>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 > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
