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News Briefs 18-11-2009

I’m wearing my wolf pyjamas, waiting to see Where The Wild Things Are.

Thanks Greg and Mr Whisper

Quote of the Day:

You can’t depend on your judgement when your imagination is out of focus

Mark Twain

  1. 2012
    I thought we had about 2 years left (this being the tail end of 2009), but with all the debunking, we may be running out of time.

    So we need to come up with the next end of the world. Originally I thought a target date of about 2015 was about right. We may have to move that up to early 2013, maybe even December of 2012!

    Think of the movie schedules alone – to hit the market for the summer of 2011, we have to start looking for a director and lead actor now. And we don’t even have a screenplay!

  2. Stone circle pics
    Took ages to download (on dial-up) but worth it in the end! Will go back to that site and have a look at his other pics when time permits. Thanks for the link.

    Regards, Kathrinn

  3. Stone Circle pics
    Many thanks for both the ego pleasing comments and the link & traffic – I didn’t think anyone looked at my site.

    FWIW it’s Lodge, not Hodge but I’ve been called worse in my life 😉

    Thanks also to you Kathrinn, you’re welcome back anytime.

    1. Cheers
      [quote=Tyrebagger]FWIW it’s Lodge, not Hodge but I’ve been called worse in my life 😉
      [/quote]

      Corrected. 🙂 I was thinking of Australian cricketer Brad Hodge at the time, a friend of a friend, who was unlucky to miss a Test spot.

      Beautiful photography, almost as good as being there in person. I’ve always wanted to go on a stone circle tour. Many years ago I dreamt I was on a tour bus driving through a quaint English country village. For some reason the bus wouldn’t stop so I jumped out a window, and was left behind. After wandering around town a bit, I found a stone circle, with rocks no bigger than basketballs.

      If I ever make it to the British Isles, I don’t think I’ll take a bus tour.

      Chris, is there a particular time of day/year you found best for capturing the light?

      1. Luck
        [quote=Rick MG]Corrected. 🙂 I was thinking of Australian cricketer Brad Hodge at the time, a friend of a friend, who was unlucky to miss a Test spot. [/quote]

        I don’t think luck has much to do with it. I’m more of the opinion that he must have got on the wrong side of the selectors somehow…far and away the highest-performing batsman in both Sheffield Shield and one-day cricket over the past few years, yet can’t break into the team while others seem to waltz in despite poorer records (e.g David Hussey).

        If memory serves me correctly, in Hodge’s last test he scored a double-ton didn’t he?

        1. Cricket
          [quote=Greg]
          If memory serves me correctly, in Hodge’s last test he scored a double-ton didn’t he?[/quote]

          Yep, against South Africa. The selectors definitely play favourites. My insider is a Tasmanian, so I don’t know if he’ll know the real story — I’ll let you know when I know, Greg. 😉

      2. Did someone mention the Ashes?
        Thanks Rick. Brad Hodge was/is quite a cricketer, but to be fair you had so many at one point, you could probably put out a team of 22. It was always a source of amazement over here that the likes of Tom Moody could never really get a game, when we’d have cut our collective right arms off for such a player.

        Bus tours are best avoided 😉

        For shooting the circles the time of year alters their appearance so much that it simply depends what floats your boat. I do like Autumn/Winter for the starkness and quality of light, but then there’s something to be said for the soft light on the stones at 10pm in July.

        My most recent shots are all dawn shots and there’s something special about watching the sun rise over the horizon and the light creep across the fields before falling on the stones.

        If you’re planning a trip (and you won’t regret it, despite the weather!) check out themodernantiquarian.com for stimulation – there’s so many circles it would take years to see them all-you could spend a month in Aberdeenshire alone without seeing half of them. I also have my own site on circles at bigstones.org.uk if you’re interested.

        Subtle self-promotion there 😉

        1. Been a-visiting this evening
          Hi, Tyrebagger. Paid another visit to your photoblog – the close-up category. Beautiful. Also went to Thermal and Big Stones. I love photography and am slowly filling my hard drive with pictures! May have to think about getting a blog of my own.

          Best wishes, and keep snapping away, Kathrinn

          1. Go for it
            Thanks Kathrinn,

            Getting your own blog’s pretty easy, go for it definitely.

            Are you on Flickr? It’s a good place to start if not – my Flickr profile is on my blogs, see you there?

          1. How much you offering? 😉
            Hey Greg.

            I offer bigger shots on my Flickr stream for download, though no bigger than 1024 as although I’m not too precious about people downloading, I’ve read enough stories of people having photos stolen for guidebooks etc. that I don’t tend to make hi-res shots available.

            But, given the boost of kind commenters & visitors TDG has sent my way this last week, shoot me an email and I’ll find something a little larger for you.

    2. Thanks, Tyrebagger …
      … for your kind comment. I was most impressed with your beautiful photography and will be paying your site another visit over the weekend. Keep up the good work!

      Regards, Kathrinn

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