Red Ring Tupperware Photography & Tinfoil Talk (15)

T.D. wrote in post #8893102
Very cool, Tony! Dang, I wish I would have known about this. I would have been there for sure. It was such a beautiful day.

Hey, too bad you missed it! I was so busy last week I didn't have much time here on the forum, else I would have tried to stir up interest in a Zombie Walk POTN Meetup. There were, BTW, a ton of photogs, including a lot of white 70-200s and plenty of red rings. I was toting a bag with a second body and a couple lenses and a flash with a cord, but things were so hectic that I just never got the chance to switch once the walk got underway, although the flash would have helped a ton. It was the 5D and the 24-70 bare all the way.

It was definitely a beautiful day, as in bright and sunny, but that had its downs since so much activity was in shaded areas -- you ended up with dealing with dark shadows or blown highlights a lot of the time, oh well. It was fun.

Chris, I just looked through your "craptacular tonemapped images" again a few months after looking at them, and they're not all craptacular!

I love the (what I presume are) cherry trees.

tonylong wrote in post #8892948
Hey all, I've had hectic days and haven't gotten much forum time lately so trying to catch up!

A week or so ago the Zombie Walk events came up. Portland had theirs yesterday afternoon, it swarmed with photogs in-costume and out, I came home with over 500 shots and am just now processing the 400 I have left from the first culling, but here is one that I thought was cute -- an obviously loving couple sharing a Kodak moment:

Nice Tony. Like Chris, I usually only find out about events like after the fact. This would have been fun to shoot.

poppie guy wrote in post #8893314
Nice Tony. Like Chris, I usually only find out about events like after the fact. This would have been fun to shoot.

Heh! Yeah, the same as me, after the fact. But someone posted one from Seatlle a couple weeks ago and I thought it looked fun and found the Portland site.

It was a struggle to get good lighting, but it was a fun shoot and I'd say the participants has a good time:

tonylong wrote in post #8893555
Heh! Yeah, the same as me, after the fact. But someone posted one from Seatlle a couple weeks ago and I thought it looked fun and found the Portland site.

It was a struggle to get good lighting, but it was a fun shoot and I'd say the participants has a good time:

I hear you on the lighting, I shot some family stuff at Riley's pumpkin farm yesterday at around noon. Bright sunlight...

poppie guy wrote in post #8893830
I hear you on the lighting, I shot some family stuff at Riley's pumpkin farm yesterday at around noon. Bright sunlight...

That came out great!

poppie guy wrote in post #8893830
I hear you on the lighting, I shot some family stuff at Riley's pumpkin farm yesterday at around noon. Bright sunlight...

Should have said something. I had a bunch of reflectors and strobes in the house you could have used .

Also, as much as I love my 30D (and my early comments about that) if I were to get another camera it would probably be a 5D.

Thalagyrt wrote in post #8893302
Chris, I just looked through your "craptacular tonemapped images" again a few months after looking at them, and they're not all craptacular!

I love the (what I presume are) cherry trees.

So you're saying that some of them are?!

poppie guy wrote in post #8893830
I hear you on the lighting, I shot some family stuff at Riley's pumpkin farm yesterday at around noon. Bright sunlight...

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Aww! The older two in the back look just like you!

The used market 5D prices are pretty good, and you will be happy if you get one. IMO, the 24-105 fov is much nicer on full frame.

Regarding reflectors, it's almost impossible to get little ones to stay in one place long enough to use reflectors. It might make a cool video though... one photog and 4 or 5 adults holding reflectors, chasing a 2 year old around your farm.

T.D. wrote in post #8894023
So you're saying that some of them are?!



Aww! The older two in the back look just like you!

They've got nice hats too!!!

poppie guy wrote in post #8894040
Regarding reflectors, it's almost impossible to get little ones to stay in one place long enough to use reflectors. It might make a cool video though... one photog and 4 or 5 adults holding reflectors, chasing a 2 year old around your farm.

Heh! Yeah, I saw some folks yesterday having someone holding a flash for them -- they probably got some very good shots, it's just that I didn't have that opportunity. The couple I did use a flash on I did with a cord, but once things got moving I just had to simplify and run to keep up with the crowd.

poppie guy wrote in post #8893830
I hear you on the lighting, I shot some family stuff at Riley's pumpkin farm yesterday at around noon. Bright sunlight...


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Cute shot Sid....with a little cloning and cropping you could be rid of the hand and top of head.

Why did I know the hats were going to be a topic?

Gee Tony...I didn't think zombies moved that fast!

poppie guy wrote in post #8894040
The used market 5D prices are pretty good, and you will be happy if you get one. IMO, the 24-105 fov is much nicer on full frame.

Regarding reflectors, it's almost impossible to get little ones to stay in one place long enough to use reflectors. It might make a cool video though... one photog and 4 or 5 adults holding reflectors, chasing a 2 year old around your farm.

That would be amusing to watch.

aussieskier wrote in post #8894529
That would be amusing to watch.

Seriously, it would be a good project for you and Scott. Do it right, and you'd have a YouTube hit. Speed it up to make it look like the action in the old Keystone Cops movies.