Stevo Fife
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The Boat & Ben.
Old wreck at Corpach with Ben Nevis in background.
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Sunrise at Bow Fiddle Rock.
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7 minutes ago, sneed hearn said:
Given the financial difficulties at the time,Gary Naysmith’s winning the league was a significant managerial achievement.
I'm not sure if you're trying to make a point or not. Naysmith was sacked by QoTS and Edinburgh City. I simply don't think he would be a good option.
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Can't believe some folk would take Naysmith back. He's no better than Crawford and a track record of failure in lower league football. Yes, he got us promoted back in the day, but he also got us relegated in the first place. He was soon found out on stepping up a league. A bad choice imo.
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1 hour ago, fifer67 said:
Looks like Stevie Crawford will be offered assistant managers post at Dundee Utd. Liam Fox set to be named manager and Dundee courier reporting Crawford is the man he wants as assistant. I’m not sure many East Fife fans will be to fussed as things have been a bit underwhelming under his tenure.
Time for a change. Hope he goes.
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20 hours ago, SANDYSON said:
FTFY
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1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkay said:
I hope that's well secured.
A wee wooden wedge under it and jobs a good un.
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Knockan Crag (Nikon D850)
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On 27/08/2022 at 10:39, jamamafegan said:
Finally made the plunge and got myself the D850. I haven’t been out properly with it just yet but I’m loving it so far. The difference in image quality is night and day from my little D3200. There’s so many buttons that I’m not used to so I’ll have to spend a bit of time to master all the functions! The SnapBridge app is brilliant, such a novelty to be able to send photos over to my phone via WIFI. The touchscreen is handy as well. I took this shot on the way to work last week, not bad for being a poorly exposed, heavily edited JPEG. Looking forward to exploring the full potential of this #absoluteunit of a camera.
Wise choice sir. A fantastic camera and I'm sure you'll get years of happy photography with it. The only fault I'm aware of is its not very good for video but that's not something I do anyway.
Enjoy.
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18 hours ago, bravehearts dad said:
Thank you for the accolade. Can’t be bad that after 3 League games I have made an impression. Be sure to inform me when I am no longer in top spot in order that I can do better.
C’mon The Rose
I think he means you're a dick but just being polite about it.
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14 minutes ago, Specky Ginger said:
Unfortunately such a move would create another Catch 22 as you're going to have angry season ticket holders who would then be paying more than walk-up punters over the course of the season.
I was thinking more pay at the gate but yes, get your point.
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1 hour ago, sirscottyoung said:
Theres a difference between happy clapper and turning my back on my club.
I too moaned when the prices came out, i collated a table of every other club in spfl prices and sent this to the board. The fact that taking out every clubs prices in all bottom 3 divisions was less apart from dunfermline and another 1 or 2 if i remember right was mad. Ross county was cheaper and for an extra fiver i could have got a hearts season ticket.
However i have paid the price as the justification at the Q and A as to why the prices had to go up made me realise why they had to go up. Im sure if you search on our website you will come across a watered down version of the q and a.
I do fully agree that alot more can be done at the club to bring the money in to help negate the extra pressure going onto the fans but im sure ive told the club that on numerous occasions too. As a fan though im doing my bit by trying to make the club as competitive as possible.
As much as I think you're a sound fella Scott, I find it difficult to back you on this one. I don't think supporters, whether it be our own or other clubs, are at fault here and fully understand the negativity surrounding the pricing. The board have made a significant f**k up with their pricing structure and the fact there has been zero communication from them as to why, speaks volumes. It's downright embarrassing to be honest. One of the board is on this very forum so they know exactly what public opinion is. The pricing structure just doesn't make sense given where we are at present. They need to grow some balls and either explain why or revert back to a price that reflects where we are at present.
They (the board) are either very naïve or there's more going on at the club that we are aware of. If they think that hiking the prices up is the answer to any financial problems the club may (or may not) have, then there's no doubt that will come back and bite them hard on the arse fairly soon.
Fans will vote with their feet. It's clearly a matter of principle and they are absolutely correct in doing so. It's fine saying follow your team through thick and thin etc. but the price has to reflect the league we are in. We're not any better than any other club in this league, far from it. It's a bit of a catch 22 for East Fife at present. They have increased pricing for a product that is pretty sore on the eyes which is a stupid decision as crowds will reduce regardless of pricing given where we are. If they think that hiking the prices up will reduce the deficit then we should be looking to install a new board as this shower are clueless.
If I were a betting man, I'd put money on the club backtracking and prices being reduced fairly soon coupled with the usual minimalistic statement from "I'm the big man" Stevenson. If I'm wrong then we're in for a long hard season.
I'm not convinced Crawford is up to the task in hand either but if his hands are tied financially then who are we to judge? He can only work with the tools he's got. I'm sure he's a decent fella but as a famous pundit once said, "you can't win anything with kids". Time will tell.
