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Adrian van Ammers

Mar-18-2005, 02:34 PM

:wave Hiya Adrian, and what a lovely introductory shot! :thumb.Thnx so much. I see you are a moderator. I saw in the help what it means. What would you say you are doing as a moderator? Just curious and also I wanna meet up with some people here. I normally hang out at STF

Adrian van Ammers

Mar-18-2005, 02:39 PM

Welcome to D/grin Adrian....& a great shot to start out with.Hehe, another moderator. I just asked what it means, I know what it means from the help, but what it means to you to be a moderator. Just curious.
Thanks for the welcome on board message! I guess this is a nice place to hang out. Normally I'm on STF but I could not resist Andy's invitation. http://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/Laughing.gif

wxwax

Mar-18-2005, 02:45 PM

Adrian van Ammers

Mar-18-2005, 02:51 PM

Around here, a Moderator doesn't have much to do, because the people are so nice. On other sites, mods police the forums, making sure members are behaving themselves. Not much of that needed here.

I moderate the Hall of Wisdom, which means that when we have a thread with really good information that might help others, I'll eventually move it to the Hall so that it's easily found for later use.

I hear STF can get a little rambunctious! I'm really glad you stopped by to let us see your work. Got any more you wanna share?I have quite a lot of windmills. Have to organize my website :) but here it is www.adrian.smugmug.com (http://www.adrian.smugmug.com/)
I just posted in the portraits area my favorite model. Here is another view on the same windmill.http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/17418395-L.jpg

gus

Mar-18-2005, 02:55 PM

but what it means to you to be a moderator. Just curious.

Im only in it for the money....

Adrian van Ammers

Mar-18-2005, 02:56 PM

Im only in it for the money....Haha, you must kidding, are you?? So the money must be good then?:):

Andy

Mar-18-2005, 03:57 PM

Haha, you must kidding, are you?? So the money must be good then?:):

yes, we get paid in baldy-bux :lol3

(baldy is the site owner, and also the co-founder of smugmug, adrian)

adrian, :wave and welcome to dgrin, i just love your windmills, and i know the rest of the crew here will also enjoy them.

look forward to your many postings here.

request: a series of pics, on how candy is made. i just love factory shots! :deal

Harryb

Mar-18-2005, 04:21 PM

Here is one for you.:):
Hey Adrain,

I would have known it was you just by looking at that gorgeous picture. Welcome to Dgrin :lynnma and I hope to see a lot more of your pics over here.

Steve Cavigliano

Mar-18-2005, 05:04 PM

Hi Adrian and welcome to Dgrin :wave

Thanks for sharing this outstanding shot with us :thumb :thumb

We have a high moderator to poster ratio here :lol As Sid (wxwax) points out, not too much for us to do here. It's a really nice place full of very nice folks who don't care what brand of camera you shoot with. STF just got a little to snippy for me. I still go there everyday, but I have cut way back on my posts. I don't want to ruffle any feathers or cause anyone any problems :D

Speaking of STF, I just read your "Cover Picture" post and Congratulations on a fine shot :bday As you can see, we don't have a Congrats smilie yet....LOL I agree that shot of Twan looks nicer in color. But a cover is a cover, no?

Nice to see you here and I'm off to look at your next pic :wink

Steve (SMC2002)

Andy

Mar-18-2005, 05:12 PM

... but I have cut way back on my posts. I don't want to ruffle any feathers or cause anyone any problems :D

wuss.

Steve Cavigliano

Mar-18-2005, 05:17 PM

wuss.It's just that I don't want to wind up with a bunch of groupies, of the sort, that you attract :bad :flip

Plus, you know what a sweetheart of a guy I am :lol4 :lol :cool

Steve

rutt

Mar-18-2005, 06:39 PM

Great color on both windmill shots. I'm jealous. Did you do anything special?

ian408

Mar-18-2005, 06:58 PM

Adrian, Welcome!
Those windmills are impressive shots. Love the second!

Mitchell

Mar-18-2005, 08:12 PM

Around here, a Moderator doesn't have much to do, because the people are so nice. On other sites, mods police the forums, making sure members are behaving themselves. Not much of that needed here.

I moderate the Hall of Wisdom, which means that when we have a thread with really good information that might help others, I'll eventually move it to the Hall so that it's easily found for later use.

I hear STF can get a little rambunctious! I'm really glad you stopped by to let us see your work. Got any more you wanna share?
Please cure my ignorance and tell me what STF is. Whe I google it all I get is a link to the Southern Tree Farm!:dunno

mitch

Andy

Mar-18-2005, 08:18 PM

Please cure my ignorance and tell me what STF is. Whe I google it all I get is a link to the Southern Tree Farm!:dunno

mitch

sony talk forum, on dpreview.

DavidTO

Mar-18-2005, 08:45 PM

request: a series of pics, on how candy is made. i just love factory shots! :deal

Once again, it's the food....

Dee

Mar-18-2005, 11:11 PM

Good to see you here. Missed your windmills! I love the two windmills taken at different times of the year!

fish

Mar-18-2005, 11:19 PM

ooo...can I pile on too? :D

welcome to the asyl...er, dgrin. :wave

Any friend of Andy's is a friend of ours. Except for that jerk that keeps shooting all the egrets. :rolleyes

:1drink

Adrian van Ammers

Mar-19-2005, 12:32 AM

yes, we get paid in baldy-bux :lol3

(baldy is the site owner, and also the co-founder of smugmug, adrian)

adrian, :wave and welcome to dgrin, i just love your windmills, and i know the rest of the crew here will also enjoy them.

look forward to your many postings here.

request: a series of pics, on how candy is made. i just love factory shots! :dealI just might do that. It's a place with a lot of photo ops. Let's see what I can do.

Harryb

Mar-19-2005, 12:57 AM

ooo...can I pile on too? :D

welcome to the asyl...er, dgrin. :wave

Any friend of Andy's is a friend of ours. Except for that jerk that keeps shooting all the egrets. :rolleyes

:1drink:boid :flip

Adrian van Ammers

Mar-19-2005, 03:21 AM

Hey Adrain,

I would have known it was you just by looking at that gorgeous picture.
Welcome to Dgrin :lynnma and I hope to see a lot more of your pics over here.I meet all the old buddies here and already love this place. Nice mood and good people, I like the structure of the site, still a bit new but i can see that some people have been thinking about this every well and still do. Great place to hang out. And thank you for the nice compliment.:):

Adrian van Ammers

Mar-19-2005, 07:43 AM

Great color on both windmill shots. I'm jealous. Did you do anything special?Yes, in both cases I made the sudden decision to go for a fast shoot because the light was so sweet. It's a feeling of now or I will miss this beautiful light! :): So most of the credit goes to mother nature. I learned from Andy always to have my cam ready. In post I do as less as possible, but in most cases some levels adjustment, sometimes shadow/highlights, playing with contrast and/or saturation, noise filter, USM. That's about it. And of course I'm learning :D
See more windmills at http://adrian.smugmug.com/gallery/421593 or http://adrian.smugmug.com/gallery/89377
Thanks for your nice comment! Here is another one, same mill, sony 717, different angle and season.

http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/13771183-L.jpg

fish

Mar-19-2005, 08:56 AM

:boid :flip
:rofl :lol3

Adrian van Ammers

Mar-19-2005, 10:15 AM

Adrian, Welcome!
Those windmills are impressive shots. Love the second!I already love this place!

Adrian van Ammers

Mar-19-2005, 10:18 AM

Good to see you here. Missed your windmills! I love the two windmills taken at different times of the year!So here are you hanging out! i've been extremely busy, so not much shooting and not posting. And you guys had a party, going here :D I'm glad Andy invited me in.

gpgold

Mar-19-2005, 01:07 PM

So here are you hanging out! i've been extremely busy, so not much shooting and not posting. And you guys had a party, going here :D I'm glad Andy invited me in.
All of these Windmill shots are gorgeous. I also know your work from STF, it is nice to see you here. I just joined last week and I am really happy about it. This place has a great layout and a vibe to match.

regards,

Gary

http://gpgold.smugmug.com/

lynnma

Mar-19-2005, 02:22 PM

So here are you hanging out! i've been extremely busy, so not much shooting and not posting. And you guys had a party, going here :D I'm glad Andy invited me in.Welcome Adrian:wave we have lots of parties in here so be prepared.. and we are all really nice folks except for Fish and of course Humungus is nuts and should be avoided at all costs.. very dangerous..:cool Love the windmill shots :clap :clap

PeterGar

Mar-19-2005, 08:20 PM

I looked at all your windmill shots at your Smugmug... WOW! They are amazing. :):

Adrian van Ammers

Mar-19-2005, 10:43 PM

I looked at all your windmill shots at your Smugmug... WOW! They are amazing. :):
Thanks so much. Windmills are great subjects. They move and don't walk away. :): They are great landmarks. Amazing that people could build these "machines" in these early times(1500-1600). They were used for about everything here, like sawing, pumping, milling grain, making oil and of course to make sure we did not get wet feeth.
Thanks for looking! I will now and then post some mills here.

gubbs

Mar-20-2005, 01:27 AM

Welcome Adrian, Stunning shots & I'm looking forward to the sweet factory shots :clap

Adrian van Ammers

Mar-20-2005, 12:18 PM

Welcome Adrian:wave we have lots of parties in here so be prepared.. and we are all really nice folks except for Fish and of course Humungus is nuts and should be avoided at all costs.. very dangerous..:cool Love the windmill shots :clap :clap
Woh, parties? I expected to find one big warm family, haha. Just kidding. Let's wait and see. I can say already that I feel at ease here.

Adrian van Ammers

Mar-21-2005, 09:15 AM

Welcome Adrian, Stunning shots & I'm looking forward to the sweet factory shots :clap
Thanks. What's a super moderator BTW? :dunno

Geoff Taylor

May-25-2005, 01:26 AM

I thought that I had made a comment - but no! The windwmills are spectacular. The clarity and colour stiil amaze me every time I see them. Very well done!

Geoff

Adrian van Ammers

May-25-2005, 09:51 AM

I thought that I had made a comment - but no! The windwmills are spectacular. The clarity and colour stiil amaze me every time I see them. Very well done!

GeoffNIce to meet you here. Yeah, windmills are my specialty I guess, except for the grandchildren. :D Mills are easier to handle :rofl Thanks for your nice words! That's really encouraging.

wxwax

May-25-2005, 01:09 PM

What's a super moderator BTW? :dunno
They have a larger than normal capacity for inhaling alcohol.

Adrian van Ammers

May-25-2005, 02:45 PM

They have a larger than normal capacity for inhaling alcohol.Who is the best moderator here? Might that be you? :rofl :rofl :rofl
I love this well moderated place more and more.:clap