Photo of a visitor

"Dave" wrote in message

On the 8th of this month, I took this photo of a visitor in one of Durban’s many gardens, (this was in the
Japanese Gardens) and as said, he was also only a visitor. Very well a daily visitor, but he and the rest of the
crew(s) are in and out there. Sometimes see what they
can harvest at the houses in the vicinity, or in the
mountains or forests; gone for a few hours
and back in the afternoons. Clever, they know that
is the time when people back from work and go for a braai (Braai – pronounced br-eye- is the South African version of a barbecue) or simply a stroll, and they love
handing out snacks.

I know because I get there quite often, about 5 kilos
from I live.

http://home.intekom.com/davesplace/012.jpg

Dave

super cute
Is that an orangutan??
my sister works at the zoo here and will give a talk and she is looking for a great orangutan photo to use for the raffle prize to raise money for trees to feed them in the wild of (brunei? Borneo>?) I forget where she said, but I volunteered my printing services.
Have you got any pictures you might be willing to donate? http://www.miamimetrozoo.com/press-room.asp?Id=23&rootId =10

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:33:10 -0400, "KatWoman" wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message

On the 8th of this month, I took this photo of a visitor in one of Durban’s many gardens, (this was in the
Japanese Gardens) and as said, he was also only a visitor. Very well a daily visitor, but he and the rest of the
crew(s) are in and out there. Sometimes see what they
can harvest at the houses in the vicinity, or in the
mountains or forests; gone for a few hours
and back in the afternoons. Clever, they know that
is the time when people back from work and go for a braai (Braai – pronounced br-eye- is the South African version of a barbecue) or simply a stroll, and they love
handing out snacks.

I know because I get there quite often, about 5 kilos
from I live.

http://home.intekom.com/davesplace/012.jpg

Dave

super cute
Is that an orangutan??
my sister works at the zoo here and will give a talk and she is looking for a great orangutan photo to use for the raffle prize to raise money for trees to feed them in the wild of (brunei? Borneo>?) I forget where she said, but I volunteered my printing services.
Have you got any pictures you might be willing to donate? http://www.miamimetrozoo.com/press-room.asp?Id=23&rootId =10

No, this is the blue vervet monkey. Big populations of them are living here in the city, and despite the fact that they are wild animals, they are instinctive tame to people and trust us. Examples of how tame they are, and how big (small:-) they are can be seen on the first page at:
http://home.intekom.com/davesplace/durban.html

Are you asking only about orangutan pictures or more animal photos? Somewhere I have orangutan photos – got to search therefore – you are welcome to have it.

here I opened the Miami Metro Zoo page now…

"Dave" wrote in message

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:33:10 -0400, "KatWoman" wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message

On the 8th of this month, I took this photo of a visitor in one of Durban’s many gardens, (this was in the
Japanese Gardens) and as said, he was also only a visitor. Very well a daily visitor, but he and the rest of the
crew(s) are in and out there. Sometimes see what they
can harvest at the houses in the vicinity, or in the
mountains or forests; gone for a few hours
and back in the afternoons. Clever, they know that
is the time when people back from work and go for a braai (Braai – pronounced br-eye- is the South African version of a barbecue) or simply a stroll, and they love
handing out snacks.

I know because I get there quite often, about 5 kilos
from I live.

http://home.intekom.com/davesplace/012.jpg

Dave

super cute
Is that an orangutan??
my sister works at the zoo here and will give a talk and she is looking for
a great orangutan photo to use for the raffle prize to raise money for trees
to feed them in the wild of (brunei? Borneo>?) I forget where she said, but
I volunteered my printing services.
Have you got any pictures you might be willing to donate? http://www.miamimetrozoo.com/press-room.asp?Id=23&rootId =10

No, this is the blue vervet monkey. Big populations of them are living here in the city, and despite the fact that they are wild animals, they are instinctive tame to people and trust us. Examples of how tame they are, and how big (small:-) they are can be seen on the first page at:
http://home.intekom.com/davesplace/durban.html

Are you asking only about orangutan pictures or more animal photos? Somewhere I have orangutan photos – got to search therefore – you are welcome to have it.

here I opened the Miami Metro Zoo page now.

..
yeah for this project it does need to be orangutans
those monkeys had a similar cheek pouch so I thought maybe it was a baby orang
I hear monkey’s running wild in human areas can be quite a nuisance sort of like seagull’s when you’re fishing, little theives! is that your little girl?

My sis needs a legally released picture
I think the curator will have one she could use.. (Ron Magill) we are supposed to have a really world class zoo here
there have been many improvements since Hurricane Andrew in 1993 (destroyed the aviary)
and the weather is great for tropical animals (we have no polar bears, but we have Asian tigers)
the exhibits try to mimic the animal’s natural habitat’s.

"KatWoman" wrote in message

"Dave" wrote in message

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:33:10 -0400, "KatWoman" wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message

On the 8th of this month, I took this photo of a visitor in one of Durban’s many gardens, (this was in the
Japanese Gardens) and as said, he was also only a visitor. Very well a daily visitor, but he and the rest of the
crew(s) are in and out there. Sometimes see what they
can harvest at the houses in the vicinity, or in the
mountains or forests; gone for a few hours
and back in the afternoons. Clever, they know that
is the time when people back from work and go for a braai (Braai – pronounced br-eye- is the South African version of a barbecue) or simply a stroll, and they love
handing out snacks.

I know because I get there quite often, about 5 kilos
from I live.

http://home.intekom.com/davesplace/012.jpg

Dave

super cute
Is that an orangutan??
my sister works at the zoo here and will give a talk and she is looking for
a great orangutan photo to use for the raffle prize to raise money for trees
to feed them in the wild of (brunei? Borneo>?) I forget where she said, but
I volunteered my printing services.
Have you got any pictures you might be willing to donate? http://www.miamimetrozoo.com/press-room.asp?Id=23&rootId =10

No, this is the blue vervet monkey. Big populations of them are living here in the city, and despite the fact that they are wild animals, they are instinctive tame to people and trust us. Examples of how tame they are, and how big (small:-) they are can be seen on the first page at:
http://home.intekom.com/davesplace/durban.html

Are you asking only about orangutan pictures or more animal photos? Somewhere I have orangutan photos – got to search therefore – you are welcome to have it.

here I opened the Miami Metro Zoo page now.

.
yeah for this project it does need to be orangutans
those monkeys had a similar cheek pouch so I thought maybe it was a baby orang
I hear monkey’s running wild in human areas can be quite a nuisance sort of like seagull’s when you’re fishing, little theives! is that your little girl?

My sis needs a legally released picture
I think the curator will have one she could use.. (Ron Magill) we are supposed to have a really world class zoo here
there have been many improvements since Hurricane Andrew in 1993 (destroyed the aviary)
and the weather is great for tropical animals (we have no polar bears, but we have Asian tigers)
the exhibits try to mimic the animal’s natural habitat’s.

PS you have to go through quite an academic course to become a zoo docent like my sister
she has set me straight
nope – that is definitely not an orangutan.

""""""""""""""""" It is a monkey a velvet monkey, I think – An orangutan
is an ape.
Monkeys have tails – apes do not.
Orangutans are also only found in Asia – Borneo and Sumatra to be exact."""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

WE have a friend who lived in Kenya many years HIs best photos were of WILDLIFE and he made the prints for Peter Beard’s books and used to tease my hubby about shooting "wildlife" as our wildlife subjects were mostly human and mostly female.
He lost most of his original slides and prints from his warehouse destroyed in Hurricane Andrew. He and his son made a before-after book of the city. I cherish my t-shirt with a favorite cheetah photo (it cannot be replaced)………
http://www.geocities.com/hurricanene/hurricaneandrew.htm http://www.geocities.com/hurricanene/and3.jpg

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:13:38 -0400, "KatWoman" wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message

.
yeah for this project it does need to be orangutans

otherwise you could have had this same one.
Original is 45.16 cm wide & 33.87 cm high @ 72 ppi
or 10.84 cm X 8.13 cm @ 300 ppi

those monkeys had a similar cheek pouch so I thought maybe it was a baby orang
I hear monkey’s running wild in human areas can be quite a nuisance sort of like seagull’s when you’re fishing, little theives!

You hear right, very very right! They even get into houses with the people still there to steal food. Specially if spoiled, they can be problematic, but like you said, so cute.

is that your little girl?

My daughters girls; and they call me by my name
’cause we’re friends. They even paddle (kayaking) with me. The TigerWoman on P3 is my wife.

My sis needs a legally released picture
I think the curator will have one she could use.. (Ron Magill) we are supposed to have a really world class zoo here
there have been many improvements since Hurricane Andrew in 1993 (destroyed the aviary)
and the weather is great for tropical animals (we have no polar bears, but we have Asian tigers)
the exhibits try to mimic the animal’s natural habitat’s.

Asian tigres you said – sometimes I think a tiger is the most beautifull animal in the world; untill I look at a lion cub, or a MaCaw, or a little horse, or…

It is way passed midnight – see you later today

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:39:25 -0400, "KatWoman" <Jolie

PS you have to go through quite an academic course to become a zoo docent like my sister

of that I am sure – in some ways more difficult to work with animals than with people. A vet, for instance, must know much more than a human doctor. Animals can not talk human language.

she has set me straight
nope – that is definitely not an orangutan.

""""""""""""""""" It is a monkey a velvet monkey, I think – An orangutan
is an ape.
Monkeys have tails – apes do not.
Orangutans are also only found in Asia – Borneo and Sumatra to be exact."""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

and gorillas in Mid-Africa.

WE have a friend who lived in Kenya many years HIs best photos were of WILDLIFE and he made the prints for Peter Beard’s books and used to tease my hubby about shooting "wildlife" as our wildlife subjects were mostly human and mostly female.
He lost most of his original slides and prints from his warehouse destroyed in Hurricane Andrew. He and his son made a before-after book of the city. I cherish my t-shirt with a favorite cheetah photo (it cannot be replaced)………
http://www.geocities.com/hurricanene/hurricaneandrew.htm http://www.geocities.com/hurricanene/and3.jpg

sheezzz!!! We are so lucky that we do not know hurricanes and so forth! 180 mph – wonder how they measure the speed. The photos are shocking.
You people have hurricanes over there – we have taxi’s
hooting, sometimes as from 4 am, when passing in the streets.Can not really compare, I know.

How about a photo of that cheetah T-shirt – with the content of course

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:39:25 -0400, "KatWoman"

WE have a friend who lived in Kenya many years HIs best photos were of WILDLIFE and he made the prints for Peter Beard’s books and used to tease my hubby about shooting "wildlife" as our wildlife subjects were mostly human and mostly female.

do me a favour – read a few reviews on the Fujifilm FinePix S9600 and tell me what you think of it. Not the 9500 but the 9600. It was announced a few weeks ago over where you are, and is not here yet. I intend getting one, and would like to get a professional view of it. I am using the Finepix 5000 and would not like to be without the 10 X optical zoom. What do you think of it, for somebody who’s income is not from photography?

yeah for this project it does need to be orangutans
those monkeys had a similar cheek pouch so I thought maybe it was a baby orang
I hear monkey’s running wild in human areas can be quite a nuisance sort of like seagull’s when you’re fishing, little theives! is that your little girl?

My sis needs a legally released picture
I think the curator will have one she could use.. (Ron Magill) we are supposed to have a really world class zoo here
there have been many improvements since Hurricane Andrew in 1993 (destroyed the aviary)
and the weather is great for tropical animals (we have no polar bears, but we have Asian tigers)
the exhibits try to mimic the animal’s natural habitat’s.

Yes I have some Oran u tan pictures but they are feeding on a man made platform in the Borneo Rain Forrest. All Monkey are not our friends. I forget the name but think it is a makac or something similar caught in the act of stealing a packet of biscuits from some german tourists.

What we really went for is pictures of Proboskis Monkeys – they are quite rare and it takes a lot of luck and patience to get near to them.

We have used Borneo, generally called Sarawak as Holiday destination for some years. Used it like the Brits use Spain !

