Equipment

snopes · #1 28 December 2006, 05:43 AM

As I sat on the porch of our rental condo. At Ponte Vedra Beach recently, I saw an awesome sight. Swimming in the Atlantic, close to shore, were schools of dolphin. Each group had quite a few fish in it, and the multiple number of schools was unbelievable. I spotted this profusion of dorsal fins slicing through the waves, and as I watched I saw not only swimming, but jumping and tailing.

I hurried to get my camera to capture this event on film. I knew trying to keep this vision in my mind's eye would fade in time, and I wanted a permanent remembrance. I walked to the water's edge, poised the camera with zoom extended and snapped away. When the film was developed, I was extremely disappointed, for the photos were very poor. My zoom lens had not been strong enough, and my timing had been off- enough to make the photos blurry and indistinguishable. I had been unable to capture on film the sight I had seen because I had been ill equipped to adequately do so.

When I want to show someone a picture of Jesus, I do so through the way I live my life. Maybe it's time to check my equipment, so I will be prepared. Am I reading the Bible, spending time in prayer -- listening to Him as well as talking, and opening myself to the power of the Holy Spirit each and every day? What about my timing? Am I sensitive to God's perfect timing in my life- available to "snap that lens" when He directs me, not when I so decide.

Proper equipment is necessary not only in photography, but also in living the Christian life. What about you? Have you checked you" Spiritual equipment " lately?

Mad Jay · #2 28 December 2006, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by snopes

When I want to show someone a picture of Jesus, it's time to check my equipment

Dude!! We do not know where your equipment has been!!

Canuckistan · #3 28 December 2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad Jay

Dude!! We do not know where your equipment has been!!

OTOH, the connection to Jesus makes sense.

If anything knows how to rise again, it's my equipment.

DawnStorm · #4 28 December 2006, 04:28 PM

Getting a little personal aren't we glurger?

Lainie · #5 28 December 2006, 04:30 PM

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When I want to show someone a picture of Jesus, I do so through the way I live my life.

Then why are you promulgating this crap?

diddy · #6 24 January 2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Canuckistan

OTOH, the connection to Jesus makes sense.

If anything knows how to rise again, it's my equipment.

YOMANK! But would it be more efficient to just to replace the whole system??

Spamamander · #7 24 January 2007, 07:25 PM

Canuck I think "rising again" in regards to your "equipment" doesn't mean having to tie it to a couple of popsicle sticks as a prop...

You DO know I loves ya, right?

DawnStorm · #8 28 December 2006, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by snopes

As I sat on the porch of our rental condo. At Ponte Vedra Beach recently, I saw an awesome sight. Swimming in the Atlantic, close to shore, were schools of dolphin. Each group had quite a few fish in it, ?

Forget about checking your equipment, spiritual or otherwise glurger! If you had checked your facts, you'd know that dolphins are mammels.

Dawn--but this^ is a fish--Storm

Canuckistan · #9 28 December 2006, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DawnStorm

Forget about checking your equipment, spiritual or otherwise glurger! If you had checked your facts, you'd know that dolphins are mammels.

In fact, you might even say they're mammals.

Not that the glurger would know that, either.

Squishy0405 · #10 29 December 2006, 02:40 PM

I was thinking the same thing that they are mammals, not fish who live in schools. So not to be scorned I did a quick search & their groups are called pods

As far as the spiritual equipment...maybe it's time for you to stop all that reading crap, get a job & buy yourself another camera so you don't have time to expell your dirrehea of the mouth

Enchanting_eyes · #11 29 December 2006, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by snopes

What about you? Have you checked you" Spiritual equipment " lately?

Are you asking because you want to check my "spiritual equipment" ? Because that is just sick, what sort of christian do you claim to be when you want to go out and check other people's "equipment", what if I were a kid. Your a sick, sick, sick person and you should be ashamed of yourself.

Now go pray for some sort of devine help you weird wanting to check equipment sicko.

E*E

kitoboo · #12 29 December 2006, 04:25 PM

Dolphin are also fish.

-kitoboo

Artemis · #13 29 December 2006, 07:59 PM

And here I thought we were born ready to do Christ's bidding. We have to take the equivalent of camera lessons to do so?

Kitsune27 · #14 29 December 2006, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kitoboo

Dolphin are also fish.

-kitoboo

True, but from the decriptions in the OP, I'm guessing he meant the mammal.
Besides, if I saw a school of those fish leaping and playing, I'd run like my butt was on fire. They're creepy looking.

hambubba · #15 29 December 2006, 10:23 PM

When I try to take pics of dolphins they swim away, I think there is an ultrasonic from the focuser in my camera that spooks them.

TrishDaDish · #16 30 December 2006, 06:02 PM

I thought he meant the dolphins were swimming amidst a few schools of fish, having a feeding frenzy. I also wondered how he got just great eyesight.

rangerdog · #17 03 January 2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune27

True, but from the decriptions in the OP, I'm guessing he meant the mammal.
Besides, if I saw a school of those fish leaping and playing, I'd run like my butt was on fire. They're creepy looking.

But they are tasty......mahi mahi anyone?

MidgardDragon · #18 03 January 2007, 06:07 PM

I clicked on this from the New Posts section not realizing it was in Glurge Gallery. Needless to say, when "when I want to show someone a picture of Jesus" came up, I was floored with laughter. Is this officially the worst transition into Religious Glurge ever? I think it might be.