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Testing out a 48", continuous light, softbox I just set up. Using two fixtures, each holding 4 bulbs, inside the softbox. Didn't plan on actually uploading a picture. I just wanted to play with the light it a bit and I thought this one turned out good enough. I was a mess and cleaned up a good amount in photoshop.
Nikon D5000
Lens: AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8
Post Processing done in Lightroom 4/Photoshop CS6
The easiest method of muscle testing. Everyone can do this one. The only negative is that it sometimes takes longer.
I recently acquired 6 cameras, all for free. I've been working on cleaning them and getting them up and ready the last few days... So far, 4/6 are working! This is a test shot from my new Countdown 70 with expired 669.
Testing homemade lightbox technique. Hasselblad 500 EL/M, 120/4 Makro with Extension Tube 56. Profoto 2/D4 heads on Acute 2400 box.
This shows a close up of the page after the first test. Note the running of the ball points and the uniball. Note the fading of the G2. Note the solidity of the Gelly Roll and the Noodler's.
NIKON D800: Test Shots Sigma 150-500mm @500, Available Light, 33% Crop
Camera: NIKON D800
Lens: AF VR Zoom 150-500mm f/5-6.3G IF-ED
Focal Length: 500mm
Aperture: f6.3
ISO: 450
Shutter: 1/200 sec.
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Test shot of my bench with Ilford's new 4x5 direct positive glossy FB paper. I followed Ilford's suggestion of rating the paper at ISO 3. I only got one shot as I lost the light between shooting the single test shot and developing. I still need more work as this is too much exposure - with direct positive, you have to reduce time to darken as you start at black (it's weird and is going to take some getting used to). I made no corrections!
Speed Graphic, 203mm Kodak Ektar Flash Supermatic f/7.7 lens, ? seconds @ F16, focus around 14'. Developed in old Dektol for 1:30.
Here is a sample image I took using a Canon A640. If you look at "original" size on this, Dan's hair is quite sharp. Compare this against the photo I took of Dan and Emily using the new 40D and you'll see just how soft the 17-55 IS USM image is.
I messed with the contrast very slightly, and bumped the saturation. But NO image sharpening was applied.
At this point, the A640 images are so much sharper than my 40D images that the 17-55 EF-S is headed back to the store to be replaced. Maybe they'll have a better sample of the 17-55? If not, I'll have to see if they have a 17-40 f/4 L or 16-35 f/2.8 L in stock.
Music: Machination Kevin Macleod (http://incompetech.com/)
Shooting Details:
Canon 40D
0.8" exposure @ 5 secs
ISO 200
f3.5
568 images
So this a driving timelaspe I made while testing my recently purchased camera mount that I bought at a photo expo. The mount is called the Fat Gecko from Delkin. It's a mount that uses suction to attach to smooth surfaces. So I wanted to see how well it would handle during normal driving conditions. So this is the result of the test.
I took this timelapse during my drive to pick up family dinner. In the middle of the movie you will see my arms / steering wheel go crazy because I couldn't get into the parking spot so I have to maneuver multiple times to get into the spot (San Diego has some of the smallest parking spots, grrr)
Metalwork is tested for cracks with a wheel tappers hammer at the GCR during a Timeline Events photo charter. (All the wagons passed the test and will be ruuning again at the next gala).
My daughter gave me a blank notebook for Father's Day. I was anxious to try it with various materials. It is Pictostone paper which is made from calcium carbonate instead of wood pulp. It is remarkable stuff. It handled everything I threw at it well including pencil, colored pencil, various inks and markers and crayons and even water soluble media. I was afraid inks and watercolor wouldn't dry well or be slow to dry, but I didn't find it to be a problem. Water soluble media can be re-wet and lifted. It is very smooth and it does not bleed through. It seems to be smear resistant. It is not like any other papers I've tried.
Pictostone - Plain (White) Professional Stone Paper Notebook, Black Hardcover with Leather Feel - Size 5" x 8.25" (13 cm x 21 cm), 240 Pages, 140gsm.
昨日撮ったわし星雲。仮に荒く処理してみました。フラット撮って、PixInsightのbatch preprocessingで処理してからCSでレベル調整したのみ。
Mount: Losmandy G11 / Gemini2
Telescope : TSAPO107C / Riccardi reducer 0.75x
Camera : Moravian G2-8300FW / Astrodon Ha 5nm
Exposure 5min. x 16
processed with PixInsight and Photoshop CS6
Shutter speed testing on an Argus A. Funny, there's no difference between the 100 and 200 setting. They both read about 1/80th.
Here's the rear view picture of the tester in the film plane. The sensor on the Phochron is right on the front edge of the case.
Testing out a Roll of Adox Colour Implosion film shot at 100 ASA using a Nikon F3HP camera, Nikkor Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens, and SB-16 Flash.
The film (and prints) look this bad on purpose, when shot at 100 ASA, the film has a definite blue cast, shot at 400 ASA, a Red cast. When I picked the film up from the lab, they thought I'd been shooting 30 year old film, rather than new film.
2014-02-05 Adox Colour Implosion 100 i32
Matheran Hill Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway in Maharashtra, India. The railways comes under the administration of the Central Railways. The railway covers a distance of 21 km, over large swathes of forest territory connecting Neral to Matheran in the Western Ghats. UNESCO is considering giving world heritage status to matheran light railway.
