A short test of the new Nikon D 800
Nikon's slogan is exactly true: "I'm the big picture"
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A short test of the new Nikon D 800
Nikon's slogan is exactly true: "I'm the big picture"
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SotD - Hobby
My most favorite group of all:
Acca Kappa Badger
Acqua De Parma Cream
TI Oakwing
Lavanda
Pegasus III Strop
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Another interest of mine,Cycling,Road,Mountain and street.Rebuilt this '70s Peugeot Steel frame with new stuffs in memory of NYFD during the 9/11 Trajedy.Offered the bike to NY City Council for Charity,but they were not interested,There4 might as well keep it for own consumptionAttachment 98974
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Congratulations on the new Nikon, Tom. I just picked up a new D5100 here in Japan. This is my first real camera, and I'm trying to learn to use it. So far, I'm having mixed results, but here are a few I like so far...
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Thanks for sharing, Bill.
And congrats to your Nikon. All of this cameras will work very well.
BTW:
Monday we start our trip to California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada...if anybody ist interested...most of the reports I'll post at my facebook-site:
www.facebook.com/th.schreiter
And yes...I'll pick up a new razor in Las Vegas...
You missunderstood me, Mikael...
It is MY razor!
:w
You wrote nothing about that, what grind am I getting? ... :D Wish I was with you, we could rent a couple of big ass Harleys (or Victory bikes) and go cross country and then roll up at Max house and shot the craps about razors and stuff and smoke cigars all night. Sweet thought, indeed :D :D :D
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: RV w Shavemac D01 two band
Razor: C V Heljestrand, B K 42
Cream: Castle Forbes, Lime
AS: Floris, Elite
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean :D
What a shave! :D Even though Mr Nick came by, while I was shaving I also where thinking about how easy this blade moves and while relaxing I forgot how sharp it is. I got a really nice shave anyway and brush's new :D with a really nice and dense two band Shavemac knot.
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... and I made a double cappu this morning (a little tired), so two of these babies:
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My second oldest interest/hobby, books being the oldest (or comics, really was first) - my Honda VTX 1300:
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Saturday
Floïd preshave oil - Myrsol emulsión - JabonMan special edition foroafeitado 2012 - VieLong two bands - Filarmonica 14 DT - Thayers - Institut Karité ASB
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Great shave today.
Have a nice day, gentlemen.
Regards. Saludos
José Luis
Shave
Shower, Stephan's, oil
Dirty Bird
Badger
Trumpers
Engstrom frame back
Pinaud
Always a nice shave.
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One of the things I enjoy most in life is cars. I've been enjoying them since I'm about 10 years old. I have two that I enjoy tremendously right now.
The SWMBO favorite car.
1955 Chevrolet, 265V8, Automatic. This was the first year Chevrolet offered a 265CI V8. The car was built in February 1955 and sold at Don Allen Chevrolet in Manhattan, NY. I purchased the car from the original owner in 2006. It is all original except that I had the engine rebuilt whne it hit 96,265 miles. I have the original purchase order, cancelled checks from the owner and a bunch of other materials including the Jan 1955 article on the "new" Chevrolet 265 CI engine.
This one is a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible. It was purchased from Chevrolet and delivered via the Museum Delivery. My daughter and I flew to Memphis Tenn, then drove to Bowling Green to pick up the car. After a private tour of the Corvette factory. We went across the street to the museum where they delivered the car to me. We then spent 4 days driving home through the mountains of Tennessee, North Carolina and Virgina.
Sitting on the floor of the Corvette Museum
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Being driven out of the museum
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In the driveway.
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6/9/12
TOBS, Mr.Taylors / HJM 31 P8 / Fatip + Feather / Brut, Oceans
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Have a nice weekend, gents!
Angel.
Thanks mate, it's amazing what a little software can do ;)
Thanks Carl, and thanks for the link too. Fascinating stuff.
I really admire the skills of actual photographers, I know i'd really enjoy it if I got into it.
Gotta be careful, could lead to another obsession...:gaah:
That is sooo cool
Grant
Today, great shave!
Prep: Shower/Jojoba Oil/ AOS Preshave
Razor: Invicta ~5/8
Brush: Semogue 830
Soap: 1st Pass MWF 2nd AOS Sandalwood
Toner: Thayer's WH
Balm: AOS and Skincado Combat Balm
I had a great shave today. I was not going to post today but felt compelled due to the magnitude of the shave. At first, it started out mediocre. I was using some Maca Root Shave cream. Which is a great cream; I just cannot get over the smell for some reason. I switched to MWF and lathered up some soap on my face. Of course, I used my Semogue 830. I am looking at some other Semogue as well to change things up a bit. Anyway, first pass was great and decided to go for another. I switched to AOS Sandalwood cream for the second pass with some AOS pre shave oil. That was magnificent as well. I was able to get my chin and my neck really close with few remaining whiskers. I finished off with some Thayers, Skincado Combat Balm and some AOS Sandalwood ASB. Ok, so for my hobby today I am sharing my passion to do family history work. I have neglected it for some time but I will work on it some today. Cheers.Attachment 98983
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Proraso Sandalwood
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade:Astra SS
Pre: Hot Shower
Post: Lilac Vegetal
Hair Groom: Jeris
Result: CCS
First Official Post-Surgery Straight Razor Shave! :beer1:
Hot shower
Filarmonica 1" round
20x linen; 60x leather, Illinois 127
Mama Bear's Lime + Bigelow Menthol
Conk badger
Aqua Velva Musk
DFS!
