Talk about coincidence and serendipity :) I haven't yet tried to recreate the photo intentionally but I intend to create a few sometime for an art piece.. Interesting stuff (though i'm sure some hearts are aching at the 'waste' of film'
Cheers, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "gregcooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:43 AM Subject: Re: Mystery Photo > Wow! Your photo is pretty similar to mine. Amazing! > Greg > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 12:27 AM > Subject: Re: Mystery Photo > > > > Yay! it's something I can answer.. I think your tripod (I assume you were > > using a tripod to catch fireworks..) head was loose and your camera > slipped > > during a bulb exposure. And the reason I can say this is because I've done > > it before ;) It was my 5n on a Velbon mountain chaser tripod (I think it's > a > > great mid range tripod [got it about AUD$180] btw.. if anything I might > save > > up for a bogen ball head sometime) with a midrange tilt/pan head which I > > just didn't tighten. I suddenly saw it slip and I grabbed it, and > meanwhile > > it was just exposing away, painting matrixy lines and purdy colours.. > > http://www.geocities.com/heygoosey/slippy.jpg > > Now all we need is a manifesto and we can have our own little photography > > movement.. > > This other photo I took shows what the scene looks like sans tripod > > inaptitude > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?topic_id=1481&msg_id=005u98&photo_id=1725 > 698&photo_sel_index=1 > > > > Cheers, > > Ryan > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Greg Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 5:04 PM > > Subject: Mystery Photo > > > > > > > Hi Everyone. > > > It looks cool, but I have no idea what happend to cause the light > streaks > > in > > > this photo > > > www3.telus.net/public/gregpics/ > > > I finally developed a roll of film that had been in my MZ-3 since summer > > > (don't use it much since I got a Z-1P). This photo is from July 1st - > > Canada > > > Day. I was on my balcony trying in vain as I do every year to get a > decent > > > fireworks picture. > > > Maybe I accidently hit the shutter as I was stepping past the glass > > balcony > > > doors and got some reflection in them. It doesn't look like any > fireworks > > > are occurring, so I don't think they are playing any role in this. > Weird > > > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
