Reflections of black necked stilts

FleasFleas Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
edited January 21, 2004 in The Dgrin Challenges
I was amazed to find this pond west of Phoenix with this artisy display of birds. Some have said it looks like a painting

1535157-M.jpg

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  • cmr164cmr164 Registered Users Posts: 1,542 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2004
    Fleas wrote:
    I was amazed to find this pond west of Phoenix with this artisy display of birds. Some have said it looks like a painting
    I could not resist playing.... I only flipped the intensities.

    1535157-M_neg.jpg
    Charles Richmond IT & Security Consultant
    Operating System Design, Drivers, Software
    Villa Del Rio II, Talamban, Pit-os, Cebu, Ph
  • FleasFleas Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
    edited January 18, 2004
    super
    Super!! I like it Charles.. Thanks
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,936 moderator
    edited January 18, 2004
    Fleas wrote:
    I was amazed to find this pond west of Phoenix with this artisy display of birds. Some have said it looks like a painting
    Notice the non-conformist? The one bird facing the other direction?

    Very nice.

    Ian
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • FleasFleas Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
    edited January 18, 2004
    Yup!!
    Thanks..Yeah Ian I got a kid like thateek7.gif One in ever bunch.rolleyes1.gif
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2004
    Fleas wrote:
    Thanks..Yeah Ian I got a kid like thateek7.gif One in ever bunch.rolleyes1.gif
    That really is a lovely and peaceful shot, fleas. What was the scoop on your exposure?
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
  • FleasFleas Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
    edited January 18, 2004
    Thanks..
    Fish, I use the digital viewfinder method of taking pictures. Use manual mode and just dial what I want the picture to look like then snap the picture. Usually the shudder speed is set to 125 unless it is a lowlight setting or want to completely freeze the action. So I really dont bother with settings as I just dial what I want. Most of the reptile and insects pictures are auto and night framing mode as they are mostly taken at night. U of A is putting out a book called 50 Common Insects of the Arizona Desert which hopefully will have my photos in.
  • cmr164cmr164 Registered Users Posts: 1,542 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2004
    Fleas wrote:
    Fish, I use the digital viewfinder method of taking pictures. Use manual mode and just dial what I want the picture to look like then snap the picture. Usually the shudder speed is set to 125 unless it is a lowlight setting or want to completely freeze the action. So I really dont bother with settings as I just dial what I want. Most of the reptile and insects pictures are auto and night framing mode as they are mostly taken at night. U of A is putting out a book called 50 Common Insects of the Arizona Desert which hopefully will have my photos in.
    Take a look at the EXIF data on the original shot and it will almost certainly have the exposure info. If you can not display EXIF info and have a UNIX or Linux box then 'strings name_orig.jpg | more' will show you the data. An example:

    cmr% strings rome00dec227nightftn.jpg | more
    hExif
    0210
    0100
    Kodak
    DCS520C
    dKODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS Photo Desk JPEG Export v3.2 M2000:12:28:15:34:43
    2000:12:28:15:34:43
    dISO Speed: 400
    Aperture: f1.2
    Shutter: 1/15
    Max Aperture: f1.2
    Min Aperture: f16
    Exposure Mode: Program AE (P)
    Compensation: +0.0
    Flash Compensation: +0.0
    Meter Mode: Evaluative
    Flash Mode: No flash
    Drive Mode: Continuous
    Focus Mode: One Shot
    Focus Point: --o--
    Focal Length (mm): 85
    White balance: Auto
    Time: 15:34:43.530
    2000:12:28:15:34:43
    Charles Richmond IT & Security Consultant
    Operating System Design, Drivers, Software
    Villa Del Rio II, Talamban, Pit-os, Cebu, Ph
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2004
    cmr164 wrote:
    Take a look at the EXIF data on the original shot and it will almost certainly have the exposure info. If you can not display EXIF info and have a UNIX or Linux box then 'strings name_orig.jpg | more' will show you the data.
    I work for the company that produces Solaris, but my home box is XP.

    I should probably post this in ABBA, but I can't figure out how to get from a smugmug photo link to the gallery with EXIF data. For instance, the link...http://fleas.smugmug.com/photos/1535157-M.jpg takes me to the photo in a browser window outside of the smuggy gallery. I can go to fleas.smugmug.com, but then I have to hunt around to find the gallery and image. Assuming it's not in a password protected gallery, I might be able to find it, given enough time and interest. Any clues?

    Then again, I just spent the time looking at fleas' gallery, and no EXIF data is displayed (for whatever reason). So, I'm sunk.

    dISO Speed: 400
    Aperture: f1.2
    Shutter: 1/15
    Hmmm...I wouldn't have expected that. Seems like the DOF is greater than what might be obtained with f1.2 (holy mackeral...what lens are you using that goes down to f1.2??).

