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What did Santa bring you all?
Nic Coury, Photographer
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Monterey | CA | | Posted: 6:47 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> Mac OSX Snow Leopard showed up under my tree.
What did you all get?
Happy holidays,
~ nic |
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David Scriven, Photographer
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Rochford | Essex | United Kingdom | Posted: 6:51 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> A Think Tank Airport Security V2.0
Best present I have had in a long time. Working on Boxing Day so it will get its first outing then. |
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Arthur Spragg, Photographer
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San Angelo | TX | USA | Posted: 7:00 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> A D3s and a 70-200mm f/2.8 VR-G II
Now it's time to start paying Santa back!
Happy Holidays to all Sports Shooters! |
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Mike Doran, Photographer
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Petaluma | CA | U.S.A. | Posted: 7:05 PM on 12.25.09 |
| ->> Clothes,$50.00 iTunes gift card,Final Cut Express 4 and getting time to spend with my family and friends. |
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Kevin Seale, Photographer
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Crawfordsville | IN | United States | Posted: 7:07 PM on 12.25.09 |
| ->> EyeTV 250 Plus and a new printer. |
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Rafael Agustin Delgado, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Orange currently | Ca | USA | Posted: 7:15 PM on 12.25.09 |
| ->> A 66 minute dive, in a acceptable 57 degree water, and 5 feet visibility for this morning's Pagan Dive. I am thankful for Southern California's dominant high pressure, it sure beats the blizzard happening in other states. |
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Max Lashin, Photographer, Assistant
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Fort Lauderdale | FL | United States | Posted: 7:19 PM on 12.25.09 |
| ->> Hanukkah Harry brought me a bunch of gift cards! |
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Adam Vogler, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Kansas City | Mo. | USA | Posted: 7:20 PM on 12.25.09 |
| ->> A whole @#&*load of ice and snow and a weather feature assignment. Thank you North Face, Thinsulate and Jeep. |
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Jonathan Durr, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Morton Grove | IL | USA | Posted: 7:36 PM on 12.25.09 |
| ->> A 1TB external drive. Clothes (of course socks). A new alarm clock. Angels & Demons on Blue-ray, now we're gonna get a Blue-ray player so we can actually watch it. |
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Diana Porter, Photographer
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Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 8:08 PM on 12.25.09 |
| ->> A PICO Optoma DLP pocket projector. This thing is smaller than my iPhone and will project a 60 inch screen on the wall running off my iPhone, PC, or a camera. It is TOO COOL! Oh, yeah, and a Cotton Carrier system. |
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David Welker, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Nuno Gonçalves, Photographer
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Braga | Portugal | | Posted: 8:35 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> Santa was nice to me :)
- iMac 27 i7
- Canon 7D
- Canon 580 EX2
- 2 Sandisk Extreme 16GB 60 M/S UDMA
- Helmut Newton Sumo
- - Annie Leibovitz A Photographer´s Life 1990-2005
- The Hot Shoe Diaries: Creative Applications of Small Flashes
- Best Business Practices for Photographers, Second Edition
- Socks
:) |
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Juliann Tallino, Photographer
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Port Townsend/Seattle | WA | USA | Posted: 9:12 PM on 12.25.09 |
| ->> My hubby surprised me with a Wii sports and my mother gave us both a beautiful ships bell for our tugboat. |
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Mike Janes, Photographer
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Attica | NY | USA | Posted: 9:23 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> Photography related...
Two Joe McNally books
New laptop travel bag
New credential holder
New Garmin GPS
New car and a few Mark IV's must have fallen off the sled. |
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Jamey Price, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Charlotte | NC | USA | Posted: 9:27 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> Hot Shoe Diaries
Best Photographer Business Practices
16 gig 60X CF card
and a D700 from myself, my parents and grandparents. |
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Yamil Sued, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Peoria | AZ | USA | Posted: 9:34 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> I got a Transformers Animated Shirt, Converse Chuck Taylor Hi Tops, Rain Check for Office Furniture and Rain Check for the "Hot Shoe Diaries"
Y |
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Nic Coury, Photographer
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Monterey | CA | | Posted: 10:16 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> That McNally book and the "Better Business Practices" are both fantastic. Should be on everyone's shelf.
I also got a lot of chocolates, gift card for Trader Joe's and I bought myself a Fiat Yamaha Moto GP team jacket.
W00t! |
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Will Schneekloth, Student/Intern, Photographer
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New Brunswick | NJ | USA | Posted: 11:03 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> Airfare and Hotel costs for SSA VII !!!
In the form of a paper airplane (SportsShooter Airlines Direct to California) and a Monopoly hotel piece.
Plus a book on Ansel Adams and Best of Photojournalism 19 (My dad loves the Barnes and Noble used section!)
Throw in the usual underwear, socks, and a couple of shirts and it was a great year for Santa. |
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David Welker, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Springfield | MO | USA | Posted: 11:11 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> Will,
Sweet. That is an awesome gift.
I will see you in SoCal in April. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 11:40 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> First off,it's ya'll not you all. what the hell? and "gifts" you buy yourself aren't gifts. they are purchases. sorry, don't wanna be the grinch but that is the truth. And yes, I got some VERY nice gifts...but the best gift I received was the gift of friendship from my many friends LEFT in the biz. Sorry if it may seem cliche, but the folks left "in the fight"
mean the world to me. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to "ya'll". |
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Jim Colburn, Photo Editor, Photographer
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McAllen | TX | USA | Posted: 11:42 PM on 12.25.09 |
| ->> My daughter sent me (and I am not making this up) an "Avenging Narwhal Play Set with 4 Magical Tusks & 3 Adorable Animals To Impale". My wife bought me a bottle of absinthe. |
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Chris Large, Photographer
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Okotoks | AB | Canada | Posted: 11:46 PM on 12.25.09 |
->> Both my sons and a nephew came home to spend the day with us, a great turkey dinner with them, some very nice wine with dinner, and a chance to talk and enjoy the company. What more could I ask for - nothing.
Be thankful for family, not much else matters.
Merry Christmas
Chris |
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Tim Snow, Photographer
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Montreal | Qc | Canada | Posted: 12:13 AM on 12.26.09 |
->> A new laptop, a Bose SoundWave system, some new PJ's, a GC to a Tea shop (I must drink 2 pots a day), new Uncle John's book, an awesome tree ornament ('smores cooking over a campfire that says "Happy Campers" from my wife), hiking socks, pretty good haul this year! Thanks Santa!
The best part was spending time with family and friends, and my first Christmas with my wife! |
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Bryan Crowe, Photographer
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Fullerton | CA | US | Posted: 12:33 AM on 12.26.09 |
->> The little woman covered the balance due on my Rolleiflex 3.5 F overhaul. The 1951 version looks like new.
The family gift was a Samsung BluRay player that is currently streaming Netflix. The HD looks awesome. |
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Nic Coury, Photographer
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Monterey | CA | | Posted: 12:46 AM on 12.26.09 |
->> Ah Chuck, thanks for the clarification. I'm from California, which I'm told has it's own accent. I dated a girl from North Carolina and she used to give me hell for butchering the way she talked...
Yeah, I was thinking about the real gifts out there and I'm stoked I have a job in the newspaper business. I couldn't ask for anything more. |
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Blaine McCartney, Photographer
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Columbus | NE | USA | Posted: 12:53 AM on 12.26.09 |
->> Santa saw the radar over the midwest and said, "$@&! that!"
He postponed his visit for next weekend. |
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N. Scott Trimble, Photographer
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Lake Oswego | OR | USA | Posted: 12:58 AM on 12.26.09 |
->> Sacrificed my gifts this year to make sure my new daughter can have some goodies.
She got clothes, toys and keepsake ornaments. |
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Michael Fischer, Photographer
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Spencer | Ia | USA | Posted: 1:16 AM on 12.26.09 |
->> The truth is I don't know - sorta. My daughter flew from Istanbul to Minneapolis and basically had been up 30 hours. When we sat down to open some gifts after dinner she fell asleep. So we postponed it til tomorrow. I got to see her for the first time since May, when she got married. My son in law flew in today so I got to see him. The only one not totally delighted with the decision was my 14 year old, but after he got to open one more gift - a iPod - he was fine.
