A few shots from an overcast, rainy first visit to MiRF 2009. Would have taken more, but as I didn't bring rain gear for the camera, and am too chickens**t to expose her to the elements, I'll just settle for what I got. At the very least, it serves as a handy excuse to go back. And back. And back.
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A few more from Sunday. The rest of the collection, as they're processed, can be found at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21849679@N06/sets/72157622010876021/
Going to try to get back next Sunday. If anyone would like some portraiture shot, please find the ugly guy in shorts (I'll garb later in the season), tank top, and brandishing a Led Zeppelin tattoo (angel and symbols) on his upper left arm. He won't bite, but he'd love to take your picture.
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And a few more shots to close things out:
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Once again, your images are exceptional
Beautiful photos, sir! You truely capture the magic of MIRF.
Quote from: Sir William Marcus on August 25, 2009, 07:39:09 AM
Once again, your images are exceptional
Thank you, William! What I wouldn't give for just a little more sun next time.
Quote from: Thumper on August 25, 2009, 11:30:33 AM
Beautiful photos, sir! You truely capture the magic of MIRF.
Thank you, m'lady! Again, if there are any willing victims, look for the jackass with the Zeppelin tattoo on his left shoulder. He'll be hauling camera gear everywhere. Tell him to take your picture. He'd love to.
Quote from: Xanthenes The Unbalanced on August 25, 2009, 01:27:15 PM
Again, if there are any willing victims, look for the jackass with the Zeppelin tattoo on his left shoulder. He'll be hauling camera gear everywhere. Tell him to take your picture. He'd love to.
I will attempt to find you at some point this upcoming weekend. ;)
Quote from: Thumper on August 25, 2009, 02:12:47 PM
Quote from: Xanthenes The Unbalanced on August 25, 2009, 01:27:15 PM
Again, if there are any willing victims, look for the jackass with the Zeppelin tattoo on his left shoulder. He'll be hauling camera gear everywhere. Tell him to take your picture. He'd love to.
I will attempt to find you at some point this upcoming weekend. ;)
Sweet. I'll be there this coming Sunday, as I just picked up a shooting gig in NYC over Labor Day weekend that has killed my annual MiRF camping trip (which would bum me out if I wasn't getting courtside press credentials at the U.S. Open) :)
Hail my friends,
I have just finished putting up my Michigan Ren Faire pictures from opening weekend Sunday 8/23/09. I missed going last year so this was a total blast. Lots of fun with many good friends I have missed seeing as well as new ones I made. The weather was a little drizzly in the morning, but stopped and was overcast the rest of the day and in the low 70's. Couldn't ask for better there. I spent the day off and on with King Henry the Red of Shiabruck, went to listen to Owain Phyfe 3 times and did Queens tea in the castle with her majesty Elizabeth. Also met up for the RF Gathering and picture. Thanks to all my good friends there who I got to see again, you have always held a special place with me. You guys rock!! Anyway, for anyone interested, just follow the link below. Then click on the
appropriate link once there for the Michigan Renaissance Faire.
http://www.sirclisto.com/51main.html
This coming weekend I shall be traveling back to Bristol for one last day before I must leave to perform in the court in Iowa through September. I will probably be there this Sunday 8/30/09. Hope to see many of my friends again to wish them well and say goodbye for the year there. I do hope I will still see many of them elsewhere after September when I go to Ohio and Mid Michigan faires. So, if anyone is
going to be at these places, just send me a message and let me know.
And, on one other note, I was surprised and honored by Queen Catherine and King Edward of Iowa in elevating me to the title of Duke. It is an honor I will proudly uphold.
Have a great week,
Lord Clisto Seversword, Duke of York
Ah the rain. At least it wasn't unbareably hot. :D Well week 1 pics are done and seeing as how your here instead of on your way to fest at least you can enjoy these.
Sicari
http://www.pbase.com/sicari/mirf_09
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Very nice photos. Thanks for sharing.
Nice shots Sir Clisto.
Jon.
Good shots Sicari. We didn't see you at all on Sunday...
Jon.
Thank you good Sir
Nice shots! We all probably stumbled within 10 feet of each other on that rainy Sunday and never noticed. The cool thing about having so many good photogs covering the same event is that I get to see how somebody else chooses to shoot the exact same acts/people.