Borge in sunny Perth, Australia

Did you get a model release?
—

Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com/forum/

On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:05:10 GMT, "Mike Russell" wrote:

Did you get a model release?

shucks no ! This was straight a paparazzi shot!
One of those to be at the right place the right moment.

Dave
http://home.intekom.com/davesplace/durban.html

"Dave" wrote in message

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:13:38 -0400, "KatWoman" wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message

.
yeah for this project it does need to be orangutans

otherwise you could have had this same one.
Original is 45.16 cm wide & 33.87 cm high @ 72 ppi
or 10.84 cm X 8.13 cm @ 300 ppi

those monkeys had a similar cheek pouch so I thought maybe it was a baby orang
I hear monkey’s running wild in human areas can be quite a nuisance sort of like seagull’s when you’re fishing, little theives!

You hear right, very very right! They even get into houses with the people still there to steal food. Specially if spoiled, they can be problematic, but like you said, so cute.

is that your little girl?

My daughters girls; and they call me by my name
’cause we’re friends. They even paddle (kayaking) with me. The TigerWoman on P3 is my wife.

My sis needs a legally released picture
I think the curator will have one she could use.. (Ron Magill) we are supposed to have a really world class zoo here
there have been many improvements since Hurricane Andrew in 1993 (destroyed
the aviary)
and the weather is great for tropical animals (we have no polar bears, but we have Asian tigers)
the exhibits try to mimic the animal’s natural habitat’s.

Asian tigres you said – sometimes I think a tiger is the most beautifull animal in the world; untill I look at a lion cub, or a MaCaw, or a little horse, or…

It is way passed midnight – see you later today

well of course I am partial to the big cats
The curator gave my sis a gorgeous photo of a 54 old female orangutan from their own zoo
I printed it on my Epson 1800 on matte paper 12×18 size image WOW it looks great.
I see you are married to a CAT woman too!! LOL.

"Dave" wrote in message

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:39:25 -0400, "KatWoman"

WE have a friend who lived in Kenya many years HIs best photos were of WILDLIFE and he made the prints for Peter Beard’s books and used to tease my hubby about shooting "wildlife" as our wildlife subjects were mostly human and mostly female.

do me a favour – read a few reviews on the Fujifilm FinePix S9600 and tell me what you think of it. Not the 9500 but the 9600. It was announced a few weeks ago over where you are, and is not here yet. I intend getting one, and would like to get a professional view of it. I am using the Finepix 5000 and would not like to be without the 10 X optical zoom. What do you think of it, for somebody who’s income is not from photography?

I am not the photographer my husband is
so not a good one to ask about cameras
he uses CANON 10 D and we are thinking of upgrading when budget allows for more megapixels (or can rent it if necessary for certain jobs) and we will purchase a stabilizer lens before January (70-200 2.8 zoom tele) without a tripod digital is very sensitive to movement so purchase of light weight tripod is also on the shopping list

My comp is going on two years old so may be time to replace it also on the wish list is a monitor for the studio to see the shots as we are shooting
as of now the comps are in another room

my personal snapshot camera is old now but it was great in its time Minolta dimage 7
has a decent built in lens and decent zoom capabilities
and some nice features
I even have an adapter to use it with the strobes
(I made my husband use it to try digital before we got the Canon, which he hated at first but is now a fan)

we have an enormous investment in EF lenses and although they do work as promised, I felt Canon should have told us that IS would be needed. We chose Canon of course because of all the lenses compatibility and it was not really a lie but misleading. So now we have to buy lenses we thought we would not need to buy again.
already have a 300 mm manual
and a 300 EF 2.8 $$$$$
and so many others
It looks like we have to start over buying equipment at near retirement age, digital like computers is dated in 2-3 years requiring expensive upgrading, not like a 35mm SLR that had similar features and design for over 20 years!!

So far only the SONY has put stabilization into the camera where I think it should be. Maybe look into that brand.

"Dave" wrote in message

On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:05:10 GMT, "Mike Russell" wrote:

Did you get a model release?

shucks no ! This was straight a paparazzi shot!
One of those to be at the right place the right moment.

