Anubis
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well most of thoes were taken with a Canon EOS D30. im sure if you or i had that camera and some free time we coudl do that
UncleWai
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My next digicam will be of the SLR variety after I get a job, save a lot of money
(Unless Canon brings a CMOS sensor down to the prosumer level in the form of the G4, G5, or G6, if ever.)Actually "I ve heard there's a beter technology coming out, the Foveon sensor. I believe one of the Sigma cameras has it right now.
"The only camera to contain an X3 sensor now is called the Sigma SD9, a single-lens reflex with a price tag of $1,800 (not including the lens). But about this time next year, point-and-shoot cameras should be available from other manufacturers with X3 technology. They will have chips with slightly less than half as many pixels as the chip in the Sigma and sell for about $500. To be sure, Foveon will not find it easy to elbow its way into a market heavily committed to existing technology. But it has some influential advocates, including Microsoft's Gates.
X3 is based on a well-known property of silicon: It absorbs different wavelengths, or colors, of light at different depths from its surface. A standard wafer of pure crystal silicon?the polished disc, five to eight inches in diameter, on which most microchips are made?is about 1/25 of an inch thick. The absorption of visible light takes place within 1/10,000 of an inch of the surface. If you think of that 1/25 of an inch of silicon as if it were a place in the ocean where the water is 1,000 feet deep, then all the light absorption would be taking place within two or three feet of the surface. At that scale, a human hair would be about 50 feet thick.
What Foveon has done is imbed a sandwich of three light sensors within that first 1/10,000 of an inch. How they do it is a guarded trade secret, but the principle is basic physics. Blue light, which has the shortest visible wavelength, about 1/50,000 of an inch, is absorbed closest to the surface. Green light, which has a longer wavelength, penetrates a little deeper. Red light, with the longest wavelength, about 3/100,000 of an inch, burrows down farther before it is absorbed. As the photons strike the silicon atoms, electrons are released. These create electrical charges that the sensors measure. " DISCOVER Vol. 23 No. 12 (December 2002)
"The only camera to contain an X3 sensor now is called the Sigma SD9, a single-lens reflex with a price tag of $1,800 (not including the lens). But about this time next year, point-and-shoot cameras should be available from other manufacturers with X3 technology. They will have chips with slightly less than half as many pixels as the chip in the Sigma and sell for about $500. To be sure, Foveon will not find it easy to elbow its way into a market heavily committed to existing technology. But it has some influential advocates, including Microsoft's Gates.
X3 is based on a well-known property of silicon: It absorbs different wavelengths, or colors, of light at different depths from its surface. A standard wafer of pure crystal silicon?the polished disc, five to eight inches in diameter, on which most microchips are made?is about 1/25 of an inch thick. The absorption of visible light takes place within 1/10,000 of an inch of the surface. If you think of that 1/25 of an inch of silicon as if it were a place in the ocean where the water is 1,000 feet deep, then all the light absorption would be taking place within two or three feet of the surface. At that scale, a human hair would be about 50 feet thick.
What Foveon has done is imbed a sandwich of three light sensors within that first 1/10,000 of an inch. How they do it is a guarded trade secret, but the principle is basic physics. Blue light, which has the shortest visible wavelength, about 1/50,000 of an inch, is absorbed closest to the surface. Green light, which has a longer wavelength, penetrates a little deeper. Red light, with the longest wavelength, about 3/100,000 of an inch, burrows down farther before it is absorbed. As the photons strike the silicon atoms, electrons are released. These create electrical charges that the sensors measure. " DISCOVER Vol. 23 No. 12 (December 2002)
Anubis
No Lifer
yea i was reading about teh X3 tech a lil whle ago. it sounds badass. cant waitto see it in action in a high end camera
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Here's mine, I took these in Mexico with a Canon S200
Light between the mountains
Light between the mountains 2
Light across a cliff
Light across a cliff 2
Shot of the mountain in the morning
The landscapes there were amazing
Light between the mountains
Light between the mountains 2
Light across a cliff
Light across a cliff 2
Shot of the mountain in the morning
The landscapes there were amazing
here are some of mine:
amsterdam canal
eiffel tower
paris
pantheon
brussels
there's more, but that's all i felt like putting up now.
amsterdam canal
eiffel tower
paris
pantheon
brussels
there's more, but that's all i felt like putting up now.
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: Ornery
Yep, so you now know not to fuk with with me, eh?
You guys are inspiring me to shoot some artsy stuff. Lord knows I've got the time! Remains to be seen if I got the skilz...
damn ur young
lol.............
Thanks for your help and advice about cams, my man!
It was AWESOME being able to snap pics there in the room at the hospital
Then, during a lull, I'd download them to the lappy I had brought.
I had a slide show screensaver running in a loop, so MTG could see the pics large and in-charge from the bed, as could other folks who dropped by to visit.
Dang, i have a few I'll try to find and post when I get home. Some are pretty good....Least I think so.....
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Ok, heres a few
DSC01580.JPG
DSC02047.JPG
DSC02050.JPG
DSC02059.JPG
All with a Sony DSC-S75. By the way, these arent resized so they may be rather large, I cant remember the size I took them at. At the time I was playing with different sizes.
DSC01580.JPG
DSC02047.JPG
DSC02050.JPG
DSC02059.JPG
All with a Sony DSC-S75. By the way, these arent resized so they may be rather large, I cant remember the size I took them at. At the time I was playing with different sizes.
blurredvision
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Your pic of White Mountains Panoramic is absolutely amazing. NICE picture.
I'm impressed with a lot of people's picture taking skills in this thread. I don't think I'd have an eye for that stuff to know what would differentiate between a great picture and just something that'll go into the photo album.
iamme
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Great picture (kevin/child)!!!! Personally, I like the shadow - adds dimension and lends to emotional impact. Cute pic.Originally posted by: iamme
All taken w/ an Olympus C-3040:
Sony T68
My attempt at a macro shot
My favorite subject
I still need to learn how to use my camera
(i wish i didn't catch him in the shadow 
zbalat
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