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Chuck Lantz
Lives in
San Francisco, CA, United States
Works as a
Internet content management, photography,
Has a website at
chucklantz.com
Joined on
Aug 7, 2003
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More evidence that work magically fills both the time and budget available.
Sean Nelson: I had the occasional daydream about hopping freight trains when I was young - it seemed like it would be a cool adventure. But the kids in those images all look pretty miserable. Makes me kind of glad it was only a daydream...
Juck: Good call. My own short-lived train-hopping days were both scary as hell, and great fun. We may have looked dirty and grim on the outside, but on the inside we were having the time of our lives. And I can honestly say I'm better for it.
And, IMHO, every single image in the gallery is great. They all tell a story, without needing captions. Anyone who can't see that, ... well, your loss.
What's next? Protests against Nikon by anti-porn groups, if their products are used for those "assignments"?
I have a background in limited edition prints. Not photos, but graphics, and the legal principal is the same. If I do an edition of one image using one type of printmaking, for example a plate etching, I can then legally do an entirely new - and legal - edition using serigraphy, stone litho, or whatever, still using the same image.
As someone else has commented, I could even do another edition of the same image, but using different colors or paper, and again, it would legally be a separate and unique edition.
The key is in how each edition is described by the artist. So, "An edition of 100 plate-etching images on d'Arches cold-pressed paper" would be legally unique from "100 plate-etched images on DFK Rives paper" , even if the images were identical.
What an amazing photo project. Please keep up the great work, and be sure to thank Ali!
Hulamike: You all sound like a bunch of geriatric gear freaks. I suppose you think your cookie-cutter, Hipstamatic, bleached, scratched, vignetted, rayed, look alike canned "Art" is more appropriate. Right!
This guys idea is awesome! His GF is awesome! His editing and color is awesome. The whole thing is fun and interesting. Really, its time for some of you to get a clue, broaden your perspective maybe, unclench those buttocks.
-Mike, age 66.
Cameras, from the most basic to top-of-the-line, are just tools that are often used to create art. If the person doing the creating wishes to call it "art", then it's art, pure and simple. It may not be great art, or even halfway decent art, but it is art.
And to borrow a line from Sol Lewinsky, these words are not art, just because I say they aren't.
Simple solution: Admit the error and withdraw the photo.
SeeRoy: "limited edition"
The last resort where no pretence of utility is even possible.
The article is a bit misleading, since only one style of the Pocket Rocket is a limited edition run. They still sell the standard Pocket Rocket card holders. I have one for SD cards that I use when I don't want to fumble with my Pelican card holder, and it works great. Same with the ThinkTank battery cases. I've got two of the four-battery style cases. The best part is that they're all soft cases, which makes fitting them into a tightly-packed gear bag or hard-case much easier.
OldArrow: This CF card & battery holder isn't even rain-proof! Would it have been such a problem to create a belt-worn holder with deeper compartments, so that the opening is folding with the flap and points downwards? That would be simple and practical.
As to the traveling camera bags... I still think hard-case exterior has no real competition. Especially for people who have to carry a lot of expensive equipment, a Pelican type luggage might prove to offer better protection.
Depending on thje job, I use either a Pelican hard case, or LowePro or ThinkTank soft cases. The main difference is that while the hard cases offer more protection, the trade-off is less room for gear, especially when you're dealing with airline carry-on size restrictions.
Except for the one in the middle, they did seem to follow direction well. Did you dock he or she's paycheck?
Some truly great images here. It's good to see people stretching the possibilities on a subject that's often too predicatable.
No one should be criticizing this guy. He could have easily kept his mouth shut and cashed his paychecks, and lived happily ever after.
Instead, he risked everything, including his life, to do the right thing. It almost cost him his marriage, and despite what some have said, there are many companies who would never hire him now.
To put it on a more personal level, his whistle-blowing may have saved all of us a few bucks. The best way to help perpetuate white-collar crime is to do nothing.
SigmaChrome: Well said and well captured, Chuck.
Thanks, SC!
My entry took Fifth, ... yours is better!
smatty: Does the guy on the photo in the woods actually pull his iPhone out to attach the 70-200 mm lens to it???
You're missing the obvious explanation for what's happening in the photo. He's just taken a call from his photo editor, who told him his per diem would be cut-off if he didn't start submitting some damned photos. So, he's putting the phone away as he quickly pulls out the lense.
OldArrow: Back in the old days, my friends and me thought that a simple, sturdy coolbox with Neoprene-lined compartments was the best way to store and carry the photo gear and film, either in the car or strapped to the backpack frame (where the sleeping bag usually goes). None of those soft things were safe enough for rough outdoors usage. Film rolls and filters were fastened in their separate grid of pockets to the underside of the box top, and in the casing underneath were the cameras and the lenses. Lenses were locked to the bottom by their (screwed-down) mount caps. The whole was strong and not overly heavy. The package could withstand rain, snow, seaspray and quite a hefty bump or three. All it cost was an used coolbox, the remains of worn-out diving suits, and some DIY fun.
Nowadays, all those focal lengths and specialties are already packed within one or two pocketable cameras... and what the hardware lacks, the experience will supply...
Hopefully... ;)
Attitude? Which attitude? OldArrow never implied that his idea was better for everyone, just for his usage. In fact, professionals using rolling ice chests to store camera gear is very common when shooting on the beach or from boats, since soft bags can be stepped-on or soaked in standing water. But we still use soft bags for other work.
I was hoping this was a vintage photo, and not a modern photo of a vintage race, since puddin' bowl helmets on anyone racing today is asking for trouble.
After seeing the image titled "Angels We Have Heard On High", I may never shoot another aircraft photo again. Why bother? I'll never get one even close to that one. So good it's scary.
Beautiful. This one really fits the Challenge.
Wow! That is a truly great shot. Congratulations!