BikerBabe's photos

[BikerBabe]

Your welcome. I think my favorite is the Sept. 4th shot. It looks cool and quiet.

It was. It was a wonderful quiet evening at the beach, y'know, where the tiny waves are just barely audible, and everything is peaceful and quiet.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I know exactly what your talking about.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Beautiful pics Maria! Coppenhagen really looks stunning.

 

[Wayne Little]

Real nice Maria!

 

[BikerBabe]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.
And since I love photographing, I'm a total sucker for comments - especially the kind that tells me what I do well and what I can do better.

Tonight I dug out an old hobby of mine, dusting off my fly tying skills. And damn do they need a bit of dusting off!
I decided to do a Daddy Long Legs fly, and I have totally forgotten all about the amount of fiddly bits and patience that it takes to tie that particular fly.
Let it be sufficient to say that I was promptly reminded.

First, the tying table:

Good lighting is just as crucial for this as it is for model building.

And then there's the materials:

Top left: Raccoon tail.
Top right: Pheasant tail feathers.
Bottom: Grizzly hackle feathers.
Hook: Size 6 hook.

Then it's on to the tying business:

First you tie the front grizzly hackle feather to the hook.

Then you add the raccoon tail part.

And the body hackle feather.

Tie on the body cover - in this case, a few strands of pheasant tail.

For the legs, you separate the single strands of pheasant feather...

...into six single strands...

...and tie two knots on each strand, to help bend the strands to give the impression of bent legs.
Trust me, you want to be patient doing this!

Then you select two hackle feathers that are about the same lenght, and trim them so that they become more slender, to give the impression of insect wings...

...and tie them on the body of the fly...

...together with the legs - four legs in the rear, pointing backwards, and two legs in the front, pointing forward.

Then you twirl the body hackle around the fly from back to front, making sure that the legs and wings don't get tied in under the hackle in the process, and fasten the hackle with the tying thread, trimming away any excess feather tip - AND avoid cutting off legs and wings as well.

Then you tie down the back cover on the fly.

And gather the tail hairs, tying a knot to create a slightly pointed insect body.

Trim away the pieces of long tying yarn and excess hair, and you've got a Daddy Long Legs fly.

Somehow, I don't feel like "sacrificing" this fly by using it.

 

[evangilder]

Wow, great stuff, Maria! My father-in-law ties flies too. Way more patience than I have for it.

 

[Crimea_River]

That's amazing Maria and I really like the pictures before this post. You definitely have an artistic side.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Simply STUNNING mam, STUNNING! And I agree with Eric.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Wow Maria, I'm impressed! I haven't done that in years.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Man that thing is giving me the booboogeebees!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Damn me Maria that is one beauty of a daddy long legs, how could a fish resist that.

 

[Airframes]

Brilliant Maria! I have problems trying to tie a shoelace !!

 

[Gnomey]

Cool stuff Maria!

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

Very nice work Maria.


Wheels

 

[ontos]

Absolutely fantastic Maria, the shots are great too, well done.

 

[BikerBabe]

Thank you very much guys. *curtsies*

I visited my grandfather's grave at Farum Church and cemetary a couple of weekends ago, and happened to stumble upon this tombstone.
Needless to say, i glared at it at first - I guess the Galland family is rather large.

 

[evangilder]

Looks like quite a large headstone too.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

It does doesn't it?

 

[BikerBabe]

BikerBabe went to a concert, aka Rammstein: Greatest Blitz.

Just in case no-one noticed (Yeah, right!) I went to the Rammstein concert yesterday in Forum, Copenhagen.
And since cameras weren't allowed, I emptied my cell phone for games, apps and stuff, and got all dressed up in blak, got the leather necklace and bracelet on, set the spikes - and off I went.

I met with a swedish Rammstein fan, Anna, at Hard Rock Café in Copenhagen - lucky girl had won a meet 'n greet with Rammstein, and she was so happy. I don't blame her.
It was good fun to meet her, she was a real sweetie, and we had a good time before I headed off for Forum.
She wasnt' going until later, so that she could be there in time, just before Rammstein went on stage, which was the time for the meet 'n greet for the lucky winners.

Anyway, I got in early at Forum, which meant I was lucky enough to get me a front row spot to the left of centre stage.
I didn't expect much of my photos, since I only had my cell phone, and it isn't worth much in low-light conditions.
And frankly I wasn't really expecting my 'do to survive the show, but it did. Spikes are still intact, albeit a bit singed and smelling of smoke.
Rammfried Greenlander anyone???

Anyway, here are the results of last night's messing with the cell phone:

And I got me a souvenir from one of the staff guys.

All in all an awesome concert, and if any of you like good industrial metal - and you do get the chance to go see Rammstein on their tour this year - I can strongly recommend it.
And *do* remember ear plugs.
I strongly suspect that Rammstein's concerts are measurable on the Richter scale.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Great pictures Maria, but I'll stick to visits to the theatre, don't need earplugs there.