Can You Believe It?

[Holloran Grade]

And now, yet another example of what RP does not want you to submit.


Reason(s) for Rejection: - Poor Esthetic Quality: This rejection reason means that the photo is of low esthetic qualities, or is simply not the type of material we are wishing to publish.

[Watain]

Thats kinda cool actually.

[JimThias]

Poor breast lighting.

[Freericks]

Jim,

I'm sorry to disagree, but a pigeon is not a mammal, and thus does not have mammary glands. Hence... this would be poor chest lighting.

Moreover, when you sit down to dinner tonight and order a chicken breast, realize you are in fact ordering a chicken chest.

[travsirocz]

I don't know if your serious or not? But the lighting is really harsh and flat not to mention you can barely see the signal lens.

[Joe the Photog]

Maybe if the pigeon were an action figure instead...

[JimThias]

Originally Posted by Freericks

Jim,

I'm sorry to disagree, but a pigeon is not a mammal, and thus does not have mammary glands. Hence... this would be poor chest lighting.

Moreover, when you sit down to dinner tonight and order a chicken breast, realize you are in fact ordering a chicken chest.

(i'm sitting here in my car in a Big Boy parking lot laughing my ass off right now. That is the funniest thing I've heard in a long time)

[EMTRailfan]

Originally Posted by Holloran Grade

And now, yet another example of what RP does not want you to submit.


Reason(s) for Rejection: - Poor Esthetic Quality: This rejection reason means that the photo is of low esthetic qualities, or is simply not the type of material we are wishing to publish.

Here is a similar of mine that got the PEQ ax a few years ago. Not arguing the rejection, just sharing.

[Holloran Grade]

Originally Posted by travsirocz

I don't know if your serious or not? But the lighting is really harsh and flat not to mention you can barely see the signal lens.

I agree the light is harsh and you cant see the light very well.

Scheduling pigeon sittings for early morning or late evening at Fullerton is really tough because the birds never show up when they said they would be there.

Also, the light is issue is sort of a conundrum since to see the light better you need to move back from the signal which then makes the pigeon smaller.

Perhaps the action figure would help.

[Joe the Photog]

Originally Posted by Holloran Grade

Scheduling pigeon sittings for early morning or late evening at Fullerton is really tough because the birds never show up when they said they would be there.

Ha ha. Very funny. I had the same trouble a few years ago when schelduling models.


Sheena 1 by Joe the Photog, on Flickr

Sheena being the exception. Still don't know why I didn't set something up with the South Carolina Railroad Museum with her. Can you imagine what a shot here would do of her coming out of a passenger car?

[jnohallman]

Originally Posted by Holloran Grade

Also, the light is issue is sort of a conundrum since to see the light better you need to move back from the signal which then makes the pigeon smaller.

No. The issue there is you're using the wrong lens. Get one of those nice 5000mm telesmash lenses and you'll have no problem framing the photo exactly the same, but from a distance where you get a better angle on the light.

Sheena being the exception. Still don't know why I didn't set something up with the South Carolina Railroad Museum with her. Can you imagine what a shot here would do of her coming out of a passenger car?

You oughtta just go ahead and submit that one, Joe. I doubt the screeners would even notice the lack of a train in the picture!

Jon

[Holloran Grade]

Originally Posted by Joe the Photog

Sheena being the exception. Still don't know why I didn't set something up with the South Carolina Railroad Museum with her. Can you imagine what a shot here would do of her coming out of a passenger car?

Maybe Sheena was responsible because she needed the money since she earning her way through college.

Originally Posted by jnohallman

No. The issue there is you're using the wrong lens. Get one of those nice 5000mm telesmash lenses and you'll have no problem framing the photo exactly the same, but from a distance where you get a better angle on the light.

Jon

Ya, I see your point.

I got a really nifty 400mm that I could use, only that would involve me walking some distance away from the signal mast and we all know that the first rule of photo railfaning is that you musn't exert any extra energy whatsoever.

No shot is worth it unless you can open the car door, place one foot on terra firma and squeeze off that million dollar calendar shot.

Also, if you never leave your car, you don't have that problem that "some people" have, where you get the car in your shot.

[JimThias]

Originally Posted by Freericks

Jim,

I'm sorry to disagree, but a pigeon is not a mammal, and thus does not have mammary glands. Hence... this would be poor chest lighting.

Upon further review of your comment, I'm going to have to enter into the discussion exhibit A:





I think this bird probably disagrees with your assessment. If this bird has a breast, then I believe the pigeon will claim to have a breast, too.

[Freericks]

Your witness has failed to appear, counselor.

[Holloran Grade]

Forget the breast and nipple argument, a pigeon is not a mammal because it has a Cloaca.

"In zoological anatomy, a cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, reproductive, and urinary tracts of certain animal species. The word comes from Latin, and means sewer. All birds, reptiles, and amphibians possess this orifice, from which they excrete both urine and feces, unlike placental mammals, which possess two (or three) separate orifices for evacuation."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca

[Freericks]

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

[Holloran Grade]

Originally Posted by Freericks

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Always smell it before you try to smoke it.

[JimThias]

Originally Posted by Freericks

Your witness has failed to appear, counselor.

[Freericks]

Lesson Number One in how to ruin a joke, presented by the man wearing a lampshade on his lens.

[JimThias]

Originally Posted by Freericks

Lesson Number One in how to ruin a joke, presented by the man wearing a lampshade on his lens.

[troy12n]

I think if it was something other than a rock dove, it may have some chance.

Like maybe an endangered condor, or bald eagle. Or an action figure, may I suggest this:

[John Ryan]

PhotoID: 198784 Photograph © John Ryan

[bigbassloyd]

Originally Posted by John Ryan

Yeah, but you're John Ryan..

Loyd L.

[Kilroy1313]

Could I become member of that club too ?
PEQ as of yesterday !



P.S.: This is from inside the station clock tower ... so I thought it could be train-related ... ! ?

[Greg P]

EMT Railfan, just seeing that picture gave me shivers.

I HATE bees.