GKPE - mini: sunset roof shoot

[joeseph]

Hi all,
seeing as we've finally been given a move date of next Friday, thought I'd get my A into G and ask if we can do a sunset/early evening roof shoot from the top of the building I work in (Akl CBD) I've asked if we can do this either Monday (20th) or Tuesday (21st) evening and the noises I'm getting back are positive. Can I have a show of hands as to who'd be interested? I'm hoping to keep the numbers down below 8 if possible as they're likely not to want a huge group up there....
If it goes ahead (our people still have to get an okay from their people etc.) I'd like to be there at 8pm-ish

[weka2000]

See I have 2 hands waving, pick me, pick me.................

[joeseph]

Sure Tony, you're all welcome. Hopefully I can get a final ok monday morning - weather is supposed to be fine too.

[scotttnz]

I'm keen. Which night?

[joeseph]

Hoping for Monday... Going to be an interesting week, getting all our cr@p boxed for moving Friday and keeping clients happy too. Got a hospital pass of doing a network upgrade Sunday [memo to self - take before & after photo's]

[weka2000]

where are all the lads. Lets hope for good weather.

[MattL]

hands up.

[scotttnz]

I'm keen. Which night?

I'm going to have to pull out unfortunatley. I have got a parents meeting at school. Woohoo! I would much rather do that than photography!

[FlyingPete]

Darn! Guess why I can't make it this time (come on its not that hard!), I am yet again at home looking after the wee one whilst my other half is at meetings :rolleyes:

[weka2000]

Pete dont you just love this modern parenting.

[joeseph]

I'm going to have to pull out unfortunatley. I have got a parents meeting at school. Woohoo! I would much rather do that than photography!

Would it help if we made it Tuesday?

[Moppie]

Im in, for either day.

[scotttnz]

Would it help if we made it Tuesday?

Yes, tuesday would be better for me.

[FlyingPete]

Tuesday works for me, I have the all clear for that :D

[IainB]

I'd love to take part, those two evenings are regularly committed for me - work!
Appreciate the invitation, though, and look forward to seeing what I missed.......

[joeseph]

I'd love to take part, those two evenings are regularly committed for me - work!
Appreciate the invitation, though, and look forward to seeing what I missed.......

Ah yes work, been doing it all day. (sigh..) sorry you'll miss it Iain - maybe I'll be able to organise one some other time.

Righto, we'll see if we have a go for Tuesday then - Okay with you Tony/Matt?

[dgcorner]

Tuesday's cool if there's still space. Moppie/Scott/Pete -- we can take my car if you're planning to go home first... I can pick you guys up starting at 7:15pm -- my route: Scott - Moppie - Pete... city

Duncan, please PM me your address, and the nearest parking spot ;-)

Cheers!

[scotttnz]

Cool, I'm keen for tuesday!

[MattL]

Tuesday fine with me.

[weka2000]

Yip Im in for Tuesday, that mate of mine changed his plans again :(
but at least I can make the roof shoot :)

[joeseph]

Yip Im in for Tuesday, that mate of mine changed his plans again :(
but at least I can make the roof shoot :)

Good stuff! probably meet outside work at 7:45. Looks like the Mgre bridge work might not happen thru the week - they've realised what a cockup it caused on Saturday!

[FlyingPete]

Good stuff! probably meet outside work at 7:45. Looks like the Mgre bridge work might not happen thru the week - they've realised what a cockup it caused on Saturday!

What are they doing to the bridge?

[dgcorner]

What are they doing to the bridge?

Replacing some structures that hold it up... the aereal pic on the NZ Herald made me glad I didn't go that way... but that's on the South-Western motorway... is Duncan's office somewhere there? I thought it was in the CBD?

[dgcorner]

Good stuff! probably meet outside work at 7:45. Looks like the Mgre bridge work might not happen thru the week - they've realised what a cockup it caused on Saturday!

7:45 it is. Scott/Moppie/Pete -- can you confirm if you want me to pick you up. Looks like we might have to leave earlier if we want to meet Duncan at 745.

Cheers!

[dgcorner]

Replacing some structures that hold it up... the aereal pic on the NZ Herald made me glad I didn't go that way... but that's on the South-Western motorway... is Duncan's office somewhere there? I thought it was in the CBD?

Oops, too quick off the bat... Duncan PMed me with his address on Wyndham... Thanks Duncan!

[FlyingPete]

7:45 it is. Scott/Moppie/Pete -- can you confirm if you want me to pick you up. Looks like we might have to leave earlier if we want to meet Duncan at 745.

Cheers!

Looks good to me, will have to check with Scott, we may be catching up for dinner tomorrow, so will both be in the same place.

[iKirst]

Tuesday is cool for me
I think i'll be a lone shore puppy. The usual passenger of my car will be talking with the bride over this Sat's wedding.
Actually, must ask Simon..

My number - if anyone wants it (cause I have noones) is of the voda sort.. ik0rst (I couldn't get ikirst - poo)

[weka2000]

Ah everything is comming togather. meet you at the same place as last time.

Yes I heard there were bridge issues didnt affect me as I never left home all weekend :(

[iKirst]

Meet who what where?
Duncan - I have your business card, I'll just harass you for the finer points later :D

[scotttnz]

7:45 it is. Scott/Moppie/Pete -- can you confirm if you want me to pick you up. Looks like we might have to leave earlier if we want to meet Duncan at 745.

A ride would be great!

Looks good to me, will have to check with Scott, we may be catching up for dinner tomorrow, so will both be in the same place.

Yep, Pete is having dinner at our place, so that's one less pickup to worry about!

[dgcorner]

A ride would be great!

Yep, Pete is having dinner at our place, so that's one less pickup to worry about! I'll be at your place at 715. That should give us enough time to get into the city by 745.

Just waiting to hear from Moppie...

[Moppie]

And I was just waiting to hear on something else, and unforunatly I won't be able to make it.

Just had a meeting with a mortage brooker, and Amanda and I will be putting an offer on a House tomorrow evening :D :D
I don't have to be there, but probably should be.

[FlyingPete]

And I was just waiting to hear on something else, and unforunatly I won't be able to make it.

Just had a meeting with a mortage brooker, and Amanda and I will be putting an offer on a House tomorrow evening :D :D
I don't have to be there, but probably should be.

I think that qualifies for a night off, but we want to see a note from your doctor ;)

[dgcorner]

And I was just waiting to hear on something else, and unforunatly I won't be able to make it.

Just had a meeting with a mortage brooker, and Amanda and I will be putting an offer on a House tomorrow evening :D :D
I don't have to be there, but probably should be.

Bugger, the sunset maestro is not coming... :cry: :cry: :cry: I was thinking that I would get some instruction/tuition... ;)

But, putting in an offer counts as important:D so we know that you aren't trading us for something else:D :D :D Good luck!!! I know what it's like... I still have 17 odd years to go paying off my mortgage... though Tina (my wife) and I are trying to save and cut it down to 10-12 years max... that's if I find a job soon too!!!

[FlyingPete]

... that's if I find a job soon too!!!

What do you do? I know somewhere with a vacancy ;)

[dgcorner]

Anyone else need a lift in to town and back? There's a space available now that Moppie is signing his life away tomorrow night ;-)

[dgcorner]

What do you do? I know somewhere with a vacancy ;)

LOL -- I sometimes wish I was in IT. But I would have pretty huge shoes to fill if I was the next guy in line:) so I don't envy him/her.

I guess that I just have to be content with hanging out with them IT folks:D

For what its worth I'm in sales and marketing... but my field is quite narrow, and a little "technical" -- food ingredients...

The technical part includes pulling computers apart too... then trying to put them back together and hope it works:D You know you can't trust the controller or the CFO to play IT support:D -- they'd find out how much the computers really cost and put in a note to downgrade:rolleyes:

[joeseph]

And I was just waiting to hear on something else, and unforunatly I won't be able to make it.

Just had a meeting with a mortage brooker, and Amanda and I will be putting an offer on a House tomorrow evening :D :D
I don't have to be there, but probably should be.

Cool! does the broker add in a percentage for camera gear also? ;) hope it all goes well...

[Moppie]

Cool! does the broker add in a percentage for camera gear also? ;) hope it all goes well...


Well we are going to put in an offer well below what we can borrow, so who knows!
The worst thing is Amanda will be using all her savings as a deposit, which means I no longer have the incentive to marry her, which means we are both going to have to do some saving, or Im going to have work my butt of for my production bonus.


John, Im not the Sunset master, I just under expose them all ;)

[FlyingPete]

John, Im not the Sunset master, I just under expose them all ;)

Oh no! You have given the secret away, now anyone can take good sunset shots :shock:

[Moppie]

Oh no! You have given the secret away, now anyone can take good sunset shots :shock:


Ahhh, the real secret is knowing when to under expose, and how much by ;)

[MattL]

Hi Guys.

John is there still room in your car for one more?

Duncan are you *sure* I cant bring my abseiling gear? Tell your boss i'll give the windows on your floor a bit of a polish as I go past!

[weka2000]

Hey mattl take another one of those portraits of me and I will teach you to fly :)

[MattL]

haha. You know Tony, those 20x30 inch prints are pretty cheap these days :P

[FlyingPete]

Hey mattl take another one of those portraits of me and I will teach you to fly :)

I'm getting great mileage out of mine :D
http://www.flyingpete.nzpages.net/PeteEvil.jpg

[scotttnz]

OK, here's a challange for some of you tonight. Whoever gets the best shot of me with my new 70-200 for me to use as my new avatar moves to the front of the line to borrow it for testing.

Judges decision is final and no correspondance will be entered into. Entries surrender the right to use the image as an avatar to me.

[dgcorner]

Hi Guys.

John is there still room in your car for one more?

Yep. I can swing by at 710 then we can go to Scott's place. Duncan wants to meet at 745 to do some city shots before going to the roof.

See you then.

Cheers!

[dgcorner]

OK, here's a challange for some of you tonight. Whoever gets the best shot of me with my new 70-200 for me to use as my new avatar moves to the front of the line to borrow it for testing.

Judges decision is final and no correspondance will be entered into. Entries surrender the right to use the image as an avatar to me.

LOL :D :D :D

[joeseph]

Yep. I can swing by at 710 then we can go to Scott's place. Duncan wants to meet at 745 to do some city shots before going to the roof.


actually I was more thinking about getting shots from the roof before the sunset itself. Seeing as we're moving out Friday it's likely the last chance to do this...

[dgcorner]

Well we are going to put in an offer well below what we can borrow, so who knows!
The worst thing is Amanda will be using all her savings as a deposit, which means I no longer have the incentive to marry her, which means we are both going to have to do some saving, or Im going to have work my butt of for my production bonus.

John, Im not the Sunset master, I just under expose them all ;)

Master, I shall follow your footsteps and under-expose (from 1/3 to 1/2 stop):D

Re the loan: that is a good idea, i.e., to put in a lower offer to what you can borrow. Maximising the loan can be a killer in the long run. We borrowed $60K less than what our mortgage broker and the bank would allow us... and I'm sure glad that we did.:) Our only advantage then (Oct-Nov 2000) was that the housing market was at its lowest.

If you don't mind my suggesting, have a look at fortnightly re-payments if you can arrange it with your bank. I've discussed this with good friends in the banking industry and they say that this is the quickest way to pay off the loan... but they won't tell you that if they don't know you:confused: :confused: Making lump sum payments, at the end of the term, also speeds things up... by at least 5 years... and depending on how much you re-pay.

Good luck again!

[dgcorner]

actually I was more thinking about getting shots from the roof before the sunset itself. Seeing as we're moving out Friday it's likely the last chance to do this...

:o

Cool, that would be great!

[Moppie]

Master, I shall follow your footsteps and under-expose (from 1/3 to 1/2 stop):D



Young one, don't be afraid of shooting manual, and ignoring the meter.
Shoot the historgram, chimp lots, don't be afraid to blow the highlights, spikes are good. Break the rules and you will do well :)


Ill have to talk with the brooker about fortnightly repayments, she's talking monthly I think.
Thanks for the advice!

[MattL]

Yep. I can swing by at 710 then we can go to Scott's place. Duncan wants to meet at 745 to do some city shots before going to the roof.

See you then.

Cheers!

Sounds good. :D

[iKirst]

If there is room for both Warren and I, we'll come along too... I don't need picking up though :lol:

[joeseph]

If there is room for both Warren and I

Sure there's room - see you at 7:45ish...

[iKirst]

Sure there's room - see you at 7:45ish...
What do you drink, Mr Duncan.. I owe you for last Thursday's loan of a very lovely 100-400 :)

[Wazza]

Sorry I not been replying.. I been busy...

I'm going to be wedding talking tonight, but that's straight after work and should be done by 7pm I hope!

Don't leave Kirst out of the conversations, she's not alien. :D

[weka2000]

Dont worry we will take good care of her for you.

[iKirst]

Dont worry we will take good care of her for you.
So kind ^^ :)

Tony - I have the Sony for you to borrow for a wee while. I've had back for a couple weeks now, but didn't see you at the BBQ / shoot at Scott's so couldn't pass it on.
I'll bring it tonight, do you need mem card's or are you covered there? I know the canon USB works fine on the Sony though.. :D

Said original borrower cries everytime he see's me, he misses the little Sony oh so much

[dgcorner]

Kirst, is Si coming?

[iKirst]

I haven't seen him online to ask. Will flick him a text and see what he says.
I don't know if I'll be coming from the Shore of West yet though, so he'll be on his lonesome if he does..

[dgcorner]

I haven't seen him online to ask. Will flick him a text and see what he says.
I don't know if I'll be coming from the Shore of West yet though, so he'll be on his lonesome if he does..

Ok. See ya later.

[weka2000]

Sold my 1 gig memory card with the F828. So will need memory card and dont forget battery charger.
Thank ikirst for the loan.

[MattL]

Duncan are you *sure* I cant bring my abseiling gear? Tell your boss i'll give the windows on your floor a bit of a polish as I go past!

Do I take your silence on this topic as my answer? Ill put it in the car, just incase :-)

[joeseph]

Yep, I'm sure - they're going out on a Health & safety limb a bit letting us up there as it is...

[forsaken]

si is going to have to pass on this one, too much to do around the house and the cool of the evening is the best time for it

[iKirst]

Sold my 1 gig memory card with the F828. So will need memory card and dont forget battery charger.
Thank ikirst for the loan.
Okies, will dig out the 256 (never bothered to go as high as 1GB :p) and the charger to bring along tonight.. must delete the dodgy photos first ;)

[joeseph]

must delete the dodgy photos first ;)

Just remember, Tony works in I.T. - just deleting dodgy photo's won't be enough...... ;)

[iKirst]

They are all of you lot from Scotts house anyway :lol:
Let's see if I find anything incriminating...

See you all later this evening :D

[weka2000]

Yes now that I know there maybe something of intrest it will be worth a look :)

We may see wazza in a new look.

[Moppie]

Im looking forward to the results of this.

The house buying was interesting, we offer 350, the counter offered with 379.
Hmmmm, We might counter offer with 360 and say thats it, not interested in negotiating. (we only offered 350 hoping they would want to negotiate, and have a reasonable counter).

Anyway, after that bit I went up Pt View Dr and got some spectacular shots of the sun set.

[forsaken]

I took no photos. Did watch lock stock and two smoking barrells again, and process some shots from Sunday.

[NordieBoy]

They are all of you lot from Scotts house anyway :lol:
Let's see if I find anything incriminating...

See you all later this evening :D
Just bought a 512mb card from Cash Converters on Sat.
It was full of photos.
Clubbing, partying, the trip to Australia, partying, more clubbing, partying.
Nothing incriminating though dammit :(

[IainB]

Just bought a 512mb card from Cash Converters on Sat.
It was full of photos.
Clubbing, partying, the trip to Australia, partying, more clubbing, partying.
Nothing incriminating though dammit :(

What did you pay for that?

[weka2000]

Were back just a quick post.

Please note the happy couple

[MattL]

Oh allright, heres a quickie.
http://matts-photos.nzpages.net/files/gen-i/1.jpg

[NordieBoy]

What did you pay for that?
Ummm....
$10

I fix their computers here ;)

[MattL]

Duncan, Lion Ice $4.50

Scott, Snow Ball, $6.25, Diet Coke $2.25

Peter Hot fuge cake $6.95, Diet Coke, $2.25

Kirst, Sampler $13.25, coke $2.25

Warren, Millen Burger $10.00, coke $2.25

12-3040-0592112-001
Please ensure your name is attached.

[joeseph]

Matt, you may want to remove the number pronto, like. We (& others) may start making withdrawls.....

