At $15 USD a sheet it was pretty expensive to shoot Polaroids. Too expensive but not as expensive as an 8×10 digital back. Fed up with the high yearly cost of Polaroids Mitchell Feinberg’s commissioned and 8×10 Digital Capture Back for his studio setup and hasn’t looked back since.
Photographer and filmmaker Sean Stiegemeier created this amazing video of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in Iceland using a Canon 5D Mark II and a time lapse dolly.
So I saw all of these mediocre pictures of that volcano in Iceland nobody can pronounce the name of, so I figured I should go and do better. But the flights to get over took forever as expected (somewhat). 4 days after leaving I finally made it, but the weather was terrible for another 4. Just before leaving it got pretty good for about a day and a half and this is what I managed to get.
Wish I had more time. I missed all the cool Lightning and the Lava of the first eruption. But I figure this will just be a trial run for another day.
I am of course accepting sponsors to send me back there for more please…!! haha
Music: Jónsi – Kolniður (jonsi.com)
Canon 5d mkII
HUGE thanks for the Motorized Dolly via MILapse (vimeo.com/milapse).
UPDATE 05/18: New video showing the dolly I used. Pre-Orders soon! vimeo.com/11835819
A pinhole camera, taking 4×5″ pictures (˜10x13cm) on 3 different 35mm roll films!
The battlefield is a revolutionary pinhole camera that simultaneously uses 3 rolls of 35mm film to capture an image split across all three rolls.
This short film made by Steven Monteau Explains how to use the Battlefield Pinhole Camera.
For full detail about the camera and more photos and video check out http://www.diyphotography.net/the-battlefield-pinhole-camera.
Ken Rockwell writes a short review of the UPstrap camera straps on his site. [It's a simple, thin, strong strap with a big rubber pad that sticks where you put it on your shoulder...] UPstrap Professional Non Slip Camera Straps.