Luxury of the Fall - Page 4

warch · 10-31-2005, 02:13 PM

I got up to the Sawtooth range in the arrowhead off of Lake Superior- the Superior hiking trail- a few weeks back. It was peak. Golden and orange forest swallowed us up. Breathtakingly beautiful. I took pics, but couldnt capture it. It snowed a bit the day after we left.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-01-2005, 12:26 AM

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I took pics, but couldnt capture it.

I know what you mean. Sometimes I wish I had one of thse 360 degree panoramic cameras to get the feeling of being enveloped.

BigV · 11-18-2005, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I know what you mean. Sometimes I wish I had one of thse 360 degree panoramic cameras to get the feeling of being enveloped.

I have this and it works. There is a $500 version too, but the difference is not worth the $470, for me. Download trial version available, and *super* easy to use. It takes as its input regular pictures you've taken in sequence, as you simulate a panoramic picture, even up to 360 deg. You know, the kind you take when you hold the camera up, snap, rotate your body some amount, overlapping the frame a little, snap, rotate, repeat, etc. It takes that sequence of pictures and "stitches" them together automagically. Works slick. Check it out.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-18-2005, 09:16 PM

My camera will do that (in conjunction with the supplied software) if I use the supplied memory card. What i was thinking of is the ones that take 360 degrees horizontally and vertically.

warch · 11-01-2005, 12:21 PM

There was this amazing quality of the light, too. Overcast and glowy. Damp blackened bark, no sharp shadows, it was diffused. And when you walked in to the forest, you just stood in awe, glowing maples and dogwood as far as you could see.

Elspode · 11-01-2005, 12:33 PM

The weather here in KC has been stupendous for the past couple of weeks. We've had a couple of light frosts, crisp chill mornings and evenings, with absolutely *perfect* afternoons...cloudless, blue, blue sky, light breezes. The absolute best of Fall weather that one can imagine.

I've taken the camera out a couple of times, and then promptly forgotten to shoot any pics. I shot a single majestic maple on the way to work the other day, but I keep missing the stretches of beautiful color. I'm too busy grooving on the Fall vibe, man.

Trilby · 11-18-2005, 11:27 AM

Ok--just for something different on a friday: it's damn chilly here in the Valley, but some puny sun is trying to break through so perhaps the day can still redeem itself. My energy bills have tripled so it's freezing in my house as well. This feels like a curl up and nap day...then again, just about every day feels like that lately. (imagine yawn smiley *here*)

glatt · 11-18-2005, 11:38 AM

The weather in DC has been very nice, up until this cold front blew through a couple days ago. This morning, on my walk to the metro, it was 27 degrees. Them there are winter temperatures. I'm not quite mentally prepared for winter yet. Oh well. Guess I have no choice.

Happy Monkey · 11-18-2005, 12:02 PM

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The weather in DC has been very nice, up until this cold front blew through a couple days ago. This morning, on my walk to the metro, it was 27 degrees. Them there are winter temperatures. I'm not quite mentally prepared for winter yet. Oh well. Guess I have no choice.

Yeah, it was September on Wednesday, October yesterday, and today it's November.

wolf · 11-18-2005, 12:01 PM

It is totally goddamned cold in Philadelphia. They called a Code Blue for the Homeless last night. Last week it was 70°F.

We skipped fall this year.

BigV · 11-18-2005, 09:33 PM

Ahh, this is what you're looking for then. We used these when I worked for the cruise line, as part of the virtual tours onboard ship, and for our hotel properties. They work really slick.

But you're gonna have to tack on a couple/three zeros onto the invoice, bub.

busterb · 11-18-2005, 09:37 PM

Do A Google for auto stitch. Some free ones there.

Happy Monkey · 11-19-2005, 09:18 AM

Speaking of wide angle pictures...

For my junior high school class photo, the camera was on an automatic swivel as it panned past the class on a set of bleachers. While it was doing that, the photograper ran up, grabbed the prettiest girl in the class, and hustled her behind the bleachers. He got her seated on the other end just as the camera reached it.

So now she's twins in the photo.

Sundae · 11-21-2005, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

While it was doing that, the photograper ran up, grabbed the prettiest girl in the class, and hustled her behind the bleachers. He got her seated on the other end just as the camera reached it. So now she's twins in the photo.

I misunderstood this the first time I read it - I thought the hustling behind the bleachers was a euphemism and the reference to twins was the result after 9 months!

We had a collage style school photo, so didn't have the opportunity for this kind of monkey business, but a local boys school did. The boys were threatened with suspension if they tried this trick, but someone still risked it every year.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-21-2005, 09:03 PM

Switzerland.

11-18-2005, 09:16 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	My camera will do that (in conjunction with the supplied software) if I use the supplied memory card. What i was thinking of is the ones that take 360 degrees horizontally and vertically. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-01-2005, 12:33 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The weather here in KC has been stupendous for the past couple of weeks. We've had a couple of light frosts, crisp chill mornings and evenings, with absolutely perfect afternoons...cloudless, blue, blue sky, light breezes. The absolute best of Fall weather that one can imagine. I've taken the camera out a couple of times, and then promptly forgotten to shoot any pics. I shot a single majestic maple on the way to work the other day, but I keep missing the stretches of beautiful color. I'm too busy grooving on the Fall vibe, man. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-18-2005, 12:01 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	It is totally goddamned cold in Philadelphia. They called a Code Blue for the Homeless last night. Last week it was 70°F. We skipped fall this year. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-18-2005, 09:33 PM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Ahh, this is what you're looking for then. We used these when I worked for the cruise line, as part of the virtual tours onboard ship, and for our hotel properties. They work really slick. But you're gonna have to tack on a couple/three zeros onto the invoice, bub. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-18-2005, 09:37 PM	#12
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Do A Google for auto stitch. Some free ones there. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

10-31-2005, 02:13 PM	#1
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I got up to the Sawtooth range in the arrowhead off of Lake Superior- the Superior hiking trail- a few weeks back. It was peak. Golden and orange forest swallowed us up. Breathtakingly beautiful. I took pics, but couldnt capture it. It snowed a bit the day after we left.

11-01-2005, 12:21 PM	#5
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	There was this amazing quality of the light, too. Overcast and glowy. Damp blackened bark, no sharp shadows, it was diffused. And when you walked in to the forest, you just stood in awe, glowing maples and dogwood as far as you could see.

11-18-2005, 11:27 AM	#7
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Ok--just for something different on a friday: it's damn chilly here in the Valley, but some puny sun is trying to break through so perhaps the day can still redeem itself. My energy bills have tripled so it's freezing in my house as well. This feels like a curl up and nap day...then again, just about every day feels like that lately. (imagine yawn smiley here)

11-18-2005, 11:38 AM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The weather in DC has been very nice, up until this cold front blew through a couple days ago. This morning, on my walk to the metro, it was 27 degrees. Them there are winter temperatures. I'm not quite mentally prepared for winter yet. Oh well. Guess I have no choice.

11-19-2005, 09:18 AM	#13
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Speaking of wide angle pictures... For my junior high school class photo, the camera was on an automatic swivel as it panned past the class on a set of bleachers. While it was doing that, the photograper ran up, grabbed the prettiest girl in the class, and hustled her behind the bleachers. He got her seated on the other end just as the camera reached it. So now she's twins in the photo. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-21-2005, 09:03 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Switzerland. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:55 PM.

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