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Last week I was having problems with Nero

and I posted here, the PC Tools, and Storage and Media. I got lots of help here, one or two replies in PC Tools, and I got ignored in Storage and Media. The Nikon family is much more helpful.

BUT! That's not to say that we can't branch out, a little "hostile" takeover! Let's all go and post a few pics in Samples and list the camera as a 5700. That'd be interesting going "head to head" with the other people. What an interesting experiment.

Here's your task, everyone post at least one pic this weekend in Samples and see what happens--it doesn't have to be a new pic. I bet we get more people coming to the Nikon forum to see what's going on with the 5700s, 4500s, etc.

--
Todd Muskopf
professional fine art painter, wannabe photographer
http://www.muskopf.org

To all of those who I offend, please forgive me.

 
or anyone else who is lucky enough to make the step to a dslr.
Jim V. said:
So what can we talk about? Nikon digital prosumer cameras not DSLR?
How about accessories for our cameras? Are they considered Nikon
Talk if they they are not Nikon products. I am assuming anything
that has to do with picture processing, photoshop settings, Qimage,
or other software related photographic equipment is not appropriate.
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Todd Muskopf
professional fine art painter, wannabe photographer
http://www.muskopf.org

To all of those who I offend, please forgive me.

 
LOL

I love all this little bickering, makes me laugh. Let's all put up pictures in the Samples gallery and just take over. Maybe we'll take over the whole darn site. Why not? We need a director of Nikon Homeland Security--Phil Youngblood? A President--Jarrell. Vice President--M.E. Parker. Court Jester--me.

Seriously, it wouldn't kill me to check two forums every day instead of one. Again, let's just all post in the Samples gallery this weekend and just take over.
--
Todd Muskopf
professional fine art painter, wannabe photographer
http://www.muskopf.org

To all of those who I offend, please forgive me.

 
Go get 'im kiddo, he's trying to play your game, so put him to shame! :)

I'm just joking!

Mitch Bobo wrote:
and when you
Member said:
see "Where do we all live?", "What do we all look like?", "Post your
favorite pet's picture", "How old is everyone?", etc. it is usually
that
forum. That's not to say that off topic matters aren't mentioned or
discussed on either of the Nikon forums. It just seems that those
matters are discussed WITHIN the context of an on-topic post.
Again, not to flame. Just an observation. It's not like we aren't
being monitored on our forums. The fact that we haven't been
called on the carpet (yet) indicates that perhaps we're doing a little
better in the "self-policing" department. If so, let's keep it up.
We all
know Phil has many more important things to do than babysit adults.

My .02,
Mitch
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--
Todd Muskopf
professional fine art painter, wannabe photographer
http://www.muskopf.org

To all of those who I offend, please forgive me.

 
Todd, you go, I go ;)
Todd Art said:
LOL

I love all this little bickering, makes me laugh. Let's all put up
pictures in the Samples gallery and just take over. Maybe we'll
take over the whole darn site. Why not? We need a director of
Nikon Homeland Security--Phil Youngblood? A President--Jarrell.
Vice President--M.E. Parker. Court Jester--me.

Seriously, it wouldn't kill me to check two forums every day
instead of one. Again, let's just all post in the Samples gallery
this weekend and just take over.
--
Todd Muskopf
professional fine art painter, wannabe photographer
http://www.muskopf.org

To all of those who I offend, please forgive me.

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--
Rgds,
TC
CP4500
http://www.pbase.com/tcsee/coolpix4500
 
I'm as guilty as anyone when it comes to occasionally posting off-topic memarks in these forums, but I'm glad Phil is going to crack down on off-topic posts.

We need to keep these forums as helpful/user-friendly as possible ... and that's not easy when people are posting anything and everything in the forums without even thinking about which forum they are using.
tcsee said:
Check this out. Any thought?

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=5560856

--
Rgds,
TC
CP4500
http://www.pbase.com/tcsee/coolpix4500
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First of all, I agree completely, it's Phil's site - he decides what's appropriate and what's not.

I think that from time to time there are posts that simply don't belong here (some of them don't belong anywhere). I also think posts of pictures by people who otherwise contribute nothing to this forum do not belong here. You know the ones, the "look what I can do pictures" with no explanation, no comments, and from people whose only posts are those kinds of pictures (a particular young lady comes to mind; certainly she's very talented, but this is not the place for her work, in my opinion).

All that being said, the posts that I most look forward to, the ones that inspire me most, are pictures from Jarrell, M.E. and a few others. I see these incredible pictures, and I say "Wow - my camera can do that?!!" Now, the answer, of course, is that my camera can't - their 5700s can do lots of things that my 5700 cannot. But thanks to their posts and explanations, my 5700 is growing more capable all the time. I've learned a lot from a lot of people here, but I think I've learned more from Jarrell's pictures and explanations and diagrams than from any other source.

