Well, I've decided to bring along one of my favorite oddball cameras, a Canon EOS IX. This SLR shoots Kodak's Advanced Photo System film, but also allows me to use all of my EOS lenses. I usually keep a 24mm f/2.8 attached to it, which is what I used to shoot this nighttime exposure.
I figure evening station stops will offer similar mixtures of light and dark, so I should be able to meter quickly. I'll also be able to shoot exposure sequences as the train is in lateral motion that can be used as stereo pairs to create 3-D images.
I'm also going to bring a Pentax 6x7 -- mostly for use once I'm in Colorado.
And, of course, the Livescribe Pulse smartpen is coming along, as well. I'll figure out something neat to do with it.
And, of course, the Livescribe Pulse smartpen is coming along, as well. I'll figure out something neat to do with it.
You could ask people to do a drawing of something. A stick figure drawing of their family. Or maybe their childhood home. It would be interesting to hear people talk about their family or home while they draw about it.
Posted by: spudart | May 06, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Plus, I think people would be really excited to use your fancypants pen! For real! And then you could give them a link to your blog or livescribe page and they could check out their video when you post it. Yeah!
Posted by: spudart | May 06, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Great ideas! My only concern is that the pen is pretty delicate and if someone drops it, it'll be ruined. But maybe if I do it really carefully, maybe in the club car or something. That would be fun.
Posted by: Leigh Hanlon | May 06, 2009 at 11:57 AM