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Old June 6th 21, 11:12 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Am 06.06.2021 um 02:13 schrieb RichA:
"Duh, how'd they do that?"
Not to say the picture is bad, just well...

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-57335458


Seems he used a fisheye lens, judging from the curvature of the ground,
which means he must have been very close to the orang utan, maybe even a
metre or less.

Perhaps he put the camera on the ground looking upwards and then used a
remote control to activate the shutter?
And guessing more, perhaps he put some food next to the camera, to lure
the monkey down from the tree?
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Old June 6th 21, 11:16 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Alfred Molon[_4_]
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Am 06.06.2021 um 12:12 schrieb Alfred Molon:
Am 06.06.2021 um 02:13 schrieb RichA:
"Duh, how'd they do that?"
Not to say the picture is bad, just well...

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-57335458


Seems he used a fisheye lens, judging from the curvature of the ground,
which means he must have been very close to the orang utan, maybe even a
metre or less.

Perhaps he put the camera on the ground looking upwards and then used a
remote control to activate the shutter?
And guessing more, perhaps he put some food next to the camera, to lure
the monkey down from the tree?


Replying to myself, in the article he writes this is a reflection in a
pond, camera pointed downwards. But it still looks like a very wide
angle shot, so the camera must have been very close to the monkey.
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Old June 6th 21, 12:14 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 06/06/2021 11:16, Alfred Molon wrote:
Am 06.06.2021 um 12:12 schrieb Alfred Molon:
Am 06.06.2021 um 02:13 schrieb RichA:
"Duh, how'd they do that?"
Not to say the picture is bad, just well...

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-57335458


Seems he used a fisheye lens, judging from the curvature of the
ground, which means he must have been very close to the orang utan,
maybe even a metre or less.

Perhaps he put the camera on the ground looking upwards and then used
a remote control to activate the shutter?
And guessing more, perhaps he put some food next to the camera, to
lure the monkey down from the tree?


Replying to myself, in the article he writes this is a reflection in a
pond, camera pointed downwards. But it still looks like a very wide
angle shot, so the camera must have been very close to the monkey.


I thought it was most probably a fixed camera, fired remotely. I
wondered if it might even be from a GoPro. Still an extraordinarily
creative shot.
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Old June 7th 21, 01:49 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Eric Stevens
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On Sun, 6 Jun 2021 12:12:27 +0200, Alfred Molon
wrote:

Am 06.06.2021 um 02:13 schrieb RichA:
"Duh, how'd they do that?"
Not to say the picture is bad, just well...

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-57335458


Seems he used a fisheye lens, judging from the curvature of the ground,
which means he must have been very close to the orang utan, maybe even a
metre or less.

Perhaps he put the camera on the ground looking upwards and then used a
remote control to activate the shutter?
And guessing more, perhaps he put some food next to the camera, to lure
the monkey down from the tree?


You didn't read it. The sky is actually reflection in calm water (he
says).
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Regards,

Eric Stevens
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Old June 7th 21, 11:45 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Mike Headon
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On 06/06/2021 11:16, Alfred Molon wrote:
Am 06.06.2021 um 12:12 schrieb Alfred Molon:
Am 06.06.2021 um 02:13 schrieb RichA:
"Duh, how'd they do that?"
Not to say the picture is bad, just well...

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-57335458


Seems he used a fisheye lens, judging from the curvature of the
ground, which means he must have been very close to the orang utan,
maybe even a metre or less.

Perhaps he put the camera on the ground looking upwards and then used
a remote control to activate the shutter?
And guessing more, perhaps he put some food next to the camera, to
lure the monkey down from the tree?


Replying to myself, in the article he writes this is a reflection in a
pond, camera pointed downwards. But it still looks like a very wide
angle shot, so the camera must have been very close to the monkey.


Don't let the Librarian hear you calling it a monkey!

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Old June 7th 21, 04:59 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 07/06/2021 11:45, Mike Headon wrote:
On 06/06/2021 11:16, Alfred Molon wrote:
Am 06.06.2021 um 12:12 schrieb Alfred Molon:
Am 06.06.2021 um 02:13 schrieb RichA:
"Duh, how'd they do that?"
Not to say the picture is bad, just well...

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-57335458

Seems he used a fisheye lens, judging from the curvature of the
ground, which means he must have been very close to the orang utan,
maybe even a metre or less.

Perhaps he put the camera on the ground looking upwards and then used
a remote control to activate the shutter?
And guessing more, perhaps he put some food next to the camera, to
lure the monkey down from the tree?


Replying to myself, in the article he writes this is a reflection in a
pond, camera pointed downwards. But it still looks like a very wide
angle shot, so the camera must have been very close to the monkey.


Don't let the Librarian hear you calling it a monkey!


The Librarian is known for his violent reaction whenever he hears anyone
refer to him as a "monkey" (orang-utans are apes).

It? I don't think Dr. Worblehat would like that. Probably capable of
tearing your head off if you upset him.

