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This shit made it to the local news in a town of less than 100k people, about 1,00 miles away. Remind me never to take controversial photographs... jesus.

Yea I hear ya, I was thinking about that the other night. I guess the only way to ensure you got a decent shot is to "bracket" and get multiple shots of the same thing with different settings. I hate that there were telephone lines in that shot, but the colors were good. Thanks!

This reminds me of the photographer who took the picture of the starving african child being followed by a vulture on foot. He didnt help the kid because he didnt want to "interfere with history" and the kid died. The photographer committed suicide 2 years later. this is the picture: Also every time I go to NYC I stress the fuck out about this happening to me. Not from a fight, but from being pushed accidentally in a crowd.

There's a whole slew of different versions and brands that make those things, I had a set of hold fast's on some bmx platform pedals that i forgot the name of that worked well. The big plus with those is it's a lot easier/quicker to adjust to different shoes. If you're going for a more "traditional" look, this is the way to go: Couldn't find a picture of the black ones. Make sure they are double strapped, you want two straps. More stability in the cage. Good thing about these is they are steel, so when they get bent (which will happen eventually, promise) you can just bend them back. As for straps, people say leather straps are more comfortable, but I always just used nylon straps.

I just think its silly to post a thread like this. Kinda waters down the whole experience of comparing your stick and pokes with other people. Now if any of you meet each other in real life, you two will already know all about the other persons stick and pokes, and that's just odd. Also, holy shit you people take something not serious at all, very seriously :lol:

Ambitious in the way that I've really got nothing to do for the next few months, and there once was a time when I shot film regularly. So I think I'll get back into it. That was the impression I got from some online review I read. Supposedly way ahead of its time, and it sells for more used now then it did brand new when it was released. I'm sure if they put it on a CD for you then they would put it on a flash drive instead? I don't often zoom in too much, I usually just take landscape photos, or pictures of things right in front of me. I'm sure you'll get a better idea from my flickr. Keep in mind I'm nio professional photographer... just a kid who started documenting freight monikers then started travelling :lol: flickr.com/benjamin_superbum

Yes I understand the whole "hold important stuff close to you and don't give it out" part of it all. When people ask me about how to hop freights I tell them it's simply a matter of finding the ticket booth and having them point you to an empty car. I also understand that no matter what, over time, it will become less and less of a secret. One day Vice may manage to write a somewhat decent article about riding freights, and not drop partial information that's just enough to get retard hipsters killed. What I don't get is why you'd want to speed up this process of exposure, if you hold whatever it is dear. Surely enough, whatever it is you hold dear changes during this process. Chances are, you aren't going to like what its become, or at the very least you'll hold the "old days" with high regard. In the information age, there are increasingly few secrets in this world. This is part of the reason why I hold riding freights so close to my heart. Riding freights has managed to be a mystery since the end of the great depression, so much so, that most people think riding ended at the same time. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to compare riding freights with stick and pokes. There are certain differences between riding and other sub cultures that I believe fortify the mystery. Because of this decline in unexposed sub cultures, a little part of me dies inside when I see masses of formerly ignorant people being enlightened. I already have enough people asking me about my stick and pokes, but I'd certainly rather have people think they are just pen doodles than ask me if I did them my self/what ink I used/etc etc. Hence my first comment.

For sure. Can't promise I'll even be going to australia though. Plans change so quickly. Can anyone speak from experience/knowledge greater than mine regarding the nikon FA?

No, I'm interested in stick and poke tattoos. My left hand is 3/4 covered, I've got a few on my legs, and I've put quite a few of them on friends. This feeling is the same feeling I got when Vice decided to post a video about how to ride DPU's. Not EVERYTHING is "on" the internet, and in my opinion, some things should be left a psuedo mystery. But then again, that's my opinion. Just like almost every other post in ch0 is an opinion. If nobody spoke their opinion this would just be a site with pictures.

ugh. was waiting for one of these threads. keep stick n pokes off the internet. stick n pokes are meant for bridge spots, house shows and lazy summer days. not popularity on graffiti websites.

hope you enjoy freezing in nebraska and wyoming :lol:

Sweet, thanks for the links. I'll keep an eye out on craigslist and at the pawn shops for sure. If not, I'll probably just shoot with my fa. I make enough on the road busking to buy and develop film. I notice you're in australia, I may be over there this summer (your winter), I assume 35mm film is available at most stores there? Same with mainland EU?

The 35mm kit in my closet: Nikon FA 35mm body. Not sure on year, or if that matters. Sigma Zoom Master 35-70mm lens with sigma hoya hmc 52mm skylight(1b) filter. panagor pmc auto tele 135mm with same filter and the nikon lens series 3 28mm f/2.8 was attached to the body. a flash that doesnt come up on google, "spectrum advanced electronic 25A mini automatic" and a bunch of weird little plastic things that look they have something to do with the lenses, but arent the protective covers.

