HDR Discussion Thread

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

cameras are not always mounted in/on jets for capturing the action ahead -



they can also be of use when mounted to trucks for ground action –

or cars –



and/or helicopters –

[Penton-Man]

And where’s Geoff D, stacking grocery shelves on a Sunday? Not only do we do bleeding edge HDR and jets here, but links to vintage capture -
https://ascmag.com/articles/back-in-...e-in-hollywood

….unless you’d like to see another pic of the telephone pole -

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

follow-up to post of Aug. 14, 2018 - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...s#post15408126

and speaking of the DOD, for background, the full production assistance agreement here…. https://www.bizjournals.com/washingt...-pentagon.html

P.S.
Geoff, the pole even makes apperances in business journals

from a different angle

P.S.
10:00 A.M. means it's time for me to head on over to the staging area for our group ride....hopefully no bleeding from taking soil samples today

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

LordoftheRings, how close are we to 100,000 views for this thread for this month?, despite I’m told the server being down intermittently in July. I can’t find your post on the totals for last month.

We are over 200,000 views already this month, with five more days still to go, including today:
• https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=10174

But the number of views and posts is not important, it's the content's quality.
Same for a quality film @ the box office. Some films make tremendous amounts of money worlwide with huge number of tickets sold, but it don't mean a thing if the film has no real soul value. And vice versa; some films make zero money, sell zero tickets, but they have the most soul in human values.

Say just for example ********* versus Roma.
I play safe here; I don't want to offend anyone.
Do you rather get out of the theater blind and deaf poor than soul illuminated rich?
'Top Gun: Maverick' should do well, like 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'.
We're not talking 'Alita: Battle Angel' here, or 'Avengers: Endgame'.
Maverick is no Titanic.

But yeah, July is a good month for viewership, very good.
We might hit 240,000 views by the end of this month.
And then in August...the 3 million views total milestone.
That's not bad...only 22 millions still to go ...
Give it few good years ...

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

'Top Gun: Maverick' should do well,

I really don’t know how well it will do at the box office.
That remains to be seen given the culture we live in now in which denigrating a real naval hero like John McCain is acceptable in some quarters. So I’m not sure how actors’ portrays of Hollywood naval aviator plot lines will fare….not to mention, none of the actors possess super human powers or it being a cartoonish-like movie - https://www.pastemagazine.com/articl...ies-of-20.html

Add in the fact that those extreme fans from the 80’s who rabidly worship the F-14 Tomcat may end up feeling unfulfilled if they don’t see enough of it included in this sequel to satisfy their tastes. Bottom line, I feel Top Gun: Maverick has a lot of challenges in terms of significant box office success; nevertheless, I know I’ll enjoy it.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

it don't mean a thing if the film has no real soul value.

you’ll have to allow me several minutes to comment on that as I need to pull out a prop….I don’t think I’ve ever actually posted a picture of a Blu-ray movie on this forum

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

https://www.facebook.com/philholland...532172327905:0

for the sake of those who have boycotted facebook or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JUbFj0BIc4#t=49s

I’ve highlighted a portion:

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

it don't mean a thing if the film has no real soul value.

I think we’ve had soul for quite awhile……
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wDwMQVqCc#t=1m56s

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I really don’t know how well it will do at the box office.
That remains to be seen given the culture we live in now in which denigrating a real naval hero like John McCain is acceptable in some quarters. So I’m not sure how actors’ portrays of Hollywood naval aviator plot lines will fare….not to mention, none of the actors possess super human powers or it being a cartoonish-like movie - https://www.pastemagazine.com/articl...ies-of-20.html

Add in the fact that those extreme fans from the 80’s who rabidly worship the F-14 Tomcat may end up feeling unfulfilled if they don’t see enough of it included in this sequel to satisfy their tastes. Bottom line, I feel Top Gun: Maverick has a lot of challenges in terms of significant box office success; nevertheless, I know I’ll enjoy it.

There's honor in the US Navy, in the US Air Force. Sure like anywhere there are few rotten apples that we read in the news recently.
As for John he was a real top gun guy; it's the one insulting him and millions more on Twitter and news media who need to spend the rest of his life in jail, him and his entire entourage who supports and encourages him. No need for a drawing.

Top Gun 2 will do superbly because of the aerial cinematography, latest High Def cameras used, the angles, the pulsing sounds of jet turbines, ...all that Cruise jazz.
The original was the father of surround sound with great serial shots; this sequel will be nothing short of state-of-the-art all affairs in the air as on water and on roads.

You have been promoting it for a year now? We know more than enough to realize that it will be a true top gun. The trailer alone a good hint all by itself. And Tom is no small actor in Hollywood. Worry not Penton, your message is crystal clear and it widens all across oceans (meaning other sites with a very positive outlook). Keep @ it, there's no two of you.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I think we’ve had soul for quite awhile……
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wDwMQVqCc#t=1m56s

Excellent! That's exactly what I'm talking about...music soul.

[LordoftheRings]

Oh, superpower in comic books and movies is completely different than superpower in real life; the former is for entertainment, the later is for protecting life in order to live in a better world for all...not the 1% who have all the money in the world and use it to control the 99% of us. It's the 99% who has truly the superpower; without them the 1% wouldn't even give orders, wouldn't even been elected. But the system is flawed and it's up to the 99% (us) to fix the flaws of the 1%. ...Something in that line. The laws of the land also apply to the super riches. No need to go further than Jeffrey Edward Epstein and his entire entourage (supporters, accomplices, contributors, protectors, corruptors, disruptors, helpers, friends, low life similar species).

That's why we have the Navy, the Marines, Air Force, ...to stop the invaders and law breakers.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

You have been promoting it for a year now?

Intensely?
Probably starting back last September with the flag Q&A from Fort Rosecrans with Jerry in the foreground with the Venice and sliders - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...g#post15563325

And in October trying to give Waboman a heads-up for a chance at being an extra -
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...g#post15626221

And then with menu recommendations , as we’ve all got to eat
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...s#post15658401

[Penton-Man]

note to Wabo ^….scroll down to the recent post about the Top Gun: Maverick trailer and read the comments, for some folks did indeed get chosen as extras - https://www.facebook.com/pg/VivienneChangCasting/posts/

you snooze, you lose bud
maybe next time

[LordoftheRings]

Do they buy you lunch?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Do they buy you lunch?

I’ve been known to graciously accept complimentary amenities of the like.
Heck, one of the executives pictured here –
https://www.facebook.com/philholland...532172327905:0
has paid for my lunch before (and later offered diner with our spouses)…..
paidgeeek, that lunch was at Cedar Creek Inn if memory serves?

One neat thing about the movie is that like the Tour de France almost serving secondarily as an exceptional travelogue for the beautiful country of France for those who watched the race this year, albeit on a less grand scale and more subtlety (no narration), some filming of Top Gun: Maverick shows off the beauty of California. Not precisely revealed on social media, nor for that matter, imdb,
this scene was shot passing thru a nice neighborhood in coastal San Pedro having a fine ocean view - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...e#post16544288

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

There's honor in the US Navy, in the US Air Force....

don’t forget the H&HS Miramar Marines pictured here –

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...s#post16446386 <- same cemetery as in the trailer and close by to this where this scene filmed –>

[Stacey Spears]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I didn’t make it to this one - https://www.facebook.com/philholland...532172327905:0
Were you there?

I was there presenting with Don. We did two sessions, with the second one having a much larger crowd.

Phil missed out the night before were we got to watch a movie on the CLED at Sony.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

And where’s Geoff D, stacking grocery shelves on a Sunday? Not only do we do bleeding edge HDR and jets here, but links to vintage capture -
https://ascmag.com/articles/back-in-...e-in-hollywood

….unless you’d like to see another pic of the telephone pole -

from a different angle

P.S.
10:00 A.M. means it's time for me to head on over to the staging area for our group ride....hopefully no bleeding from taking soil samples today

Yep, working 'til late most nights nowadays. It's carnival week in Swanage! I bet the pole has got its own float.

[Waboman]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Intensely?
Probably starting back last September with the flag Q&A from Fort Rosecrans with Jerry in the foreground with the Venice and sliders - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...g#post15563325

And in October trying to give Waboman a heads-up for a chance at being an extra -
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...g#post15626221

And then with menu recommendations , as we’ve all got to eat
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...s#post15658401

I was all oiled up and on my way to the shoot when I passed the pole. I was star struck and mesmerized by it's sheer awesomeness. I couldn't move. Needless to say I lost my spot as an extra that day. But it was worth it just to be in the poles presence.

[Geoff D]

In pole we trust.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Skunk Works Lockheed Martin….

since they're feeling neglected with all the attention given to the pole, more sticker talk.

The VX-9 Vampire squadron is represented with the insignia sticker I’ve circled -


(Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine)