clown* photographer
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IgotGASbadDude said:Instead I got a story about a guy being a jerk then bragging about it on the internet.
What a clown . . .
I wouldn't go that far. I was only kidding when I said this ruined my whole day.
I think people are being a bit harsh on the OP.
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Infrared, is that a DIY ring light and power box? If so, would you mind showing off the business end and telling us about it?infared said:
I'm always fascinated by DIY lighting.
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FTb-n said:
oh boy..you just had to ask...didn't you...LOL! It's complicated. It is a light painting set-up.
Yes...I built the whole thing myself....using remote control car servos, fiber optics, wood, ammo box, etc...
It is a light painting set up that I built maybe 25 years ago...but I broke it out to shoot the clowns. (There was no photoshop back then...the stuff used to blow the minds of the guys at the lab..the wanted to know what the hell I was doing..LOL!!!!). The "box like" thing that I am shooting through has an opening and two "filters" that can be put in the window in front of the camera lens. One is soft diffusion the other is black out. (it is not a light source).
The box with the hose is an old army surplus ammo box...loaded with a projector bulb, mounted to shoot light on command down the giant encased fiberoptic "hose" ... The switches (levers) on the front side of the ammo box remote control the filters in the box in front of the camera, via radio transmitters from remote control cars. I can put the diffusion filter in or take it out in front of the camera at will as I light paint an image on the camera sensor. On the end of the fiber optic hose I have a "flashlight-like" set-up... There is a lens inside the flashlight to focus the light if need be...I push the red button there and the light comes on whenever I want to "paint". I have all kind of attachments and filter holders...mini soft boxes, etc..that I can put on the head of the "flashlight" to shape and control the nature of the light. Soft, hard, focused etc.
You turn out all of the lights. Do a soft background exposure with the diffusion in front of the camera lens...to get a "base image" started on the camera sensor.....
Then I pulled out the diffusion filter in front of the lens by throwing a switch on the ammo box and start direct focused "flashlight" painting on all of the areas that I wanted to be sharp and call the eye's attention to....
You get into a groove...it is kind of like you are making a painting...lots of things to play with ...no two exposures are ever the same....
I used to do this with a 4x5 view camera and do tests on polaroids...and then just make like 20 images...on transparency film and see what came back from the lab... It can be quite wonderful. ..and it is a bit time consuming ..but with a digital camera it is a lot more immediate and adjustable.
Fun stuff! It has a unique look that I really cannot recreate in PS...plus...it is really nice to interact in the real world and play... 8) People look at the photo and like it or not...but they have NO IDEA what went into making it...and I kindof get a kick out of that.
Yes...I spend a lot of time ..alone.!!!!! LOL!
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nda said:Hello fellow peoples,
I was at Melbourne Airport a few weeks ago photographing commercial aircraft coming in to land with a strong northerly wind. When I saw this clown* with his ipad trying to photograph a 777 coming in too land at 150kts, his ipad had no chance but he was convinced of getting a good shot! I said hello, we chatted a bit and I then suggested that a proper camera would do a better job!! He then started talking about photography and how he used to own a studio and do weddings and stuff, but all you need nowadays is a iPhone/ipad, his words this guy had no idea! I strutted back to my car and opened my boot/trunk and pulled out my 1d4 with 70-200IIL(hood attached) strolled back and started shooting at 10fps and showed him what this beast can do!!!!! all he said was nice camera, he stayed for one more landing got in his car and drove off, I haven't seen him again> true story... I think Neuro had a similar experience
Well, how about you show us some of your pictures then. I'd really like to see what a 1DIV with 70-200L in the hands of a competent photographer can do. And I sincerely hope that the shot you attached is not all you've got.
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Why are the words "circus clown" a hyperlink in my earlier post, and the post quoting mine when I did not insert a hyperlink-- and there was no hyperlink showing up when I checked this thread just a few hours ago.
It goes to a listing on some site called AllPosters print of a clown holding a dog up for a circus vet.
Was new ad software added to the site today? You know the kind - it hyperlinks words and phrases on forums - linking them to slightly relevant items.
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I'm going to test this again. Circus Clown. <--- There is no hyperlink there as I edit this.
EDIT 2: Interesting. The word "Allposters" comes up as a hyperlink now even though I never typed the URL. So, I guess that answers the question, there is text ad software on this forum.
It goes to a listing on some site called AllPosters print of a clown holding a dog up for a circus vet.
Was new ad software added to the site today? You know the kind - it hyperlinks words and phrases on forums - linking them to slightly relevant items.
Edited for typos
I'm going to test this again. Circus Clown. <--- There is no hyperlink there as I edit this.
EDIT 2: Interesting. The word "Allposters" comes up as a hyperlink now even though I never typed the URL. So, I guess that answers the question, there is text ad software on this forum.
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What a strangely arrogant and condescending thing to do--to go out of one's way to engage a complete stranger who is happily minding his own business and basically treat him like an idiot.
When I use my DSLR in public, I sometimes find myself confronted by strangers who boldly ask me why I'm using such a large lens and camera. Bear in mind, I don't seek them out: I mind my own business and I don't come across as being social. I'm there to get the shot, and I'm also watching my surroundings for suspicious people because gear is expensive and some thieves can steal the lens right off your camera body without you even noticing. So I don't receive these kinds of people very warmly: I realize they may mean well but they are interrupting me with questions I don't feel like answering and I'm not their photography instructor. I'm not out there to be an ambassador or an evangelist for using something more than an iPhone/iPad/whatever.
So imagine how this guy must have felt that some complete a**hole smugly saunters up to him and brags about how great his 1D4 + 70-200/2.8L II is. To me, that's as obnoxious as some jerk with a smartphone saying how unnecessarily bulky, heavy, and expensive my camera is, and how he can do all kinds of filter effects and upload his selfies onto Facebook right on the spot. And no, I don't think that's being overly harsh on the OP. The point is that EVERYONE SHOULD FEEL HAPPY, SATISFIED, AND ENRICHED BY THE PROCESS OF TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS. Short of physically assaulting someone, I can hardly think of anything more hurtful than actively interrupting someone else's enjoyment, someone who is just doing their thing and not bothering anyone else.
When I use my DSLR in public, I sometimes find myself confronted by strangers who boldly ask me why I'm using such a large lens and camera. Bear in mind, I don't seek them out: I mind my own business and I don't come across as being social. I'm there to get the shot, and I'm also watching my surroundings for suspicious people because gear is expensive and some thieves can steal the lens right off your camera body without you even noticing. So I don't receive these kinds of people very warmly: I realize they may mean well but they are interrupting me with questions I don't feel like answering and I'm not their photography instructor. I'm not out there to be an ambassador or an evangelist for using something more than an iPhone/iPad/whatever.
So imagine how this guy must have felt that some complete a**hole smugly saunters up to him and brags about how great his 1D4 + 70-200/2.8L II is. To me, that's as obnoxious as some jerk with a smartphone saying how unnecessarily bulky, heavy, and expensive my camera is, and how he can do all kinds of filter effects and upload his selfies onto Facebook right on the spot. And no, I don't think that's being overly harsh on the OP. The point is that EVERYONE SHOULD FEEL HAPPY, SATISFIED, AND ENRICHED BY THE PROCESS OF TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS. Short of physically assaulting someone, I can hardly think of anything more hurtful than actively interrupting someone else's enjoyment, someone who is just doing their thing and not bothering anyone else.
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Hi Wickedwombat.
Ok call me stupid, but I put backfire in the search on this site and the first link to this thread is your post, I put it in Google and got bored after 2 pages! Could you link to the point of interest, I'm hoping it is a guy with an ipad dissing a guy with a canon!
Also if it was me I'd be seriously pissed at being singled out AND IDENTIFIED visually on a forum. Yes I understand no right or expectation of privacy in a public place in most instances.
Cheers, Graham.
Ok call me stupid, but I put backfire in the search on this site and the first link to this thread is your post, I put it in Google and got bored after 2 pages! Could you link to the point of interest, I'm hoping it is a guy with an ipad dissing a guy with a canon!
Also if it was me I'd be seriously pissed at being singled out AND IDENTIFIED visually on a forum. Yes I understand no right or expectation of privacy in a public place in most instances.
Cheers, Graham.
wickidwombat said:search "backfire" and see the first link to this thread....
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People people relax, why so angry... I was not the one making the claim that "I am a pro." All I did was take out my camera and start shooting as I do most weekends with 5+ photographers some with pro gear some not, some new and some regulars, some come for the photography and some come for the aviation(flightradar24.com/planespotters.net), SORRY the post was about him lying about his credentials :-X
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Maybe the guy with the ipad was just spending his pennies wisely.
Am I the only one that wants to see the pics he took with the ipad?
Am I the only one that wants to see the pics he took with the ipad?
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nda said:
Or he just knows exactly what to say to wind-up photographers who care more about what you're using than how you use it.
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Coldhands said:
"all he said was nice camera"
That's probably what I would have said just to get this guy to leave me alone.
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JonAustin
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infared said:
[head spinning] Wow, I am simply floored by the ingenuity and creativity of some of you folks. I never cease to be amazed by those who will create such inventive systems by assembling a variety of disparate tools. Thanks for explaining that setup, and showing one of the resulting images. [/head spinning]
As for the original post, I expecting to be treated to an image of the iPad flying out of its user's hands, pulled by the turbulence from the flyover...
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nda said:
If he was a pro photographer 20-30 years ago and "retired" his comments about an iPad being all you need are certainly relevant and not a lie at all. The poorest cameras of today are better than the cameras of decades ago. Oh yeah... One more thing.. Get a life.
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Sorry, but I'm glad I asked. I found the story of your creation far more fascinating than a ring light. Thanks for sharing it!!infared said:
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