Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly. 😁)
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I went down to visit my folks in Florida for about a week. First, we spent a day with some friends of ours in Richmond that we haven't seen all year. Then Florida, then about two days in Myrtle Beach. Trying to get out while the getting's good.
My parents hadn't seen their grandkid for over a year, so this is the first time outside of FaceTime they've seen her since she was very little. That stretch of time sucked for everyone, so it was good to hang out in person.
My folks are hardcore neat freaks. The hardest of core. So I felt bad bringing ourselves and a toddler into their home for awhile. They say they didn't mind at all, and I know they were over the moon to hang out with our daughter, but I'm sure they were damn glad to have their house back, too.
They and my daughter ran each other ragged while we were there. Good for everyone. I had to work throughout the day, but that was more or less okay.
My dad had a pretty serious neck surgery done a month back. He'll be in a hard brace for most of the year and he's in constant pain. But he's not on any good pain meds because of the bad withdrawal he went through the last time. That withdrawal has made him kinda weird. He gets angry sometimes. He lost his shit on a telemarketer while we were down there. My dad is not an angry guy. He felt terrible about it but he's having a hard time controlling himself sometimes. (It's very likely not dementia, he's fine otherwise.) I worry about him but they both refuse to talk about it. I gotta make up a ton of shit just to contrive reasons to do things for him down there. Otherwise, he'd try himself and screw up his recovery.
There might not seem to be a whole lot of people on the beach, but that's because these were taken either in the morning or afternoon, out of peak times. When we were there, there were scads of tourists. Absolutely jam-packed of people, running everywhere, with strong winds. I'll admit it, the crowds freaked me out in a weird sort of way. I could deal, but I sure didn't like it. I kept telling myself that now would actually be an ideal time to catch COVID, before the Delta variant and who knows what others really get a foothold.
Anyway, no family photos to share—I took those on some Fuji Velvia, so I need to drop them off at the lab before I know what I have. But these I took just screwing around with a digital camera.
What I did to get the colors was to use a strong yellow 15 filter, then corrected the colors in Lightroom. This gets them back to almost normal, but creates teal casts in the blues, and a peach cast in the yellows. I thought that'd be fitting, considering the area.
Please love yourself.
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Where's your thong pic?
BTW, pain makes people do things they wouldn't normally do.
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@jolly said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):Where's your thong pic?
I was in a t-shirt and shorts the whole time. T-shirt is because I'm naturally kinda pasty, I had a series of extremely bad burns as a kid, and I spent 2 years in Oz. I fit the model of high-risk. Shorts, because they're hiking shorts that dry very quickly, so, fuck it. Close enough.
BTW, pain makes people do things they wouldn't normally do.
Yeah, and this freaking guy is still out trying to wash cars, clean grills and do gardening. My mom lets him because it's kinda therapeutic for him to keep to some of his routine, but mostly because she knows damn well she wouldn't be able to stop him. My dad's Mister Type A. I started doing this shit at around 5:30 AM just to beat him to it.
Pretty obvious it's getting to him, though.
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Excellent photos. Blue-green is a favorite color of mine.
Yes, pain makes it hard to keep your calm demeanor, even if you try hard. I hope he's feeling better soon and can enjoy his favorite activities again.
Having the grandchild there was a great thing, and probably gave your dad an additional distraction from the pain. Best pain med ever.
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Sorry, I can't even abide New Orleans when it's hot.
Florida? Fugghedabouddit!
But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Sorry, I can't even abide New Orleans when it's hot.
Florida? Fugghedabouddit!
But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
@george-k said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):Sorry, I can't even abide New Orleans when it's hot.
Florida? Fugghedabouddit!
But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
Down on the coast it's generally not too bad. It's gone too touristy for me, but I used to really like St. Augustine about 35 years ago. Get into the older neighborhoods and there were white cottages and a zillion live oaks...The tree limbs covered the streets so much, there would be complete shadow on the street at noon.
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Sorry, I can't even abide New Orleans when it's hot.
Florida? Fugghedabouddit!
But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
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Sorry, I can't even abide New Orleans when it's hot.
Florida? Fugghedabouddit!
But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
@george-k said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):Sorry, I can't even abide New Orleans when it's hot.
Florida? Fugghedabouddit!
But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
Summer Nawlins is hotter than Florida any day. More humid, less breeze. We
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Sorry, I can't even abide New Orleans when it's hot.
Florida? Fugghedabouddit!
But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
@george-k said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
No prob, but they were just, y'know, quick touristy ones. The film ones should be better.
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@george-k said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
No prob, but they were just, y'know, quick touristy ones. The film ones should be better.
@aqua-letifer said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):@george-k said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
No prob, but they were just, y'know, quick touristy ones. The film ones should be better.
I figured you were up that but I found perspective in all the touristy shots.
