It really was pretty awesome. There were also cars to climb over and tires to run through. And lots and lots of mud!

That's pretty cool Ian. My wife and her sister did the Hell Run in Chicago at the beginning of the month. The Warrior Dash looks very similar. The question is did Coolio make an appearance at the Warrior Dash?

Edited September 25, 201213 yr by morphsci

Tough, strong, cute, hot women ftw.

That's pretty cool Ian. My wife and her sister did the Hell Run in Chicago at the beginning of the month. The Warrior Dash looks very similar. The question is did Coolio make an appearance at the Warrior Dash?

No Coolio

It has been effing cold the past couple of mornings (low 30's) and in some of the large field near my house this has caused a cool low-fog phenomenon. Some of the fog/mist is frozen on the grass.. I caught a quick cell phone picture of it yesterday morning. This is about a mile from my house and it's not uncommon to see 100 or so cows in the far pasture.

(taken w/ Galaxy S III in sunrise mode)

Lovely picture Nate. Reminds me of my hometown in India. It was up in the mountains but from the right spot and early enough you stick your head above the clouds or sometimes actually see fog roll down the mountain side or be really low to the ground like in your picture.

any photographers with photo editing skills willing to assist? Mike, Raffy and I recently did a ride in NYC and the photo at the finish taken by a "pro" came out washed out, is there any hope to enhance this? I know you can't fix ugly but how about the light?

The photo is a 5mb jpeg

Wish I could help but I just started trying to figure out the editing process.

I did get a new Manfrotto tripod and Gitzo head at a Ritz camera that is going out of business. I got both for less than the cost of the head by itself. Seemed like a good deal to me.

John,Here's a quick hack at it with very limited tools at work.

Thanks looks much better

not a pro but i took a quick crack at it...if you have the raw file, i could play with white balance as well but with the jpeg you posted this is what i could do.

OMG......today I feel like I'm a caveman who just got out to civilization. I discovered Lightroom

All my shitty picture that I stashed away in my hardisk came alive......

Some of the pics that LR graciously salvaged (critics most welcome) :

pagearizona-6929resize by ruetamA Images, on Flickr

ranting-9605resize by ruetamA Images, on Flickr

OMG......today I feel like I'm a caveman who just got out to civilization. I discovered Lightroom

Welcome to a larger & better world.

I really like the smokestacks

Edited September 26, 201213 yr by nikongod

I heart Lightroom

thanks Ari.....like your jelly fish too

The Jellyfish!

Jellyfish On Acid by Lord Nikon 12, on Flickr

Mike... the internets is scary. I clicked on that picture. The next time I checked facebook, I had an ad for a Gators cycling jersey.

I figured you'd enjoy that.

**BRENT**

/me looks at Ari's photo. Damn, what was in that cigar I just smoked.

I too am a new Lightroom convert. I downloaded the trial a couple of nights ago and am still figuring it out but it has made a big difference in my pictures. Between that and the tripod and head I bought it's like a whole new person taking the pictures.

thanks CJ

Testing out a new flash diffuser LumaBurst.

DZ3C0801 by drjlo1, on Flickr

I rented a Canon 24-105 f4L lens for my vacation to try it out. I had it yesterday at my brothers house and since it was raining I just shot inside mostly. I must say I do not think that any of the pictures were bad. I was just shooting candid shots of him and his wife and kids and almost every shot looked great even with no post work at all. I may have to save up and buy one of these lenses now. I will be in the mountains next week and plan a visit to Biltmore Estate. Hoping to get some good architectural shots of the house and gardens.

I think you can pretty much find 24-105L at relatively bargain price since lots of people bought 5dmk2 bundled with it. And some if not most of those people are upgrading and they are looking to unload the lens and make some money to recoup some of the purchase of the camera body

Trying something a little different for photoshoot for friend's kid.

DZ3C0605 by drjlo1, on Flickr

Just a snap of the view from my parents' apartment: