Global Wild Card Tag

[advNZer?]

Originally Posted by abarrios

Any overview of a city at night

nice shots,did that require a tripod/longer shuuter time???

[abarrios]

Originally Posted by advNZer?

nice shots,did that require a tripod/longer shuuter time???

Hello, no tri...

I took them with a Canon G10. Most Canons have a "Night Scene" mode, which I used on most of them. Only difference between shots was the Flash.

That mode is fast enough to catch a good night shot without a tri.

Thanks for the comment!

[eepeqez]

Originally Posted by fox102

" Use of Space Exploration Icons to decorate or advertise "

Exploration by humans? Or by aliens?



Aliens who mix up feet and metres just like NASA!



Strictly unrelated to the tag, the hair salon on the opposite side of the street looks like this:





And yes, they were created by the same people, a couple of rather talented Turkish brothers who run a sign writing business. One of them, Urdel, used to work with me before he joined his brother full time.

[eepeqez]

Making the rash assumption that botched space exploration by aliens is acceptable, the new tag very nearly eluded me. I saw these guys on the way out to St Kilda to get the tag and thought this might be suitable. Then after getting the crashed rocket at Smik, I went for a long wander and when I got back I just caught the last kite surfer coming in as I parked my bike about 7pm:




If you look carefully you can see the guy holding the kite strings is no longer surfing and is making his way up the beach.

Another view:



So the new tag is NOT kite surfers, that would be evil.

Just a kite will do:



Bonus points if you have also just bought a new battery and forgotten to put the side cover back on the bike.

[fox102]

Nice pictures I approve and tag on!

Originally Posted by eepeqez

Exploration by humans? Or by aliens?



Aliens who mix up feet and metres just like NASA!



Strictly unrelated to the tag, the hair salon on the opposite side of the street looks like this:





And yes, they were created by the same people, a couple of rather talented Turkish brothers who run a sign writing business. One of them, Urdel, used to work with me before he joined his brother full time.

[eepeqez]

Just a reminder that like rainbows, not all kites are in the sky...

[abarrios]

These were shot on an iPhone 4, in "Parque de la Paz" @ San Jose, COSTA RICA.
Families come here to fly kites with their kids on Sundays...
You can notice they go to the top of the little mountain where they can grab some good winds!

[abarrios]

While we wait for the OK...

NEW TAAAAAGGGG!!!


A rotary with a bridge on top!



PS: Had to make a Panoramic shot out of 2 pics cause the damn thing was too wide! :)

[Old Man River]

Cool ghost van behind your bike!!

[eepeqez]

Originally Posted by abarrios

Looks good to me!
As does your climate too... I went and checked a map to see that you are in fact north of the equator, though it's probably the dry season rather than winter?

[carlosbarrios]

Originally Posted by abarrios

These were shot on an iPhone 4, in "Parque de la Paz" @ San Jose, COSTA RICA.
Families come here to fly kites with their kids on Sundays...
You can notice they go to the top of the little mountain where they can grab some good winds!

Daing, finally.... I was about to pull the bike out into the freezing cold, setup a kite and take the damn picture....

Enjoy the fair weather bro, and I expect to ride your bike as soon as I visit for the holidays.....

[eepeqez]

Originally Posted by abarrios

A rotary with a bridge on top!

The eagle eyed may spot the sign behind the bike in that last view:



In fact that is the home of Vegemite, where they take the scrapings from the bottom of the Fosters vats and turn it into a culinary delicacy which should be spread thickly on toast.

[eepeqez]

Did anyone spot that in the southern hemisphere roundabouts go the opposite direction?


Next is something which I suspect is uniquely Australian:

See the strange grey cube in the background?


Shades of 2001: A Space odyssey here.

Lets get closer:



Any idea what it is?

Closer again:



Surely someone has got it?



Here are the instructions:



You push the button and the light comes on (to tell you when it goes off) and you get about 10 minutes cooking time. Then when your food is almost but not quite cooked, you push the button for another 10 minutes.



It's a public BBQ. They're common in public parks all around Australia. Here you see the nearby picnic table and in the background a toilet block. There will usually be a drinking tap on a post somewhere nearby too.

The local council cleans them each morning when they service the toilet block, so they're always reasonably clean.

In the first photo on the bench of the table you can just make out a magpie; a large and intelligent carnivorous bird which is very easily tamed and rapidly learns that people + BBQ = sausages.

The tag:

If these things exist in your part of the world, then the tag is a public BBQ.

Another style of public BBQ that you occasionally see in Australia, usually in public camping grounds, etc, is a brick or concrete fireplace with a fixed plate or grill to cook on.

If public BBQs like this don't exist where you are, try for something that's culturally equivalent. I know thats a pretty broad definition, but I don't want to stop the thread in its tracks, so show us how you prepare dinner in the park...

[advNZer?]

we have those,in fact i could prolly recreate that shot,magpie n all.The closest BBQ is actually a walking track...I wonder when my starters motor is gonna be fixed?

[eepeqez]

Originally Posted by advNZer?

we have those,in fact i could prolly recreate that shot,magpie n all.The closest BBQ is actually a walking track...I wonder when my starters motor is gonna be fixed?

I wonder if the BBQ, like the maggie, is an introduced Aussie?
I found a website for the manufacturer of the unit shown: http://www.dachristie.com.au/

I'm curious to see if they exist outside of Aus & NZ.

I was reading something about airhead starters on here recently. My R65 has the original Bosch and really appreciates a healthy battery and clean terminals. Apparently there are other alternatives nowdays.