Offseason Photo Diary - Arizona (updated)
by Tim C. on Aug 23, 2009 4:38 AM CDT
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PrintSo, the offseason is boring. Without the Spurs around, it's as good a time as any to talk about our favorite hobbies. Most people that have seen me post much around these parts will know that photography - and more specifically, landscape/outdoor photography - is my vice.
A while back, I promised to do a photography thread for the offseason. Since every Spurs-related issue has been beaten to death 5 times over, it's now time to share my extracirricular activities.
So now it's time I shut up about how much I hate living here, and show everyone the more beautiful side of Arizona. Obviously, you have your stereotypes in Sedona and the Grand Canyon, which I'll get to later. But, before I get to that stuff, have a look at last night's sunset from here in Phoenix.
Before everyone "in the know" about this kind of stuff calls me out on it - yes, excessive use of photoshop was required for that first one, as I actually blended 2 different images with different exposure levels(1/40 sec for the land and 1/500th sec for the sky) to get the effect I wanted. This next one, however, was simply resized - no other edits were made.
Certain Coloradoans on this site have claimed that they have the best sunsets in the US. I beg to differ.
Those were both taken from South Mountain Park, which wikipedia says is the largest city park in the United States. Since I believe everything that's on Wikipedia, that must be true. Actually, it would surprise me if there actually was a larger city park than that - the thing is about 15 miles long, 4 miles wide, and I live at the end of it(That's right, I walked to where those pics were taken)
Yeah, maybe I complain too much. Now, we'll continue the Phoenix theme with a sunrise from about a year and a half ago, which I caught from the top of Squaw Peak.
If you couldn't tell, hiking is another thing I enjoy. When I moved here, I learned to take my camera with me to try to catch anything I found along the way. This ended up producing some interesting stuff as well.
Those are real petroglyphs, one of the few places where they haven't been disturbed or grafitti'd over by Arizonans. Did I mention AZ's public education system ranks 50th out of 50 states consistently? Did you really think I could write a whole thread about AZ without putting it down at least once?
So that wraps up the best I have for Phoenix. Now, on to the stuff I really enjoy - Northern Arizona. We'll kick off with the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff.
This is Humphreys Peak, the highest peak in Arizona, which is adjacent to Flagstaff
The Grand Canyon - notice the use of Black and White, which obviously makes me edgy and cool
Photoshop tricks were used on the sky
Yes, it snows in Arizona.
You might recognize that tree from the black and white photo up above
And now, we move on to my favorite part of Arizona: Sedona.
And finally, my personal favorite Arizona photo. This one was taken December 2008 at the Grand Canyon.
I can only hope this was a nice photographic journey for all of you out there reading it. It's been a fun personal journey, and it's always fun to share. And I'm sorry in advance if your browser can't handle this thread - I tried to keep it somewhat short.
Speaking of which, I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to share some of your favorite personal photos. I'm sure it would be more than welcome eye candy for those of us who are bored out of our minds without basketball. Feel free to share in the comments, or do as Hipuks has done a couple of times, and write your own FanPost about it.
Update: took another trip to Sedona today...
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awesome post
I love how Arizona has all those shadowy valleys. It looks so cool.
rec’d to Rosey O’ Donnell’s 4th. chin
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Nice pics. You must own a great camera…..
Lived in Tucson 22 years now and have never bothered to visit the canyon…..wow
Great camera? Well, I own a pretty good one now: This one.
But all the photos above, except the first two, were taken with my old camera: This one. Not kidding.
I’m going to Sedona today with the new camera, though – so maybe I’ll have some better stuff to put up later.
ACLs are like crutches. They’re only for the weaklings who can’t get along without them. -jollyrogerwilco
Well im going to see the spurs in December and if I can maybe get some people here an atuograph from Manu. It is said that he always takes pictures with his fans but you have to get there earley right when they open the doors. They open the doors to the stadium about 1 hour before the game. Also something some people dont know is that if you get there early ask someone there for a wrist band so you can go down to the tunnel when the spurs are done practing before the game and are headed down the tunnel. I am also going to have tickets at thier tunnel so that well help.
