nice shot! There's a tank graveyard on base at Aberdeen proving grounds in Maryland, have you ever been there? They don't go anywhere either ;)
rg2 On 9/8/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This one always stands still for photo ops... > > http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_disabled.html > (an old PESO) > > Rebekah wrote: > >> Trains rarely stand still for photo ops:-). > >> > > > > Bull. They always stand still when I need to get across the tracks in a > > hurry. > > > > rg2 > > > > On 9/8/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> 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 > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Remember, it's pillage then burn. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its composition" -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