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"Wailing Widow Falls" Assynt.
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46 minutes ago, AberhillEnd said:
That's not what the Chairman said at the question & answer.
Who to believe ?
And a fine chairman he is. It's all very well saying the clubs on an even keel but if they continue to charge what they are for season tickets whilst producing fucking dross every Saturday afternoon then fans will continue to walk away.
If the club are not prepared to invest in a few experienced players to supplement the young lads then we're in for a long season. Crawford's had ample opportunity to bring players in. Question is, why hasn't he?
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"Mermaid of the North". Balintore, Tain. D850
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"Middle Earth" (Stromness, Orkney) D850
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10 hours ago, jamamafegan said:
I’m in the market for a new camera, this would be my dream unit but I can’t afford it. I’ve decided I probably can’t afford to go mirrorless just yet and I’m not sold on the z6/7 models. I think I’m going for a D850. Hopefully glass will come down in price as the years go on and and open up new opportunities for affording quality lenses. I’m a bit anxious about making the investment into old tech but I think the camera would meet my hobbyist needs well for the next decade.I've got the D850 which I use for landscapes mostly and still one of the best DSLR's ever made. I'm starting to use it more and more and preferring it over the D500. With the battery pack your getting 9fps which is one shy of the D500. Colour rendering is stunning.
I'm with you. I've looked at the Z range and apart from the Z9 I'm not impressed. Going to wait a few years until things are a bit more established before considering a change. Nikon are still investing in DSLR and the D850 is a solid, quality camera.
I doubt glass will come down in price. More the opposite.
I can highly recommend the D850. You'll pick one up brand new for around 2k grey import or slightly less used.
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7 minutes ago, Life on Marrs? said:
I would rather have leigh Griffiths, he's lookin for a club & he's just 31.
Be close to home for him, especially with us training in Edinburgh!
Was speaking to a friend of Crawford's yesterday. According to him Crawford doesn't have much of a budget to play with. Begs the question why is the club in such a perilous state? I appreciate Darren Young's time was up but equally, why replace him with someone, who to be honest looks to be just as vulnerable?
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4 hours ago, The Mantis said:
Have you got Nikon gear already? If so just ignore all this waffle...
The D850 was a real winner 5 years ago, especially as a landscape camera, but has been overtaken by Canon and Sony mirrorless. A Canon R6 mirrorless (only released in 2020) will actually cost you about £2400 against £2800 for a D850. The downsides are: only 21Mp against 45, and the cost of the new RF lenses. There is a Canon adaptor for about £100 for the old Canon EF lenses which are a decent price secondhand on MPB. Canon have about 47% of the market so there's more Canon gear on the used market than anything else so it tends to be cheaper. @Stevo Fife will be along in a minute to pour water on this but unfortunately he's a Nikon fanboy and can't get beyond "Canon are shit mate".
I'm using an R5 which I've had for a year. It has 45Mp but I was fairly happy with 20 before
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Canon fanboy alert
#irony
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1 minute ago, Rizzo said:
My absolute wildlife dream sighting would be the last two members of the West Coast orcas.
I figure I'm giving myself the best chance by booking a week's holiday on the West Coast of Mull every year.
Good to know Sealife take dogs, will see if we can book a trip while we're away.
John Coe and Aquarius is the ultimate Orca sighting. Would love to see them before it's too late. Mull and Ardnamurchan are always a good bet.
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5 minutes ago, Rizzo said:
We went on one of these trips the first time we went to Mull and have always tried to rebook them but had bad luck with weather the one other time we were on the island. Will need to see if they do dug friendly cruises though as I don't trust new dug to be alone in the accomodation.
There were lots of common dolphins around at the time we went out as well, along with a lone minkie whale, which I missed completely, but my OH managed a few decent snaps of. Lots of wee common porpoises out as well but they were a nightmare to try to photograph as they dont hang about at the surface long.
Sea Life Mull take dogs. We took our Lab on. Martin at Mull Charters does his best depending on how busy it is. We saw the Minke whale as well but just humps so didn't bother processing the images. Good to see though.
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4 hours ago, Rizzo said:
Have you been up to one of the islands or John o groats Stevo?
We are heading to Mull on Saturday. My SLR gave up on life last week.
Orkney mate. Spent 9 nights going between Orkney mainland, Westrey and Sanday. Weather was crud but stunning islands.
Mull is brilliant for wildlife. You'll see loads. If you get a chance book a slot on the Sealife Mull boat trip (used to be sealife surveys). You'll only need a 100mm lens as the common dolphins (thousands of them) swim right up to the boat. I took a 500mm which was a mistake!
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Puffins!
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The Photography Thread
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Cheers. Won internal competition in photographic society and have entered it into a few nationals so will see where it goes.