LOL – I thought I recognized one of our celebrities.
—

Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com/forum/

On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:45:24 -0500, "KatWoman"

do me a favour – read a few reviews on the Fujifilm FinePix S9600

I am not the photographer my husband is

ooops, my mistake, I assume you are the photo-editor:-)

so not a good one to ask about cameras
he uses CANON 10 D and we are thinking of upgrading when budget allows for more megapixels (or can rent it if necessary for certain jobs) and we will purchase a stabilizer lens before January (70-200 2.8 zoom tele) without a tripod digital is very sensitive to movement so purchase of light weight tripod is also on the shopping list

Funny that some advanced digital cameras do not have a stabilizer but my wife’s cell phone (Samsung D820) freezes the images. My Fuji does not freeze the subject and I can not even make a phone call from it.

My comp is going on two years old so may be time to replace it

Mine is Pentium 4 Intel 1.6 (bit more than 1 gig Ram) but my main programs is Corel Painter 9.5 & CS2 – (& newsgroups of course:-) so, this is li’tl bit more than 2 years, but for the moment the camera is of more importance. Can you believe there was a time when we had no comps! The TV time:-0

also
on the wish list is a monitor for the studio to see the shots as we are shooting
as of now the comps are in another room

my personal snapshot camera is old now but it was great in its time Minolta dimage 7

2 things I love about your Minolta is the tiff’s and the bulb – 30 seconds speed.
If you want to replace it, follow me:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0608/06082412fujis9600.asp

has a decent built in lens and decent zoom capabilities
and some nice features
I even have an adapter to use it with the strobes
(I made my husband use it to try digital before we got the Canon, which he hated at first but is now a fan)

we have an enormous investment in EF lenses and although they do work as promised, I felt Canon should have told us that IS would be needed. We chose Canon of course because of all the lenses compatibility and it was not really a lie but misleading. So now we have to buy lenses we thought we would not need to buy again.
already have a 300 mm manual
and a 300 EF 2.8 $$$$$
and so many others
It looks like we have to start over buying equipment at near retirement age,

a photographer never retires. The pro’s retire and become amateurs again:-) (hobbyists) but at least you won’t need the lenses.

digital like computers is dated in 2-3 years requiring expensive upgrading, not like a 35mm SLR that had similar features and design for over 20 years!!
So far only the SONY has put stabilization into the camera where I think it should be. Maybe look into that brand.

I must admit, I were actually only looking for confirms that my decision about the Fuji is on the spot. I drove to Umhlanga this morning, to Kodak. Had it in my hands – the familiar Fuji feeling, SLR-type like the Minolta – but the price is much higher then what I have seen on http://www.sacamera.co.za/products.php?cat=140 (and… I still must convince my Katwoman – the Tigerlady:-)

Dave

On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:29:31 -0500, "KatWoman"

I see you are married to a CAT woman too!! LOL.

I framed the photo A3 size, with the inscription ‘unpredictable’

Dave

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:14:12 GMT, "Mike Russell"

Did you get a model release?

Dave reckons:

shucks no ! This was straight a paparazzi shot!
One of those to be at the right place the right moment.

Mike – ver observant

LOL – I thought I recognized one of our celebrities.

Here’s more paparazzi shots – some else’s…
Have you ever listened to Condoleezza Rice & Hillary Clinton on the stage? Do you realise that Condoleezza said "The next bush in the White House will be mine" (!)
Here is a paparazzi movie from the White House.

Your earphones on and increase the volume a bit *before* you click on: http://i.euniverse.com/funpages/cms_content/13180/HillaryCon di_HoDown.swf Dave

Dave wrote:

Funny that some advanced digital cameras do not have a stabilizer but my wife’s cell phone (Samsung D820) freezes the images. My Fuji does not freeze the subject and I can not even make a phone call from it.

So where do you get the 3mm screw-on polarizer filters for the D820?

cute song… kk

"Dave" wrote in message

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:14:12 GMT, "Mike Russell"

Did you get a model release?

Dave reckons:

shucks no ! This was straight a paparazzi shot!
One of those to be at the right place the right moment.

