Congradulations, Diego, on this great addition to your already fantastic site.
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Started by Orion, 30-Apr-2000 01:40
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Diego
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Posted 30 April 2000 - 02:36
Thanks Orion,
even if our website is devoted to ancient monuments, we would really like to keep it as 'lively' as possible. That's why we added this Message Boards section.
Hope you like it!
Diego
even if our website is devoted to ancient monuments, we would really like to keep it as 'lively' as possible. That's why we added this Message Boards section.
Hope you like it!
Diego
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Posted 30 April 2000 - 22:58
Wow... yes.. the QTVR's are fantastic.
I've just come back from my second self initiated exploration of monuments, this time in cumbria, and came to the conclusion it's impossible to photograph most sites and give any clue as to what the actual experience of being there is like.
As I stood on the edge of Castlerigg this week, I summed up that QTVR probably gets it the closest. But still I took some still photos anyway... don't know why really.
fab site...
Peter.
I've just come back from my second self initiated exploration of monuments, this time in cumbria, and came to the conclusion it's impossible to photograph most sites and give any clue as to what the actual experience of being there is like.
As I stood on the edge of Castlerigg this week, I summed up that QTVR probably gets it the closest. But still I took some still photos anyway... don't know why really.
fab site...
Peter.
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Posted 30 April 2000 - 23:38
Well, I just realised why I prefer megalithic tombs to large stone circles. Even when using a wide-angel lens it is hard to get a good shot of a stone circle. Maybe a fisheye lens would work better?
On the other hand even a tomb can be tricky if one is trying to take photos inside a quite small chamber. I crawled inside 5 different passage grave chambers some weeks ago when doing a brief Northen Jutland Tour (northerst part of Denmark). I tried different things as tripod, 1000 ASA film, flash-light, but I'm not _fully_ satisfied with the result, even if my friends seems to like the photos.
On the other hand even a tomb can be tricky if one is trying to take photos inside a quite small chamber. I crawled inside 5 different passage grave chambers some weeks ago when doing a brief Northen Jutland Tour (northerst part of Denmark). I tried different things as tripod, 1000 ASA film, flash-light, but I'm not _fully_ satisfied with the result, even if my friends seems to like the photos.
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Posted 1 May 2000 - 11:26
In my opinion, the best way to capture the essence of a stone circle on a single photographic image is using a panoramic camera.
In 1997 I started photographing with a russian camera which has a rotating 28mm lens and gives you a 24 x 58mm image on film. Here in Italy it is sold for the equivalent of about 350 UK Pounds. There are other (better) choices, though, like the new Hasselblad XPan or the horribly expensive Roundshot cameras.
Another good choice is a 20 or 18mm super-wideangle lens. It's the lens I like best on my 35mm reflex cameras.
Why don't we start a new Topic called "Photographing megaliths" inside the main "Megalithic forum" instead of posting here in "Just Conversation/Stone Pages"?
In 1997 I started photographing with a russian camera which has a rotating 28mm lens and gives you a 24 x 58mm image on film. Here in Italy it is sold for the equivalent of about 350 UK Pounds. There are other (better) choices, though, like the new Hasselblad XPan or the horribly expensive Roundshot cameras.
Another good choice is a 20 or 18mm super-wideangle lens. It's the lens I like best on my 35mm reflex cameras.
Why don't we start a new Topic called "Photographing megaliths" inside the main "Megalithic forum" instead of posting here in "Just Conversation/Stone Pages"?
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Posted 6 May 2000 - 00:00
Hey, Diego!
This entire forum is a fine idea.
The specific photography forum is a good idea also.
Last summer, when Linda & I spent 6 weeks wandering through England, Scotland, and Wales, we took more than 800 photos (the vast majority of which were of tombs and megaliths). I agree that it's extremely difficult to get a good shot that conveys a good impression of an entire site. Avebury is an extreme example; even the unaided human eye can't do it. Even a relatively small site like Stenness is difficult. We finally decided that the best thing to do--for us, anyway--is to take a series of shots and hope some of them at least convey the "feel" of the place. Your photo of Stenness here at StonePages is the best example that I can think of.
Perhaps one of the things we could do in your proposed photography forum is post or trade images of sites.
One of the problems I see with wide-angle lenses is distortion.
--Bill
[Edited by Bill Greer (06-05-2000 at 13:31).]
[Edited by Bill Greer (06-05-2000 at 13:34).]
This entire forum is a fine idea.
The specific photography forum is a good idea also.
Last summer, when Linda & I spent 6 weeks wandering through England, Scotland, and Wales, we took more than 800 photos (the vast majority of which were of tombs and megaliths). I agree that it's extremely difficult to get a good shot that conveys a good impression of an entire site. Avebury is an extreme example; even the unaided human eye can't do it. Even a relatively small site like Stenness is difficult. We finally decided that the best thing to do--for us, anyway--is to take a series of shots and hope some of them at least convey the "feel" of the place. Your photo of Stenness here at StonePages is the best example that I can think of.
Perhaps one of the things we could do in your proposed photography forum is post or trade images of sites.
One of the problems I see with wide-angle lenses is distortion.
--Bill
[Edited by Bill Greer (06-05-2000 at 13:31).]
[Edited by Bill Greer (06-05-2000 at 13:34).]
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Shropshire Traveller
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Posted 11 May 2000 - 19:55
Fine idea; I will be visiting again and again, and see how things go. And whe I have a topic for discussion (hopefully soon!) I'll post it up.
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Posted 29 May 2000 - 01:32
I totaly agree with all of you! These pages and the forum is the best I have come across on the web. When I have set an animation for a long render I come back (almost everynight) and always find something interesting.
My only gripe is I now shoot 3 rolls of film when I used to use one, (Panoramas are the way forward for sure!) on the other hand my pictures are getting better!
Pete G
My only gripe is I now shoot 3 rolls of film when I used to use one, (Panoramas are the way forward for sure!) on the other hand my pictures are getting better!
Pete G
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