Its not photography, its Farktography | monkeybort | Activity https://www.farktography.com/members/monkeybort/activity/ Activity feed for monkeybort. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:09:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 2aaa1705cf482643eb03018477a2cece monkeybort replied to the topic yet another farking Chicago fark party in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/yet-another-farking-chicago-fark-party/#post-14010 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:41:15 -0500 i wish….

]]> fc50d89d0b322416ea041b5cf7c62d70 monkeybort replied to the topic Decisions, decisions in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/decisions-decisions/#post-13542 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:21:54 -0400 SilverStag – are you including the lightstands or anything? what’s the price range? feel free to PM or email me if you don’t want to be public about it. 😛

]]> 5a02fa2f6c17537c9033c6cfb64bca6c monkeybort replied to the topic Mac/OSX in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/mac-osx/#post-12966 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:35:57 -0400 rockin’ the osx – can’t wait to upgrade in October!

]]> 72d26da1c20c82716afecaaef454e6b0 monkeybort replied to the topic Another round of themes in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/another-round-of-themes/#post-12702 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:08:41 -0400 second on the before & after idea – i dig it!

]]> f54f2943298d989afb7ef7c8c6090e2f monkeybort replied to the topic 7-18-2007 body mod photography in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-18-2007-body-mod-photography/page/6/#post-11837 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:04:27 -0400 thanks you guys, i appreciate it. the comment totally caught me off-balance too – it was hard to think of an appropriate response!

]]> 8755d4aa79cfff609381987cbffeb9eb monkeybort replied to the topic 7-18-2007 body mod photography in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-18-2007-body-mod-photography/page/5/#post-11835 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:01:17 -0400 thanks E – you rock!!!

]]> e5e23203be8577b1be27cfe385f461f9 monkeybort replied to the topic dangitall anyway in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/dangitall-anyway/#post-12624 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:58:57 -0400 no tone, and i agree, this is a tough one to moderate in general. if there haven’t been any other responses to the dog pic i’d like to leave it (i haven’t checked the thread yet, just got up) if it’s ok with y’all. i’m fine with pulling his comment and my response if you haven’t done it already.

thanks for everything E – sorry you’ve got a headache. 🙁

]]> f812370002d8580f6e0cfae078390a9c monkeybort replied to the topic 7-18-2007 body mod photography in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-18-2007-body-mod-photography/page/5/#post-11828 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:49:26 -0400 the peanut gallery is out in full force tonight too…..”of all the crappy gross pictures” by someone who doesn’t have anything posted. nice.

is anyone else bothered by my dog pic? i swear he was in no way harmed, but if it’s really that upsetting i’ll ask to have it removed.

]]> fefb1ce30a607986512363b52182246c monkeybort replied to the topic dangitall anyway in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/dangitall-anyway/#post-12622 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:45:55 -0400 i say kill the camera one (it sort of falls into the same category as the cars shots for this contest, IMHO)….the other, meh, i dunno.

and i can’t pull anything – we’ll have to wait until we get a better consensus and then E will do her mod thang.

is my dog hanging from nipples pic really animal cruelty? they were bungee cords and the dog…Read more

]]> cf8899a4c947d59af81c586c57c47d51 monkeybort replied to the topic dangitall anyway in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/dangitall-anyway/#post-12619 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:08:21 -0400 i think we should at least delete the cars. everything in the boobies points towards mods on humans, not cars.

]]> 2af5bd5faa2a6b2e5904e69cc7bfec56 monkeybort replied to the topic dangitall anyway in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/dangitall-anyway/#post-12617 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:45:59 -0400 and holy graphic post by msw mojo. cool, but…..damn.

]]> 041af62ec7e27b41cc5221776a90a272 monkeybort replied to the topic 7-18-2007 body mod photography in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-18-2007-body-mod-photography/page/4/#post-11813 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:57:03 -0400 no. no no no no no car modifications. i think it’s pretty obvious from the ‘tattoos, piercings etc’ in the description that we’re looking for human body mods.

or were you just fooling around? i have no perception of anything right now…… blah.

]]> da8ff52516be222d1adb0ebfc414fb41 monkeybort replied to the topic 7-18-2007 body mod photography in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-18-2007-body-mod-photography/page/4/#post-11809 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:12:38 -0400 curious would have to wait his turn if you did that on this one…. 😛

]]> 232611bbc824980b27de4dd18fc4569d monkeybort replied to the topic 7-18-2007 body mod photography in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-18-2007-body-mod-photography/page/4/#post-11806 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:09:25 -0400 oh god miller, that’s just wrong. WRONG!!!

