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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #75 on: April 05, 2009, 14:52:40 »
That must be his house.  You can see the half dozen garage stalls.  ;D

And the lawn is really tough to keep up with!
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #76 on: April 05, 2009, 20:45:27 »
You can't fool us.  In this picture you can clearly see the staff quarters.
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #77 on: April 05, 2009, 21:35:02 »
And the lawn is really tough to keep up with!

Especially when you keep parking cars on it...  ;D
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #78 on: April 11, 2009, 21:35:17 »
Any relections in my pics have been unintentional to date.  I'll have to try some with that in mind.

Many an artist has hidden meaning within his works

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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #79 on: April 24, 2009, 22:33:55 »
Early morning start
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #80 on: April 24, 2009, 22:38:22 »
Next time I'm in Sidney you'll have to lend me your car if you post any more pictures like that  :P

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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #81 on: April 24, 2009, 23:00:12 »
Next time I'm in Sidney you'll have to lend me your car if you post any more pictures like that  :P

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I might have to do a tour heh!
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #82 on: May 02, 2009, 22:30:00 »
Some more driveway pics

old and new

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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #83 on: May 11, 2009, 14:44:03 »
Time to put the roof on for winter, while I'm sure most of you are itching to get your roof off
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #84 on: May 18, 2009, 17:46:34 »
Couldn't wait any longer to get he roof off.
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Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #85 on: June 28, 2009, 03:23:08 »
Here some winter pics with the tin lid on

A bit of a dreary day

rob
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #86 on: July 07, 2009, 04:27:06 »
How do you get all these pictures in less than 256KB?

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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #87 on: July 07, 2009, 08:15:56 »
Microsoft "Office" Picture Manager which is fairly standard with most computers allows you to shrink the size as a percentage.  So I open the photo in Picture manager ---- Edit Pictures------Resize  --------  My pics are generally 2000-3000 so pic 20 or 30% or so until its a smaller file and resave as a different name so you don't lose the original.   Many other graphics programs will allow you to resize.  Or also crop all the rubbish out of the pic and you will have a smaller file

good luck   rob
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #88 on: July 09, 2009, 10:07:12 »
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #89 on: July 11, 2009, 05:31:31 »
Had a drive this morning and happened upon a fellow pagoda owner,  A 280sl.  Of course a few pics were in order, a peak under the hood an d so on

rob
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #90 on: July 11, 2009, 13:24:49 »
Rob, you might want to try using your flash for these pics.  It will help balance the light behind your car and lighten up your car facing the camera.  Basically, any situation where the stronger light is in front of you.  Take two of each shot, one with flash, one without and see which you like better.
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Enjoy some pictures at this link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8292359@N06/sets/72157603240571101/show/

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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #91 on: July 12, 2009, 10:36:06 »
john

My camera takes great pics with the flash when they are small subjects fairly close, but unfortunately my flash does not throw far enough to work with my car.

It seems if its a grey day or the sun is to high in the sky My pics are really dull.

Had a great drive today with my wife up the coast, but too early a start and a dull day at  that, so dissapointed in the quality of the pics

a few average pics from this mornings drive

Rob, you might want to try using your flash for these pics.  It will help balance the light behind your car and lighten up your car facing the camera.  Basically, any situation where the stronger light is in front of you.  Take two of each shot, one with flash, one without and see which you like better.
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #92 on: August 04, 2009, 08:19:33 »
Rob,

Great photos and promo for my birthplace Sydney, there's another seaside shot of our SL taken a month ago

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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #93 on: August 04, 2009, 12:01:55 »
john

My camera takes great pics with the flash when they are small subjects fairly close, but unfortunately my flash does not throw far enough to work with my car.



Using the flash provides balance to the light behind the car where the camera is taking it's light reading from (brightest area).  Try using the flash.  It's not supposed to be obvious in the picture (reflectors are giveaway though).
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #94 on: August 05, 2009, 09:11:28 »
 next to another great bridge!  Some great photo opportunities around there. Unfortunately when i'm around that part of the world, my rental car doesn,t look quite as good as that! 
S.F. would be a great city for pics.  I'd probably park it on one of those really steep streets with the bay and alcatraz in the background I'm sure you have a few more pics  up and down the pacific hwy.

rob

Rob,

Great photos and promo for my birthplace Sydney, there's another seaside shot of our SL taken a month ago

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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #95 on: August 05, 2009, 15:58:30 »
Seems to be a popular parking spot for pics!

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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #96 on: August 06, 2009, 07:21:12 »
Looks like a great place for a pic.  That is the north east corner of the bridge, right?? ?

rob


Seems to be a popular parking spot for pics!


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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #97 on: August 06, 2009, 11:48:04 »
Rob,
Blue Pagoda photo taken near the north eastern end/side of the bridge at the old Fort Baker army base now an up marked resort named Cavallo Point and just west of Sausalito, well worth a stopover. Ours wasn't the only 113 there at the time, see attached 230
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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #98 on: August 07, 2009, 12:09:33 »
Another shot with the GG in the background taken from beside the chapple at Fort Baker

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Re: Blue Pagoda by the sea
« Reply #99 on: August 23, 2009, 01:56:47 »
Sunny and 28 degree winters day.  Winters almost gone and the lid is off

rob
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