Thursday 30 April 2009

30-04-09: 3D Films

I had to photograph a demo of 3D projection today - with a 2D camera...
It was actually a very interesting event, and they let me try the system out too - it's a million miles from the old red/green anaglyph projection.
This system doesn't make you feel twisted or disoriented when you take the glasses off, which is a real plus over the old systems.

Photographically speaking, this job was a little tricky, as exposures were silly-slow, even at ISO 1600, f/1.4, right in front of the screen.
This one is the brightest of the lot, as I managed to sync my finger on the shutter to a series of explosions in the film.
Some wide shots were called for too, but my 17-40 maxes out at f/4, so the exposures were in the 1/15th to 1/4 sec range most of the time with that lens.
It was a similar story in the projection room, 1/6th @f/4 with people in the shot.
The wide angle helped a little bit, masking the blur to (just about) acceptable levels. The extra brightness of the 50mm would have helped, but the angle was just too narrow to be useful in that small area.
All in all, a fun, albeit challenging day.
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Wednesday 29 April 2009

29-04-09: Flared Tulip


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Tuesday 28 April 2009

28-04-09: Pringles



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Monday 27 April 2009

27-04-09: Not Participating in Spring


(Otherwise known as dead)
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Sunday 26 April 2009

26-04-09: Drift


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Saturday 25 April 2009

25-04-09: Coiled


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Friday 24 April 2009

24-04-09: Out, Damned Spot!


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Thursday 23 April 2009

23-04-09: Blind Projection


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A Note...

You may have noticed the new, wider layout here, this is due largely to feedback received from the great folks at the Photojojo Forum.
If anyone has further comments or suggestions, drop me a line via the comments :)

Wednesday 22 April 2009

22-04-09: Distant Farmhouse


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Tuesday 21 April 2009

21-04-09: Forgotten Gate


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Monday 20 April 2009

20-04-09: Red and Green


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Sunday 19 April 2009

19-04-09: General Purpose


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Saturday 18 April 2009

18-04-09: Survival Instinct


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Friday 17 April 2009

17-04-09: Nuclear Tubes?

Yup, they let me loose with a tube of glow sticks...
I think I'll be coming back to these - I can see all sorts of possibilities :)
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Thursday 16 April 2009

16-04-09: Watching...


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Wednesday 15 April 2009

15-04-09: Forget-Me-Not



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Tuesday 14 April 2009

14-04-09: NWZ-S738F

I hope I don't lose this one...

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Monday 13 April 2009

13-04-09: Twin Tulips


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Sunday 12 April 2009

12-04-09: Rings


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Saturday 11 April 2009

11-04-09: Robin


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Friday 10 April 2009

Thursday 9 April 2009

09-04-09: Black Mood

I lost my week-old MP3 player on the way home yesterday. It was a Sony NWZ-S738F, a really nice machine with active noise cancelling built in.
The weather kind of fits my mood...

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Wednesday 8 April 2009

08-04-09: Moon & Leaf

100th Post!
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Tuesday 7 April 2009

Monday 6 April 2009

06-04-09: Hard Drive


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Sunday 5 April 2009

05-04-09: Molly


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Saturday 4 April 2009

04-04-09: Spring Moves On...

This is the same tree as in this shot, 3 months ago.
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Friday 3 April 2009

03-04-09: Polarised Hub


The hub of a CD jewel case lit by polarised light from an LCD monitor. A polariser filter enhances the effect, and allows you to vary the colour and pattern as you rotate it.
The colours are caused by internal stresses in the plastic, caused by the injection moulding process.

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Thursday 2 April 2009

02-04-09: Questions For The Speaker


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Wednesday 1 April 2009

01-04-09: Guard Cats Operate in This Area

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