barbult's Discursion Thread

SimonJM · February 7

Richard Haseltine said:

Sixpence was a silver coin worth six (old) pence, half a shilling, equivalent to two-and-a-half new pence (though unlke the old shilling pieces, which were valid as 5p coins, the sixpence did not remain valid following decimlaisation in 1970).

Ahhh, the old tanner - I remember it well!

WendyLuvsCatz · February 9

barbult said:

Well, that's all the renders from me for a few weeks. I'm flying south, and soon I'll be on a ship to Antarctica. If I survive, I'll have been to all seven continents. Wow!
Barb

glad you added "I'll be on a ship to Antarctica" was concerned about a macaw flying south to Antarctica

barbult · February 9

WendyLuvsCatz said:

barbult said:

Well, that's all the renders from me for a few weeks. I'm flying south, and soon I'll be on a ship to Antarctica. If I survive, I'll have been to all seven continents. Wow!
Barb

glad you added "I'll be on a ship to Antarctica" was concerned about a macaw flying south to Antarctica

Yes, I only fly as far as the southern tip of Argentina, and I **may** be in an airplane (wink).

richardandtracy · February 9

I'm sure you'll love it. Feel rather envious. Cherish the experience. Regards, Richard.

MelanieL · February 9

@barbult - if you haven't left already: have a great vacation!

Glad you found time to get Tom-Boy a home before you left. Ah, the return of Muck after what feels like years!

barbult · February 9

Thank you all for the nice comments.
Yes, @MelanieL, it has been years since Muck has appeared in my scenes. When Iray came out, he looked bad, because Iray didn't support his detailed and important displacement details. Yesterday I had the inspiration that maybe the DS6 Alpha could render Muck. He does look better in the Alpha, so he came back for this story episode.
We leave early morning on the 11th. Wish us a smooth Drake Passage crossing! We have a seasickness medication in case we get a Drake Quake instead of a Drake Lake. We will be in the Drake Passage two days out and two days back.

Richard Haseltine · February 9

Hmm, at least they shouldn't be fire-drakes down there. Although, Tierra del Fuego isn't far... I hope you have a good time comparing notes with the penguins.

barbult · February 9

Richard Haseltine said:

Hmm, at least they shouldn't be fire-drakes down there. Although, Tierra del Fuego isn't far... I hope you have a good time comparing notes with the penguins.

We will have a little tour of Tierra del Fuego before boarding the ship. I'm far more colorful than the penguins. They will probably be envious of my blue plumage. Unless, of course, I attract the attention of a leopard seal and he has me for lunch. In which case, someone else has to continue this thread in my memory.

background · February 9

I hope you have a great time, and I'm sure you'll come back full of ides for new adventures for Richard.

Richard Haseltine · February 9

barbult said:

Richard Haseltine said:

Hmm, at least they shouldn't be fire-drakes down there. Although, Tierra del Fuego isn't far... I hope you have a good time comparing notes with the penguins.

We will have a little tour of Tierra del Fuego before boarding the ship. I'm far more colorful than the penguins. They will probably be envious of my blue plumage. Unless, of course, I attract the attention of a leopard seal and he has me for lunch. In which case, someone else has to continue this thread in my memory.

I did worry about Leopard seals, but at least you can fly (as long as it isn't too cold). I was thinking you were almost the exact oposite of a penguin, fly vs swim, hot home vs cold, colourful vs monochrome, so lots of potential for comparing and contrasting lifestyles.

barbult · February 10

Richard Haseltine said:

barbult said:

Richard Haseltine said:

Hmm, at least they shouldn't be fire-drakes down there. Although, Tierra del Fuego isn't far... I hope you have a good time comparing notes with the penguins.

We will have a little tour of Tierra del Fuego before boarding the ship. I'm far more colorful than the penguins. They will probably be envious of my blue plumage. Unless, of course, I attract the attention of a leopard seal and he has me for lunch. In which case, someone else has to continue this thread in my memory.

I did worry about Leopard seals, but at least you can fly (as long as it isn't too cold). I was thinking you were almost the exact oposite of a penguin, fly vs swim, hot home vs cold, colourful vs monochrome, so lots of potential for comparing and contrasting lifestyles.

I wonder if we speak the same language (the penguins and I). Can different bird species understand each other? I've never actually thought about that before.

WendyLuvsCatz · February 10

barbult said:

Richard Haseltine said:

barbult said:

Richard Haseltine said:

Hmm, at least they shouldn't be fire-drakes down there. Although, Tierra del Fuego isn't far... I hope you have a good time comparing notes with the penguins.

We will have a little tour of Tierra del Fuego before boarding the ship. I'm far more colorful than the penguins. They will probably be envious of my blue plumage. Unless, of course, I attract the attention of a leopard seal and he has me for lunch. In which case, someone else has to continue this thread in my memory.

I did worry about Leopard seals, but at least you can fly (as long as it isn't too cold). I was thinking you were almost the exact oposite of a penguin, fly vs swim, hot home vs cold, colourful vs monochrome, so lots of potential for comparing and contrasting lifestyles.

