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jessie voigts
{K:6772} 8/11/2006
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no, definitely not a honky tonk lady!! haha. i worked for an international exchange company (labo, do you know them). i was one of 4 americans they brought over (now there are so many, each year) to help facilitate international exchanges. since i studied xc communication in college, and worked in study abroad after college, this was perfect for me!
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 8/11/2006
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I'll bet you weren't one of those "honky tonk" ladies they were advertising at this American Club! Maybe you taught English? So many do...
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jessie voigts
{K:6772} 8/11/2006
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too hilarious for words. wow!!! i used to work in shinjuku!!
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 7/28/2006
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Yes, the Nikon 12-24mm would be nice, but my budget is more Sigma 10-20mm or even Tamron 11-18mm. I'm afraid I don't like the D200 very much at all. I find myself very reluctant to pick it up, even! Not nearly as much fun as my dear old Bessaflex, nor any of the RFs... The 18-70mm zoom appears to be a very nice lens, though.
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Tim Schumm
{K:29196} 7/27/2006
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ahhh....is this a comment on the Americans always monkeying around with things? Pretty funny. How's the D200 getting on? you making friends with it yet? Time to get the 12-24 and get your wide view locked back in...lol...I know it is so hard to have such a narrow perspective poli....I mean photographically
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 7/26/2006
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I hope the "Honky Tonk Ladies" don't look like the mascot :) nice capture and street image...
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 7/25/2006
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Thanks, Gib. This is a hot topic on the PanoToolsNG list for immersive panoramas in which I participate. The problem is that unless you are VERY careful the resulting images look "flat" with low contrast if you try to maintain the same tonal range across the entire image, or generate strange halos at the borders between areas with inherently different dynamic ranges (like exterior scenes seen through windows inside a darker room) if you try to "tune" the dynamic range appropriately for each area. There is also the problem that if any movement is taking place, the multiple exposures contain items in different positions, which show up as "ghosts." Nothing about producing panoramas is simple, although some of the latest software is amazing. Fortunately my potential clients mostly require images with no people or movement in them! This is the sort of issue I hoped would arise in the Panorama forum on Usefilm, where I could have been some help. But it isn't happening... I guess it is too much of a minority interest, especially as there is no way to show immersive panoramas!
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Bill Gibson
{K:2701} 7/25/2006
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HDR basically involves shooting say 7 images with the same aperture setting but different shutter speeds, allowing one to get all the detail in the shadows and the highlights, special software allows you to "merge" the seven exposures to get a much larger dynamic range than the camera is capable of producing in one photo.
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Bill Gibson
{K:2701} 7/25/2006
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if you are going to be doing that panoramic thing, you might want to look into some HDR information (apologies if you are already into this), a friend sent me this link, informative
http://range.wordpress.com/2006/07/15/modern-hdr-photography-a-how-to-or-saturday-morning-relaxation/
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 7/24/2006
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No, no Ian. An ex-pat Brit. If you could hear the voice you'd know at once!
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 7/24/2006
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To answer your question, Gib: Not Much! (Which would make it a very expensive toy...) But I got it really for panoramas that I hope to sell to real-estate agents and hotels/tourist attractions. So it is a tool, more than a toy.
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 7/24/2006
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Thanks, George. I am a bit surprised at myself for shooting digital. Frankly, I don't like it much so far... but I needed to go digital for a little business I am trying to create in panoramas for real-estate agents and hotels/tourist attractions. I guess that will make me a "professional."
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Bill Gibson
{K:2701} 7/24/2006
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now that is quite the sign - how do you like your new toy, oops, camera?
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George Marks
{K:15437} 7/24/2006
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I really like this Roger. Most icon-like references to Yanks in the Far East are a bit more subtle. I am a bit surprised to see you shooting digital (other than your cell phone). Tiger Balm Gardens in Hong Kong, and its equivalent in Singapore have some very gaudy displays of westerners in caricature.
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stingRay pt.4 .
{K:250401} 7/24/2006
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Great piece of street humour Roger.....hmmn, honky tonk ladies.....a bit dubious. You could have always asked the next person who came out:):):) Take care my friend....cheers....Ray
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Ian McIntosh
{K:42997} 7/24/2006
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Somehow I have you slotted as an ex-pat yank Roger, now there's assumption for ya.
I wonder what they'd think if I said King Kong is a symbol of New Zealand now.
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 7/24/2006
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Ha, ha. Thanks. I'm waiting for the first American reaction!
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 7/24/2006
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Nice capture Roger , I like it .
Galal
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