Sunday Oct. 25 McLean 09! [Archive]

freeze

10-25-2009, 09:50 PM

Anyone want to do the write up? There were some pretty fun moments on a super fun trail run! Thank you Gary for leading!

Post your photo's!!

Shot's courtesy of Meghan
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More photo's to come

freeze

10-25-2009, 10:10 PM

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uriedog

10-25-2009, 10:17 PM

looks like it was a fun day. I was home doing reno's all weekend. would have been a nice day to get out

I'm pretty sure I ve been stuck in that same spot.

RiceFarmer

10-25-2009, 11:24 PM

It was a great run! It certainly was a walk in the park (haha). Great shots Meghan!

City_Rider

10-25-2009, 11:38 PM

CalgaryRider

10-26-2009, 09:26 AM

And I ended up with a screw in my tire... oh well - glad I found it before heading out.

Calgary Rider really needs to answer his cell though (or perhaps we need the right number...) Antonio and I weren't sure what was going on.

Looks like good times though...

Its kinda hard to answer my phone when I'm camping in McLean for the mystery event. Sorry boys... So we in for another run next Sunday?

City_Rider

10-26-2009, 10:17 AM

Its kinda hard to answer my phone when I'm camping in McLean for the mystery event. Sorry boys... So we in for another run next Sunday?

Ah... I see, I see says the blind man...

I didn't realize you were on the Mystical Magical Mystery Night - thought it was more coordinating meeting in the morning.

I should be good to go for next weekend!

874runnersr5

10-26-2009, 10:41 AM

Ah... I see, I see says the blind man...

I didn't realize you were on the Mystical Magical Mystery Night - thought it was more coordinating meeting in the morning.

I should be good to go for next weekend!

damn, next sun is the 1st.. ill be in if i dont work or if im not overly hung over.

Sprockett

10-26-2009, 11:16 AM

Great day guys. Thanks for not letting loose too many 'Jeep' jokes :)

Anyone interested in seeing a wheeling thrip through the eyes of a 9 year photographer:
http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u24/ryansclarkcar/Jeep/Trips/McLean%202009-10-25/

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Winch

10-26-2009, 09:48 PM

Thanks to everyone who came out for the wheeling on Sunday. We had 8 Toyotas and one Jeep, which is a fair size group, and since most of us wanted to head back early we just did a fairly short run, which turned out to be a lot of fun. Here are a few of my pics:
http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb128/Bluebull67/2009-10-25/

freeze

10-26-2009, 10:02 PM

hey Gary.... i think the link is not working... sorry

Tacorossa

10-26-2009, 10:12 PM

Linky no worky for me either.

uriedog

10-26-2009, 10:32 PM

yup the link is bust.

That looks like Pascal in the RHD Land Cruiser?

Winch

10-26-2009, 11:01 PM

OK sorry, try it now: http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb128/Bluebull67/2009-10-25/

freeze

10-26-2009, 11:15 PM

FJeff Cruiser

10-27-2009, 12:24 AM

Yeah, it was a great time. Thanks everyone. Here are a few more shots : )

HDR Photos.

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Some Regular Photos.

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RiceFarmer

10-27-2009, 07:59 PM

Beautiful shots as always Jeff! My Runner is a dwarf in comparison to Gary's truck haha.

FJeff Cruiser

10-27-2009, 08:48 PM

Thanks Victor.... yeah, I think most trucks look small next to Gary's truck :)

Winch

10-27-2009, 09:21 PM

Ha ha, well I get dwarfed every so often too. Nice pics. HDR is cool!

Tarzan

10-27-2009, 10:55 PM

What is HDR? I still think the Mclean gravel pit would make an excellent 101 course venue as the photos show.

S/C '03 taco

10-28-2009, 08:46 AM

i so wish i could have made it to this event but my rack was in no shape for street driving let alone rough off road....but i have a brand new rack in now and i am ready to rock and roll once again....wooo hoo........great pics though looks like a missed a super fun event:(

FJeff Cruiser

10-28-2009, 10:44 AM

Hey Tarzan.

A High Dynamic Range (HDR) image represents the whole range of values of light reflected by a scene (picture)… from its deepest shadows to brightest highlights. The dynamic range of real-world scenes is often much higher than the dynamic range a digital camera can capture today. For this reason, a "single" photograph is considered Low Dynamic Range as the camera sensors can only capture partially the dynamic range of a scene. So, in order to create an HDR image, you will first need to take "several" exposures (pictures) of the scene then combine those photos within special software. After that, Tone-mapping with other software is required to create a realistic photo (kinda like an IMAX film) or a cool surreal photo (like Gery's Truck in this thread).