My wife and I got each other :) I don't really care if I get anything. I already have a great family, my health .. what else do I REALLY need? I hope all the SS.com community was as blessed as I was. |
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Andrew Nelles, Photographer
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Chicago | Ill. | usa | Posted: 2:18 AM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> I got the Hot Shoe Diaries book and some Wild Turkey Rare Breed. |
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Nick Adams, Photographer
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Salt Lake City | UT | | Posted: 4:00 AM on 12.26.09 |
->> I got all the classics
The Stick
The Ball
The Cardboard Box |
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David Manning, Photographer
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Athens | GA | | Posted: 10:29 AM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> A nice Orbis RIngflash Adapter and a 1/8th Honl Grid. |
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Jonathon Bird, Photographer
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Port Clinton | OH | United States | Posted: 11:05 AM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> I got an iron and ironing board. I think somebody might be trying to tell me something. |
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Andrei Alex. Moise, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Bucharest | B | Romania | Posted: 11:48 AM on 12.26.09 |
->> Good Santa: Nokia E63 smartphone and an 16GB Ipod Nano 5G
Bad Santa: He broke my car on Christmas eve... :(
Bad Santa! Bad... |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 12:03 PM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> New LensBaby! YEAH!!! |
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James Broome, Photographer
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Tampa | FL | US | Posted: 12:58 PM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> I didn't ask for anything, but I really enjoyed seeing my kids get everything they asked for! Worth its weight in gold, baby. |
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William Guerro, Photographer
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Galloway | NJ | USA | Posted: 1:10 PM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> I got a Nikon Coolpix S570 (my first Nikon) This could be the start of something. LOL my wife could have created a Monster. |
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Vasiliy Baziuk, Photographer
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Rochester | NY | USA | Posted: 1:27 PM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> Best Business Practices for Photographers, Second Edition by John Harrington...... it's a gift that keeps on giving. |
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Paul Nelson, Photographer
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Temperance | MI | USA | Posted: 5:18 PM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> Book: The Most Scenic Drives in America. Sorry...gotta go...new places to see!! |
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Bryan Hulse, Photographer
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Nashville | Tn | USA | Posted: 6:31 PM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> New Mizuno Tornado volleyball shoes. Should increase my vertical from 1 to 2 credit cards high. |
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Thomas B. Shea, Photographer
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Pearland/Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 8:20 PM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> Canon G10, I Have found out if I shoot above 400 iso it looks pretty grainy. I haven't found a good point and shoot yet. |
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David Royal, Photographer, Assistant
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Monterey Bay | CA | USA | Posted: 8:34 PM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> A 6'5" round pin mini gun and building winter swell! |
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G.J. McCarthy, Photographer
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Dallas | TX | Lower 48 | Posted: 9:24 PM on 12.26.09 |
->> One of our cats ran away ... on Christmas Day, no less.
That, and the test results came back -- apparently I have syphilis.
FML.
[only one of those is true]
- g - |
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David Welker, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Springfield | MO | USA | Posted: 9:37 PM on 12.26.09 |
->> GJ,
Im afraid to ask which is true... |
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Susánica Tam, Photographer, Assistant
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Glendale | CA | United States | Posted: 10:58 PM on 12.26.09 |
| ->> nothing. |
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Matthew Bush, Photographer
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Hattiesburg | MS | USA | Posted: 11:21 PM on 12.26.09 |
->> A badly needed new GPS and a new PS3 since my old one died a couple of years ago and I have complained about it ever since... I also found out that my 40D might be DOA so insurance might cut me a check which would be nice considering the 7D looks like alot of fun. (I have staff gear thats Nikon)
Santa also apparently knocked something flammable over at my friends studio and he lost everything. I was bad helping him dig out. computers,harddrives,lights, lenses, bodies all ruined... he had let his insurance lapse because times were tough... but he is in good sprits. He did not lose any images and he had enough gear off site that he can keep shooting and get back on his feet. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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102 Yards From The Beach | CT | | Posted: 8:58 AM on 12.27.09 |
->> I only wanted one thing for Chanukah, a limited edition Gemini Jet 1:400 model of a dual livery Northwest/KLM DC-10. Ask for one thing thats around $30 and its likely to show up
You can check it out here : http://AllIWant.notlong.com
My kids aren't allowed to touch it! |
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Eli Lucero, Photographer
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Logan | UT | USA | Posted: 9:09 AM on 12.27.09 |
| ->> I got a new treadmill (is my wife hinting that I'm fat), and my paper gave me another week of furlough. |
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Christopher Szagola, Photographer
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Richboro | PA | United States | Posted: 11:09 AM on 12.27.09 |
->> a lump of coal and a scented candle...
All the best in 010 |
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