/i say 24

]]> c054ea173513922f6f41769b9752a09f monkeybort replied to the topic 7-18-2007 body mod photography in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-18-2007-body-mod-photography/page/3/#post-11802 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:17:27 -0400 i added a ‘difficulty part duex’ to exclude injury/surgery scars. should I also say no manscaping/permanent eyeliner/botox or is that implied?

it was meant to be tattoos, piercings, scarification, etc. – well-done portraity pics of work in progress, people with these mods going about their lives, environmental portraits, etc. manscaping is…Read more

]]> b5ed305c4233e549d685024869dd13b5 monkeybort replied to the topic 7-18-2007 body mod photography in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-18-2007-body-mod-photography/page/2/#post-11780 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:04:26 -0400 um, no. no manscaping. ever. for any reason.

and no unintentional scars, but scarification would be ok (as miller said above).

]]> 223eaa35f2d265c0eafbb2cd46fe588a monkeybort replied to the topic 07-25-07 - Red in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/07-25-07-red/page/2/#post-12360 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:39:08 -0400 mr ‘bort went as milton for halloween a few years ago…..i still have his red stapler on my desk (we had to spraypaint a regular ol’ swingline).

]]> 43e170137d36aac76fc262314a34d580 monkeybort replied to the topic 7-18-2007 body mod photography in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-18-2007-body-mod-photography/#post-11774 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:29:18 -0400 i would think henna would qualify, but i believe the suggester was thinking things like tattoos, piercings, brandings. what were you thinking?

]]> 242f914ad9c363754d460577a5e1fd46 monkeybort replied to the topic what happens in Vegas..... in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/what-happens-in-vegas/page/2/#post-8806 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:04:24 -0400 i’d also be down with Nov – then i could sell it as a birthday trip to mr. ‘bort! 😛

]]> bbe8c29c9ff298f47b69d399d61719ee monkeybort replied to the topic 07-25-07 - Red in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/07-25-07-red/#post-12349 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:02:51 -0400 i think that’s a stretch….i mean, someone could replicate a lensbaby look using the blur tool, we just take it on faith that no one is going to. if these contests are so important to someone that they’re going to cheat by putting a red filter on in post rather than in front of the actual lens they’ve got bigger problems than the rules of a…Read more

]]> 74cb94b7a4e2ffaa75f95a21d7454a6c monkeybort replied to the topic what happens in Vegas..... in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/what-happens-in-vegas/page/2/#post-8804 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:23:04 -0400 i’m still interested; i guess i need a ballpark of cost before i can commit to anything fer sures, but i’d definitely like to go!

]]> 87f82eae9ef0567966f4d76acf892223 monkeybort replied to the topic Proper posting of pictures in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/proper-posting-of-pictures/#post-12564 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:16:02 -0400 no worries, i didn’t get it at first either. 🙂

]]> 8b6150753f8c68b3d7e9b6281c07a513 monkeybort replied to the topic 07-25-07 - Red in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/07-25-07-red/#post-12346 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:11:29 -0400 but what if you stick a red hoya filter on the front of your lens? it’s not a digital effect and it’s something that film guys used to do as well.

]]> 7920260648124d5d1b9d5680af25adad monkeybort replied to the topic what happens in Vegas..... in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/what-happens-in-vegas/page/2/#post-8802 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:06:45 -0400 ok, i’m posting to bring this back to the top of the queue – do we have any progress? further thoughts? are people still interested?

]]> e28b6d25546a80d504385d5c24709127 monkeybort replied to the topic Proper posting of pictures in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/proper-posting-of-pictures/#post-12561 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:03:05 -0400 when you click on the ‘view different sizes’ there are two boxes of code – the first one includes everything you need to make your photo a link, the second one is just the URL. if you just copy and paste the text from the first one into the ‘comments’ box on fark it should do everything you need to do to post your pic and link back to flickr.

]]> aac2cff05fcc604240f8e59cf721c08d monkeybort replied to the topic Reviews? in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/reviews/#post-12559 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:00:31 -0400 ah can dig it.