Now that I've ruined my back and had to pull out of shooting some U.S. Open stuff this weekend (a move which might wind up costing me some Olympics work), I might be half-walking, half-crawling around the grounds this weekend. I figure at least at RenFair, I can b**ch, whine, complain, and take a break whenever I want. On a 12-hour a day paid gig? No. So, I chickened out, I tucked tail and ran, and it's for the very guys I'm trying to get to haul my fat butt out to Vancouver next year. :-[
So, if you see a visibly broken jackass in shorts and a tank top (the kilt is still two weeks away), with a clearly visible Led Zeppelin tattoo on his left arm, say hi. Or if I'm limping around and impeding your progress, yell at him to get the hell out of the way. :)
Don't forget to be at the Things From Rings booth at 11:00 AM. Everyone stops by and says Hi to each other. Things From Rings is next to the small bridges that Hob sits on. Wait, which day will you be there this weekend?
Jon.
Quote from: Jon Foster on September 01, 2009, 07:07:45 PM
Don't forget to be at the Things From Rings booth at 11:00 AM. Everyone stops by and says Hi to each other. Things From Rings is next to the small bridges that Hob sits on. Wait, which day will you be there this weekend?
Jon.
If I make it, it'll be Saturday. As it is, I'm going to really give it a shot, but it depends on what plans my back has. If I do, look for a Vicodin-riddled, glassy eyed, photo geek at Things From Rings at 11. He'll introduce himself as Chris and then promptly fall into a narcotic coma.
Quote from: Xanthenes The Unbalanced on September 01, 2009, 12:58:03 PM
Nice shots! We all probably stumbled within 10 feet of each other on that rainy Sunday and never noticed. The cool thing about having so many good photogs covering the same event is that I get to see how somebody else chooses to shoot the exact same acts/people.
Now that I've ruined my back and had to pull out of shooting some U.S. Open stuff this weekend (a move which might wind up costing me some Olympics work), I might be half-walking, half-crawling around the grounds this weekend. I figure at least at RenFair, I can b**ch, whine, complain, and take a break whenever I want. On a 12-hour a day paid gig? No. So, I chickened out, I tucked tail and ran, and it's for the very guys I'm trying to get to haul my fat butt out to Vancouver next year. :-[
So, if you see a visibly broken jackass in shorts and a tank top (the kilt is still two weeks away), with a clearly visible Led Zeppelin tattoo on his left arm, say hi. Or if I'm limping around and impeding your progress, yell at him to get the hell out of the way. :)
What (if you don't mind me asking) did you do to your back to mess it up so bad Xanthenes?
Quote from: lordwriothsley on September 05, 2009, 11:47:56 AM
Quote from: Xanthenes The Unbalanced on September 01, 2009, 12:58:03 PM
Nice shots! We all probably stumbled within 10 feet of each other on that rainy Sunday and never noticed. The cool thing about having so many good photogs covering the same event is that I get to see how somebody else chooses to shoot the exact same acts/people.
Now that I've ruined my back and had to pull out of shooting some U.S. Open stuff this weekend (a move which might wind up costing me some Olympics work), I might be half-walking, half-crawling around the grounds this weekend. I figure at least at RenFair, I can b**ch, whine, complain, and take a break whenever I want. On a 12-hour a day paid gig? No. So, I chickened out, I tucked tail and ran, and it's for the very guys I'm trying to get to haul my fat butt out to Vancouver next year. :-[
So, if you see a visibly broken jackass in shorts and a tank top (the kilt is still two weeks away), with a clearly visible Led Zeppelin tattoo on his left arm, say hi. Or if I'm limping around and impeding your progress, yell at him to get the hell out of the way. :)
What (if you don't mind me asking) did you do to your back to mess it up so bad Xanthenes?
Monster truck jumping in Calgary last year seems to be the main culprit. Ruptured a couple discs in my lower back. I believe I've now exhausted about every non-surgical option available. To make matters worse, I was jackassing around a couple months ago and tore the rotator cuff in my left shoulder (that surgery is tentatively set for this fall or next spring, depending on how long the cortisone holds me over).
