Its not photography, its Farktography | idle_hands | Activity https://www.farktography.com/members/idle_hands/activity/ Activity feed for idle_hands. Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:42:24 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 3992d6797bfc4c9837d6702196b8ac64 idle_hands replied to the topic 9-13-17-In Memoriam: Nite Skies, Landscapes, & Abndnd Pl in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/9-13-17-in-memoriam-nite-skies-landscapes-abndnd-pl/#post-53945 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:43:15 -0400 When will this be?
Beautiful idea!
xx

]]> 6e3330bb308daf1b2b149f173a979159 idle_hands replied to the topic 9-13-17-In Memoriam: Nite Skies, Landscapes, & Abndnd Pl in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/9-13-17-in-memoriam-nite-skies-landscapes-abndnd-pl/#post-53944 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:42:41 -0400 Sad news. He was a stalwart farktographer

]]> 41267549b79494bb39340bf353f160b4 idle_hands replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/20/#post-3877 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:43:26 -0400 Woot! thanks XenPix, and all who participated! (smiling happily)

]]> aea7cb410b3cd1a55e719e165e885c41 idle_hands replied to the topic Pass the blankamera in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-blankamera/#post-17811 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:14:45 -0400 i’m in!

]]> e4c87a9bf93ab0ebd64a2535ced46104 idle_hands replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/19/#post-3861 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:28:51 -0400

Ok.

I’ll get the thing developed then. Not sure how much it will cost to do, so if I need help with the cash, I’ll let y’all know.

Is there a problem XenPix?

]]> 8c70db3fc4e2a3989db37cffeeebb520 idle_hands replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/19/#post-3856 Thu, 08 May 2008 00:46:13 -0400 okay stapler, i’ll take that as a yes. looks like we’re reaching critical mass on the ‘develop that damn film already’ side, so, XenPix if you would be so kind? (i think they’ll give you a disk?) could you somehow get the jpgs to zeke so that he can upload to the farktog website?

sound good?

]]> 78e70609a4a328ea3a5ef852ba59beca idle_hands replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/19/#post-3850 Sat, 03 May 2008 15:40:23 -0400 just so.

anyone else in favour of developing the film now? no pressure eh…

]]> 07b122bac78cb21dfd92490ac1f1ce62 idle_hands replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/18/#post-3848 Fri, 02 May 2008 19:19:15 -0400 what number is your shot XenPix? unless there’s a great flood of requests to participate, what say we (by which i mean, possibly you) have the film developed and upload the pix pretty soon. i’d kinda like to see this project completed while i still have my eyesight…

…just a wandering thought….

]]> 2521cde0de5d2f06a7318a96fde0d2e7 idle_hands replied to the topic 12-12-07 - Farktography Classic: HDR 2 in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/12-12-07-farktography-classic-hdr-2/page/2/#post-14127 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:12:11 -0500 thanks for the tips! will play about with it more today. also thanks for the link linguine

]]> 2042dc9460e1e7313739de8d5d4522b9 idle_hands replied to the topic 12-12-07 - Farktography Classic: HDR 2 in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/12-12-07-farktography-classic-hdr-2/page/2/#post-14123 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:44:38 -0500 those look pretty good you guys. i downloaded Qtpfsgui but i’m not having much luck.

do you just experiment with the settings till you get something decent looking? everything i tried looked completely fake.

orig:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2393/2054064064_6276dc4757_o.jpg

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]]> e3a7ea0f4b160a9f7dd62492dfd34ccc idle_hands replied to the topic 11-28-07 - Let's Vent in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/11-28-07-lets-vent/#post-14047 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:27:48 -0500 i may need to be sedated for this thread

/goes to alphabetise foodstuffs in kitchen cupboards

]]> 2f6900b16b2999c8ea2f79386e6636fd idle_hands replied to the topic 11-28-07 - Let's Vent in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/11-28-07-lets-vent/#post-14045 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:49:17 -0500 oh gasp! i must be in farktography heaven 🙂

]]> ab600d37c4ea9c88b2a2194eef176104 idle_hands replied to the topic 10-17-07 - Wallpaper This! in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/10-17-07-wallpaper-this/page/4/#post-13752 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:35:18 -0400 wow! this is gonna be an awesome thread!