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Last year for the Phoenix game we had some really good seats for the game. The year before we were up in the nosebleed section and it wasn’t nearly as enjoyable. If you guys are going to the game, I’d love to hang out with you guys before or after the game. I’m trying to make both games this upcoming season.
Incredible photos. It’s a sad, sad thing that with all that beautiful nature shown two things stuck in my mind:
- The pratt beam bridge in the next to last photo. I hate my job.
- The last tree is an Ent bowing. There’s a mouth, a nose, an eye… I need to make a drawing of that one.
Thanks for sharing, rik.
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I have been to Arizon Phonex. Even though I was stranded on a broken down bus in the middle of nowhere at about 1:20 a.m.. I thought I would be less hot inside the bus and it was actully cooler outside. Either way it was freaking hot. Nice Pic too. The spurs new has been boring now with us now having a full roster.
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I still gotta do Part 3 and Part 4 of my pictorial journey but now if I post it right away it will look like we’re copying each other, like wearing the same shirt to school. TOTAL embarrassment.
Also, have you seriously considered the benefits of letting me use your camera?
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Breathtaking photos, man. Thanks for sharing. Those Grand Canyon snaps are actually way better than the postcards that they sell at the souvenir shops.
by silverandblack_davis on Aug 24, 2009 8:11 AM CDT reply actions
Your skills are top notch, Tim. Nice work. Really, incredible stuff. So much so that I delivered my first rec in months.
But your memory is poop. No way Colorado has the country’s best sunsets. Not even close. New Mexico does.
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First, I must gush — great images.
Second, I must share. Now, I primarily take pics of people, as you can see, but occasionally I see something that doesn’t talk and walk that I need to capture. What follows are from a small town southeast of San Antonio late in ’08, early evening.
I had taken my father-in-law’s Mini Cooper (which he’s only driven a couple dozen times) out for a spin down a barely-two-lane road in the back of a Floresville neighborhood when I saw this.
Just a sprinkler doing its job, but with the sun lighting up the water drops, and the trees in shadow as a backdrop, it looked like so much more than a simple hydration delivery device.
I burned a couple hundred images before I stood back and looked around again. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought I was done shooting, only to be surprised by something else that often turns out better than what I was actually there to take pictures of in the first place. It’s to the point where as soon as I think I’m done, I tell myself to start again. Anyway, below is what I found by not just turning on my heel and walking back to the car when I was done with the sprinkler.
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Thanks, BlaseE.
When I was taking the series of pictures that one belongs to, the man who owned the property drove up to where I had set up my tripod, rolled down his window, and said, “Just what the f*&# are you doing?” It was great!
And I’d already been told by his son that I could come onto the property if I wanted. I sure am glad I didn’t take him up on that. I might not have survived.
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What kind of tripod do you have? For a wHile I was looking into buying a tripod, but the good ones are pretty expensive.
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I had a cheapo unit that recently bit the dust, and now that I have an expensive camera that i can’t afford to get dinged, I’ll need to bite the bullet and get a nice one. I’m not crazy about using craigslist for electronic equipment/lenses, but I plan to get a nice tripod from someone looking to turn equipment into cash.
I’ll let you know what I end up with.
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^Those are nice^
I was hoping to hear from you on this one. I admire your portrait work a lot = portraits are like my kryptonite.
ACLs are like crutches. They’re only for the weaklings who can’t get along without them. -jollyrogerwilco
I’m blown away that you’ve been able to get the images you posted with the equipment you were using. Scratch that — with any equipment at all. That first sunset blew me away. I don’t care if it’s split rendered. The human eye can see that when you’re standing there, what’s wrong with helping the camera out? Ansel Adams did it all the time.
We need to have a knowledge exchange. I offer portrait tips for help shooting landscapes.
What say you?
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sounds good. I’ll shoot you an email after I get home.
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If you sent one, I didn’t get it. But that’s cool because I crashed way early last night.
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Dude. You took a picture of A FENCE.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Aug 25, 2009 8:21 AM CDT up reply actions
I had to. There aren’t any canyons around here.
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I was going to go with something like, “Wow. How did you catch that fence in that exact position? Do you have superhuman anticipation skills? Did you use special telepathic powers? I mean, the skill it took to capture the fence in such a delicate and prone position is extraordinary.” But, I thought that might be too much.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Aug 25, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
That’s hilarious, because I was thinking of replying to your first comment with, “Not just one FENCE, ATS. If you go back and look at the images again you’ll see not just one FENCE, but multiple FENCING UNITS that can be seen in the pictures I posted.” But I decided to go the minimalist route as well.
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Maybe if someone who had a crappy camera and had no idea what they were doing posted some pics, it would make people feel better. I have always wanted to take a photography class but haven’t gotten round to it. I have an old 3 megapixel Cannon camera and don’t own Photoshop.
But I have been telling myself to take my camera along more often than I do. And so when I was able to grab some photos recently I thought I’d play around. I tried using some editing software that I have to stitch together the shots into a single panorama.
These are taken on a peninsula a little south of L A. I couldn’t stay until sunset so the sun reflecting on the ocean is kinda harsh. But here’s what I ended up with:
View facing south toward San Diego
View facing north toward Malibu
The software couldn’t stitch together the ocean / sky only parts but here’s a concept of what I was trying to end up with. I obviously pasted it together manually.
When I scroll up and look at the pics posted above it is interesting how clear the are. I guess having good equipment and knowing what you’re doing can make a difference. Go figure.
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I like it, olf. Us people with no photographic skills whatsoever have to stick together.
BTW, how many megapixels is enough for a reasonably good photo?
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This answer is coming from another non-photographer, but megapixels are more important to print than the quality of a digital photo. A 5 megapixel camera phone is going to get destroyed by a 3 megapixel point and shoot from a few years ago just because of the lens alone. Megapixels are not the be-all end-all when it comes to photography.
Ken Rockwell is the man
For the best tutorial on how many megapixels are enough (and why that’s not really the question you should be asking) go here.
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That’s all very interesting, and I just spent 30 minutes reading it.
Say I want to buy something that will let me take good quality photos (for fun and recreation, not professional photos), record short videos and if at all possible also record voice (in mp3 format?). Any recommendations? I need something cheap.
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Here is Ken’s answer to that question.
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I think customs might complain.
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Wow, that’s great. Thanks, jolly.
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Hey LD,
I don’t know what the tax / tariff situation is in Argentina vs. the US. But I have a friend in the UK who travels over here regularly and he buys some type of electronics (camera, dvd player, ipod, etc.) every trip. He says that all the taxes / tariffs in the UK means he pays 30-40% less buying things over here.
I have no idea how the US & Argentina compare but you might be able to save some cash buying an item here (or it could cost more or be more trouble than it is worth too). Just a thought.
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Yeah, olf, my plan is actually to buy it over there when I get to San Antonio, so customs would only bother me when I get home. And that’s a maybe.
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Thanks jrw!
I learned something today. Ken Rockwell has a whole section on how to take panorama pics with a Cannon (my camera). Turns out it has a whole separate mode and comes with software for stitching them together. Plus I can even make those 360 degree things you can scroll with your mouse.
Best of all he describes how to set and lock the exposure so it is consistent as you are closer to or farther from the sun.
The lighting varies wildly outdoors as you look into or away from the sun.
The camera locks exposure on the first shot, or locks it wherever you half-press the shutter. Therefore, point the camera at the brightest part you need correctly exposed, hold the shutter, then point it to the location you want as the beginning of the series.
I owe you one jolly! (Now where did I put that cd that came with the camera?)
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Is that PV?
Those are really nice for a point-and-shoot. I couldn’t get anything that good at Big Sur a few years ago.
ACLs are like crutches. They’re only for the weaklings who can’t get along without them. -jollyrogerwilco
You guys keep saying “point-and-shoot”. What’s the alternative?
