agate18
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posted on August 18, 2005 04:56:36 PM
I am going out bush next week to my opal mines in south western queensland. it is about 700.miles from where i live. we get the most beautiful sunsets and sunrises.i thought i would share it with you guys. this one is a sunrise at my opal mine.
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agate18
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posted on August 18, 2005 04:59:38 PM
what have i done wrong ? i wanted a larger photo to show up.
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tOMWiii
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:05:20 PM
[ edited by tOMWiii on Aug 18, 2005 05:24 PM ]
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tOMWiii
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:07:27 PM
Yo! Dingo breath! Crunch that sucker!
How many covert heros has this slimeball murdered?
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carolinetyler
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:10:48 PM
And here I thought this was going to be a political post! Gorgeous sunset, absolutely gorgeous.
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 Caroline
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agate18
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:16:10 PM
not my day. i dont know how to reduce the photo without making it a thumb. i copied it from vendio. thanks for your help tOMWiii
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estatesalestuff
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:17:34 PM
yes, if that could be made smaller, would be much easier to see ....
but I did scroll over to find the pretty part of the sunset .... Calgon ...take me away!!!!
Marcia/OHIO
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agate18
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:18:08 PM
not a sunset. a sunrise. i get to see these about 5 days a week out at my mine.
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tOMWiii
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:21:26 PM
How many covert heros has this slimeball murdered?
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agate18
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:23:01 PM
tOMWiii can you please tell me how you did that. thank you for your help.
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tOMWiii
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:26:38 PM
I use FREE IRFAN-VIEW for most of my image manipulation -- here's step-by-step instructions:
http://www.deadzoom.com/member/nktower/tutorials/IrfanView_Tutorial_New.htm
Course, I had to get Ralphie to explain it all to me...
It ya donna HAVE Irfan-View, you can purchase it for $6000 -- PayPal Ralphie & then download the proggie here:
http://www.irfanview.us/
How many covert heros has this slimeball murdered?
[ edited by tOMWiii on Aug 18, 2005 05:29 PM ]
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max40
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:27:11 PM
Agate, please remove your oversized version. Beautiful picture now that I don't have to scroll to see parts of it. Thanks Tom
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tOMWiii
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:28:22 PM
It's gone, Max...BUT not soon forgotten?
How many covert heros has this slimeball murdered?
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dacreson
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:30:46 PM
Great pic. I bumped it up as a screen saver only to find a secret message in the sky?
That never happens up here (Florida USA)
David
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agate18
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posted on August 18, 2005 05:38:40 PM
IF anyone would like the picture without the secret message , let me know and i will send direct to you. i get a lot of shots like this one. thanks for all your help tOMWiii, really appreciated.
[ edited by agate18 on Aug 18, 2005 05:40 PM ]
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dblfugger9
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posted on August 18, 2005 06:22:50 PM
...does the secret message have anything to do with meatballs?? If it does, thats about the lamest secret message I ever saw!
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dacreson
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posted on August 18, 2005 06:29:52 PM
Love to see some w/o the W/M. By the way do you know that Austria is marketing champaign made there, here is Florida USA? Will buy a bottle tomorrow, and re-stock my Foster.
David
[email protected]
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dacreson
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posted on August 18, 2005 06:31:24 PM
opps
Australia not Austria 
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glassgrl
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posted on August 18, 2005 06:46:37 PM
Hey bring me back an Opal or something! I'd settle for a kangaroo even....
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vintagepostcardsdotorg
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posted on August 18, 2005 07:10:52 PM
Australia has some world-class wines
http://stores.ebay.com/postcards-postcards?refid=store
http://www.vintagepostcards.org
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agate18
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posted on August 18, 2005 08:20:11 PM
Normally i only use vendio for hosting and launching my auctions. a while ago i had problems with people stealing my photos and using them to sell their opal. so i started to watermark them. hence the secret message in the sky. sorry no meatballs. perhaps a little rain.
yes we do have some of the best wines in the world. but i understand you guys do also.
i think your customs would get a little upset with you trying to bring in a kangaroo. but i can send a photo of one.
opals are a little too expensive to give away. i do have some very nice cut stones available.
