Any other hobbies? [Archive] - Talk Photography

Amnesia180

01-10-2007, 12:39

Hi All,

Apologies I haven't been around being a nuisance and asking lots of questions (like normal). But family business came up etc... so I took some time off.

Anyway, over the weekend, I bought myself a new Digital Piano. Music and Photography are my only hobbies, but both are VERY time consuming.

I haven't owned a piano for just over a year and a half (due to moving out etc).

But now, I finally have one! Got myself a Roland 300 SX.

My question is, do you guys and girls have any other hobbies apart from photography?

Thanks,
Amnesia

Foggy

01-10-2007, 12:42

My only other hobby is triathlon - with a preference for Ironman distance races. Training takes a LOT of time although am in the base building season at the moment so have a bit of time for photography :)

theMusicMan

01-10-2007, 12:46

CarlOgden

01-10-2007, 12:54

National and Internation Powerboat Racing (well part of the rescue team)
www.osprey-rescue.org.uk

Supermoto Bike Racing - Team Photographer for Race Team and 2 Promoters, did have a race bike but too old,slow,fat,untalented so sold it!

Mountain Biking - Own a Cannondale Prophet 800 and love trying to kill myself!

Obligitary - Computers! Macs just recently but PC's the last 20 years!

Carl.

mullrallyesport

01-10-2007, 12:55

Rallying is my main hobby, photography is just something I got into threw wanting to have my own pictures from rallies instead of another photographers.

Ladybird

01-10-2007, 13:15

I'm a bit of a crafty one i'm afraid, quilting and knitting, my favourite item is a kingsize quilt hand pieced over 7 years in reds and purples. very oriental looking!

I also make cards!:whistling: :D

Marcel

01-10-2007, 13:21

I enjuoy a little tinkle on the old ivories (only my plastic Yahama keyboard jobbies though), and I suck at it :D

Apart from photography and this forum, thats the extent of my hobbies really. I'd like to say going to the gym, but I dont go nearly as much as I should.

flick5848

01-10-2007, 13:40

I am a drummer and a guitarist but not in a band, Just for fun.

Ally

01-10-2007, 13:47

I still play saxaphone, played six years at school and got to level 6 I think :thinking: Quite enjoy my golf and basketball which I can blend in with my photography which is nice :)

taxi

01-10-2007, 14:04

If I've not got a camera in my hand, I'm normally working the dog, although these do combine nicely. Otherwise messing about on the computer or watching rugby.

moomike

01-10-2007, 14:36

Drumming & Illustrating for me :thumbs:

Amnesia180

01-10-2007, 14:44

Oooooh...... another musician - at last. Yup - my other hobby is music: brass and synthesisers, another very expensive hobby to boot. I have been playing brass since I was 11, and am more recently a keys learner. I have several synths and love using composing and recording my own music using Cubase. I am not really a keyboard player and am totally self taught, but I love the music that can be produced with todays modern day synths.

Have you recorded any of your own stuff...? if so, what do you use, what génre do you compose in...? Maybe we can share compositions on here...?

Nice to see more musicians here!

Well, I haven't played Piano for one a half years. This is the first time I've got back into it.

I'm classicaly trained (is that good or bad? you decide :) ) so I'm not too much into "computer" music.

I've just bought a Roland SX-300 which I love playing.

I don't have any compositions yet, but am working on a few things. I just need to figure out how to get my Keyboard into my laptop etc.

Is that your setup in your avatar? I'm SOOOO Jealous, I'm saving for a Hard Disc recorder that I can play my Piano through.

I wouldn't mind hearing some of your compositions though.

andrewc

01-10-2007, 14:48

I get involved in amateur drama, not the luvvie-duvvie acting side, but the technical side - lighting / sound / set

We also have a F3 car in the family which we play with.

Photography is one hobby that links the other two quite nicely.

cjnicolai

01-10-2007, 15:20

Another musician here. Currently singing in a band, but I also play the piano. I started at age three and studied through college. I was also classically trained, but went to college in Chicago where I learned blues. I still write music from time to time, but am having a lot of fun just singing these days.

We're set to record again on October 13, so I'll have more to share soon.

- CJ

inaneredstripe

01-10-2007, 18:30

clue http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e39/redstripe101/img_0217.jpg

busterboy

01-10-2007, 18:47

I fly these things when I'm not out with the camera..:nuts:

http://www.zen118613.zen.co.uk/heli/heli.jpg

http://www.zen118613.zen.co.uk/heli/helicopte=1.jpg

theMusicMan

01-10-2007, 18:49

Nice to see more musicians here!

Well, I haven't played Piano for one a half years. This is the first time I've got back into it.

I'm classicaly trained (is that good or bad? you decide :) ) so I'm not too much into "computer" music.

I've just bought a Roland SX-300 which I love playing.

I don't have any compositions yet, but am working on a few things. I just need to figure out how to get my Keyboard into my laptop etc.

Is that your setup in your avatar? I'm SOOOO Jealous, I'm saving for a Hard Disc recorder that I can play my Piano through.

I wouldn't mind hearing some of your compositions though.Classically trained is most certainly good... I only wish I could play the piano like some I have heard... I tend to play it as though I am using my feet !!!!

Yup - that's part of my setup in my avatar, I also have a Casio piano too (well, that's really my daughters). I have 3 hardware synths and a few softsynths too. The hardware ones are:

Access VirusTI - awesome VA synthesiser used a lot in trance and dance stuff. Brilliant for filters and sweeping sounds.

KORG Radias: excellent synth for all sorts of stuff

KORG Karma: some of the sounds out of the box are breathtaking...

SoftSynth Absynth - this is undoubtedly one of the best soft synths out there. Really weird ambient sounds and noises!!! 10 second demo of mine (http://www.themouthpiece.com/music/what_depth.mp3)

As for connecting your keyboard into your laptop - you're best connecting with a MIDI device and recording this into something like Cubase or an alternative MIDI package. If you want to record the audio directly, you could use Audacity - which is a free audio recorder. The thing is with recording audio directly - is that you can't edit it easily if you play wrong notes etc. With MIDI, you can get your Roland to play back to you exactly what you have just recorded.

Do you have a mac or PC...?

EDIT: Here's one of mine (http://www.themouthpiece.com/music/electric.mp3) for a starter for 10... it's an up-beat electric guitar solo sort of thing!!!

inaneredstripe

01-10-2007, 18:56

cool chopper. ooh er mrs etc.

digitalfailure

01-10-2007, 19:09

Mountain biking,
Walking,
Gym,
are all things that take up my free time, photography itself gets very little time :(

Venomator

01-10-2007, 19:16

Birding ... :D ...

... as opposed to Twitching ... :razz:

Oh and ... :suspect:

... GREEN ... of course ...

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flick5848

01-10-2007, 21:49

I have toys too lol !!!

The first pic is toys for fun and the second is the car I race

Yes I am a big kid lol !!!

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/toys_1.jpg

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/toys_2.jpg

dazzajl

01-10-2007, 22:39

I play at the Bass once in a while these days but my lovely Tacoma fretless has been more ornamental than instumental in the last year or two.

....and when money and time permit I like getting my neglected old track car out doing what it does best. :D

Kentman

01-10-2007, 23:42

Any other hobbies?? well, fly fishing, old motorbikes and boats. Costs a fortune but money is not everything. Regards Jim

BRASH

01-10-2007, 23:57

I have played bass (by ear) since school and bought an alto sax about a month ago. I'm learning to read music for the sax which I wish I had done when I first played guitar.

I have a motor bike which I have done some custom work on (I'll have to post a pic to see what people think) and I like all types of angling.

Oh!!! and listening to Rammstein!!!!!!!!!!!!

antonroland

02-10-2007, 07:14

Combat pistol shooting and restoring a 1950 Ford Mercury.

Fly from time to time but it has been some time...

Generally bankrupt because of these 3 and cannot afford any more:'(

Would love to get onto something with 2 wheels again:nuts:

Oh and scuba when the conditions are REALLY nice...

Oh and used to play Bb Trumpet...still own it since 1987...

