It All Tastes Like Chicken When The D3 Is In Town!!

A poultry delight!

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Rita

 

A general warning: This "Rita" will sometimes post a picture of a pile
of manure, so once burned I haven't look at a single URL he posts. Based
on other commentary, I have missed exactly nothing.

 

Yes, but sometimes all they want is fish.

http://snipr.com/22j3d-qw4va7

and any hint it tastes just like chicken leads to a dirty look!

http://snipr.com/22j3h-qihng2

Regards,

Savageduck

 

They're kind of the stuff you shoot because you're not wasting film
anymore. They're not bad but they're nothing to brag about either.

 

That one seems ever so slightly out of focus, or is it my eyes?

 

Your eyes are not deceiving you. Therein lies the one of the drawbacks
of the 80-400 VR. It is not exactly an AF speed king, or bad light
solution. At times the AF can be frustratingly slow and even though
this bird stands his ground, you still have to be quick on the trigger
to make the capture.

Also those shots were taken on different days, and the overcast, light
and position were not good for that shot taken with a D70. It would
have been much better with a D300 or D3 with a 70-200 VR or Rita's
500/4.

The good thing is that osprey is a seasonal regular at that spot and
now I have better weaponry with a new D300.

Regards,
Savageduck

 

Don't mind all the jealous P&V guys (Piss and Vinegar); I think it's a great
shot! You got it exactly right with a perfect DOF from head to tail. Not
easy with such a long lens!

 

Just a self-portrait, that's all...

 

oooo... ooo... Rita... this one is fantastic !!

 

Nothing close to D3 or 1000mm; just a D70 with a 70-300 (Cheap version)

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Or

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One day I aspire to blow some *serious* money on equipment

P.

 

The 'robin' actually tastes quite good. Some folks, that I know, from
northern Italy put them in their spaghetti sauce along with all sorts
of other creatures. Don't knock it until you've tried it. Most
people thought that frog's legs would be terrible tasting, until they
ate them in their local Chinese Buffet and asked "what is this, it is
very good?"

 

<snip>
Years ago I had a dachshund that thought robins had a good taste. He was
tormented by aggressive mockingbirds attacking him (something they seem
to delight in) and he developed a hatred (but not a distaste) for all
birds. Don't let those short little dachs legs fool you--they are
extremely fast little critters. Whenever robins would land on the grass
in our back yard he would usually catch one of the flock before they
could take wing.
Allen

 

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Probably stolen from some internet page --- even the famous
Rita-Bokeh is missing, hence it's not zir's picture.

-Wolfgang

 

Mind them? I love them. They are what make these groups so interesting.
There's nothing more satisfying than kicking the hornet's nest and watching
the idiots swarm. Even Bob Gnarly got a kick out of them.




Rita

 

I'm sure they do. I had stuffed quail the other day. Frog legs are also
very good, but I haven't had them in years. I'm not sure I would use a
Chinese buffet as an indicator of anything tasting very good since they fry
everything in the cheapest oil they can find and shovel on the MSG.




Rita

 

And you don't even want to see their kitchens. Here in Portugal they
"invented" a new police force with the task to improve the restaurant
business, just 2 years ago. Their slogan seems to be: "Customers first". So
far they closed 3 Chinese restaurants in Porto, 4 in Lisbon and numerous
others in other cities.
One, located in Alentejo, close to the Spanish border, got several warnings,
then they moved a few miles over the border to Spain. I hope the best for
the Spanish people ;-)
But I've noticed the same problems in Holland and other countries; the
Chinese don't take hygiene very serious...

 

Yep, that's why I always say you must take a look behind a Chinese
restaurant before going in the front door. You never know what you'll find
back there. Here's a "behind the scenes" shot of Harry S Chung's place.
They cleaned it up remarkably well and got their act together. I'm not sure
I would eat in there, though. I always wondered what they did with the
scraps from the customers' plates. No wonder that "All you can eat" dinner
special is only six bucks!

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Rita

 

I was travelling in China on business a few years ago, and I often eat
from street stalls.

I noticed one of them was washing the dishes in a bowl of cold dirty
water, and rinsed her hands in there as well.

In another restaurant with luxurious surrounds and great (read heaps
of MSG?) food, I happened to use the men's room; filthiest and
smelliest I have ever seen.

My girlfriend refused for the same reason to use the ladies room.

 

Recently, I took a trip to Orlando, Florida on holiday. I went to one
of these North Americanized Chinese restaurants. The most interesting
thing that I discovered was the cheap labor. The restaurant that I
was at, were doing something that I've never heard of before. The
chinese immigrant woman who were working there, were not being paid a
salary. Their housing was paid for and they got three meals a day,
but the only money that they made was their tips. This is very cheap
labor and no wonder the cost of the "all you can eat" was low.

In Canada, the cost of labor is a killer on businesses. In Calgary,
the guy who stocks the shelves at the SuperStore gets paid $17.40/
hr Our cost of housing is ridiculously high. You cannot find a
beat up old house for less than $300,000. There are several people
here that have good paying jobs but are homeless. Figure that one
out...

I can see that Canada is not far away from the housing crisis that has
hit the USA. I would never have believed it until I went and saw it
with my own eyes. There were so many houses, businesses, etc. for
sale or rent. Hard times are not that far away. It is a really scary
thought.

 

That Robin is dead and has been stuffed. Disgusting.