Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell

godsrcrazy · Post by **godsrcrazy** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:58 am

1000 hp the caravan looks a little heavy. Kind of reminds me of the old days. Load it until the back of the floats are just about under. Although that just might be the way carvans are loaded. Never have even been in one.

1000 HP · Post by **1000 HP** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:46 am

You really want me to be "honest"?? Seriously, the floats are kinda skinny at the back end, and if I were seriously overloaded, the waterline would be between the step supports. Passengers tend to get wet feet frequently though, and it does help to speed them on their way

I did get hung up on a rock on this trip though, and had to get into the water up to my belly button to lift the float off the rock. No damage but I looked like a girl for awhile

Brint · Post by **Brint** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:13 pm

Yukon and BC

Brint · Post by **Brint** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:16 pm

Yukon and BC

Brint · Post by **Brint** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:18 pm

Yukon and BC

sky's the limit · Post by **sky's the limit** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:51 pm

Great shots Brint,

Ah... NO Cash Minerals..... What an outfit...

stl

ScudRunner · Post by **ScudRunner** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:15 pm

Holy Crap they really cleared up Bear River! Here some pics 2006!

DHC3Rwannafly · Post by **DHC3Rwannafly** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:18 am

Rudy wrote:
Gorgeous machine. Don't remind me about that other thread.

Not quite as pretty but still my number one.

Hey Rudy, would this happen to be in Nakina?

crazymofo · Post by **crazymofo** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:52 pm

A few from the last year or so. The third one is New Zealand and the other two are Fiji. I figured there has been too much snow and ice on here lately.

jspitfire · Post by **jspitfire** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:17 pm

Those are some amazing airports crazymofo!!!!

Here's some of one of Buffalo Joe's Lockheed Electras, C-FBAQ. I think this is one of the first revenue trips for the Electras since they were bought in late 2006.

frozen solid · Post by **frozen solid** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:50 pm

represent

frozen solid · Post by **frozen solid** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:19 pm

this is fun.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:41 am

Oh those electras are sexy aren't they? Yeah DHC3Rwannafly that was Nakina.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:43 am

Brint, what do you use to get that fisheye panoramic shot of the caravan? I like that one.

sky's the limit · Post by **sky's the limit** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:23 pm

Rudy wrote:Brint, what do you use to get that fisheye panoramic shot of the caravan? I like that one.

Looks like he stitched a few pix together.

stl

flightdude1 · Post by **flightdude1** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:32 pm

sky's the limit wrote:
Rudy wrote:Brint, what do you use to get that fisheye panoramic shot of the caravan? I like that one.

Looks like he stitched a few pix together.

stl

i'm thinking Fish eye as well, much to seamless...

sky's the limit · Post by **sky's the limit** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:52 pm

flightdude1 wrote:
sky's the limit wrote:
Rudy wrote:Brint, what do you use to get that fisheye panoramic shot of the caravan? I like that one.

Looks like he stitched a few pix together.

stl
i'm thinking Fish eye as well, much to seamless...

Ok,

Pick out the Fisheye for me....

stl

Northern Skies · Post by **Northern Skies** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:37 pm

#1...... It looks like too busy a situation to be taking stitch photos. With everything moving around it would be hard to line it all up.

What focal length is that? Smallest I have is 24mm, but seeing all that cool wide stuff I think I should pick up an 18.

DHC3Rwannafly · Post by **DHC3Rwannafly** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:23 pm

Definitely not #3 and #4, you can see the different colour in the sky from different exposure levels, 2 looks like a normal panoramic shot, so I'd have to say #1 is the fisheye.
DH3 Do I win?

r22captain · Post by **r22captain** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:33 pm

I've been on strike from the forums for a while. Am I ever glad I came back and found this! When I get home I'll add to the STL's heli rampage with some more pics

Nice to see a thread on here where everyone gets along and is impressed by others photo's

sky's the limit · Post by **sky's the limit** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:09 pm

And the answer is......

Drum roll please....

NONE.... Yup, they're all stitches. Some are obvious, and others are not. The color differences are a dead give away as you saw, but the glacier is much more the effect of a proper "fisheye" lens. You'll always have some pretty extreme distortion with a Fisheye. The top one of me slinging the timbers has one really big give away it's a stitch, anyone see it?

Lol, this was fun.

My smallest lens is a 24mm 2.8, but I'm desparately trying to justify the FLAT 14mm that Canon makes, F1.6 or something, but it's $2500. The "fisheye" from Canon is actually a slightly longer focal length of 15mm, which is why the 14 is SO damn expensive.

Anyway, this thread is still providing some super shots, just happy to see what everyone's up to.

stl

flightdude1 · Post by **flightdude1** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:54 am

Well you got the best of me...I did realize none of them had the signature "round-skewed" look as a fish eye, but I must say #1 comes close as the angle of the chopper compared to the rest of the slide. However I must have stared at that first picture for about 15 minutes last right cause something just didn't look right. For me it was the sling cable, maybe I'm wrong, but it looks unnatural! Still, nice pictures!

sheephunter · Post by **sheephunter** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:53 am

If you're shooting film, what are or how are you or where are you doing your scans? I tried scanning one photo from my printer and it was just so bad that I've never posted a second one from any of my print photos and I just don't have many to share from my digital yet. I'm really impressed with the photos you guys get. Thanks for posting them all. My favourite place to visit on this forum.

sky's the limit · Post by **sky's the limit** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:49 am

flightdude1 wrote:Well you got the best of me...I did realize none of them had the signature "round-skewed" look as a fish eye, but I must say #1 comes close as the angle of the chopper compared to the rest of the slide. However I must have stared at that first picture for about 15 minutes last right cause something just didn't look right. For me it was the sling cable, maybe I'm wrong, but it looks unnatural! Still, nice pictures!

If you look closely on the yellow endless strap, you'll see the left side doesn't actually connect.....LOL. There was no way I could make it line up unfortunately, but most people don't notice when the picture is that size.

Sheephunter,

I use digital cameras exclusively now, either a little point and shoot Nikon, or my full size Canon SLR. (1D MkII) I would assume most of the photos on here are digital, I too tried scanning slides, way too costly to get done properly.

Best thread on Avcan for sure, keep up the great work everyone.

stl

jspitfire · Post by **jspitfire** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:57 pm

sky's the limit wrote: My smallest lens is a 24mm 2.8, but I'm desparately trying to justify the FLAT 14mm that Canon makes, F1.6 or something, but it's $2500. The "fisheye" from Canon is actually a slightly longer focal length of 15mm, which is why the 14 is SO damn expensive.

I'm in the same boat. My smallest is also 24mm, I think Canon has a 10-22mm which I would love to get, but as you say, money can be hard to come by!

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