Hobby Thread - Aug 24, 2024 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the horde in this little corner of the interweb. The Ace of Spades wheel of hobbies has been busy for the last few months, so we gave it a polish and greased the spindle to ensure it can freely spin. Cleaning and serivce complete, we gave it an enthusiastic spin. The universe has a funny sense of humor. The wheel landed right between photography and model building. Can you imagine? Right between. We seem to have temporarily misplaced the manual, so we were not sure whether proper protocol allowed for another spin. In the meantime, a compromise has been agreed. Photography for this week and model building for next week. Model building will be a horde group project so see below for more information.

Are you a photographer? What do you like to shoot? How did you learn? Are you self-taught? What equipment do you use? Are you loyal to a particular brand? Did you learn with film? Did you learn to develop your own film? Do you have great stories of searching and finally snapping a particular photo? Landscapes? Wildlife? Portraits? Night skies? Sunsets? Waterfalls? Weddings? Even if you are not a professional photographer, are you good enough that you shoot keepsakes for others or cover events for media use? As camera-equipped mobile phones get better and better, do you enjoy snapping with just your phone? Are you a purist or do you tinker and modify in Photoshop? Do you have a bucket list of things or places you would like to shoot or photos you would like to capture?

Do you have boxes of prints or slides that you would like to scan someday? Did you inherit photos taken by relatives? Any great photos you have from travels to places before they changed dramatically, like East Germany? Do you have photos from the Civil War era of daguerreotypes?

TRex has snapped a photo or two over the years but looking for horde help to make this work. We're here to talk about photography. As usual, keep this thread limited to hobbies. Politics and current events can wait for other threads. Play nice. Do not feed the trolls and do not be a troll. No pants required.

Special welcome to the lurkers or those catching up on the thread later. Nice to have your eyeballs. You're always welcome to join in. Post anytime or drop an email in the hobby thread email box. Thanks also to the horde for great theme suggestions. We have a rich bounty of hobby threads lined up in the queue.

Top photo -Martin Rietze is a magician. He shoots extreme landscapes, including erupting volcanoes. This is Mt. Etna in 2013. His website has a LOT of great stuff.

Do you like aviation photography? What about military jets in motion? Allow me to introduce you to Camden Thrasher. He is best known for motorsport photography but his passion is military aviation (click on the photo for more):

Click the photo to learn more about how this photo of the space station transiting the moon was taken:

Is the green flash real? Yes, it is.

How does Kodak make film for film photography? Three-part series that does a deep dive. It will take some time, but this is mandatory viewing for anyone with an interst in film photography or more generally in how things are made. There is a huge amount of engineering an science going on here:

Believe everything you see on the internet:

Mathew Brady became the most famous American photographer of the 1800s because of his studio's many Civil War images. Demand for his photography plummeted after the war. He died penniless. Veterans of the New York 7th infantry financed his funeral and burial. Links to background and his photos:

Getty

Congressional Cemetery - located in south east Washington DC. If you visit, make sure to visit John Philip Sousa too.

Thousands of Mathew Brady Civil War Photographs from the National Archives (Flickr site)

The story behind the historic Trump Assassination Attempt Photo: Evan Vucci Interview

The volume of Youtube videos that attempt to explain the exposure triangle is remarkable. If you ever think that you should not do something merely because someone else has tried, think again. Anyway, this was one of the few that used a good visual set up and explained the relationship between the settings:

HOBBY THREAD HORDE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:

The theme next week will be model building. There are modelers among us, so it makes sense to feature horde projects. Send photos of your completed projects and projects underway. Send photos of your workspace. Vehicles, airplanes, tanks and armor, ships, dioramas, etc. Plastic kits like Tamiya and Hasegawa. Resin kits like Starter and BBR. Any scale welcome. Space is limited. Operators are standing by. Send submissions and any related commentary to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Inspiration (with maker credit to Grateful):

Did you miss the hobby thread last week with an amateur radio theme? The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

Notable comments from last week:

Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

If photography is not your thing and you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, hijack the thread for your hobbying as you see fit. We will feature a different hobby next time around. Send thoughts or suggestions to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com or just email to say hello. Ace of Spades is not responsible for bad drivers license photos.

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