I met Sean, Mark and Oliver! - The Firearms Forum

Lori Mick · 08-16-2009, 01:18 PM

I went to the Freedom concert yesterday in New Jersey! Had a blast! And I met Mark, Sean and Oliver North at the book signing event. I begged Mark to write my name in the book and he said he couldn't....so I pouted...and he looked me in the eye.. and said, "How about a truce... Hi Lori, it's nice to meet you!"
hahaha
then I stopped Sean for an autograph...he was a nice guy.... and Oliver North....wow!

the show was fun too.... lots of Great Americans! Vets! And Soldiers!

Very cool!

And it's always great to see so many people who think like all of us!

very encouraging!

artabr · 08-16-2009, 01:24 PM

Cool!! It sounds like y'all had a blast. It must have been a lot of fun.

Art

Marlin T · 08-16-2009, 04:07 PM

Oh man that is great, ya have any pictures?

Lori Mick · 08-16-2009, 06:02 PM

Yep! got lots of pictures! Here's a couple of them! Ollies blurred out though.....bummer....but he autographed his Heros book for me!

Oh! and Curtis Sliwa was there too....here he is with the nice lady who I met in the line. She was a lot of laughs.

Lori Mick · 08-16-2009, 06:06 PM

and here's some shots from the show....I was trying out my new camera with a super zoom but the stage lights screwed up some shots....I gotta work on the shutter speed or something....

armedandsafe · 08-16-2009, 11:26 PM

Lori, what camera are you using? And, what long lens?

Pops

big steve · 08-16-2009, 11:33 PM

That looks like you had a lot of fun!!!!!

Lori Mick · 08-17-2009, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by armedandsafe

Lori, what camera are you using? And, what long lens?

Pops

Hi Pops
It's a Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1 with a 20X zoom and some wierd button that does a hyper zoom setting that goes to 40X. This was the first time I tried it and I'm impressed. I also took some video with it and got Sean singing the Devil went down to Georgia and the stereo sound even from my distance from the stage came out pretty good.
I'm going to have fun with that camera when I go on vacation!

And Yes! It was a really fun time!

armedandsafe · 08-17-2009, 01:23 PM

I'm not familiar with the Sony, but it sounds pretty standard. Should be a good one for you.

Keep in mind that the physical zoom is mechanical and the additional zoom is electronic. That means that the wuality of your pictures will degrade as you pass the 20x and start going into the additional 40x. There is a technical reason for that, but knowing it won't chamge the quality of your pictures. Just don't use that extra xoom for closeups and you will be fine.

Pops

Lori Mick · 08-17-2009, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by armedandsafe

I'm not familiar with the Sony, but it sounds pretty standard. Should be a good one for you.

Keep in mind that the physical zoom is mechanical and the additional zoom is electronic. That means that the wuality of your pictures will degrade as you pass the 20x and start going into the additional 40x. There is a technical reason for that, but knowing it won't chamge the quality of your pictures. Just don't use that extra xoom for closeups and you will be fine.

Pops

I was playing with it all night....and the shots of Sean, Mark and Oliver, Charlie Daniels were all taken with the hyper zoom....the only one that I messed up was Oliver's as I didn't wait for the green light.

I was sitting way up on the top seat and I thought it did pretty good even with the stage lights that tend to distort pictures! And yes, you're right, it's a good camera for me.... it's all automatic unless I want to do it at different shutter speeds....or play around with the other settings....

so far.... I like it!

armedandsafe · 08-17-2009, 07:26 PM

"Like it" is a very important technical aspect of any camera. Probably the strongest technicoloical improvement any camera has.

For the type pictures you took at the concert, the uber-zoom witll do fine. If you use it to take a full-frame picture of a dandelion, or George sitting on top of Mt Whitney, you will be disapointed. Use the screen display and take some pictures with the different zoon settings, put them up on your big screen computer and look at the difference. You will find when you want to use that zoom and when not. Sometimes, the uber-zoom will look just fine, until you want to turn that shot into an 8x10 or larger. That is what you will learn by burning lots of electrons (cheaper than burning lots of film.

)

Pops

Lori Mick · 08-17-2009, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by armedandsafe

"Like it" is a very important technical aspect of any camera. Probably the strongest technicoloical improvement any camera has.

For the type pictures you took at the concert, the uber-zoom witll do fine. If you use it to take a full-frame picture of a dandelion, or George sitting on top of Mt Whitney, you will be disapointed. Use the screen display and take some pictures with the different zoon settings, put them up on your big screen computer and look at the difference. You will find when you want to use that zoom and when not. Sometimes, the uber-zoom will look just fine, until you want to turn that shot into an 8x10 or larger. That is what you will learn by burning lots of electrons (cheaper than burning lots of film.

