Ruined equipment - shooting at Color Runs

[BJ Denning]

Scott Jarvie's run down on the Holi Festival. He has organized a trip the past couple of years.

The colorful shots are great, but you need to take any "color" experience seriously.

[KennyF]

FYI getting ANY foreign matter into the lungs is a bad idea "food safe" or not. I work with wey powders etc and our operators MUST wear dust masks and we extract powerfully from the area. As for your cameras..... I don't even fancy the idea of a UV filter, bring your brownie box camera or a disposable kodak

[RustBeltRaw]

FYI getting ANY foreign matter into the lungs is a bad idea "food safe" or not.

Agreed. Thus, the dust mask. It wasn't perfect, but it kept most of the crud out. Lots of runners had multicolored gums and tongues from ingesting the starch, but my mouth was the proper color at day's end. And I've probably breathed more than my share of light hydrocarbons courtesy of working in machine shops and garages.

I don't even fancy the idea of a UV filter, bring your brownie box camera or a disposable kodak

A disposable would be ideal. Though note that I didn't just use a UV filter, I disassembled it and applied clear silicone to the glass's mounting surface and the lens's filter threads. Spreading semi-permanent goop on one's lens is nerve-wracking, but it worked a treat.

[KennyF]

Agreed. Thus, the dust mask. It wasn't perfect, but it kept most of the crud out. Lots of runners had multicolored gums and tongues from ingesting the starch, but my mouth was the proper color at day's end. And I've probably breathed more than my share of light hydrocarbons courtesy of working in machine shops and garages.


A disposable would be ideal. Though note that I didn't just use a UV filter, I disassembled it and applied clear silicone to the glass's mounting surface and the lens's filter threads. Spreading semi-permanent goop on one's lens is nerve-wracking, but it worked a treat.

Good thinking a good dollop of grease is a good dust guard, it'll even act as a trap to stop carry over. Good to see it worked.

[inkista]

... the gelatinous, non-Newtonian fluid so beloved by Mythbusters ...

I believe the word you're searching for here is "ooblek."

Good forethought and planning! and nice to know there's a way to protect your gear at one of these. Glad, too, that you felt the pics were worth the time and effort for the prep and cleanup.

[RustBeltRaw]

I believe the word you're searching for here is "ooblek."

English needs more fun words like that.

Good forethought and planning! and nice to know there's a way to protect your gear at one of these. Glad, too, that you felt the pics were worth the time and effort for the prep and cleanup.

Here's my favorite shot. You can get some really interesting results by desaturating extremely colorful photos.