Wow, didn't expect all these replies. Thanks for sure. I would like to not spend over 600 total. Meaning, including strap, case, batteries, gorrila pod, cleaning supplies, etc. Water damage isn't so much of an issue, its just dust. The camera will be exposed to dust, no matter what. It might even get knocked off a table (but thats only happened twice to my p/s in a years time) I've got a nice 35mm setup I inherited, I've only shot a couple rolls with it and I still haven't gotten them developed. Its an older Nikon FA, with a couple of spare lenses and a spare flash. My only qualms with shooting 35mm on the road is I'd have to buy a scanner, as I put everything on Flickr, and I wouldn't be able to upload pictures on the road without spending considerable time and money getting things developed, scanning them, and then mailing the originals back to my homebase. Also, I'd have to brush up somehow on my knowledge of photography. I took a few classes on film photography back in the day, and have developed my own film and prints and everything, but it would take some refreshing to learn how to use all the things i'd need (which i'm fairly positive are with this camera, theres tons of shit I haven't even looked through that came with this thing) to take decent photos. I'd be fucking pissed if I shot a whole roll on the wrong settings and they all came out terrible. EDIT: I'll update with everything that's in this kit, as theres a couple of lenses and other things I'm not sure about when it comes to quality. DOUBLEEDIT: I know 600 is barely scratching into the world of DSLRs, but like i said, I don't want my desire to not fuck up my thousand dollar camera to get in the way of getting the shot. If I do end uop getting a new camera and not using my nikon fa, then I'lll probably just be visiting every pawn shop in town with a list of decent cameras.

Is this film only or are dslr questions welcome here too? Here's my question, props for answers. I'm looking for a cheap(er) dslr to take on the road. I've been travelling with an old olympus point and shoot, namely because I didn't know how long I could make a camera last riding freights and doing shit in the woods, and it's lasted a year. It's filthy, has a large (quarter size) spot of dead pixels on the lcd screen, and the battery cover doesn't close all the way. Now I would just keep on using it till it breaks (and I'll probably keep it in my pack as a backup) BUT I'm sick of the shitty shutter control. I want to be able to screw on a little gorilla pod and hold the shutter open to take decent low light shots. Can't do this for shit on a point and shoot. So what I'm looking for is something I won't be terrified of getting dirty (and that I can clean easier than a point and shoot), with the possibility of changing the lens (would like to carry a wide angle lens for freight shots). Also, whether or not it accepts standard AA batteries is a BIG deciding factor. I'd rather lug around a 24 pack of batteries than have to worry about charging some weird battery type out in a national forest. tl;dr Looking for beater dslr to travel with, that accepts standard AA batteries, has interchangeable lenses, that I won't be terrified to get dirty.

oddly enough, the only time I've been pulled off by non railroad employees was in atlanta. some cunt called 911 when they saw me asleep on a grainer porch :lol: i've never had the desire to go to that part of the country, and if i'm riding past ogden i try and call em in so i dont wind up down there accidentally, so im not concerned. wheres the facility supposed to be? news to me.

or you could just join the french foreign league.

I've heard a lot of bad things about it, from people I've run into on the road. Enough people tell me the stove is hot, I sure as fuck am not going to put my hand on it.

Thanks. Keep in mind it can get pretty fucking chilly in the desert at night. Also really dark. Make sure to have a light or else you'l be choosing really dumb camping spots/taking forever to get your shit set up. Made that mistake. Just the lines in the desert near the mexico border. Too risky.

Just started this. And also this: And then stories out of this, to rest my brain.

Just hitch 40. Can't ride the sand line, and the easiest way to get from oakland to memphis (well, marion) takes you through utah/wyoming/nebraska. 06 should be fine. Only things that have really changed that I've noticed are CN lines, and security levels at yards...

Stoked to be celebrating my one year anniversary of hitting the road. Know its not a big deal to all you 5yr+ kids, but its important to me none the less. Tried to celebrate by joining the navy to see all kinds of new frontiers from the right side of a gun, but apparently you can't enlist with active warrants :lol:

London actually bought the plotline for this from Sinclair Lewis, before Lewis became famous. Great quick read. Often quoted as the only series that can rival the Lord of the Rings. Personally I like Dune more, a lot darker.

the Buck 11 series is sick. (110, 113, 119) heres my daily, the 113 Ranger Skinner.

I've heard good things about their singlespeed mountainbikes, just didn't know if they put the same quality into their other lines. Think I'm gonna snatch it up. Not sure exactly why hes selling it for so cheap, I assume hes moving. He sounded like he knew what he was talking about when it came to bikes in email so I doubt he was some crackhead who nabbed it.