)

Pops

Thank you Pops! I love to learn! And I'll let you know how I do. Actually I bought it for this season's football games as my son said that my old camera didn't zoom in enough. But I've got some more concerts to go to this coming week so I'm going to keep playing with it.

I really appreciate your advice! Hugs to you!

gdmoody · 08-17-2009, 09:11 PM

Great pictures, love that Charlie Daniels. Looks like you had a blast.

08-16-2009, 01:18 PM	#1
Lori Mick Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stuck in Upstate NY for a while Posts: 2,374	I met Sean, Mark and Oliver! with some pics too! I went to the Freedom concert yesterday in New Jersey! Had a blast! And I met Mark, Sean and Oliver North at the book signing event. I begged Mark to write my name in the book and he said he couldn't....so I pouted...and he looked me in the eye.. and said, "How about a truce... Hi Lori, it's nice to meet you!" hahaha then I stopped Sean for an autograph...he was a nice guy.... and Oliver North....wow! the show was fun too.... lots of Great Americans! Vets! And Soldiers! Very cool! And it's always great to see so many people who think like all of us! very encouraging! __________________ It's a Brand New Day! Make it an awesome one! "No one outside myself can rule me inwardly. Knowing this I become wholly free." --> Last edited by Lori Mick; 08-16-2009 at 06:36 PM..

08-16-2009, 01:24 PM	#2
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: I met Sean, Mark and Oliver! Cool!! It sounds like y'all had a blast. It must have been a lot of fun. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

08-16-2009, 04:07 PM	#3
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08-16-2009, 06:02 PM	#4
Lori Mick Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stuck in Upstate NY for a while Posts: 2,374	Re: I met Sean, Mark and Oliver! Yep! got lots of pictures! Here's a couple of them! Ollies blurred out though.....bummer....but he autographed his Heros book for me! Oh! and Curtis Sliwa was there too....here he is with the nice lady who I met in the line. She was a lot of laughs. Attached Images __________________ It's a Brand New Day! Make it an awesome one! "No one outside myself can rule me inwardly. Knowing this I become wholly free."

08-16-2009, 06:06 PM	#5
Lori Mick Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stuck in Upstate NY for a while Posts: 2,374	Re: I met Sean, Mark and Oliver! and here's some shots from the show....I was trying out my new camera with a super zoom but the stage lights screwed up some shots....I gotta work on the shutter speed or something.... Attached Images __________________ It's a Brand New Day! Make it an awesome one! "No one outside myself can rule me inwardly. Knowing this I become wholly free."

08-16-2009, 11:26 PM	#6
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: I met Sean, Mark and Oliver! Lori, what camera are you using? And, what long lens? Pops

08-16-2009, 11:33 PM	#7
big steve Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 622	Re: I met Sean, Mark and Oliver! That looks like you had a lot of fun!!!!! __________________ I HAVE GIVEN YOU A REPUBLC IF YOU CAN KEEP IT "Benjamin Franklin"

08-17-2009, 01:23 PM	#9
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: I met Sean, Mark and Oliver! I'm not familiar with the Sony, but it sounds pretty standard. Should be a good one for you. Keep in mind that the physical zoom is mechanical and the additional zoom is electronic. That means that the wuality of your pictures will degrade as you pass the 20x and start going into the additional 40x. There is a technical reason for that, but knowing it won't chamge the quality of your pictures. Just don't use that extra xoom for closeups and you will be fine. Pops

08-17-2009, 07:26 PM	#11
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: I met Sean, Mark and Oliver! "Like it" is a very important technical aspect of any camera. Probably the strongest technicoloical improvement any camera has. For the type pictures you took at the concert, the uber-zoom witll do fine. If you use it to take a full-frame picture of a dandelion, or George sitting on top of Mt Whitney, you will be disapointed. Use the screen display and take some pictures with the different zoon settings, put them up on your big screen computer and look at the difference. You will find when you want to use that zoom and when not. Sometimes, the uber-zoom will look just fine, until you want to turn that shot into an 8x10 or larger. That is what you will learn by burning lots of electrons (cheaper than burning lots of film. ) Pops Last edited by armedandsafe; 08-17-2009 at 07:31 PM..

08-17-2009, 09:11 PM	#13
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,334	Re: I met Sean, Mark and Oliver! Great pictures, love that Charlie Daniels. Looks like you had a blast. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)