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SLR, Rangefinders, Medium Format, Large Format, Panoramic, etc.
The main one though is SLR. Single Lens Reflex. What you see through the viewfinder is what you get. The camera has a small prism inside that reflect the imagine to the viewfinder, when you take a picture, the mirror flips up and the picture is taken. They have interchangeable lenses and can operate on manual, they’re also more expensive, but not always.
You can use an SLR as a point and shoot, meaning you use it in full automatic, but the beauty of SLR is that if you want to try something different, you can do that too, and the lenses are waaaaaaaaay better than in a point and shoot.
SLR:
Point and shoot:
This is a Leica Rangefinder, you can’t afford it:
She can afford it though:
And finally, if you’re a fucking hipster, you use this:
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by silverandblack_davis on Aug 27, 2009 2:31 AM CDT up reply actions
point and shoot, meaning you use it in full automatic
Ooh. Gotcha.
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DSLR’s. Like the one I use these days.
Just look at that giant clumsy lens. That’s the sign of a good camera. Well, that or a fancy German name like Leica(see Hipuks’ post above).
ACLs are like crutches. They’re only for the weaklings who can’t get along without them. -jollyrogerwilco
Watch it, now. I’ve been able to hold back from posting a pic of my new Canon, but I don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to with all these camera pics on here.
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Go right ahead. You already told us what you had a while back, and I could use a good drool.
ACLs are like crutches. They’re only for the weaklings who can’t get along without them. -jollyrogerwilco
OK. I got questions. I know rikiddo takes his hiking but do you take that thing camping, or to the lake, ocean, etc? Does your wife use it? Do you let the kids near it? Or do you have a small point & shoot that you use for other occasions?
Do you take it with you everywhere or do you find yourself wishing you had it with you? Oh yeah, and do you take videos with it or do you bring along a separate video camera for that?
Just curious.
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OK. Just to be nosey I looked it up on Amazon and if I got the right one it lists the body only at ~ $3.400. So I withdraw the questions. But what do you use to take informal pics like at a picnic or camping or whatever? (Sorry if I’m being too nosey.)
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The most astonishing thing is that he’s able to afford that while having like 17 kids, I think. He might just be a millionaire.
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I know I was wondering if he lets his kids anywhere near that equipment. Hate to be the first kid to get peanut butter & jelly on that thang.
And I do feel a little stalker-ish like LD points out.
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No need to feel stalker-ish, olf. It’s cool
No one who is serious about their money is going to pay $3400 for the new 5D. I got mine from Adorama for about quite a bit less than that. And, Hipuks, since I’m not a millionaire, much to Mrs. Wilco’s chagrin, I do have to watch the cashflow closely.
As far as informal pics, I have a Canon Eos Rebel XTi (which is a lot like rikiddo’s, just an older model) which I use with the kit lens. So, if I was going camping, I’d probably bring both (I have a special backpack for my 5D and it fits in there very snug) but keep the nice one either locked in the car, or on my person the whole time. I go to the park quite often and photograph my kids a lot. It’s a great place to hand out business cards to anyone who’s interested. I’m very careful not to try to sell anyone while they’re just out with the family. In fact, here’s one of J04 I recently took on one such park trip.
Yes, the image is large, but the file is only 121kb
So, I have it with me quite a lot and use it so often that I’m rarely thinking “If only I’d brought it…” because I’ve learned that you’ll always miss amazing pictures. I miss some even when I have my camera. Actually, I sometimes make a conscious decision to leave it at home just so the little Wilcos know what it’s like to have dad come to the park to just play with them, instead of snapping away the whole time.
Oh, and to get around to answering your question, the closest my kids get to the equipment is when I turn the camera around so they can look at the LCD to view a pic I just took. And they do that without putting their hands on it too. But don’t feel bad for them, we have a number of little digitals that they all play around with, and they love it. The most expensive thing my oldest (turns 10 next month) bought with the allowance he’d saved up is a Canon Powershot he’s learning to use.
