Steel Wool Photography

Zascar

Wow!! Keeping something completely still that is flying in the air for 8 seconds - black magic indeed!

.Longshanks.

Zascar wrote: »

Wow!! Keeping something completely still that is flying in the air for 8 seconds - black magic indeed!

It's got proper GPS with remarkable accuracy

DaireQuinlan

It's pretty cool all right, is it taking a video stream and then compositing the video stream into one image? I can't imagine how it does it otherwise. There'd be random air currents, vibration from the drone, GPS drift etc etc.

Zascar

The fact that the thing has 4 spinning motors vibrating in mid air - and they can still get a sharp shot is incredible. Must be some serious digital image stabilisation also.

Homer

It would need to be incredibly calm to achieve that! The Mavic and also the Phantom range of drones use a 3 axis gimbal to hold the camera steady in flight but to achieve results like that would require more than just the gimbal to hold the camera steady.

TheSelf

You just need a maniac to be happy spinning the steel wool!! That'd be me boss ;-)

Adrian.Sadlier

TheSelf wrote: »

You just need a maniac to be happy spinning the steel wool!! That'd be me boss ;-)

Are you volunteering yourself or your boss? A comma makes a big difference.

:):)

Zascar

Hey guys, I'm going to be doing this in the next few days. Anyone on for joining me?

Balfey1972

Zascar wrote: »

Hey guys, I'm going to be doing this in the next few days. Anyone on for joining me?

Where are you thinking? Would be up for it.

This one is from a couple weeks back down at the harbour in Rush.

GBX

Yeah .. where and when. Im in D12 - have bike will travel.

Zascar

Nice one lads. Was thinking around Dun Laoghaire. 40 foot, bullock harbour type area - some great places with rocks and sea for an interesting setting. Possibly Tuesday evening if that suits?

I have the steel wool and the whisk.

evolutionqy7

Zascar wrote: »

Nice one lads. Was thinking around Dun Laoghaire. 40 foot, bullock harbour type area - some great places with rocks and sea for an interesting setting. Possibly Tuesday evening if that suits?

I have the steel wool and the whisk.

I'd be up for it anytime?

GBX

Sounds good.

Zascar

Sunset is 8.45 - so meet at 8 or 8.30?

evolutionqy7

Zascar wrote: »

Sunset is 8.45 - so meet at 8 or 8.30?

Sure. Where exactly?

Loki98

Sounds good, where do you want to meet?

Mech1

Can a newbie attend?

Nikon p900 zoom and a hero5 Black plus.

Mech1

Oh and i can bring a bag of steel wool (unsure of the size grade) and a jump start pack to get it going!
and a full size fire extinguisher or two just incase we need them or if anyone looking for reasons to complain.

Balfey1972

Mech1 wrote: »

Oh and i can bring a bag of steel wool (unsure of the size grade) and a jump start pack to get it going!

A 9v battery like the ones for the smoke alarms will do the job for starting them off.

If you want to pm me your name and mobile I'll set up a what's app group for those interested?

ps. don't take the battery from the alarm when you are leaving the house

OldGoat

Don't limit yerselves to the wool, bring strobes, torches, ropes of LED lights, anything that casts a bit of light. Also let a good hour pass after sunset or you'll be struggling with light levels Vs desired shutter speeds, though you'll get some nice blue hour images.

If I can nab the car from Mrs. OldGoat for the evening I'll pop out too.

Zascar

Great stuff lads. PM me & Balfey your numbers and we'll get a whatsapp group going if that suits. All welcome. I don't mind where we meet - what do you guys think? 40 foot? We could possibly get two locations in if we move fast enough

Also, I was around dun laoghaire the other day and there is a fantastic spot - the old baths - however it involved, ahem, jumping a fence :pac:

I have a flash but no other lights, does anyone have anything else worth bringing? One of those head torches might be useful for when it gets dark.

OldGoat

This was a set I took on a Boards outting to Charleville Castle a couple of years back. The triptych is a set of LED rope lights been spun/shaken/oscillated to produce different wavelengths.


_MG_5135 by url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/john_theprop/]John[/url], on Flickr

Balfey1972

OK 4 of us in the Whats App group so far. PM your name and number to add you to the group.

evolutionqy7

Zascar wrote: »

I have a flash but no other lights, does anyone have anything else worth bringing? One of those head torches might be useful for when it gets dark.

I dont have any of those LED string light's, but I am sure I can find something quick in the euro shop they normally have those kind of things.

Have a head torch and a normal pocket torch for getting around in the dark.