Charonda Glamour wrote:

You can't be serious. They didn't have low-riders with tinted windows in those days! Come on now.

And I'm not making this up. Read the verse yourself. It was in one of Paul's letters. It can only be referring to a neutral density filter of some kind...or perhaps Ray-Ban sunglasses?

Oh fur sure... I can just see Jesus now... sporting some Ray Ban 'aviators' at the 'water to wine festival'... ...

Charonda Glamour wrote:

Elron? Yeah, that would be tough competition.

Dude... I'm thinkin were talkin about two different 'L. Rons' here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard

Select Models wrote:
Dude... I'm thinkin were talkin about two different 'L. Rons' here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard

Same guy. 'Elron' is just a whimsical abrreviation for "L. Ron".  I know all about him. Am I missing something? 'Xenu' is the Scientology equivalent of Satan in Christianity.

I'm off to Corona del Mar for a couple of days. It's beautiful down there. I'll post a pic later tonight if I can get an internet connection.

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Oh fur sure... I can just see Jesus now... sporting some Ray Ban 'aviators' at the 'water to wine festival'... ...

(Note to self: here's an idea for a group shoot event.)

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Gregg, Mike and Tim will be buying FREE margaritas for ALL ladies who show up to tomorrow's Taco Tuesday... you guys ROCK!...

and if you say the word "Gullible" really slow, it sounds like Orange.  Try it !!!

Charonda Glamour wrote:

(Note to self: here's an idea for a group shoot event.)

BLASPHEMY is say... BLASPHEMY!...

Select Models wrote:
Gregg, Mike and Tim will be buying FREE margaritas for ALL ladies who show up to tomorrow's Taco Tuesday... you guys ROCK!...

This bares repeating... cause HEY girls... your free tacos and margaritas are only a few hours away...

Charonda Glamour wrote:

Same guy. 'Elron' is just a whimsical abrreviation for "L. Ron".  I know all about him. Am I missing something? 'Xenu' is the Scientology equivalent of Satan in Christianity.

I'm off to Corona del Mar for a couple of days. It's beautiful down there. I'll post a pic later tonight if I can get an internet connection.

Cheapskate Corona Del Mar didn't pay their WiFi bill... so NO... you won't find any internet there...

Select Models wrote:

BLASPHEMY is say... BLASPHEMY!...

The Clarkmeister must die! Either that or we tear down an American embassy and kill all those inside.

Charonda Glamour wrote:

The Clarkmeister must die! Either that or we tear down an American embassy and kill all those inside.

Dude... nooooooooooo... thousands of baby king snakes and butterflies would be broken hearted...

Select Models wrote:

Dude... nooooooooooo... thousands of baby king snakes and butterflies would be broken hearted...

There are butterflies in the afterlife too...

Select Models wrote:
I'm off to Corona del Mar for a couple of days. It's beautiful down there. I'll post a pic later tonight if I can get an internet connection.

Cheapskate Corona Del Mar didn't pay their WiFi bill... so NO... you won't find any internet there...

You were right. I am mooching off my neighbor's Linksys....and I dont even know who they are.

Charonda Glamour wrote:
Just returned back from The OC. Got this shot:



Guess the place.

Let me guess... you had to park your car on the other side of the highway... then walk thru a highway underpass to get there... because that beach is easily visible... but fenced off from the highway...

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Let me guess... you had to park your car on the other side of the highway... then walk thru a highway underpass to get there... because that beach is easily visible... but fenced off from the highway...

Well done, traveler.

Charonda Glamour wrote:

Well done, traveler.

Thank you... and dude... I know almost all the OC coastline like the back on my hand... been shooting all over those beaches for around 30 years...

Select Models wrote:
Thank you... and dude... I know almost all the OC coastline like the back on my hand... been shooting all over those beaches for around 30 years...

Is that so? Me too, since I grew up there. I'll post another mystery spot when I get finished editing. Or you can post one for me to identify in the interim.

Charonda Glamour wrote:
Ok. Here's another mystery spot in The OC. Guess the location:

Can't say that I know that stretch of beach... but it looks like La Jolla...

Select Models wrote:
Can't say that I know that stretch of beach... but it looks like La Jolla...

Yes, very much like La Jolla, but La Jolla is in SD County. This is a public beach in Orange County. These rocks are visible from the highway. Which beach?

(Hint: it's in South Laguna.)

Charonda Glamour wrote:

Yes, very much like La Jolla, but La Jolla is in SD County. This is a public beach in Orange County. These rocks are visible from the highway. Which beach?

(Hint: it's in South Laguna.)

Hmmmmmm... well ya got me stumped there... what cross street is it by?... south of Montage?

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Hmmmmmm... well ya got me stumped there... what cross street is it by?... south of Montage?

Beach name begins with 'A'. This is a bitchen spot, Gary. I don't know if I could get away with it, but I'd love to shoot some swimsuit models on these rocks (at low tide, however!)

Charonda Glamour wrote:

Beach name begins with 'A'. This is a bitchen spot, Gary. I don't know if I could get away with it, but I'd love to shoot some swimsuit models on these rocks (at low tide, however!)

But HEY... that green mossy stuff and those flat smooth rocks are VERY SLIPPERY when wet... or even dry.  Combine that with models getting hit by waves trying to pose... and you have a recipe for disaster.  I'm all about the safety dude... cause I've seen way too many models and photographers get MESSED UP BIGTIME in dangerous situations like that...

