faces of me and my dearly beloved. Thank you - that's just set me up for the weekend.

It's this same acute observation of the lives that we live that results in the amazing images you produce.

[carregwen]

I wish you wouldn't keep reposting Tamara's image....

[Wirefox]

I have to tell you that the above has just had the tears of laughter rolling down the faces of me and my dearly beloved. Thank you - that's just set me up for the weekend.

Well thats my good deed for the weekend...I'm off to bed...see you Monday.

I wish you wouldn't keep reposting Tamara's image....

The visions have started....Young couple...male with sports jacket, ASDA jeans, white trainers and a whiff of Aramis, female with pony tail, black bra under white t-shirt and no taste.... Fiat 500 with roof rack....Kitchen table, 4 folding chairs, a cat basket, and a foldable cot just in case they ever get past the pony tail. The Fiat 500 is coming toward me on the M62 eastbound...its getting nearer and nearer....

Oh and a question. Why do the IKEA people who have got past the pony tail and have produced more allen key fetishists need to have their off spring entertained with brightly coloured boxy toys made of wood and and an abacus of all things...what the hell is wrong with a playstation 2 and Grand Theft Auto. It cant be fear of technology since everyone...and I mean everyone who regularly haunts IKEA has an iPhone permanently glued to there ears. From what I can make out they all seem to be describing there latest purchases to their mothers. Still at Warrington it is handy for these people. A short journey in the Fiat 500 and they can stock up with meals for one, indestructible thongs and underwired egg cups from Marks and Spencer. The Nissen Navara owners invariably branch off to Next for some dried twigs and a galvanised bucket.

[arith]

Cor TA: I won something. As for anybody else, good try but you just aint good enough are ya; look at a winner baby.

[Katy Noelle]

Congratulations to the winners. It was really well deserved. I just hope that I can learn from you, someday, and, and....sniff....I just hope that I didn't lose by one point! Waaaaaaaaaaaa!

[Klickit]

Go the winners! And thanks for the laughs.

Kit - Nice try, love, but surely a bus should be messier than this?

Now Rob. You have to know that in my past incarnations as a flat dweller, suburban housewife dweller, farmhouse dweller, I have been the epitome of messiness. Mess as far as the eye can see. BUT...when you live in a bus, that is the shortest route to madness. Just imagine - you wake up in the morning and want to get dressed. You search through piles of stuff, looking frantically for your knickers, so you can go out and get milk for the early morning coffee, because you aren't human until you've had your first caffeine hit. You eventually find the knickers draped over the driver's mirror, where you left them last night for easy finding. Repeat, with variations, for the remaining clothes that will give at least modest decency. Then you want your wallet. Lets not even go there. All this is done in a space that contains all your worldly goods, plus a dog and a man-pet and one you can't swing a budgie in, let alone a cat. Leads to rambling and incoherency. Just read this post... So, I reformed. And now I'm the tidiness police.

[carregwen]

Just imagine - you wake up in the morning and want to get dressed. You search through piles of stuff, looking frantically for your knickers, so you can go out and get milk for the early morning coffee....

Kit

I think the 50+ pervy types from that other photography forum (who secretly look in here) will want to know the colour as well.

[Donald]

... will want to know the colour as well.

At that time in the morning and given the circumstanes described, I don't think Kit, or anyone else in that situation, would really be stopping to work that one out.

[arith]

The poor lad spent hours with a Helix protractor and feeler guages on that you know. His notepads are even in a nice neat row...bless him. I think Donald should get a packet of Smarties for effort

I wish you wouldn't keep reposting Tamara's image. It brings me out in cold sweats. I was lost in IKEA for the whole of a bank holiday weekend once...very traumatic. I still have a nervous tic caused by and incident with a meatball and dime bar fondou.

Good choice of winner. Congrats Steve. We had a front room just like that when we first got married. I kept it that way just for the sheer entertainment of watching my mother gurn with disapproval.

That's a good reason when my mother visits she offers money, in fact she once asked a tradesman to pop round and give a quote; but I didn't let him in.

[Wirefox]

in fact she once asked a tradesman to pop round and give a quote; but I didn't let him in.

That got me giggling Steve. A classic.

will want to know the colour as well.

Just for research purposes you understand...what colour were they? For the record I think it highly liberating going out for milk in just your knickers. Ok OK I am slipping my trench coat back on and slinking back to that 'other' forum. If its the one I think it is it has me in fits the 'technical' critique you get from Herbert the entomologist who mistakenly clicked on the nude and glamour section. "Nice shot, I like the way you captured the deep feeling in her rear end. The heels are a little blown and there is some loss of detail where the stocking top meets the creamy white thigh"......sudden end to post as Mrs Herbert brings his Ovaltine in and he hits the hide button. I think it is a wonderful study. Its very Stanley Spencer.

