I'm not too sure what to say about this one so will leave it up to you. I like it, don't get me wrong, but after driving 350 miles yesterday, having a crap night's sleep, and being at work today, I just can't string two words together.
capture date camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
11.27am on 30/11/04
Canon 20D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
17mm (27mm equiv.)
f/4.0
1/20
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW
DPP
minor
comment by darrell at 09:50 PM (GMT) on 30 November, 2004
Love it. Can see the train but my mind cannot quite work our what i'm seeing. Nice
comment bytwb at 09:53 PM (GMT) on 30 November, 2004
I agree with darrell. Great visual but also perplexing. Is it a reflection?
comment by darrell at 10:00 PM (GMT) on 30 November, 2004
Got it. Its a static train reflecting a moving one. Right?
comment bydjn1 at 10:02 PM (GMT) on 30 November, 2004
>> Got it. Its a static train reflecting a moving one. Right?
Wrong ;-)
comment byThinh at 10:17 PM (GMT) on 30 November, 2004
Cool photo! Been analyzing it for the last 5 minutes and this is what I've come up with:
Your on the train, and the photo is a window reflection of the interior of the train. As well, the window has also revealed the subject on the other side of the glass, which in this case is some sort of wall.
Close?
comment byEric at 10:19 PM (GMT) on 30 November, 2004
Its a train and you captured the seats through the windows. Right? Great shot... the question is did you know what your were going to get before you shot it?
comment by peterv at 10:50 PM (GMT) on 30 November, 2004
It's a wall outside with your train moving past it- that's a number on the wall 899 or something. ???
Any way it's a return to Chromasia! Great shot!
comment bydjn1 at 11:00 PM (GMT) on 30 November, 2004
Lol: Thinh got it mostly right, it's a reflection of the inside of the (moving) train offset against a motion-blurred wall.
Eric: yes, I mostly got what I expected. The way I work these shots is to compose the reflected elements of then just watch through the viewfinder until a suitable background goes past. With a 1/20 shutter speed (or thereabouts) you get a reasonable loss of detail in the background that tends to offset the reflection quite well.
comment bynordilux at 11:37 PM (GMT) on 30 November, 2004
another very cool shot, dave. keep hitting 'em out of the ball park! :-)
comment byxavier at 12:44 AM (GMT) on 1 December, 2004
What is the DPP raw converter? What is it good for?
comment bymiklos at 12:50 AM (GMT) on 1 December, 2004
I like this.
comment bybob at 12:50 AM (GMT) on 1 December, 2004
Very cool. Glad you explained it as I was scratching my head.
comment byCarlos at 02:36 AM (GMT) on 1 December, 2004
Ha ha ha. The fist thing that came into my head was: is that a transparent train? jeez!
comment bySarah at 04:18 AM (GMT) on 1 December, 2004
I have a weird fascination with public transportation, and this is one of the best shots I've seen. Really cool.
comment byChris at 05:22 AM (GMT) on 1 December, 2004
I cant believe this shot. So cool.
comment byCollins at 06:41 AM (GMT) on 1 December, 2004
Great shot! I have a question: why did you shoot in aperture priority vs shutter priority? The only reason I ask is because in the comments, you mention the shutter speed as a factor for acheiving this type of shot.
comment bydjn1 at 12:14 PM (GMT) on 1 December, 2004
Collins: the light was varying; i.e. at maximum aperture it was somewhere between 1/5 and 1/50, so rather than under-expose I used aperture priority. Proving the shutter speed is reasonably low – under 1/100 or thereabouts – you get a reasonable amount of blur in the background.
comment byriff at 06:19 PM (GMT) on 1 December, 2004
I'd say you managed a snap while the aliens were making their esecape.. but, great capture! :)
comment bydjn1 at 09:46 PM (GMT) on 1 December, 2004
I'm not too sure what to say about this one so will leave it up to you. I like it, don't get me wrong, but after driving 350 miles yesterday, having a crap night's sleep, and being at work today, I just can't string two words together.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
17mm (27mm equiv.)
f/4.0
1/20
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW
DPP
minor
Love it. Can see the train but my mind cannot quite work our what i'm seeing. Nice
I agree with darrell. Great visual but also perplexing. Is it a reflection?
Got it. Its a static train reflecting a moving one. Right?
>> Got it. Its a static train reflecting a moving one. Right?
Wrong ;-)
Cool photo! Been analyzing it for the last 5 minutes and this is what I've come up with:
Your on the train, and the photo is a window reflection of the interior of the train. As well, the window has also revealed the subject on the other side of the glass, which in this case is some sort of wall.
Close?
Its a train and you captured the seats through the windows. Right? Great shot... the question is did you know what your were going to get before you shot it?
It's a wall outside with your train moving past it- that's a number on the wall 899 or something. ???
Any way it's a return to Chromasia! Great shot!
Lol: Thinh got it mostly right, it's a reflection of the inside of the (moving) train offset against a motion-blurred wall.
Eric: yes, I mostly got what I expected. The way I work these shots is to compose the reflected elements of then just watch through the viewfinder until a suitable background goes past. With a 1/20 shutter speed (or thereabouts) you get a reasonable loss of detail in the background that tends to offset the reflection quite well.
another very cool shot, dave. keep hitting 'em out of the ball park! :-)
What is the DPP raw converter? What is it good for?
I like this.
Very cool. Glad you explained it as I was scratching my head.
Ha ha ha. The fist thing that came into my head was: is that a transparent train? jeez!
I have a weird fascination with public transportation, and this is one of the best shots I've seen. Really cool.
I cant believe this shot. So cool.
Great shot! I have a question: why did you shoot in aperture priority vs shutter priority? The only reason I ask is because in the comments, you mention the shutter speed as a factor for acheiving this type of shot.
Collins: the light was varying; i.e. at maximum aperture it was somewhere between 1/5 and 1/50, so rather than under-expose I used aperture priority. Proving the shutter speed is reasonably low – under 1/100 or thereabouts – you get a reasonable amount of blur in the background.
I'd say you managed a snap while the aliens were making their esecape.. but, great capture! :)
Thanks all.
riff: yes, that's what I thought too ;-)