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I don't think I'm gonna make it, Mark. I'll keep you guys posted though.

Sweet! Good luck, Aaron. I'll try and make it just to spectate and take some pics again. Man, I better buy an EZ up before then. :ah:

That's funny because I did exactly what you said for the sunrise pic. I put it on AV and went as big as I could (which was 3.5 using my 28-135 lens). As for action shots I haven't taken it off the sports setting until now. However, I am ready to choose my own shutter setting pretty soon for that and fine tune it from there like using AI servo mode and continuous mode just like the sport setting uses for fast action. We'll talk more about that later though. I haven't messed with full M mode yet, but I am getting closer and closer to using it and experimenting with it. Getting familiar with TV and AV have been enough to learn so far. :dumbass: lol Neutral Density Filters...hmm now that you mention it Rob I have heard quite a bit about those as well. Are they as cheap as say the UV or haze filters? Might be worth it just to give it a try!

Pat I am only against the fence around the entire perimeter. Fences in the critical areas was the original plan until now. Now they want to fence the whole place off according the this grant request. Supposedly this new fence will be constructed along the legal riding boundary via GPS coords. "The final boundary alignment is identified with GPS, a level and transit." According to the grant it's not where the border is gonna be that's my problem. Closing the whole place off with a fence is rediculous in my eyes. The BLM has not even made any reasonable amount of effort to protect these areas yet other than a few small hard to see carcinite stakes which get very easily broken or damaged. In many TRT meetings we suggested metal signs and even cable and post fencing IN THESE AREAS only. Riders have no idea they are out of bounds until it's too late. You can't blame them either. There is aboslutley no signage in those areas telling them they are out of bounds. I'm not asking or telling anyone to jump on any bandwagons. I was, more so, just informing everyone how the BLM seems to want to go overboard with a fence around the whole place and to think about that before supporting it. That could be used as a tool later on by anti-access groups. All they'd have to do is get a petition filed and close that small opening at the entrance between the fence opening. I think the original plan should be put in place. Put up a couple stretches of cable and post IN THE CRITICAL AREAS. I'm not sure how or why, all of a sudden, that got turned into a grant for an entire perimeter fence.

oh helllzzz yiah! Funny chit and great job as usual Bob. SO damn true too! OGP with alheizmers forgetting his rail....:dumbass: I think that was the best part of all.

You aren't the first one to ask. Time for the rest of you guys to start getting creative and make your own episodes since Bob doesn't seem to be very creative latley! :dumbass:

Yeah I didn't expect much from the sunset pic. I pulled over and shot it out the window of my truck on the side of the road so my expectations were lpretty ow. I didn't have too much time to sit and mess with the settings much. I just quickly picked a shutter speed and snapped it. I hear what you are saying though about the low light & aperature. With the sunrise pic, I actually had the aperature fully open when I took that one and also focused it manually instead of on auto. It's funny. Sunset pics used to be the easiest for me to take. Now, they are the hardest. :dumbass: It's kinda hard to get a super sharp sunset pic without a tripod. Ever since I got the 50D and got more into this, I seem to have upped my standards of what I think a good picture really is.

6 degrees of timing at 6,000 rpm?.....what's wrong with that? Damn David, almost 500 HP to the wheels. Not too shabby! :dumbass: I have heard nothing but good about CBM. Congrats man. I bet you are stoked to take that bad boy out. Make sure to get plenty of pics out there of it. Have fun and be safe.

As I get more and more into this new hobby of mine, I find myself searching the internet for loads of information. I'm like a sponge lately when it comes to lenses, techniques, composition, etc. Mike330R, 80grit & RUn2it have all been a ton of help along the way. So Rob (80grit) had pretty much the same idea as I did a while back to start a thread for a place to talk cameras and share photos. I think this will be a good place to share pics and learn along the way with the other duner/ camera gurus out there. This morning I saw a nice sunrise from my driveway and grabbed my camera to see if I could do any good with it. Then the other day I tried for a sunset pic of black mountain. It came out ok, but not 100% in focus. Slowly but surely I'm learnin this shizz, but that's the fun of it.

