The hobby Thread

[MrNeeds]

Hey peeps, just thought I'd show you a new hobby I have picked up.

Abstract and landscape photography






^spot the squirrel

 

[JimJoe]

My hobbies are mostly computer based. Playing Everquest casually, working on my 16 web sites.

I also like to read. I have 3 ereaders and around 1 thousand paperback and hard cover books on numerous subjects. Aboput 700 or so ebooks, most free from Project Gutenburg. The rest are books I paid for and downloaded.

 

[MrNeeds]

Jolly good JimJoe, keep 'em coming peeps, feel free to add any hobbies you have, i'm sure others would be glad to hear we're not just robots

 

[niemiro]

Most of my hobbies are computer based as well, but I also like to rock climb (both indoors and outdoors) and hike (I have a tick sheet, and I tick off the peaks as I climb them)

 

[whs]

Hmm, rock climbing and hiking would be nice - if only I were 40 years younger.

 

[The Howling Wolves]

My hobbies are golf, learning graphics and providing home care for my wife.

 

[Slammer]

Those pictures are cool! I wish had the talent to take pictures like that. And a decent camera would probably help too haha. I stick to computers as well. Photoshopping things is fun, I enjoy helping people fix computers, and currently I'm trying to learn web design from the ground up via some great free online tutorial sites. Although I'm trying to find a job at a computer store of some sort, (anyone wanna hook me up??? haha) part time after school, so I'm really too busy to do much about it currently. I also enjoy the occasional outdoor activity. And I've always wanted to go skydiving!

I used to read a lot, but since getting a laptop that activity has steeply declined. Partly because I spend less time searching for new books to enjoy, and partly because I feel like I could better spend my time learning more about computers when I'm reading, and that's distracting

 

[MrNeeds]

Those pictures are cool! I wish had the talent to take pictures like that. And a decent camera would probably help too haha.

The pics I took were from a camera phone (iPhone 4)

here's one you'll like :< that wasn't on the flower, it was a hornet in mid flight

 

[JimJoe]

I have been making a vague attempt at learning Bryce, Blender, and DAZ Studio.

But for some reason the tutorials seem too 'scattered' in their presentation for me.

 

[Slammer]

These all remind me of when I used to live in Washington state. Very very green and wet. I still miss it a lot, living here in the desert. In fact, I think I used to have a big tree/bush things with flowers like that. Very impressive.

 

[niemiro]

Those pictures are cool! I wish had the talent to take pictures like that. And a decent camera would probably help too haha.

The pics I took were from a camera phone (iPhone 4)

here's one you'll like :View attachment 24192< that wasn't on the flower, it was a hornet in mid flight

These all remind me of when I used to live in Washington state. Very very green and wet. I still miss it a lot, living here in the desert. In fact, I think I used to have a big tree/bush things with flowers like that. Very impressive.

I am not very good with plants...is that a hydrangea in the background?

 

[Slammer]

I am not very good with plants...is that a hydrangea in the background?

...I actually don't remember what it was called. But that does sound familiar, so maybe

 

[JaidynM]

Reading

 

[MrNeeds]

These photos haven't been edited in any way, just the standard photos.

 

[tom982]

Wow :eek: They're amazing!

 

[JaidynM]

Great pics, MrNeeds!!! :D

 

[MrNeeds]

The third picture is my favourite, north pier in Blackpool on Thursday evening, an old couple we're watching me take photographs and they asked me to take a photograph of them walking along the pier, that was the result :-)

 

[Slammer]

You've got some serious talent. Especially if all you're using is a cell phone camera! I daresay you could even do some freelance stuff for people.

That wheat field one is great too! If it was focused right on the closest stalk, it would be perfect.

 

[JaidynM]

You've got some serious talent. Especially if all you're using is a cell phone camera! I daresay you could even do some freelance stuff for people.

That wheat field one is great too! If it was focused right on the closest stalk, it would be perfect.

Just a cellphone camera? What cellphone are you using; it's great quality.

 

[MrNeeds]

You've got some serious talent. Especially if all you're using is a cell phone camera! I daresay you could even do some freelance stuff for people.

That wheat field one is great too! If it was focused right on the closest stalk, it would be perfect.

Just a cellphone camera? What cellphone are you using; it's great quality.

iPhone 4 :-)

And slammer, I got a picture like that but it wasn't as good with the exposure and background focus