Amnesia180

02-10-2007, 07:34

davidbridges

02-10-2007, 07:36

I play bass in my band, we've just launched our first cd at our gig on saturday made £208 overall which is great stuff ! www.myspace.com/sixshotsatmidnight if any of you are interested :)

Counts as a hobby right ...

antonroland

02-10-2007, 08:16

Wow!! Soooo many different hobbies here! The remote control helicopter seems like fun. I bet that's expensive though.

I think it's also safe to say, that Photographers no matter how amateur or professional, just can't settle for ONE expensive hobby? :-P

MusicMan, I've sent you a PM :)

Looks like the photography often follows the other hobbies because you want decent pics of your original hobby?!:shrug:

Then it obliterates the wallet and pretty much kills the original hobby!!:lol:

Darryn

02-10-2007, 10:26

I have always managed to pick quite expensive hobbies...

My most recent have been...

Basic PC programming
Minimoto racing
NitroRC truck racing
Mini Owners club+restoration (Pre-BMW)
Once ive passed my driving test im hoping to get into Weekend racing (hillclimb and trackday events)

inaneredstripe

02-10-2007, 17:54

oh , i forgot , i am a crap archer too. pines park archers, field archery in summer, indoors when it gets dark n wet. http://www.geocities.com/pparchers/
we used to race 10th scale rc buggies too. some while ago , but still got a wardrobe full.
six motorbikes between us, but only two road legal at the mo.

inaneredstripe

02-10-2007, 17:56

brash, photos please?

Ross

02-10-2007, 19:22

Driving, mostly in Europe

http://www.itsnotarace.com/images/hairpin.jpg

http://www.itsnotarace.com/images/stelvio.jpg

and the Nurburgring :)

http://www.itsnotarace.com/images/brunnchen.jpg

Cobra

02-10-2007, 20:09

I fly these things when I'm not out with the camera..:nuts:

An' I fly one o' these things with or without with me cam'ra :D

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/Rt.jpg

Toothie

02-10-2007, 20:19

Other hobbies: like Ladybird im a bit crafty, i also read alot and mess about on the pc. Currently reading the wheel of time series.

russdaz

02-10-2007, 20:52

Motorsports (that how i got into photography and is my main subject)
Cycling of the road racing type, had to cut down following a car acident and injuries sustained, which led to having more time for the motorsport photographer to take over the weekends.
Gym general fitness, i train 7 times a week even when away on holiday.

Fitting work around that lot leaves me with very little time to anything else.

mmcp42

02-10-2007, 21:13

I fly one of these when I'm not out with my camera!

http://www.Bellaluz1502.com/Photos/GBHLX.jpg

kelack

02-10-2007, 21:18

Watching rugby and making cards and digital scrapbooks (albeit not very well :lol: ) and collecting craft items to never be used ie 300 stamps, a sizzix, some dies etc etc :lol::lol::lol:

HIMUPNORTH

02-10-2007, 21:26

Work tends to take up all my time and I have three kids which need a bit of tending however I have a reputation for having great pastimes and sports so try to keep one or two on the go.

Flying remains a great love and want to move on with this. Not a fan of things like that bus above (sorry Mike) so kind off either need to make a million or so to get a fast jet or keep it real with open cockpit / seat of pants stuff. :shrug:

Mountain Biking. Life long past time that I still find rewarding even if my hips hurt.

Sex instructor. Few bookings left so you'll have to move quick (good hip therapy)

Hill Walking. Scotland is made to be seen from above so you simply must walk/climb/ski the lumps.

Water Sports. Used to be water skiing (how I met my wife) and jet-skiing but now looking to purchase a kayak as touring becomes more interesting. Pipe and slippers next!

Done so many other things but not with any regularity and probably won't do again. Who knows hat the future has in store. Whatever it is I want to take a camera!!!

spencer

02-10-2007, 21:31

I fly these things when I'm not out with the camera..:nuts:

http://www.zen118613.zen.co.uk/heli/heli.jpg

http://www.zen118613.zen.co.uk/heli/helicopte=1.jpg

If my son seen these he would be green with envy!!

He's currently using an indoor learner one to get used to flying!

Spence

Ladybird

02-10-2007, 21:35

Other hobbies: like Ladybird im a bit crafty, i also read alot and mess about on the pc. Currently reading the wheel of time series.

Cool!!!