]]> 5a8e30ef89629c18a77b916e4147b3e9 idle_hands replied to the topic Nightmare but cool lighting in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/nightmare-but-cool-lighting/#post-7840 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:19:41 -0500 also, don’t know if gimp has dodge and burn tools i think you could get better results using them – maybe on a separate layer?

]]> 6cd9e1cf2d6c6a4dfab4df7010f6a6de idle_hands replied to the topic Nightmare but cool lighting in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/nightmare-but-cool-lighting/#post-7839 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:16:10 -0500 i’m just going to copy/paste some tips from a pal who does a lot of concert shooting:

yep, ISO max, try setting exposure +.7 (ymmv), and do brackets of +1/N/-1 (or .7 etc). Usually 1 out of the 3 will be sharp, and the overexposed might have something cool looking. Big memory card! Best to not be watching how full your card is; a 1GB always…Read more

]]> 17d3f0f3076da50fb19056793ebf3f86 idle_hands replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/11/#post-3732 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:03:14 -0500 thanks zeke, that sounds great.

it’s gonna be triumph of hope over experience, considering the number of times this little package may have been xrayed in it’s travels (crossing fingers)

also just noticed on on of the pix i snapped before sending, there’s a shelf life, it says develop before 05/07 – dunno aboot film, how hardy it is?

]]> 576cc6ddf9c6f0a9d876c6f6c6226df2 idle_hands replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/11/#post-3730 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:53:51 -0500 hi folks, there are 27 exposures on the farkamera, what number are we up to now? definitely in favour of starting another if we’re getting close to filling number 1

the idea was to have the last person to take their shot, have the film developed and upload (do kodak provide a cd with jpgs? i hope..) to a gallery on the farktography website, that…Read more

]]> b5c68fbe275ec05aea9bdfb383412d02 idle_hands replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/9/#post-3704 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:59:49 -0500 thanks for posting the pix Snug Tight! i’m just tickled pink that this project is proceeding apace (where’s my smiley?) oh yeah :o)

]]> 0547096c035fa943783c8ee055cfbca9 idle_hands replied to the topic how to post pic that links to bigger version? in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/how-to-post-pic-that-links-to-bigger-version/#post-7328 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:32:01 -0500 thanks swampa, i’ll give that a try

]]> 128157f066491e99f0311249192c7fc4 idle_hands replied to the topic the boobies in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-boobies-2/page/2/#post-5870 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:24:36 -0400

😀

ok, away from AWing for a sec – am i on tap for the boobies this week? i’m ready, willing and able!

monkeybort: curious emailed me again to ask about the boobies this week. i’ve told him that you are back now and are ready willing and able to post

]]> 151e2a75576ae5d4fb4a71f03eab35d8 idle_hands replied to the topic What about two weekly contests? in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/what-about-two-weekly-contests/#post-6590 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:34:21 -0400 just to clarify mikemikeb, it was a group decsion, by the mods & the technical folks who will be working on the website, to move the thread in question to the “Site Redesign” section of the forum. there will be opportunity for more input as it is still in progress.

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]]> 54f1cd476a4b1c7c1d9fe03b5e09370b idle_hands replied to the topic shiny new website in the forum Site Redesign http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/shiny-new-website/page/3/#post-6549 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:58:32 -0400

veruca, could you give Lord Ezekiel access to the site redesign part of the forum please?

done!

great! now we can move the convo to *that* forum and deep six this one

]]> 6a8995abce42baac7041838a2feba016 idle_hands replied to the topic shiny new website in the forum Site Redesign http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/shiny-new-website/page/3/#post-6537 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:05:58 -0400 veruca, could you give Lord Ezekiel access to the site redesign part of the forum please?

]]> a6660e0acbf6bb0517f98f569b55948a idle_hands replied to the topic shiny new website in the forum Site Redesign http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/shiny-new-website/page/2/#post-6524 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:23:16 -0400 Lord Ezekiel, do you have access to the site redesign section of the forum?

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so, lord ezekiel, are you open to cooperating on this? i’m excited to think of what schnee, you and i could accomplish if we divvied up all the ideas we have and implemented them all on the same site. what a concept. if we used schnee’s awesome fsm code to auto-tally and auto-display the reaults each week, we would have no need for a human to do…

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]]> 226f2987715dc78a55decf1a4063e5ba idle_hands replied to the topic the boobies in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-boobies-2/page/2/#post-5869 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:18:42 -0400 occh, that’s monkey 😆

]]> 7dbddd5d7addd9bd0e316c44d261d611 idle_hands replied to the topic the boobies in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-boobies-2/page/2/#post-5868 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:18:06 -0400

😀

ok, away from AWing for a sec – am i on tap for the boobies this week? i’m ready, willing and able!

welcome back momkey!

do you want to email curious and let him know that you will post the boobies this week? he agreed to post till you returned.

