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DennisN · Oct 24, 2022

BadgerBadger92 said:

I also forgot to tell you I love your floral photography work! Nice colors!

Thanks!

DennisN · Oct 24, 2022

Three more autumn photos...

Fallen leaf:

Photo of a fallen yellow-orange autumn leaf with a thin reddish stem lying on dark green grass, shadowed background.

Autumn vines at the corner:

Photo of red and orange autumn vines climbing a dark pillar beside a glass storefront, with fallen leaves on the pavement below.

Colorful autumn vines:

Dense wall of climbing vines covered in red, orange, purple and green autumn leaves, with dark gaps between the foliage.

Point Conception · Oct 26, 2022

Gorgeous Autumn vines @DennisN Is that all in natural sunlight? Octoberfest with Neng, 39

A woman with long blonde hair sits on a wooden chair on a balcony with blue walls and green benches, looking at her phone, with a can of Tiger beer, a bowl of nuts and two glasses on the bench beside her.

DennisN · Oct 26, 2022

morrobay said:

Gorgeous Autumn vines @DennisN Is that all in natural sunlight?

Thanks! Yes.
(though I edited the so-called "gamma correction" which can give more vibrant colors.
Edit: I also shot in the so-called "vivid" scene mode in the camera & I used a lens which gives warm colors.
Edit 2: And I used a CPL filter too)

The third photo is actually not taken in direct sunlight. And it's only a small part (maybe 5%) of a long wall full of vines in similar colors. It's nearby, and I'm thinking of going back and shoot sometime when the wall is hit by direct sunlight.

DaveC426913 · Oct 26, 2022

DennisN said:

(though I edited the so-called "gamma correction" which can give more vibrant colors.

Is this an in-camera setting? My Canon G-15 produces pretty dull colours that I have to boost in PhotoShop.

DennisN · Oct 26, 2022

DaveC426913 said:

Is this an in-camera setting?

No. It's in Photoshop:

Choose Menu->Image->Adjustments->Exposure.
Then in the opened dialog there is a "Gamma Correction" slider.
When I use it (which is quite often*) I almost always lower the value (dragging the slider to the right).

* I've found myself to like the effect. I often do:

Menu->Image->Adjustments->Levels->[Auto] (auto levels button) and afterwards I lower the gamma correction.

Edit:

I've also found that Menu->Image-Adjustments->Vibrance->[Vibrance slider] dragged right can give a more natural boost to colors than "saturation".

Borg · Oct 26, 2022

A simple little bench that I built in my garage for Raspberry Pi experiments.

Wooden workbench in a garage with a computer monitor, keyboard and mouse on a pull-out tray, small electronics boards and cables on the desktop, and wire shelving above holding boxes and cans.

Andy Resnick · Oct 26, 2022

BadgerBadger92 said:

I’m thinking about buying a Sigma 85mm F1.2 ART lens. It’s perfect for portraits and getting good lens compression and is very sharp with excellent bokeh. Too bad it’s nearly a thousand dollars, so I’m saving up

I read about that lens (minor correction: it's 85/1.4, not 85/1.2), it seems to be a great deal- alternatives cost several times as much.

When I was shooting with a Sony Alpha, I used the 85/1.4 lens (Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM) and it was a joy to work with.

Good lenses cost money, but the benefit is that you won't ever need to upgrade.

DaveC426913 · Oct 26, 2022

kyphysics said:

She-Hulk is light and fun, but needs more plot tension.

There needs to be either a real physical danger (she totally thrashed her first opponent without even a fight. . .can we at least see her capable of getting hurt?) and/or a real value/ethical one. . .something to up the stakes/tension and balance out the camp/fun.

Just my humble opinion.

DennisN said:

Choose Menu->Image->Adjustments->Exposure.
Then in the opened dialog there is a "Gamma Correction" slider.
When I use it (which is quite often*) I almost always lower the value (dragging the slider to the right).

* I've found myself to like the effect. I often do:

Menu->Image->Adjustments->Levels->[Auto] (auto levels button) and afterwards I lower the gamma correction.

Edit:

I've also found that Menu->Image-Adjustments->Vibrance->[Vibrance slider] dragged right can give a more natural boost to colors than "saturation".

I've experimented with Gamma Correction and Vibrance but couldn't figure out what they were doing that wasn't covered by Levels and Saturation, which is where I spend most of my time.

I will read up on them and play some more.

DennisN · Oct 26, 2022

A spur of the moment shot some minutes ago...
...the logo of Physics Forums shown on my tablet screen, shot with my Canon macro lens (the logo has a dark background, since I run my browser in "dark mode"):

jtbell · Oct 26, 2022

Today I came across this tree which is apparently caught in a time warp. At the bottom it's still summer, but at the top it's autumn!

Large tree in autumn colours, with orange, red and yellow leaves at the top and green leaves lower down, beside a brick building under a blue sky.

DaveC426913 · Oct 26, 2022

jtbell said:

Today I came across this tree which is apparently caught in a time warp. At the bottom it's still summer, but at the top it's autumn!

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We have some beautiful effects here I've tried to capture where only the outer tufts of leaves are gold or orange while the rest of the tree is still green.

BillTre · Oct 26, 2022

There is probably a gradation in temperatures the leaves experience (from top to bottom or inside to more exposed areas) during mild cold periods.
I am guessing the leaves respond to their local temperatures independently.

Point Conception · Oct 26, 2022

BillTre said:

There is probably a gradation in temperatures the leaves experience (from top to bottom or inside to more exposed areas) during mild cold periods.
I am guessing the leaves respond to their local temperatures independently.

And that gradient affects the resorption/conservation of chlorophyll that is seen.

DennisN · Oct 28, 2022

I took out my East German "bokeh monster" (Pentacon 135mm) for a short session in the courtyard today...

October afternoon:
(I quite liked this because of the somewhat "metallic" colors of the leaves.
It really surprised me, I haven't seen this effect before in any of my photos)

Close-up of a reddish-brown leaf with prominent veins on a bare branch, backlit by low sunlight, with a blurred background of warm red and orange shapes.

Colorful leaves in afternoon sunlight:

Close-up photo of backlit autumn leaves in shades of orange and bronze on a thin stem, with a blurred golden background and out-of-focus foliage.

DennisN · Oct 28, 2022

If anyone thinks macro lenses are too puny, here's an alternative vintage device for sale

: Jeol Microprobe (an electron microscope).

Start saving, it can be yours for merely 9 999 EUR...

Rive · Oct 29, 2022

DennisN said:

I took out my East German "bokeh monster" (Pentacon 135mm) for a short session

For most people it's the dog which they takes out for a walk

pinball1970 · Oct 29, 2022

DennisN said:

I took out my East German "bokeh monster" (Pentacon 135mm) for a short session in the courtyard today...

October afternoon:
(I quite liked this because of the somewhat "metallic" colors of the leaves.
It really surprised me, I haven't seen this effect before in any of my photos)
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Colorful leaves in afternoon sunlight:
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Stunning yet again. The first red leaf looks like woven fabric. Beautiful.

DennisN · Oct 29, 2022

pinball1970 said:

Stunning yet again. The first red leaf looks like woven fabric. Beautiful.

Thanks!

I got pretty excited by the look too, as I hadn't seen it before.
I will try to recreate it elsewhere, though I'm not quite sure what made it look like that.

It could be the lens, the reflective characteristics of the leaf, the afternoon sunlight, an odd white balance (?) or some combination of those perhaps.

Point Conception · Oct 30, 2022

Some various from the back area around here.

Bunches of green unripe bananas hanging from a banana plant among large broad leaves, with a red bract and pale green flowers below.

Clusters of bright yellow tubular flowers on a green shrub against a clear blue sky, with sprays of small purple flowers among the foliage.

Tall green plant with serrated, palmately divided leaves growing beside bamboo stakes, in front of a white house with a window and a corrugated fence.

Shrub with dark green leaves and clusters of pale purple flowers hanging in drooping sprays, with a building and stairway behind it.

Point Conception · Oct 30, 2022

Same area taken from back window. 10x @ 75m.

Photo of a garden shrub with clusters of bright yellow flowers and spikes of purple flowers, with broad green banana-like leaves and a brick wall behind.

DennisN · Oct 31, 2022

It was foggy yesterday, and whenever it is I get an automatic urge to go out and take some photos.

Night street in dense fog lit by orange street lamps, with a bright white car headlight glowing in the centre and a red traffic light in the distance, parked cars along the left side.

Foggy night street scene with a paved path strewn with fallen autumn leaves, a chain-link fence on the left, several glowing street lamps, and low-rise brick buildings fading into the mist.

Rive · Oct 31, 2022

DennisN said:

It was foggy yesterday, and whenever it is I get an automatic urge to go out and take some photos.

I too like foggy weather, but somehow I just can't get it right on photos. Something somehow always different.
We had a hike today and it was foggy/cloudy and we made some photos, but... Well...

Narrow asphalt road with patched and cracked surface curving through a misty autumn forest of bare and yellow-leaved trees, with fallen leaves along the verges.

...this time it was the road: it wanted to tell a different story :doh:

This one was caught well, I think - but it's not about fog:

Shallow woodland stream flowing over rocks through a ravine in autumn, with yellow-green trees above and fallen brown leaves on the banks and a ladder-like wooden footbridge lying across it.

That stream has something against roads o0)

Point Conception · Nov 4, 2022

After a cappuccino at Jomtien beach cafe a lot to photograph:

Calm, shallow sea water in the foreground with small ripples and a greenish-brown tint, a distant cargo ship on the horizon, and hazy mountains beyond under a pale sky.

Beach scene with several blue wooden fishing boats drawn up on sand, colourful flags and umbrellas, blue plastic crates and nets, with a row of high-rise towers in the background under a pale sky.

White and gold statue of a multi-headed naga serpent rising from a tiered stone base in a pond, with trees and grass behind it.

Point Conception · Nov 4, 2022

The Thai ministry of health legalized cannibus last June. Now everywhere you look:

Outdoor cafe table with a cup of coffee in front of a tall Special Promotion sign listing menu prices in baht, with potted plants and a street with a parked car behind.

Street scene in Thailand with a sign reading 'THE OLD WEED MAN 100% ORGANIC' showing a cannabis leaf, a 'BEACH' sign, and a red banner reading 'LITTLE OPE... SHO...' beside a palm tree and roadside traffic.

Hanging shop sign shaped like a green cannabis leaf on a white rounded panel reading "Hiso Cannabis" in red script, mounted among tangled power lines on a city street.

Rive · Nov 4, 2022

morrobay said:

The Thai ministry of health legalized cannibus last June. Now everywhere you look:

Happens. It'll pass. Once upon a time we got hit by a cocktail wave: cocktail bars on every street corner and in every 100m inbetween.
Most of them gone in two years without any fuss.

DennisN · Nov 5, 2022

A red leaf:

Close-up photo of a single dark red serrated leaf hanging from a thin branch, against a blurred green and brown background.

(Lens: Helios 44M7, this time on a full frame camera (Sony A7R))

Point Conception · Nov 7, 2022

Air 32C, water 30C . You can get condos here for about $30,000. Photos Jomtien Beach.

Small young tree with a sparse, wide canopy of green leaves standing on pale sand beside a calm sea, with distant hills under a hazy sky and a larger tree overhanging the top of the frame.

Tree-lined promenade with tall fan palms on both sides, a paved pedestrian walkway, parked cars and a motorbike on the right, and blue tarpaulins on the left near sand.

Coffee cup and saucer on a wooden café table outdoors, with a sandy beach, sea, palm trees and parasols across a road in the background, and a silver pickup truck parked nearby.

Point Conception · Nov 7, 2022

And looking South

Tree-lined promenade with palm trees and broad-leaved trees casting shade over a paved walkway, with a sandy beach and sea to the right and parked cars to the left.

Point Conception · Nov 7, 2022

And looking West - Sorry - But it's

A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair in a sleeveless white top sits on a green-topped bench at a waterfront restaurant, with a plate of food and a glass of drink on the table and the sea behind her.

world I live in...

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