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SNC1923
12-31-2007, 10:13 AM
In September of this year, I was honored to have one of my photos chosen as a picture of the week on the BMW MOA website.

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/175101579-M.jpg

The picture, above, merited a number of comments from the membership in a love-it-or-hate-it thread that emerged. In that thread, Kbasa commented that he thought it might be a good idea if we had a weekly photo assignment thread for members to post and discuss their photographs. He went further in suggesting the first theme, "A Long Way to Go," and even nominated Knary and I to be commentators.

We could only have guessed at what this would have become. Each weekly thread averages nearly 3,000 views with nearly 100 submissions and comments.

As we say farewell to 2007, let's take a look back at some of the standout photography that members have shared with us for our education and entertainment. This is a completely subjective collection, chosen with no single criteria in mind--just photos that moved, entertained, or amazed me. If I have overlooked a favorite of yours, please feel free to include it in a reply. And if I have overlooked on of your photos, no slight intended. I'm just overwhelmed by the sheer volume and quality of our work.

Happy New Year to one and all.


A Long Way to Go

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/OutbackUfo/Motorcycling/finalfalure2.jpg

OUTBACKUFO

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1183/1347368879_3319f0a54c.jpg

SheRidesABeemer


Where I Want to Be

http://klasjm.smugmug.com/photos/197231394-L.jpg

BeerTeam

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1079/1397753096_f8859b8dec.jpg

(Mrs.) Burnzilla

http://www.visian.nu/images/mossy_hp2.jpg

Visian


Balance

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g264/PaulBach/Balloons/0923BallonFestival067c.jpg

PAULBACH

http://www.visian.nu/images/mxon_rv_holeshot.jpg

Visian

http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/199723654-M.jpg

RebeccaV


Evolution

http://klasjm.smugmug.com/photos/203132259-L.jpg

BeerTeam


Blue

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/206484830-L.jpg

Voni

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/206484855-L.jpg

BluesTune

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/OutbackUfo/Motorcycling/TinCupHall1.jpg

OUTBACKUFO

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/206484890-L-1.jpg

JDMetzger


Group Dynamic

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/208991503-L.jpg

BluesTune

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/208991241-XL.jpg

StealthRider

http://www.robietech.com/johnbrown/temp/fallingleaf_12.jpg

WMUBrown


Shadow of a Doubt

http://www.cmc-kuhnke.com/football/DSC_5072.JPG

Grossjohann

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/212669071-X3.jpg

PGlaves

http://klasjm.smugmug.com/photos/212648143-L.jpg

BeerTeam
SNC1923
12-31-2007, 10:14 AM
Open Wide

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/RapidR/PA260034.jpg

Rapid_Roy

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/doomscribe/dof/_MG_3038.jpg

DarcyM

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/215618433-L.jpg

BMWDean

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/215618291-L.jpg

JDMetzger

http://bricciphoto.smugmug.com/photos/215411788-M.jpg

Bricciphoto


Pure & Simple

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/218235599-XL.jpg

Grossjohann

https://vspace.vassar.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-1213741_1

RandallIsland

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/218206762-L.jpg

Bluestune

http://bmwdean.home.att.net/reflections.jpg

BMWDean

http://klasjm.smugmug.com/photos/217901615-X3.jpg

BeerTeam


Harmony

http://roadrunes.com/images3/MOA-assignments/garden-window-bw.jpg

RocketMan

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/219893040-XL.jpg

Kbasa

https://vspace.vassar.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-1226310_1

RandallIsland

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/221558838-XL.jpg

Grossjohann

http://klasjm.smugmug.com/photos/219772754-XL.jpg

BeerTeam

http://lamble.smugmug.com/photos/220582375-M.jpg

Lamble


Triangle

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/223726983-XL.jpg

Cjack

http://lamble.smugmug.com/photos/222850139-L.jpg

Lamble

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/223726992-XL.jpg

Voni

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/223190781-L-1.jpg

Kbasa
SNC1923
12-31-2007, 10:15 AM
Gratitude: Thanksgiving Special

http://roadrunes.com/images3/MOA-assignments/gratatude/portaits_0010-me-web.jpg

Rocketman

http://lamble.smugmug.com/photos/224735941-M-1.jpg

Lamble

https://vspace.vassar.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-1242195_1

