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6878dodge · 04-09-2013, 03:51 AM

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

Is that a 440 Charger?

Hi Ducatigaz, Wow, that's an impressive line up alright & the (your?) garage is spotless... I'm impressed! is that a Trans am or a Camaro hiding over the back there?

My car is a '68 Dodge Coronet 500 hard top, with the 440 Magnum engine and 4 speed manual transmission, the other one is a 69. the '68 '69 '70 Charger was built on the Coronet platform (and shares a lot of components) as the Coronet has been around for much longer & the Charger was an off-shoot of the Coronet. cheers

Last edited by 6878dodge; 04-09-2013 at 03:59 AM.

Ducatigaz · 04-09-2013, 06:33 AM

Originally posted by 6878dodge

Hi Ducatigaz, Wow, that's an impressive line up alright & the (your?) garage is spotless... I'm impressed! is that a Trans am or a Camaro hiding over the back there?

My car is a '68 Dodge Coronet 500 hard top, with the 440 Magnum engine and 4 speed manual transmission, the other one is a 69. the '68 '69 '70 Charger was built on the Coronet platform (and shares a lot of components) as the Coronet has been around for much longer & the Charger was an off-shoot of the Coronet. cheers

Yes it is my garage ,I drylined and insulated the walls and ceiling and fitted the floor.
The 84 Trans Am I have owned since 1990 before that I had a 77 trans Am 400CI

**Kerrowdown** · 04-09-2013, 06:46 AM

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

This is where they live

Originally posted by 6878dodge

440 Magnum engine and 4 speed manual transmission

Between the pair of you, all these super-bikes and muscle cars, I'm feeling the "need for speed" and it's your faults.

Hmm... Shall I use the Toyota Prius of the Fiat Panda.

P.S. Just joking I don't have either, just before any of the little street cred I have left, departs me faster the a flaming arrow.

Arizona Dave · 04-09-2013, 09:43 PM

Originally posted by kerrowdown

This is a great shot, your up some height here, I'm getting giddy just looking at it.

Why is there some many vehicles there, what's going on?

Thanks kerrowdown. My vantage point is the pedestrian walkway on the new bridge that carries all of the highway traffic now. The road below is the old highway crossing the dam. The cars below are all tourists. Many thousands visit the dam each year for tours. The history and impressive engineering is worth learning about. The Hoover Dam is located near Las Vegas and is a popular day-trip for the millions of tourists that visit there every year. All of the traffic below already waited in long lines (about 30 minutes) to get through the security checkpoints. It has been about 20 years since I toured the dam.

Another FE view of the bridge, which is always crowded with pedestrians. (The bridge shakes with the truck traffic.)

Racer X 69 · 04-10-2013, 08:18 AM

Originally posted by Arizona Dave

The Hoover Dam is located near Las Vegas and is a popular day-trip for the millions of tourists that visit there every year. All of the traffic below already waited in long lines (about 30 minutes) to get through the security checkpoints. It has been about 20 years since I toured the dam.

It sucks how things have changed since 9/11. The actions of those who have hate in their hearts have set in motion changes that continually erode our freedom.

It has been about 14 years since I was there. My partner and I sat through a time share sales pitch just for the 3 days 2 nights flight and room in Vegas. When we got to the airport I rented a Crown Vic, then checked into the room. The next stop was a grocery store, where I picked up a cheap styrofoam cooler, ice and beer. We spent most of the 3 days sightseeing. Went to the Nye Valley, Area 51, the Valley of Fire, the (still relatively new) Las Vegas speedway, and Hoover Dam.

We only spent a few hours on the Strip, visited the car collection at the Imperial Palace casino, went to the top of the Straosphere, rode the coaster at the New York casino.

The only gambling we did was at the airport as we were leaving. As we were walking down the jetway to our gate I saw a One Armed Bandit. I had two quarters in my pocket, stuck them in one at a time and pulled the handle. As the dials were spinning on the second quarter, one at a time each one stopped, and when the last one finished they all matched.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

I grabbed a plastic tub as quarters began pouring out.

That 50¢ got me $50!

Immediately people flocked around me and that slot machine. As soon as I walked away with my bucket of quarters the sheeple began shouldering each other to try and play that machine.

