Steam & Excursion > 8 inch tripod for this video

I am going to try one tomorrow = Inches From The Ground = 10, 60 & 360.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

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Worm's eye view we call that.
Go to a hardware store and get one of those little round levels.  You can use something safe and sticky to mount it on the camera and set the tripod and camera level using that.  Otherwise as you have found it is near impossible to get it spot on level.
Greg Scholl

Veryy nice. A perspective we never really see!

Looks great to me and also level enough to be thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you.

Don Allender

Nice Roger, really like your videos.

gregscholl Wrote:
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> Worm's eye view we call that.
> Go to a hardware store and get one of those little
> round levels.  You can use something safe and
> sticky to mount it on the camera and set the
> tripod and camera level using that.  Otherwise as
> you have found it is near impossible to get it
> spot on level.
> Greg Scholl

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

gregscholl Wrote:
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> Worm's eye view we call that.
> Go to a hardware store and get one of those little
> round levels.  You can use something safe and
> sticky to mount it on the camera and set the
> tripod and camera level using that.  Otherwise as
> you have found it is near impossible to get it
> spot on level.
> Greg Scholl

Great ide thanks.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

bluesman Wrote:
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> Veryy nice. A perspective we never really see!

Always trying to find something new to try.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

ATSFSuperChief Wrote:
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> Looks great to me and also level enough to be
> thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you.
>
> Don Allender

The level thing is a pain.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

SP4360 Wrote:
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> Nice Roger, really like your videos.

Thanks for your nice comment.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

Very nice, Roger.  Did you weight down the tripod legs?  That close, the vibration or steam from the cylinder cocks might otherwise knock it over.

Nice Roger, you are really getting professional. That reminds me of a professional video of a Grand Trunk local taken in the 1950s with steam. Off the top of my head I can't remember the title of the 30 minute video, but it's a favorite. The local was photographed in various locations in action btw Durand and Detroit. His crew mixes it up with various vantage points including one like the one you shot at a meet btw two trains. Even amateur photographers should strive to go beyond the 3/4 run-by stuff as it can get monotonous. I also wish that amateurs would at least put a Band-Aid on the mike to cut down on the wind sound. 

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

nycman Wrote:
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> Very nice, Roger.  Did you weight down the tripod
> legs?  That close, the vibration or steam from
> the cylinder cocks might otherwise knock it over.

Little holes for the feet to fit in.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> Nice Roger, you are really getting professional.
> That reminds me of a professional video of a Grand
> Trunk local taken in the 1950s with steam. Off the
> top of my head I can't remember the title of the
> 30 minute video, but it's a favorite. The local
> was photographed in various locations in action
> btw Durand and Detroit. His crew mixes it up with
> various vantage points including one like the one
> you shot at a meet btw two trains. Even amateur
> photographers should strive to go beyond the 3/4
> run-by stuff as it can get monotonous. I also wish
> that amateurs would at least put a Band-Aid on the
> mike to cut down on the wind sound. 
>
> Victor A. Baird
> http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

Thank you for your comment.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

That perspective provides a really cool look at the mechanical operation of a steam locomotive as it passes by.

My initial reaction was that the viewer's experience of the scene could be improved a bit if the camera was placed further away from the tracks.  That should provide a better "global" perspective of the entire flow of movement of the various components that make the the locomotive move down the tracks.  With the camera located so close to the tracks, my brain couldn't keep up with all of the visible action because each item of interest passed off the edge of the image before it could be visualized within the context of what it was connected to.

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ

In the GTW video I was referrng to earlier it not only made the loco seem much larger but showed the mechanical moving parts in motion.

Victor A. Baird
http;//www.erstwhilepublications.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/01/19 17:49 by wabash2800.

In the old days shooting movie cameras we had this little tripod.  It had a base with threads on top, then threads for the legs to screw into.  We would put it between the rails, and dig out a little ballast to make sure it was well clear of the rails, and pack the rocks around it for stabilization.  We would guess on the leveling part back then.  Afterwards we would replace any ballast we had moved.  Have done this method a few times with interesting results.  With the small cameras and quality of todays gear a lot of things are possible now.
Greg

Wacky-roger1942 Wrote:
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> nycman Wrote:
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> > Very nice, Roger.  Did you weight down the
> tripod
> > legs?  That close, the vibration or steam from
> > the cylinder cocks might otherwise knock it
> over.
>
> Little holes for the feet to fit in.

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> In the GTW video I was referrng to earlier it not
> only make the loco seem much larger but showed the
> mechanical moving parts in motion.
>
> Victor A. Baird
> http;//www.erstwhilepublications.com



I think I could gt some ideas from that video.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

gregscholl Wrote:
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> In the old days shooting movie cameras we had this
> little tripod.  It had a base with threads on
> top, then threads for the legs to screw into.  We
> would put it between the rails, and dig out a
> little ballast to make sure it was well clear of
> the rails, and pack the rocks around it for
> stabilization.  We would guess on the leveling
> part back then.  Afterwards we would replace any
> ballast we had moved.  Have done this method a
> few times with interesting results.  With the
> small cameras and quality of todays gear a lot of
> things are possible now.
> Greg

With todays equipment a lot of things are possible.
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> Wacky-roger1942 Wrote:
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> > nycman Wrote:
> >
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> > -----
> > > Very nice, Roger.  Did you weight down the
> > tripod
> > > legs?  That close, the vibration or steam
> from
> > > the cylinder cocks might otherwise knock it
> > over.
> >
> > Little holes for the feet to fit in.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

Interesting view Roger,  Great idea!

Chris