The lakes have been defrosting and refreezing, and this has caused little rivelets of mountains to form in zig-zags. The blowing fine snow this morning settled in the valleys between them.
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I've come close, but it was in Edinburgh, and it'd be hard to take a bad picture of that city unless you were pointing the camera directly down at your feet.
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Wow, you took that? I'm impressed Sara. If you'd email me a high resolution copy of that I'd appreciate it. That photo just drinks me, if that makes any sense at all.
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You of all people should understand my desire to know the technical details that led to such a gorgeous photo.
BTW: I've been using a Nikon D70 at work. It's ruined me. I don't have near the kind of money it would take to buy a digital camera like that.
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On an unrelated note, there is a woman who lives in Monona, Wisconsin, who has the same name as my grandmother. This is only weird because my grandmother's last name is Fleischer.
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Better hurry up and take more photos of the frozen lakes. You've only got till mid-April or so.
Seriously, we have a photo of Mishka the Lab, age one and a half, breaking through a crust of ice in April to swim in Lake Mendota. I think it was 1998.
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Hey, no sweat, Kwea. I just held the camera -- the lake did the rest. Well, and my husband, who cropped it so well and brightened the blue (you can see the original coloration in some of the other shots in the series, which he did). I took mine through the windshield as we were driving away. I loved the contrast of the stark tree against the soft patterning -- reminded me of a scene in Zelazny's Amber series, when Corwin is (I think?) walking to the end of the world.
I would be privileged to send out jpegs today. Thanks!
The details of the shot:
quote:Camera: HP PhotoSmart 735 Exposure: 0.001 sec (711/500000) Aperture: f/4.92 Focal Length: 6 mm ISO Speed: 100 Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode
X-Resolution: 72 Inches Y-Resolution: 72 Inches Software: Ver 1.12 YCbCr Positioning: Chrominance and luminance components Co-Sited Exposure Program: Normal program Date and Time (Original): 2005:02:18 20:00:40 Date and Time (Digitized): 2005:02:18 20:00:40 Compressed Bits per Pixel: 401/100 bits Shutter Speed: 945/100 Brightness: 905/100 Maximum Lens Aperture: 636/100 Subject Distance: 164/100 metres Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average Light Source: D55 Color Space: sRGB Custom Rendered: Normal process Exposure Mode: Auto exposure White Balance: Auto white balance Digital Zoom Ratio: 0/100 Scene Capture Type: Standard Saturation: Normal Sharpness: Normal Subject Distance Range: Unknown Compression: Thumbnail compressed with JPEG compression Image Width: 2048 pixels Image Length: 1536 pixels
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By the way, if anybody is interested Woot has a pretty good deal on an HP Photosmart printer today.
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Our HP camera was ~$150 when purchased new six months ago at Target. Dave used to do a lot of photography, and he's getting back into it now. Amazing what a difference having a digital format makes.
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I've sent a copy to rivka, but I don't know the current email address for Noemon and Shan. Just email me at dave_and_ct@hotmail.com, and I'll send you a copy. Posts: 14017 | Registered: May 2000
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When I take pictures, I usually don't pay attention to shutter speed, or aperature, and the like. I just take the picture how it looks good, and adjust it some if I'm taking special types of pictures (like fireworks, or something in low light). Trying to customize all those settings every time I take a picture is a little too much for me. It works, too. Most of my pictures come out really nice. (btw, I use a Cannon Rebel 2000, it has automatic features, but you can adjust everything yourself if you want)
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Most everything there is taken by Dave, including that photo. It's from a series of shots taken of a melting stream near a small dam. He'd be happy to send you a copy if you are interested, Farmgirl.
We work within walking distance of these waters, BTW -- both this and the tree picture. They are the lakes right by the zoo, and come Spring, we'll be walking there at lunchtime for picnics. Madison really is Lotusland.
I too am amazed that your camera picked up that color without any 'tricks.'
But that's exactly why you should alwas have a digital camera with you (no matter how cheap it is) -- you just never know when a perfect shot will present itself.
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