HockeyDad · 04-10-2013, 09:08 AM - **3 Likes**

After coveting the DA 10-17 for a while, I finally got one! Still figuring out the lens but we recently went to Shedd Aquarium and it was CRAZY CROWDED in there. I found the 10-17 to be awesome because I could squeeze right up to the glass and still get a huge field of view. The glass was pretty scratched up in many cases and I managed to catch quite a few reflections of the crowd as well but here's a few that turned out ok.

kenafein · 04-10-2013, 09:55 AM

Originally posted by HockeyDad

After coveting the DA 10-17 for a while, I finally got one! Still figuring out the lens but we recently went to Shedd Aquarium and it was CRAZY CROWDED in there. I found the 10-17 to be awesome because I could squeeze right up to the glass and still get a huge field of view. The glass was pretty scratched up in many cases and I managed to catch quite a few reflections of the crowd as well but here's a few that turned out ok.

Very nice. Can you fit a polarizer on the 10-17?

HockeyDad · 04-10-2013, 10:45 AM

Originally posted by kenafein

Very nice. Can you fit a polarizer on the 10-17?

I like how you're thinking... to cut down on reflections right? Unfortunately, no... well, not in any normal way ;-) There's no filter threads or anything and it's quite "fishy" in front too... I suppose if you tried really hard, something could be fashioned with gaffer's tape and a butchered hood but in the end, it would cause tremendous vignetting if it even worked at all.

kacansas03 · 04-10-2013, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by kenafein

Very nice. Can you fit a polarizer on the 10-17?

Conkin I think still makes a large filter holder that is several times the size of the front of the lens and does not attach with filter threads. you then buy the type of large polarizer you wish to use. This is an expensive system but I think it can be moved from lens to lens for versatility. I think( or hope) that it would be just far enough in front to miss the front element and wide enough to limit the vignetting. I have only seen this used on long telephoto lenses. I think it is 120mm or 140mm across the square box for the filters. Might be bigger. Hope that helps.

HockeyDad · 04-10-2013, 12:24 PM

Originally posted by kacansas03

Conkin I think still makes a large filter holder that is several times the size of the front of the lens and does not attach with filter threads.

Very cool tip! I've never really looked at Cokin filters before. Looks like their X-Pro series goes big enough but by the time you buy the filter, a holder and adapter rings to attach it, you'll have spent more than the cost of the lens! If you're earning money from your images, that's really not all bad, but it's out of my league... for now.

**Kerrowdown** · 04-10-2013, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by Arizona Dave

The Hoover Dam

Thanks for coming back and giving some more insight to The Hoover Dam, guess it will have to go on the bucket list as well.

I hope I get plenty warning when it's my time, cos that list is getting pretty big now.

kacansas03 · 04-10-2013, 12:43 PM

Originally posted by HockeyDad

Very cool tip! I've never really looked at Cokin filters before. Looks like their X-Pro series goes big enough but by the time you buy the filter, a holder and adapter rings to attach it, you'll have spent more than the cost of the lens! If you're earning money from your images, that's really not all bad, but it's out of my league... for now.

I think it is Conkin but it might be someone else. I was looking at it for the end of my 800mm f8 to polarize and that lens is 112mm out there. I didn't do it for I know use it on the DSLR and it needs about a full stop down to return properly exposed images. I mean I set the lens at f16 and tell the camera f8 and it comes out good. All my long lenses work the same way. I have been told it is because of the extra light thrown around the sensor by the FF lens that make the camera see a brighter image. If you don't stop down you get weird ghosts/ aberrations and other stuff. My 400 f5 medium format is especially bad and in sunlight I stop down to f16 to f32 to limit the problems.

Arizona Dave · 04-10-2013, 10:10 PM - **1 Like**

5 exposure HDR processed in Lightroom 3.6 and a trial version of Nik HDR Efex Pro 2. (I may have to buy this software.)

McDowell Mountain Sunset - Scottsdale, AZ

Racer X 69 · 04-12-2013, 05:34 PM

Originally posted by Arizona Dave

5 exposure HDR processed in Lightroom 3.6 and a trial version of Nik HDR Efex Pro 2. (I may have to buy this software.)

McDowell Mountain Sunset - Scottsdale, AZ

The desert Southwest is beautiful. Nice pictures Dave!

6878dodge · 04-13-2013, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

Yes it is my garage ,I drylined and insulated the walls and ceiling and fitted the floor.
The 84 Trans Am I have owned since 1990 before that I had a 77 trans Am 400CI

Now that's a nice car, must be quite high spec with the hood scoop.

