Comments on: The Camera Flash Experiment, Flashing Across the Brooklyn Bridge http://laughingsquid.com/the-camera-flash-experiment-flashing-across-the-brooklyn-bridge/ art, culture and technology from San Francisco and beyond Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:36:25 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Daniel Vanneste http://laughingsquid.com/the-camera-flash-experiment-flashing-across-the-brooklyn-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-526854 Daniel Vanneste Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:46:44 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5069#comment-526854 High regards for the folks who came out on a rainy night to participate. Because of the competing lights on the bridge and automobiles, the flashes had less impact than one would hope for. One night I was checking out a remote station in a Detroit suburb. The outside light on the building operated on a photocell that was cycling the light on-off every five minutes. When I arrived the light was on and very bright, illuminating the entire side of the building. When I completed my work inside I came out and the light was off, however, there were a mass of fireflies from the ground to about 20 feet high flickering their lights on-off giving a magical twinkling effect. I enjoyed the moment until the outside light cycled back on again. High regards for the folks who came out on a rainy night to participate. Because of the competing lights on the bridge and automobiles, the flashes had less impact than one would hope for.
One night I was checking out a remote station in a Detroit suburb. The outside light on the building operated on a photocell that was cycling the light on-off every five minutes. When I arrived the light was on and very bright, illuminating the entire side of the building. When I completed my work inside I came out and the light was off, however, there were a mass of fireflies from the ground to about 20 feet high flickering their lights on-off giving a magical twinkling effect. I enjoyed the moment until the outside light cycled back on again.

]]> By: James Bayliss http://laughingsquid.com/the-camera-flash-experiment-flashing-across-the-brooklyn-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-526846 James Bayliss Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:08:55 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5069#comment-526846 Anyone else see the TRS hoodie? Anyone else see the TRS hoodie?

]]> By: Paul Roe http://laughingsquid.com/the-camera-flash-experiment-flashing-across-the-brooklyn-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-526843 Paul Roe Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:23:17 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5069#comment-526843 Great idea...terrible execution. Spontaneous fans, three sheets to the wind, at Yankee Stadium do a better job with The Wave. I know that a serial configuration with delayed camera flash factors creates more impediments to a smooth execution than the simple, cellular automaton array-like structure that is the wave, but, still: No excuses! ;) I expect better. Great idea…terrible execution.

Spontaneous fans, three sheets to the wind, at Yankee Stadium do a better job with The Wave.
I know that a serial configuration with delayed camera flash factors creates more impediments to a smooth execution than the simple, cellular automaton array-like structure that is the wave, but, still: No excuses! ;) I expect better.

]]> By: Ryan http://laughingsquid.com/the-camera-flash-experiment-flashing-across-the-brooklyn-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-526830 Ryan Sat, 31 May 2008 15:57:45 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5069#comment-526830 Cool experiment. I love stuff like this. i can't imagine the coordination it would take to pull this off. Cool experiment. I love stuff like this. i can’t imagine the coordination it would take to pull this off.

]]> By: Karl Long http://laughingsquid.com/the-camera-flash-experiment-flashing-across-the-brooklyn-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-526824 Karl Long Sat, 31 May 2008 01:53:56 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5069#comment-526824 Great idea, shame about the rain, the result being a bit ho-hum compared to their other missions. They should have had an alternate rain plan. Great idea, shame about the rain, the result being a bit ho-hum compared to their other missions. They should have had an alternate rain plan.

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