Posts by Lilith __
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Hard News: Notes in My Pocket, in reply to bulbul,
Speaking of de-facing currency....
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Hard News: Notes in My Pocket, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
I strike another small blow for immortality at 2.24!
Hah! So that's what you look like ;-) Neat vids too, thanks.
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Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, in reply to JacksonP,
His Time lapse Demo Reel is un.be.lievable!
Awesome!
How do you think he did the travelling shots? With a video camera you could use a dolly, but a timelapse?? And the shot moving up the tree-trunk?
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Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Have you tried a connection over ethernet direct to the router?
That would work, but my flatmate's computer already has that spot. I can't quite believe that a PC less than a year old doesn't have a wireless receiver....
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Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, in reply to JacksonP,
Sorry for causing such technical angst Lilith.
Oh I don't think it's your fault my PC won't connect ;-)
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Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Sofie and Julie -- more great shots! I love how atmospheric these are.
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Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, in reply to Adrienne Rewi,
Thought a tripod might steady things a bit. But it’s such a bitch of a thing to operate. (Oops! Are we allowed to swear on here?). Have fallen over it’s legs twice.
I’ve used my tripod so much I’ve developed a sort of reflexive tango-step to avoid tripping over the legs. :-)
Tripods vary so much. I’ve found a lot of them are unnecessarily stiff and awkward to adjust – the manufacturers seem to expect we all have big hulk-man hands! But my lightweight ball-head Manfrotto is just right. And you can pull out the post and slot it in sideways, which is also very handy for some shots (for instance when you want to point downwards without getting the tripod legs (or their shadows) in the shot.
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Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, in reply to JacksonP,
Any chance of dumping them on a memory stick, or something? Would be lovely if you could contribute some shots too. ;-)
Aw, thanks Jack, working on it! PC desktop with files on, Macbook online, only medium that goes on both is a disc and I tried writing some jpgs on a disc and now the damn Macbook can't see them. Portable backup drive is Windows-formatted. Trying to get the stupid desktop to detect the wireless network but suspect it must be missing a receiver or something as have tried everything but percussive maintenance....
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Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, in reply to Julie Cross,
I think I shake more when I am not breathing!
There's a natural pause at the end of exhaling, I just stretch it out a bit. Works for me! :-)
That's one crazy-looking bridge, Julie. (Arrow-slits!!)
David, love your scary trees.
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Wow, love all the night shots! And particularly your one with the mast shadows on the water, Jackson. And Adrienne, your beautiful shots of vanished places.
Sadly, all my night shots are on my other computer which is not internet-capable just now, so I’ll have to admire everyone else’s.
But tripods are totally awesome; I’ve got so much use out of mine. Failing that, any reasonably-flat surface can serve, as Jonathan says. And a cable-release/remote control or self-timer also helps minimise movement.
If none of these is available, I have gotten away with exposures of a few seconds by putting the camera-strap round my neck, holding the camera out with both hands so the strap is pulled taut, elbows braced against my sides, and leaning against a wall or other solid support. And not breathing until the exposure is done. :-)