I am my own worst enemy.
I blew out L4 and S5 when I caught a 6 speed transmission that fell out of ZR1 Corvette. It wasn't fun. I was laid up for almost 4 years. They told me I would live life in a wheelchair if I didn't go under the knife. I escaped surgery and now most people would never know how bad I was hurt. I've learned to sit, stand and walk again. I just can't ride motorcycles anymore. Running is not something I can do very well either. Riding horses is supposed to be a no-no but I've be on them a couple of times.
Jon.
Quote from: Jon Foster on September 05, 2009, 10:57:46 PM
I blew out L4 and S5 when I caught a 6 speed transmission that fell out of ZR1 Corvette. It wasn't fun. I was laid up for almost 4 years. They told me I would live life in a wheelchair if I didn't go under the knife. I escaped surgery and now most people would never know how bad I was hurt. I've learned to sit, stand and walk again. I just can't ride motorcycles anymore. Running is not something I can do very well either. Riding horses is supposed to be a no-no but I've be on them a couple of times.
Jon.
Wow, that is not cool at the least. Well, aside from the fact that you wound up escaping the wheelchair. That's actually quite cool.
By the end of the day today, I was completely dragging weed puller around the Festival grounds. My back had just freaking had it. And I'm planning on doing it again tomorrow. Likely because I'm a dumbass.
EDIT: Didn't realize it would replace a*s with "weed puller". That cracks me up.
We'll keep an eye out for you in the morning...
Jon.
Quote from: Xanthenes The Unbalanced on September 05, 2009, 09:43:14 PM
Quote from: lordwriothsley on September 05, 2009, 11:47:56 AM
Quote from: Xanthenes The Unbalanced on September 01, 2009, 12:58:03 PM
Nice shots! We all probably stumbled within 10 feet of each other on that rainy Sunday and never noticed. The cool thing about having so many good photogs covering the same event is that I get to see how somebody else chooses to shoot the exact same acts/people.
Now that I've ruined my back and had to pull out of shooting some U.S. Open stuff this weekend (a move which might wind up costing me some Olympics work), I might be half-walking, half-crawling around the grounds this weekend. I figure at least at RenFair, I can b**ch, whine, complain, and take a break whenever I want. On a 12-hour a day paid gig? No. So, I chickened out, I tucked tail and ran, and it's for the very guys I'm trying to get to haul my fat butt out to Vancouver next year. :-[
So, if you see a visibly broken jackass in shorts and a tank top (the kilt is still two weeks away), with a clearly visible Led Zeppelin tattoo on his left arm, say hi. Or if I'm limping around and impeding your progress, yell at him to get the hell out of the way. :)
What (if you don't mind me asking) did you do to your back to mess it up so bad Xanthenes?
Monster truck jumping in Calgary last year seems to be the main culprit. Ruptured a couple discs in my lower back. I believe I've now exhausted about every non-surgical option available. To make matters worse, I was jackassing around a couple months ago and tore the rotator cuff in my left shoulder (that surgery is tentatively set for this fall or next spring, depending on how long the cortisone holds me over).
I am my own worst enemy.
Ouch that hurt just listening to it.
Great pictures my friend, I recognise some of them from my day at faire. I cannot wait till next time!!!
Quote from: Sir James of Milford on September 08, 2009, 08:22:48 PM
Great pictures my friend, I recognise some of them from my day at faire. I cannot wait till next time!!!
Thank you! Neither can I. I'm already setting my TiVo to record a ton of football the next few weekends, as I've decided to try to hit every remaining weekend, if possible.
Good afternoon all! I had forgotten to post links to my festival photos on the forum here, for that I apologize.
I have them posted here: www.pbase.com/lazuras/mrf2009 (http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/mrf2009)
And here are some highlights:
August 23rd
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/116457557.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/116457611.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/116457662.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/116457736.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/116457829.jpg)
August 30th
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/116725207.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/116725284.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/116725345.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/116725486.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/116725518.jpg)
September 7th (Day of Wrong)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117023309.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117023457.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117023542.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117023744.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117023797.jpg)
September 12th
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117265167.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117265209.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117265229.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117265300.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117265458.jpg)
September 13th
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117308311.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117308324.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117308342.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117308431.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117308463.jpg)
Enjoy!
