Neat pictures I've taken - Page 98

TheMercenary · 10-19-2011, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bullitt

Confederates in the Attic is a phenomenal book about modern day Civil War reenactors, and how the war is still very much alive in the minds of many people on the east coast and in the south. Short read, but very interesting stuff.

:tumb: I was going to recommend this very book! You beat me to it. It was a wonderful and interesting read. Part Travellog, part finger-on-the-pulse of the Re-enactor underground and a taste (al be it not an assessment of) the South in modern times. An eye opener. A must read.....

BigV · 10-19-2011, 09:41 PM

Thanks guys.

I don't have an easy EXIF exporter, so here's the manual transcription:

exposure 15s
aperture 2.97
f number f/2.8
iso 1600

There was plenty of exposure, I could have stepped down the iso or the exposure, but the conditions for examining the photo were quite poor, as you can imagine. I made a copy and this is the edited copy, I added a lot of black as the original has an unpretty amount of noise.

I also took a shot straight up and got a lovely view of the Milky Way, though there's lots of noise in that one too.

plt--Night shots are h-a-r-d. Keep at it, they're very rewarding and your camera has much more technological horsepower than mine does. When you learn how to drive it, you're gonna love it.

dmg1969 · 10-20-2011, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by BigV

Thanks guys.

I don't have an easy EXIF exporter, so here's the manual transcription:

exposure 15s
aperture 2.97
f number f/2.8
iso 1600

There was plenty of exposure, I could have stepped down the iso or the exposure, but the conditions for examining the photo were quite poor, as you can imagine. I made a copy and this is the edited copy, I added a lot of black as the original has an unpretty amount of noise.

I also took a shot straight up and got a lovely view of the Milky Way, though there's lots of noise in that one too.

plt--Night shots are h-a-r-d. Keep at it, they're very rewarding and your camera has much more technological horsepower than mine does. When you learn how to drive it, you're gonna love it.

Very nice, BigV! For your Milky Way shots, try lowering the ISO to 800. It should reduce the noise. Your settings are about what I use for my astro photography. The photo you posted is VERY clear for an ISO of 1600. I'm good at 800, but they get noisy above that.

plthijinx · 10-29-2011, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

plt--Night shots are h-a-r-d. Keep at it, they're very rewarding and your camera has much more technological horsepower than mine does. When you learn how to drive it, you're gonna love it.

thanks man, it's just getting to know all the bells and whistles. it's user friendly but not user friendly if you know what i mean. i know it takes time. i'll get it. eventually.

Gravdigr · 11-08-2011, 11:40 AM

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Gravdigr · 10-20-2011, 03:39 PM

Night/low light shots + moving subject + no flash = teh aggravation.

Aliantha · 10-25-2011, 10:09 PM

Here's a native frog I found swimming in the spa this morning. He's now living in the garden.

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ZenGum · 10-26-2011, 01:38 AM

Hey, he was enjoying that spa!

Aliantha · 10-26-2011, 02:54 AM

Yeah, but I didn't think he'd survive long term in the chlorine. He's still in the pot plant I put him in out the side atm, so maybe he likes it there. I tried to pick something he'd blend in with. Check this out.

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Focus is shit, but can you spot the froggy?

Aliantha · 10-26-2011, 02:56 AM

If he's still there tomorrow, I'm going to try and get some better shots when the dogs and the two year old aren't bothering me. lol

BigV · 11-08-2011, 04:20 PM

very pretty!

Big Sarge · 11-18-2011, 04:03 PM

This is what happens when you mess with your cellphone while driving about 80+mph and don't wear your seatbelt. One fatality and one seriously injured. You can see the driver's legs at coming out the window. In the center of the photo, the group of firefighters/officers are doing chest compressions. This is just outside my city limits. We were helping with traffic control to get EMS in and out.

Might be nice to show this to your kids before they go out tonight.

classicman · 11-18-2011, 05:17 PM

Texting drivers are the equivalent of 4x more impaired than a legally drunk driver.

Lamplighter · 11-18-2011, 05:37 PM

I'm impressed that kids of my grand-children's age immediately buckle up
with seat belts, even though sometimes my grown kids forget.

So, I guess I'm too much Old School.
How can anyone think it's OK to "text" while driving.

I have a hard time with Oregon's strict no-cell-phone law,
because I somehow feel talking on a phone is within the bounds.
I drink coffee, I listen to the radio, I yell at the kids when needed.
But I do try very hard to not answer the phone if it rings, and I don't initiate calls.

For me, using a GPS would be too much, let alone surfing the internet while driving.

But "texting" ??? Will somebody please cut off their thumbs.
.

HungLikeJesus · 11-18-2011, 05:21 PM

Especially that guy.

10-19-2011, 09:41 PM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Thanks guys. I don't have an easy EXIF exporter, so here's the manual transcription: exposure 15s aperture 2.97 f number f/2.8 iso 1600 There was plenty of exposure, I could have stepped down the iso or the exposure, but the conditions for examining the photo were quite poor, as you can imagine. I made a copy and this is the edited copy, I added a lot of black as the original has an unpretty amount of noise. I also took a shot straight up and got a lovely view of the Milky Way, though there's lots of noise in that one too. plt--Night shots are h-a-r-d. Keep at it, they're very rewarding and your camera has much more technological horsepower than mine does. When you learn how to drive it, you're gonna love it. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-08-2011, 11:40 AM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-20-2011, 03:39 PM	#6
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Night/low light shots + moving subject + no flash = teh aggravation. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-25-2011, 10:09 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Here's a native frog I found swimming in the spa this morning. He's now living in the garden. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-26-2011, 01:38 AM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Hey, he was enjoying that spa! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-26-2011, 02:54 AM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yeah, but I didn't think he'd survive long term in the chlorine. He's still in the pot plant I put him in out the side atm, so maybe he likes it there. I tried to pick something he'd blend in with. Check this out. Focus is shit, but can you spot the froggy? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-26-2011, 02:56 AM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	If he's still there tomorrow, I'm going to try and get some better shots when the dogs and the two year old aren't bothering me. lol __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-08-2011, 04:20 PM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	very pretty! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-18-2011, 04:03 PM	#12
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	This is what happens when you mess with your cellphone while driving about 80+mph and don't wear your seatbelt. One fatality and one seriously injured. You can see the driver's legs at coming out the window. In the center of the photo, the group of firefighters/officers are doing chest compressions. This is just outside my city limits. We were helping with traffic control to get EMS in and out. Might be nice to show this to your kids before they go out tonight. Attached Images __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-18-2011, 05:17 PM	#13
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Texting drivers are the equivalent of 4x more impaired than a legally drunk driver. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

11-18-2011, 05:37 PM	#14
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I'm impressed that kids of my grand-children's age immediately buckle up with seat belts, even though sometimes my grown kids forget. So, I guess I'm too much Old School. How can anyone think it's OK to "text" while driving. I have a hard time with Oregon's strict no-cell-phone law, because I somehow feel talking on a phone is within the bounds. I drink coffee, I listen to the radio, I yell at the kids when needed. But I do try very hard to not answer the phone if it rings, and I don't initiate calls. For me, using a GPS would be too much, let alone surfing the internet while driving. But "texting" ??? Will somebody please cut off their thumbs. .

11-18-2011, 05:21 PM	#15
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Especially that guy. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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