RUN OVER BY A FOUR-ENGINE FREIGHT TRAIN!!

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RUN OVER BY A FOUR-ENGINE FREIGHT TRAIN!!

SPOILER ALERT! No, the train doesn't come right away, but pretend you're tied to the tracks like an old-time silent movie heroine, and you can only see what the camera sees ---- listen to all the SOUNDS, vibrations, horn, wind, engine acceleration, engine inching closer, etc., etc., knowing that this may be the last 3 minutes of your life! Make it an exercise in boosting your sense of hearing to the max to take in everything you possibly can! Good headphones REALLY help! BIG TIME!! I found a fairly remote railroad crossing where I figured I could get a shot that I've always wanted to get on video. I did absolutely nothing to endanger the train or myself. I simply leaned my tiny 4 ounce HD video camera up against the wood ties that were used to create the vehicle crossing. My camera was a full three inches below the top of the ties, so I knew with 100% certainty that the camera was out of the train's way AND harms way. Gave me peace of mind and a good place to rest the camera. I had no way of knowing for certain what view the camera had because I didn't want to spend a lot of time setting it up, and it was very sunny, bright and hot. It actually turned out almost exactly the way I wanted. The video cuts off abruptly because, dumb me -- the camera ran out of battery power. I still got everything I really wanted. The clearance under the engines looks truly claustrophobic!! I keep wanting to duck my head when watching it -- especially on a large TV with the video set on HD ...
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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3D Plasma as a Computer Monitor - Crazy Idea - Panasonic GT25 review

Go to Fry's and get this for 8 www.bhphotovideo.com Panasonic 42" GT25 1080p FULL HD 3D PLASMA Here's a quick review. Takes a bit of setup, but the payoff is worth it. You get an image that an LCD cannot compete with and 3D quality that puts most LCDs to shame. Image Retention seems to be an issue of the past, but you will need to spend a few hours calibrating the TV for use as a monitor. Blog post on eyepatchfilms.com soon
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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