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Oct 02, 2009 at 03:29 PM

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p.2 #2 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

I was also wondering about the sheer number of PWs. Maybe there's another set of cameras on the other side or the extra 3 PWs are backups

Oct 02, 2009 at 03:31 PM

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p.2 #3 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

dolina wrote:
I was also wondering about the sheer number of PWs. Maybe there's another set of cameras on the other side or the extra 3 PWs are backups
As I mentioned above, 3 PWs are connected to the PC ports and the other 3 PWs are connected to the cable release ports.

Oct 02, 2009 at 03:57 PM

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p.2 #4 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

Well the commentary in the video only mentioned setting up 3 cameras. That said, the collage showed that it's not just a single row pano stitch.

Oct 02, 2009 at 03:58 PM

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p.2 #5 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

The only inaccuracy I see in this video are the claims of 1 year spent planning and 3 weeks to set up. What? Anybody who'd versed in production can get this done with a few weeks of planning and a day or two of shooting with enough man power and budget. Looks like the self proclaimed genius with the horrible typing skills has been silenced?

Oct 02, 2009 at 04:14 PM

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p.2 #6 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

Hey, why all the heavy breathing here? I opened the original post to find out more about how NatGeo rigged the cameras to shoot that cool tree promo. Instead the thread is full of posters bashing each other over details about the trees themselves, and worse. If there's more to say about the photos and the rigging and the problems of stitching 84 photos together, I'd love to read it. Otherwise, please, take a deep breath.

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Oct 02, 2009 at 04:19 PM

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p.2 #7 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

What i must say, without feeding the trolls, is that 20000 dollars of camera, 3 weeks of rigging, or was it planning, immeasurable hype all created an image that most of you saw in a resolution that was less than your first digital camera.

Congrats on overkill. Congrats on feeding trolls.

(just because the internet doesn't transmit sarcasm well, I will also say that I was being mostly sarcastic. Beautiful, inspiring images. Deep Breath)

Oct 02, 2009 at 04:26 PM

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p.2 #8 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

KIDERAL wrote:
Why can't the moderators cut these guys off...

There should be an Ice Hockey Penalty Box, whereby users can vote other people into the box for several days. Or the moderators can do it.

This would stop this BS.

When I joined, FM was a pleasant place.
Lately there is a bunch of BS.

Luckily I have a thick skin.

Kideral,

I have been a member of this forum for a long time (and I see you have as well) and I can tell you that it is still one of the best photographic forums for exchanging information and learning. For the most part it is a friendly place and if you have followed recent events in the B&S forum you would notice the the members go out of their way to take care of each other. Having been on the internet for a long time, I can tell you that things like this happen and there are those that get their kicks from playing the troll. I am sure that the offender will be banned at some point. You can't expect Fred or some of the other moderators to monitor every thread 24/7. There is a little report button next to his posts that you can click on if you are offended which will bring these events to the attention of the moderators. In the mean time if you are like me, just enjoy the show. Some of it is kind of funny, after all we can't be serious all of the time.

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Oct 02, 2009 at 04:28 PM

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p.2 #9 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

Lance..... you beat me by three weeks.....
and I agree it is still one of the best but the old days are gone...
I didn't realize there is a report button... thanks for the tip..

Oct 02, 2009 at 05:19 PM

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p.2 #10 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

lancemoreland wrote:
KIDERAL wrote:
Why can't the moderators cut these guys off...
When I joined, FM was a pleasant place.
Luckily I have a thick skin.

Kideral,

There is a little report button next to his posts that you can click on if you are offended which will bring these events to the attention of the moderators. In the mean time if you are like me, just enjoy the show. Some of it is kind of funny, after all we can't be serious all of the time.

Lance
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Interesting to note that the "Opportunity" hasn't "knocked" again

Lighten up folks, some people are bound to make a fool of themselves by opening their mouth!

Agree with both of you though. Been here a long time (should I say "aged") and it is kinda getting tiresome somewhat.

-- Vivek

Oct 02, 2009 at 05:28 PM

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p.2 #11 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

<shrug> I'd rather read a silly song than the constant bitching, moaning and complaining that usually fills the threads on this board. But hey thats just me

Oct 02, 2009 at 05:37 PM

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p.2 #12 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

Vivek wrote:
lancemoreland wrote:
KIDERAL wrote:
Why can't the moderators cut these guys off...
When I joined, FM was a pleasant place.
Luckily I have a thick skin.

