Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

[redneck joe]

cameras never do it justice do they.

 

[Mc Tool]

cameras never do it justice do they.

No it blimmin didnt , I almost didnt post it but then I dont usually mess with the camera (phone) settings so it might not all be the cameras fault ....and I think it was redder before I got round to taking the pic .....making coffee

 

[redneck joe]

no you did fine.

There is just no way to capture the whole thing and the feeling you get standing under/in/thru/over/all of it.

 

[Pmt133]

Its like this one. I see this photo and feel the energy and atmosphere of it but it really doesn't do what it looked like any justice.

 

[redneck joe]

Its like this one. I see this photo and feel the energy and atmosphere of it but it really doesn't do what it looked like any justice.
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'felt' like.

 

[Pmt133]

'felt' like.

Both.

 

[tphoyt]

It’s a beautiful day day here. There are about 30 boats out there fishing middle ground and slaying the bass while I’m stuck at work

 

[Mc Tool]

I took this pic on the way home from Dunedin coz I liked the moon and stars ......turns out that the one above the moon is actually Jupiter and the one top right is Venus and Mars is almost invisible to the left of the moon slightly below and almost at edge of pic

 

[redneck joe]

unfortunately we are in the woods and cant see much night sky.

 

[Mc Tool]

I screwed up guys ....it was Mercury not Mars .
I didnt know they were planets untill Di was looking at her astronomical facebook page thing and some shutterbug had taken what looked like the same image from Kaitangiata (near where your friend is joe ) and we were in Browns and labeled the planets ( must learn how to do that.....circles and arrows too )

 

[tphoyt]

A little before and after Ai edit
It looks good to me and has fooled a couple people. They were holy s”””” did you guys get that from the dock

 

[Mc Tool]

A little before and after Ai edit
It looks good to me and has fooled a couple people. They were holy s”””” did you guys get that from the dock

So did you put the shark in or out ?

 

[Mc Tool]

3m high yesterday ....½m high today but still dirty....beats me where the trout go when its so high and dirty , how do they breathe ....must be like the neighbours when I burn my old tires

 

[bigblocksarefun]

 

[FLATHEAD]

 

[tphoyt]

From my local news paper but a great pic.

 

[jimmbo]

Shot this one in July 1981, Calling Lake Alberta. Slide Film


This was shot in Oct 1985. Wabuman Lake Alberta. Boat had just come to a halt. No Post Processing, except dust removal


June 1987. Kamloops, British Columbia


In all Cases, I used the PhD* button on the Camera. *: Push Here Dummy

 

[jimmbo]

cameras never do it justice do they.

Any Exposure Metering System, on pretty much any Camera, is going to Expose based on 18% reflectivity of Clear Sky Sunlight at High Noon. It doesn't matter if you are using Average Metering, Center Weighted Metering, or even the far more complex Matrix Metering that takes Colours, even Flesh Tones into consideration. The Camera, unless in full Manual Mode will still be picking an Exposure Value, and could be choosing Shutter Speed, f-Stop, ISO Setting to achieve that 18% on whatever it decides to meter on . Newer Cameras can also adjust the Contrast Levels, lightening the Shadows and darkening Overexposed areas. In a Nutshell, what your Eyes, see is rarely what the Camera records.
That said, many Cameras, offer various forms of Overrides to attain desired Results, but many people have Little or No Interest in Learning about the Basics of Photography.

 

[jimmbo]

Here is a pic(taken 3 yrs ago today) where the Camera made a few Adjustments because of very low Light Levels.
This looks like an Overcast Day. It was actually taken at 1:30am, using a Full Moon with a very thin Cloud Layer. Moonlight has the same Colour Temp as Sunlight

Tech Specs...
Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: Auto(25600)
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Lens: 50mm: 1.8