[Moppie]

Please note the happy couple


You and Tony make a lovely couple, but what does his wife have to say about it? :p


That Pano looks good, but you will have to upload a bigger version.

[iKirst]

Done like a done thing, Matt. Both mine and Warren's. Thank you :D

Duncan, cheers for the full reign of the roof last night, and the eventful ride in the service elevator ;)

Had a blast, I did

Tony, look after Mr Sony :) (I don't look happy in that ^^ pic :lol: )

Nice Pano, Matt :D

[MattL]

Matt, you may want to remove the number pronto, like. We (& others) may start making withdrawls.....

You'd be lucky. Even I have trouble making withdrawls from that account.

[joeseph]

You'd be lucky. Even I have trouble making withdrawls from that account.

Righto, have sorted my bit, now must get in touch with the folks in Nigeria that keep sending me interesting e-mail offerings...
:lol:

[dgcorner]

Nice one Matt!

[dgcorner]

Here's a nice pic...
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/dgcorner/Bart.jpg

[iKirst]

I like the pic, Mr John :D, however, I think I missed the punchline on the Bart bit.. bar the fact that Matt's aiming his lens that way..

Just showed a friend the image - he called us Train Spotters :p

Did anyone get a pic of that chicky that spotted PeepingPete? :lol:

[dgcorner]

Duncan, thanks for arranging the shoot at the rooftop.

Had a play with a couple of pics. Makes me want a WA... or a longer Zoom....

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/dgcorner/AucklandSunset3a-Web.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/dgcorner/AucklandSunset-Web.jpg

C&C welcome.

[dgcorner]

I like the pic, Mr John :D, however, I think I missed the punchline on the Bart bit.. bar the fact that Matt's aiming his lens that way..

Just showed a friend the image - he called us Train Spotters :p

Did anyone get a pic of that chicky that spotted PeepingPete? :lol:

:o couldn't find a decent UFO...:D

[weka2000]

Duncan, Lion Ice $4.50

Scott, Snow Ball, $6.25, Diet Coke $2.25

Peter Hot fuge cake $6.95, Diet Coke, $2.25

Kirst, Sampler $13.25, coke $2.25

Warren, Millen Burger $10.00, coke $2.25

12-3040-0592112-001
Please ensure your name is attached.

A nice guy would ignore the bills as you never know when they may have something you need :)

[MattL]

Tony, perhaps your $100 membership fee can go into my pocket for the cost of dinner. No? Funny that.

Im not made of money, and neither is anyone else here.

[joeseph]

Did anyone get a pic of that chicky that spotted PeepingPete? :lol:

I think so, but won't have time to edit/post today but will see tomorrow.

Very nice shots John! :D

[dgcorner]

Very nice shots John! :D

Thanks Duncan! I need to work more on getting my technique right. Those were just a few, and with toying with PS... the rest of the pics I either deleted or left for future work. I'd like to improve my batting average... now I'm getting 1 good pic out of 20...:confused: I should be getting 1 in 5 or at least 1 in 10.

Looking forward to seeing your post as well as the others'

Cheers!

[scotttnz]

Nice pics John, the first one is fantastic, print it out and hang it on the wall!

[MattL]

Hey guys. I got my pano back from PCL today. Oh my word. If anybody would like to see the finished product, I think I can arrange that.

[Moppie]

Hey guys. I got my pano back from PCL today. Oh my word. If anybody would like to see the finished product, I think I can arrange that.

How transportable is it?

I would love to it, and I maybe out your way this week, I have to get the monitor calibration kit of John at some stage.

[weka2000]

Yeh what the heck. Its been the day from hell I will pick up the others tab

send me all your B/A details via PM and I will have their tabs paid in 5 min.

[dgcorner]

Nice pics John, the first one is fantastic, print it out and hang it on the wall!

Thanks Scott! I was thinking the same thing:D I just hope I don't run out of ink!

Any pics yet?

[MattL]

How transportable is it?

I would love to it, and I maybe out your way this week, I have to get the monitor calibration kit of John at some stage.

Well, one is mounted, and it just fits in my car, so Its not too hard. I wouldlnt want to do it 15 times tho. Perhaps everyone who is interested could meet somewhere so I only have to get it out once.

Failing that, I have another couple sitting rolled up in a tube here, very easy to transport.

[dgcorner]

How transportable is it?

I would love to it, and I maybe out your way this week, I have to get the monitor calibration kit of John at some stage.

Moppie, the kit is with Pete. Thought that he may be able to use it since your monitor was "still on its way" when I last checked:o

[dgcorner]

Hey guys. I got my pano back from PCL today. Oh my word. If anybody would like to see the finished product, I think I can arrange that.

Let me know when the guys are over -- it would be great to see it.

Cheers!

[forsaken]

looks like you guys had a good evening on the roof.

[weka2000]

It was great. Nice to meet dcorner. Duncan thanks for making it happen.

Seems I was to busy taking in the view that I forgot to check my camera settings. Woops Panos are ment to be set on manual mode right :o
Well most of mine wernt.

Oh well we live and learn.

So whats the next mini meet?

[scotttnz]

Any pics yet?

I'm not very happy with my results, I was having an off night. This one is OK though:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a310/scotttnz/af6f610a.jpg

[forsaken]

nice colours.

[dgcorner]

I'm not very happy with my results, I was having an off night. This one is OK though:



Not bad. Colours are good.

[MattL]

Not Bad at all Scott.

and dont feel so bad, I was having an Off night too. I dont have anything im pleased with, yet. Im busy working on a panorama from there, that when complete will work out to roughly 547megapixel :S

[weka2000]

MattL $47.45 total owed including my $2 short

[scotttnz]

So who am I paying for dessert?

[weka2000]

Tony, perhaps your $100 membership fee can go into my pocket for the cost of dinner. No? Funny that.

Im putting my money where my mouth is.

[weka2000]

Scott tabs taken care off. Its on me

[Moppie]

Moppie, the kit is with Pete. T

Sweet, I still won't be able to put it to good use untill the weekend anyway.
The monitor showed up, the VGA to 5xBNC cable it needs didn't. :(

[scotttnz]

Scott tabs taken care off. Its on me

Thanks Tony, very generous of you. Next time it's on me.

Do you still want to borrow the 70-200? I want it for the weekend, but if you want to use it next week let me know.

[weka2000]

Not at this stage. Time to learn to use my own toys correctly before I buy any more.

[weka2000]

Mattl moneys been transfered $47.25 will go in tommorow 23.

On that note. I will now sign off. Before I say what I really want to:evil:

[MattL]

Thanks Tony. I stand corrected.

[Wazza]

http://wazza.nfscity.com/20d/pete.jpg

http://wazza.nfscity.com/20d/scott_avatar_.jpg

http://wazza.nfscity.com/20d/scott_avatar.jpg

http://wazza.nfscity.com/20d/scott_avatar_2.jpg

http://wazza.nfscity.com/20d/scott_avatar_3.jpg

And one of my favourites, mirrored and made into a desktop. :)
http://wazza.nfscity.com/20d/desktop_skytower.jpg

[Wazza]

Mattl moneys been transfered $47.25 will go in tommorow 23.

On that note. I will now sign off. Before I say what I really want to:evil:

You've overpaid mate..

Kirst and myself have already paid $28. (thanks Kirst ;))

And someone paid cash right/?

[weka2000]

I paid cash. Over paid I did to oh well. I never forget so it may come in handy 1 day.

Mattl with me you always will. No one ever calls my bluff. That old saying "put up or shut up" I always put up.

Why do you think my sig says what it does?

[FlyingPete]

Yet to sort my photos from the night :rolleyes:

Still got to get the $$$ to Matt, I get paid monthy and that is tomorrow, so will sort it then (just had a expense run all OD :( )

[Wazza]

More people going to pay Matt?

He's going to be profiting from this. :lol:
I knew I should have paid :rolleyes:

[dgcorner]

Sweet, I still won't be able to put it to good use untill the weekend anyway.
The monitor showed up, the VGA to 5xBNC cable it needs didn't. :(

Yep, Pete mentioned your "problem." Funny how some people will over-look the fact that the monitor needs the cable to work. Some of them still think that all you have to do id plug it into the mains and off you go...:)

[dgcorner]

Not Bad at all Scott.

and dont feel so bad, I was having an Off night too. I dont have anything im pleased with, yet. Im busy working on a panorama from there, that when complete will work out to roughly 547megapixel :S

Ouch, that huge? What's your system like? I mentioned to Pete that I may have to purchase more RAM to get things moving along.

