Some very nice images Moose. I'm amazed at what you were able to extract
from some very hazy images, although a few are a little harsh to the eye.
Would a UV filter helped at all at the front end?
Charlie
On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Paul Braun wrote:
> > ... We are flying to Phoenix/Scottsdale on the 9th, and I'm taking the
> E-1 and the new toy ...
> >
>
> Take it on the plane and get a window seat.
>
> I spent much of my work life looking at aerial photos, even had an ex
> WWII photo-interpreter working for me for a while. The interest in the
> view from above has never weakened. Aisle seats may be more convenient,
> but I always want a window.
>
> I am endlessly fascinated with the forms of land and water, such beauty
> and endless variation. On our Fall trip to the NE, I was lucky, no
> serious cloud cover until halfway across PA. The return didn't clear up
> until the West, but presented a different selection than the trip out.
>
> I've often taken pics out the window, especially since digital lowered
> the costs of duds. With the A650's articulated LCD, it's MUCH easier to
> get the right camera angle and still see to frame. Here's the first
> batch.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/MPhotos/Misc/8mileshigh/IMG_1473.htm>
>
> I find many of the images very striking, especially the early ones,
> where the low sun does magic things with color and texture.
>
> You might say "My airplane window shots never look like that." These
> might be called examples of extreme processing. Up to eight miles of air
> to shoot through does present some challenges. :-)
>
> This is shot from only maybe 4,000', but the sun is below he horizon for
> this flat, sea level land and there is a lot of moisture in the air.
> <cid:part1.02070304.07040507@gmail.com<cid%3Apart1.02070304.07040507@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
>
> Out in the empty lands, there is often no reference for color at all,
> maybe snow in a couple. Even clouds aren't reliable. They are far enough
> above the ground that they don't have the same color balance. The few
> paved roads may help and snow in a couple was useful, but I have to
> admit colors in some are mostly guess work. Still, nobody knows any
> better, what with the sunlight constantly changing as it rises and
> nobody down there taking comparisons on the ground.
>
> I like the abstract appearance of much Western landscape from above.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/MPhotos/Misc/8mileshigh/IMG_1502.htm>
>
> I may have gone overboard here, but I like the abstract "look"
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/MPhotos/Misc/8mileshigh/IMG_1507.htm>
> Hmmm, maybe it needs a green/magenta gradient treatment.
>
> I've had a lot of fun with this and the G11 will be with me on the next
> flights.
>
> > My one complaint so far, and this is common with most tiny digital P&S's,
> is that they insist on putting the flash on the shutter-button side, right
> where your fingers are when gripping the camera.
>
> That's odd, they had it right on earlier F series models.
>
> Sky High Moose
>
> Moose
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