I don't know exactly what Phil wants to allow and what he wants to eliminate. In fact, if I were in charge, I don't know how I'd write a set of rules that specifies what I want to allow and what I want to eliminate (but of course, I instantly know it when I see it!). However, I hope the excellent, inspriational posts (with discussions and explanations) from Jarrell, M.E. and the like never stop.

Just my "off-topic" opinon,

Rodney
Jarrell Conley said:
interesting.
First and foremost, it's Mr. Askeys place and he can make any rule
he likes.
Anything else I add is just my opinion and that's not going to
change a thing.
My doctor has been on my case about spending too much time at the
computer and not getting enough exercise (shoulda never told him),
so maybe this is a blessing in disguise.... :)
Anyway, tcsee thanks for the heads up!
Jarrell
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Doug Barber said:
cadmandew said:
I dont think posting a self promoting "what a nice guy I am" pic
of what you did the day before is appropiate for the Retouch forum.
The Pic had nothing to do with retouching. No matter how compleling
ppl thought that pic was.. it should of been posted on Samples and
Galleries. Poster said it was a mistake. But History check on him
showed he posts the same pics on Nikon forum and Retouch forum.

cadmandew
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--
All My Best
Doug Barber
http://www.pbase.com/dbarber
PBase supporter
(FCAS) Member
CP5700; PS7; Mac Ti-Book G4
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Doug

I know one thing. I owned a Union Concrete Company in NYC for 18 yrs. Ive had smoke blown in my face by the toughest and best..You are a powder puff. How could you spend time with a old woman then run all the way home to post her pic all over the net.. Even in a Retouching Channel..My friend the new rules are no more posting like that or you will be banned..Case Closed. Phil owns this site.

Cadmandew
 
The NTF can afford samples from their members because it is quite slow compare to other forums.

But try to keep it to originals with EXIF (or what improvement were made and how) and indicate what COOLPIX you are using. Some of you know each other very well and use the forum as a playground throwing pictures at each other. But remember always assume when you post a picture that someone who doesn't know you or what camera you are using might be reading your post... and be a bit more selective when you pick a picture to post... ;-)
tcsee said:
Check this out. Any thought?

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=5560856

--
Rgds,
TC
CP4500
http://www.pbase.com/tcsee/coolpix4500
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give you a lot of time to think something over, kinda like mowing the lawn. Oh! before I get into that, did you ever notice how well you can sing when you're using a power mower?
Back to the subject Jarrell!

I've already said in this thread about how this is Mr. Askeys website and he can set any rule he likes. If we don't like it we're free to move on. That's life.

The question about off subject posts and posting photos here has come up so many times in the 3 years I've been here that I've lost count. The majority of users have always said they didn't mind these, as long as it didn't get out of hand and "Pic" or "OT" was in the subject line. Now, a lawer would say how much is too much, how much is "out of hand".
Don't everybody turn around and look at me... I surely don't know.

It's always been my personal opinion that it would be a boring place without these types of threads. I cannot imagine logging on and seeing nothing but questions on what you think of the 5700 or how do you set X camera to do so n so. Questions that have been asked scores of time before. Don't take me the wrong way, there is nothing wrong with that type question, it's what the forum is basically about. But, I've always felt it didn't hurt to have them sprinkled into the mix, and the mix is what makes the place interesting. Or, if you want to look at it the other way, have "some" (where is that lawyer when you need him?) OT and photo posts sprinkled into the questions on Nikon cameras.

Perhaps I've misunderstood the purpose of NTF all this time. I need to reread the rules, I guess. I thought it was for the discussion on Nikon cameras, accessories and usage. Does accessories mean Vivitar flash units? Does usage mean the software used to process the photos? Do you not post a picture demonstrating what can be done with X camera and X software.

Little do your realize that when I'm out shooting and sometimes I see a certain subject, I think about someone here did a photo of something similar and came at it from this angle and how good I thought it was, so I try to emulate it. I don't remember what I had for dinner last night, but I remember an outstanding picture I saw here a year a go.

Maybe a great forum is like a great cake. You've got to have the right mix of ingredients for it to taste good. The question is what is the right mix for NTF?

Someone else in this thread said that evidently Phil didn't have a problem here at NTF, if he did he'd already have been here. That sounds reasonable to me. I was paraphrasing without looking back, so I hope I got it right.

Anyway the hardwood floors are waiting for me and there is a vacuum cleaner around here with my name on it.
Ya'll be good!
Jarrell
tcsee said:
Check this out. Any thought?