[Klickit]

Just for research purposes you understand...what colour were they?

Um. I can't really remember. But you can pick your own choice between pure virginal white, spotted white and blue, fire-engine red, black & white spotted, (I seem to go for dotty a lot. Wonder what that implies..) or pure devil's black which has been washed so many times it's a kinda dingy brown.

For the record I think it highly liberating going out for milk in just your knickers.

I wondered why the check-out girl passed out.

[Wirefox]

or pure devil's black which has been washed so many times it's a kinda dingy brown.

Too much detail

I seem to go for dotty a lot. Wonder what that implies..)

Not sure but if you were a bloke it would mean you also own a wardrobe full of 'humorous' Looney Tunes ties. Apparently the wearing of these ties bestows the wearer with the sense of humour that God forgot to endow naturally

[carregwen]

I might have to close this thread down. It's had 3,200 views and 152 replies and is essentially a load of old tosh about dogs learning Photoshop, strange IKEA infestations in the low countries, ladies knickers (and the colour of them), black minimalist Bauhaus furniture owned by photographers with two monitors, and nice (but I'm afraid, rather odd) middle-age men who seem to like collecting very weird things.

Why can't we get back to (as John Major once said) basics! Someone can start a new thread called 'Snaps of my holiday in the Falklands - what do you guys think?" and we all reply "WOW! great shot, Nigel!". How about it?

Sorry, there goes our only member from the Falklands.

[wilgk]

is essentially a load of old tosh ....strange IKEA infestations in the low countries,



Sorry, there goes our only member from the Falklands.

Your mates from the low countries are none too happy either!
we may seem hemispherically challenged, but it's all a matter of perspective really

[Katy Noelle]

Why can't we get back to (as John Major once said) basics! Someone can start a new thread called 'Snaps of my holiday in the Falklands - what do you guys think?" and we all reply "WOW! great shot, Nigel!". How about it?

Sorry, there goes our only member from the Falklands.

...not to mention poor Nigel.

[hoffstriker]

I might have to close this thread down. It's had 3,200 views and 152 replies and is essentially a load of old tosh about dogs learning Photoshop, strange IKEA infestations in the low countries, ladies knickers (and the colour of them), black minimalist Bauhaus furniture owned by photographers with two monitors, and nice (but I'm afraid, rather odd) middle-age men who seem to like collecting very weird things.

Speaking of this, is anyone able to help rufus with CS5. He's now progressed beyond the point where I can assist him....

[carregwen]

Speaking of this, is anyone able to help rufus with CS5. He's now progressed beyond the point where I can assist him....

Hmmm, I see your point, Chris. Perhaps as everyone and his dog is on a photography degree course these days you ought to send Rufus on a photography degree course? Or should that be a 'dawgee' course? And I really think we ought to make him the CiC mascot!

[Peter Ryan]

Ok, I can see you are all highly organised. I currently work off a laptop wherever, but mostly from the dining room table at the farm.

How good is your imagination? I have an old stable block with hay loft. We are talking about 5 x 18 meters (20 x 60 feet roughly). Come November I will be doing up the hay loft as a studio for myself and for the workshops I run. The following images are ‘before’. I will post ‘after’ images so see if you can image the conversion.

The stables were built in 1857 old by Australian standards and were originally the home of the draught horses to serviced the Kyneton cordial factory. Below the hay loft is a 6 bay stables with original panelling, feeders and bluestone floor. The walls are corrugated iron. In time I will convert the stables into a gallery.

This will be the front door. I have new colonial style double doors with clear glass to go in here.


I will be putting French doors at this end to allow for flow through ventilation. I will use the old door from the other end as internal louvers to block out light when I use a projector, etc.


As you can see the first step is a bit dramatic. I am building a timber deck over the sheep yards and have purchased the stairs to go with them.


This is the current ladder to get into the loft. I think I need to update this.



I do need some assistance though. Where do I put the wine cabinet?

An update on the new studio. Renovations are well under way: -

The deck is almost built and stairs are up but still need the footings completed.



We have now opened up the other end with French doors and using the old barn doors as shutters.





I am really quiet happy with the new view out the back over the roof of the old sheds.



The wiring is being done and the insulation is now going up.

[Donald]

Peter

Impressive stuff. Congratulations on progress-to-date. We require regular pictorial updates please. Oohh, and invitations to the formal opening may also be in order!