Eden Photographers Club Meeting - Tuesday, July19th @ 7pm EDT

Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Good trick with the foil.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Oh, you mean the one that's pretty much going to wipe out 75% of the pacific seaboard between the quake itself and the resulting tsunamis? lol
The tsunami would be bad. I was just at the coast for a week, and everywhere I went, I would look for the quickest way to get to high ground.

Any building built of brick or concrete blocks is going to experience heavy damage, as will many buildings built in valleys. My home is built on rock, and after I make the necessary engineering adjustments this winter, will be supported fully by wood. As such, my house should survive just fine.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Lol, so do I!
I'm also super bad and ride in ballet flats too.. I can ride in heels if I really set my mind to it. And I can drive stick in heels too. I'm really proud of that
07/19/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
the husband is trying to convince me to eat a Klondike bar..... that is no substitute for a Belgian white chocolate magnum bar!
07/19/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Wondermom
is that before or after the huge nuclear meltdown from the plants on the fault lines?
There are no nuke plants in the Northwest. California is the one that stupidly built a plant on an active fault line.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Wondermom
is that before or after the huge nuclear meltdown from the plants on the fault lines?
Hmm, I'm not sure. I'll have to go reconsult one of the 85 specials I watched on what would happen lol
07/19/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
The other remedy besides fill light is to diffuse the unidirectional light. Indoor light sources can be covered by thin gauzy materials, opaque glass or plastic, or some other material that will spread out the light and make it less unidirectional. The closer you can get this material to the light source, the more light you can get through to your subject, but be careful, as lights can get mighty hot and burn many materials that touch the light bulb.

Outdoors, the situation is different, since there is no way to place a diffuser over the sun. However, for small subjects, especially for macropghotography (close-up photography), you can use a thin, opaque diffuser to scatter the light and soften it. If you take a lot of these photos, buying a photographic disc diffuser is a good investment, but if you don’t do this frequently, a couple friends and a thin, white sheet will do much the same thing.

The trick here is to get the opaque surface as close to your subject as possible without it getting into the frame of your photo. The farther from your subject you get, the less light will get through, and the surface will shade your subject rather than soften the light.



Yes, yes that’s me wearing socks with sandals. Get your jokes out of the way now – I’ll wait……… We done? Good.

I also realize the sun isn’t actually shining in this photo, but the sun has scarcely been out for the past week. You get the general idea, though.

This particular diffuser folds up into a third of the size shown and is quite portable. I happen to own the largest size available, but smaller sizes are for sale as well.

We all on the same page so far?
07/19/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
The tsunami would be bad. I was just at the coast for a week, and everywhere I went, I would look for the quickest way to get to high ground.

Any building built of brick or concrete blocks is going to experience heavy damage, as will many ... more
my grandfather lives in christchurch new zealand where the quake devastated thousands of houses and buildings. His house is totaled.
07/19/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I'm also super bad and ride in ballet flats too.. I can ride in heels if I really set my mind to it. And I can drive stick in heels too. I'm really proud of that
Lol, flipflops get me scolded a lot.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
The tsunami would be bad. I was just at the coast for a week, and everywhere I went, I would look for the quickest way to get to high ground.

Any building built of brick or concrete blocks is going to experience heavy damage, as will many ... more
That's great to hear!