]]> 9c0fbf198b73f940eab929b7d87790a5 idle_hands replied to the topic plan b in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/plan-b/#post-6460 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:16:46 -0400 i probably shouldn’t be saying anything, still recuperating here…

updating the website used to be really easy. modify a coupla text files, copy & paste really, resize the winning and runners up photos & bingo, done.

i still have versions of the old website on my HD, index page, for example, will open in dreamweaver (it shows how each part is…Read more

]]> 86fa91010ab8536514f8ba4127fb1d42 idle_hands replied to the topic a starting point in the forum Site Redesign http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/a-starting-point/#post-6288 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:28:37 -0400

i’ll poke around on pt’s server and see how well ez publish will work on it. i have a mysql server set up i can point to no matter what server the site is sitting on, although if pt has a faster/better/local mysql server i would be glad to use it. i just want to be sure i’ll have the access i need to work with everything.

Gosh, I hope pro tex…

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]]> aa1cd320196f42c213adb669f005d9f1 idle_hands replied to the topic a starting point in the forum Site Redesign http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/a-starting-point/#post-6286 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:06:13 -0400 sounds great brian!

speaking of site redesign, just had a crazy thought…

what say we carry the forum colours and graphic over to the new farktography website?

]]> 4ebd29956481de2d42d0ee4c690efc4f idle_hands replied to the topic Question about contest in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/question-about-contest/#post-6272 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:04:56 -0400 i’ve no idea what you’re talking about captain jim. (insert pancake bunny)

the contest themes are the ones suggested by farktographers

how the themes are handled/interpreted/expressed is a very personal matter. none of us are judges here, we’re simply voters.

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]]> 1d93493cad09b81e06e57b0f48aa90c0 idle_hands replied to the topic a starting point in the forum Site Redesign http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/a-starting-point/#post-6282 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:03:51 -0400

http://www.briantucker.net/farktography

i am testing out ezpublish, a content management system i haven’t worked with before and thought this was a good excuse to take it for a spin. so far i like it. i’ll set up an account for all of you to mess around with soon. it comes with about 16 layouts so we can pick the one we like the most, and i can…

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]]> a42755ce128d6e96a68c55d2ee493b9b idle_hands replied to the topic 10-4-06 - Style in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/10-4-06-style/#post-6090 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 01:53:06 -0400 i take it to mean it should scream: Andre Kertesz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ansel Adams, Cindy Sherman, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Diane Arbus, or any of a 100 or so others

]]> b1c45bffb697b4aae89f2a0aea95cb3c idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/page/3/#post-6056 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:12:36 -0400

i have mother bear in a cave syndrome 😛
will create the site redesign portion though for chatting there and close it off.

i am late for work though…eep!

edited to add it’s added. it says he’s the mod but we’re all admins so he can see it or should be able to but it’s blocked from general view.

really late! bye!

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]]> d2c327449eff7c4fa30f848cf49b447f idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/page/3/#post-6053 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:39:07 -0400 i don’t have a problem if 1TBat10000RPM has access to this section of the forum. stapler has vetted him, that’s good enough for me.

we’ve been silly here and there but i don’t think anything to hide

we’re lucky he’s willing to come aboard this little shot fulla holes dory

*needs tea &*

]]> 0b9845d2d84929d2e3cc6731687ad771 idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/page/2/#post-6047 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:47:15 -0400 i’m chiming in here late as usual. we were out gawking at the dozens of huge trucks laden with stage building equipment for the stones concert next week. it’s kind of a big deal for halifax.

anyway, i hope you can make contact with 1TBat10000RPM veruca. sounds like life will suddenly become a whole lot simpler

]]> 5b854c141f853c2b975defd95c74c02e idle_hands replied to the topic farktography website in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/farktography-website/page/2/#post-6015 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:41:49 -0400

i’ve built hundreds of websites, and worked with a variety of content management systems, esp in php/mysql. i could set something up for you guys pretty quickly. i love design and photography, and it looks like you guys could use a hand. hosting it would be pretty easy for me as well, but it would appear that you guys already have a good hosting…

