Sarlacc

Glad to hear it worked out.

Amazing to see how fast a fire gets lit under their ass when they realize you aren't going to just give up and go away.

I'd further the slow burn and and warn anyone against working with him on public sites he might frequent or use to attain help.

srika

very nice SaaBaaDoo....

srika

http://www.burbed.com/2012/05/01/the...ce-cannot-fix/


May 1, 2012

There is nothing wrong with any house that price cannot fix

Remember the above and remember it well if you are trying to buy or sell a house. Here’s an example from Los Gatos from Burbed reader nomadic! Thanks very much.
Remember, if you have a listing that you think belongs on the front page, please send it in to one of our emails on the right hand column. “Bunus” points if you let us know why you’re sharing it.Here’s what nomadic had to say when sending in this 834-square-feet-too-small-to-merit-the-ginormous-tag tumor.
Check out the last 3 pictures in this listing (#23-25).
“Agent related to Seller” – $400k price reduction, kitchen and baths need to be gutted, and HDR at its worst. Nice combo.
I was actually looking at this house because I thought it was a REO, but I guess it isn’t. And this definitely isn’t the RBA! Twenty years later they’re trying to eke out a price double. You won’t have to worry about this house going pending before you feature it.
Au contraire mon frère! It indeed went pending before we featured it! The market is hot, I tell you, hot, hot, hot!

But OMG look at that HDR.
In case you don’t know what HDR is, have a look at this recent article where we covered the joy of High Dynamic Range as used in real estate photography. And it’s no coincidence whatsoever that that example of what not to do with HDR is also in Los Gatos.
In particular, look for the odd glow whenever sky meets, well, anything else. See how the tree on the left is emitting some serious Cherenkov radiation? Maybe those Los Gatos Mountains have an actinium mine below. Or maybe whoever bought this house, before moving in, needs to do a radon test.

At right is another egregious example of bad HDR in the listing photos. Look at the windows. Notice the dark ovals in the middle? That’s what’s actually outside. The HDR process created the lighter artifacts around the inside of the window frames.
Holy crap, when was that kitchen last done? It’s got tiled countertops. Better get some glittery hair gel to go with.
Now check out the bathroom.

Does something here look kind of familiar?
Can’t quite put a finger on it, but this bathroom photo is producing some serious déjà vu. Or maybe in this case, déjà vomutu.
Bunus: HOA fees!
What do you predict this house finally sold for after half a year? And how much overbidding was involved after all the price reductions finally fixed this house?

Tags: $2 mil-$3 mil, hardwood, HDR, HOA fees, Los Gatos, nomadic, photos, price reduction
Comments (6) -- Posted by: madhaus @ 5:08 am

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

I have a feeling the realtor was the photographer and thought that using photomatrix for HDR was brilliant.

MWalsh9152

teaser pic from my photographer

MWalsh9152

drove about halfway up to my destination yesterday, stopped for the night in a beautiful little village on the Maine coast.....woke up this morning to realize that I forgot to put my battery charger in my gear bag! Good thing I have multiple spares! New one has been ordered from B&H and will be at my hotel on Wednesday

is300eater

is300eater

Mizouse

Yea I saw that, I would love to just raid that room

MWalsh9152

I pulled a muscle in my neck bringing my gear bag into the hotel tonight

and holy fuck! The sun rises waaaay too early this time of year. I should probably go to bed so I can get up in the morning to take the first sunrise picture of August on the east coast.

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

At this rate you might just bring a tent and just sleep outside. lol

MWalsh9152

I woke up this morning to find it raining, just went back to bed. Woke up at 8 and went out for some foggy pics.....3/4 of the way through this mornings excursion the mirror on my 5D came off

Luckily I had my 20D in the safe at the hotel....but the widest lens I have is my 24-60, and Im shooting almost everything wide up here

srika

bigger

http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkiboo/7604803804/http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkiboo/7604803804/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/inkiboo/, on Flickr

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkiboo/7604804042/http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkiboo/7604804042/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/inkiboo/, on Flickr

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkiboo/7604803546/http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkiboo/7604803546/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/inkiboo/, on Flickr

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkiboo/7604803274/http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkiboo/7604803274/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/inkiboo/, on Flickr

MWalsh9152

I assume that Canon is comping loaner equipement to all the CPS photog's there?

srika

no, one person owns all of that.

MWalsh9152

yeah, :insertAsianfirstname: Canon

srika

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/...osure-olympics

http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured...olympics/5741/

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

Wtf, that sucks man.

jupitersolo

Oh shit @!

Well, shoot the scenes side by side to stitch together later.

MWalsh9152

well, I made do.....just struggled with composition, but it was a good way to knock the rust off.

After this clusterfuck, Ive decided that the 20D has to go, and I will replace it with a well used 5D as the prices steadily drop.

MWalsh9152

Calumet stated on facebook that the Canon CPS room shots at the Olympics are showing $5,000,000 worth of equipment

jupitersolo

A guy in my camera club is selling on for $750, didn't really look at his e-mail, but $750, prices coming down, more and more.

MWalsh9152

yeah, I bought mine like a month ago for $825, Ive since seen them as low as $675-700 a few times. I'm in no rush, I'll wait to see where they stabilize before I buy.

is300eater

Mizouse

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012...redirect=false

Mizouse

pretty impressive for a iPhone, although IIRC he did have adapters to put on the telephoto lenses and whatnot.

MWalsh9152

uhhh Rubin, that pic of the girl in the white dress on Flickr

srika

mizouse said she was "scary"....

Mizouse

MWalsh9152

he was just scared that he could see her panties

srika

yeah, if I were him, I'd be scared too

Mizouse

I'm scared of all women...

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

Are you coming out of the closet now?

Mizouse

Ehh Wtf?

Far from it.. "I respect women, I respect them so much that I stay away from them."

Mizouse

Anyways


About them cameras?

srika

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

Lol

jupitersolo

The top image was taken recently, then the shooter did a Google Image Search and found the one on the bottom, taken 36 yrs ago.




http://www.petapixel.com/2012/08/08/...-36-years-ago/

srika

this is a horrible depiction of photography.... look at the movement in the camera as the shutter is pressed! that sh*t should be as solid as possible.

Mizouse

HE'S holding it wrong too!