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mcjane
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posted on August 18, 2005 11:16:32 PM
I want a Bilby, fat chance of getting one though.
Then how about a Sydney Funnel Web, Box Jelly Fish or a Blue Ringed Octopus.
You have the most wonderfull & fascinating creatures in Australia, including Steve Irwin.
Opals are my number 1 favorite gemstone.
How lucky you are to own an entire mine.
Your beautiful sunrise picture puts me in mind of Africa.
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agate18
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posted on August 19, 2005 01:01:06 AM
Cant help you with the creatures. i have come across the bilbys in the wild. lovely creature.opal is also my favourite stone too. i actually own 3 opal mines. one is 40 acres. one is 12 acres, and the last is 9 acres. i have enough work for 150 years. as time goes on i will list photos of the mining and area for those that are interested. i have just started getting some nice stones out.
and i live only 25 miles from Steve Irwins zoo. In real life he really is just as big a character as he is on tv.
[ edited by agate18 on Aug 19, 2005 02:36 AM ]
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on August 19, 2005 05:38:56 AM
Gorgeous! I would really love to take a trip to Australia some day. It's my second favorite that I want to see. First, of course, is my heritage -- ITALY!
Diane
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pelorus
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posted on August 19, 2005 05:42:45 AM
agate18 - Have you been to the Ayer's Rock area? I was there about 10 years ago and it still gives me chills to think about it.
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on August 19, 2005 06:16:14 AM
Ever since I spent 3 days in Sydney (business trip, not much else) and read Bill Bryson's book about Australia (which I recommend 100%), I've wanted to go for a month or two. Even though I worked when I was there, I was incredibly impressed with the balance people there had between work, life, humor, etc. There are 2 places that I have known people to miss and return to even though they knew that they'd make considerably less money there: Australia and Canada.
The tempting thing is that my wife could easily get transferred there and have her company pay the freight. The one big problem with that is family, especially my 15-year old who lives nearby with his mother and who I see a lot of. I would love to take him with us, but that would be a difficult negotiation with his mother.
Claude
PS I forget the exact numbers, but some 80% of really dangerous wildlife (snakes, lethal jellyfish, etc) reside in Australia. You can read all about it in Bryson's book.
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agate18
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posted on August 19, 2005 06:44:21 AM
No i have not been to ayers rock, but my wife heather has. most americans that come to australia always come back. they love our way of life. we do tend to be more layback then most countries. we love it too. i live near a place called Maleny. which is on the Sunshine Coast hinterland. about 1.5 hrs north of brisbane Queensland. the friendliest place in Australia. it is a beautiful place. green grass all year around. and a very friendly place.
i have a friend from Alaska staying here at the moment. he does not want to go back. reckons it is too cold over there.
yes there some mean critters here. the 7 deadliest land snakes in the world. in the area of my mine it is the home of a snake called the fierce snake. it just happens to be the deadliest land snake in the world. in 4 years out there i have only seen 1. in most cases snakes are more scared of you then you are of them, they will generally try very hard to get away from people.
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tOMWiii
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posted on August 19, 2005 07:47:29 AM
Agate:
Yeah, we in the USA have some mean critters, too! Here's our deadliest snake:
[ edited by tOMWiii on Aug 19, 2005 07:49 AM ]
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agate18
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posted on August 19, 2005 08:03:37 AM
I agree with you. dont forget our mr howard. prime minister.
i tried the programme you suggested to me. works a treat. thank you
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on August 19, 2005 09:23:01 AM
This thread has motivated me. My wife has been planning a family trip to London and some time in the UK and Iceland for next summer, but maybe I can swing her thinking towards Australia. I will craftily bring along Bryson's Australia book on our vacation that we start TOMORROW!!! Yipee!
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