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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: newtotubbing on September 29, 2004, 11:09:04 pm

Title: My HS Vista is up and running, pics!!!!!
Post by: newtotubbing on September 29, 2004, 11:09:04 pm
My HS Vista in pearl was delivered on Monday 10/27 and the electrician came tonight, Wednesday to make the final hookup.  Happiness at last.  Now I have to wait for the tub to heat up. :o

Checked the water, added the chems, so far so good.    8)

10+ weeks of research, wet testing, planning, building.........    I am one happy camper right now ;D

Here is a link to a pic of spa take an hour ago.

[link]http://www.pbase.com/image/34434637[/link]

Link to the backyard project and another pic of the spa.

[link]http://www.pbase.com/jlefcourt/backyard_project[/link]

Jonathan
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Post by: bulmer4nc on September 29, 2004, 11:45:15 pm
Congrats.  Backyard looks great.  That's an awesome shot of the tub at night.
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Post by: jenn on September 29, 2004, 11:49:19 pm
Absolutely beautiful!!!

I have to say, when I first viewed the picture I thought it was just a cut and paste from the brochure....you should send that to HotSprings!!!  And what a job you did on your backyard!  I'm jealous!!!!!

Congratulations on the new tub and yard!
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Post by: ebirrane on September 30, 2004, 12:27:08 am
Beautiful!  The fire pit is a winner, and those pictures are just like a brochure!

I gotta tell you, nothing looks as solid to me as a Hot Springs tub.  I know I'm looking through the rose colored glasses of a Hot Springs owner (grandee) but darn, that Vista just brings a tear to my eye!

8)

-Ed
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Post by: ZzTop on September 30, 2004, 01:15:15 am
Excellent Pictures.
Very well done
Regards, Zz
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Post by: Lori on September 30, 2004, 06:42:01 am
All I can add is, WOW!!!   ::)

You should send that to HotSprings!  They would probably use it in a brochure!

Congratulations!!!
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Post by: RDF on September 30, 2004, 06:51:43 am
I think I want to book a vacation in your yard..
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Post by: wmccall on September 30, 2004, 07:47:47 am
Great work, much has been said about the pearl color and how the lights look with it, but your the first here to capture it on film.
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Post by: ttodd1 on September 30, 2004, 08:40:18 am
Let me add my WOW to this.  Great looking tub, view, layout.  Just beautiful. That should give you lots of enjoyment through the years.
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Post by: windsurfdog on September 30, 2004, 08:49:10 am
Jonathan,
What a great job--both with the tub and with the photos!  Congrats!  May the gods of Spatopia bless you with crystal clear water......
8)
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Post by: dalop on September 30, 2004, 09:25:13 am
Awsome Job!!! great Pic's Try setting it on your PC as a back ground ... looks geat... Enjoy your new tub 8)
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Post by: Chris_H on September 30, 2004, 09:53:59 am
A picture is worth a 1000 words.  Looks amazing.
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Post by: newtotubbing on September 30, 2004, 10:14:26 am
Thanks to all of you for your kind works about the job and all of the advise and quality postings from everyone here on the board.  I look forward to sticking around and ask/add to the questions and hope one day I will be qualified to help others as much as some of the anchors do around here  (and you know who you are!). ;)

The tub is all heated up and when I get home from work tonight.......spa bliss.   8)

I do have a slight advantage with the photos, one of my other major hobbies is photography, not a pro yet but getting closer..... ::)

Here are some links to some of my work that I am proud of, all digital BTW, no more film for me.

[link]http://www.pbase.com/jlefcourt/vermont_fall_2003[/link]

[link]http://www.pbase.com/jlefcourt/nyc_central__park[/link]

[link]http://www.pbase.com/jlefcourt/british_museum[/link]

[link]http://www.pbase.com/jlefcourt/black_and_white[/link]

Thanks,

Jonathan
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Post by: cparlf on September 30, 2004, 12:18:03 pm
Very very nice.  These are the best pictures of the light platinum or pearl color shell with LED lights that I have seen.  I have a different tub, but similar color and finish and it truely is beautiful at night.  I'd post a picture but I made the mistake of having the tub up and running before I got the landscaping completed.  HHmmmm, soak or do landscaping???????  So far the landscaping has come in second.  Fire pit is nice, I have a similar one, wish it was up higher so we could gaze at it while soaking.  
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Post by: wmccall on September 30, 2004, 02:18:12 pm
Isn't digital photography great? This one is taken from 400 yards away.


http://members.tripod.com/~Mccallw/deer1.jpg

The original, full sized image has incredible detail.
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Post by: Chas on September 30, 2004, 03:13:06 pm
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Isn't digital photography great? This one is taken from 400 yards away.


http://members.tripod.com/~Mccallw/deer1.jpg

The original, full sized image has incredible detail.


