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by Sleepy
Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:35 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Lots of blood and a very sore hand.
Replies: 10
Views: 3234

Re: Lots of blood and a very sore hand.

Hi Mick, sorry to hear about the hand. Ouch!! Am afraid I don't know much about bonding to aluminium shafts - I'm guessing epoxy for gluing the fletches down would last longer and adhere better than the superglue. And to ensure this doesn't happen again, I'm thinking cresting/binding the front of th...
by Sleepy
Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:53 am
Forum: Photography
Topic: Old Camp Ovens
Replies: 22
Views: 17662

Re: Old Camp Ovens

Yep! Thanks Jeff; some great tips there for someone who knows very little about the subject like me. I'll start keeping an eye out in the op shops and flea markets from now on. And so the search begins...... ... If I do manage to lay my hands on one I'll post a few pics of the resto process and the ...
by Sleepy
Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:25 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Old Camp Ovens
Replies: 22
Views: 17662

Re: Old Camp Ovens

Sorry for the late reply Sleepy. Nah, no worries - it's taken me a few days to spot it and reply! :-) Thanks for bunging up the response; there's a fair bit you've had to write for it and a fair few questions answered in it. So thanks for doing that - a while back I was thinking of getting a camp o...
by Sleepy
Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:16 pm
Forum: Site Announcements
Topic: New Owners Wanted for Ozbow!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 11513

Re: New Owners Wanted for Ozbow!!!

I'm willing to lend a hand on the technical side of things, just not on a daily basis though I'm afraid.
by Sleepy
Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:05 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Old Camp Ovens
Replies: 22
Views: 17662

Re: Old Camp Ovens

:) Thanks Jeff & good on you for posting this! And sorry for me taking so long to comment on it; I had a quick squiz at it when you first put it up, but have been a bit busy the last few days and I wanted to do a proper job in replying to it. Now I've got the time, so here goes: It was the photo...
by Sleepy
Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:47 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: WTB old Camp Ovens
Replies: 53
Views: 74347

Re: WTB old Camp Ovens

... I have bought some really nice old ovens, some of which were pretty rusty but I have restored them to good working condition once again.... Hey Jeff, post up some before & after pics and give us a bit of info on the history of the individual ovens and their makers - would be interested to s...
by Sleepy
Thu Jan 08, 2015 3:46 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Whats your ride/here is mine
Replies: 93
Views: 39782

Re: Whats your ride/here is mine

Visited an old mate a few years back and he had this sitting in the living room on a restore job couldn't believe me eyes when I saw it. I think it was a '59' 650. Will have to chase him up for a completion photos. Just thought you'de like a picky. Cheers Wayno Phwoar!! That looks sweet! Love the s...
by Sleepy
Thu Jan 08, 2015 3:31 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Meet Rusty
Replies: 6
Views: 5408

Re: Meet Rusty

Good story Axe. Myself, I can't say one good thing about crows. Jeff They can be fun to watch to see what they get up to, but they've also been a bit destructive around my place (pecking their way into things to see if they're good to eat, and destroying them in the process), so I'm a bit on the fe...
by Sleepy
Fri Nov 14, 2014 11:06 am
Forum: Humour
Topic: John Cleese writes about alerts to threats in 2013 Europe.
Replies: 2
Views: 3976

Re: John Cleese writes about alerts to threats in 2013 Europ

:) Cheers for posting this one Mick. Did anyone catch the article in the paper about John Cleese a week or two back? Seems he's out here for something or other, possibly for organising another tour after completing his "An Evening with John Cleese" tour out here back in March. Which was it...
by Sleepy
Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:35 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Asking permission??
Replies: 3
Views: 2100

Re: Asking permission??

........ 2. Would you like some dog meat?? (usually most big farms have plenty of dogs, taking the bag legs of a pig for dog meat is appreciated)....... A good idea, however, a word of warning; (from what I've read) if you're going to offer some of your catch as dog tucker to the owner, you'd bette...
by Sleepy
Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:14 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: High Dynamic Range Photo.
Replies: 8
Views: 5462

Re: High Dynamic Range Photo.

'Evening.

It is an effective technique isn't it?

Really "pops" off the page (or in this case, the screen).

Cheers!
by Sleepy
Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:11 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Tools for fools(?)
Replies: 25
Views: 19382

Re: Tools for fools(?)

I think Grahame's right - I am a little mad to be shooting film. But I'm also having fun with it. As long as I get photo's I'm happy with and I'm enjoying it all, I guess that's what matters? But I'm digressing already :biggrin: Well, I loaded up the camera with a 20-roll of Kodak Gold 200 a few mon...
by Sleepy
Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:32 am
Forum: Scene & Herd
Topic: Free camping in VIC set to end
Replies: 16
Views: 9089

Free camping in VIC set to end

It appears the Napthine government is planning to introduce fees (as of March 2014) for previously free campsites in, initially National Parks, and later in State Parks of Victoria. For further info, check out the articles here: http://www.theage.com.au/comment/clamping-down-on-camping-but-why-20140...
by Sleepy
Thu Feb 13, 2014 9:01 am
Forum: Photography
Topic: Photo-buff philosophy
Replies: 2
Views: 3682

Photo-buff philosophy

Came across the following analogy a while back:

"Life is like photography. You've got to have the negatives in order to develop". :biggrin:

Would be interested to hear any others people may have stumbled across over the years.... or better yet, come up with themselves.

Cheers!
by Sleepy
Thu Feb 13, 2014 8:45 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: 3 bream on one lure and just one cast ....
Replies: 9
Views: 2933

Re: 3 bream on one lure and just one cast ....