RandallIsland


Element

http://elcid.smugmug.com/photos/227084487-M.jpg

Franze

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/tourunigo/DSCN1871.jpg

Tourunigo

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/229191101-L.jpg

Grossjohann

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/228322030-L.jpg

Kbasa

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2411/2085225278_c3f12a239f_o.jpg

Burnzilla

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/RapidR/PC020048.jpg

Rapid_Roy

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/228123665-L.jpg

Kbasa


Pattern

http://elcid.smugmug.com/photos/229749236-M.jpg

Franze

http://roadrunes.com/images3/MOA-assignments/pattern/connected--bw-web.jpg

RocketMan

http://www.jdmetzger.com/img/potw/potw-pattern.jpg

JDMetzger

http://mls2go.smugmug.com/photos/230599283-L.jpg

MLS2GO

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/231406392-L.jpg

Kbasa

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/231787182-XL.jpg

Voni


Holiday Warmth & Motorcycling

http://www.robietech.com/johnbrown/temp/snow1.JPG

WMUBown

http://lamble.smugmug.com/photos/235336204-L.jpg

Lamble

http://lh6.google.com/Alex.Grossjohann/R3cKGv0UIzI/AAAAAAAAA7w/GxeMy4VKhZ4/s800/DSC_6228.JPG

Grossjohann

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/233379793-L.jpg

Kbasa
MLS2GO
12-31-2007, 06:33 PM
Congratulations on your impending fatherhood. The worst part is they don't come with a Clymers or a factory manual! But they do need the fluids changed more than every 6000 miles and I don't know one that hasn't had a final drive failure.
Thanks for putting your time and energy in on this thread. This is worth the BMWMOA memberhsip by itself. I check it on work more than I should at work and can't wait to see what is new.
Congrats. and Thanks.
Rapid_Roy
12-31-2007, 08:15 PM
Happy New Year and Thank You Tom. I think you did an amazing job and I'll certainly buy you a beer. :thumb
Voni
12-31-2007, 09:07 PM
Wow! When you pull them all together like this it is a remarkable body of work!

Thanks for helping us develop our best pictures.

Voni
sMiling
BradfordBenn
01-01-2008, 06:22 PM
Wooohoooo Tom.

Now that I got a new camera for Free Loot Day, I gotta get shooting...
SNC1923
01-01-2008, 06:43 PM
Wooohoooo Tom.

Now that I got a new camera for Free Loot Day, I gotta get shooting...

This is most excellent news. Pray tell, what camera did you find under your solstice tree?
BradfordBenn
01-03-2008, 09:03 PM
This is most excellent news. Pray tell, what camera did you find under your solstice tree?

You already figured it out... but to close the loop...

http://bradfordbenn.smugmug.com/photos/234708773-M.jpg

Canon EOS Rebel XTi with two lenses... a few pics

http://bradfordbenn.smugmug.com/photos/238976219-M.jpg
Snowy Chloe

http://bradfordbenn.smugmug.com/photos/238563888-M.jpg

http://bradfordbenn.smugmug.com/photos/238562575-M.jpg
SNC1923
01-03-2008, 09:06 PM
Wow, all three of these, the first especially, are difficult exposures. Because I'm from the old school (read: film and center-weighted metering), I never cease to be amazed at how these cameras handle difficult metering situations.

You must be very pleased. I'll assume one of the lenses is an 18-55. The other a telephoto zoom, perhaps? You must be very pleased. We'll expect to see a lot more of your photos in the assignment threads. . . .
BradfordBenn
01-03-2008, 09:15 PM
Wow, all three of these, the first especially, are difficult exposures. Because I'm from the old school (read: film and center-weighted metering), I never cease to be amazed at how these cameras handle difficult metering situations.

You must be very pleased. I'll assume one of the lenses is an 18-55. The other a telephoto zoom, perhaps? You must be very pleased. We'll expect to see a lot more of your photos in the assignment threads. . . .

Thanks. I also found that a little color correction in Lightroom helps a lot, but that first one of Chloe I got right the first time in the camera. White Balance is tough on snow, but a lot easier to correct for once shooting RAW. The one lenses is 18-55 the other is 75-300.