Oh deer!

Hey Jonathon - great setting, great photos, great spa. Have a great time in it!

Welcome to spatopia. May you soak long and prosper.
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Post by: newtotubbing on September 30, 2004, 03:20:44 pm
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Isn't digital photography great? This one is taken from 400 yards away.


Gotta love it.  Which camera are you using?

Jonathan
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Post by: newtotubbing on September 30, 2004, 03:21:40 pm
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Hey Jonathon - great setting, great photos, great spa. Have a great time in it!

Welcome to spatopia. May you soak long and prosper.


Thanks Chas, spatopia has been calling me for quite some time.  Glad I finally pulled the trigger.

Jonathan
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Post by: TahoesMama on September 30, 2004, 07:40:55 pm
 :o  Absolutely stunning!  Blissful!!  Fabulous!!!  Nothing less.
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Post by: Mendocino101 on October 01, 2004, 01:00:29 am
Very nice.....enjoy your new spa.....
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Post by: wmccall on October 01, 2004, 07:38:40 am
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Gotta love it.  Which camera are you using?

Jonathan



Its a 5 year old Sony FD91,  the CCD part is low in terms of pixels/inch compared to today's cameras, but it has a 14X OPTICAL zoom.  I don't think anyone matches that today.
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Post by: newtotubbing on October 01, 2004, 09:02:10 am
wmccall,

Wow, you are like me a digital pioneer.  I forget which Mavica was my first, but it would write files to a floppy diskette!

1+ mp I think, can't remember I had so many cameras since then.  Now I mainly lug around a Canon 1DmkII pro SLR with all of the (heavy) extras!
:'(

Enjoy it.

Jonathan
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Post by: Chas on October 01, 2004, 06:07:43 pm
You guys probably already know about this site, but it's a great resource for those of us trying to buy digital or upgrade to the newer stuff:
DPReview.com (http://www.dpreview.com)
(http://img.dpreview.com/images/sidebar/sidebar_01a.gif)
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Post by: Nhbeacon on October 02, 2004, 08:14:18 pm
Jonathon,
Beautiful set up! What do you have under the patio blocks? What is the base? I just showed my husband your pictures and did the old, that would be nice to do here! Yours is truly a showpiece! I would like to get our 1 month old spa off our deck and I like the firepit on your patio.
Do you live in an area where you have to deal with snow?

Jan :)
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Post by: BIG_PAPA on October 03, 2004, 02:15:51 pm
wow!your whole set up looks great,at first i thaught i was looking at pictures from a brosure.great job!
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Post by: newtotubbing on October 04, 2004, 11:30:22 pm
Chas,

I post over at dpreview under the Canon 1D forum.
Very helpful site for what I like to do.

Just came back from 3 nights in Vermont of a photo trip.  Very nice.

NHBEACON,

The base is called QP, quarry process, basically stone and stone dust very tightly compacted, over 12" for most of it due to the grade.  Very sturdy and should have zero problems with the snow we get in NY.

Jonathan



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Post by: bodguy on October 09, 2004, 05:53:14 pm
All I can say is WOW

I have the copper colored Vista, and though its beautiful, it doesn't light up like that!!!


Very nice
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Post by: TALKCalgary.com on October 10, 2004, 01:31:44 am
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I do have a slight advantage with the photos, one of my other major hobbies is photography, not a pro yet but getting closer..... ::)

Here are some links to some of my work that I am proud of, all digital BTW, no more film for me.

[link]http://www.pbase.com/jlefcourt/vermont_fall_2003[/link]

[link]http://www.pbase.com/jlefcourt/nyc_central__park[/link]

[link]http://www.pbase.com/jlefcourt/british_museum[/link]

[link]http://www.pbase.com/jlefcourt/black_and_white[/link]

Thanks,

Jonathan


Jonathan

I have been a pro photo/video journalist for the past 15 years and you pics are as good as anything I have ever produced. You should consider tuning professional (if that's what you want)
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Post by: newtotubbing on October 11, 2004, 10:21:14 am
TalkCalgary,

Thanks for the major pat on the back ;D, that one will keep me going strong for quite awhile!

Going pro in NY is tough, either you do weddings, affairs and lose your weekends or you struggle against the other 60,000 pro photogs in NYC for commercial work.  I am doing some commercial product shoots for websites but nothing major.  I have a great job now and would like to switch when my kids are older and I retire from my day job.  

Thanks.

Jonathan