When we were on our honeymoon we were like, literally on the beach. We watched a special on tsunamis right before going to bed, and it took my husband forever to fall asleep because he kept trying to listen for the waves hitting the shore and trying to figure out what exactly the ocean receding would sound like.
07/19/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
The other remedy besides fill light is to diffuse the unidirectional light. Indoor light sources can be covered by thin gauzy materials, opaque glass or plastic, or some other material that will spread out the light and make it less unidirectional. ... more
Following you and slightly giggling at the socks
07/19/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
The other remedy besides fill light is to diffuse the unidirectional light. Indoor light sources can be covered by thin gauzy materials, opaque glass or plastic, or some other material that will spread out the light and make it less unidirectional. ... more
I never thought about too much light being bad, but I suppose it can be just as detrimental to photo as too little light.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
The other remedy besides fill light is to diffuse the unidirectional light. Indoor light sources can be covered by thin gauzy materials, opaque glass or plastic, or some other material that will spread out the light and make it less unidirectional. ... more
so its almost like a car window shade for kids but in white?
07/19/2011
Contributor: Petite Valentine Petite Valentine
Pardon my late entrance. Here and caught up.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Lol, flipflops get me scolded a lot.
I keep getting told off for being a barefooter..... walmart doesn't like bare feet btw lol
07/19/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Wondermom
my grandfather lives in christchurch new zealand where the quake devastated thousands of houses and buildings. His house is totaled.
And Christchurch experienced only a moderate quake. Their problem was all the brick buildings. I think a lot of Christchurch is built on fill rather than rock, as well. Compare it to Chile, which has stringent building laws and experienced an exponentially more powerful quake last year (?). The damage was minimal. Unfortunately, the PNW has the same level of preparedness as Christchurch did.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
Quote:
Originally posted by Petite Valentine
Pardon my late entrance. Here and caught up.
Howdy, Petite Valentine!
07/19/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
That's great to hear!

When we were on our honeymoon we were like, literally on the beach. We watched a special on tsunamis right before going to bed, and it took my husband forever to fall asleep because he kept trying to listen for the ... more
There would be no sound, because the crashing waves would be so far from the shore.
07/19/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by Wondermom
I keep getting told off for being a barefooter..... walmart doesn't like bare feet btw lol
Lol!
07/19/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
And Christchurch experienced only a moderate quake. Their problem was all the brick buildings. I think a lot of Christchurch is built on fill rather than rock, as well. Compare it to Chile, which has stringent building laws and experienced an ... more
its also that the land is a lot of old volcanic rock etc so its unstable
07/19/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
There would be no sound, because the crashing waves would be so far from the shore.
That's far too logical.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Lol, flipflops get me scolded a lot.
I've only been in control in flip flops once and it was for about half a mile lol. But my husband has refused to let me on the back of his bike until I went back inside and put on something that covered my toes more than once lol
07/19/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Quote:
Originally posted by Wondermom
so its almost like a car window shade for kids but in white?
Kinda. It should be sheer enough to let light through, but have some body to it so that it scatters and softens the light. That's why I suggested the thin, white sheet as a comparison.
07/19/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Natural disasters scare me far more than psychos. We get crazy hurricanes and tropical storms.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Quote:
Originally posted by Petite Valentine
Pardon my late entrance. Here and caught up.
Welcome! Glad you could be here. You too, sexyintexas.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
I've only been in control in flip flops once and it was for about half a mile lol. But my husband has refused to let me on the back of his bike until I went back inside and put on something that covered my toes more than once lol
Please tell me you both wear helmets, at least.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
There would be no sound, because the crashing waves would be so far from the shore.
That was exactly what kept him up, knowing that there wouldn't be a sound except for "wow, that wave sounds kinda close" as it comes rushing in the back door.
07/19/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
OK, let’s take a little break and ask a trivia question. As always, if you’ve been reading the articles I post on the Eden Clubs and Events Blog, you stand a much, much better chance at winning. Are we ready?
07/19/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
I've only been in control in flip flops once and it was for about half a mile lol. But my husband has refused to let me on the back of his bike until I went back inside and put on something that covered my toes more than once lol
Mine bitches too. Tells me "Good God you have a hundred pairs of shoes (not true) and thats all you can think to cover your feet with!"
07/19/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
OK, let’s take a little break and ask a trivia question. As always, if you’ve been reading the articles I post on the Eden Clubs and Events Blog, you stand a much, much better chance at winning. Are we ready? ... more
Hopefully...
07/19/2011