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]]> 0fa4eb313d8172499238e8d1c6085830 idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/page/2/#post-6045 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:28:01 -0400 just saw 1TBat10000RPM’s amazing offer in the forum and the thread!

i say yes please

]]> 764831b7e36344e071da1a9fc45a2217 idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/page/2/#post-6044 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:08:01 -0400

ooh, ooh i have a question!
how do i make every page on the site use the front navigation panel? is this possible?

i don’t know the answer to that kell, but do you want me to upload the last whole version of the website that i have? you could pick through the index page (main page) and see where each relates to what else. or?

doh!

should i just…Read more

]]> ad19c1f6bb3f8c11cc014f0f5eec6527 idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/page/2/#post-6043 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:06:21 -0400

ooh, ooh i have a question!
how do i make every page on the site use the front navigation panel? is this possible?

i don’t know the answer to that kell, but do you want me to upload the last whole version of the website that i have? you could pick through the index page (main page) and see where each relates to what else. or?

]]> df47c9dc301eead363a30b873c2e12c7 idle_hands replied to the topic farktography website in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/farktography-website/page/2/#post-6012 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:37:59 -0400 awesome schnee!

]]> fa5f6f4937a5b43cf0db3f6b082dc712 idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/#post-6034 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:23:08 -0400

matt made a backup aug 28/29 ish so the files are available to that point

say we choose a simple template/design, can we place the files (previous contests/archives/upcoming contests/list of farktographers websites/menu items and so on) into a template and have something ready for this wed night? or more like 2 weeks from now? i have no idea how…

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]]> 643fa060c4418ec74fe1fd6fdc467269 idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/#post-6032 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:07:28 -0400 matt made a backup aug 28/29 ish so the files are available to that point

say we choose a simple template/design, can we place the files (previous contests/archives/upcoming contests/list of farktographers websites/menu items and so on) into a template and have something ready for this wed night? or more like 2 weeks from now? i have no idea how…Read more

]]> 8db69c1d0d8cfa07a1529225aa298be8 idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/#post-6031 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:00:31 -0400

Anyone know how much traffic farktography gets?

dunno, but matt (procedual texture) would probably have stats and could tell you

]]> 853f025c4c0064dcfff4ac494530a117 idle_hands replied to the topic farktography website in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/farktography-website/#post-6005 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:13:51 -0400 well done veruca

*hugs*

]]> 2f5c72861e997a9c8d667c2dfedec6a8 idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/#post-6028 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:12:12 -0400 looks like kel put up a new index page. great!!!

matt (procedural_texture) hosts the site on his account at 1and1 hosting

the last time ron disappeared the website (long story) i turned to matt in a bit of a panic and he bought farktography.net domain at my request. ron cooled off and donated the website files to the farktography community at…Read more

]]> f3f12067676de6bfdccdd874dc23f5ff idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/#post-6025 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:21:15 -0400

it wasn’t that he was going to use the site for his portfolio, it the fact that he told us afterwards which probably means it was his motivation for the redesign. it wasn’t completely the database move, or the unannounced changes. those just added fuel to the fire.

it was the last email where he said i couldn’t edit the winners and he was going…

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]]> 8db7299586bf78fa273f0d7ceeb93248 idle_hands replied to the topic the state of the union in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-state-of-the-union/#post-6023 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:37:04 -0400 damn… deja vu

we *can* rebuild – i’d rather try to reach detente with ron. he’s hot headed but i had a feeling things were going to work out. once he had the website at a point that he could use it in his portfolio (completely fair imho) he was going to tranfer the files back eh. i thought he was gonna fix this recent glitch (which i still…Read more

]]> c56870151afd1ad4a55701e83c7b9162 idle_hands replied to the topic the boobies in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-boobies-2/#post-5860 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:25:42 -0400 oh wow! terrific KT! 😆

]]> aaffe556551485d6991001a25bf70dee idle_hands replied to the topic 9-13-06 in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/9-13-06/#post-5968 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:39:36 -0400 also perhaps add to:

http://www.farktography.net/sub.php5

no HDR images unless contest states they are specifically allowed i.e. theme is “Anything Goes”

(or something like that…?)

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