Mark Moore
Great stuff, Mark. Heck of a shot of Pipere.
Wow, Lazuras! I love your photos! Such a great job.
All you guys take great pictures. Thank you for sharing.
Great shots Lazuras. I was wondering when you would post something for us.
Jon.
A few from this weekend (also in the MiRF group).
Full '09 MiRF Slideshow (62 and counting) is at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21849679@N06/sets/72157622010876021/show/
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As usual excellent photos everyone. I really liked them all.
Xanthenes, your photos leaves me speechless.
I second that! Okay, not really speechless, because I must say, you're one of the best photographers whose photos I've seen.
Quote from: lady M on September 26, 2009, 10:18:03 PM
Xanthenes, your photos leaves me speechless.
Quote from: Manwariel on September 29, 2009, 02:09:31 PM
I second that! Okay, not really speechless, because I must say, you're one of the best photographers whose photos I've seen.
Wow. Thanks! I typically hate most everything I shoot about two days after I shoot it, so that's really nice to hear.
Now if both of you could write to the Canadian government and help me secure my work visa and media pass for Vancouver next February, that'd be terrific! :)
Now that festival is over, time to play catch-up - here are some of my favourites from the other weekends - as always, they are all posted here: www.pbase.com/lazuras
September 19th
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117986958.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987179.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987197.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987255.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987262.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987286.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987306.jpg)
September 20th
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987839.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987842.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987852.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987850.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987874.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117987931.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117988061.jpg)
September 26th
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117988541.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117988544.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117988546.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117988587.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117988607.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117988653.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117988667.jpg)
September 27th
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117989628.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117989823.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117989819.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117989831.jpg)
October 3rd
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117991882.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117991887.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117991897.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117991917.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992027.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992031.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992047.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992067.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992115.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992120.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992150.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992157.jpg)
October 4th
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992650.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992681.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992692.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992702.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992703.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992709.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/117992781.jpg)
And here are some photos I took with my medium format film camera, a Hanimex Praktica 66
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/118011718.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/118011724.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/118011731.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/lazuras/image/118011734.jpg)
Excellent shots Lazuras!
Jon.
Terrific stuff, Lazarus. Love the feel of the film shots, too.
I love how the pictures you guys have taken tells a story.
Excellent shots Lazuras. Thanks for sharing.
PS. I especially liked the first one you shot of the entire cast.
I just now got around to checking out your MRF shots Xanthenes. I'm still going through your photostream on Flickr, but did want to come back here and congratulate you on your considerable photographic skills. The camera work and post processing are excellent. You really captured the essence of the event (even though I wasn't there, it felt like you took me there).
Xanthenes, your images are a cut above what most of the rest of us crank out. It's an inspiration to see work of that calibre.
Good luck with Vancouver!
Quote from: RVNOMAD on October 12, 2009, 10:17:29 AM
I just now got around to checking out your MRF shots Xanthenes. I'm still going through your photostream on Flickr, but did want to come back here and congratulate you on your considerable photographic skills. The camera work and post processing are excellent. You really captured the essence of the event (even though I wasn't there, it felt like you took me there).
Xanthenes, your images are a cut above what most of the rest of us crank out. It's an inspiration to see work of that calibre.
Good luck with Vancouver!
Wow, thanks! Coming from someone with such an impressive portfolio, that means a heck of a lot.
Quote from: RVNOMAD on October 12, 2009, 10:17:29 AM
I just now got around to checking out your MRF shots Xanthenes. I'm still going through your photostream on Flickr, but did want to come back here and congratulate you on your considerable photographic skills. The camera work and post processing are excellent. You really captured the essence of the event (even though I wasn't there, it felt like you took me there).
Xanthenes, your images are a cut above what most of the rest of us crank out. It's an inspiration to see work of that calibre.
Good luck with Vancouver!
Dan, I've got to agree with you. Xanthenes takes some great pictures!
And I'm looking at your PBase galleries right now too. You have some great stuff in there as well.
Jon.
