Thanks a lot, Frank. I will try to post scans of the Velvia shots. I'm worried that they woun't come out quite right. My old Pentcon Six has a habit of making overlapping frames, if not loaded exactly according to special precedures. Furthermore, I had to rely on my old Lunasix F meter. However, according to the Pentax the metering, it seemed right (f5.6-1/1000 sec. or f8-1/500 sec.) So, I hope the shutterpeeds are accurate enough. When the Pentacon Six works - it surly makes nice photographs (Carl Zeiss JEna lenses). Velvia 100F is supposed to be very sharp. I should perhaps have rented a Hassie, a Rollie or a Petnax 6x7 - afterall the flight - just 1 hour - cost app. the same as my *ist D! But I didn't have the time.
Not all, but quite a few roofs are red in Denmark, covered with red tiles (burned clay - like bricks). In old towns it is often mandatory to use these red, clay tiles. It's a tradition. They make Denmark look like a H.C. Andersen fairytale country - which is what it is - basicly! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 9. september 2004 20:35 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Airborne - aerial photographs On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 20:21:29 +0200, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It has been a very nice day. Me and my colleague made a lot of photographs > in the air above our small town - Koge. > The pilot was a very nice guy - he makes his living from flying with > photographers - in his very nice, black photographers helicopter; a > Colibri - doing stills and movies. > > From time to time he is shooting 16mm film himself. So he knew exactly how > ansd wher to fly/stayin the air to get just the right shots. We had brought > a map showing the exact positions, we wanted to be photograph from (X,Y and > Z coordinates). He even knew where to go, if I changed from a 50mm to a 80mm > on my Pentacon Six. A great help! > Take a look! > > These shots were made with my *ist D: > > http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7414125.html > http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7414126.html > http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7414127.html > http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7414128.html > http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7414129.html > > The Six MP *ist D is not quite enouhg for aerial photography - that is to > use for drawings in the project involvoing a 40 ha extention to our harbour. > So, I brought a 6x6 Pentacon Six loaded with Velvia 100F. I hope they'll > come out right! Pretty cool shots, Jens! It must have been a pretty interesting excursion. I don't know about flying around in black helicopters, though. All the local UFO conspiracy theorists must have been going nuts seeing that thing hovering around all day. <vbg> The shot of the harbour showing what looks like silt in the water is pretty neat: http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7414128.html Are all (or most) of the roofs red because they're covered with red tile or shingles? Is that a local thing, or is it everywhere in Denmark? Again, I enjoyed looking at the photos. It would be nice to see the medium format ones when they're ready. thanks, frank -- "It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby." -Eliott Erwitt