For those of you sadly unaware of him:
https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/The_Librarian
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Old June 7th 21, 07:53 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Alfred Molon[_4_]
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Am 07.06.2021 um 02:49 schrieb Eric Stevens:
On Sun, 6 Jun 2021 12:12:27 +0200, Alfred Molon
wrote:

Am 06.06.2021 um 02:13 schrieb RichA:
"Duh, how'd they do that?"
Not to say the picture is bad, just well...

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-57335458


Seems he used a fisheye lens, judging from the curvature of the ground,
which means he must have been very close to the orang utan, maybe even a
metre or less.

Perhaps he put the camera on the ground looking upwards and then used a
remote control to activate the shutter?
And guessing more, perhaps he put some food next to the camera, to lure
the monkey down from the tree?


You didn't read it. The sky is actually reflection in calm water (he
says).


Well, here there are more details:
https://www.imaging-resource.com/new...er-of-the-year

"Vijayan said, 'After spending few days in Borneo, I got this frame
stuck in my mind. To get this shot, I selected a tree that was in the
water so that I could get a good reflection of the sky and its leaves on
the tree. The water formed a mirror, making the image look upside-down.
Then I climbed up on the tree and waited for hours. This is a regular
path for the orangutans to use, so patience would surely pay off.'"

So he spent hours on a tree, waiting for this orang utan to pass by. I
guess that there was no guarantee that this monkey would come or that he
would get the shot.

Seems like photographers have a very high level of frustration tolerance
- willing to spend hours in an uncomfortable place, hoping to get a
unique shot.
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Old June 8th 21, 04:58 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Eric Stevens
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 11:45:29 +0100, Mike Headon
wrote:

On 06/06/2021 11:16, Alfred Molon wrote:
Am 06.06.2021 um 12:12 schrieb Alfred Molon:
Am 06.06.2021 um 02:13 schrieb RichA:
"Duh, how'd they do that?"
Not to say the picture is bad, just well...

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-57335458

Seems he used a fisheye lens, judging from the curvature of the
ground, which means he must have been very close to the orang utan,
maybe even a metre or less.

Perhaps he put the camera on the ground looking upwards and then used
a remote control to activate the shutter?
And guessing more, perhaps he put some food next to the camera, to
lure the monkey down from the tree?


Replying to myself, in the article he writes this is a reflection in a
pond, camera pointed downwards. But it still looks like a very wide
angle shot, so the camera must have been very close to the monkey.


Don't let the Librarian hear you calling it a monkey!


Don't let the librarian hear you calling him an'it'!

--

Regards,

Eric Stevens
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Old June 8th 21, 10:22 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Mike Headon
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On 08/06/2021 04:58, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 11:45:29 +0100, Mike Headon
wrote:

On 06/06/2021 11:16, Alfred Molon wrote:
Am 06.06.2021 um 12:12 schrieb Alfred Molon:
Am 06.06.2021 um 02:13 schrieb RichA:
"Duh, how'd they do that?"
Not to say the picture is bad, just well...

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-57335458

Seems he used a fisheye lens, judging from the curvature of the
ground, which means he must have been very close to the orang utan,
maybe even a metre or less.

Perhaps he put the camera on the ground looking upwards and then used
a remote control to activate the shutter?
And guessing more, perhaps he put some food next to the camera, to
lure the monkey down from the tree?

Replying to myself, in the article he writes this is a reflection in a
pond, camera pointed downwards. But it still looks like a very wide
angle shot, so the camera must have been very close to the monkey.


Don't let the Librarian hear you calling it a monkey!


Don't let the librarian hear you calling him an'it'!

My 'it' referred to the ape in the photo!

--
Mike Headon
R69S R850R
IIIc IIIg FT FTn FT2 EOS450D
e-mail: mike dot headon at enn tee ell world dot com

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Old June 9th 21, 01:57 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Eric Stevens
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On Tue, 8 Jun 2021 10:22:44 +0100, Mike Headon
wrote:

On 08/06/2021 04:58, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 11:45:29 +0100, Mike Headon
wrote:

On 06/06/2021 11:16, Alfred Molon wrote:
Am 06.06.2021 um 12:12 schrieb Alfred Molon:
Am 06.06.2021 um 02:13 schrieb RichA:
"Duh, how'd they do that?"
Not to say the picture is bad, just well...

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-57335458

Seems he used a fisheye lens, judging from the curvature of the
ground, which means he must have been very close to the orang utan,
maybe even a metre or less.

Perhaps he put the camera on the ground looking upwards and then used
a remote control to activate the shutter?
And guessing more, perhaps he put some food next to the camera, to
lure the monkey down from the tree?

Replying to myself, in the article he writes this is a reflection in a
pond, camera pointed downwards. But it still looks like a very wide
angle shot, so the camera must have been very close to the monkey.

Don't let the Librarian hear you calling it a monkey!


Don't let the librarian hear you calling him an'it'!

My 'it' referred to the ape in the photo!


The ape in the photograph is the librarian.

--
Mike Headon
R69S R850R
IIIc IIIg FT FTn FT2 EOS450D
e-mail: mike dot headon at enn tee ell world dot com

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Regards,

Eric Stevens
 




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