Quote from: Jon Foster on October 12, 2009, 06:44:18 PM
Quote from: RVNOMAD on October 12, 2009, 10:17:29 AM
I just now got around to checking out your MRF shots Xanthenes. I'm still going through your photostream on Flickr, but did want to come back here and congratulate you on your considerable photographic skills. The camera work and post processing are excellent. You really captured the essence of the event (even though I wasn't there, it felt like you took me there).
Xanthenes, your images are a cut above what most of the rest of us crank out. It's an inspiration to see work of that calibre.
Good luck with Vancouver!
Dan, I've got to agree with you. Xanthenes takes some great pictures!
And I'm looking at your PBase galleries right now too. You have some great stuff in there as well.
Jon.
I was just re-perusing some of the forums here and it occured to me that there are a heck of a lot of really good photogs covering these Faires. We're pretty spoiled in that area.
My favorite thing about having so many good photogs covering MiRF is that I get to see how you or someone else at the Faire covers things that I'm also shooting. And, once in a while, I kind of shake my head and give what I think is the best compliment you can give a photo: a loud exclamation of "Damn, wish I'd shot that!" :)
The last time I did that with a MiRF photo, and I've done it several times, was that falcon in flight you grabbed. I ran back to look if I'd managed to capture anything like that. Nope! Blurry, blurry, out of frame, too backlit, etc.
I've gotten so many great ideas from this place. Too many of the photography forums I've been a part of in the past get a little too stuck in "Photography School Thinking"..i.e., "that doesn't follow the rule of thirds", "that guy's left arm is a little blown out", etc. instead of simply asking what a particular photograph does for them. Technical and compositional guidelines are important to know, but I've always found that enslaving yourself to them sucks too much of the joy out of this. Grab a slice of time and try to make an impression if at all possible. Everything else is minutia. And, yes, I'd make the world's worst photography teacher. :)
//Okay, long rant over. This is all just residual feelings from a Photography course I had in college. Was told by my professor that, while my composition, colors, and sharpness were all good, my choice of "urban decay" as the subject of my project was "just too depressing." Okay, I'd be the second worst photo teacher. That professor was the worst.
Quote from: Xanthenes The Unbalanced on October 12, 2009, 07:05:30 PM
I was just re-perusing some of the forums here and it occured to me that there are a heck of a lot of really good photogs covering these Faires. We're pretty spoiled in that area.
My favorite thing about having so many good photogs covering MiRF is that I get to see how you or someone else at the Faire covers things that I'm also shooting. And, once in a while, I kind of shake my head and give what I think is the best compliment you can give a photo: a loud exclamation of "Damn, wish I'd shot that!" :)
The last time I did that with a MiRF photo, and I've done it several times, was that falcon in flight you grabbed. I ran back to look if I'd managed to capture anything like that. Nope! Blurry, blurry, out of frame, too backlit, etc.
I've gotten so many great ideas from this place. Too many of the photography forums I've been a part of in the past get a little too stuck in "Photography School Thinking"..i.e., "that doesn't follow the rule of thirds", "that guy's left arm is a little blown out", etc. instead of simply asking what a particular photograph does for them. Technical and compositional guidelines are important to know, but I've always found that enslaving yourself to them sucks too much of the joy out of this. Grab a slice of time and try to make an impression if at all possible. Everything else is minutia. And, yes, I'd make the world's worst photography teacher. :)
//Okay, long rant over. This is all just residual feelings from a Photography course I had in college. Was told by my professor that, while my composition, colors, and sharpness were all good, my choice of "urban decay" as the subject of my project was "just too depressing." Okay, I'd be the second worst photo teacher. That professor was the worst.
I see lots of pictures that make me say "damn" :'(. Many years ago I worked for a commercial photographer by the name of Jay Asquini. I did IT stuff (computers) for him. He was a very popular commercial photographer, especially with the big 3. His studio was the best I've ever seen to this day. It was a building attached to the back of his house. One of the walls opened so heavy equipment could be brought into the studio for shooting. The walls were all solid white and smooth without any transitions. No corners, no ceiling or floor lines. Every flat surface curved into another flat surface. It was over two stories high inside and there were railings on the second floor balcony that grid work could be attached to. Big product shoots were laid out on the floor and the shots were done from above on the grid work looking down. Of course this was all done before Photoshop and digital editing was a common practice but the guy had ideas and work that were amazing. He was also blind in one eye. It seemed like every shot he took would be a new record breaker. He was one of the reasons I stopped shooting for a long time. I just couldn't produce anything I thought was close to his work.
