Oh yeah... it's definitely got a serious leftwards lean to it! I straightened all the others and overlooked this one for some reason.
It was with my new camera, Lumix GX85 and a 45-150mm lens. This guy was like a hummingbird—he never landed to come to a full stop. I guess he was too big for the lantana to support him?
Gee thanks!! I need to not look at it or my OCD will kick in! If i fall off my chair because i am leaning into it then you are in bother my friend!One of the reasons the amusement park had to close, these slippery-dips are about 5 stories high and public liability became a thing here in the mid 90's, which killed this place with stupidly high fees, because of the risks associated with going for a slide... Not that anyone had ever killed themselves on them before, but that was when people accepted responsibility for their actions...
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Oh yeah... it's definitely got a serious leftwards lean to it! I straightened all the others and overlooked this one for some reason.
Thanks for pointing it out, Ken, now I'm going to leave it wonky, just to mess with your equilibrium!
Fortunately for all involved, the tree survived unscathed because the light painter, and possibly myself and my friends, would have been lynched by the nearby campers if it had gone wrong.
That was a stroke of luck. Usually I’ve seen it done in subways and the like. Less chance of starting a fire!Light Painting - do not try this at home!
I went about 3.5 hrs north of the city to a provincial park a couple weeks ago with a some buddies to photograph the windswept pine (previous image). We shot it in the early evening then waited till dark to use the tree as foreground for a Milky Way shot. Unfortunately, there was too much light pollution from a small town nearby so the Milky Way shot was a bust.
While we were there this guy comes out of the dark and asks if we want to do some light painting shots. I've never done it and nothing else was working so, why not.
This is an 8 second exposure of him spinning a piece of burning steel wool above his head. The steel wool was attached to the end of a string of blue led lights. I was quite surprised at the effect.
The immediate concern was that the sparks were bouncing off the windswept pine and that tree is an iconic feature of the park.
Given your recent adventure Alex, you might be interested in the story of a US action theme park where:
I remember going there a couple of times with friends in ,I guess around 1980 or so . None of us had kids , and we all still thought we were immortal , so it was great fun . Remember the Tidal Wave Pool in particular . Was fun but I think I liked the salt water pool at the old Palisades Amusement Park better . Kids came along and that was that . There's a water park in the area , still . Might be in the same location , went there once with family . Compared to the old Action Park , it seemed to be pretty much 'sanitized for your protection"Given your recent adventure Alex, you might be interested in the story of a US action theme park where:
"An enclosed water slide with a complete loop where customers ended up with bloody noses. A wheeled ride with no brakes that shot down a concrete-and-fiberglass track. A freshwater pool with giant waves that required lifeguards to rescue over two dozen people a day. New Jersey’s Action Park, which quickly became known as “Accident Park”, had it all. It was arguably America’s most dangerous water park."
"Action Park was finally closed in 1996. By then, the park was responsible for six fatalities, including three drownings in the Tidal Wave Pool and the death of a 27-year-old man who was electrocuted on the Kayak Experience when his boat tipped over and he came into contact with water that had a loose wire touching it."
Quoted from History.com - full story there.
And not to be outdone...this past year Hollywood released a feature (comedy - of course that leaves room for interpretation). The story is reportedly loosely based on that park.
My X-Trans IV sensor and X-Processor 4 laugh at puny older models!
Then it's a good thing 2019 is almost here!
There is something to be said for the camera that makes you want to pick it up and use it. It’s why I went back to mirrorless again. Easy to wield was high up on the list.
Well don’t let Mrs Kenoh catch you groping and fondling! She’ll probably sell your camera collection! Or worse!
Yeah, that GFX50R looks gorgeous!
You learn something new every day!
I’m afraid not. You can clearly see your son is playing minecraft on his phone, whilst your daughter is tweeting a classmate
Leica? You a Dr or Lawyer?
You learn something new every day!
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I’m afraid not. You can clearly see your son is playing minecraft on his phone, whilst your daughter is tweeting a classmate
Printing photos in general is on my to do list to fill up some wall space, but it's such a daunting project.
Padlocks of remembrance