P-51 Rollout

MichaelH · Post by **MichaelH** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 4:59 pm

He doesn't read this forum and I'm pretty sure he doesn't check my web page often so I feel safe in talking about a new hologram I'm been trying to work on for my father for Fathers Day.

It's detailed here and I'll post pictures of the transmission and reflection copies as soon as they're made.

Here's a shot of the lit model

Tom B. · Post by **Tom B.** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 12:57 am

Cotton batten looks very promising for making clouds. In my holoflame experiments I've found that even without extreme precautions to prevent air currents it seems to show up pretty well in holograms. If it's any distance at all from the image plane, the blurring is sufficient to obscure all hint of its medicine bottle origins

MichaelH · Post by **MichaelH** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 1:10 pm

Cotton batten looks very promising for making clouds

Or nebulae

I thought about using a transparency and making the background part of the hologram but then thought that an actual photo would be attractive. Based on my tests so far, I think it's going to work well.

Tom B. · Post by **Tom B.** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 4:37 am

Very nice cotton pickin' there, pardner.

MichaelH · Post by **MichaelH** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:51 pm

Why thank yeh sir!

MichaelH · Post by **MichaelH** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:10 am

I didn't have time to get a good shot of the final hologram before taking it to my father's house but here's a shot of the plane by itself.
If I have time in the morning I'll make a full scene copy for myself and get some pictures.

MichaelH · Post by **MichaelH** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:57 am

Ok, here's a shot of the finished hologram with sunset background...

MarkCavin · Post by **MarkCavin** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 2:07 am

That’s Cool Excellent and Bad A’s’s’ all rolled up into one. Sierra Hotel, i think is the correct term.

Tom B. · Post by **Tom B.** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 5:56 am

[quote="MichaelH"]Ok, here's a shot of the finished hologram with sunset background...

Suggests to me a ghost plane or a memory. I do find the white mat a bit distracting, though. The holophoto composite idea has interesting possibilities ...

MichaelH · Post by **MichaelH** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:05 am

MarkCavin wrote:Sierra Hotel, i think is the correct term.

Thanks.

TomB wrote:Suggests to me a ghost plane or a memory.

Me too, that's why I titled it P-51 Ghost on my gallery

I do find the white mat a bit distracting

Yeah, after seeing it for a while, I do too. It was the only matte I had that was close to suitable. Hopefully I won't be working this weekend and can pick up a few more.

The holophoto composite idea has interesting possibilities ...

I agree. I like that there's a picture you can see from anywhere but when you get to the right angle, there's a surprise.