On Jul 8, 2009, at 17:57, Joseph McAllister wrote:
And so that it doesn't show so much in the final image, I'd use
yellow tape on front and sides between stakes for the set up, and
have a helper remove the string before you shoot, but after, of
course, everyone is in place.
Don't forget (borrow or rent) that megaphone for barking direction!
We (me and my brother) were about 40 feet up. Wow. That's a lot of
height when you're in a tiny bucket at the end of a long arm extended
from a truckbed.
Didn't get the lines quite straight, but did manage to fit everyone in
with the zoom set to approx 24mm. Sadly, I was attempting to block
them out for an 8x10 (approx 3:4) print, didn't notice until later
that the print being sold to everyone is 8x12 (which is a precise 2:3
ratio, darn it!). I learned a lot and will do much better next year.
The megaphone was worked by my brother. The shot on Saturday in the
rainstorm was immensely entertaining - to see approximately 600 people
(maybe more!) drop their umbrellas on queue so that they wouldn't
block the shot was a sight to behold. And the K10 with 16-50 was
exactly up to the job. I only wished I could use the camera to
photograph itself all covered with rain.
When I've got the final image all polished up I will share my results
with the group.
-Charles
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