Archive for the ‘Photography’ Category
Eric Hertz, RIP
I was contacted this morning by someone asking for rights to a photo I had taken, years ago, of Eric Hertz. Eric was an incredibly decent man with the joie de vivre that carried into all interests h had. A former student pilot, I asked about a model plane on his desk; he said it was his plane, and they gave you a model when you bought one. That plane was located off the coast of New Zealand; Eric and his wife Kathy are presumed dead. Horrible news, best wishes for his family and friends.
Who needs night vision?
Watch the video at the bottom for a look at upcoming sensor technology from Canon; the low-light video quality is astounding.
Rhino Slider, part the second: rail thread pitch stainless steel
I bought a 5/16×18 tap and chased the threads on the stainless steel rods; everything assembles smoothly now. I suggest you pick up taps for the two other sizes (1/4×20 and 3/8×16) and chase everything; every single threaded hole on the RhinoSlider needed it.
Rhino Slider arrives
Back in September, I paid for a Rhino Slider so I could take those cool time lapses where you see something in the foreground move contra the background. As part of the early production run, the teething pains are obvious; I’ll need a couple taps to chase the threads in the rods and legs, as of right now I can’t assemble it completely.
However, after sticking it on a tripod (and regretting not buying the carrying case), I put a ball head on it and the LaRue rail squeezer; it makes for a very smooth rifle support. You can get about 45 degrees of rotation with only minor adjustment of your feet; it’s quite nice to have the rifle move without requiring a new hold. Complete setup will require two more tripods and the complete assembly of the feet, so maybe not in time for Boomershoot. We’ll see.
What 16 grand will buy you
About 16 for the base platform, then you need to attach a camera to it – the camera is probably as much, again. I very much want a helicopterish camera platform with the speed and endurance of this one.
North Dakota Dreaming
Andy Filer has, over the years, taken pictures of every single dot on the map of North Dakota. He’s kickstarting a campaign to fund photographing another state; at the top tier, you get a very nice bound book of his North Dakota photo set, plus a bunch of other stuff. I would appreciate your buying in to support a working photographer if the project interests you.
Picture, 1000 words
that’s my old MS2 I’m reusing for a tripod carry strap.
Midpoints
Had to find the center of mass of one of my rifles – forgot to account for a can, so I had to do it again. Why? Bought one of these. And the ballhead and tripod they work with. Can’t wait to try it out in 2013. For a more practical use, I’ve been loving how easy it is to use with my camera; squeeze the grip, re-point the camera, take a picture. Very nice, no fiddly little knobs and stuff to mess with.
More sausage construction
It’s often said that warfare advances healthcare tech, smut advances networking and storage tech, and racing advances automobile tech. I wonder if we could add advertising advancing high-speed photography? The new technology starts about two minutes in, but it’s worth watching the first two minutes to see what Marmalade is producing with Spike.
