There was also a nice tribute to him on National Public Radio - he also used
a similar technique to record train sounds - he would place microphones at
various locations to record passing trains.
Jim Caldwell
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] was Multiple unconnected flash pics? now Cave Pics
> >I saw a great documentary on O. Winston Link and how he did his great
steam
> >train night photographs. Those huge flashbulbs are exactly the ticket,
but
> >he would string like 50 or 100 of them together.
>
> >I think Mr. Link died recently, just within the last month or two.
> >
> >John Hermanson
>
> Indeed he did - we even got a nice big obit in the local paper here in
> Melbourne. I suspect that the big flash bulbs are used because they have a
> monstrous light output - the meggaflash site is fascinating. Cost must be
> pretty monstrous too.
> When I was a little lad I had the job of taking a photographer into
> factories to shoot machines for my employer - a shoe machinery
> manufacturer. This guy shot 4x5 with 2 minute exposures and routinely
> 'painted with light' with a small, hand held flash unconnected to the
> camera - to avoid fancy light and reflector setups. The shots were
> painfully sharp - but we still had them retouched as a matter of routine.
> Andrew
>
>
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