Kideral,

There is a little report button next to his posts that you can click on if you are offended which will bring these events to the attention of the moderators. In the mean time if you are like me, just enjoy the show. Some of it is kind of funny, after all we can't be serious all of the time.

Lance
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Interesting to note that the "Opportunity" hasn't "knocked" again

Oct 02, 2009 at 05:42 PM

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p.2 #13 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

dolina wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9LHjV48e9s&feature=player_embedded

The rigging and Canon hw is insane!

I see 6 Pocket Wizards, 3 1Ds3 with 24L II?

the setup is pretty wild! love to see the the actual image file!

Oct 02, 2009 at 09:42 PM

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p.2 #14 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

Yeah the vid seems to indicate that they were stitching dozens and dozens of pictures there. That is gonna be one HUGE file!

Oct 02, 2009 at 09:56 PM

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p.2 #15 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

I love that we can measure the distance from the earth to the moon, accurately and repeatably, but a tall tree is beyond us :lol:
But I digress, I was at Redwood Natl forest in July and these trees are simply breathtaking.
I will NEVER understand how anyone, from the 1900's to today could cut down a tree that has been standing for long over a 1000 years. just beyond me.
Its sad that so few people know the majesty these trees have, and that photographing them is so VERY VERY difficult!

Oct 03, 2009 at 05:41 AM

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kodakeos wrote:
But I digress, I was at Redwood Natl forest in July and these trees are simply breathtaking.
Its sad that so few people know the majesty these trees have, and that photographing them is so VERY VERY difficult!

yes and even the best of photos doesn't can't capture it

I had been to them quite a few times when I was little and then not for quite a while and I mean I had seen them before and I knew they were amazing and I do sort of research on my own quite a bit about ancient forests across the US (and even world) so I really know quite a lot and had seen tons of photos even right before my last trip, but I when I finally visited them again I couldn't help but be overwhelmed even fully expecting it, somehow they always seem to far exceed your expectations.

Oct 04, 2009 at 08:25 PM

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p.2 #17 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

This thread is a funny read with all of "Opportunity's" entries deleted.

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Oct 07, 2009 at 11:08 PM

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p.2 #18 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

It's not a surprise...NG is a political, agenda-driven publication. Its stories are nearly always skewed, left-leaning, and pro-environment to a degree that damns business and human progress.

I love the magazine from a photographic standpoint, but you must know how to decipher the hog$&i+ from the legitimate.

The NG Redwood article does, at least, present the arguement that logging is actually needed, but they continue w/ their assinine "global warming" or "climate change" is man's fault theme that's nauseating and losing credibility daily.

Alistair Watson wrote:

Pity about how the thread turned out though...

Oct 08, 2009 at 03:41 PM

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p.2 #19 · Vertical Pano of a 300yo Redwood

Has anyone actually read the article in Nat. Geo.?

runner301- The fold out in Nat. Geo is 8.5" X 28.5". Out of camera, one image cannot do that.

To everyone else-one of the last articles in Nat. Geo. is Inside Geographic, explains how they photographed the redwood.

"'The world is going to wonder how we got that picture,' says Nick Nichols about the foldout photograph in this month's issue (a two-by-six-foot fine art print is now available for purchase at PrintsNGS.com). 'It was a total team effort.' After a year of talks and planning, photographer Nichols, National Geographic Senior Editor Ken Geiger, and several additional team members figured out how to shoot the massive, 1,500-year-old redwood: They tethered a rope between two trees and from it hung a pulley system carrying three cameras. As the cameras descended, Nichols-on the ground nearby-shot pictures remotely from a laptop computer. It took three weeks of predawn attempts, but finally, in one morning, they captured the 84 images that make up the foldout. After the shoot Geiger spent more than 120 hours digitally stitching them together to create what Nichols now lovingly 'the collaborative composite'" (National Geographic, October 2009, p.128)

Most people on this forum would thing three weeks trying to get the shot is way too long, but Nat. Geo. is a huge company, which has the money to do that. I really do not see why people are voicing their opinions without even knowing the background facts. That video is just an ad for the October Issue.

EDIT: As for the apparent trolls, I did not see what they wrote. Only the large amount of people commenting on the troll, and not the OP. I get some peoples frustration over them, but just leave a mod a PM or something next time.

Oct 09, 2009 at 07:44 AM


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