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16-APR-2009 Brent

5th "Revolution", by Brent

Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
0.80s f/22.0 at 24.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time16-Apr-2009 10:17:10
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length24 mm
Exposure Time0.80 sec
Aperturef/22
ISO Equivalent100
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Metering Modematrix (5)
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Exposure Programmanual (4)
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ctfchallenge20-Apr-2009 21:47
Thanks all for your comments :-) No not much spinning around and shooting Jano as security told me to scram and my equilibrium couldn't have handled it anyway :-)
~Brent
ctfchallenge19-Apr-2009 14:30
This is so creatvie and sweet!!! I'll have to read more about how you achieved this using the gorillapod..... Did you spend hours in this door :) jano
Guest 19-Apr-2009 14:11
Fantastic image! BV
Guest 18-Apr-2009 06:26
Very captivating image. I sit here, and stare, and wonder. :-) (And then I read all the explanation.) Me likes. -Maarten
Guest 17-Apr-2009 16:40
Creative idea brilliantly executed.

YB
ctfchallenge17-Apr-2009 16:33
this is all very cool - interesting reading and something to dream about.
Penny Street
ctfchallenge17-Apr-2009 15:36
Whoops, you snuck in your question while I was posting Carole :-) I have the Gorilapod model they call the "SLR Zoom" I think. I ended up putting a Manfrotto 482 Micro ballhead combined with a Kirk quick release clamp on it to mount to my camera/lens plates. It's really fast to mount and dismount with my setup and having a sturdy metal ballhead to adjust makes the pod much more usable. I will say that as handy as the Gorillapods can be, they do seem to move ever so slightly due to memory unless you really smash them down tight making really long exposures hit and miss. They make a model even more robust than mine now which might be more stable, but it is quite a bit heavier too making just a really compact conventional tripod possibly more appealing.
~Brent
ctfchallenge17-Apr-2009 15:11
Thanks all, possibly making myself dizzy doing this was worth it :-) No the Gorillapod won't stick to glass Rod. I might have been able to wrap it to the handhold if that had been at a more optimum height on the door. I smooshed the camera against the glass at shoulder height and the pod rubber feet kept it from sliding around on the glass as I pushed it to revolve the door. I triggered the shutter with my free hand using one of those Canon RC-1 wireless remotes (cheap and very handy). My original thought was it would take a full revolution to get nice circles, but 1/4 was all it took thanks to some abrasion circles already in the stone floor from the rubber door skirt rubbing against it.
Nah, there was nobody around at that hour of the morning they were already in their offices and I wasn't getting in anybody's way. I showed the security person how harmless my captures were, she just takes her job too seriously. Just as well because I have vertigo issues already and a few more spins might have done me in :-)
~Brent
ctfchallenge17-Apr-2009 15:07
Very imaginative Brent! I never would have thought of this idea for a shot, but it worked out perfectly for you. Love the patterns and splashes of color! Which model of the Gorilla pod do you have, and do you have a ball head on it and do you attach it to a collar on your lens? I think they have a new version out but haven't looked it up yet. I've been thinking of getting one. CJ
Shu17-Apr-2009 13:16
I love the composition and color. shu
Rod 17-Apr-2009 08:40
The Gorilla pod, does it stick to the glass somehow so you didn't have to hold the camera? How fast did you turn the door as 0.80secs doesn't seem much time a Did the door only have to do a 1/4 revolution to get the circles? I can see why the security was going to kick you out now cos there was a queue to get through the door waiting for you to stop playing:-) Excellent thinking & picy mate.
aam1234 17-Apr-2009 07:52
Brilliantly planned and executed, with excellent results. Well done, mate.
Guest 17-Apr-2009 07:02
this is very creative- Debi
ctfchallenge17-Apr-2009 06:06
Okay you guessed it mate, it's a revolving door at the Westlake Building :-) The camera is on a Gorillapod with grippy rubber feet flat against one of four panes of glass in the door pointed straight down at my feet (I'm the blue blob). You'll notice the chrome window frames and spindle spun with the camera and are the only things not blurred (the round metal base of the door is stationary). The floor is made of stone and the dark bits formed circles with motion.
It's essier to understand after two beers. After four beers it becomes fuzzy again :-)
~Brent
Rod 17-Apr-2009 05:32
In a way after reading Brents very helpful clues I would guess this is a revolving door but the viewpoint is really strange if it is. I think we need more very helpful clues Brent.
ctfchallenge17-Apr-2009 04:41
Yep. Got me confused too. You've succesfully taken me into a new dimension. -Doug
ctfchallenge17-Apr-2009 04:26
Oh this is a good week guys and my hours really aren't so bad. This was taken just two minutes from my office though and you really can't tell what this is? Well if our Charlie works in the building I think he works in that blue smudge could be him passing through on his way to the office. And he has a mean security guard in his building too. She chased me off just as I was figuring out my settings!
~Brent
Rod 17-Apr-2009 03:40
Of course it's a bit of Brents machinery at work, where else would he find the time a. What worries me is the poor person that's paying him more than a Plumber gets doesn't realise that 1/3 of the price Brent charges is for him to indulge in his passion of photography:-)
Anyhow this does look really good a & it's framed just right. Well done Brent & get back to work:-)
ctfchallenge17-Apr-2009 03:25
beautifully done colors and lines - and we're left with a sense of wonder (or maybe this is a piece of dentistry machinery that I just don't recognize)
Penny Street