I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
Edward Steichen
Is this a new technique to take stable shots at low shutter speeds. Maybe these pics should be added to some of the steady shot tutorials out there.
BTW today morning there was an earthquake here.
This is rapidly becoming the most entertaining thread at Dgrin.
I came to that conclusion about 17 pages ago. Man, this has got the be the cruelest group of photographers on the net. I feel right at home. Of course, after this last page my eyes are bleeding (note to self, watch my back when out shooting with dgrinners).
Patent 4,141,176 - Posable doll, means for movably mounting same and toy camera
This is soo cool.
Hey, gang, may be we can find one online. I'd be willing to chip in and send it to Sid gift-wrapped.
David, any insights where this deivce might be selling?
This is soo cool.
Hey, gang, may be we can find one online. I'd be willing to chip in and send it to Sid gift-wrapped.
David, any insights where this deivce might be selling?
Won't it ruin the surprise if Sid sees us planning our surprise gift in this thread?
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
Edward Steichen
David, any insights where this deivce might be selling?
Wow - who knows.
This was patented in 1976, and the exclusive rights to the patent expired 1991, if not earlier. So anybody could have made it/sold after the expiration date. The patent owner (assignee) was Mattel, but who knows if they ever made them at all.
Perhaps Andy could get a nice, framed print of this image for Sid?:D
Got up this morning to white rain....it was in the 70's a day or two ago....
How ya doin' Waxy......waitin' on another episode of Sid and the Capt'n from
Gus ..... that was great.....Tom Bodell couldn't do better....but I sure could hear him reading it outloud
Movie Review: An Inconvenient Truth as promised...
2006. Running time 100 minutes.
CAUTION, may contain spoilers!!!
Al Gore, once Vice President of the United States, and once the Next President of the United States, brings viewers up-to-date on Earth's rapid and alarming carbon emission addiction. What may be an unstoppable buildup to a massive man-made global malady is thoughtfully introduced, expanded upon with conclusary future data brought to bear. Presented by Gore himself, with small ancillary biographical Gore vignettes throughout, this one-sided message is presented strongly and with ample scientific evidence. Not much contrary opinion is offered up in this documentary, and if this film has a flaw, that is it. The viewer is nonetheless bombarded with enough material to all but extinguish theories to the contrary. If we do not act responsibly, and soon, the Earth and Man is doomed. And perhaps, it is already too late.
p.s. - oh, and I did see what would have been Sid's picture, if he had taken it.
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"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
I had my BS meter triggered early on in the movie when he showed a graph of the increase in C02 over the last few centuries. He pointed to the left of the graph which showed the level way at the bottom of the graph a few centuries ago. Then he made a big deal of standing on a ladder to show where the level is today, then projected that he couldn't reach where the level would be tomorrow. The implication was that the C02 had increased by some huge factor. The only problem was there were no numbers on the graph, nor did he mention any numbers. Hmmm....
A bit of googling shows that C02 has increased from about 280 ppm to 360 ppm, or around 27% since year 1700.
However, Gore made it look like it had increased a tremendous amount by neglecting to explain what the baselevel and increments were. It was a thinly disguised cheap trick to make a small change look huge. After that, I really had a hard time believing anything he said.
I had my BS meter triggered early on in the movie when he showed a graph of the increase in C02 over the last few centuries. He pointed to the left of the graph which showed the level way at the bottom of the graph a few centuries ago. Then he made a big deal of standing on a ladder to show where the level is today, then projected that he couldn't reach where the level would be tomorrow. The implication was that the C02 had increased by some huge factor. The only problem was there were no numbers on the graph, nor did he mention any numbers. Hmmm....
A bit of googling shows that C02 has increased from about 280 ppm to 360 ppm, or around 27% since year 1700.
However, Gore made it look like it had increased a tremendous amount by neglecting to explain what the baselevel and increments were. It was a thinly disguised cheap trick to make a small change look huge. After that, I really had a hard time believing anything he said.
Cheers,
-joel
As they say, "there are lie, blatant lie and statistics"..
It's very unfortunate that it came to this. People try to deliver the important message, yet to be heard they start to use the same BS tactics as their opponents, thus rendering their own efforts useless...
I had my BS meter triggered early on in the movie when he showed a graph of the increase in C02 over the last few centuries. He pointed to the left of the graph which showed the level way at the bottom of the graph a few centuries ago. Then he made a big deal of standing on a ladder to show where the level is today, then projected that he couldn't reach where the level would be tomorrow. The implication was that the C02 had increased by some huge factor. The only problem was there were no numbers on the graph, nor did he mention any numbers. Hmmm....
A bit of googling shows that C02 has increased from about 280 ppm to 360 ppm, or around 27% since year 1700.
However, Gore made it look like it had increased a tremendous amount by neglecting to explain what the baselevel and increments were. It was a thinly disguised cheap trick to make a small change look huge. After that, I really had a hard time believing anything he said.
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I assumed that position once . . . . . . . . . and then the doctor told me the exam was over.:ivar
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
Edward Steichen
I am sorry ... but that is a position nobody should ever assume.
Gary
Unsharp at any Speed
BTW today morning there was an earthquake here.
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Well, Sid actually did invent it
http://www.chrislaudermilkphoto.com/
And maybe this is how Sid learned photography:
Patent 4,141,176 - Posable doll, means for movably mounting same and toy camera
GreyLeaf PhotoGraphy
This is soo cool.
Hey, gang, may be we can find one online. I'd be willing to chip in and send it to Sid gift-wrapped.
David, any insights where this deivce might be selling?
Won't it ruin the surprise if Sid sees us planning our surprise gift in this thread?
Count me in, anyway.
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
Edward Steichen
Wow - who knows.
This was patented in 1976, and the exclusive rights to the patent expired 1991, if not earlier. So anybody could have made it/sold after the expiration date. The patent owner (assignee) was Mattel, but who knows if they ever made them at all.
Perhaps Andy could get a nice, framed print of this image for Sid?:D
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Sam
Michiel de Brieder
http://www.digital-eye.nl
How ya doin' Waxy......waitin' on another episode of Sid and the Capt'n from
Gus ..... that was great.....Tom Bodell couldn't do better....but I sure could hear him reading it outloud
regular site
oo
smug site
This looks like a Charles Barkley box out!
Sir Mix A Lot would be proud. Sid is packing much back!
Where is Cody? Is he pissed that Sid has a thread that is going to out do his?
Aaron Newman
Website:www.CapturingLightandEmotion.com
Facebook: Capturing Light and Emotion
Who's Cody?
Probably in reference to this thread
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Michiel,
That would depend on what the definition of "is" is.
Sam
perfect timing, as I'm watching a movie of Robin Williams as president right now.
my words, my "pro"pictures, my "fun" pictures, my videos.
Link to my Smugmug site
as promised...
2006. Running time 100 minutes.
CAUTION, may contain spoilers!!!
Al Gore, once Vice President of the United States, and once the Next President of the United States, brings viewers up-to-date on Earth's rapid and alarming carbon emission addiction. What may be an unstoppable buildup to a massive man-made global malady is thoughtfully introduced, expanded upon with conclusary future data brought to bear. Presented by Gore himself, with small ancillary biographical Gore vignettes throughout, this one-sided message is presented strongly and with ample scientific evidence. Not much contrary opinion is offered up in this documentary, and if this film has a flaw, that is it. The viewer is nonetheless bombarded with enough material to all but extinguish theories to the contrary. If we do not act responsibly, and soon, the Earth and Man is doomed. And perhaps, it is already too late.
p.s. - oh, and I did see what would have been Sid's picture, if he had taken it.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
A bit of googling shows that C02 has increased from about 280 ppm to 360 ppm, or around 27% since year 1700.
However, Gore made it look like it had increased a tremendous amount by neglecting to explain what the baselevel and increments were. It was a thinly disguised cheap trick to make a small change look huge. After that, I really had a hard time believing anything he said.
Cheers,
-joel
Link to my Smugmug site
As they say, "there are lie, blatant lie and statistics"..
It's very unfortunate that it came to this. People try to deliver the important message, yet to be heard they start to use the same BS tactics as their opponents, thus rendering their own efforts useless...
BTW, Sid, did you like the movie?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/07/science/earth/07climate.html?hp
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Link to my Smugmug site
http://tinyurl.com/8ynba
Now, can we please get this thread back on track... Sid, did you get any pictures of cars sliding around in the Atlanta snow last night?
my words, my "pro"pictures, my "fun" pictures, my videos.
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Joel:
First paragraph states that's the controversial theory of one scientist.
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