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 12/13/2008 01:59:29 PM · #26
Here you go:



If you really think you are going to get into the muck, take the camera strap off so you can close the bag completely.

Message edited by author 2008-12-13 14:00:04.
 12/13/2008 02:07:09 PM · #27
Very cool. How would you control humidity though? Wouldn't it still sweat in the bag?

Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Here you go:



If you really think you are going to get into the muck, take the camera strap off so you can close the bag completely.
12/13/2008 02:11:07 PM · #28
Originally posted by Agaricus:
Very cool. How would you control humidity though? Wouldn't it still sweat in the bag?


I don't think so. Condensation is a product of temperature differentials rather than absolute humidity. The bag is not insulated enough to keep the camera at some different temperature so it shouldn't sweat.
12/13/2008 02:11:38 PM · #29
Coolio, thx Dr.
 12/13/2008 02:27:48 PM · #30
A photo is worth⦠Thanks, doc.

The waves are really kicking up against the offshore Orford Reef. Spray is going halfway up Arch Rock (42°46â40.35âN, 124°35â50.61âW) which is about 150 feet tall. That is fairly unusual. Right now itâs hailing too.

Message edited by author 2008-12-13 14:28:15.
 12/13/2008 02:49:11 PM · #31
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
... The newer 2-gallon baggies even let you get your nads inside easily if needed....



OMG, classic. Can't stop laughing at that one.

Good luck Dr. and be careful!!!
 12/13/2008 02:49:33 PM · #32
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Maybe I'll use Jenn's P&S to get a picture.

You might think about getting one of the Olympus or Panasonic(?) P&S cameras which are truly waterproof -- I think for about $350 you can get one which can go down to ten feet underwater.
 12/13/2008 03:34:45 PM · #33
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
... The newer 2-gallon baggies even let you get your nads inside easily if needed....



Oh chit....

R.
 12/13/2008 03:37:06 PM · #34
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Originally posted by Agaricus:
Very cool. How would you control humidity though? Wouldn't it still sweat in the bag?


I don't think so. Condensation is a product of temperature differentials rather than absolute humidity. The bag is not insulated enough to keep the camera at some different temperature so it shouldn't sweat.


What he said. I been doing this for what, 20+ years and it has never been an issue.

R.
 12/13/2008 10:52:52 PM · #35
Wow...wow...wow. I just got back. Did I tell you I decided to go? It was worth all 5+ hours of driving for 40 minutes of shooting. I haven't looked, but I'm quite positive I'll have a Best of 2008 in there. They are downloading as I type.
 12/13/2008 11:23:45 PM · #36
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
... I'm quite positive I'll have a Best of 2008 in there.

You should give a print to whoever covered your on-call hours ... :-)
 12/13/2008 11:35:45 PM · #37
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
... I'm quite positive I'll have a Best of 2008 in there.

You should give a print to whoever covered your on-call hours ... :-)


Very good idea!
 12/14/2008 01:54:52 AM · #38
Give us a taste! Cmon...
 12/14/2008 02:22:32 AM · #39
Originally posted by mpeters:
Give us a taste! Cmon...


Well, I can't give it away now can I? :)
 12/15/2008 11:55:55 AM · #40
Originally posted by mpeters:
Give us a taste! Cmon...


We don't want the whole bone, just a niblet ;)

Was it more amazing than your recent blue ribbon winning shot?

Message edited by author 2008-12-15 13:49:22.
 12/15/2008 11:58:06 AM · #41
Originally posted by Techo:
Originally posted by mpeters:
Give us a taste! Cmon...


We don't want the whole bone, just a niblet ;)

Was is more amazing than your recent blue ribbon winning shot?


not obviously. :)
 12/15/2008 12:05:48 PM · #42
Originally posted by Techo:
Originally posted by mpeters:
Give us a taste! Cmon...


We don't want the whole bone, just a niblet ;)

Was is more amazing than your recent blue ribbon winning shot?


That will be a tough one to beat...
 12/15/2008 01:50:28 PM · #43
Originally posted by mpeters:
Originally posted by Techo:
Originally posted by mpeters:
Give us a taste! Cmon...


We don't want the whole bone, just a niblet ;)

Was is more amazing than your recent blue ribbon winning shot?


That will be a tough one to beat...


Yes, I don't think I'll be breathing that air for a while. I was as high as 7.98 as late as Saturday, but that elusive 8.0 was not to be.
 01/08/2009 11:31:12 AM · #44
Now that the Free Study is over I can share a few more pictures from that great day. The waves were enormous with the spray hitting eighty feet. Then the sun came out for a wonderful sunset. The only thing I don't like about the photos is there is no context for size. Waves and shorelines appear to be fractal in that you could trick yourself into thinking these waves are maybe 10 feet high instead of 80. The surf on the sea looks foamy, but does it really look to be swells of 20 feet as reported by the weather buoy?



My FS Entry:



Message edited by author 2009-01-08 11:31:43.
 01/08/2009 11:34:22 AM · #45
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Now that the Free Study is over I can share a few more pictures from that great day. The waves were enormous with the spray hitting eighty feet. Then the sun came out for a wonderful sunset. The only thing I don't like about the photos is there is no context for size. Waves and shorelines appear to be fractal in that you could trick yourself into thinking these waves are maybe 10 feet high instead of 80. The surf on the sea looks foamy, but does it really look to be swells of 20 feet as reported by the weather buoy?



My FS Entry:



For context in terms of size, you need to wait until the stupid people go walking out there, thinking it will be neat to get sprayed. Just have 911 ready to dial on the cell phone.
 01/08/2009 12:15:00 PM · #46
those are all gorgeous shots ... I'm jealous that you've got scenery like that to shoot ... the Great Lakes are beautiful, but there isn't any coast line like that for me to shoot ...
 01/08/2009 12:35:32 PM · #47
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
For context in terms of size, you need to wait until the stupid people go walking out there, thinking it will be neat to get sprayed. Just have 911 ready to dial on the cell phone.


A few shots before my FS entry I have a less impressive wave, but a guy in a yellow rain slicker standing at the fence. I so wished I could have cloned him in because he stood out awesome and provided that exact context I wanted.
 01/08/2009 04:19:47 PM · #48
They say several wrecked ships are supposed to surface from the sand this year on the Oregon coast. They might say that every year though, I don't know.

Graveyard of the Pacific brochure (PDF)
 01/08/2009 04:48:42 PM · #49
Some beautiful shots there Doc!! great Job! you need to get out like that more often. last year I went out for several "day trips" that I left from Calgary to Banff to Lake Louise to Emerald Lake back track a bit and up to the Columbia Galcier and 3/4 the way to Jasper then back home to Calgary only to come out with a couple shots that I liked/kept... lol approx 8 to 12 hours on the road :P

So now I find the drive to say Lake Louise (about 2.5 hours) like driving to the grocery store lol, actually come to think about it might make a trip out to Louise this weekend :) I need the break...

-dave
 01/08/2009 04:52:28 PM · #50
Originally posted by aliqui:
They say several wrecked ships are supposed to surface from the sand this year on the Oregon coast. They might say that every year though, I don't know.

Graveyard of the Pacific brochure (PDF)


Actually they are finding all sorts of things that were previously not unearthed - last year was a good year too. I think given the current winds/weather - Spring will yield some finds (if not sooner)
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