Thanks fellas. The title of the story isn't exactly accurate though. It was one fish caught twice, plus one that wasn't 'fully' caught, but I suppose it got your attention though. :biggrin: Literary license dictates that facts should never stand in the way of a good story, and especially it's title...
by Sleepy
Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:44 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Hunting & the other half
Replies: 12
Views: 2421

Re: Hunting & the other half

Dear all, thanks for the responses. Especial thanks to Sue & Jo; it's good to hear about a women's perspective on this topic straight from the source. It's been interesting, and sometimes surprising reading; a surprising number of daughters out there participating, and who'd have thought of a ve...
by Sleepy
Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:33 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Waterproofing hunting tackle in kayaks?
Replies: 22
Views: 7160

Re: Waterproofing hunting tackle in kayaks?

I would have thought the bigger issue would be in transporting your catch back out again should you manage to bag something on such a trip? It too would need to kept dry and waterproof (to prevent spoiling), and while the sea kayaks have some room for cargo on them, there's only so much it can carry...
by Sleepy
Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:19 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Hunting & the other half
Replies: 12
Views: 2421

Hunting & the other half

In a pc (politically-correct) world, hunting seems to be an activity that's regarded by the general populace (as in Australia, the bulk of the population lives in the cities/suburbs) with a somewhat critical eye, and it seems amongst the fairer sex, even more so -> after all, how many women out ther...
by Sleepy
Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:00 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Christmas Competition!!!
Replies: 18
Views: 2368

Re: Christmas Competition!!!

So writing about a pimple on my but would be ok :mrgreen: No as that wouldn't be appropriate for any of the forums. :shock: :mrgreen: Jeff But what if he posted a pic of a pimple on his butt in the "Photography" forum, and wrote about how he took it? Technically, that should fit the conte...
by Sleepy
Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:53 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Christmas Competition!!!
Replies: 18
Views: 2368

Re: Christmas Competition!!!

So is it a case of you get a "ticket" in the draw for each new thread you create between now and midnight 18th December? Or is it limited to just one "ticket" in the draw per user, regardless of how many new threads they create before December 18th? Have had an idea for a new thr...
by Sleepy
Fri Oct 04, 2013 5:26 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Image Stacking,etc.
Replies: 7
Views: 2067

Re: Image Stacking,etc.

Incidentally, why did you go into "retirement" as a bowyer in the first place? Ill health which caused having to be in the workshop rather than wanting to be. Ouch!! Fair enough & sorry to hear it. ... but with the 2.8 and a 2x converter I would still have an excellent lens for some s...
by Sleepy
Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:53 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Image Stacking,etc.
Replies: 7
Views: 2067

Re: Image Stacking,etc.

If I got a new toy it would be a lens such as the EF 70-200 f2.8 ISII but that just ain't gunna happen. :lol: Jeff Why not? I know you've gone into "retirement" as a bowyer, but how many bows would you have to build to get that lense? It's not like it'd need to be a case of being open for...
by Sleepy
Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:20 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Tools for fools(?)
Replies: 25
Views: 19382

Re: Tools for fools(?)

GrahameA wrote:....after all how many people ever calibrate their screen?
:) Excellent point!!
by Sleepy
Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:08 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Tools for fools(?)
Replies: 25
Views: 19382

Re: Tools for fools(?)

Curses! Was busy editing my post to "pull my head in" in regard to those comments and the use of RAW files in general by the more serious guys, bringing it back to what it currently is now (yep - I figured it would make perfect sense if Jeff had shot his pics in RAW and then resized and co...
by Sleepy
Wed Oct 02, 2013 6:24 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Tools for fools(?)
Replies: 25
Views: 19382

Re: Tools for fools(?)

:) Guess it'll be apples versus oranges then; don't have access to a proper DSLR. Closest to that I've got equipment-wise is my old 10x optical zoom 3.2 megapixel C-740 (I guess you could classify it as a zoom-compact; body-wise/feature-wise it's half-way between a point-n-shoot compact and a DSLR)....
by Sleepy
Wed Oct 02, 2013 5:29 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Tools for fools(?)
Replies: 25
Views: 19382

Re: Tools for fools(?)

:biggrin: 'Onya Mick!! Glad to hear there's someone else out there still shooting film. Picked up some Kodak Gold 200 from the supermarket, so will bung that into the 35RC and start taking some shots. Also picked up a book on HDR imaging from the library - unfortunately I don't think the software I'...
by Sleepy
Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:26 am
Forum: Photography
Topic: Tools for fools(?)
Replies: 25
Views: 19382

Re: Tools for fools(?)

Cheers Otis!
by Sleepy
Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:00 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Tools for fools(?)
Replies: 25
Views: 19382

Re: Tools for fools(?)

What settings were you using? do you have a tripod? are you shooting with the sun just in the sky or after it has gone down? Settings varied: F5.1 to F3.5, ISO 80 to 100, Shutter speeds of 1/50 to 1/125 as well as a variety of "filters" (e.g. Cloudy, Sunny, etc). Sun was still in the sky ...
by Sleepy
Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:27 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Tools for fools(?)
Replies: 25
Views: 19382

Re: Tools for fools(?)

....What does it looks like when printed is a whole different story. Do you print your photos say at around A3 size or do you go for something smaller. The printer and the paper it is printed on has a lot to do with how it looks. Enjoy the read :roll: : http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Pro/Me...
by Sleepy
Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:04 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Aussie unknown but have the same blade
Replies: 9
Views: 2220

Re: Aussie unknown but have the same blade

Cheers Jim!