The Coffee House

vintagesnaps · Jul 8, 2021

Wow, that immersive room exhibit looks cool! After everybody's been to it so it won't spoil the experience, it would be fun to see your pictures of it.

CherylL · Jul 9, 2021

@terri the Vincent immersion room looks cool. There was a bar in Decatur "Esker's" that served pork tenderloin sandwiches for lunch. The thing I remember about Decatur is the stink from Staleys. Depending on how the wind blew determined the amount of stench.

CherylL · Jul 9, 2021

I went to Mexico last month. It rained 5 of the 7 days and sadly my cameras spent most of the time in the safe. It was disappointing yet relaxing sitting on the beach under the palapa in the rain. We had a swim out room to a long narrow meandering pool. One morning there was a cayman in the pool. One night about 10 or 11 sitting on our patio when 4 skinny dippers appeared. I guess it was someone's birthday and there was a dare, etc. They asked for a towel and gave them one. Two more showed up and we went inside. Didn't want to appear creepy

vintagesnaps · Jul 9, 2021

Well Cheryl, it wasn't boring!

Rickbb · Jul 9, 2021

It would only be creepy if you broke out the camera. :acne:

terri · Jul 9, 2021

CherylL said:
@terri the Vincent immersion room looks cool. There was a bar in Decatur "Esker's" that served pork tenderloin sandwiches for lunch. The thing I remember about Decatur is the stink from Staleys. Depending on how the wind blew determined the amount of stench.

It was really cool!

Are you thinking of another Decatur? I've never heard of Staleys and, when I looked for it online, it's in Decatur, IL. I'm outside of Atlanta.
Sorry about your rainy trip! At least you got a break from the routine, and I'm sure it all still looked lush and lovely.

CherylL · Jul 10, 2021

Rickbb said:
It would only be creepy if you broke out the camera.

Maybe I did? :lol:

CherylL · Jul 10, 2021

terri said:
It was really cool!

Are you thinking of another Decatur? I've never heard of Staleys and, when I looked for it online, it's in Decatur, IL. I'm outside of Atlanta.
Sorry about your rainy trip! At least you got a break from the routine, and I'm sure it all still looked lush and lovely.

Oh wrong Decatur. I was thinking you were at the Chicago exhibit and went south an hour to Decatur IL

snowbear · Jul 11, 2021

With Lazy Lobster having migrated to Maine, I started setting up a new home office. MLW decided to get me a pair of table lamps.

SquarePeg · Jul 12, 2021

@snowbear @limr Heading up to midcoast Maine for a few days later this month. Portland and points north. Going to check out some of the little harbor towns and fishing villages, hopefully get some time on the beach at sunrise and maybe some lighthouses. Hoping to get all the way up to Pemaquid Point Light but that will depend on the timing and weather.

limr · Jul 12, 2021

snowbear said:
With Lazy Lobster having migrated to Maine, I started setting up a new home office. MLW decided to get me a pair of table lamps.

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It took me far too long to figure out what those were!

limr · Jul 12, 2021

SquarePeg said:
@snowbear @limr Heading up to midcoast Maine for a few days later this month. Portland and points north. Going to check out some of the little harbor towns and fishing villages, hopefully get some time on the beach at sunrise and maybe some lighthouses. Hoping to get all the way up to Pemaquid Point Light but that will depend on the timing and weather.

(Well, except I am not jealous. People use that word wrong all the time. I'm envious. Of your going to Maine, not the sunrises. Sooo not a morning person. But it's still a funny meme and I still totally wish I were going to Maine!

)

SquarePeg · Jul 13, 2021

I’m definitely stealing that meme.

Original katomi · Jul 17, 2021

Morning all, snow bear I like the lamps.
Well the dropped camera up date is
The 5d mk 4 has some scratches but is working ok
The l series lens. I got lucky there I had to have the remains of the filter cut off but the thread on the end of the lens for filters was not damaged. Again just some scratches.
Lesion learnt the camera WILL be secured between locations

SquarePeg · Jul 17, 2021

Original katomi said:
Morning all, snow bear I like the lamps.
Well the dropped camera up date is
The 5d mk 4 has some scratches but is working ok
The l series lens. I got lucky there I had to have the remains of the filter cut off but the thread on the end of the lens for filters was not damaged. Again just some scratches.
Lesion learnt the camera WILL be secured between locations

great news! You dodged a bullet there.

What is up Hosers? I’m just back from Maine where we had foggy skies most of the time. I did manage to get one sunrise that was not fogged out. Spent it at Portland Head Light. Had the whole place to myself for about an hour before a photo workshop appeared. It was Mr Ben Williamson himself - I’m a huge fan of his Maine photos. Check him out on Instagram he is benjaminwilliamsonphotography. He is known around here for his ability to read the weather and has dozens of once in a lifetime shots.

Haven’t really processed many of the photos yet but here’s a shot of the pastel sunrise that I did a quick jpeg conversion and edit on my iphone.