Quote from: scottdunlap on March 01, 2012, 14:55

Quote from: lisafx on March 01, 2012, 14:07

Well Christian, you have certainly livened up this thread and kept us all entertained

- His personality is so magnetic, he is unable to carry credit cards.
- His words carry weight that would break a less interesting mans jaw.
- His blood smells like cologne.
- If he were to mail a letter without postage, it would still get there.

are these yours or did you borrow them? they are brilliant. I love your post

I wish I could take credit. As retrorocket said, it's an on-going and brilliant advertising campaign by Dos Equis beer. I thought it was world-wide, but maybe it's focused here in the states.

Quote from: retrorocket on March 01, 2012, 23:52

His hands feel like rich, brown swede.

His hands feel like what? lol......suede and a Swede are two very different things

Maybe he meant that 22 year old, female SWEDE model with smooth chocolate skin, C-cups and long, brown, flowing hair, pretty white straight teeth with a smile that says, "take me, Christian".  That kind of brown Swede.

Quote from: SNP on March 02, 2012, 01:34

Quote from: retrorocket on March 01, 2012, 23:52

His hands feel like rich, brown swede.

His hands feel like what? lol......suede and a Swede are two very different things

Maybe he meant that 22 year old, female SWEDE model with smooth chocolate skin, C-cups and long, brown, flowing hair, pretty white straight teeth with a smile that says, "take me, Christian".  That kind of brown Swede.

brown Swede?  that will be the day, here the gals are totally overrated, milky white, ugly as hell, on top of that they believe in womens lib, so they are all battleaxes, bunch of old boilers, I would say.

Quote from: retrorocket on March 02, 2012, 02:10

I missed the incorrect spelling.

I guess Dos Equis doesn't advertise outside the US.
Here is the link: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Interesting_Man_in_the_World

YouTube has the commercials. All classics!

YouTube Commercials, some extended versions.

http://tinyurl.com/7yq4t5q

Yes, I have to believe that Christian is a Dos Equis man! I would LOVE to have one of those tiny giraffes lounging on my sofa. 

I find all of your comments, Christian, very entertaining. Interesting to read that you were a vet. I'll bet you have many more good stories besides the getting kicked in the teeth one. Most vets I knew did. (I used to own horses).

Quote from: RacePhoto on March 02, 2012, 19:26

Quote from: retrorocket on March 02, 2012, 02:10

I missed the incorrect spelling.

I guess Dos Equis doesn't advertise outside the US.
Here is the link: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Interesting_Man_in_the_World

YouTube has the commercials. All classics!

YouTube Commercials, some extended versions.

http://tinyurl.com/7yq4t5q

Yes, I have to believe that Christian is a Dos Equis man! I would LOVE to have one of those tiny giraffes lounging on my sofa. 

I find all of your comments, Christian, very entertaining. Interesting to read that you were a vet. I'll bet you have many more good stories besides the getting kicked in the teeth one. Most vets I knew did. (I used to own horses).

Yes there are many funny and horrifying stories. Australia was my dream as a young vet, the wildlife is totally unique, nothing like it and I ended up doing 2 years of practice in a small town at Shark-bay in Australia. Ofcourse it was a dream, everything from marine animals to exotic and poisonous insects, spiders, you name it. People over there are as tough as nails, when they got bitten by something dangerous they didnt even bother to go to hospital, they used to come to our vet-station for the antibodies.

Nowdays I have a horse farm, 12 horses and my wife has a kennel with 8 Russian sight-hounds and 6 miniture pinschers, so you can imagine Im a fulltime photographer but also an unpaid vet with all our own animals and there is ALWAYS some dog or horse that gets sick.

Quote from: wut on March 04, 2012, 10:34

Quote from: cclapper on March 04, 2012, 07:50

I find all of your comments, Christian, very entertaining. Interesting to read that you were a vet. I'll bet you have many more good stories besides the getting kicked in the teeth one. Most vets I knew did. (I used to own horses).

Yeah I bet there are some shepherd stories to tell (adventures with sheep etc:)

Yes that explains it... the getting kicked in the head too many times part. 

