Photos from High Rock Friday

Post by **rs54263** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 2:07 pm

http://photos.sickinger.net/20050225_highrock/

This is my second outing with the new camera, and the first with a new
28mm-300mm zoom lens. I did something different with the website this
time; In addition to the folders that I make for each pilot, I've
created a new one called "favorites"; these are the shots that I like
best from the day. It's something that I am going to try to do on a
regular basis, so people with slower connections (or just less
interest) can go view that one folder directly (43 images) rather than
sift through *all* of the pictures that I took that day (in this case,
~280).

Friday's folder is:
http://photos.sickinger.net/20050225_hi ... index.html

Shawn Ray sledded, and didn't even bother to make any turns on the way
to the LZ (which could have made for some beautiful shots!), but I was
actually able to take pictures of him landing, while standing on the
rock itself! I normally resize images to 20% of their original size
before posting them on the web; but if you look at the last photos of
Shawn, img11095 is the original image (3008x2000). In img11095c I cut
out piece from the middle of the original (hence the "c" designation)
measuring 1204x800, and then reduced it by 50%. In the last image,
img11095c2, I cut out a smaller rectangle (602x400), but did not resize
it at all. Pretty cool, huh?

~Ralph

Spark · Post by **Spark** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 2:29 pm

Nice shotz. That is really cool that you could capture Shawn's landing while standing on launch.

Thanks!

Post by **hepcat1989** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:26 pm

Post by **rs54263** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:31 pm

hepcat1989 wrote:wow Ralph!, great shots of everyone! thanks, it helps to see what you did right, or wrong on launch,and landing!all the way down there! thanks man!, Shawn

You're welcome. Looking at the photos, it looks like a *really* nice launch!

~Ralph

stevek · Post by **stevek** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:26 pm

Pretty cool Ralph. Also answers the question I asked in the LZ. See 10914. I believe that is an open zipper.

heaviek · Post by **heaviek** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:12 am

Love the pics Ralph. My new favorite trick is to pull the scroll bar down
and watch the movie. That camera must be pretty incredible. What is it?

Kev C

-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph Sickinger (R2) [mailto:r2@sickinger.net]
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 11:07 AM
To: hg_forum@chgpa.org
Subject: Photos from High Rock Friday

http://photos.sickinger.net/20050225_highrock/

This is my second outing with the new camera, and the first with a new
28mm-300mm zoom lens. I did something different with the website this
time; In addition to the folders that I make for each pilot, I've
created a new one called "favorites"; these are the shots that I like
best from the day. It's something that I am going to try to do on a
regular basis, so people with slower connections (or just less
interest) can go view that one folder directly (43 images) rather than
sift through *all* of the pictures that I took that day (in this case,
~280).

Friday's folder is:
http://photos.sickinger.net/20050225_hi ... index.html

Shawn Ray sledded, and didn't even bother to make any turns on the way
to the LZ (which could have made for some beautiful shots!), but I was
actually able to take pictures of him landing, while standing on the
rock itself! I normally resize images to 20% of their original size
before posting them on the web; but if you look at the last photos of
Shawn, img11095 is the original image (3008x2000). In img11095c I cut
out piece from the middle of the original (hence the "c" designation)
measuring 1204x800, and then reduced it by 50%. In the last image,
img11095c2, I cut out a smaller rectangle (602x400), but did not resize
it at all. Pretty cool, huh?

~Ralph

Paul Tjaden · Post by **Paul Tjaden** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:43 am

Yeah, nice pictures, Ralph. I can't believe you shot all that from the Rock itself.
Lauren

rancerupp · Post by **rancerupp** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:10 am

I'm not sure who this is but in img10879, what's the block on the tip of your keel? A camera perhaps?

Rance

Post by **rs54263** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:26 am

That would be Spark; that "block" is leftover hardware from when he
had a tail wheel mounted on that glider. (That's a Falcon 225, that he
wants to use for tandem flights.)

~Ralph

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from: rancerupp (02/28/2005 08:10)
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I'm not sure who this is but in img10879, what's the block on the tip
of your keel? A camera perhaps? Rance

Spark · Post by **Spark** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:36 pm

Rance, that is the noseplate from an old Delta Wing glider that I was using as the attachment point for a tailwheel assemply for tandem wheel landings. I removed it after that flight, because I'm planning on changing it to a retractable assembly and a kryptonics scooter wheel.

I'm surprised no-one commented on the bulge on the right side of my helmet. I had a helmet -mounted miniDV camera on during the flight, but the flippin' batteries died before I could get any good shots.

Post by **rs54263** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:24 pm

See:
http://photos.sickinger.net/20050225_hi ... 10914c.jpg

(Full size.)

~Ralph

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from: stevek (02/27/2005 21:26)
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Pretty cool Ralph. Also answers the question I asked in the LZ. See
10914. I believe that is an open zipper.