Gonna be a warm one out there that weekend. FOUR STROKE ASSOCIATION PRESENTS: “Rumble to the Peak” – April 18, 2009 Dumont Dunes Saturday, April 18, 2009 Banshee Hill - 10:00am

Just a FYI....Friday, March 20th is the first day of spring. Pretty soon it's gonna be time for me to post those flowery pics that everyone makes fun of. It's gettin warmer too. It was like 85 degrees today. I don't want the cool weather to end!

ahh the good ol days

wow, talk about a blast from the past! :ah: lol

Not sure if many of you read about this yet, but there are grants that the BLM is currently applying for and they are looking for your comments. It looks like there are 2 grants that pertain directly to Dumont Dunes, but please take a look at each grant and send (e-mail) whatever comments you may have to: Bradley_Mastin@ca.blm.gov AND OHVinfo@parks.ca.gov Here are all the grants that are on the list for the BLM - Barstow Field Office along with PDF files that you can view and read for the grants. 1. El Mirage Lake Road Development http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...01&fyr=2008 2. El Mirage OHV Ground Operations http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...17&fyr=2008 3. Dumont Dunes OHV Ground Operations http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...03&fyr=2008 4. Barstow OHV Ground Operations http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...38&fyr=2008 5. Law Enforcement Barstow http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...12&fyr=2008 6. El Mirage Twin Hills Planning http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...42&fyr=2008 7. Rattlesnake Protective Barrier Restoration http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...17&fyr=2008 8. Afton Canyon Restoration http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...40&fyr=2008 9. Juniper Flats Restoration http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...41&fyr=2008 10. Dumont Protective Barrier Restoration http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...16&fyr=2008 11. Barstow OHV Safety & Education http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...15&fyr=2008 Dumont Protective Barrier Restoration This one is for a fence around Dumont. Over cleanup weekend, I spoke directly with Brad Mastin and the "Dumont Protective Barrier Restoration" sounds good at first. But be careful. That grant is to pay for a FENCE ALL AROUND DUMONT. We do NOT want this. It would have to be approved first, but we'd rather them not have the funding for the go ahead for that. Read the whole thing here. http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...16&fyr=2008 In my opinion, if a fence were constructed all around Dumont it would be that much easier for anti-access groups to close the place off. Dumont Dunes OHV Ground Operations As for the other one, Dumont Dunes OHV Ground Operations, that sounds like something I'd vouch for. It is to pay for maintenance items at Dumont such as "Agency Maintenance Workers and Park Rangers work to clean restrooms and maintain facilities such as roads, signs, kiosks, fences and vehicle barriers." It's also for road maintenance and much more. Read the PDF file. http://134.186.25.134/designer/viewPDF.asp...03&fyr=2008 So please send over any comments you have to those 2 e-mails addresses on this grants. Tell them what you think and possibly make a difference at Dumont!

too funny That looks retarded with those bottles taped to your hands. Wonder what people passing by thought. hahaaaa good times :drunks:

Don't like the helmet flag idea? Well then I guess you won't like the a$$ flags. You just shove one down your azz crack. :ah:

With that short little flag mast...I doubt that much at all. Put it in your chest protector. Awesome way to inpale yourself when you crash. I'll have to try that next time I go out. I've seen tons of guys do that. There's no way I would though. My homemade seat mount has lasted YEARS and hasn't ever let me down.

Congrats Ian! I hear they are the bomb. Have fun with it and I'm looking forward to checking out some dune action footage.

I read about this on dune guide's dune news page. Pretty cool idea, especially for 2 wheeler guys. http://www.helmetflag.com/

ok those are enough I think. vote now :B

Fuggin Cole

I don't even know wtf is going on. I see nothing wrong with threads like these other than they are just annoying, but posting annoying stuff is not against the rules of this board. I don't dig politics so I just choose not to read them.

looks like it's wheeling just sitting therel How hard was that? :6pak: j/k Good job. I bet it was a rush. First time wheelies are a great feeling.

weather was perfect. I'm sure that water was cold though. lol Hey skyz, how classy would you expect a chick to dress that is going in a dunk tank game?