inky_skin said:
@Stoo - awesome,
awesome work mate ! Don't worry about the diary - just stick an elastic band round it or something (
this is what I get for substituting the finest corinthean leather with...um...'pleather'). I'd like to see the diary stuffed with anecdotes, signatures, bus tickets - anything really ! As for Indy's suitcase, well I guess that lost luggage is the occupational hazard of any long-distance traveller
The binding strap is not entirely broken. It's still holding together by a thread but will try some repairs or include one of my girlfriend's hair bands. Lost luggage, indeed. Been there too many times. (I've even lost luggage on a direct flight!
) You can't see in the photo with the water gutter that it was raining very hard. Indy's valise came loose and fell within inches of being washed away into the lake.
Be VERY CAREFUL, my friends.
Updates:
Canada: Kingston -
ARRIVED 13-May-10 / DEPARTED 16-May-10
Canada: Montreal -
ARRIVED 16-May-10
Rocket Surgeon said:
Looks like you took Indy to the Carnival...the Swan (shaped) Boats and the Tea Cup Ride. I guess he's had his fair share of Roller Coasters. Speaking of which, do we care what year this (academic?) trip is taking place?
Ha! How true and what an unintentional coincidence. Travelling fairs are all too common and roll into town almost every two months near that very spot.
Re: the year/period. Although, I'm trying to stick to period backgrounds (swans & tea cup rides are about as silly as I'll go
), I do agree with Inky about avoiding restrictions. Some photos I took (not posted) have modern people/vehicles in the background. While they're not period, they do bring "life" to the surroundings and certain landmarks may be near impossible to shoot without other people in the way. Not to mention, Inky's first diary entry is dated 2010. Shoulda been an 111-year-Old Indy custom figure!
Billy Ray said:
Great pics Stoo! Inky e-mailed them to me...good stuff there.
Thanks, Billy Ray. Had I not have been so rushed, they could have been better. Still need to empty out my PM Inbox and get your address. We're gonna make this happen!
Meerkat said:
Lol, nice pictures, Stoo.
Thanks, kat. What I find funny is that the silly "carnival" pix are the ones being reposted!
The swan was extremely interested in Indy and it's beak got really close at one point but, unfortunately, I didn't manage to get a decent shot. A 2nd swan joined the fun and they both thought he was food!
Nick Turner said:
Hope that's useful info to all you budding adventure photographers! (And don't worry - we like fuzzy Indy too!)
BTW, How big is the diary? I'm wondering what 'artifacts' might fit.
As mentioned above, give me my manual camera (Yashica) and I could shoot these properly. Please note that these were shot guerilla-style in a rush with a very limited digital camera (Canon) on a very windy/rainy day and holding Indy by hand half the time. (The camera has no
fstops, no apeture control, etc.) I also had to get familiar with the flexibility/articulation of the fig because I don't own any. Will have more time this week to find a setting that captures maximum depth so, please, bear with me, Nick.
The past few days have been rather hectic but I did get a chance for a couple of shots of Indy in Kingston (yes, he is
fuzzy again but was really pressed for time). Will post them tomorrow with a shot of the cool diary as well.