    Are you sure that's accurate?
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
  • FleasFleas Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
    edited January 18, 2004
    Yikes!!
    I can find nothing on the EXIF. it displays it on the camera smart stick data before I delete it. Since I have no interest nor use for EXIF I do not keep track of it. All I can find out about this pictures is the orginal size of 140 kb and was taken on 12-07-03.. Sorry
    The link to this picture is > http://fleas.smugmug.com/ > http://fleas.smugmug.com/gallery/11164/2 >
    http://fleas.smugmug.com/gallery/11164/2/1535157 >
    http://fleas.smugmug.com/photos/1535157-M.jpg
    Hope you can find what you want.
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited January 19, 2004
    Fleas wrote:
    I can find nothing on the EXIF. it displays it on the camera smart stick data before I delete it. Since I have no interest nor use for EXIF I do not keep track of it. All I can find out about this pictures is the orginal size of 140 kb and was taken on 12-07-03.. Sorry
    The link to this picture is > http://fleas.smugmug.com/ > http://fleas.smugmug.com/gallery/11164/2 >
    http://fleas.smugmug.com/gallery/11164/2/1535157 >
    http://fleas.smugmug.com/photos/1535157-M.jpg
    Hope you can find what you want.
    There is a setting in smugmug to allow "extra camera information" to be visible, but I think the default is "yes". Just out of curiosity, which camera are you using?
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,936 moderator
    edited January 19, 2004
    fish wrote:
    I work for the company that produces Solaris, but my home box is XP.
    I promise not to tell Scott :)

    Try this: http://www.takenet.or.jp/~ruuji/ It's an Exif reader.


    Here's what it will output:

    Filename : hover-panorama.psd
    Photoshop PSD Header
    Channels : 3
    Mode : RGB
    ColorDepth : 8
    ImageWidth : 5674
    ImageHeight : 952
    AdobeResource
    : 16Byte
    : 5036Byte
    DisplayInfo : 16Byte
    DisplayInfo : 14Byte
    GlobalAngle : 4Byte
    Global Altitude : 4Byte
    PrintFlags : 10Byte
    CopyrightFlag : 2Byte
    Print flags information : 10Byte
    Color halftoning information : 72Byte
    Color transfer functions : 112Byte
    Layer state information : 2Byte
    Layers group information : 2Byte
    Grid and Guides information : 16Byte
    URL List : 4Byte
    Slices : 842Byte
    ICC Untagged : 2Byte
    Document specific IDs : 4Byte
    ThumbnailResource : JPEG Format (Offset:6458Size:3202)
    Version Info : 122Byte
    Version Info : 302Byte
    Main Infomation
    Orientation : left-hand side
    XResolution : 144/1
    YResolution : 144/1
    ResolutionUnit : Inch
    Software : Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
    DateTime : 2003:09:21 14:58:07
    ExifInfoOffset : 164
    Sub Information
    ColorSpace : Uncalibrated
    ExifImageWidth : 5674
    ExifImageHeight : 952


    Ian
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • cmr164cmr164 Registered Users Posts: 1,542 Major grins
    edited January 19, 2004
    fish wrote:
    I work for the company that produces Solaris, but my home box is XP....


    > dISO Speed: 400
    > Aperture: f1.2
    > Shutter: 1/15

    Hmmm...I wouldn't have expected that. Seems like the DOF is greater than what might be obtained with f1.2 (holy mackeral...what lens are you using that goes down to f1.2??).

    Are you sure that's accurate?
    :D Yes. and notice "Focal Length (mm): 85" It is the Canon 85 f1.2L
    The picture that came from is:

    rome00dec227nightftn_s.jpg

    The full size with the EXIF data is at http://www.iisc.com/dgrin/rome00dec227nightftn.jpg

    The other 2 shots from that series are:

    rome00dec244nightftn_s.jpg

    and:

    rome00dec245nightftn_s.jpg
    Charles Richmond IT & Security Consultant
    Operating System Design, Drivers, Software
    Villa Del Rio II, Talamban, Pit-os, Cebu, Ph
  • FleasFleas Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
    edited January 19, 2004
    I use sony 707 cybershot camera . The link above cannot be displayed, so went to the home page and had to download chinese language. Now what?
  • cmr164cmr164 Registered Users Posts: 1,542 Major grins
    edited January 19, 2004
    Fleas wrote:
    I use sony 707 cybershot camera . The link above cannot be displayed, so went to the home page and had to download chinese language. Now what?
    Because I support Japanese language web pages, broken u$oft thinks it
    has to download Asian language extensions. It is not true. You can ignore
    that (click past) and the image will display.

    http://www.iisc.com/dgrin/rome00dec227nightftn.jpg

    Just checked it and it works.
    Charles Richmond IT & Security Consultant
    Operating System Design, Drivers, Software
    Villa Del Rio II, Talamban, Pit-os, Cebu, Ph
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited January 19, 2004
    cmr164 wrote:
    :D Yes. and notice "Focal Length (mm): 85" It is the Canon 85 f1.2L
    Neato torpedo thumb.gif
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 19, 2004
    Fleas, that's a fabulous shot. thumb.gif
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • FleasFleas Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
    edited January 19, 2004
    wxwax wrote:
    Fleas, that's a fabulous shot. thumb.gif
    Thanks Sid....
  • FleasFleas Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
    edited January 20, 2004
    ouch
    fish wrote:
    There is a setting in smugmug to allow "extra camera information" to be visible, but I think the default is "yes". Just out of curiosity, which camera are you using?
    Smugmug sez that I have that, but the software that I use deletes this info when it reduces the size for posting..
  • elandeland Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited January 21, 2004
    Stilts
    Fleas,
    This is a most pleasing and dramatic photograph.
    It is as good a bird image as I've seen with wonderful design
    and is worthy of a place on the cover of a book on birds.
    Outstanding work.
    eland
  • FleasFleas Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
    edited January 21, 2004
    Wow!!
    Thanks Eland, Your are the Master of E-DeFT and I am honored that you came here and comented. Your published African wildlife photos are tremendous. It is not very often that amateurs like me have the opportunity to get get advice from a pro of your calibur. I wish I could be one of your students in Australia.
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