Watching rugby and making cards and digital scrapbooks (albeit not very well :lol: ) and collecting craft items to never be used ie 300 stamps, a sizzix, some dies etc etc :lol::lol::lol:

Yup, sounds about right!!! I moved house 3 months ago and still got boxes of stuff in the garage! :lol:

spencer

02-10-2007, 21:38

Running, Rugby & it seems spending time on TP............:woot:

alexisonfire

03-10-2007, 00:24

When im not with the camera i can be found playing my pride and joy :) Been playing 6 years now.

http://www.msxphotography.com/randomuploads/guitaramp1.jpg

03-10-2007, 00:32

Piano/keyboard, getting rather neglected these days. Guitar, getting even more neglected. Driving quick Hondas - not so neglected.

mole2k

03-10-2007, 06:27

I have loads of other hobbies, rarely have any free time these days and thats without working.

Aside from photography I race R/C cars and have done for the past 10 years or so, I also have some other rc stuff like planes and heli's for fun.

I would of used to attend lots of LAN parties while cs 1.3~1.5 was on the go but they are thin on the ground these days as there isnt anything much worth playing for more than about 15min.

I took up sailing about 2 years ago and tend to be out sailing over the supper upwards of 3 times a week.

My most recent hobby i've taken up is archery which I only started about 6 weeks ago shooting indoors.

For most of the last summer my timetable comprised of:
Monday: Archery
Tuesday: Sailing
Wedensday: Sailing
Thursday: Racing R/C Cars
Friday: Sleeping
Saturday: Sailing
Sunday: Sailing

My girlfriend is now talking about wanting to start going to badmington again

Braeden

03-10-2007, 13:01

When I'm not messing around with the camera, I'm either watching Rugby (league of course!) or on the PC playing online RPGs... or reading :)

Staggerlee

03-10-2007, 13:25

When im not with the camera i can be found playing my pride and joy :) Been playing 6 years now.

http://www.msxphotography.com/randomuploads/guitaramp1.jpg

OH I'm so jealous I only have a Epiphone Les Paul :(.

Hobbies Guitar (Epiphone Les Paul), Drumming(Pearl Export), Keyboards(Technics PX71) all to a low standard and all just for fun.

antc

03-10-2007, 17:12

Well, aside from my photography im usually doing one of the following

watching footy - on tv or going to the matchs (Nottingham Forest)

racing sims or fifa on the xbox 360

mountain biking

golf

kelack

03-10-2007, 17:40

Cool!!!

Yup, sounds about right!!! I moved house 3 months ago and still got boxes of stuff in the garage! :lol:

:lol: Good to know I have fellow collector on here :D

flick5848

03-10-2007, 18:50

OH I'm so jealous I only have a Epiphone Les Paul :(.

Hobbies Guitar (Epiphone Les Paul), Drumming(Pearl Export), Keyboards(Technics PX71) all to a low standard and all just for fun.

I agree this is a stunning guitar and would own it with out a doubt but my favourite is the sunburst version.:love:

I have 6 guitars now and the pride of my collection is my late mothers Fender Strat.

Toothie

03-10-2007, 19:54

:lol: Good to know I have fellow collector on here :D

add me to that i have loads of craft stuff i never use any more:(

whitewash

03-10-2007, 19:57

kite bugging

although i dont get the chance to get out on it enough because of my recent inforced hobby of DIY!

chrisiow

03-10-2007, 21:15

Dogs and fishing, I've just come back from a weeks fishing in France, and I've got over 8000 posts to catch up on!
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/27th-sept-45lb-10oz-015.jpg

cjnicolai

03-10-2007, 21:18

I agree this is a stunning guitar and would own it with out a doubt but my favourite is the sunburst version.:love:

I have 6 guitars now and the pride of my collection is my late mothers Fender Strat.

You'd all get along with my band swimmingly. Between Rooster (my lead guitar player) and Bill (rhythm guitar) they've got forty or so vintage guitars of all kinds, not to mention the amps. I love it when Bill plays his resophonic, though. Great for blues.

