Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sent from my iPad On Sep 4, 2011, at 11:10 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Susan Ryan SHOWED: > Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Ghost Hunt - Mansfield Reformatory > >>> Here a couple images I came away with. M8, 1/30, Nocti at F4, (don't ask >>> - I thought I was at F1, but juggling equipment in the dark some weird >>> stuff is bound to happen) <<<<<< > > Hi Susan, > Interesting images to say the least. Have to give you 3 Stars for effort! > And an "F" for failing to be prepared! :-( > > When one is going to be shooting by the available-light of darkness. One > always has a tiny pocket flash-light of some kind.... a tiny one will do. > In their pocket...... "JUST IN CASE!" > > THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN FUMBLING IN THE DARK PICKING THE WRONG > APERTURE! > > No different when one is going to shoot fireworks!! Always have the tiny > flash light! Trust me you only need to blow a couple of shoots and you'll > learn the Boy Scout Motto: "BE PREPARED!" KISS! :-) But don't read this > as .... "KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID!" THAT'S FOR THE MALES OF THE TRIBE! :-) > > The ladies? "Keep it simple SWEETHEART!" > > A couple of things to always have in your gear bag. A small flash-light! > And a small compass! WHY? Just so when you're shoting in strange areas of > the country you'l know exactly east and west in relation to sunrise and > sunset. > > So endth the lesson. > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > On September 2-3, I spent a night ?ghost hunting? at the old Ohio State > Reformatory in Mansfield. The prison permanently ceased housing inmates in > 1990 and has been used as a location set for movies, including The > Shawshank Redemption. It is allegedly haunted, and some of my family > actually did experience some things not easily explained. I wasn?t > interested in ghost hunting but was interested in doing some ?available > dark? photography inside the building, since the ghost hunt event takes > place in darkness. I felt very depressed inside the building, and wanted > to leave, although I wasn't scared. Here a couple images I came away with. > M8, 1/30, Nocti at F4, (don't ask - I thought I was at F1, but juggling > equipment in the dark some weird stuff is bound to happen) > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/Mansfield+moon-1.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/Jesus+room-1.jpg.html > > > Sue Ryan > scoutfinch at chartermi.net > > "Stupidity is without anxiety." - Goethe > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information