Hi everyone - I'm trying to do a project that charts the sun over both sides of the world, by using pictures of the sun put on a timeline. So it would be an organized series of images of the sun, showing it constantly there, through NY & sydney's day and night, because the pictures are taken from both cites. Make sense?
Jess & I are working furiously on it & I just recently roped Carly and others into helping too. I'm thinking the more pictures, and more people involved, the better.
So I'm wondering if you would take pictures of the sun. Doesn't matter when you take them, a couple pictures per day would be fantastic, hopefully if anyone misses a day other people won't miss, you know?
I'm thinking wide angle shots would be better to show the sun's position in the sky. Digital is the plan, unless you really want to use film, and please make sure that the date & time are set correctly in the camera. Email me photos, as hi-res as possible, raw files if the camera will do it, otherwise superfine jpegs or whatever you can... Or cameraphone pictures if that's what you have!
I'll be out of NYC this tuesday and wednesday so I'd especially love it if new yorkers would cover for me on those days and take a zillion sun pictures. please!
Especially helpful would be whenever the sun peaks through on cloudy days, cause those are hard to catch!
THANK YOU! -Mr Christof
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Sun Pictures
packing (for carly)
packing. i start to make a mental list about a week out, but i never actually pack anything until the day before. sydney was an exception. i started about two days before, maybe three. i was worried about weight restrictions and bringing on all my camera gear in a suitcase. clothes, my general philosophy is to bring basics with a little bit of variety just in case - one fancy outfit, maybe a bathing suit. for sydney i was so worried about being able to have enough space for all the equipment and prints for the show, and mostly didn't worry about anything else. i always end up with heavy carry on luggage because i always have to have my valuable things on me - computer, cameras, film etc. i hate being in the airport and lugging everything around. i just want to get there and unpack.
Sound Domes
so was just checking on prices for sound domes, ie directional audio speakers, and i need some help. anyone have any leads on this? i've found systems that you can buy complete for around $500, but that is obviously out of the question. does the school have any equipment for use with audio installation? i also found a site that sells the acrylic domes with no speakers and that looks to be about $80 or more......
packing my suitcase by Mark
The process of packing my suitcase begins weeks before the journey, which was also the case when I went to Sydney. Three weeks before the trip I usually do the full load of laundry and make a first selection of what might go into the suitcase and what might not, once I take the stuff out of the dryer. This selection goes straight into the suitcase, and over the next days I will be living out of the suitcase, which is an indication whether the first choice was right. Any objects that are relevant during that time period are placed close to the suitcase so I wont forget them. About two days before the flight another trip to the laundry takes place to make sure that only clean bags go into the suitcase. All the clothes are packed separately into plastic bags. Before this I usually take a picture of what is packed so I know what is missing in case it gets lost. Two tshirts will be going into the hand luggage, which are used to wrap camera equipment.
Before returning home, I go through all the stuff that has accumulated in the city I travelled to (in this case sydney). Besides purchased items there is usually an amount of receipts, tags, metro tickets and other things that document the trip that make it into the suitcase in order to go through them at a later point.
The content of my hand luggage is basically identical on both trips, consisting of the most expensive, mostly electronic objects such as cameras and chargers as well as irreplaceable things like my notebook.
In general I pack my suitcase (the checked luggage) knowing that I might not see it immediately when I arrive.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Some shots of the gallery....
(shameless plug, so sorry)
bon voyage carly!
I wasn't really taking them thinking about showing anyone but my dad, but figured it would help give you aussie's an idea of the gallery space. I'll get some shots of the hallway, ect. soon.