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@aqua-letifer said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):@george-k said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
No prob, but they were just, y'know, quick touristy ones. The film ones should be better.
I figured you were up that but I found perspective in all the touristy shots.
@loki said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):@aqua-letifer said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):@george-k said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
No prob, but they were just, y'know, quick touristy ones. The film ones should be better.
I figured you were up that but I found perspective in all the touristy shots.
Aqua has a very good eye for taking photos. I love to see his pics.
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@aqua-letifer said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):@george-k said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):But, those are great pictures, and thanks for sharing those.
No prob, but they were just, y'know, quick touristy ones. The film ones should be better.
I figured you were up that but I found perspective in all the touristy shots.
@loki said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):I figured you were up that but I found perspective in all the touristy shots
How so? I ask because I can't see it.
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I went down to visit my folks in Florida for about a week. First, we spent a day with some friends of ours in Richmond that we haven't seen all year. Then Florida, then about two days in Myrtle Beach. Trying to get out while the getting's good.
My parents hadn't seen their grandkid for over a year, so this is the first time outside of FaceTime they've seen her since she was very little. That stretch of time sucked for everyone, so it was good to hang out in person.
My folks are hardcore neat freaks. The hardest of core. So I felt bad bringing ourselves and a toddler into their home for awhile. They say they didn't mind at all, and I know they were over the moon to hang out with our daughter, but I'm sure they were damn glad to have their house back, too.
They and my daughter ran each other ragged while we were there. Good for everyone. I had to work throughout the day, but that was more or less okay.
My dad had a pretty serious neck surgery done a month back. He'll be in a hard brace for most of the year and he's in constant pain. But he's not on any good pain meds because of the bad withdrawal he went through the last time. That withdrawal has made him kinda weird. He gets angry sometimes. He lost his shit on a telemarketer while we were down there. My dad is not an angry guy. He felt terrible about it but he's having a hard time controlling himself sometimes. (It's very likely not dementia, he's fine otherwise.) I worry about him but they both refuse to talk about it. I gotta make up a ton of shit just to contrive reasons to do things for him down there. Otherwise, he'd try himself and screw up his recovery.
There might not seem to be a whole lot of people on the beach, but that's because these were taken either in the morning or afternoon, out of peak times. When we were there, there were scads of tourists. Absolutely jam-packed of people, running everywhere, with strong winds. I'll admit it, the crowds freaked me out in a weird sort of way. I could deal, but I sure didn't like it. I kept telling myself that now would actually be an ideal time to catch COVID, before the Delta variant and who knows what others really get a foothold.
Anyway, no family photos to share—I took those on some Fuji Velvia, so I need to drop them off at the lab before I know what I have. But these I took just screwing around with a digital camera.
What I did to get the colors was to use a strong yellow 15 filter, then corrected the colors in Lightroom. This gets them back to almost normal, but creates teal casts in the blues, and a peach cast in the yellows. I thought that'd be fitting, considering the area.
@aqua-letifer said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
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Ok I’m scared. I’ve said many times never to mess with Aqua’s potential for spite.
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@loki said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):I figured you were up that but I found perspective in all the touristy shots
How so? I ask because I can't see it.
@aqua-letifer said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):@loki said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):I figured you were up that but I found perspective in all the touristy shots
How so? I ask because I can't see it.
The eye goes down a path and vanishes…. Objects in the distance have relationship with close objects.
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@aqua-letifer said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
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Ok I’m scared. I’ve said many times never to mess with Aqua’s potential for spite.
@89th said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):@aqua-letifer said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
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Ok I’m scared. I’ve said many times never to mess with Aqua’s potential for spite.
The problem with maintaining a strong spite game is that it's not scaleable. I have in-laws now. Jolly would have to wait in line, and his number wouldn't be called for quite awhile.
Please love yourself.
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Really enjoyed the pictures Aqua.
Sorry to hear about your dad. Has he tried acupuncture for pain management?
@friday said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):Sorry to hear about your dad. Has he tried acupuncture for pain management?
No, and that would probably be a hard sell. My dad's never once tried it, and he's an old guy who's a bit averse to new things, especially when they sound kinda scary/freaky.
I might mention it to my mom, who might be able to talk him into trying it if he became desperate enough.
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@aqua-letifer said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):@loki said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):I figured you were up that but I found perspective in all the touristy shots
How so? I ask because I can't see it.
The eye goes down a path and vanishes…. Objects in the distance have relationship with close objects.
@loki said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):@aqua-letifer said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):@loki said in Vacation Photos. (Eat This, Jolly.
):I figured you were up that but I found perspective in all the touristy shots
How so? I ask because I can't see it.
The eye goes down a path and vanishes…. Objects in the distance have relationship with close objects.
Yeah, fair enough. I've been pretty half-ass with photos lately, but I'm hoping to get back out and try to make some good ones.
