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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / Australian Photography / October 2008[SI] Call for mandates
If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a mandate is "Any photo taken with a fisheye." I'm not sure it would have broad appeal, though, so I need your help. Some thoughts: Men/Women at work Competition of any kind Contrast (interpret as you see fit...) In aus.photo BÔwser <b0wser@h0me.c0m> wrote: > If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a mandate > is "Any photo taken with a fisheye." I'm not sure it would have broad [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Competition of any kind > Contrast (interpret as you see fit...) "Beware" - Solomon  SignatureSolomon Peachy pizza at shaftnet dot org Melbourne, FL ^^ (mail/jabber/gtalk) ^^ Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. > If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a > mandate is "Any photo taken with a fisheye." I'm not sure it would have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Competition of any kind > Contrast (interpret as you see fit...) I don't have a fisheye, so ... Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. * Alan Browne wrote : > B�wser wrote: >> If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I don't have a fisheye, so ... Take a photo of a fish? SignatureTroy Piggins - I always appreciate critique [SI] Shoot-In http://www.pbase.com/shootin > * Alan Browne wrote : >> B�wser wrote: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Take a photo of a fish? I was thinking of buying a fish with large eyes and then removing the lens and shooting macros through that ... Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. >> * Alan Browne wrote : >>> B?wser wrote: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >I was thinking of buying a fish with large eyes and then removing the >lens and shooting macros through that ... You really don't need to invest in an expensive fisheye lens. Years ago I experimented (played around) by using one of the larger-diameter security peep-holes for doors. The ones that are about 1.5" dia. with lenses about 3/4" dia. (sizes a rough-guess from memory) Found in most hardware stores for a few dollars. Disassemble one, paint all the raw lens edges and sides with flat-black to supress internal reflections. Reassemble. Then mount it on the front of a smaller zoom-lens camera that has a smaller diameter lens on it, trying to match the diameter of the exit-pupil of the peep-hole lens to the diameter of the entrance-pupil of the camera's lens. You'll need a small camera with some internal zoom in it, in order to zoom-in to fill the camera's frame with the small circular image formed by the peep-hole lens. You can get fairly decent images through them. With the right camera to attach it to and using the right f/stops to reduce optical defects you might even rival some of the Raynox fisheye lenses on the market. Here's a small sample taken years ago that I used to test this inexpensive $3 lens' edge-sharpness and chromatic-aberration problems. Original image was 1600x1600 from that old camera. I could only find this remaining thumb-sized image on my hard-drive. Don't have time to hunt down the original from that many years ago. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3015/2981982781_d10f56d871_o.jpg This "fisheye" was relatively free from most aberration problems. At that price, why not have some fun? BÔwser wrote: > If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a > mandate is "Any photo taken with a fisheye." I'm not sure it would have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Competition of any kind > Contrast (interpret as you see fit...) >I don't have a fisheye, so ... You CAN'T be serious! >> I don't have a fisheye, so ... > > You CAN'T be serious! When I was 19 and at the Paris Air Show, a nice German fellow (associate of my father's company) lent me a bag of Nikon equipment and this included a fisheye. I shot about 2 dozen rolls of film over 2 days and this included some judiciously composed shots using the fisheye. However, I have no desire to shoot fisheye now... Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. >> If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a >> mandate is "Any photo taken with a fisheye." I'm not sure it would [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I don't have a fisheye, so ... You could visit the fish shop, or buy a cheap curved mirror from an auto store, or stitch like crazy... >>> If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a >>> mandate is "Any photo taken with a fisheye." I'm not sure it would [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > You could visit the fish shop, or buy a cheap curved mirror from an auto > store, or stitch like crazy... I'd just pass on the round or see if I can find one of the few I shot many years ago... Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. > If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a > mandate is "Any photo taken with a fisheye." I'm not sure it would have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Competition of any kind > Contrast (interpret as you see fit...) Floaters http://www.jlkramer.net/Pictures/SI/Floaters.htm Socially Awkward Grooming http://www.jlkramer.net/Pictures/SI/SociallyAwkwardGrooming.htm -Jim > If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a > mandate is "Any photo taken with a fisheye." I'm not sure it would have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Competition of any kind > Contrast (interpret as you see fit...) Hey, I like the contrast idea, but the fish-eye one basically leaves anyone with a low-buck (read p&s) setup high and dry. Since you Americans will be having Thanksgiving soon, what about "Long Necks"? I think most of the turkeys on Usenet could handle that. What do you think? Take Care, Dudley >> If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a >> mandate is "Any photo taken with a fisheye." I'm not sure it would have [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > What do you think? On behalf of the turkeys, we'd gobble it up. > If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a mandate > is "Any photo taken with a fisheye." I'm not sure it would have broad [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Competition of any kind > Contrast (interpret as you see fit...) Why not just "Work?" One of the most difficult mandates is "Wind." I like the turkey mandate suggestion although I may have an unfair advantage. I had two of them walk up to within a few yards of me today. They ain't the smartest birds, ya know, only the tastiest! On Oct 28, 3:28 pm, BÔwser <b0w...@h0me.c0m> wrote: > If you have any great ideas, let's hear them. My first thought of a > mandate [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Competition of any kind > Contrast (interpret as you see fit...) Why not just "Work?" One of the most difficult mandates is "Wind." I like the turkey mandate suggestion although I may have an unfair advantage. I had two of them walk up to within a few yards of me today. They ain't the smartest birds, ya know, ... Hey, Bret, who were the turkeies, David N. and Noons? :) Take Care, Dudley |
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