Anyway, the faires always seem to have lots of good shooters. I like to find the older guys and talk a bit to see how their techniques differ from the current ideas you find on most of the gear-head forums. I must admit I like some of the forums but it gets pretty old reading arguments over the newest body or brand of lights used.
I was pretty happy with that bird shot too. I'll admit it. But using the 70-200 f2.8 IS was the real reason I was able to get it. Nice fast lens, AF is amazing and the extra weight allows for much smoother panning at the higher speeds the birds were traveling. I had several good shots from each pass because of it. Normally with my cheap 75-300 IS I would be lucky to get one decent shot out of five or six passes. An excellent lens if anyone is looking to invest in good glass.
I don't buy into most of the ideas taught in schools. Most of my shots that technically correct are the shots I hate and never show to anyone. They all seem to be lacking. I like to tell stories with a shot. Show emotion, give an answer, or even present a question. There are lots of things a picture can do or mean. What's that old saying? A picture is worth a thousand words? I also like the nonstandard stuff. The strong Gothic themes, the dark fantasy stuff and dreamy imaginative things. One of the best projects I did with my students for a photography class was to shoot smoke. We spent a couple of days shooting smoke and playing with the images in Photoshop. The kids loved it and they created some really sweet looking work.
Jon.
..some personal favorites:
The Dutchman:
(http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/95/l_b88b9e4ee7934c76adce43fd3e24ae09.jpg)
(http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/2/l_b673eeca46fc4b098b8003fed651006c.jpg)
Gibbon the Troubadour:
(http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/17/l_b2e67561eb6d4a13a24d0546dc147ab7.jpg)
The White Wizard:
(http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/23/l_0a8f8f49c36241d58605283a15b60f77.jpg)
Tartanic's Adrian Walter:
(http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/18/l_9fbe57782e114171876243cb33eb71a2.jpg)
Crannog's Gabriele Decker:
(http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/39/l_e9538331aa9244818848164d8da91deb.jpg)
(http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/71/l_82e2a6e19da3430b995f8d3fb246aec4.jpg)
Nice shots Gary. Thanks for sharing my friend.
Great shots Gary.
Jon.
I like all the shots as well. I like looking at others perspective of faire from my own picture taking. Great job.
Lord Clisto, Duke of York
Even though it's awfully late for this, I took some pictures at MiRf in 2009 that I'm finally sharing around these parts (Consider it the buildup of anticipation for THIS year's fun!) The pictures can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30083073@N02/sets/72157622335011879/
But in particular, I'm especially pleased with this one:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3955720515_cc4aa0eff2_b.jpg)
I do humbly submit that our queen is indeed the fairest of them all.
Our Queen is the best!
Jon.
Quote from: NefariousDrO on June 08, 2010, 06:25:31 PM
Even though it's awfully late for this, I took some pictures at MiRf in 2009 that I'm finally sharing around these parts (Consider it the buildup of anticipation for THIS year's fun!) The pictures can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30083073@N02/sets/72157622335011879/
But in particular, I'm especially pleased with this one:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3955720515_cc4aa0eff2_b.jpg)
I do humbly submit that our queen is indeed the fairest of them all.
I'm guessing that this was taken during the afternoon parade and The Queens arrival right?
Got it in one! This was really tricky because the light is above and behind the people, so I was really afraid I'd lose their faces. Photoshop helped save this one.
I agree with Jon, no one even compares to our Queen!!! No offense intended to any other faire's royalty, but the truth is the truth!!!
Ok folks, I now have my Michigan Ren Faire pics up. Just go to the link below and click on the Michigan faire to see them. Enjoy.
http://www.sirclisto.com/51main.html
Lord Clisto, Duke of York
Nice pictures Lord Clisto.
Did you ever post any of your pictures from last years visit to MIRF?
Jon.
Thanks, Jon. Yes I did. They were all where these are now. I over write the old ones, but keep them saved at home. Did you miss them all? I thought everyone sees them since I leave them up from season to season. Sorry if you didn't