Random Photos

[Andy Resnick]

Very nice composition! I like the intertwined geometries and how you can even see the reflection of the white plane in the glossy seat covers.

I agree, but did you try asking the pilot to move the plane a few feet to the right so it lines up better with the seats? :)

 

[Andy Resnick]

Another photo using the tilt-shift adapter and Vivitar 135/3.5:

Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead). The use of a (relatively) long focal length reduces perspective distortion, so distant plants are approximately the same size as nearby plants.

 

[collinsmark]

I was out and about with my camera on Thursday, a week and a half ago (it's typical for me to be out and about on a Thursday). Here are some of the non-protest related photos.

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Figure 4. "These are not chromatic aberrations."

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Figure 6. You may recognize this puppy from previous posts (he's adorable in person); I've been taking his photo occasionally for almost a year now. I think this is his best portrait so far.

To be continued. ...

 

[berkeman]

Figure 6. You may recognize this puppy from previous posts (he's adorable in person); I've been taking his photo occasionally for almost a year now. I think this is his best portrait so far.

He does not look amused...

 

[collinsmark]

... Continued from previous post.

Figure 7. He might not always look amused, but he's a very friendly puppy.

Figure 8. I've mentioned before that San Diego is a relatively dog-friendly city. I'm not sure what's going on here, but people do treat their dogs in the highest regard.

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Figure 14. "San Diego trolley window reflection and transmission." This is my favorite picture of the day.

 

[Sansali]

I was out and about with my camera on Thursday, a week and a half ago (it's typical for me to be out and about on a Thursday). Here are some of the non-protest related photos.

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Figure 4. "These are not chromatic aberrations."

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Figure 6. You may recognize this puppy from previous posts (he's adorable in person); I've been taking his photo occasionally for almost a year now. I think this is his best portrait so far.

To be continued. ...

This puppy looks at me like' I am the wrong one'.

 

[Point Conception]

Southwest monsoon in Pattaya with a vengeance. Combination of SW monsoon and low pressure over Cambodia to the East. Pattaya is about centered in weather image.

 

[Andy Resnick]

Same flowers, same tilt-shift, different lens- 15mm, my widest:

With this lens, I increase perspective distortion, so nearby objects are WAY larger than distant objects. One drawback, because this is a retrofocus lens there is vignetting, so I cropped that image as well as this anti-scheimpflug image:

The effect is not as compelling as I would like. For whatever reason, anti-scheimpflug works great with my 28mm lens:

 

[jrmichler]

Visited St Peters Dome, Marengo, Wisconsin today on a whim. Looks like I arrived at peak fall colors. Two moms (and dads) were nervous when their 4 to 5 year old boys wanted to walk up to the edge. Turkey vulture soaring overhead. Cell phone camera.

Stopped off at Morgan Falls on the return walk. Water flow is low because this area has been listed as extreme drought most of the summer. Same cell phone camera.

It was a perfect day for a fall walk. Sunny, scattered clouds, calm wind, and temperature about 65 deg F.

 

[berkeman]

when their 4 to 5 year old boys wanted to walk up to the edge. Turkey vulture soaring overhead.

Smart birds.

 

[Point Conception]

Pattaya. Marathon, 27 Sep , Sunday

 

[berkeman]

Why are they running a marathon in the dark?

 

[Point Conception]

Why are they running a marathon in the dark?

AI times and AI reason is to avoid the heat. Average in September is 31C. However only reached 27C this weekend.

 

[jrmichler]

The view from the observation tower on Timm's Hill today. It's the highest point in Wisconsin at 1951 feet elevation and more or less 200 feet above the surrounding terrain. Those with real hills can laugh hysterically at this little hill, but it's what we have, so we made it a county park. Nice fall colors. I was going somewhere else, and it was only a few miles out of my way.

Cell phone camera.

 

[BillTre]

 

[BillTre]

 

[collinsmark]

Some more photos from another Thursday. (Only non-political ones shown here.)

Figure 1. "Family Time."

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Figure 4. Santa Fe Station (In San Diego. You've seen other angles/perspectives of this station in other posts).

Figure 5. "Times of Struggle." This is one of my favorites.

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[Borg]

Visited an out of the way museum (Glenstone) in the DC area yesterday. It's part museum and part nature preserve. Tickets are free but go fast.

 

[BillTre]

Another obscure but interesting place in DC is Dumbarton Oaks.
The grounds make me think of Alice inn Wonderland.

 

[Andy Resnick]

Field trip today and I challenged myself to shoot 28mm tilt-shift by hand (no tripod). The lens also has a polarizer, so the sky looks x-tra blue.

This one is no shift or tilt, I just tried to keep all the horizontal and vertical lines staying horizontal and vertical:

Mostly successful, but not quite right. It's tricky to get both the correct camera location ('x' and 'y', so to speak) and also camera pitch/yaw. That's the whole point of shooting tilt-shift in the first place :)

This one used just shift, and unfortunately there's some vignetting in the upper corners (damn you, retrofocus! :)

Again- close, but not quite right: the bottom triangles are truncated and the building isn't centered. I needed to take 1 step backwards and pay more attention to the sides.

Fortunately, anti-Scheimpflug ("diorama effect") is super-easy to get right:

 

[Point Conception]

SW Monsoon clouds looking South from Jomtien to Sattahip.