HISTORY
The Neral-Matheran Light Railway was built between 1901 and 1907 by Abdul Hussein Adamjee Peerbhoy, financed by his father, Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy at a cost of ₹16 lakh (US$25,000). Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy visited Matheran often and wanted to build a railway to make it easier to get there. Hussain's plans for the Matheran Hill Railway were formulated in 1900 and construction started in 1904. Consulting engineer was Everard Calthrop of Barsi Light Railway fame. The line was open to traffic by 1907. Originally, the tracks were laid with 30 lb/yd (14.9 kg/m) rails but now has 42 lb/yd (20.8 kg/m) rails. Ruling gradient is 1:20 (5%) with tight curves and speeds are limited to 12 km/h (7.5 mph).
The railway was closed by flood damage during 2005 and was not expected to re-open before April 2007. Contrary to those expectations, the first run on the repaired railway was on 5 March 2007. The line observed its centenary on 15 April 2007.
Train services were suspended during the monsoon season from June to October because of the danger of landslides. During the 2012 monsoon season, CR conducted tests of the air brakes, and after receiving approval from the Commission of Railway Safety, ran the train during the monsoon for the first time. CR plans to shorten the period during which services are suspended by suspending services only from July 15 and restarting them on October 1.
In November 2012, CR added a special coach called a saloon to trains operating on the line. The saloons feature cushioned sofas and LCD screens showing images from outside the train. Earlier, these saloons were available only to railway officers.
ROUTE DESCRIPTION
Neral, the starting point, is about midway between Mumbai and Pune. The 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge line runs parallel to the BG line to the west of Hardal Hill and then turns east to ascend towards Matheran. The rail alignment and the roadway meet near Jumappati and meet again, after a brief separation, at Bhekra Khud. Following a small level stretch, there is a sharp ascent just before Mount Barry. A large horseshoe embankment was built to avoid a reversing station here. The line runs for a mile or so northwards around this and then turns around to take the 'One kiss Tunnel' through the embankment. Two more zig-zags through deep cuttings remain before Panorama Point is reached, and then the line bends back to Simpson's Tank and terminates at Matheran.
Neral also has a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) (Indian gauge) station which is on the busy Mumbai-Pune route. It takes approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes to complete the 21 km journey. CR plans to reduce this to 1 hour 30 minutes.
LOCOMOTIVES
STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Consulting engineer Everard Calthrop designed a 0-6-0T with Klein-Linder locomotives articulated coupled axles to provide a flexible wheelbase, and four were supplied by Orenstein & Koppel. They ran from the railway's opening in 1907 till 1982, when they were replaced by diesel engines. By 1983, all steam locomotives were phased out. A 'B' class loco #794 from the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was transferred to the Neral-Matheran line in 2001 to test the feasibility of steam excursions.
DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES
In the year 1956 seven Diesel locomotives started their service, of which four were taken from Kalka Shimla Railway Line.
WIKIPEDIA
The River Test is a river in Hampshire, England. It has a total length of 40 miles (64 km) and it flows through downland from its source near Ashe to the sea at the head of Southampton Water. In its upper reaches it is a chalk stream, and is used for fly fishing for trout.
The river is managed by the Environment Agency, whilst the Port of Southampton is the navigation authority for the tidal section below Redbridge.
The River Test has given its name to the Test Valley District, a local government district , and to Southampton Test, a UK Parliament constituency.
The river plays a significant part in Richard Adams' novel Watership Down.
The river rises near the village of Ashe, 10 km to the west of Basingstoke (at grid reference SU 532,498), and flows west through the villages of Overton, Laverstoke, and the town of Whitchurch, before joining with the Bourne Rivulet at Testbourne and turning in a more southerly direction. It then proceeds through the villages of Longparish and Middleton to Wherwell and Chilbolton, where the Rivers Dever and Anton join.[3]
From Chilbolton the river goes through the villages of Leckford, Longstock, Stockbridge and Houghton to Mottisfont and Kimbridge, where the River Dun joins the flow. From here the village of Timsbury is passed, then through the grounds of Roke Manor before reaching the town of Romsey. On the western edge of Romsey, Sadler's Mill, an 18th Century watermill, sits astride the River Test.[4]
South of Romsey, the river passes the country house of Broadlands, and then Nursling that was once the site of a Roman bridge. Finally the river is joined by the River Blackwater and soon becomes tidal, widening out into a considerable estuary that is lined on its northern bank by the container terminals and quays of the Port of Southampton. The Test estuary then meets that of the River Itchen and the two continue to the sea as Southampton Water.[5]
Between Chilbolton and Redbridge, the river was once paralleled by the Andover Canal, which was itself converted to a railway in 1865, and then in turn abandoned. Most traces of the canal have disappeared, although the remains of a stretch can still be seen between Timsbury and Romsey
The river plays a significant part in Richard Adams' novel Watership Down.
After Bigwig leads the break-out from Efrafa, the Watership rabbits are pursued by an Efrafan force led by their Chief, General Woundwort. Hazel carries out a plan devised by Blackberry which leads to their successful escape down the Test on a punt. In the text we are told that this plan would not have been possible on most rivers, but the Test's smooth-flowing, weed-free nature makes it an exception. Shortly afterwards, the punt becomes lodged on a low bridge, and the surviving rabbits are forced to swim under it to get out.