]]> 64070127204a9ee9c1c65c9e5a311dc7 monkeybort replied to the topic 7-18-2007 body mod photography in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-18-2007-body-mod-photography/#post-11770 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:52:35 -0400

We only do tasteful headshots

Soooo much I want to say about this particular wording. heh heh

Srsly, though, that whole post had me laughing. Body hair related injuries. Naked wearing only a camera. lulz!

oh god, me too.

tasty faceshots? i’m going straight to hell

]]> be4802cbcbc2ff1de4d5dedc3b0f2b3c monkeybort replied to the topic Upcoming Theme Ideas in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/upcoming-theme-ideas/#post-12228 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:33:41 -0400 i live in a giant tourist trap. i wouldn’t know what to shoot!!!

oooo the ripley’s believe it or not is pretty freaking touristy.

i like the idea of ‘anything goes’ too – photoshop and i are getting very close. we’re thinking of making a deeper commitment to each other.

]]> 99dab743c7f3e4aabb69650f9fe644fb monkeybort replied to the topic Insomnia and Tequila in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/insomnia-and-tequila/page/2/#post-12309 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:44:40 -0400

Learning is good. Even Ansel Adams had to practice.

that’s a damn lie. the man was in the zone.

🙂

*lol*

/i’m such a dork for getting that. 🙂

]]> f588193acfc1dc9065c92e70c679d78a monkeybort replied to the topic would love some advice/constructive criticism in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/would-love-some-advice-constructive-criticism/page/2/#post-12258 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:38:49 -0400 heh, I bow to your fortitude. I have sworn to not set foot in AZ again after an ill-advised trip over the 4th of July to Phoenix.

Curious – ah, I see. I have also worked for a hack, hated it, and wondered how he made ANY money. I figured out it came down to self-promotion – he pimped himself at every opportunity (he was a wildlife/fishing…Read more

]]> 6bd34fa2521b2bc1c99cba15c0bc40a6 monkeybort replied to the topic would love some advice/constructive criticism in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/would-love-some-advice-constructive-criticism/page/2/#post-12255 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:34:04 -0400 caradoc – i went with some Gaiam Gaucho pants – stretchy, resilient, NOT the tshirt material ones but made from a bit stiffer cotton with some lycra in it so they keep their shape. Put ’em with a white button shirt and some Dansko Marcelles and I’m set to go.

I love dickies, but I think I would melt in a pair of black dickies in the sun all day.…Read more

]]> c90dff3bb0649cc5f863c4edd186a6d8 monkeybort replied to the topic would love some advice/constructive criticism in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/would-love-some-advice-constructive-criticism/page/2/#post-12251 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:38:56 -0400 heh – caradoc – the setup for the rings shot was about a foot and a half off of the ground – i was laying in the middle of the trail. when i shopped pants it was all about ease of movement and simplicity of cleansing. more difficult than expected when you’re trying to buy something that doesn’t look like it belongs on a construction site.

]]> 51f4cec0cd031ec116b55c907b2e6fea monkeybort replied to the topic would love some advice/constructive criticism in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/would-love-some-advice-constructive-criticism/#post-12250 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:34:04 -0400 i’m not sure what you’re talking about curious? combine existing shots or do a setup where I can see the people through the rings? I definitely need a closer-focusing lens to get any engraving detail; i just don’t have the glass for that right now.

everything was shot digital and processed in CS2 – glad some of it looks like film. I shy away…Read more

]]> 679329e70b06996885a7c6ab7485a720 monkeybort replied to the topic Can't see avatars in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/cant-see-avatars/#post-12266 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:22:03 -0400

Up with avatars, down with signatures!

That’s good, my signature is right down there

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lolz

i are serious poster, posting in ur forum

or is cliche mixing just wrong?

i don’t mind avatars as long as they’re not animated (aka ‘seizure inducing’ – excellent phrase GW). but OTO we’ve made it this long without them, so if it’s a pain to set…Read more

]]> 7f9ca91a35c7887f4b0b717fecfbd8c0 monkeybort replied to the topic would love some advice/constructive criticism in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/would-love-some-advice-constructive-criticism/#post-12247 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:52:03 -0400 heee, thanks everyone.

re: stormclouds – i was PSYCHED that there was weather. i think it makes for so much more interesting photographs. and i’m a pretty shallow person, so i didn’t really think about the symbolism. 😛 how about – ‘as long as they’re together, there is no storm they can’t weather (sha na na na na na na sha na)’? they’re…Read more

]]> 3553c4d64d9820ebc743f1ab52106c26 monkeybort replied to the topic 7-11-2007 Keys in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-11-2007-keys/page/2/#post-11735 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:27:04 -0400

No encryption keys, per Fark policy.

