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by Firmwood
Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:59 pm
Forum: 2009 Theme
Topic: Share your Flickr pictures!
Replies: 44
Views: 25503

They both routinely take amazing pictures of Burning Man, check out their previous years efforts for some special snaps!
by Firmwood
Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:53 am
Forum: 2009 Theme
Topic: Share your Flickr pictures!
Replies: 44
Views: 25503

My broken camera magically fixed itself for 6hrs on Friday (save a few shots here and there), here are the results...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyns/se ... 205052187/
by Firmwood
Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:08 pm
Forum: Off-Playa Meetups
Topic: UK Burners thread?
Replies: 75
Views: 37293

Safe, i'm coming to this burning man pub business. My visa just ran out and i'm out of San Francisco for a few months, thus missing decomp, you may just be able to fill the gap for me!
by Firmwood
Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:29 am
Forum: Stories
Topic: Ghosts at Temple Burn?
Replies: 49
Views: 13782

I think I can see slimer.
by Firmwood
Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:26 am
Forum: Stories
Topic: Yellow Bike Theft?
Replies: 33
Views: 9417

My bike was stolen on the first day, on my first ride in fact, to the local toilet about 1minute away from our camp. All that pimpin' out I did, gone in a but few seconds, I was gutted for about 30 seconds (very gutted, mind, I even threw my hat). They left me their piece of shit broken beat up bike...
by Firmwood
Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:09 am
Forum: Stories
Topic: Ghosts at Temple Burn?
Replies: 49
Views: 13782

Look, a video of the ghosts that someone uploaded...



Well, either that or the high, and somewhat chilly, winds, were hitting the wall of heat and creating mini weather systems.
by Firmwood
Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:01 pm
Forum: Articles
Topic: We're in the SF Chronicle
Replies: 9
Views: 6417

International man of mystery.
by Firmwood
Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:08 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Shooting on 35mm in ze desert
Replies: 21
Views: 5855

Aww fanks Phil :D
by Firmwood
Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:16 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Shooting on 35mm in ze desert
Replies: 21
Views: 5855

Cheers, :)

here's the somewhat limited rest...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyns/se ... 108246706/
by Firmwood
Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:49 am
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Shooting on 35mm in ze desert
Replies: 21
Views: 5855

I brought my Diana also. I picked it up a few months ago from an antique place in my own small town for $10 with all of the original box, strap, intructions, etc!! I'm not going to be at a theme camp so I have no idea where. I'll post in the directory at center camp our info under Barbie and Ken fr...
by Firmwood
Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:10 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Shooting on 35mm in ze desert
Replies: 21
Views: 5855

Magic, my campmate is a professional photographer and is taking a range of 120 and 35mm cameras with him so we may both have to take you up on your wonderful offer. Where art though camping pray tell? KitsuneCaligari, luckily the diana is the biggest plasticiest piece of shit ever, no lenses to swap...
by Firmwood
Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:51 pm
Forum: Q & A Tips and Tricks
Topic: Heads up from the playa: might be dusty
Replies: 130
Views: 36627

Yea sorry, that was me. In my defence i'd spent most of my day at baked bean and cabbage camp. Luckily I didn't follow through.
by Firmwood
Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:46 am
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Shooting on 35mm in ze desert
Replies: 21
Views: 5855

Ok, i'll build something then, damn you lights, damn you for being so light!

No zoom on my plastic lomo, so no problomo.
by Firmwood
Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:13 am
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Shooting on 35mm in ze desert
Replies: 21
Views: 5855

This may be a stupid question, but will changing the film at night be an ok undertaking? Surely it's just the suns rays I want to protect my photograpgic babies from.

Bob, safe, cold, done.
by Firmwood
Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:04 am
Forum: Building Camps
Topic: Our camp designs, last minute panic stations!
Replies: 9
Views: 3439

I have to rib on architects a bit as I work with them so much. I'm the site design guy in a mixed-disciplined office. Most of the engineers work on the long-skinny projects (roads) while I work on the big square ones. I support architectural projects, designing the site work around them--big sites ...
by Firmwood
Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:53 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Shooting on 35mm in ze desert
Replies: 21
Views: 5855

