What bemused you today?

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Sitting at the TV noticing there's two political shows on, one Canadian and one American and watching the American one even though the politics have no impact on me, because the Canadian one is so banal and boring. 

[anglefire]

Well, I half watched the BBC's version of the debate last night - and then listened to the comments afterwards and wondered if the I'd watched the same program as everyone else!

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All i've seen for this election was Gordon Browns bigot gaff on the news and a bit of last nights Question Time.

I want to vote for "None of the Above" 

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Well done on the action shots picsfor. 

Thanks Oldboy.
I was rather lucky the company's media office have given me the ok to use the camera at work because the Police were busy chasing down any one with a camera or phone in the vicinity - concerned that if the man thought he was being filmed he might be spurred on to greater things. As it was i had to shoot from inside a waiting room to appease them.

My only regret was - was did i take the camera out with a 17-40 bolted onto the front instead of the 24-105 that i normally use?

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Noticing that the government with infinite wisdom and a small degree of largess has increased my state pension this month by £7.20 whilst at the same time increased the income tax on my occupational pension by £7.60

Anyone got the email address of Mr Abramovich's accountant?

[Alfonso_Frisk]

Well, I half watched the BBC's version of the debate last night - and then listened to the comments afterwards and wondered if the I'd watched the same program as everyone else!

Got to agree with you Mark. I thought Cameron came across as a complete clueless tw@t, failing to answer any questions at all. Yet the polls all have him as winning the whole thing.
Maybe its me who is clueless
RR
Alf

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What is that phrase?
"Style over Substance?" 

I suspect Gordon will never recover from the Bigot gate affair - but i still do not expect to see a clear majority...

[Jonathan]

I suspect Gordon will never recover from the Bigot gate affair

C'mon, seriously, are we all pretending it's a shock that politicians say one thing in public and another in private?  I mean seriously?

I'd love to see a breakdown of the "debate" where they scored points for ANSWERING THE QUESTION and lost points for repeating something they had already said more than say twice.  All would be on massively minus points.

My review:  Clegg presented the best though it turns out his repeated figures were nonsense (shame Cameron had no clue).  Brown and Cameron tried to beat each other up with varying amounts of success and seemed to forget (maybe on purpose) that there was a 3rd person there.  After 90 mins of rhetoric I have no clear idea what any of the people or parties think on any of the major issues.  Which may well have been their plan.

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Noticing that the government with infinite wisdom and a small degree of largess has increased my state pension this month by £7.20 whilst at the same time increased the income tax on my occupational pension by £7.60

Anyone got the email address of Mr Abramovich's accountant?

Gov't = Legitimized thievery.

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I picked up a book on designing Decks, looking for a little inspiration. Some gorgeous stuff that I can't afford. I'm leafing through these glossy photos when I come across this one wide angle shot of a truly spaceous deck, there in the middle of the shot is a cat. A cat you say, so what? People who own decks own cats. Only thing, the cat's a complete blur, obviously streaking through the shot as it's taken. This is big name publisher of such books, I'm bemused some proofreader missed it. 

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I suspect Gordon will never recover from the Bigot gate affair

C'mon, seriously, are we all pretending it's a shock that politicians say one thing in public and another in private?  I mean seriously?

It's not the doing it - it's the getting caught. You'll notice the other leaders didn't take up the baton over this incident too much - something along the lines of throwing stones in green houses...

We all suspected the MP's were screwing the taxpayer and mostly in it for their own benefits - but having rubbed in our faces and to what extent we were being abused just smacked in the face.

I'm voting with Brewster (as portrayed by Richard Prior) - "vote none of the above" 

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Not today, but over the weekend, which was a Holiday here. Spent the weekend at In-laws cottage, in north central Ontario. On the monday, grabbed camera and hopped into the Jeep and went sightseeing. Drove around for about 3 hrs. in an area known as the Haliburton Highlands. I was looking for wildlife, as I'd seen moose and black bear in that area a couple of years previous. Saw nothing. Get back to the cottage and there's deer standing around the end of the drive. All the wildlife I did see over the weekend was withing a mile of the cottage. And all the roads that I thought would be quite backwater places were busy enough that I couldn't really slow down to enjoy the views (there's very few places to stop). 

[Jonathan]

Dunno whether this makes me feel good or bad so I guess I'm bemused....

A week or so ago I went to shoot a catwalk show for a magazine.  There's really nothing to catwalk - either use a monopod or ignore the screaming pain in your shoulder (I didn't use a pod....) while holding the same position for 20 - 30 minutes, try not to hit anybody with your lens, track the models and shoot.  Simples.

Anyway, my pics will be on the editor's desk this morning.  At the same time that they will receive an email from the PR agency supplying full res pictures for print use from the "official" photoghaer who was stood 2 feet from me with the same camera.

The magazine were apparently unaware that they would receive free pics when they hired me.

Mind you, everyone who has seen both tells me mine are way better.  But they probably tell the other guy that too.

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Anyway, my pics will be on the editor's desk this morning.  At the same time that they will receive an email from the PR agency supplying full res pictures for print use from the "official" photoghaer who was stood 2 feet from me with the same camera.

The magazine were apparently unaware that they would receive free pics when they hired me.

I tend to think in terms of glass half full so my take is like this Jonathan...

which means:
1. They didn't do their home work which is not your fault
2. They get to see your pictures compared to the 'official togs' pictures and if yours follow your usual quality and style you will be getting some work in the near future... 

[Jonathan]

But with most mags it will go "hmm, free or good......"