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AusGAF 8 - Worksafe Wankers
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Welp, I'm pretty much done with the remaining members of the family.
Asked my brother if he wanted a game of Netrunner (card game) a little while ago, he looks at the clock on the wall (dead batteries, showing 12) and says he has to go soon since it has been a long day. He woke up at 11am (after going to bed at 10:30 last night and not even saying "hi" upon his arrival), drove the family off without me when I was in the shower to pick up something my mum bought and then off to lunch at the club with her and my gran.
Yep, must've been hard spending a few hours with your family after ditching your brother at home. Lies sure are difficult to detect.
Asked my brother if he wanted a game of Netrunner (card game) a little while ago, he looks at the clock on the wall (dead batteries, showing 12) and says he has to go soon since it has been a long day. He woke up at 11am (after going to bed at 10:30 last night and not even saying "hi" upon his arrival), drove the family off without me when I was in the shower to pick up something my mum bought and then off to lunch at the club with her and my gran.
Yep, must've been hard spending a few hours with your family after ditching your brother at home. Lies sure are difficult to detect.
Fucking hell, man.
Come down to Victoria. MelbGAF can be your new family!
I forgive you. EAT MOAR.
codswallop
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Indeed. You can choose your friends, but not your family.
Haven't seen the father-in-law or related family in nearly five years. No point in discussing it here, and it's the fault of both sides, but both are too stubborn to patch things up. A shame but there you go.
I know we have a few photographers here who might get a kick out of how I spent my afternoon....
first: the view from my toilet room
2nd: tape it all up... poke a hole
3rd: the image as it appears on the opposite wall to the window
huzzah.
This was really a rough first attempt. toilet room window was the smallest in teh apartment by far. going to try it in my room next weekend hopefully with some black cardboard.
first: the view from my toilet room
2nd: tape it all up... poke a hole
3rd: the image as it appears on the opposite wall to the window
huzzah.
This was really a rough first attempt. toilet room window was the smallest in teh apartment by far. going to try it in my room next weekend hopefully with some black cardboard.
Once I'm able to afford getting away from here, I'm thinking of doing exactly that.
Camera obscura; so cool, yet so simple. A smaller aperture will yield a better (but darker) result.
There are multiple instances of people turning the back of a truck into a camera obscura. They put photo paper on the back and exposed directly onto that, which produces enormous, gorgeous photos. Here's one example.
The more accurate the hole, the better they can be. If you want to mess around with something similar on your camera, have a look at buying some apertures that will be perfectly round, I think the ones for electron microscopes are the best you will find. You can buy a spare body cap, drill a hole, glue the aperture in there and you have a pinhole camera! They come in a pack of 100 most commonly, so if I can track some down I can easily send some your way and vice versa if you like.
They're not sharp at all, but they're fun to mess around with. You'll need a tripod too, because the f number can be ridiculously high.
Jables Swan
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Good goal. Too bad they called it a mark instead.
Nah, great mark.
Glad you're having fun with photography, it's fantastic.
I've found a place that sells electron microscope apertures, but I am beyond confused. If you can make anything of it, you're more than welcome to here.
Otherwise, there is one of the Rising Pinhole Caps. They're meant to be pretty decent and the cheapest have found is here on Ebay for US$43 with free shipping from South Korea (takes about 2-3 weeks from my experience). There's a place in Perth that sells them for $35 but they want $16.50 shipping for it. I don't know how they can justify that, Express Post Platinum would be cheaper than whatever they're doing.
some where near the bototm were these, i assume they'll do the job... lol all the mesh stuff... is interesting....
That's what I think, I don't understand the mesh stuff, which is probably why I'm not in the field of microscopy. The aperture size is what I'm not sure on, there's a bit of maths involved there (or some googling to bludge off someone else's work),
This is good
It sounds like things are fairly toxic where you are so I'm sure that living somewhere else would be do wonders for your physical as well as your mental health. I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say that if there's anything AusGAF can do to help (advice, support, whatever), just ask.That is fucking awesome. I mean, it all makes sense... but it's a wonder no-one had thought to do something like that until recently.
I have a spare room out here if you ever need to get away. Come to the One Night Stand
I won't be
This is good
That is fucking awesome. I mean, it all makes sense... but it's a wonder no-one had thought to do something like that until recently.
It sure will be. Getting out will be a ways off, but I have no doubt that it will be worth it. Thanks for the offer, you and the rest of AusGAF have been awesome. Just having somewhere to vent and some listening ears is helpful enough and I couldn't ask for anything more.
I've seen some crazy camera obscura stuff done about 9-10 years ago, but it seems to be more prevalent and noticeable now that the use of film is becoming less frequent. I hope it doesn't ever go away because is is fantastic and wet plate photography in particular is incredible, there is nothing else like it. I hope to own a large format camera to be able to do some of that one day. Being more hands-on in the process is just something else.
You might like this short documentary of a guy who travels around with a van/truck and does wet plate photography in it. No negative, everything is one-of-a-kind and it produces an image like no other. It's absolutely gorgeous.
If you or anyone else is interested in the process of wet plate photography (even if you're not into the hobby, it's amazing) then you might want to check out this show, goes for about 30 mins. It shows that the art goes beyond pressing the stutter button and it's very rewarding.
some where near the bototm were these, i assume they'll do the job... lol all the mesh stuff... is interesting....
