Anyone have any experience with a Glock 43? I'm going to shoot a couple hundred rounds through one at a range in the next couple of days if the weather gives me a break. The reviews I have read are glowing and it's been recommended by several officers who are friends. Need something a little lighter for my everyday CC.
I was able to get access to a Coastguard helicopter a couple of weeks ago to lightpaint it at night.
I got there before dark so that I could have them position the helicopter where I wanted it to take the photos and to set up the gear and decide on composition. They have 3 helicopters and the one they chose was yellow. The normal CG colour is red and white, the yellow paint job is to commemorate their centennial last year.
Towing it out of the hangar
Into position and disconnecting the mule and tow bar
I initially thought that I'd like one of the compositions high and in front so I asked if they could bring over a pickup so I could use it with my tall tripod. I ended up not liking the composition so much but here's a shot. They had turned off some lights outside the nearest hangar that would have been pointing directly at the helicopter, so the only lights on were from the far hangar behind the fuel depot and some street lights a good way off to my left. Now wait for dark ...
The moon co-operated beautifully. It was the night after the full moon and by chance it rose, shrouded in clouds, to the left of the tail, then came up moving to the right and crossing the rotors. The clouds stayed there and made it more interesting (by chance because I didn't set up the helicopter knowing where the moon was going to rise).
I took 48 images, lighting different sections in each (many repeats as I wasn't going to get a 2nd chance at this). I took shots with the cabins empty and with crew, and one crew member standing outside watching the engine in their startup position. Of the 48 I pulled 28 into PS as layers, and ended up with 18 of them in the final comp. Here's a gif showing the lighting by section. The layers in PS had been masked before I created the gif so you don't see what I call light splashover. I use a focusable flashlight so my lighting it fairly controlled, but there are good sections that have to be masked out in many or most shot. I set each lighting layer against the final sky background so you don't actually see the moon rising like a timelapse.
I'm putting the finishing touches on my "Sharpshooter" cinema rig before I take it to be Ceracoated. This Zacuto Top Plate caught my eye last week so I decided to give it a try, seems to work nicely with the rest of the system. When I get back from this shoot I'm on I'll finish it up and take it for the ceramic coating process. I was going to fly it a couple of times before coating it, but it is so well balanced right out of the gate that I don't think any mods will be necessary.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
I'm putting the finishing touches on my "Sharpshooter" cinema rig before I take it to be Ceracoated. This Zacuto Top Plate caught my eye last week so I decided to give it a try, seems to work nicely with the rest of the system. When I get back from this shoot I'm on I'll finish it up and take it for the ceramic coating process. I was going to fly it a couple of times before coating it, but it is so well balanced right out of the gate that I don't think any mods will be necessary.
Well, to paraphrase the Duke of Wellington “I don’t know if it frightens the enemy or not – but it certainly frightens me"!
Jim, autograph that before you get it coated, if the coating process doesn't destroy the ink.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
I'm putting the finishing touches on my "Sharpshooter" cinema rig before I take it to be Ceracoated. This Zacuto Top Plate caught my eye last week so I decided to give it a try, seems to work nicely with the rest of the system. When I get back from this shoot I'm on I'll finish it up and take it for the ceramic coating process. I was going to fly it a couple of times before coating it, but it is so well balanced right out of the gate that I don't think any mods will be necessary.
The prep and Ceracoat would obliterate anything written on the surface. I may name it and have that put on it in a lighter gray after the initial Cobalt goes on. I can't imagine how stable it's going to be with two 8x8's spooled up, can hardly wait to shoot with it.
Speaking of shooting, I spent a couple of hours at the range this afternoon putting a couple of hundred rounds through a Glock 43. Nice to be able to shoot with something before one invest in it. I knew in the first five rounds that it was going to be perfect for my needs.
First five rounds at 40', about four times the distance of the average situation where a concealed carry becomes necessary.
The prep and Ceracoat would obliterate anything written on the surface. I may name it and have that put on it in a lighter gray after the initial Cobalt goes on. I can't imagine how stable it's going to be with two 8x8's spooled up, can hardly wait to shoot with it.
Looking good Jim, can't wait to see it. Funny you mention Cerakote, we are doing a new Cerakote display stand for NIC Industries up here in Oregon now. Good luck buddy.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Speaking of shooting, I spent a couple of hours at the range this afternoon putting a couple of hundred rounds through a Glock 43. Nice to be able to shoot with something before one invest in it. I knew in the first five rounds that it was going to be perfect for my needs.
First five rounds at 40', about four times the distance of the average situation where a concealed carry becomes necessary.
Two totally different countries - I cannot conceive of a situation in the UK where a Glock 43 would be 'perfect for my needs'.
On a totally different topic: I went to a period railway shoot on Sunday with re-enactors and thought I might enter one of the images for our club's next projected image round in three weeks' time. Which do people think is better for a club competition?