Mike – ver observant

LOL – I thought I recognized one of our celebrities.

Here’s more paparazzi shots – some else’s…
Have you ever listened to Condoleezza Rice & Hillary Clinton on the stage? Do you realise that Condoleezza said "The next bush in the White House will be mine" (!)
Here is a paparazzi movie from the White House.

Your earphones on and increase the volume a bit *before* you click on: http://i.euniverse.com/funpages/cms_content/13180/HillaryCon di_HoDown.swf Dave

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:27:45 -0500, Cynicor
wrote:

Dave wrote:

Funny that some advanced digital cameras do not have a stabilizer but my wife’s cell phone (Samsung D820) freezes the images. My Fuji does not freeze the subject and I can not even make a phone call from it.

So where do you get the 3mm screw-on polarizer filters for the D820?

ag don’t be cynical, cynicor

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:35:17 -0800, "www.kevinkienlein.com" wrote:

cute song… kk

yep, I’d love to download it, if I can get a link.
Otherwise capture maybe…dd

"Dave" wrote in message

On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:45:24 -0500, "KatWoman"

do me a favour – read a few reviews on the Fujifilm FinePix S9600

I am not the photographer my husband is

ooops, my mistake, I assume you are the photo-editor:-)

so not a good one to ask about cameras
he uses CANON 10 D and we are thinking of upgrading when budget allows for more megapixels (or can rent it if necessary for certain jobs) and we will purchase a stabilizer lens before January (70-200 2.8 zoom tele)
without a tripod digital is very sensitive to movement so purchase of light
weight tripod is also on the shopping list

Funny that some advanced digital cameras do not have a stabilizer but my wife’s cell phone (Samsung D820) freezes the images. My Fuji does not freeze the subject and I can not even make a phone call from it.

My comp is going on two years old so may be time to replace it

Mine is Pentium 4 Intel 1.6 (bit more than 1 gig Ram) but my main programs is Corel Painter 9.5 & CS2 – (& newsgroups of course:-) so, this is li’tl bit more than 2 years, but for the moment the camera is of more importance. Can you believe there was a time when we had no comps! The TV time:-0

also
on the wish list is a monitor for the studio to see the shots as we are shooting
as of now the comps are in another room

my personal snapshot camera is old now but it was great in its time Minolta dimage 7

2 things I love about your Minolta is the tiff’s and the bulb – 30 seconds speed.
If you want to replace it, follow me:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0608/06082412fujis9600.asp

has a decent built in lens and decent zoom capabilities
and some nice features
I even have an adapter to use it with the strobes
(I made my husband use it to try digital before we got the Canon, which he hated at first but is now a fan)

we have an enormous investment in EF lenses and although they do work as promised, I felt Canon should have told us that IS would be needed. We chose
Canon of course because of all the lenses compatibility and it was not really a lie but misleading. So now we have to buy lenses we thought we would not need to buy again.
already have a 300 mm manual
and a 300 EF 2.8 $$$$$
and so many others
It looks like we have to start over buying equipment at near retirement age,

a photographer never retires. The pro’s retire and become amateurs again:-) (hobbyists) but at least you won’t need the lenses.

digital like computers is dated in 2-3 years requiring expensive upgrading,
not like a 35mm SLR that had similar features and design for over 20 years!!

So far only the SONY has put stabilization into the camera where I think it
should be. Maybe look into that brand.

I must admit, I were actually only looking for confirms that my decision about the Fuji is on the spot. I drove to Umhlanga this morning, to Kodak. Had it in my hands – the familiar Fuji feeling, SLR-type like the Minolta – but the price is much higher then what I have seen on http://www.sacamera.co.za/products.php?cat=140 (and… I still must convince my Katwoman – the Tigerlady:-)
Dave

I didn’t know the exchange rates for rands? is it?
the Fuji has a fixed lens?
seems for that price the Canon digital rebel or similar might be a better investment
as you can use a variety of lenses.

I find the optical telephoto are just not the same as a real tele (300 or 400)

it’s good to research your purchase and get as many features you can for the bucks you can afford.