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Author Topic: Which TR Should I Write Next?  (Read 42358 times)

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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #80 on: August 14, 2013, 03:22:28 PM »
interspersed

also, your pics of banff are eons ahead of the ones in the past

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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #81 on: August 14, 2013, 03:24:35 PM »
Nu, comments on the pictures.

So far I've only skimmed through the tr, too busy at work. I'll read it again later and give my $0.02...
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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #82 on: August 14, 2013, 03:29:18 PM »
So far I've only skimmed through the tr, too busy at work. I'll read it again later and give my $0.02...
id like to queue up for some constructive criticism as well, time permitting of course....

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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #83 on: August 14, 2013, 07:08:17 PM »
I vote for Buenos Aires. Would like to hear about the steaks there. :)

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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #84 on: August 14, 2013, 07:13:34 PM »
I vote for Buenos Aires. Would like to hear about the steaks there. :)
I'd go for this one too, in addition to Rio and Iguazu.

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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #85 on: August 14, 2013, 07:15:13 PM »
So what do people prefer, pics at the end like YVR: http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/24056
Or interspersed pics like Banff: http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/33245

The latter, as I've said all along.
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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #86 on: August 14, 2013, 07:42:52 PM »
Interspersed, definitely interspersed. When they're at the end, I usually end up skipping them altogether. :P

And BTW, the Banff pics look amaaaaaaaaazing!

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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #87 on: August 14, 2013, 09:19:03 PM »
Colorado Springs (2004)
Japan (2005)
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Lakewood (2013)
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Colorado Springs (2004)
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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #88 on: August 14, 2013, 10:32:46 PM »
Nu, comments on the pictures.
also, your pics of banff are eons ahead of the ones in the past
the Banff pics look amaaaaaaaaazing!
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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #89 on: August 14, 2013, 11:50:23 PM »
Interspersed, definitely interspersed. When they're at the end, I usually end up skipping them altogether. :P

And BTW, the Banff pics look amaaaaaaaaazing!
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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #90 on: August 15, 2013, 01:17:15 AM »

Colorado Springs (2004)

It seems that this is a new addition to the list.

Did you travel back in time? ;)


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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #91 on: August 22, 2013, 09:01:16 AM »
Banff pics are strikingly better than all of your previous ones :)

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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #92 on: August 22, 2013, 11:03:45 AM »
Banff pics are strikingly better than all of your previous ones :)

2 variables there: camera and subject. I'm guessing it had more to do with subject than camera.

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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #93 on: August 22, 2013, 11:14:54 AM »
I'm guessing it had more to do with subject than camera.

-100. Dan's been to plenty beautiful places. This is far more camera than subject.
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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #94 on: August 22, 2013, 11:16:17 AM »
Actually a third variable, the photographer :)

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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #95 on: August 22, 2013, 11:48:10 AM »
Actually a third variable, the photographer :)
Wouldn't that be Dan in all cases? I guess you can always become a better photographer.

-100. Dan's been to plenty beautiful places. This is far more camera than subject.
Here's a list of the places in Dan's trip notes section in reverse chronological order of date posted (it's not a perfect list but it's complete enough for my purpose here):
Banff, LA, Chicago, Cleveland, Cooperstown/Springfield/Canton, Singapore, NYC, Maldives, Paris, Miami, Aruba, Vancouver, KC, NYC, Boston, Buenos Aires, Sydney, DC/Baltimore, Hawaii, Melbourne, Vegas, Venice, Israel, Zurich, Palm Springs, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit

The only ones with photos even worth looking at to compare to Banff are Maldives, Melbourne and Hawaii. Of those, I'd say that for subject, the Banff photos are better (if not strikingly better as jaywhy described them) than the Maldives and Melbourne photos, while Hawaii's probably have to be right up there with Banff's. Comparing the Kauai and Banff photos I'd have to agree that either the camera or Dan's photography skills (or both) have been upgraded between the two.

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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #96 on: August 22, 2013, 11:58:43 AM »
Wouldn't that be Dan in all cases? I guess you can always become a better photographer.
Here's a list of the places in Dan's trip notes section in reverse chronological order of date posted (it's not a perfect list but it's complete enough for my purpose here):
Banff, LA, Chicago, Cleveland, Cooperstown/Springfield/Canton, Singapore, NYC, Maldives, Paris, Miami, Aruba, Vancouver, KC, NYC, Boston, Buenos Aires, Sydney, DC/Baltimore, Hawaii, Melbourne, Vegas, Venice, Israel, Zurich, Palm Springs, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit

The only ones with photos even worth looking at to compare to Banff are Maldives, Melbourne and Hawaii. Of those, I'd say that for subject, the Banff photos are better (if not strikingly better as jaywhy described them) than the Maldives and Melbourne photos, while Hawaii's probably have to be right up there with Banff's. Comparing the Kauai and Banff photos I'd have to agree that either the camera or Dan's photography skills (or both) have been upgraded between the two.
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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #97 on: August 22, 2013, 12:04:19 PM »
Rafi may be taking the pictures.

This one for sure:
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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #98 on: August 22, 2013, 12:33:40 PM »
Wouldn't that be Dan in all cases? I guess you can always become a better photographer.

That was my point, I believe Dan has gotten a few pointers recently.

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Re: Which TR Should I Write Next?
« Reply #99 on: August 22, 2013, 01:10:04 PM »
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