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Post by marmaladeskies on Mar 14, 2007 20:33:27 GMT -5
Hey all, I am both new to the boards, and this year will be my first bonnaroo. I looked through the boards before so it answered a lot of the questions that I had before. I still have a couple of questions though. My main one is regarding cameras. I have this camera: home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/asthwto/f1c.jpg. It's really dear to me, as it's my dads, and an amazing camera. I'm really looking forward to bringing it to 'Roo, because it will take great pictures and help me get into college . Do you think Bonnaroo's ridicoulous rule on "professional" photography will hinder me from bringing my camera? Like will they care that much if a 15 year old is taking pictures with her father's old camera? and if so, will they take it away permenantly, tell me to take it away, or hold it for me till 'Roo is over?
Also can anyone reccomend me some tents that would be perfect for 'Roo. I'm also wondering whether it's worth it to drive my mom's gas guzzling mini van to 'Roo. Gas would be more expensive, but would it be worth the extra storage space and whatnot?
Post by maerzlreay on Mar 14, 2007 21:06:43 GMT -5
I can't help you with your question, but I have a question for you. As a fellow teenager (16) I was wondering how you are convincing your parents to let you go. Sorry that this has nothing to do with your post.
Post by marmaladeskies on Mar 14, 2007 21:11:20 GMT -5
well first off, my parents are real laid back with me because they hold a lot of trust in me. its mostly because my brother does so bad in school, smokes too much pot, gets in trouble too much, that i look like an angel to them. so they trust me a lot.
second, im going with my 21 year old cousin (oh how i enjoy her age) whom they trust as well (they are a bit thick with who to trust and who not to. i mean she would never put me in harms way, but im sure if my parents knew she was getting me drunk, they would think otherwise). anyway. so shes also driving me down there. my mom has gone so far as to trust her/me with her car.
third. i was bribed. my mom said if i got As and Bs on my report card (not one C!) she would not only let me go to Bonnaroo, but she would pay for my ticket, transportation, spending money, camping gear, gas, etc. I love it when my parents make stupid promises like that they are forced to stand by even when they realize that they made a mistake, because a promise is a promise.
Post by marshalldylan1 on Mar 15, 2007 1:59:06 GMT -5
maerzlreay said:
I can't help you with your question, but I have a question for you. As a fellow teenager (16) I was wondering how you are convincing your parents to let you go. Sorry that this has nothing to do with your post.
I'm 17 and I'm graduating this May. I call it a senior trip. They bought my ticket and it's sort of a graduation present.
The link for the camera didn't work, but the only thing they are really looking for are big detachable lenses, they won't take it, but you may have to take it back to your car. That rule is actually not that ridiculous, and about as laid back as it gets, as most artists don't allow any cameras, even little ones into their shows. I would be more worried about breaking your Dad's camera at some point over the crazy few days.
Take the van if you can, the extra room is worth the difference in gas prices, plus somewhere to sleep if there are monsoon rains.
Post by melikecheese on Mar 15, 2007 8:05:44 GMT -5
I have taken the same camera 2 years and it came back with no new changes to it. Its more about you and if you will be able to keep track of it and take care of it. It will be a hassle at some points and there is always that risk of it getting dropped or wet or stolen. You should look deep inside and see if you can / want to handle it and take care of it. If you don't want to I recommend picking up a few 35mm's off eBay for cheap, maybe a lens, something that you can still take professional photos with if you want to use them in a portfolio but if something happens to them it won't ruin your weekend. Please with your awesome mom getting you all that stuff you should have some extra cash to buy yourself one. Karma to your parents!
since it's a SLR chances are they won't let you bring it in if they find it, half the time they hardly look and you should be fine the other times you'll have to drop it off at your campsite or try another line. if you're gonna be careful i say bring and take your chances plus you can always take all the pictures you want in the campgrounds.
as for the mini-van, last year we had four people in a cherokee and it was packed, so packed that the last few cases of beer we had to take each can and individually stuff them in what ever small openings we could find. plus we had sh*t strapped to the roof and in the back seat. kind of funny when we were entering, security asked if they could take a look in the car, i opened the back hatch and beer cans fell everywhere and it was just a wall of sh*t stuffed in there, they were like 'we're not even gonna try to mess with that, have a nice fest' - haha, and i think we packed on the lite side, definitely didn't have a pimped out camp site.
either way everything will work out and you'll have a blast
This will be my first Roo, but my brother went last year and took my SLR (looks almost identical to yours) and never had any issues... Hope that helps...
What are your priorities here. Spending your time taking some wonderful pictures and looking after your valued camera....or going crazy, getting in lots of shows and gettin fuddup
I have a really nice camera that I would love to bring but I won't because I don't want something like that on my mind at Bonnaroo. Last thing that I would want to happen (and it totally would) is realize at 4am at a great show that I lost my camera. Buzzkill.
Post by marmaladeskies on Mar 15, 2007 16:15:22 GMT -5
True that. I wouldn't wanna break/lose my camera. But I would keep it in the campgrounds or whatever. but I guess it would be too worriesome. I think maybe I'll just take my Holga, and my moms (actually mine, but she uses it) digital. thanks for the advice!
bring your camera as long as it doesn't have all the fancy lens's...if so then bring a high quality digital camera...i'm bringing a handycam...i'm gonna try to make a personal documentary of the roo this year...should be interesting...
and also i apoligize when i accidentally become one of those drunk trippers...i don't remember falling into another tent but that doesn't say i haven't...usually not an assh#le either...i'm the happy-go-lucky and dissappearing drunk (when i dissappear its to pass out)!!!
If you get blocked at one line, just walk away and try another. My buddy had to try five different guards until he found one who didn't care he had 3 lenses, 2 SLR bodies, and about 20 rolls of film in his backpack. Slow lines == more thorough checking.
If you get blocked at one line, just walk away and try another.
Yeah, it's really pretty random. I had one guy OK my camera last year, then walking out a couple hours later, I went back to him to ask if he'd let me bring a small tripod in later for some night shots. He said, "You can't bring that camera in here" !! I laughed and walked away and got the tripod and camera in later through another line.
Post by offtomontauk on Mar 17, 2007 9:45:30 GMT -5
I have like three cameras I want to bring, I have just a digital point and shoot, one with a huge fish-eye lense, and an old 70's SR-100 with a removable lense.. do you think they'll let me bring that? It's not like it's got zoom or anything.
And also, I'm 16 and I'm going in a gross Dodge Caravan with my dad, for the soul fact of the storage room, so I'd vote taking the van.
To the original poster (and maybe the most recent one as well): It's gonna depend on several things:
--As someone said earlier, you might want to consider whether you'll be distracted from what could be an awesomely fun weekend by having to worry about the camera (or, as I sometimes do, you'll be so busy having fun that you won't use the camera and will have brought it for nothing).
--Are you interested in getting photos of performers? I don't know whether you have a lot of experience doing this, but I've had a photo pass for concerts and festivals (I used to be a music reviewer), and even under the best of conditions--when I'm given access to the photo pit and not fighting my way through a crowd of revelers--it can be really, really hard to get decent photos because of stage lighting, etc. I haven't been to 'Roo yet, but I'm guessing that this isn't gonna be a great place to take pix of the folks onstage unless you've got a photo pass, a really good spot in the crowd, or the skills and tenacity of a Pulitzer-winning news photog.
--If you're looking for art shots of friends, crowds, etc....then maybe. Me, I'd still look for a camera that was less valuable to me and less likely to be doinked by security. Then again, 40% of my photos have my right thumb in them, so what do I know?
Good luck. I envy the hell out of you. When I was 15, I didn't even get to non-kiddie movies. I still haven't seen most of the great films of the 1970s. (I'm 46.)