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But HEY... that green mossy stuff and those flat smooth rocks are VERY SLIPPERY when wet... or even dry.  Combine that with models getting hit by waves trying to pose... and you have a recipe for disaster.  I'm all about the safety dude... cause I've seen way too many models and photographers get MESSED UP BIGTIME in dangerous situations like that...

You may be right. I would have to be VERY careful. And I probably couldn't find a model daring enough to attempt it, unless she was.....a mermaid. But seriously, I would only attempt it a low tide and i would have the model with her feet set firmly in the sand with the rocks in the background.

Charonda Glamour wrote:

You may be right. I would have to be VERY careful.

Fur sure... and you can get great shots like this in Laguna... without subjecting yourself or your model to a hazardous location...

Select Models wrote:
Fur sure... and you can get great shots like this in Laguna... without subjecting yourself or your model to a hazardous location...

Absolutely. It's always best to have the model's feet set firmly in some sand with the rocks in the background.

Here's another mystery spot. As always, a PUBLIC beach in OC (posting private property pics would not be fair). Guess the location.

Charonda Glamour wrote:

Absolutely. It's always best to have the model's feet set firmly in some sand with the rocks in the background.

Here's another mystery spot. As always, a PUBLIC beach in OC (posting private property pics would not be fair). Guess the location.

Can't recall that spot... the terrain at the beach changes so much with the tides and sand getting washed away alot... is it by Aliso?

Charonda Glamour wrote:

You may be right. I would have to be VERY careful. And I probably couldn't find a model daring enough to attempt it, unless she was.....a mermaid. But seriously, I would only attempt it a low tide and i would have the model with her feet set firmly in the sand with the rocks in the background.

Yeah... but then you get models who just wanna run around in the waves and act silly...

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Can't recall that spot... the terrain at the beach changes so much with the tides and sand getting washed away alot... is it by Aliso?

This is the south end of Big Corona Beach in Corona del Mar as seen from the bluff. This is a very safe spot and I would love to shoot models here. The only catch is that the city charges outsiders $400/day to shoot here! If you don't get the permit you risk getting a citation. Assholes! But I hear the photographers brought on this situation themselves by their previous bad behavior. Aliso Beach is my slippery rocks spot in South Laguna.

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Yeah... but then you get models who just wanna run around in the waves and act silly...

Breathtaking! Gary, you need more gallery space.

Now summer is gone and we are into Fall. October is probably the best month for beach shots. Kids are back in school, the beaches are deserted on weekdays, and the sun! The sun is at an oblique angle, yielding rich colors. And it's still warm enough to frolic in the surf. Heck, the water was 69 degrees a few days ago down there. The surfers did not need to wear their wetsuits. They were stoked.

Charonda Glamour wrote:

This is the south end of Big Corona Beach in Corona del Mar as seen from the bluff. This is a very safe spot and I would love to shoot models here. The only catch is that the city charges outsiders $400/day to shoot here! If you don't get the permit you risk getting a citation. Assholes! But I hear the photographers brought on this situation themselves by their previous bad behavior. Aliso Beach is my slippery rocks spot in South Laguna.

Yeah... a few 1000 wedding photographers got caught using that location constantly... the city saw a source of income... and erected a 'must need a permit' sign at the beginning of that small concrete trail that leads down to 'Little Corona' (end of Poppy St.)... now it's 'citation city'...

Select Models wrote:
Yeah... a few 1000 wedding photographers got caught using that location constantly... the city saw a source of income... and erected a 'must need a permit' sign at the beginning of that small concrete trail that leads down to 'Little Corona' (end of Poppy St.)... now it's 'citation city'...

Laguna is the same way, but you, apparently, have found a workaround at your secret spot. Mum's the word.

Charonda Glamour wrote:

Laguna is the same way, but you, apparently, have found a workaround at your secret spot. Mum's the word. I do plan on attending your beach shoots one of these days. But it's a 95 mile round trip for me and gas is skyrocketing now. Do you carpool?

We're leaving my place at 1:30pm on Oct 13th... and you're welcome to carpool with me in the van... holds 7 people with luggage... so far only 4... you should join us... close to a dozen models attending and photographer cost is only $60...

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We're leaving my place at 1:30pm on Oct 13th... and you're welcome to carpool with me in the van... holds 7 people with luggage... so far only 4... you should join us... close to a dozen models attending and photographer cost is only $60...

Sounds very good. I should do it, but my plate is full until after Oct. 21. Hopefully you will do another one before the year is out?

Charonda Glamour wrote:
Sounds very good. I should do it, but my plate is full until after Oct. 21. Hopefully you will do another one before the year is out?

Nope... last beachshoot of the year... Chanel's goinaway beachparty.  You'll be missin a great 12+ model shoot... details here: 

https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=860125

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Nope... last beachshoot of the year... Chanel's goinaway beachparty.  You'll be missin a great 12+ model shoot... details here: 

https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=860125

I can't come, but my friend Rusty the Pelican will be there, oogling the babes and looking for a handout...as pelicans do.

Charonda Glamour wrote:

I can't come, but my friend Rusty the Pelican will be there, oogling the babes and looking for a handout...as pelicans do.

Nah... he won't be there either.  I see them fly out across the water once in awhile... but they never stop to pay a visit...