04-09-2013, 06:46 AM	#1593
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,804	Originally posted by Ducatigaz This is where they live Originally posted by 6878dodge 440 Magnum engine and 4 speed manual transmission Between the pair of you, all these super-bikes and muscle cars, I'm feeling the "need for speed" and it's your faults. Hmm... Shall I use the Toyota Prius of the Fiat Panda. P.S. Just joking I don't have either, just before any of the little street cred I have left, departs me faster the a flaming arrow. Last edited by Kerrowdown; 04-09-2013 at 06:52 AM.

04-10-2013, 10:10 PM - 1 Like	#1603
Arizona Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 440	K-5 with 8mm Samyang FE 5 exposure HDR processed in Lightroom 3.6 and a trial version of Nik HDR Efex Pro 2. (I may have to buy this software.) McDowell Mountain Sunset - Scottsdale, AZ

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04-09-2013, 03:51 AM	#1591
6878dodge Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Auckland, New Zealand. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 55	Originally posted by Ducatigaz Is that a 440 Charger? Hi Ducatigaz, Wow, that's an impressive line up alright & the (your?) garage is spotless... I'm impressed! is that a Trans am or a Camaro hiding over the back there? My car is a '68 Dodge Coronet 500 hard top, with the 440 Magnum engine and 4 speed manual transmission, the other one is a 69. the '68 '69 '70 Charger was built on the Coronet platform (and shares a lot of components) as the Coronet has been around for much longer & the Charger was an off-shoot of the Coronet. cheers Last edited by 6878dodge; 04-09-2013 at 03:59 AM.

04-09-2013, 06:33 AM	#1592
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,500	Originally posted by 6878dodge Hi Ducatigaz, Wow, that's an impressive line up alright & the (your?) garage is spotless... I'm impressed! is that a Trans am or a Camaro hiding over the back there? My car is a '68 Dodge Coronet 500 hard top, with the 440 Magnum engine and 4 speed manual transmission, the other one is a 69. the '68 '69 '70 Charger was built on the Coronet platform (and shares a lot of components) as the Coronet has been around for much longer & the Charger was an off-shoot of the Coronet. cheers Yes it is my garage ,I drylined and insulated the walls and ceiling and fitted the floor. The 84 Trans Am I have owned since 1990 before that I had a 77 trans Am 400CI

04-09-2013, 09:43 PM	#1594
Arizona Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 440	Originally posted by kerrowdown This is a great shot, your up some height here, I'm getting giddy just looking at it. Why is there some many vehicles there, what's going on? Thanks kerrowdown. My vantage point is the pedestrian walkway on the new bridge that carries all of the highway traffic now. The road below is the old highway crossing the dam. The cars below are all tourists. Many thousands visit the dam each year for tours. The history and impressive engineering is worth learning about. The Hoover Dam is located near Las Vegas and is a popular day-trip for the millions of tourists that visit there every year. All of the traffic below already waited in long lines (about 30 minutes) to get through the security checkpoints. It has been about 20 years since I toured the dam. Another FE view of the bridge, which is always crowded with pedestrians. (The bridge shakes with the truck traffic.)

04-10-2013, 08:18 AM	#1595
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by Arizona Dave The Hoover Dam is located near Las Vegas and is a popular day-trip for the millions of tourists that visit there every year. All of the traffic below already waited in long lines (about 30 minutes) to get through the security checkpoints. It has been about 20 years since I toured the dam. It sucks how things have changed since 9/11. The actions of those who have hate in their hearts have set in motion changes that continually erode our freedom. It has been about 14 years since I was there. My partner and I sat through a time share sales pitch just for the 3 days 2 nights flight and room in Vegas. When we got to the airport I rented a Crown Vic, then checked into the room. The next stop was a grocery store, where I picked up a cheap styrofoam cooler, ice and beer. We spent most of the 3 days sightseeing. Went to the Nye Valley, Area 51, the Valley of Fire, the (still relatively new) Las Vegas speedway, and Hoover Dam. We only spent a few hours on the Strip, visited the car collection at the Imperial Palace casino, went to the top of the Straosphere, rode the coaster at the New York casino. The only gambling we did was at the airport as we were leaving. As we were walking down the jetway to our gate I saw a One Armed Bandit. I had two quarters in my pocket, stuck them in one at a time and pulled the handle. As the dials were spinning on the second quarter, one at a time each one stopped, and when the last one finished they all matched. Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! I grabbed a plastic tub as quarters began pouring out. That 50¢ got me $50! Immediately people flocked around me and that slot machine. As soon as I walked away with my bucket of quarters the sheeple began shouldering each other to try and play that machine.