Wheeling (the trucks, mud/snow and landscape) can be the perfect scene for and HDR - Tone Mapped photo.

Sprockett

10-28-2009, 11:17 AM

Wow, thanks for that description Jeff!

Winch

10-28-2009, 11:27 AM

Cold Flame

10-28-2009, 11:48 AM

Hey Jeff,

Gorgeous photos; would love to "learn" from you I can drag my ass out to an excursion one day. Would you be willing to have a study? Haha... I shoot Canon and have an XTi with a couple lenses. Just looked at your website and noticed you work for Metafore too; that's our primary vendor. Our rep is Greg O'Brien... and I'm friends with Jeff Woodgate there. Know either of them?

Cheers,

Jer

S/C '03 taco

10-28-2009, 12:18 PM

yep, if i had a rack like yours chris, i would want it to be nice and tight before i go out too :)

funny guy....lol
i like my rack it's nice a firm now,lol

FJeff Cruiser

10-28-2009, 04:31 PM

FJeff Cruiser

10-28-2009, 04:45 PM

Victor and I went out a few weekends ago to shoot his truck. I thought they turned out pretty good. (Maybe this should be in a different thread).

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RiceFarmer

10-28-2009, 07:32 PM

Yay my truck! Seriously though, after using your camera Jeff. I don't want to use another point and shoot.

874runnersr5

10-28-2009, 10:13 PM

sick pics.

Winch

10-28-2009, 10:30 PM

Whoa! I'm speechless

RiceFarmer

10-28-2009, 11:13 PM

Whoa! I'm speechless

The pictures of your truck turned out great Gary, do you mind if I post them on other forums?

Winch

10-28-2009, 11:20 PM

The pictures of your truck turned out great Gary, do you mind if I post them on other forums?

ye....s, s....u...re Sti.....ll speech.....lesss

FJeff Cruiser

10-29-2009, 11:21 AM

If anyone is interested here are a couple video's. One where Wil gets totally stuck in the soup : )

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Cold Flame

10-29-2009, 01:00 PM

Jer - totally. I'm always up for stuff like that. Let me know when you might have a free sat or sun and we'll head out. I'm pretty sure the XTI can "bracket". Take a look in your menu and or manual for "bracketing".

Yeah I know Greg and Jeff very well... work with them everyday. You're a SysAdmin eh? Where do you work?

Jeff - Awesome; I really appreciate that! Do you usually "wheel" with the crew or just tag along with someone and take photos while you're out? I will definitely let you know when I'm available some weekend! I'll take a poke through my manual/menus and see what it says about bracketing.

I'm a SysAdmin at Gemini Corporation; Greg and Jeff are good guys. I don't deal much with Jeff anymore as Greg uses Andrew as his Inside Sales guy, but Jeff has a son in waterpolo, as is my son, so we see eachother quite frequently at the pool.

Talk to ya soon! Your newly posted shots are even more gorgeous!

FJeff Cruiser

10-29-2009, 02:20 PM

Hi Jer - Gemini, I know your company : ) Thanks for the complements. I'm new to the group and hope to join as many outings as possible. I'm actually looking forward to the training.

PS. ping me anytime about heading out!

Wellsy

10-29-2009, 05:14 PM

Those HDR Pics are insane!! Wicked pics

BeachBoy

10-29-2009, 06:00 PM

I personally don't like HDR (at least 95% of them), they are always "too much" (i'm speaking in general)

the last picture with the hood sticker and mud is nice though.

FJeff Cruiser

10-29-2009, 06:01 PM

Thanks everyone.... they are fun to do. Any excuse to take pictures and 4x4 I say : )

FJeff Cruiser

10-29-2009, 06:16 PM

I personally don't like HDR (at least 95% of them), they are always "too much" (i'm speaking in general)

the last picture with the hood sticker and mud is nice though.

Yeah, not everyone likes them... it's subjective - I'm ok with that. I personally like them when they are over processed like this... it's something different and fun. 99% of the time I follow the basic rules of photography and have for 20 years. Highly tone-mapped images like these give me a chance to break the rules : )

BeachBoy

10-30-2009, 08:12 AM

my girlfriend likes that too, she's sometimes a little too happy with the sliders and presets in Lightroom ahaha. Some of them turns out "artsy"

freeze

10-30-2009, 11:08 AM

Haha. Good artsy though... High contrast evokes emotion for sure.

FJeff Cruiser

10-30-2009, 11:18 AM

my girlfriend likes that too, she's sometimes a little too happy with the sliders and presets in Lightroom ahaha. Some of them turns out "artsy"

Lightroom... cool. I use Aperture myself. I've heard a lot of good things about Lightroom's non-dstructive controls.