tashley Posted March 13, 2007 Share #1 Posted March 13, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, I took my new M8 out with it's older brother for a snappy snap this evening and I appear to have captured the end of the world, purely by accident. Caution: this shot is not art, not even a good photo. And you really really won't like what you see in the 100% crop. Answers on a postcard please? Tim Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/18702-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/?do=findComment&comment=199641'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 Hi tashley, Take a look here The end of the world as we know it?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
blakley Posted March 13, 2007 Share #2 Posted March 13, 2007 Answers on a postcard please? Um, the sun's really bright? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
george + Posted March 13, 2007 Share #3 Posted March 13, 2007 Don't keep us in suspense please. Did it make the basket? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnguyen Posted March 13, 2007 Share #4 Posted March 13, 2007 Damn ! the sun is melting before my eyes... What did you do Tim ? Wait till 2012 it'll get even better. This is not a rumour - Mayan calendar officially ends on 2012 ! Get your M8 ready. By then we all should have M11 in our hands guys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted March 13, 2007 Share #5 Posted March 13, 2007 Your sensor is melting Tim! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tashley Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted March 13, 2007 Don't keep us in suspense please. Did it make the basket? I don't know - it was too scary so I didn't hang around to find out... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted March 13, 2007 Share #7 Posted March 13, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Great the sun is crying , better charge the batteries it will get dark soon now. LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted March 13, 2007 Share #8 Posted March 13, 2007 Tim--holy heck--what have you done !? The basket comment was hilarious, by the way... On a more serious note, how did you process this (assuming you did and it's not a JPEG). I've got quite a few wonderful sunset shots--haven't seen the melting sun yet! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted March 13, 2007 Share #9 Posted March 13, 2007 what you are seeing is lenticular diffraction through the atmosphere Your view of the sun as it is setting means that you have to look through more atmosphere this is why sunsets are apparently bigger suns, the lenticular (lens) form of the atmosphere magnifies it. This is also why it tends to red, as a prismatic, the atmosphere mostly presents red to your location. It is the strongest wavelength of light, that is the last seen. I imagine there is smog that is trapping a different temperature value of air beneath it. The differential between the cold air above, and the relatively warmer air below, adds to the lenticular property locally. This effect would quickly disappear and the suns disc be restored when the sun (from your viewpoint) has transited through the smog layer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyspedden Posted March 13, 2007 Share #10 Posted March 13, 2007 what you are seeing is lenticular diffraction through the atmosphere Your view of the sun as it is setting means that you have to look through more atmosphere this is why sunsets are apparently bigger suns, the lenticular (lens) form of the atmosphere magnifies it. This is also why it tends to red, as a prismatic, the atmosphere mostly presents red to your location. It is the strongest wavelength of light, that is the last seen. I imagine there is smog that is trapping a different temperature value of air beneath it. The differential between the cold air above, and the relatively warmer air below, adds to the lenticular property locally. This effect would quickly disappear and the suns disc be restored when the sun (from your viewpoint) has transited through the smog layer. Wow Rob I am impressed. You never know what you are going to learn on this forum but there is always something. Tells about the quality of people who hang out here. Thanks Woody Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted March 13, 2007 Share #11 Posted March 13, 2007 On a postcard what you are seeing is lenticular diffraction through the atmosphere Your view of the sun as it is setting means that you have to look through more atmosphere this is why sunsets are apparently bigger suns, the lenticular (lens) form of the atmosphere magnifies it. This is also why it tends to red, as a prismatic, the atmosphere mostly presents red to your location. It is the strongest wavelength of light, that is the last seen. I imagine there is smog that is trapping a different temperature value of air beneath it. The differential between the cold air above, and the relatively warmer air below, adds to the lenticular property locally. This effect would quickly disappear and the suns disc be restored when the sun (from your viewpoint) has transited through the smog layer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted March 13, 2007 Share #12 Posted March 13, 2007 I have seen this kinda maze effect sometimes when shooting lightbulbs, for example. Some raw developers seem to deal with it better than others. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/18702-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/?do=findComment&comment=199692'>More sharing options...
mitchell Posted March 13, 2007 Share #13 Posted March 13, 2007 Riley, I think you are right about most of what you say. But I think the apparent larger size of both the sun and the moon when seen near the horizen is just an illusion of seeing them near the mass of the earth as opposed to lost in the middle of the sky with no other mass to compare them to. Best, Mitchell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tashley Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share #14 Posted March 13, 2007 Tim--holy heck--what have you done !? The basket comment was hilarious, by the way... On a more serious note, how did you process this (assuming you did and it's not a JPEG). I've got quite a few wonderful sunset shots--haven't seen the melting sun yet! Hi Jamie, This was a first for me too, and erudite though Riley's explanation is I am pretty sure it's wrong: it was a very clear evening, on the coast, no smog, and a friend who was shooting my 5D took the same shot at almost exactly the same moment and there was none of that weird stuff. Plus, it is clearly pixel shaped... Developed in LR but I will try it in C1 and see what goes! Otherwise it's a bummer: I just got a commission to shoot a guy in black synthetics with avery wide angled lens at sunset with some bright light sources just out of frame. What should I do? This is turning me into a basket case! :D Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tashley Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share #15 Posted March 13, 2007 Great the sun is crying , better charge the batteries it will get dark soon now. LOL Guess that solar battery charger I just laid out on won't be much use then... Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted March 13, 2007 Share #16 Posted March 13, 2007 {snipped}Otherwise it's a bummer: I just got a commission to shoot a guy in black synthetics with avery wide angled lens at sunset with some bright light sources just out of frame. What should I do? This is turning me into a basket case! :D Tim Hey Tim! Good on you for perservering! I'm sure C1 will do a better job, actually; LightRoom has some pretty interesting colour responses with the wide gamut from the M8...Sunsets (well, and bright sun) are my favourite things on the DMR / M8, so I'm pretty sure it's LR... I almost said something about your shoot, too; I know you're kidding Seriously, though, they've gotta fix that bright light on the edge of the frame thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucek Posted March 13, 2007 Share #17 Posted March 13, 2007 Tim: I have seen a similar effect with a CCD camera that I use on my telescope. If this were an image taken with that camera I would say that the image of the sun "bloomed", which is a spilling of charge from one photo receptor to others next door. Again, with that camera this happens when a portion of the image is terribly over exposed. Whether or not your example is due to the same issues I don't know, but it sure looks like it to me. Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Hoge Posted March 13, 2007 Share #18 Posted March 13, 2007 Global Warming!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogopix Posted March 13, 2007 Share #19 Posted March 13, 2007 For all those pointing their cameras at the sun, bright lights and mirrors with flash, if it is doing that to sensors, think what it did to you eyes. Please people, let's be careful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted March 13, 2007 Share #20 Posted March 13, 2007 Living near the beach, as I do, I see this type of effect regularly with certain types of atmospheric conditions. I don't need a camera to see it either. Sometimes, the sun is so mishapen that it looks like a deflated car tyre standing on the road. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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