Here's a mash-up of vocation and hobbies, railroading and illustration:Attachment 98986
Gem Jr.-Gem SS-Rooney Pure Badger-Truefitt & Hill Almond-Thayers Lavender-BrutNo pic today, as I'm getting ready to go to a wedding. The T&H Almond was extraordinary with both it's scent and lather. The Gem Jr. is one of my favorite safety razors and came through as always. Finished up with the Brut AS and cologne and I feel like a million bucks. Have a great day all.:)
Gentlemen,
I'm bleeding.
Oh, no, no, not with blood, the red stuff you see from a juicy nick. No, not that. I'm bleeding because not in a million years will I be able to play the guitar the way this guy plays it, as I listen to his music while shaving. His name is Hector Ivan Garcia and the music a collection of South American traditional pieces. It's an out of print CD I guard with a regiment of dragoons. Anyway, on to today's shave den playbill:
Razor: Genko 5/8 French point — this is a sweetie
Razor: FaTip shave head on the iKon bulldog handle
Brush: Simpson Duke 3
Cream: Trumper's violet
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Trumper's Coral Skin Food
Aftershave: Woods of Windsor
Music: Traditional South American pieces, from a recording titled Ecos Del Ande, with guitarist Hector Ivan Garcia
Finisher: A blend of Guatamalan Hanapu and Brazilian coffees — and The New Yorker
Prep: 25 minute run, lukewarm shower
Razor: Friedmann and Lauterjung Electric
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: TSD Coconut Lime Verbena
AS: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Finish: Murray and Lanman's Florida Water
Results/Remarks: Shave and a haircut this morning (both with the straight). First PT in almost 3 weeks, I was down sick for a week and a half and just enough yuck seemed to linger to prevent me from PT. 25 minutes was a nice little leg stretcher that got the blood flowing again. Now to get back to a regular regimen before the weight I've lost comes back. Murray's Pomade/stiff brush for the stash. It isn't long enough to handlebar but ungroomed and unstarched it hangs in my mouth so it was time to start training it.
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Pre-Shave: Hot shower Brush: SRP Thäter Razor: 8/8 Maxtom Strop: 40/60 Neil Miller Linen/Kanayama Cordovan Soap: Martin de Candre After shave: Knize Ten Results: Saved a few days growth for the first shave with my new razor from Max, and of course only top notch soft and hardware. It's large and heavy, and chopped down every single trace of beard with no effort, perfectly CBS :) The razor felt great in my hands, surprisingly easy to maneuver for it's size, but I will need a few shaves to get used to that insane point. Thanks again Max!
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Another hobby I've had for years is to drink and collect Jack Daniels (That sounds like I drink a lot, but I really don't, the two bottles in the pic will last me at least a year)
I sold a few of the rarest items a couple years ago, now I only keep and collect items I find cool, and rarely buy anything new, all my "hobby money" have gone into straights lately, figure why.....
BTW: I got this cabinet in the livingroom, on the shelf below the JD collection I keep my straights, and on the two below them I have my hones and honing gear.
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I wanted to post this today, in the Hobby shave of the day.
tomorrow mornings shave will consist of a warm shower, Stephan's Warm oil
Dirty Bird Badger
Nancy Boy Shave Cream
Maxtom 7/8, 1/4 Hollow, Barber's Notch, Linen Micarta Pink Wedge.
SRDP1 100 Laps
Razorock aluminum
Pinaud
Vaseline for men
The last hobby I'll post is Str8 shaving and more importantly, this forum. I have have been privileged, both in person and on line, to meet a fabulous bunch of gentleman. I want each and everyone of you to know how much I appreciate you and wish you only good things.
Thank you!!
My little man cave. A bit messy right now, but still a nice place to hide.
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Some of my razors
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TheShave cream, brush shelves
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After shave Shelf
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Cologne and AS
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Shave of the day (tomorrow)
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It is all good my friend......all good. These days there is a very large Lazy-Boy and TV in there for my use. This is posted on the door:
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It has been a great week for SOTD with the Hobby Theme. Great participation! :beer1:
A super shave today of a 3 day beard. The Rolls knocked down the forest and the Adoration Deluxe did clean-up superbly thanks, in part, to a newly aquired gift of Pre de Provence soap and balm! Thanks, Darl! :tu
As a final hobby post, I enjoy putting on about 25 miles on the trails dragging behind my hot-shoe buddies in the forest. I ride vintage and this is my "Avatar Bike", a '76 Husqvarna WR250 6 speed. It is mechanically fully reconditioned and a bit tricked out, but I left the original patina alone.
Some bikes are like some razors.....Best left alone! :)
See you fellas tomorrow! Tom