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Wow jrw, great pic. Knowing what you’re doing & a good camera sure seems to make a difference. :)
I’m all about convenience (and I’m cheap). If there is too much to it then I’ll end up leaving it at home. So I have decided to learn a little more about what I can get out the simple equipment I will take along. That’s one reason I like the Ken Rockwell stuff.
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Love the photo. I hope someday you can turn your camera onto out guys in black. :)
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thanks, LD
Wouldn’t that be fun? Of course it’d have to be outside of an NBA stadium.
For legal/licensing reasons? Yes, but mostly because there’s no fun natural lighting to work with inside, say, the AT&T Center.
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Yeah, summer league was a terrible experience for me, photography-wise. The AT&T is probably even worse, because of the depth(Where the Spurs were playing in SL was about the size of my high school’s gym).
ACLs are like crutches. They’re only for the weaklings who can’t get along without them. -jollyrogerwilco
Yeah, my camera is pretty much the cheapest DSLR out there. jrw, on the other hand, is a professional.
ACLs are like crutches. They’re only for the weaklings who can’t get along without them. -jollyrogerwilco
If it helps, Ken took a dump all over the Mark 2 in his site. I was just reading that page, and he makes a long list of annoying features. :)
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If it helps…
Very nice, LD.
Yeah, I read Ken’s review of the 5DMII before I bought it, knowing that he’s not a Canon-hating-Nikon-guy who just loves to bust on the competition, as well as respecting his opinion, I really chewed over the decision. I ended up continuing with Canon after all for several reasons, one of which was price. The Mark II is so much camera, that an equivalent in Nikon would almost have been twice as much. Also, there are some great things about the way that Canon captures color, and even Ken will admit that for portrait work, Canon is unmatched. Finally, it captures broadcast quality video! How can you say no to that?
It’s mostly usability that causes Ken to lean toward Nikon — and I can agree with him on some of his gripes. But I already had the lens and really didn’t feel like switching platforms. I may move to Nikon one day, but that’s a way off right now with what I have invested in Canon equipment.
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Is that PV?
Yeah. It’s a little park by a small lighthouse on the point out there. I think it is mostly used in the late fall & winter to spot whales as they migrate down to Baja & then back up to Canada. The whales swim close to shore there to get around the point.
I actually forgot I bought a better camera a couple of years ago after one of my kids spilled apple juice in the old one. But I have really only used the “Auto” mode and “Movie” mode. I am thinking I’ll exploring what else it can do before I look to upgrade.
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Hm. I own this camera, but it’s not digital. Is it any good? We’re thinking of selling it.
Canon EOS Elan II
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Check the prices on ebay, but you probably won’t get much money for it. The only film cameras that sell for a good price are the classics, and even those have dropped in price considerably.
Listen, for all the talk about this brand or that brand is that you can take a good picture with almost any digital camera, yes the nerds will obsess if this camera has more contrast or that camera has better lenses, but unless you’re a pro and you want to take snapshots, it won’t make that much of a difference.
You should bite the bullet and get at least a digital point and shoot.You can store 200 or more pictures in a memory card, and can buy a bigger memory card to store even more pics. I bought mine used on ebay and I’m pretty happy with it, I don’t know where these rich douchebags got their nice cameras, maybe they can tell you.
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newegg rules.
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I’m better off selling it in Argentina, anyway.
I just wanted a reasonably good camera I won’t have to change for decades. I guess I’ll just buy a good compact camera, because I want to take it with me inside the AT&T Center… I’m not sure what I’ll do if my father asks me to buy the camera he wants. He’s got his eyes set on either the Canon 50D or the Canon Rebel XSi.
He’s an amateur astronomer, and he wants to use it to take astronomic photos. He told me that MP are kind of important to him, regardless of what Ken says. But he’s been reading Ken’s site.
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You know that gold camera I put I picture of? The normal kind is excellent for astronomy and night photography, unfortunately it’s film, and the ones you can get used aren’t cheap since it’s pretty sough after.
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He needs a digital camera because there’s a lot of post-processing done with Photoshop for some kinds of astronomic photography. That’s what he tells me, at least.
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Yeah, it’s true, I once read about how to do it and it requires some work. I couldn’t do it even I wanted though, because of light pollution I get to see 5 or 10 stars at the most.
Did you get the meteor shower that happened recently?
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Nope. Was it viewable from Argentina?
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The shower is visible from mid-July each year, with the peak in activity being between August 9 and 14, depending on the particular location of the stream. During the peak, the rate of meteors reaches 60 or more per hour. They can be seen all across the sky, but because of the path of Swift-Tuttle’s orbit, Perseids are primarily visible in the northern hemisphere.
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Dammit. I spent a good chunk of my evenings straining my neck while trying to get a glimpse of anything shiny and moving in the skies. I think I averaged around 2 airplanes and a stiff neck per night.
by theonlyromeo on Aug 30, 2009 1:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Still on film, LD? I like your style.
By the way, do they still sell polaroid cameras? Strangely, I want one. Just for that retro feel and because I’m counter culture.
by silverandblack_davis on Aug 27, 2009 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope. But I’m sure there’s one available on E-Bay or something.
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We do have a digital camera, but it’s so-so. And I’m going to buy one of my own.
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Who is this ‘We’ you keep referring to?
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Aug 27, 2009 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions
His “people”? LD rolls twenty deep in Argentina, I suppose.
I particularly want the Polaroid SX-70. If you watched Almost Famous, it’s the one that Kate Hudson used. Checked on eBay, the prices aren’t that bad as I thought. Maybe I should get one because SLRs just scare my pockets.
by silverandblack_davis on Aug 27, 2009 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you check the site I listed above. There are really good choices in all price ranges. And if you learn to use what you have, then you’ll be able to make great images, with almost any camera.
But there is something to say about being about to wave that Polaroid print back and forth while it develops.
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What about getting Polaroid film though? I don’t that’s made anymore.
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Yeah, right now the hardest thing would be to find Polaroid film. I have a friend who’s got one of those cameras and was sad when she got the last two cartridges at one of the walgreens around here.
A quick search on ebay says that each picture would come out to about a dollar: eBay Search
We don’t use it much these days, which is why we want to sell it. Right now we own this camera, a Pentax Option 750Z.
I’m sure it’s because I suck at taking photos, but I never liked how they looked when I used this camera. It’s as if they were desaturated.
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I have a soft spot for Pentaxes…Pentaxii? Anyway, I have an old school Pentax K100, beautiful lens. I wish their digital cameras were in the same price range as the Canons.
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Want it? It’s really cheap… :)
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Considering the exchange rate, nothing dollars is probably a lot of pesos, right?
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I’m old school (film) and like my old Nikon SLR. However, I’m looking for a new point and shoot camera and I’ve been trying to wade thru all the junk. (I haven’t had a chance to view the Ken Rockwell site … I will do that soon.) What do you guys think of the Fuji F70EXR?
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I respect the old school (it’s what I cut my teeth on after all) but you have heard that the school has announced that its oldest branch is closing, haven’t you? That said, I admit that I don’t know much about Fuji, being a Canon man myself.
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by olf on Sep 2, 2009 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s a shame, when Word War III erupts over the skyrocketing price of cheese, the nuclear weapons will render most digital devices obsolete, and we’re gonna wish we had film to photograph the desolate landscape.
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skyrocketing price of cheese or the secession of the letter L from “World”? I guess that is for Lauri’s social studies books to decide……
My first digicam was a Fuji, albeit a much older model. I had no problems with it, even though it was pretty primitive. That one you’re referencing looks really nice, as smaller digicams go. Fuji’s have a bad reputation for battery life, so you may want to get an extra one of those. But they usually compare favorably with almost anything else in their price range. I used to sell cameras when Circuit City still had physical stores(I-35 & Walzem), and was pretty enamored with the Fuji line at the time.
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