I wonder if we speak the same language (the penguins and I). Can different bird species understand each other? I've never actually thought about that before.

as a parrot, you probably can mimic them

but given the size difference, if one got arroused, it probably wouldn't end well

richardandtracy · February 10

Don't think Emperor Penguins, the biggest, live as far north as Tierra del Fuego, so most Penguins living that far north shouldn't be oversized compared to barbult, and a few species quite a lot smaller.

ETA: Just checked with the oracle (Google), King Penguins, the second biggest, have (and possibly currently do) live on Tierra del Fuego. But Emperor Penguins are endemic to Antarctica

Regards,

Richard

WendyLuvsCatz · February 10

we have cute little fairy penguins down here in Australia

Richard Haseltine · February 10

barbult said:

Richard Haseltine said:

barbult said:

Richard Haseltine said:

Hmm, at least they shouldn't be fire-drakes down there. Although, Tierra del Fuego isn't far... I hope you have a good time comparing notes with the penguins.

We will have a little tour of Tierra del Fuego before boarding the ship. I'm far more colorful than the penguins. They will probably be envious of my blue plumage. Unless, of course, I attract the attention of a leopard seal and he has me for lunch. In which case, someone else has to continue this thread in my memory.

I did worry about Leopard seals, but at least you can fly (as long as it isn't too cold). I was thinking you were almost the exact oposite of a penguin, fly vs swim, hot home vs cold, colourful vs monochrome, so lots of potential for comparing and contrasting lifestyles.

I wonder if we speak the same language (the penguins and I). Can different bird species understand each other? I've never actually thought about that before.

Biirds sing and music is said top be a univrsal language.

SimonJM · February 11

Richard Haseltine said:

barbult said:

Richard Haseltine said:

barbult said:

Richard Haseltine said:

Hmm, at least they shouldn't be fire-drakes down there. Although, Tierra del Fuego isn't far... I hope you have a good time comparing notes with the penguins.

We will have a little tour of Tierra del Fuego before boarding the ship. I'm far more colorful than the penguins. They will probably be envious of my blue plumage. Unless, of course, I attract the attention of a leopard seal and he has me for lunch. In which case, someone else has to continue this thread in my memory.

I did worry about Leopard seals, but at least you can fly (as long as it isn't too cold). I was thinking you were almost the exact oposite of a penguin, fly vs swim, hot home vs cold, colourful vs monochrome, so lots of potential for comparing and contrasting lifestyles.

I wonder if we speak the same language (the penguins and I). Can different bird species understand each other? I've never actually thought about that before.

Biirds sing and music is said top be a univrsal language.

And there was me thinking that violence was the universal language

barbult · February 12

We're in Bogotá, waiting for our connection to Buenos Aires.

WendyLuvsCatz · February 13

VIDEO CLICK

Richard using his cat-wheel

wheel made by Stezza https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/9447156/#Comment_9447156

export it as obj or FBX from Carrara for DAZ Studio (disclaimer, not tried yet)

I assembled one from Temu but my cat Lucy, ignores it

Artini · February 13

Wishing you all the best on your journey, @barbult.

Rain · February 13

These are wonderful, barbult! I'm enjoying them.

Richard Haseltine · February 15

Well, places like that tend to have a wde selection of mice.

barbult · February 20

Our itinerary was reversed due to weather. We have been at South Georgia Island for several days. We've seen penguins, fur seals, elephant seals and giant petrels. We are now on the way to the Antarctic Peninsula.

Artini · February 20

Thanks for letting us know, @barbult

Safe further explorations.

Richard Haseltine · February 20

I hope the views are good despite the weather.

cosmosm · February 21

If the weather interferes with the viewing, at least that's a lot of critters already seen.

hopefully it'll be good, though.

barbult · February 21

I'm on the Atlas World Voyager. We are in the Scotia Sea, headed from South Georgia Island toward Elephant Island, on the way to Antarctica. Thanks for the good wishes. I have limited internet access. I'll post some pictures when I get home.

Llola Lane · February 21

barbult said:

I'm on the Atlas World Voyager. We are in the Scotia Sea, headed from South Georgia Island toward Elephant Island, on the way to Antarctica. Thanks for the good wishes. I have limited internet access. I'll post some pictures when I get home.

Ohhhh Barb... I am sooo jealous... Hubby and I love adventures like yours.. but now with mom and dad we are limited in time and place to our travels... Looks like USA for us for a while.. But there's sooo much to see here that we are sure to have some great adventures... Safe travels... Thanks for keeping us updated.. hugzzzzzzzzzzz from cold Ohio.. burrr

barbult · February 25

Today I set foot on the Antarctic Continent! I will have a story to tell when I have more internet access.

barbult · February 25

Also my husband spotted a little floating piece of ice that looked like a frozen Richard Haseltine.

Richard Haseltine · February 25

barbult said:

Also my husband spotted a little floating piece of ice that looked like a frozen Richard Haseltine.

No one told me I needed to upgrade my coat!

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