[MattL]

my system is very average; Athalon 2200 something arather, with 1gb ram and several hundred gig storage.

And yes, its running very slow with that image!

[dgcorner]

my system is very average; Athalon 2200 something arather, with 1gb ram and several hundred gig storage.

And yes, its running very slow with that image!

Looks like it's going to have to be my RAM then. I tried processing a pano on Panorama Maker 3.0 and it took at least 5 - 10 minutes to do it. Have you tried using this software. I find it quite good and it allows you to tweak your pics with matching points so that the end result is "seamless" The software came free. It also has an auto exposure compensation facility to help the process. I can burn it onto a CD if you want to try it.

Cheers!

[iKirst]

posting in every thread cause I can .. lalala

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1215609#post1215609
Gen-i pics ;)

http://www.ikirst.com/gallery/Gen-I

:mrgreen:

[MattL]

John, Thanks for the offer. There is plenty of good, free software out there your right - however the sort of work im doing is not your average 3 shot panorama. I dont think anything that takes a mere 5-10 minutes is going to have the same result as a few hours hard work in photoshop.

[dgcorner]

John, Thanks for the offer. There is plenty of good, free software out there your right - however the sort of work im doing is not your average 3 shot panorama. I dont think anything that takes a mere 5-10 minutes is going to have the same result as a few hours hard work in photoshop.

Cool -- the one I use can take up to 6 -10 pics and then merge... and then tweak. You'll be surprised at how good the software actually is. Good luck!

[NordieBoy]

Have a look at Hugin (http://hugin.sourceforge.net/) for doing panoramas.
Trying to get my head around it at the moment but 512mb ram isn't helping :rolleyes:

[weka2000]

Pete I have paid for everyone. No one owes Mattl any money I picked up the tab

[iKirst]

Pete I have paid for everyone. No one owes Mattl any money I picked up the tab
You didn't pay for Warren, or I, m'dear. I closed that tab yesterday morning ;)

I think too many people coast over the thread without actually reading it :lol:

Matt, it appears you have spending money. Go nuts

[FlyingPete]

Pete I have paid for everyone. No one owes Mattl any money I picked up the tab

Sweet thanks for that, I owe you!

[weka2000]

ikirst I did pay for you two, I didnt see your earlirer post so I just added up the post from MattL and payed the lot

[iKirst]

ikirst I did pay for you two, I didnt see your earlirer post so I just added up the post from MattL and payed the lot
You're a gem, but!...

I reiterate..

I think too many people coast over the thread without actually reading it :lol:
Oh I laff

I bet some missed that I posted a link to my gen-i pics, too.. do de do :lol:

We're a giving bunch, I feel.
Aint it grand? ;)

[NordieBoy]

You're a gem, but!...

I reiterate..


Oh I laff

I bet some missed that I posted a link to my gen-i pics, too.. do de do :lol:

We're a giving bunch, I feel.
Aint it grand? ;)
I saw the pics :D

Tsk, Orklanders.

[joeseph]

Did anyone get a pic of that chicky that spotted PeepingPete? :lol:

She was a cr@p model - kept moving during the shoot, I ask you: waving to the photographers, no idea how to behave really!

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[dgcorner]

[quote=joeseph]She was a cr@p model - kept moving during the shoot, I ask you: waving to the photographers, no idea how to behave really![quote=joeseph]

Well, it could have been worse... good thing she didn't start taking anything off or try to jump out of the building!;)

[iKirst]

I initiated the waving, as a way to say "it's ok - there's a girl up here too, the big lenses the boys have attached aren't meant for anything devious"

I blame Pete for us even looking that way :lol:

[iKirst]

I saw the pics :D

Tsk, Orklanders.
You're not just a skimmer then, good on ya, Mr NordieBoy. You can stay
:)

Tsk is right :lol:


Tony - hows the 'other brand camera' infrared shoot testing going?

[weka2000]

And here I was trying not to be curious about those units and possible bird watching.

iKirst had my play with the F717 will need to arrange return. Im now 100% converted to Canon DSLR.