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=5560856

--
Rgds,
TC
CP4500
http://www.pbase.com/tcsee/coolpix4500
Click to expand...
--
How to Post Pictures Here!
Getting prepared
http://bermangraphics.com/tips/attach.htm
For tips on how to post your photos on pbsase.com...
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1007&message=4823908
 
my first foray into the unknown.
tcsee said:
Todd Art said:
LOL

I love all this little bickering, makes me laugh. Let's all put up
pictures in the Samples gallery and just take over. Maybe we'll
take over the whole darn site. Why not? We need a director of
Nikon Homeland Security--Phil Youngblood? A President--Jarrell.
Vice President--M.E. Parker. Court Jester--me.

Seriously, it wouldn't kill me to check two forums every day
instead of one. Again, let's just all post in the Samples gallery
this weekend and just take over.
--
Todd Muskopf
professional fine art painter, wannabe photographer
http://www.muskopf.org

To all of those who I offend, please forgive me.

Click to expand...
--
Rgds,
TC
CP4500
http://www.pbase.com/tcsee/coolpix4500
Click to expand...
--
Todd Muskopf
professional fine art painter, wannabe photographer
http://www.muskopf.org

To all of those who I offend, please forgive me.

 
about the "old woman" was a uncalled for, don't you think?
Jarrell
cadmandew said:
Doug Barber said:
cadmandew said:
I dont think posting a self promoting "what a nice guy I am" pic
of what you did the day before is appropiate for the Retouch forum.
The Pic had nothing to do with retouching. No matter how compleling
ppl thought that pic was.. it should of been posted on Samples and
Galleries. Poster said it was a mistake. But History check on him
showed he posts the same pics on Nikon forum and Retouch forum.

cadmandew
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--
All My Best
Doug Barber
http://www.pbase.com/dbarber
PBase supporter
(FCAS) Member
CP5700; PS7; Mac Ti-Book G4
Click to expand...
Doug

I know one thing. I owned a Union Concrete Company in NYC for 18
yrs. Ive had smoke blown in my face by the toughest and best..You
are a powder puff. How could you spend time with a old woman then
run all the way home to post her pic all over the net.. Even in a
Retouching Channel..My friend the new rules are no more posting
like that or you will be banned..Case Closed. Phil owns this site.

Cadmandew
Click to expand...
--
How to Post Pictures Here!
Getting prepared
http://bermangraphics.com/tips/attach.htm
For tips on how to post your photos on pbsase.com...
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1007&message=4823908
 
OK Todd, you're on, let's all do 10 posts apiece on the Samples and Galleries forum this weekend!

What the heck Ive shot over 500 shots in the last two to three weeks there must be ten worth posting, maybe...

Jim M.
Todd Art said:
tcsee said:
Todd Art said:
LOL

I love all this little bickering, makes me laugh. Let's all put up
pictures in the Samples gallery and just take over. Maybe we'll
take over the whole darn site. Why not? We need a director of
Nikon Homeland Security--Phil Youngblood? A President--Jarrell.
Vice President--M.E. Parker. Court Jester--me.

Seriously, it wouldn't kill me to check two forums every day
instead of one. Again, let's just all post in the Samples gallery
this weekend and just take over.
--
Todd Muskopf
professional fine art painter, wannabe photographer
http://www.muskopf.org

To all of those who I offend, please forgive me.

Click to expand...
--
Rgds,
TC
CP4500
http://www.pbase.com/tcsee/coolpix4500
Click to expand...
--
Todd Muskopf
professional fine art painter, wannabe photographer
http://www.muskopf.org

To all of those who I offend, please forgive me.

Click to expand...
--
Jim M.
Oly 340R & Nikon 995 & TC-E2, Kenko KUT-832, HP S20 & Epson 1250 Scanners.
Pbase Supporter, FCAS Member
http://www.pbase.com/jimm
 
Jarrell Conley said:
Maybe a great forum is like a great cake. You've got to have the
right mix of ingredients for it to taste good. The question is
what is the right mix for NTF?
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As far as I'm concerned, the cake is superb, but Phil's the head chef, and maybe hel prefers vanilla over chocolate. Or maybe we're unnecessarily alarmed by his comments which were made in the context of the Canon SLR forum. If anyone knows Phil well enough to get clarification, it would help put an end to a lot of speculation and agita.
Jarrell Conley said:
Someone else in this thread said that evidently Phil didn't have a
problem here at NTF, if he did he'd already have been here. That
sounds reasonable to me. I was paraphrasing without looking back,
so I hope I got it right.
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That was my comment, and you got it just right, like usual :-).

