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Re: Photographing art high on a wall [Scanned]
32 min 18 sec agoYes blimps would need to be quite big to lift a camera, but not that much
bigger than a cherry picker, and with the advantage that they wouldn't be
affected by the floor being cluttered with stairs or display cases. I
haven't done a full evaluation of this, so there could be cheaper, smaller
options out there. But the option I was thinking of was this
one.
Not suitable for lift shafts or the inside of chimneys or wells, but if
you've got the height to need it you probably have the size of room to
operate it. [...]
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Re: Photographing art high on a wall [Scanned]
1 hour 4 min agoHi
Blimps are v stable, but they have to be big in order to lift even modest loads.
Quads can be v stable as well, plus the camera rig itself can be gyroscopically stabilised (but costs creeping up).
As to flying near fragile objects, you are right, but as long the pilot is half way competent and they don't try acrobatics you should be ok (especially indoors where you haven't got troublesome wind to deal with). [...]
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Re: Photographing art high on a wall
1 hour 22 min agoMany thanks for all the responses on list, and off list, which I hope I have replied-to directly.
I'm looking into the feasibility of photographing a large inscription on a wall in a hospital foyer in preparation for the centenary of the First World War. The inscription is floor-to-ceiling. The ceiling is probably only about 30 feet tall. So many of the techniques suggested will work, and I will follow up some of the suggestions later this year if we get the go-ahead for our work. [...]
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Re: Photographing art high on a wall
1 hour 35 min agoI can understand that people would be cautious about allowing indoor
helicopters near valuable and fragile objects. And that there could be a
quality issue re the resulting images due to, ahem, platform stability. But
has anyone had experience of using indoor
blimpsfor
this sort of thing, or considered whether they would be willing to
allow the use of this sort of technology? [...]
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Museums and Digital Media
2 hours 9 min agoDear all,
I thought that MGC'ers might be interested in this:
http://dmlcentral.net/blog/barry-joseph/both-sides-screen-museums-seeking-balance-digital-age
Best wishes,
Colin Hynson
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Re: Photographing art high on a wall
2 hours 17 min agoAlun -
Surely your facilities manager will have some kind of access platform for cleaning etc? A further key question would be - how high is it, and how far back can one get to try to photograph from ground level? Are there any alternative viewpoints at the same, higher level? [...]
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Re: Photographing art high on a wall
2 hours 27 min agoHi Mike,
I too remember that project, but from memory it was photographing stained glass windows. I can't remember what if any lighting was used on the inside, but it is possible that the lighting might not be far enough apart for use with works of art. But the camera platform would be most suitable. [...]
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Re: Wordpress designer
3 hours 19 min agoExcellent!
In that case I nominate Tony Crockford…
:-)
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Re: Wordpress designer
3 hours 21 min agoOn 22 Jul 2013, at 14:19, Martha Henson wrote:
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> Looking for a web designer with wordpress expertise, can anyone share their
> recommendations for good people?
Can we nominate ourselves?
:)
if not, I'd suggest Mike Ellis.
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Wordpress designer
3 hours 54 min agoHi all,
Looking for a web designer with wordpress expertise, can anyone share their
recommendations for good people?
Thanks in advance!
Martha
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Re: Photographing art high on a wall
7 hours 53 min agoHi Allun,
Some years back we were partners in an EU-funded project, Vitra, that
created a device for exactly this purpose. See
http://www.ssl.co.uk/ixbin/indexplus?record=ART166
I last heard of the robotic camera platform at the University of the
Arts. Lindsay Macdonald was the project leader, it could be worth
contacting him, I believe he is now at University College London. [...]
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Re: Photographing art high on a wall [Scanned]
7 hours 58 min agoHi Alun
Oh goody - quadcopters, a topic I can enthuse about...
A quad (or hex/octo) would be a good platform but it does depend on the quality of the photo you require. Most low-cost quads would not be stable enough to allow for high quality stills, but would be perfectly adequate for inspection purposes. You'd need to find someone with a bigger quad (or hex/octo) rig to provide a more stable platform if you want high res. Plus if you are going to pay them, then (I think) they have to have an operating license. [...]
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Re: Responsive web design straw poll [Scanned]
8 hours 4 min agoHi John
We updated our website last August and yes we did go for an RWD site.
www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk
We've tested it out on several different devices and there are some small things we will probably change in the future once we have done some proper user satisfaction studies but overall we are pleased with the way it works on mobile devices. [...]
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Fwd: Heritage vocabularies from EH, RCAHMS, RCAHMW available as Linked Open Data
8 hours 33 min agoBegin forwarded message: From: Douglas Tudhope > Date: 21 July 2013 07:38:42 BST Subject: Heritage vocabularies from EH, RCAHMS, RCAHMW available as Linked Open Data apologies for any cross posting Doug ________________________________________ English Heritage, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, the Archaeology Data Service and the University of South Wales are pleased to announce that cultural heritage thesauri and vocabularies are now freely available as Linked Open Data as a preliminary outcome of the SENESCHAL project at: http://www.heritagedata.org. The vocabularies, which include concepts relating to [...]
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The Day of Archaeology 2013
8 hours 55 min ago**Apologies for cross-posting!**
This coming Friday, 26th July, sees the launch of the 3rd annual Day of Archaeology www.dayofarchaeology.com. The Day of Archaeology digital project demonstrates the wide variety of work our profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe through contributions to the website that describe a 'day in the life' of archaeological professionals and volunteers working in all aspects of archaeology. The project aims to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world and provide an insight into the range of activities archaeologists undertake. [...]
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Re: Photographing art high on a wall
July 21, 2013 - 5:57pmDear Alun,
As current Chair of the UK museum photography group (AHFAP) with 200 members across the UK, could I help you find a suitable solution? If you wish you can either post a message to our JISC list (www.Jiscmail.ac.uk/ahfap) or contact me off list.
I personally have photographed works of art quite high up, around first floor height using a Bembo 1 tripod, but there are other solutions it just depends on how high you need to go.
Best regards
Tony Harris
New Media Officer & Photographer
Government Art Collection
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Re: Photographing art high on a wall
July 21, 2013 - 3:59pmHi Alun,
If the object is two dimensional you will probably be able to take the
picture from below and 'distort' it in Photoshop afterwards to correct the
skew.
For objects behind glass, that also enables a surprising 'trick of the
trade' that dramatically reduces the effects of reflections.
Alternatively there are perspective control lenses but I don't think
anything that exotic should be necessary. [...]
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Re: Photographing art high on a wall
July 21, 2013 - 3:13pmOn 21 July 2013 12:12, Alun Edwards wrote:
> I am considering how to photograph a large inscription on a wall in a public atrium.
Consider also those remote controlled "toy" helicopters, which can
carry a camera:
http://www.buzzflyer.co.uk/quadcopters.asp
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Photographing art high on a wall
July 21, 2013 - 7:12amDear all,
I am looking for examples of photographers digitising art, which is high on a wall. This could be from a cherry-picker, however the image I know I have seen in the recent past is photographers using a camera mounted on an extendible pole. Maybe this is an image of National Trust conservators at work, or some Wiki Loves Public Art volunteers at work. The camera would be controlled remotely from a laptop, tethered on the floor. [...]
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Re: Responsive web design straw poll [Scanned]
July 19, 2013 - 12:48pmOn 19 Jul 2013, at 17:41, John Benfield wrote:
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> Busy developing a business case to give to the powers that be in the near future.
It should be said that if you *start* out planning a responsive web design it costs no more.
It's retrofitting or bolting on mobile after you've gone down the "visually design in photoshop and get approval workflow process" that costs extra. [...]
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