525 Person Group!
I think for a group this size, I should get my own Forum! This was a shot of the entire student body of a private school in DC. I rented a D800 just for the 36MP resolution, 'cause the shot will be blown up to about four by five feet. I learned a few things:
1. I could NEVER be a schoolteacher. Man what cacaphony!
2. The D800 must not have much of a buffer.
3. Use really, really fast cards with the D800
4. Cherry-pickers wave around like pine trees.
5. If it looks like rain, it will rain.
6. If you think three-row groups are tough on DOF, try twenty-three.
7. I'm waiting for someone's mom to gripe about the fact that her little darlin' on the outside of the group is "all distorted and all."
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1. I could NEVER be a schoolteacher. Man what cacaphony!
2. The D800 must not have much of a buffer.
3. Use really, really fast cards with the D800
4. Cherry-pickers wave around like pine trees.
5. If it looks like rain, it will rain.
6. If you think three-row groups are tough on DOF, try twenty-three.
7. I'm waiting for someone's mom to gripe about the fact that her little darlin' on the outside of the group is "all distorted and all."
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John :
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
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Great idea!
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I got 37 good images this time, and I'm letting the development office choose the one they want buffed and shined. This one is random. They will know which kid's parents are the big financial supporters, and which one won't matter if little Ethan or Caitlan has his/her finger buried up his/her nose to the second knuckle.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Yeppers. Nice thin overcast. Couldn't have been better IMO. Still got some squinties, but I shot 37 frames in 1:25. No way speedlights could have recycled in that time. Especially shooting at 1/500th.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
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Great job on a serious challenge!!
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Uh-uh, Dude. No way with that thing wavin' around like a reed in a stream.
Thanks Dear. I'll bet the kids would have paid better attention to you than me.
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Even with outriggers those lifts are not stable.
I use them almost daily in my main food providing job, (HVAC) and know how it feels.
You are the man.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carlos
Thanks Phil. In climbing we have a principle that says "after 30 feet you're dead anyway, so height doesn't really matter." So, 160 . . . 525 . . . who cares after three rows
Thanks Carlos. Even after a couple years, I still get the heebie-jeebies thinking about hanging over those kids in the gym without the 'riggers. What was I thinking???
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On one job they complained to the company I yelled at them. Yes I did! No matter how I tried to explain to them we needed to move along with the shoot because it was getting dark and rain was imminent and power cords were in the grass which will soon be wet and daddy and mummy would be unhappy if they were to have their butts fried.
Once I understood the world revolved around them I was out of there.
Two thoughts I had after viewing your image. Monday morning quarterbacking. A tilt shift lens would have helped here as well as more distance from group to camera.
I gave a talk to a second grade class one time and never had so much fun in my life! They were amazing. Asking very insightful questions, learning and simply enjoying the whole experience.
I viewed the original image and think once it's polished up it will be adorable. The kids are looking everywhere and nowhere, eyes open, eyes closed, squinting, smiling, not smiling, this is the essence of the kids!
Sam
I do hope you got some where they're all looking up and smiling though. Maybe in retrospect, a fist full of dollars thrown their way would have gotten their attention.
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Thanks, Ian.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Not a chance.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Yeah, nice thought, but I really would not have had time to futz with a T/S lens. The cherry picker showed up at about the same time the kids started being lined up, 'cause the carpools needed the driveway. Seriously, I only shot for a minute and twenty-five seconds. Once the teachers got those cats (errr, kids) in place and stepped out of the frame, I had to shoot like mad before the whole edifice dissolved. More distance??? Are you nurtz? That would have involved an even taller lift. Not this guy.
Your sorority shoot sounds like one to forget.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
I had a Fox 40 whistle, but after a few blasts, it lost its effectiveness as an "eye lure."
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Thanks. Nah. Not a one. Some are better than others, and they have now (quite quickly) made a final selection. Once it's buffed and shined, I'll post it.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
Hah! you guys both had the same reaction. No, it really was not intentional. I WISH I had that kind of imagination, but my instinct is for discipline. Too much military background I guess.
Here's a clip from the one they chose. "Call me maybe?"
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Again this is not a criticism, just a though or two. I did a group shot where the only way to get any distance at all was to use a ladder in the middle of a bust street. Talk about fast shooting.
I rather like the undisciplined image with the kids looking everywhere.
Sam