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Socrates · 25-03-2005, 13:30

Mmmmh yes but I thought that "I've been stolen something" meant "Someone stole something to me". At least that's what I learnt at school, and I was told the passive form is good to use in English. But you're welcome to correct me.

Just give me the right clues.

Apart from that, I'm looking forward to this 3-day weekend.

Still at work, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !

grs · 25-03-2005, 13:32

Hmm, no holiday in France this Friday?

digger760 · 25-03-2005, 13:37

"I've been stolen something" and "Someone stole something to me"

are both in correct use of grammar.

"I've been stolen something" - makes no sense at all
"Someone stole something to me" would make sense if you replace "to" with a "from"

but it is also better to assume innocent until proven guilty...which in this case would mean, it would be better to assume the CD is missing then falsely accuse somebody of stealing it..because if they did'nt then you have upset them and the are more motivated to actually steal from you in the future just to spite you

Socrates · 21-04-2005, 01:16

Here are a few pics of last Monday night. I went with bro and a friend to La Défense, next to my suburbs house, to experiment my friend's camera at night.

Dunno why the 1st pic won't load here (even at 50% size), but I uploaded it on my webspace, so I give you the link. I look like a ghost... Question : how did we do it ? The pic wasn't edited at all.
http://kryszcztov.free.fr/krys_le_fantome.JPG

Here is the Eiffel Tower ! The blue light comes from the lighthouse at the top of it, that rotates as the camera records the photons (long exposition).

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Here is the Arc de Triomphe ! The suburbs city inbetween it and us is called Neuilly-sur-Seine ; it is the richest city in France, I believe, and its mayor has been Mr Sarkozy since 1983 (current leader of the UMP party - the one ruling the country). In the middle of the pic, we can see the métro coming towards us (the pair of yellow lines). On the right, we can see that a car gently lighted on its lights for track change (or whatever you call them) : that's the dotted orange line along the red ones.

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Hope you like the pics.

akots · 21-04-2005, 03:24

Liked the fantom pic a lot.

grahamiam · 21-04-2005, 03:41

beautiful pictures

my wife and i were all set to go to Paris for our honeymoon in '99, but then we found out that she couldn't leave the country on the entry visa they gave her for our wedding

one of these days, when we get the money, we're going

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quote:On the right, we can see that a car gently lighted on its lights for track change (or whatever you call them) : that's the dotted orange line along the red ones.

we call them blinkers or flashers, for a lane change

and that looks really cool

barbu1977 · 21-04-2005, 05:41

For the ghost, was it a film camera? I've seen this happen a few times with one. The camera fails to advance and a second picture is taken over the first one.

Nice effect.

Pastorius · 21-04-2005, 08:51

très bien monsieur

Tell us about the ghost pic man!

Socrates · 21-04-2005, 20:51

Thanks guys, I'll tell my friend because he was the one who took the pics (I had the ideas though

). For the 'ghost' pic, as I said, it wasn't edited, so that is what we got in the camera. We didn't use a film option, I don't even know if there was one. What we did was simple : all these pics were taken with a long exposition (from 5 to 15 seconds, as can be seen in the pics' properties). In this one, I stayed in that position in front of the camera for about 2/3 of the time, and then quickly withdrew from the place for the rest of the time. So we end up with me AND the background together, making myself like a ghost. It was weird to stay still and suddenly rush away for so many pics.

Rik Meleet · 21-04-2005, 20:56

Tres Jolie !

25-03-2005, 13:30	#61
Socrates Emperor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,946	Mmmmh yes but I thought that "I've been stolen something" meant "Someone stole something to me". At least that's what I learnt at school, and I was told the passive form is good to use in English. But you're welcome to correct me. Just give me the right clues. Apart from that, I'm looking forward to this 3-day weekend. Still at work, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ! __________________ Sent from my Debian

25-03-2005, 13:32	#62
grs The Nameless One Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 1,449	Hmm, no holiday in France this Friday? __________________ grs / Grookshank

21-04-2005, 01:16	#64
Socrates Emperor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,946	Here are a few pics of last Monday night. I went with bro and a friend to La Défense, next to my suburbs house, to experiment my friend's camera at night. Dunno why the 1st pic won't load here (even at 50% size), but I uploaded it on my webspace, so I give you the link. I look like a ghost... Question : how did we do it ? The pic wasn't edited at all. http://kryszcztov.free.fr/krys_le_fantome.JPG Here is the Eiffel Tower ! The blue light comes from the lighthouse at the top of it, that rotates as the camera records the photons (long exposition). 91.88KB Here is the Arc de Triomphe ! The suburbs city inbetween it and us is called Neuilly-sur-Seine ; it is the richest city in France, I believe, and its mayor has been Mr Sarkozy since 1983 (current leader of the UMP party - the one ruling the country). In the middle of the pic, we can see the métro coming towards us (the pair of yellow lines). On the right, we can see that a car gently lighted on its lights for track change (or whatever you call them) : that's the dotted orange line along the red ones. 130.64KB Hope you like the pics. __________________ Sent from my Debian

21-04-2005, 03:24	#65
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	Liked the fantom pic a lot. __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)

21-04-2005, 05:41	#67
barbu1977 Emperor Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Blame Canada!. Posts: 3,501	For the ghost, was it a film camera? I've seen this happen a few times with one. The camera fails to advance and a second picture is taken over the first one. Nice effect. __________________ Postcount = Postcount + 1; //Postcount++

25-03-2005, 13:37	#63
digger760 King Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Fake Dog Poo Factory. Posts: 1,887	"I've been stolen something" and "Someone stole something to me" are both in correct use of grammar. "I've been stolen something" - makes no sense at all "Someone stole something to me" would make sense if you replace "to" with a "from" but it is also better to assume innocent until proven guilty...which in this case would mean, it would be better to assume the CD is missing then falsely accuse somebody of stealing it..because if they did'nt then you have upset them and the are more motivated to actually steal from you in the future just to spite you

21-04-2005, 08:51	#68
Pastorius Custard used tile Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Opening a can Posts: 3,158	très bien monsieur Tell us about the ghost pic man! __________________

21-04-2005, 20:51	#69
Socrates Emperor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,946	Thanks guys, I'll tell my friend because he was the one who took the pics (I had the ideas though ). For the 'ghost' pic, as I said, it wasn't edited, so that is what we got in the camera. We didn't use a film option, I don't even know if there was one. What we did was simple : all these pics were taken with a long exposition (from 5 to 15 seconds, as can be seen in the pics' properties). In this one, I stayed in that position in front of the camera for about 2/3 of the time, and then quickly withdrew from the place for the rest of the time. So we end up with me AND the background together, making myself like a ghost. It was weird to stay still and suddenly rush away for so many pics. __________________ Sent from my Debian

21-04-2005, 20:56	#70
Rik Meleet Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands. Posts: 2,502	Tres Jolie ! __________________ Social life ? Sounds like fun !! Where can I download that ?