[IainB]

Whew! Glad you got the cost of dinner sorted (sort of). MattL ('panoman'?) A nice pano indeed. Wazza with that SIGMA, looks like he's waiting for someone to show...I mean, for the cloud formation to change slightly. Great sunset shots John (#1)and Scott. Could hang nicely on the wall. Wazza,those are seriously sharp photos of Pete and Scott(?) and just a brilliant shot of the skytower! iKirst, nice gallery of photos - I particularly like your shot of the team in action on the rooftop. The shadows against the building add a nice effect. And where was Duncan? (I've heard of "Where's Wally?" jigsaw puzzles...) Just sorry I couldn't make it for the evening.

[joeseph]

Just sorry I couldn't make it for the evening.

the good news is the folks that okay this sort of thing quite like the photo's I've forwarded to them (cheers Kirst/John!) so doing another shoot sometime isn't out of the question even though I'm now based in another building. Will let you all know...

[dgcorner]

the good news is the folks that okay this sort of thing quite like the photo's I've forwarded to them (cheers Kirst/John!) so doing another shoot sometime isn't out of the question even though I'm now based in another building. Will let you all know...

If that's what it takes then we can always send them the pics ;-) It is worth it -- to be able to go up and get unobstructed views like that:D

[dgcorner]

Whew! Glad you got the cost of dinner sorted (sort of). MattL ('panoman'?) A nice pano indeed. Wazza with that SIGMA, looks like he's waiting for someone to show...I mean, for the cloud formation to change slightly. Great sunset shots John (#1)and Scott. Could hang nicely on the wall. Wazza,those are seriously sharp photos of Pete and Scott(?) and just a brilliant shot of the skytower! iKirst, nice gallery of photos - I particularly like your shot of the team in action on the rooftop. The shadows against the building add a nice effect. And where was Duncan? (I've heard of "Where's Wally?" jigsaw puzzles...) Just sorry I couldn't make it for the evening.

Iain, thanks. Duncan was at the other end of the building busy doing some panos. And with feedback from Duncan looks like we will be able to do something like it again. Woohoo!

[weka2000]

Great news Duncan. See everything works out ok :)

[scotttnz]

so doing another shoot sometime isn't out of the question even though I'm now based in another building.

I'm going to look into getting onto the roof of our building too, time to call in some favours.....

[dgcorner]

I'm going to look into getting onto the roof of our building too, time to call in some favours.....

Cool! That should provide us with a different view. Hopefully the atmoshpherics will be good enough to enhance the sunset... similar to the one Moppie did a few weeks back.

[iKirst]

iKirst had my play with the F717 will need to arrange return. Im now 100% converted to Canon DSLR. Sweet as. Bar the first 3 minutes when I got my F717 back, I was over the slowness of the camera and decided I was fully converted to the DSLR too.
Did you manage to get any decent IR shots anyway?

We'll organise the return soon enough :D

iKirst, nice gallery of photos - I particularly like your shot of the team in action on the rooftop. The shadows against the building add a nice effect. And where was Duncan? (I've heard of "Where's Wally?" jigsaw puzzles...) Just sorry I couldn't make it for the evening. We all missed ya, Ian. Thanks for the comments (even on my gallery). That was a deliberate photo, not just a snap. So it's nice to see it's reasons for being, being noticed :D

the good news is the folks that okay this sort of thing quite like the photo's I've forwarded to them (cheers Kirst/John!) so doing another shoot sometime isn't out of the question even though I'm now based in another building. Will let you all know...!!!
Excellent stuff, Duncan :) Glad our pics were of aide in the quest for more rooftop practice :D

[IainB]

Thanks for the comments (even on my gallery). That was a deliberate photo, not just a snap. So it's nice to see it's reasons for being, being noticed !!!


You're welcome. You are really taking to this SLR stuff! Oo you still use your other digital? I try to use my G1 Canon for ir stuff.

[weka2000]

I picked up the F717 put the filters on took a picture took the filters off and packed it all up. Oh well thats out of my system now. Thanks it saved me $500.

[FlyingPete]

I picked up the F717 put the filters on took a picture took the filters off and packed it all up. Oh well thats out of my system now. Thanks it saved me $500.

Funny thing is in times gone by I used to covet the F717 and its predecessor the F707, as the F707 was top of the line when I got my Sony P&S.