NYC Mini Gathering Pics.....

[walterick]

Wandering around Times Square, we stumbles across a dance troupe doing really neato dances on stage.

[walterick]

I tried to explain to everyone that these guys make music just as great as a classical concert. I don't think anyone else agreed

Here's the subway drummers and a subway scene with standersaround.

[walterick]

Here's a series of city shots:
1.) Brooklyn Bridge from the cruise
2.) City from the cruise
3.) City from Queens
4.) City in b+w from Queens

[walterick]

All these were with the Coolpix 885 - this was my first Photogathering with a digital camera, so you get instantaneous feedback from me for once

Looking forward to seeing some more from the Bowhays, Liz, Joe and (eventually) Megan (LOL) and hopefully within the week I'll beback with some prints to scan.

Adios!

Thanks for gathering!

Rick

[Liz]

Hi Rick -
Thanks for posting the photos. NICE! I'm looking forward to seeing more from everyone. BTW, none of my pics of the dancer were good. I was too far away. I'd love to get a couple prints of her....hint.....hint.......

Now, in answer to your question - to get "view first unread" - At the top of the thread "NYC Mini Gathering Pics, see "Post Reply" - right under that, click into "View First Unread." It doesn't always get you exactly in the right place, but it's close most of the time.

I'll try to make this a sticky.....

Liz

Hi Everyone -
We had a great time - Megan, Joe Mags, Gene & Penny Rick, & me........I didn't get many people pics......but here's a couple I did get. First ones in the subway station.......we went to supper in Astoria - a place Megan took us to. The 3rd is on the ferry - just before we started out.

[walterick]

Is it possible that it's only an option with AOL? For the life of me, I can't see it!

Thanks for the compliments on the pics. If only I could decide which to send...

... hmm... if only I had a hint... hmmm...

LOL ;)

You know what we forgot was to exchange mailing addresses to send each other pics

Thanks for the response!

Rick

[Liz]

Click into VF
Click into this thread - Look at the first post (mine)
At the beginning of the first post - look at my name "Liz" at the top left of the first post
Look above my name - keep looking up until you see "View first unread" - right below "Reply"



Liz

[walterick]

Liz, I just don't think it's here. Maybe if someone else more knowledgeable about these things could chime in. My box says "Post Reply" not "reply" so maybe that's an indicator that there's a difference between the AOL page and the Explorer page. That's all I can think of!

Thanks for trying, I appreciate it. You gave excellent direction, I just think I'll never get to view uread threads

Rick

[Peter_AUS]

Walterick, look just under post reply and you will see a link to "view first unread". This is when you have click on a post to read.

[Lara]

Hi Rick In order to see the features Liz is referring to, you need to change the view mode to Linear.

You can do this two ways.
1. Click on "My Account" (Top Left Bar on screen)
Click on "Edit Options"
Scroll down to "Thread Display" section
Select "Linear"
"Save Changes"
In this mode, you lose the threaded look, but you will see the options you are looking for.

Another way to change to Linear is.
Click on Viewfinder
Click on the NY post
Look at the second bar down all the way to the right.
Click on "Display Modes"
Change it to "linear"

Hope this helps.

[Liz]

That's the glitch! Glad you're around Lara - that never even occurred to me. ;)

Liz

Hi Rick In order to see the features Liz is referring to, you need to change the view mode to Linear.

You can do this two ways.
1. Click on "My Account" (Top Left Bar on screen)
Click on "Edit Options"
Scroll down to "Thread Display" section
Select "Linear"
"Save Changes"
In this mode, you lose the threaded look, but you will see the options you are looking for.

Another way to change to Linear is.
Click on Viewfinder
Click on the NY post
Look at the second bar down all the way to the right.
Click on "Display Modes"
Change it to "linear"

Hope this helps.

[Lara]

NP Liz It took me a while to figure out what the problem could be myself.

Fun photos by the way! It's nice to see the faces that go with the names. The landscapes of NY are awesome, and the photos of the QM2 Wow, that ship is Huge! Looking forward to seeing more!

[walterick]

Super-Lara to the rescue!

Thanks, that makes a lot more sense. I'm kinda addicted to the Hybrid look but I'll switch over for a bit - just this once ;)

Thanks again,

Rick

[Lara]

Super-Lara to the rescue!

Thanks, that makes a lot more sense. I'm kinda addicted to the Hybrid look but I'll switch over for a bit - just this once ;)

Thanks again,

Rick

LOL Super-Lara huh? Thanks Rick, I needed that! Happy to help, any time

[walterick]

You are a "Super Moderator" are you not? The extension just seemed natural ;)

So, if Liz and Charles are Moderators, John is the Administrator, does that make you...

GOD?!

[Lara]

You are a "Super Moderator" are you not? The extension just seemed natural ;)

So, if Liz and Charles are Moderators, John is the Administrator, does that make you...

GOD?!

The title isn't something I chose, that's for sure. It's just part of the programming of VBulletin. Not a God by any stretch of the imagination!

