Random Pictures Thread

Arn213 said:
Yo Tony @Tony where are you at? I found a more comfy chair for you in the street of New Yawk, that is much more comfortable than the Adirondack chair you were photographed sitting at- Tiffany blue really don’t bring out your complexion, but this damask fabric does (it is pronounced “dumb a$$”; lol). Look it is even warmed up for you, pigeon pooped and all! You have to bring your Edwardian swagger, decked out in your Victorian top suit, top hat, ls shirt with wide cravats and your brogue boots…….whatever foot wear you use in Texas……do Texans even wear shoes? :taunt:

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We're not savages down here, of course we wear shows!
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Beautiful day for riding....so I did!
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Note the woodworking done in the chairs and table.
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Somebody even applied some kind of sealer so you don't get sap all over your butt when resting there.
 
Heads up for those of you who do not have cloud cover. Good chance for northern lights tonight. Family in upstate New York can see them now. Saying may be a possibility very far south from normal too!
We’re all cloud cover here in Massachusetts at the moment.
 
Just waiting for the last little bit of light to fade before I go out to check. Local weather guy said after midnight, but NOAA 30 minute prediction calculator says peak right now.

A tip if they are very faint in your area. Try taking a picture ( with night sight, or long exposure) with your phone or camera. The digital sensors can detect more than the eye can see. I did this the last time the lights were visible here and got some great pics.
 
Taken just a few minutes ago. Don't see the color with naked eye, but do see faint streaks.

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Except for the horizon pic these are taken almost straight overhead. Normally, would only see them 20-30° off the horizon. People a lot further south should be able to see them tonight.
 
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trc65 said:
Taken just a few minutes ago. Don't see the color with naked eye, but do see faint streaks.

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Except for the horizon pic these are taken almost straight overhead. Normally, would only see them 20-30° off the horizon. People a lot further south should be able to see them tonight.
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That is phenomenal and breathtaking “analogous” color palette in your skies tonight Tim! Blue violet, violet, red violet, fuschia’s, purple into deep purple and light cyan cast in the first photo.
 
Most color I've ever captured. Unfortunately, high clouds have moved in. I'll keep going out periodically, but energy is supposed to be declining as the night goes on.
 
trc65 said:
Self portrait while out looking. Backlit by our pole light. Haven't looked this skinny in years:wink:
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Wow- that looks like a painting/work or art. It really does. Nice composition, capturing the essence of tone (rendering and feel) and soft rendering of light and shadows. You need to frame this and I am hoping this is high resolution.
 
Arn213 said:
Wow- that looks like a painting/work or art. It really does. Nice composition, capturing the essence of tone (rendering and feel) and soft rendering of light and shadows. You need to frame this and I am hoping this is high resolution.
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Amazing how much the camera adds. With the naked eye was very obviously pink and pretty bright, but not like the picture shows.
iPhone 14 pro
 
Fencemender said:
Amazing how much the camera adds. With the naked eye was very obviously pink and pretty bright, but not like the picture shows.
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It is challenging and difficult to capture the actual color, especially with a digital camera or with a phone camera as it tends to either compensate or heightens what is there with the available light, color and detail (or absence of it).

I upgraded to an iPhone 15 pro and I have to dilute the settings most of the time to take down the dramatic and heighten details. The filter settings could really distort the colors as well as the details. Sometimes it is too dramatic that I go back and use my iPhone 6 solely for pure dilution to get closer to what the eye sees.
 
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