If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Does this photo look weird?
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:18:56 -0800 (PST), otter
wrote: : On Jan 15, 8:17*pm, John A. wrote: : On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:08:43 -0500, "Tim Conway" : : wrote: : : "Alan Browne" wrote in message : m... : : http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...1/58807298.jpg : : Looks to me to be coincidental. *Like snow banks piled up in the culdesacs : and the lighting making it look that "other worldly" effect. : Seems to glow, doesn't it? : : Well, snow does tend to melt more slowly in shady areas, so it's not : so surprising it would tend to be in the shadows of any given daylight : shot. : : It still strikes me as being possibly tone-mapped or otherwise : processed some to bring up the shadows a bit, though. Maybe. It would : have to be with a single shot, though, I would think, given that the : angle implies it was taken from an aircraft. : : It was taken pretty close to sunset, I believe, judging from the long : shadows. I would bet that North is diagonally to the bottom right. : The road with the cul-de-sac probably runs North-South. : : It looks like fill light was used to open up the shadows, but I : wouldn't say it's much more than that. It's just the light from that : time of day causing the "glow". It would take a mighty powerful source to provide fill light for a scene like that. And such a source could hardly have been anywhere near the camera. At most one of the building roofs appears to be illuminated from the direction of the viewer. Bob |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Does this photo look weird?
On 2011.01.16 9:19 , Robert Coe wrote:
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:18:56 -0800 (PST), wrote: : It looks like fill light was used to open up the shadows, but I : wouldn't say it's much more than that. It's just the light from that : time of day causing the "glow". It would take a mighty powerful source to provide fill light for a scene like that. And such a source could hardly have been anywhere near the camera. At most one of the building roofs appears to be illuminated from the direction of the viewer. First off he said it looks "like". In post, camera raw import has a "fill light" adjustment which lightens up the darker areas of the scene. Can also be achieved in editing with curves. -- gmail originated posts filtered due to spam. |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Does this photo look weird?
On 2011.01.16 11:34 , otter wrote:
On Jan 16, 8:19 am, Robert wrote: It would take a mighty powerful source to provide fill light for a scene like that. And such a source could hardly have been anywhere near the camera. At most one of the building roofs appears to be illuminated from the direction of the viewer. Bob A powerful source? How powerful is photoshop? More powerful than any light on earth as far as emulating fill light goes. -- gmail originated posts filtered due to spam. |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
Does this photo look weird?
On 2011.01.15 16:53 , Paul Furman wrote:
Alan Browne wrote: http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...1/58807298.jpg I guess it's supposed to look uncomfortable, the story is about the toxic asphalt used there. It does look bleak. Indeed. But I doubt the toxic substance is responsible for the look on that shot... -- gmail originated posts filtered due to spam. |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
Does this photo look weird?
On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:34:12 -0800 (PST), otter
wrote: : On Jan 16, 8:19*am, Robert Coe wrote: : On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:18:56 -0800 (PST), otter : wrote: : : On Jan 15, 8:17 pm, John A. wrote: : : On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:08:43 -0500, "Tim Conway" : : : wrote: : : : : : "Alan Browne" wrote in message : : m... : : : : http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...1/58807298.jpg : : : : Looks to me to be coincidental. Like snow banks piled up in the culdesacs : : and the lighting making it look that "other worldly" effect. : : Seems to glow, doesn't it? : : : : Well, snow does tend to melt more slowly in shady areas, so it's not : : so surprising it would tend to be in the shadows of any given daylight : : shot. : : : : It still strikes me as being possibly tone-mapped or otherwise : : processed some to bring up the shadows a bit, though. Maybe. It would : : have to be with a single shot, though, I would think, given that the : : angle implies it was taken from an aircraft. : : : : It was taken pretty close to sunset, I believe, judging from the long : : shadows. *I would bet that North is diagonally to the bottom right. : : The road with the cul-de-sac probably runs North-South. : : : : It looks like fill light was used to open up the shadows, but I : : wouldn't say it's much more than that. *It's just the light from that : : time of day causing the "glow". : : It would take a mighty powerful source to provide fill light for a scene like : that. And such a source could hardly have been anywhere near the camera. At : most one of the building roofs appears to be illuminated from the direction of : the viewer. : : Bob : : A powerful source? How powerful is photoshop? chuckle! Bob |
#16
|
|||
|
|||
Does this photo look weird?
Alan Browne wrote:
On 2011.01.15 16:03 , Markus Fuenfrocken wrote: "Alan Browne"wrote: http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...1/58807298.jpg Reminded me of Prince´s Love symbol right away: http://991.com/NewGallery/Prince-Lov...-Dis-16035.jpg Good spot! Though I thought that was "the symbol for the artist formerly known as Prince"? But not what I was referring to wrt to weirdness. Some hdr treatment applied to bring up the shadows? Pete -- http://www.petezilla.co.uk |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
Does this photo look weird?
Robert Coe wrote:
It would take a mighty powerful source to provide fill light for a scene like that. And such a source could hardly have been anywhere near the camera. At most one of the building roofs appears to be illuminated from the direction of the viewer. Bob The "Sun" is a "mighty powerful" source IMO. So if you arranged some appropriately sized reflectors, i.e. clouds, you might get a surprising amount of fill. Partly cloudy day is one possibility. Eric Miller www.dyesscreek.com |
#18
|
|||
|
|||
Does this photo look weird?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:50:33 -0600, Eric Miller
wrote: : Robert Coe wrote: : : : It would take a mighty powerful source to provide fill light for a scene like : that. And such a source could hardly have been anywhere near the camera. At : most one of the building roofs appears to be illuminated from the direction of : the viewer. : : Bob : : The "Sun" is a "mighty powerful" source IMO. So if you arranged some : appropriately sized reflectors, i.e. clouds, you might get a surprising : amount of fill. : : Partly cloudy day is one possibility. Well, maybe, but I can't say it's a phenomenon I've ever observed. I think Otter's suggestion (that the picture was Photoshopped) may be the reality. Bob |
#19
|
|||
|
|||
Does this photo look weird?
Joe Makowiec wrote in
3.210: I dunno. Given that today's dSLRs can take 5-10 frames per second, that they can auto-bracket, and that high-dynamic-range (HDR) software can do at least minimal auto-aligning, I don't think that it's out of the question that it's an HDR image. My Casio superzoom (EX-FH25) takes 40 9MP images per second, up to 30 images. It does HDR in-camera, breaks up hand-held photos into multiple shorter exposures and aligns them, etc. Some newer cameras will make Panos by spraying shots. I wish my DSLRs could do these tricks. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
New Canon TX-1 Looks Weird | Wayne J. Cosshall | Digital Photography | 43 | February 25th 07 06:24 AM |
New Canon TX-1 Looks Weird | Wayne J. Cosshall | Digital ZLR Cameras | 42 | February 25th 07 06:24 AM |
Help! Weird issue with my 20d | Dean Hummel | Digital Photography | 1 | August 15th 06 02:37 AM |
Weird Child | ThePsyko | Digital Photography | 0 | June 27th 06 05:44 AM |