Cool, i've got a whole load of 400 sat around the house so i'll throw that in. My main issue is the Diana, it's not designed to take 35mm so you've got to wind the film back into the case by hand, a task I normally do in a dark room. Obviously this may be hard to find in the desert. Oh wait, maybe I...
by Firmwood
Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:43 pm
Forum: Building Camps
Topic: Our camp designs, last minute panic stations!
Replies: 9
Views: 3439

HA, well mr engineer, us architects managed this... [img]http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v298/109/111/515954525/n515954525_607469_5309.jpg[/img] And we're quite happy with the damn thin. Actually having said that, i'd rather not be associated with architects, too much ego and self-hat...
by Firmwood
Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:57 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Shooting on 35mm in ze desert
Replies: 21
Views: 5855

Yea, it's more just for taking the odd shot of things i'm really into. I love my photography, but without my DSLR i'll be walking on untested ground, so it's more for the artistic and memory aspects rather than kRazy rave pictures and pix of me m8s. Grain is fine, I'm using a flatbed scanner to get ...
by Firmwood
Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:09 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Shooting on 35mm in ze desert
Replies: 21
Views: 5855

Do those ASA films work out at the same levels as ISO films?

Or, for example, if I got some 100 and 400 would that work oot fine for me?
by Firmwood
Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:55 am
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Shooting on 35mm in ze desert
Replies: 21
Views: 5855

Shooting on 35mm in ze desert

I'm bringing my Diana + but shooting on 35mm instead of 120 so I get the fancy, i'm an arty wanker, effect on the sprocket holes. What tips can people offer with regards to choosing 35mm film for the desert, or am I best just going with the cheapest. Has anyone shot with 35mm on Lomo cameras at BM? ...
by Firmwood
Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:32 am
Forum: Stories
Topic: The - What's it like to camp there - game
Replies: 13
Views: 3563

danke schön! so esplanade is the center street and then they are A-K after that? another question...what are the blue portions on the map below? are those spots reserved for theme camps? http://www.burningman.com/preparation/maps/08_maps/08_BRCMap.jpg The blue indicates a flood zone, so if you're ...
by Firmwood
Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:58 pm
Forum: Stories
Topic: The - What's it like to camp there - game
Replies: 13
Views: 3563

How about 7G, is that far enough away from the mice to act like a cat, but not too far away so that I have to act like a dog?
by Firmwood
Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:37 pm
Forum: Stories
Topic: The - What's it like to camp there - game
Replies: 13
Views: 3563

That's close enough to the Deep End et al for me to suspect noise, and lots of it. So back to 7&F, Damn it, my plans, scarppered, how far out does Hushville stretch? I read that it starts at 7:00 and D? I want to be in an area that's a little calmer than around 9-10 but not around 4ish as that's whe...
by Firmwood
Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:39 pm
Forum: Stories
Topic: The - What's it like to camp there - game
Replies: 13
Views: 3563

The - What's it like to camp there - game

So here's how the game works, one person says an street and a letter and then someone else answers with either an insightful, well rounded answered, or something incredibly amusing and/or sarcastic.

7:00 F

...fun, no?
by Firmwood
Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:01 pm
Forum: Q & A Tips and Tricks
Topic: age question
Replies: 30
Views: 8160

Shoes with big heels.
by Firmwood
Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:32 pm
Forum: Q & A Tips and Tricks
Topic: Heads up from the playa: might be dusty
Replies: 130
Views: 36627

I feel so violated :(
by Firmwood
Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:07 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Camera VS Playa Dust?
Replies: 41
Views: 15601

[quote="munney"]:arrow: Lomography Rules :idea:





[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomography[/url]

[b]Be the Event[/b][i][u]

:roll: [/u][/i][/quote]

*hifives*

Damn you broken code!
by Firmwood
Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:03 pm
Forum: Q & A Tips and Tricks
Topic: Heads up from the playa: might be dusty
Replies: 130
Views: 36627

OK, so my question for you good people is thus...

Are threads like this thrown around every year? or is this year genuinely that much worse than before? Also, will this herald the apocalypse and does my bum look big in this?
by Firmwood
Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:24 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Camera VS Playa Dust?
Replies: 41
Views: 15601

There's no way I'm brining my SLR with me, so to make up for that (i need to take pictures, my memory does not afford me the luxury of storing much) I have purchased a cheap lomo camera. 16shots, so i'll be really selective about what I shoot, and I love the look and feel of the pictures, really ana...

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