This was about a STILL photo, or didn't you know? Regards, Bob... -------------------------------------------------------- "Life isn't like a box of chocolates . . it's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your butt tomorrow."
----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Heck it is easy, you hire the train for a day or two. Get a 12-15 man > video crew > together. Sit in a directors chair and say, "Roll um" and "Cut". I can not > understand why folks here on the list want to make things sound hard? > > P. J. Alling wrote: >> They also take detailed measurements and choreograph the movements of >> the train, a camera platform and the lens zoom ahead of time. Then shoot >> it more than once correcting for any oversights as they go along. They >> only make it look easy. >> >> Bob Blakely wrote: >>> The movie folks seem to be able to do this with ease, but then they use >>> a >>> movie head with a large pan handle and smooooth movements. I've never >>> tried >>> it but it seems that it would work, especially for trains. >>> Unfortunately, >>> good movie heads are quite expensive. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Bob... >>> -------------------------------------------------------- >>> "Life isn't like a box of chocolates . . >>> it's more like a jar of jalapenos. >>> What you do today, might burn your butt tomorrow." >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Glen Tortorella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> >>> >>>> ... I find that when shooting a moving subject (i.e. a >>>> train), it is almost impossible to frame correctly when using a tripod. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