04-10-2013, 09:08 AM - 3 Likes	#1596
HockeyDad Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 482	After coveting the DA 10-17 for a while, I finally got one! Still figuring out the lens but we recently went to Shedd Aquarium and it was CRAZY CROWDED in there. I found the 10-17 to be awesome because I could squeeze right up to the glass and still get a huge field of view. The glass was pretty scratched up in many cases and I managed to catch quite a few reflections of the crowd as well but here's a few that turned out ok.

04-10-2013, 09:55 AM	#1597
kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	Originally posted by HockeyDad After coveting the DA 10-17 for a while, I finally got one! Still figuring out the lens but we recently went to Shedd Aquarium and it was CRAZY CROWDED in there. I found the 10-17 to be awesome because I could squeeze right up to the glass and still get a huge field of view. The glass was pretty scratched up in many cases and I managed to catch quite a few reflections of the crowd as well but here's a few that turned out ok. Very nice. Can you fit a polarizer on the 10-17?

04-10-2013, 10:45 AM	#1598
HockeyDad Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 482	Originally posted by kenafein Very nice. Can you fit a polarizer on the 10-17? I like how you're thinking... to cut down on reflections right? Unfortunately, no... well, not in any normal way ;-) There's no filter threads or anything and it's quite "fishy" in front too... I suppose if you tried really hard, something could be fashioned with gaffer's tape and a butchered hood but in the end, it would cause tremendous vignetting if it even worked at all.

04-10-2013, 11:45 AM	#1599
kacansas03 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Photos: Albums Posts: 650	Originally posted by kenafein Very nice. Can you fit a polarizer on the 10-17? Conkin I think still makes a large filter holder that is several times the size of the front of the lens and does not attach with filter threads. you then buy the type of large polarizer you wish to use. This is an expensive system but I think it can be moved from lens to lens for versatility. I think( or hope) that it would be just far enough in front to miss the front element and wide enough to limit the vignetting. I have only seen this used on long telephoto lenses. I think it is 120mm or 140mm across the square box for the filters. Might be bigger. Hope that helps.

04-10-2013, 12:24 PM	#1600
HockeyDad Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 482	Originally posted by kacansas03 Conkin I think still makes a large filter holder that is several times the size of the front of the lens and does not attach with filter threads. Very cool tip! I've never really looked at Cokin filters before. Looks like their X-Pro series goes big enough but by the time you buy the filter, a holder and adapter rings to attach it, you'll have spent more than the cost of the lens! If you're earning money from your images, that's really not all bad, but it's out of my league... for now.

04-10-2013, 12:29 PM	#1601
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,804	Originally posted by Arizona Dave The Hoover Dam Thanks for coming back and giving some more insight to The Hoover Dam, guess it will have to go on the bucket list as well. I hope I get plenty warning when it's my time, cos that list is getting pretty big now.

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04-10-2013, 12:43 PM	#1602
kacansas03 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Photos: Albums Posts: 650	Originally posted by HockeyDad Very cool tip! I've never really looked at Cokin filters before. Looks like their X-Pro series goes big enough but by the time you buy the filter, a holder and adapter rings to attach it, you'll have spent more than the cost of the lens! If you're earning money from your images, that's really not all bad, but it's out of my league... for now. I think it is Conkin but it might be someone else. I was looking at it for the end of my 800mm f8 to polarize and that lens is 112mm out there. I didn't do it for I know use it on the DSLR and it needs about a full stop down to return properly exposed images. I mean I set the lens at f16 and tell the camera f8 and it comes out good. All my long lenses work the same way. I have been told it is because of the extra light thrown around the sensor by the FF lens that make the camera see a brighter image. If you don't stop down you get weird ghosts/ aberrations and other stuff. My 400 f5 medium format is especially bad and in sunlight I stop down to f16 to f32 to limit the problems.

04-12-2013, 05:34 PM	#1604
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by Arizona Dave 5 exposure HDR processed in Lightroom 3.6 and a trial version of Nik HDR Efex Pro 2. (I may have to buy this software.) McDowell Mountain Sunset - Scottsdale, AZ The desert Southwest is beautiful. Nice pictures Dave!

04-13-2013, 02:42 AM	#1605
6878dodge Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Auckland, New Zealand. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 55	Originally posted by Ducatigaz Yes it is my garage ,I drylined and insulated the walls and ceiling and fitted the floor. The 84 Trans Am I have owned since 1990 before that I had a 77 trans Am 400CI Now that's a nice car, must be quite high spec with the hood scoop.