What about decryption keys? I have a ripper idea for 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 …. 😛

could someone please explain what this is for those of us that live under a rock?

mucho thankso

]]> 52898fb9d90bae49c832eb658a40ffa2 monkeybort replied to the topic Can't see avatars in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/cant-see-avatars/#post-12259 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:10:17 -0400 i can’t see any, including mine. i just assumed they weren’t set up for this forum.

]]> 78ab3b1b1e599f83b9ca6cce8a3d9990 monkeybort replied to the topic would love some advice/constructive criticism in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/would-love-some-advice-constructive-criticism/#post-12241 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:09:03 -0400

…..was it the intention to make the wedding party incidental in #2?

yup.

]]> fb08073a9bb19c2e990605dadcb3c2ac monkeybort replied to the topic would love some advice/constructive criticism in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/would-love-some-advice-constructive-criticism/#post-12239 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:00:34 -0400 i kinda like the clip – his foot is just out of frame, too. i think those two things work together well – but that is just MO. 😛

]]> 03a50999458d2710c1bcf90adf5bf558 monkeybort replied to the topic Upcoming Theme Ideas in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/upcoming-theme-ideas/#post-12222 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:44:03 -0400 yeah but who isn’t?

i feel shame.

]]> cea865dc71e8cb8f456a1b2fde1efcb7 monkeybort replied to the topic would love some advice/constructive criticism in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/would-love-some-advice-constructive-criticism/#post-12237 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:43:11 -0400

theeeeeeeere we go. it helps to use the right URL.

my faves so far. 😛

]]> e3721a45f35c61fbd062dbd565b20042 monkeybort replied to the topic Upcoming Theme Ideas in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/upcoming-theme-ideas/#post-12220 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:03:24 -0400 i like streetlights, abandon all hope, tools of the trade and maybe a red theme?

sorry i totally dropped the ball on this stuff. 🙁 bad ‘bort. bad!!

]]> b88a60d6256cbd6e2c5a68ff1862ec98 monkeybort replied to the topic Canon 10-22mm lens in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/canon-10-22mm-lens/page/2/#post-12051 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:35:59 -0400 *expletives*

every freaking shot i see with that lens makes me want it more….and more…..and more.

shit.

ok, first *paying* gig I get, whether it be as a main photog or a 2nd, i’m getting that lens.

Or if i sell 5 framed prints.

now there’s something to work towards!!

]]> ab2c09b2123d264d5e98815827e55d66 monkeybort replied to the topic OBO: Spread the Love in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/obo-spread-the-love/#post-12095 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:25:22 -0400 nice schnee – that rocks!!

]]> c10f47a540cabd35985805b21c781bb4 monkeybort replied to the topic Post your fireworks pics in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/post-your-fireworks-pics/#post-12120 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:24:15 -0400 heh

i’ll try to get some up tonight; not sure how they came out yet. They actually ended up going off 180 degrees from where we (and everyone else) expected them to, so i didn’t have the greatest sightline. we’ll see.

]]> 73ee2d544d7b3d32cf18aebce6efa08f monkeybort replied to the topic caradoc in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/caradoc/#post-12083 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:39:26 -0400 now THAT is thinking.

🙂

]]> f0a05435633ba3e07825d5fa3c406e81 monkeybort replied to the topic caradoc in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/caradoc/#post-12077 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:17:13 -0400 did he do the farkamera? if so, we could get his address from whoever sent him the camera.

i’m totally down with a humane society collection as well.

]]> 818a7df5655fde7e985569867fcc7017 monkeybort replied to the topic Shameless bragging (not Farktography related) in the forum Mod chat http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/shameless-bragging-not-farktography-related/page/2/#post-12018 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:14:16 -0400

That’s freaking cool! Congratulations!

/Seriously, do any of the women on this forum ever go out in the sun?! 😉

i just spent about 5 hrs shooting in blazing sun on saturday…so……yes. yes we do. 😛

and re: Miller in a belly dance outfit – I would pay good money to see (and shoot!) that!

]]> 48304726dfc5630fff794d97183a4c50 monkeybort replied to the topic Sad in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/sad/#post-12069 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:56:15 -0400 oh caradoc, i’m so sorry. i’m crying just reading your post.

]]> fc726b04f88121e8b1c89036f076f18e monkeybort replied to the topic Canon 10-22mm lens in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/canon-10-22mm-lens/#post-12044 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:55:18 -0400 what’s the aperture range on that bad boy analogy?

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