2010 GDSF - Our impressions

[lynnr]

Originally Posted by lampwortroy

I know it's a bit late in the season, but we have just got round to downloading our GDSF photos from various camera memory cards.
We will start with our general impressions of this wonderfull event.

New kids on the block!
We wish them well in their new venture.


Supposed to be the only Burrell Showmans to leave the works painted green. Here is the newly restored Lightning II


A miniature pretending to be full grown


We found the shuttle bus but decided to walk!


The Whistle-blower


A study of concentration


Whose Big-end?


I know I put it somewhere!


2 attempts at a panoramic shot of the site.

Excellent pictures. Just a thought on the panorama.
If you can lock the focus, exposure and white balance on a middle area of your target panorama before taking the shots you will get a more successful panorama. Also if you take the shots with your camera on its side and take more frames with about 20% overlap this will also increase the quality and impact!

[lampwortroy]

A view from the top of the Playpen. The first shot must be a candidate for reporting to "The Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Traction Engines"!

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[staddlestones]

Originally Posted by lampwortroy

...The first shot must be a candidate for reporting to "The Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Traction Engines"...

I wouldn't say that. It's nice to see the engines working hard.

(Nice video by the way)

[lampwortroy]

Some of the best home movies produced by the 2 of us during our week at the GDSF. After 3 weeks of torrential rain, the week at Dorset could not have been better.

A short compilation of Fowler "Renown" generating for the Howard Bros Gallopers
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A general view of the evening steam fair

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A view from the top of the playpen. Difficult to keep camera steady with a gammy leg, 2 walking sticks and no tripod (not enough hands)

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Trying to avoid wind noise I spend a long time filming through the only gap in the hedge on the steepest part of The Playpen

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3 engines including 2 crane engines but without the cranes attack the hill with a 40 ton army tank

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Back to the top of the hill we atart with a very early Mclaren
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A very early Foster has problems with forward vision while blowing off furiously

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Just after the memorial service to the late Michael Oliver MBE, the engine men gave their own salute to the memory of a great man

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[lampwortroy]

Originally Posted by lynnr

Excellent pictures. Just a thought on the panorama.
If you can lock the focus, exposure and white balance on a middle area of your target panorama before taking the shots you will get a more successful panorama. Also if you take the shots with your camera on its side and take more frames with about 20% overlap this will also increase the quality and impact!

The panorama was difficult. The focus was locked but the result was due mainly to the fading light. The sun had gone and it was getting darker by the second. Not my best attempt, but my only attempt.
Walking with 2 sticks and a gammy leg, struggling to balance and stand still taking photos with camera on side (which I usually do) was not an easy option. However thanks for the advice.