Trains rarely stand still for photo ops:-). Paul On Sep 8, 2007, at 4:21 PM, Bob Blakely wrote:
> 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
