JoshK

Was that the ranger cabin that was in the woods right after you leave the main trail and head towards kennedy hot springs? That's sad if so...it was kind of a neat little cabin.

Considering the frequent debates in the spray forum, I think several of us could claim PHDs in political science by now.

I have bad ass microwaving resume and my experience swatting flies is unmatched.

Ha! Whatever. Like you would have even known it was there without Colin and Dave going in there and climbing something first and reporting the approach notes and that it wasn't that hard.

So which one of Dick Cheney's companies is paying your contract?

Yes, you'll hang around as long as you are enlisted. He'll be your commander in chief, like it or not, and you work for him.

Like I said...classy!

I'm a real classy guy... I let the girl I picked up at the club the night before choose the breakfast spot.

Remember, people climb Big4 as a winter climb too, when you probably wont see them sign the summit register. Didn't somebody from here epic on it this past winter? Or was that the winter before?

It's a Nikon D100. I'll check out those tutorials. I'm interested in learning about all these post processing tricks.

The skis vs. bike comparison isn't exactly fair. Skis ride over snow which inherently protects the ground underneath. Bikes, esp. if the ground is at all wet, rut it, esp. trails. I'm not saying I wouldn't like more mountain bike access, but I dont think skis are a valid comparison. The trails I would most like to see opened, if any are, would be lowland trails. The alpine is no place for bikes, but what about trails like the big beaver trail, the approach to olympus,etc? It seems like some restrictions on seasonal use could keep abuse to a minimum. I think another problem would be the conflicts between trail user types. Hikers probably wont like bikes flying by. What really pisses me off is trails where bikes aren't allowed, but fucking horses are. The horses tear shit up worse than any bike I've ever seen. That doesn't even address the fact that they shit right on the trail. I think I am going to start shitting on the trail.

Yes, because as we all know saddling the country with huge deficits is a strong engine for economic recovery.

A polarizing filter knocks you down 2 stops, requiring a longer exposure. You are right, if I had a tripod, or had done something similar to what you mention, I probably still could have got the picture I wanted with a filter on.

I think cache col is just to the left, but I admit I'm not sure from that angle. I remember it being a very flat col, but who knows. Formidable just looks awesome from that angle!

I was waiting for one of you tools to point out the "hypocricy" in a gun controla advocate liking a movie with guns in it. Whatever, asshat (thanks for that one Paul, it's a new favorite ). I have no idea which one was my favorite, I am not knowledgable enough to know the difference. All those guns certainly did seem to be doing mexico city a lot of good tho! What an awesome place to live! Yeah, the fake butter popcorn is awesome, tho I am not sure what that has to do with guns or the movie. I was saving up for the nice dinner aftwards and just had a few sips of my girlfriend's diet coke. Normally I go for some sour patch kids.

Well, besides the fact that most all subarus are built in north america now... What he's alluding is that the richer you are, the larger % of your income goes to luxury good spending. The rich paying more taxes stimulates the economy and not only benifits the lower and middle class but then as well. For supposedly being smart people I'm surprised they are too dumb to get it. It's really in their best interest. How many rich people do you think are better off now than in the clinton economy despite lower tax burden? I bet there are 3 or 4...

I guess I could see the numbers pointing that way. After all the religious whackos seem to have about 5 or 6 kids each and obviously they vote repub. Well, in any event, I plan on producing an army of liberals, so watch out!

Huh? What makes you think being left leaning means you dont want to have kids?

I figured it was mostly for identification. I have the metolius nuts and I too find it obnoxious. They are much harder to slide around on a biner when you are trying to pick one.

Thanks for all the feedback. Yes, it is the same picture only using different color correction. The camera takes pictures in a raw format meaning no color balancing is done whatsoever at the time the photo is taken. This allows the processing to happen after the photo has been downloaded to the computer. Picture #1 has only had the contrast and brightness tweaked. Picture #2 has had an automatic "levels" adjustment run on it which "automatically balances light and dark across the color channels" I'm trying to figure out how to get the more dynamic impact of picture #2 combined with the more true lighting (the slight orange was present when the picture was taken) in picture #1. As for filters, none were used for this picture. I had a polarizer with me, but my guess is it would have made the lens too slow since there was already a fairly slow shutter speed required. -josh

What picture's color profile better represents morning sunlight on peaks. Better yet, which do you like better? http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showphoto.php?photo=4546&size=big&password=&sort=1&cat=503 http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showphoto.php?photo=4545&size=big&password=&sort=1&cat=503

He's young, lummox. Indeed...it was made before I existed. I wasn't aware that it was such a classic until I started researching where it was filmed. I watched 45 minutes or so before I couldn't keep my eyes up any more, but I think I'll definitely rent it. I did question why they would bother to film the hunting scenes in NCNP instead of the much easier accessed appalachins. I suppose there is something to be said for sheer visual appeal for the sacrifice of some reality.

I've given up on listening to reviewers. Typically they are idiots with idiotic opinions. Yup, it was unmitigated violence, and it was entertaining for nearly the entire length of the movie. I think the plot was well established.

Ha! It's no longer a debate but my attempt to "ram stuff down your throat" when I make valid points and you cannot present a worthwhile counter-argument? I'm not sure how you were a "person like me" considering you dont know a bit about me. Considering the level of bitterness and loathe towards the world you know posess, I would be curious what you once were like...