I didn't mean it that way, but as in lagereek to the rescue of stuck shepherds

Quote from: lagereek on March 04, 2012, 12:22

Yes there are many funny and horrifying stories. Australia was my dream as a young vet, the wildlife is totally unique, nothing like it and I ended up doing 2 years of practice in a small town at Shark-bay in Australia. Ofcourse it was a dream, everything from marine animals to exotic and poisonous insects, spiders, you name it. People over there are as tough as nails, when they got bitten by something dangerous they didnt even bother to go to hospital, they used to come to our vet-station for the antibodies.

Nowdays I have a horse farm, 12 horses and my wife has a kennel with 8 Russian sight-hounds and 6 miniture pinschers, so you can imagine Im a fulltime photographer but also an unpaid vet with all our own animals and there is ALWAYS some dog or horse that gets sick.

Borzois?

12 horses, that's a lot!

Borzois!  thats right, good on you, not many people know their proper names. Im impressed. The Russian Tzars used them for wolf hunting.

all the best. Christian

Quote from: lagereek on March 05, 2012, 15:54

Quote from: cclapper on March 05, 2012, 13:43

Quote from: lagereek on March 04, 2012, 12:22

Yes there are many funny and horrifying stories. Australia was my dream as a young vet, the wildlife is totally unique, nothing like it and I ended up doing 2 years of practice in a small town at Shark-bay in Australia. Ofcourse it was a dream, everything from marine animals to exotic and poisonous insects, spiders, you name it. People over there are as tough as nails, when they got bitten by something dangerous they didnt even bother to go to hospital, they used to come to our vet-station for the antibodies.

Nowdays I have a horse farm, 12 horses and my wife has a kennel with 8 Russian sight-hounds and 6 miniture pinschers, so you can imagine Im a fulltime photographer but also an unpaid vet with all our own animals and there is ALWAYS some dog or horse that gets sick.

Borzois?

12 horses, that's a lot!

Borzois!  thats right, good on you, not many people know their proper names. Im impressed. The Russian Tzars used them for wolf hunting.

all the best. Christian

I had a woman that worked for me that raised Borzois. Plus, I've seen them at dog competitions on TV. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't know either.   

Thats right, My Borzois are compeeting in Lure-coursing, racing, they reach a speed of approx, 80 km/hour, lure coursing is simulated wolf hunting, they chase a lure for about 1000 meters, around bends and everything.
The power is astronomical,  imagine a 50 kg dog, at that speed, I am totally fascinated by it. Nothing in the world gives me such a kick then to watch my dogs participate in this.

Animals are truly fantastic, in every way,  we have a lot to learn from them. compassion, friendship, innocense, just about everything, they were here before us.

all the best. Christian

Yep, that what I saw the doing, chasing a flag-type thing on a line that went really fast around a field. You are right about animals...good friends, for sure.

In June I am off to Budapest,  thats where they stage the European championships in Lure-coursing, hope to get some good pics in Budapest as well,  beautyful city.

Hey Thats my VIDEO on HotShots this month

Worked in Medicine for 15 years and I don't feel the shots are all that bad. Reason is you don't really want the raw reality of medicine, you are better off trying to tell a story with your image.

Quite true, you could never show the brutal reality of medicine or surgery, as a Vet, Ive seen some horrific stuff, films and stills and I have photographed surgery and veterinary-surgery for over 20 years.
However, there is always a lack of authenticity of stock shots in the medical field, always. Either the models are not holding the surgical instruments in the correct way, which is important should medical journals, etc, buy the pictures, or the models simply dont look the part, or its just too obvious its shot in a studio.

Quote from: lagereek on February 28, 2012, 14:18

Jeez!  not one single true to life medical shot, all posed and with terrible models,

Well, congratulations if you can get genuine medical staff to sign MRs.
For the rest, welcome to the wacky world of stock photos.

My wife's entire medical and support staff of about 40 signed releases for me (with the blessing of the major NYC hospital where she works), so it CAN be done.