Transformer: Gitzo Man

First there was the Michelin man...now here's GITZO man!

Gitzo GH2750QR off centre ball head (on G2330 tripod)

To show movement options of the head multiple images were combined in Photoshop CS3. The android resemblance was not intended...but looks cool...

Photographed with a D300 with Micro-Nikkor 105mm F2.8, mounted on a Gitzo G2220 tripod. I used a historic G275 off centre ballhead as the GH2750QR is being photographed (above...!) for a story in JPGMAG.

Settings: VR tuned off, D300 set to mirror lock-up. triggered with remote release. f36, each image 10 second exposure.

Lighting: halogen (desk) lamp close-up from bottom left, two-bulb low power halogen lamp distant from top right.

Image made EXPLORE on 8 Nov 08, max position # 137

© Dirk HR Spennemann Photography 2008
All Rights Reserved

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  1. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    see here for a JPGMAG story on the tripod head for which the image was shot. If you are a member of JPGMAG, please vote...

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  2. Deplore (42 months ago | reply)

    looks cool indeed!

  3. Lady Jayne ~ (42 months ago | reply)

    cool shot well done

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  5. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    Thanks!

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    Faithfull i added this photo to his favorites. (42 months ago)

  7. Vince Alongi (42 months ago | reply)

    Well thought of. As soon as I saw it I thought of "transformer"

  8. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    Thanks Vince..Yep...an apt analogy..took the liberty of incorporarting this into the title..

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  10. Frizztext (42 months ago | reply)

    greetings by
    Tribute to Francois + Jean ROBERT
    would be pleased,
    if you had time
    to read my little essay there
    on FACES...

  11. Maneesh Foto (42 months ago | reply)

    Quite a bit of digital manipulation but well worth the effort.
    Really like the lighting too - desk lamps always work. One of the few still life I've ever done, I used an ordinary lamp and the lighting came out very decent.

  12. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    Yep Maneesh, agree with you, steady lamps give a softer , more focussed light...and yes, a bit of digital work of superimposition there....thanks for the comments

  13. Niquitin (42 months ago | reply)

    The invasion of the Giant Tripods ...

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  15. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    LOL... thanks Dick!

  16. Yorick Photography [www.yorick-photography.com] (42 months ago | reply)

    Spielberg needed to see this one!

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  18. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    LOL...thanks Marco!

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  20. Crick3 (42 months ago | reply)

    This is a great concept, So well lit, so simple.....

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  21. jmhdezhdez (42 months ago | reply)

    Grear Trypod, Great shot,congratulations Dirk¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

  22. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    Thanks Crick!

  23. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    Thanks for comment José¡¡

  24. (Gary) [deleted] (42 months ago | reply)

    Cool!

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  26. ToddinNantou (42 months ago | reply)

    Nice, a Micro-Nikkor 105mm F2.8 is on my wish list.

  27. AlKhaldi Photography © (42 months ago | reply)

    www.flickr.com/groups/410369@N23/

  28. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    Thanks Todd, yep is a great lens

  29. alburyphotog [deleted] (42 months ago | reply)

    sweet

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  31. ThijsFr (42 months ago | reply)

    Nice lighting, would like to have one of those!

  32. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    Thnaks for fave and comment Pete.

  33. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    Thanks for the comment on the ligthing and the fave, Friedrich...and cheers to Kiel...

  34. ~Mary~~ (42 months ago | reply)

    A new character for Pixar!

  35. heritagefutures (42 months ago | reply)

    Image made EXPLORE on 8 Nov 08.

    Thanks you for all the faves and comments

  36. blupic (42 months ago | reply)

    Haha!! That's pretty funny. Good eye.

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  37. Johnnie Runner (42 months ago | reply)

    lol

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  39. Victor M. Samuel (15 months ago | reply)

    cool shot

  40. heritagefutures (10 months ago | reply)

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