--
Warm regards,
Uncle Frank, FCAS Charter Member, Hummingbird Hunter
Coolpix fifty seven hundred and nine ninety five
http://www.pbase.com/unclefrank
 
Jarrell Conley said:
cadmandew said:
Doug Barber said:
cadmandew said:
I dont think posting a self promoting "what a nice guy I am" pic
of what you did the day before is appropiate for the Retouch forum.
The Pic had nothing to do with retouching. No matter how compleling
ppl thought that pic was.. it should of been posted on Samples and
Galleries. Poster said it was a mistake. But History check on him
showed he posts the same pics on Nikon forum and Retouch forum.

cadmandew
Click to expand...
--
All My Best
Doug Barber
http://www.pbase.com/dbarber
PBase supporter
(FCAS) Member
CP5700; PS7; Mac Ti-Book G4
Click to expand...
Doug

I know one thing. I owned a Union Concrete Company in NYC for 18
yrs. Ive had smoke blown in my face by the toughest and best..You
are a powder puff. How could you spend time with a old woman then
run all the way home to post her pic all over the net.. Even in a
Retouching Channel..My friend the new rules are no more posting
like that or you will be banned..Case Closed. Phil owns this site.

Cadmandew
Click to expand...
--
How to Post Pictures Here!
Getting prepared
http://bermangraphics.com/tips/attach.htm
For tips on how to post your photos on pbsase.com...
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1007&message=4823908
Click to expand...
I apologize. I should of said "Helen" ? I believe I was just responding to Doug asking me to address him. The pic would of probs passed okay..but the narative was a bit toooo much . I didnt need to hear Dougs daily story. I have plenty of stories if thats what you want to hear. I know I didnt need to hear that at the Forum I hang at. Some might of needed to hear it sooooooooo..Let Phil be the Judge.You can talk this all you want but he is setting the rules.

Cadmandew
 
He does set the rules.. :)
Jarrell
cadmandew said:
Jarrell Conley said:
cadmandew said:
Doug Barber said:
cadmandew said:
I dont think posting a self promoting "what a nice guy I am" pic
of what you did the day before is appropiate for the Retouch forum.
The Pic had nothing to do with retouching. No matter how compleling
ppl thought that pic was.. it should of been posted on Samples and
Galleries. Poster said it was a mistake. But History check on him
showed he posts the same pics on Nikon forum and Retouch forum.

cadmandew
Click to expand...
--
All My Best
Doug Barber
http://www.pbase.com/dbarber
PBase supporter
(FCAS) Member
CP5700; PS7; Mac Ti-Book G4
Click to expand...
Doug

I know one thing. I owned a Union Concrete Company in NYC for 18
yrs. Ive had smoke blown in my face by the toughest and best..You
are a powder puff. How could you spend time with a old woman then
run all the way home to post her pic all over the net.. Even in a
Retouching Channel..My friend the new rules are no more posting
like that or you will be banned..Case Closed. Phil owns this site.

Cadmandew
Click to expand...
--
How to Post Pictures Here!
Getting prepared
http://bermangraphics.com/tips/attach.htm
For tips on how to post your photos on pbsase.com...
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1007&message=4823908
Click to expand...
I apologize. I should of said "Helen" ? I believe I was just
responding to Doug asking me to address him. The pic would of probs
passed okay..but the narative was a bit toooo much . I didnt need
to hear Dougs daily story. I have plenty of stories if thats what
you want to hear. I know I didnt need to hear that at the Forum I
hang at. Some might of needed to hear it sooooooooo..Let Phil be
the Judge.You can talk this all you want but he is setting the
rules.

Cadmandew
Click to expand...
--
How to Post Pictures Here!
Getting prepared
http://bermangraphics.com/tips/attach.htm
For tips on how to post your photos on pbsase.com...
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1007&message=4823908
 
Uncle Frank said:
Jarrell Conley said:
Maybe a great forum is like a great cake. You've got to have the
right mix of ingredients for it to taste good. The question is
what is the right mix for NTF?
Click to expand...
As far as I'm concerned, the cake is superb, but Phil's the head
chef, and maybe hel prefers vanilla over chocolate. Or maybe we're
unnecessarily alarmed by his comments which were made in the
context of the Canon SLR forum. If anyone knows Phil well enough
to get clarification, it would help put an end to a lot of
speculation and agita.
Uncle Frank said:
Someone else in this thread said that evidently Phil didn't have a
problem here at NTF, if he did he'd already have been here. That
sounds reasonable to me. I was paraphrasing without looking back,
so I hope I got it right.
Click to expand...
That was my comment, and you got it just right, like usual :-).

--
Warm regards,
Uncle Frank, FCAS Charter Member, Hummingbird Hunter
Coolpix fifty seven hundred and nine ninety five
http://www.pbase.com/unclefrank
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As usual, I'm in complete agreement with both Jarrell and Frank (saves me time in writing). It's Phil's Forum, and he has every right to conduct it the way he wants. He must be doing a good job, too, judging by the success of this site.

The right mix is important. We all might have differing opinions on the reipe, but Phil has the final word. OK by me.
--
FJBrad
 
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