Since I dislike that title immensely, I just did a little editing and figured out I could change it without posting much of a bio. I have no real profile, yet ;) Maybe some day I'll have a camera worth shooting awesome photos like yours!

[walterick]

And here I thought you were like Photo-John's boss or something...

Can you still pick on him for me though?

I guess I was wondering what role you play here on the message boards. You seem to pop in at just the right time - like a guardian angel - and fix problems like you did here. You have that "ethereal glow" so I thought maybe you were like the Oracle in the Matrix.
There is no spoon.

You can still do me a big favor though. Tell Photo-John that he owes me a picture of me holding a tarantula. If his brain's not yet fried from running this website he'll know what I mean.

...

Hey flattery will get you everywhere! Thanks for the compliments but remember: any camera is just a box holding film. You can create beautiful images using an old Brownie if you want to. To me it's all about the vision.

Rock on, Super-Lara!

Rick

[Liz]

Ask him if he remembers the "rainbow image" when you tell him about Rick's tarantula pleeeease! And Lara, you're great - I agree 200% with Rick.

Have a great day Rick.

Wonder where Gene & Penny are - they must still be sleeping after those plane rides.

Liz

And here I thought you were like Photo-John's boss or something...

Can you still pick on him for me though?

I guess I was wondering what role you play here on the message boards. You seem to pop in at just the right time - like a guardian angel - and fix problems like you did here. You have that "ethereal glow" so I thought maybe you were like the Oracle in the Matrix.
There is no spoon.

You can still do me a big favor though. Tell Photo-John that he owes me a picture of me holding a tarantula. If his brain's not yet fried from running this website he'll know what I mean.

...

Hey flattery will get you everywhere! Thanks for the compliments but remember: any camera is just a box holding film. You can create beautiful images using an old Brownie if you want to. To me it's all about the vision.

Rock on, Super-Lara!

Rick

[walterick]

From the way they described their trip to NY I wondered if their pilot had ever flown a plane before..

I'm sure they're spending countless hours uploading and editing NY gathering photos for us

Yes Lara just keep nagging Photo-John for us until his head explodes ;)

Rick

[Liz]

I'm so glad you made it safe & sound. It's good you had an uneventful plane trip. You did get some nice shots from different angles. Nice & sharp! I love viewing all these shots from our weekend in NYC. Cool

I'm grateful I was able to take the day off Saturday to meet you - and I really enjoyed our day together. Hopefully it won't be too long before we start planning another one!

Like everyone else, I'm back to work......and trying to find the bottom of the paper work!

Have a great week.

Liz

We know Paul GOT THE SHOT in Central Park, but we tried:

[paulnj]

I THINK I MAY HAVE....... but these are GREAT for a handheld long lens WITHOUT IS!!!!!

some day we can all get together in TRUE NATURE and spend more than 3 hours.

2 days with me and I'll have you stalking nature like a cat ;)

2 days with the Bowhays and i'll be framing landscapes better too

[paulnj]

lighten up the red eared slider image(all actually... could be my monitor though?)

the male cardinal handheld at 1/160th on a 170-500 is great Gene!

The robin is good too!!!!

speeking of " my lens" were are the images taken with my 28-70 f2.8???

I would have passed off ANY GEAR i had with me...... as mentioned in EMAIL and HERE!!!!

A 100-400 ISN'T a big lens....... a 400f2.8 is though

NO BIRD IMAGES from me in this thread...... the AVIAN GLORY belongs to my Bowhay FRIENDS!!!!!

when ever you hit the EAST COAST.... I'll surely try my best to JOIN IN AGAIN!!!

btw... your gear was not too shabby either

[natatbeach]

I won't be discouraging you from moving---that just means you'll be closer to us

these are wonderful Gene especially the turtle and Robin

[Liz]

Nice shots.......I love the landscape with the trees, buds, gentle colors....excellent. I never would have thought of shooting this area......great capture.

It was really good spending time with you and Penny - and the rest of the gang. I hope we can do it again soon.

Liz ;)

After being back in California for a few days, I'm ready to pack up everything and move to New York. The energy in NYC REALLY draws me to that great city. Also, the air is clean and there's much more than skyscrapers.

I took this first picture from the Circle LIne Cruise Boat. This is the woods with the trees getting their spring leaves located near Sugar Hill.

The other bird pictures and the turtle were all taken in Central Park.

I'm ready to start planning another trip to NYC and I know that PhotoExpo is coming sometime in October. What do all of you think about planning another Gathering around that time? Think about it!

Best Regards.
Gene Bowhay
Woodland Hills, CA

P.S. And yes, I'm sure that Paul's pictures are a lot better than mine. You should have seen the glass he had attached to his camera!

[walterick]

I especially enjoyed the Cardinal shot (get it? cardinal shot) because it;s VA's state bird, and hey, it's a great shot

Bad news from me: I can't find the 3 rolls of B+W I shot on the trip I'm always losing film and refinding it though so it'll probably pop up again in no time.

Again, great shots Gene!

Rick