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/306/recklessred08xa3.jpg

Cobra

03-10-2007, 21:32

Dogs and fishing, I've just come back from a weeks fishing in France, and I've got over 8000 posts to catch up on!
Nice fish! That should feed a family of 4 for a week :D
had a dabble meself over the week end and had 35.1lb of carp (mixed sizes)

alexisonfire

04-10-2007, 07:14

OH I'm so jealous I only have a Epiphone Les Paul :(.

Hobbies Guitar (Epiphone Les Paul), Drumming(Pearl Export), Keyboards(Technics PX71) all to a low standard and all just for fun.

I owned an epiphone les paul classic quilted top for 2 years before getting the gibson, and before the epiphone les paul, a strat copy. IMO the epiphone LP classic is the best epiphone LP made, so if your on a budget pick one of these up. Its built solidly, has decent humbuckers and plays very well. (lovely neck and action). It was as good as most gibsons i have played tbh.

The gibson how ever is in a different league, i tried probably 30 different high end guitars from fender, ibanez and PRS and gibson, and the LP custom stood out from all :thumbs: Stupidly heavy though :razz::lol:

Its also nice to know in 40 years it will be worth double what i paid.

Biz

04-10-2007, 08:37

Vehicle detailing has become a bit of a passion of mine, its a bit more than keeping the car clean but going that extra mile to really make it stand out like below.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o20/scotsbil/September%20Detail/Septemberdetail007800x599.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o20/scotsbil/September%20Detail/Septemberdetail027800x599.jpg

Foggy

04-10-2007, 08:47

Vehicle detailing has become a bit of a passion of mine, its a bit more than keeping the car clean but going that extra mile to really make it stand out like below.

Hmmm...can't see what you're doing there Biz - wanna pop round and show me on my Audi? ;)

Biz

04-10-2007, 12:40

Hmmm...can't see what you're doing there Biz - wanna pop round and show me on my Audi? ;)

Ah what a shame, your not just round the corner or I would no problem.

inaneredstripe

04-10-2007, 17:01

shiney. biz. aint it noisy without the sound deadning stuff under the bonnet?

nilagin

04-10-2007, 17:35

I'm a collector which means a lot of time scouring ebay. I collect stuff to do with Ford Cars, mainly Mondeo's. I have about 100 Mondeo model cars, mostly race cars. I have lots of duplicates as if they are selling cheap enough, I can't resist buying them. I have four 1/10 scale remote control Mondeo's with 22 unpainted spare body shells and about 7 sets of decals. I have Mondeo BTCC (touring cars) pit crew coats and jackets from years 93 through to 2000, as well as 3 pit crew shirts, a fleece top. I have all the Mondeo touring car drivers autographs, loads of posters, press kits. Thousands of Ford car brochures.
As well as my collecting I workout at the gym 5 times a week, watch motorsport on TV as well as at Brands Hatch, etc. Spend as much time as I can with my two sons, bike riding etc. and ontop of all that work anything from 45 to 80 hours per week.

whitewash

04-10-2007, 17:38

did you ever manage to track down a WRC manufacturers championship tshirt nilagin?

nilagin

04-10-2007, 17:43

did you ever manage to track down a WRC manufacturers championship tshirt nilagin?

No never did. I did get 3 tie pins from Ford to commemorate winning the WRC Championship, Transit Van of the Year and the third for something else I can't remember. I'd bought two sets off ebay before I realised I was going to get my own from work. :lol:

whitewash

04-10-2007, 17:50

No never did. I did get 3 tie pins from Ford to commemorate winning the WRC Championship, Transit Van of the Year and the third for something else I can't remember. I'd bought two sets off ebay before I realised I was going to get my own from work. :lol:

thats more than we got then, all i got was a sodding tshirt!

actually we got a rather nice individually titled book, i still need to get marcus and mikko and co drivers to sign it before marcus retires!

nilagin

04-10-2007, 18:01

thats more than we got then, all i got was a sodding tshirt!

actually we got a rather nice individually titled book, i still need to get marcus and mikko and co drivers to sign it before marcus retires!

Is that the M-Sport book? I noticed one on ebay going for £51.00. It's a shame about Marcus retiring, hope he hangs on to the Championship lead. A great way to end your career though.
If we win the double perhaps we'll get something better.:lol:
When Schuii won his 1st F1 drivers championship, we got window stickers.:lol: Needless to say I have a few.:lol: