guess how this photo was taken
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erikhaugsby
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You flew through space to the heart of the sun,
took a picture of the heart of the sun,
realized you'd underexposed it,
opened it with Adobe Camera RAW,
pumped the saturation up to 110%,
boosted the contrast 36.2%,
fiddled with curves to move the Black Point 21 points from "normal,"
then opened it in Adobe Photoshop CS3,
saved for web with .jpg extention at quality level 4,
and posted the image to RFF.
took a picture of the heart of the sun,
realized you'd underexposed it,
opened it with Adobe Camera RAW,
pumped the saturation up to 110%,
boosted the contrast 36.2%,
fiddled with curves to move the Black Point 21 points from "normal,"
then opened it in Adobe Photoshop CS3,
saved for web with .jpg extention at quality level 4,
and posted the image to RFF.
keithwms
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I'm guessing it is an incandescent light taken through a red sock with a cell phone.
Tuolumne
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Pinhole camera. Exposure of the disk of the sun.
/T
/T
bmattock
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I'd rather guess *why* it was taken.
ampguy
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All good guesses, but wrong. I could post the easy answer, or give more photos that will likely give you more hints. What's the preference?
Bryce
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Is it what happens to an LCD screen when you drop your point and shoot on the floor?
ampguy
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answer
answer
That's a rather philosophical question. I just ordered prints of it, so I guess someone thinks it's an interesting photograph.
answer
bmattock said:
That's a rather philosophical question. I just ordered prints of it, so I guess someone thinks it's an interesting photograph.
MartinP
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is it an extremely enlarged high-speed film shot of a car rear light ?
Or perhaps the colour was added with software and this was a b+w film of some sort ?
Or perhaps the colour was added with software and this was a b+w film of some sort ?
ampguy
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hint # 2
hint # 2
No post processing, just clicked the shutter.
Was taken with a P&S, for extra hints, the EXIF info. should be in there.
hint # 2
No post processing, just clicked the shutter.
Was taken with a P&S, for extra hints, the EXIF info. should be in there.
MartinP said:
ampguy
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Come to think of it, it was a bit warm. I wonder if the Costco photo person will notice I have a tan or sunburn...
lemalk
Rebel Without Applause
You put the Canon in the oven and tried to bake the RAW into a jpeg.
ampguy
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No, but I am very interested
No, but I am very interested
in getting one of those M body cover pinhole caps though. The shipping prices are outrageous though.
No, but I am very interested
in getting one of those M body cover pinhole caps though. The shipping prices are outrageous though.
Tuolumne said:
ampguy
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OK, this should give it away
OK, this should give it away
http://matsumura.smugmug.com/gallery/4441533_KKgRU#261030466
OK, this should give it away
http://matsumura.smugmug.com/gallery/4441533_KKgRU#261030466
Peter_Jones
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Every cat or dog owner should have one of those
Tuolumne
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I have a green one. Maybe I'll give it a try - but, say, won't that burn a hole in your shutter?
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gdi
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ampguy said:
I thought you already have a noctilux...
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ampguy
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I agree!
I agree!
Our cat goes nuts over it.
I agree!
Our cat goes nuts over it.
Peter_Jones said:
ampguy
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I doubt it, but probably good idea not to
I doubt it, but probably good idea not to
except with inexpensive cameras.
unlikely to be powerful enough to do damage If it's a consumer level laser like our ~$5 pet one, especially if it gets diffused by a lens in front, however, be sure never to look or point them at the eyes, as they could be more powerful than they're supposed to be.
I used a digial P&S for all my photos, and didn't even look at the LCD until after the photo was taken. The laser definitely shows some interesting behaviors of the digital sensors and microlenses reflection behavior.
We were also able to do basic showing of total internal reflection with a milk like substance and other simple laser things. It does diffuse fast through any substance and I think may become a way to run some specific tests on lenses.
I doubt it, but probably good idea not to
except with inexpensive cameras.
unlikely to be powerful enough to do damage If it's a consumer level laser like our ~$5 pet one, especially if it gets diffused by a lens in front, however, be sure never to look or point them at the eyes, as they could be more powerful than they're supposed to be.
I used a digial P&S for all my photos, and didn't even look at the LCD until after the photo was taken. The laser definitely shows some interesting behaviors of the digital sensors and microlenses reflection behavior.
We were also able to do basic showing of total internal reflection with a milk like substance and other simple laser things. It does diffuse fast through any substance and I think may become a way to run some specific tests on lenses.
Tuolumne said:
ampguy
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I sold it.
I sold it.
Every photo I took through it was a masterpiece, I needed a new challenge.
I sold it.
Every photo I took through it was a masterpiece, I needed a new challenge.
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