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Re: Shooting video inside a dome?

I have no solution for capturing video inside the dome, but I did get
to participate in a great solution for hi-quality still photography.
I was recently featured in "Albuquerque the Magazine" and they sent a
professional photographer to take some pictures of me inside the
planetarium, with fractals on the dome behind me.

The procedure she used was to use a strobe flash on me, in the
foreground, while using a long exposure to capture the background
imagery on the dome. With the immediate feedback of digital
photography, she quickly figured out the right parameters, and came
out with some really great pictures. We played with both static and
dynamic content on the dome during the photoshoot, and some of the
images with the fractals zooming behind me were downright psychedelic.
Much better than anything that could have been photoshopped together.
The two pictures they published really made the magazine article a
success.

Hope this helps, and good luck!

-Jonathan Wolfe, Ph.D.
Executive Director
http://www.FractalFoundation.org
Fractals are SMART: Science, Math & Art!



Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:51 pm

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Hi all, We're making good progress here at RENCI on various dome projects (see my blog The Dome Corner for more http://unc.renci.org/news/the-dome-corner). As...
Eric Knisley
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Jun 25, 2009
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the Cannon HV-30 has rather amazing low light capability - it gets grainy, but very viewable and it does 1080p and 1080i. The real problem, I suspect is the...
Andy Dolph
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Jun 25, 2009
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I did a few snaps the other day in our dome. http://bit.ly/corAF Shot in RAW with our 5D (old) and 8mm sigma on a tripod and combined a few exposures to get...
Paul Mowbray
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Jun 25, 2009
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Really nice shots Paul. I'm curious if there are other attempts to capture the experience of visual peripheral immersion with photography that list members...
david mcconville
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Jun 26, 2009
1:56 pm

I agree with Andy on this. Careful exposure is essential, and the more control you have over lighting the better. In addition to using a dimmer, I would also...
AJ Epstein
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Jun 25, 2009
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... Either that or make a star field with a small number of large bright stars - perhaps with some stylization (like adding points...) to make it look more ...
Andy Dolph
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Jun 26, 2009
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It seems simple on the surface but a planetarium is probably one of the most challenging environments to try to photograph. I've seen seasoned professionals...
kdconod
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Jun 26, 2009
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I have no solution for capturing video inside the dome, but I did get to participate in a great solution for hi-quality still photography. I was recently...
Jonathan Wolfe
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Jun 29, 2009
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Dear Fulldomers, with pleasure we can announce the availability of the new fulldome show "Touching the Edge of the Universe" produced at the University of...
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Jul 10, 2009
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The Spanish version of this show is been produced now and will be distributed with the title "Nuevas Miradas al Universo" It's a great show with many tips and...
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