Seems that the main calculation that needs to be done is the distance of the film plane to the pinhole lens/body cap. Measuring that with all I have (a plastic ruler) is rather difficult and I get something around 45-47mm. I've found another pinhole lens (this one) that claims the distance is 42mm, but the aperture on that was tucked in a little bit.
Using this calculator, it seems the difference is negligible and results in leaning towards the 300μm/0.3mm size as the optimal aperture either way. We both have Canon crop bodies, so it'll be the same (so all our lenses are compatible) for each.
I have a spare room out here if you ever need to get away. Come to the One Night StandI won't be
Haha, thanks for the offer Fogz! I actually have what may be a strange question: how's the light pollution out there? I've been trying to figure out how far I'd need to get out of Sydney to be able to see and photograph the stars.
I'm considering a trip to Jenolan Caves sometime in the near future to see what it's like there. If the light pollution is still bad, at least there are cool caves to tour and photograph.
I've purchased a frame from Frameshop.com.au and it's pretty good. I had it matted and I'm happy with the quality of that too.
codswallop
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There's a place at the DFO in Moorabbin that doesn't charge the earth and does a good job. They outsource to somewhere else but that place only does wholesale. Either way, check them out.
There's also somewhere in Vermont that sells cheaper if you want to do it yourself, never used them though. http://www.clubframeco.com/smartFramer.html
For what particular thing?
I don't thin I'd go online for something like that anyway. I can think of at least one or two framing places that'd do a quote easier than finding something online that may or may not be right. Perhaps not as cheap as online, but you know what you're getting
codswallop
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Yeah, if you just want a frame it'll fit in, IKEA sell cheap frames that aren't ugly (and depending on the size can have mats).
If you want a nice thick frame or one with an interesting design, multiple mats, etc, you're best off taking it somewhere for advice.
Ta guys.
I think I would just like a simple frame with maybe UV glass. Although i'm not too sure if the stuff is really worth protecting. Maybe just the idle thumbs one since the double fine one is mostly garbage and the banner saga one is so so.
They are still sitting in their tubes.
I think I would just like a simple frame with maybe UV glass. Although i'm not too sure if the stuff is really worth protecting. Maybe just the idle thumbs one since the double fine one is mostly garbage and the banner saga one is so so.
They are still sitting in their tubes.
Not much, maybe a little bit in town, but drive in any direction for 10 minutes and you'll lose civilisation
FormallyMegadrive
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My friend posted an Infinite apiler on Facebook under the guise of "saving people time" i was about to look at Facebook and my girlfriend yelled at me not to. :-(
Not much, maybe a little bit in town, but drive in any direction for 10 minutes and you'll lose civilisation
Damn, that sounds great!
Poimandres
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A little while ago I posted about Robotech toys that have been sitting in a box at my parents place. I need to get rid of them sometime soon, so I'm looking to sell them on the cheap.
Anyone interested?
Anyone interested?
Your trades of 3 ore for 1 wood were irresistible.
shanshan310
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Everytime I see Britgaf in OT I misread it as Brisgaf
Jables Swan
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It was serviceable in the end. Took like two Fucking hours though.
Kritz and I had never played before.
Jables Swan
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Yeah, wasn't bad, need to play again to fix all my mistakes.
Theyre not even hiding it anymore >_<
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FormallyMegadrive
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Well if you don't, you don't.
bodyboarder
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Not attractive?
racist
Just beat Metal Gear Rising : Revengence on Hard. What a game, it definitely feels rough around the edges (there's a clear distnict lack of polish in the later levels) but the feel of the combat is SO DAMN GOOD and the last 3 boss fights were bad-ass.
But man the story in the game.. I have no idea how this is suppose to be canon, it feels like self-parody espesically that "nanomachines, SON" line my god.:lol I mean the previous MGS games have arguably gone down to that level in some cases, but the self-awareness of this game is just what.:lol
Shame, I have to return the game later today. Can't wait to pick it up and do some replays in the coming months.
But man the story in the game.. I have no idea how this is suppose to be canon, it feels like self-parody espesically that "nanomachines, SON" line my god.:lol I mean the previous MGS games have arguably gone down to that level in some cases, but the self-awareness of this game is just what.:lol
Shame, I have to return the game later today. Can't wait to pick it up and do some replays in the coming months.
it's absolutely self-parody. That line should've been the trigger
mind you i'm of the opinion all of metal gear is self parody. I just started MGS2 and by the end of the tanker incident i just shrugged and gave up. This whole series is nonsense and I'll enjoy it for that nonsense
mind you i'm of the opinion all of metal gear is self parody. I just started MGS2 and by the end of the tanker incident i just shrugged and gave up. This whole series is nonsense and I'll enjoy it for that nonsense
Careful they might hear you...
reptilescorpio
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Truth, Kojima agrees with you despite what some fanatics want.
MGS storytelling is just fun characters acting overdramatic with monologues and spewing technobabble. Fucking loved that aspect in MGS1&2; espesically the whole solid snake x liquid snake relationship. It's so much fun to watch play out.
Stuff like this (MGS2 spoilers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZC_-vXWjcw is why I find the storytelling so entertaining in MGS.
Stuff like this (MGS2 spoilers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZC_-vXWjcw is why I find the storytelling so entertaining in MGS.
Its padding bs to make the game feel longer.
Also, I think Kojima takes it srsly. He just realises no one else does so he pretends not to. Secretly he crys himself to sleep at night over it though.
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