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| bio | website | orthogonaltonormal.com |
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| location | Johnstown, PA | |
| age | 31 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 2 months |
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//TODO Glorious Lies
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May 3 |
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Does this RGB-patterned reflector have benefits for digital photography? I wouldn't trust an apparent snake oil seller to cheat in comparison results. Nothing short of positive comparison images from a trusted 3rd party would be convincing. |
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Apr 9 |
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Is GPU or CPU more important for Photoshop and Lightroom? A number of Puget Systems computers have been reviewed favorably by Anandtech: anandtech.com/… |
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Mar 21 |
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When and why should I consider buying a speedlight/external flash? @MattGrum much better now. :) |
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Mar 6 |
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Why is the main sensor not used instead of the separate AF sensor to focus a DSLR? I think another advantage, especially historically (with modern designs supporting HD video this is less of a factor), is that the few dozen pixels on an AF sensor can be read much faster than the millions on the primary sensor allowing for a faster feedback loop. |
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Feb 13 |
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What lens focal length most closely resembles the human eye perspective? @MattGrum If the image from the 10mm APS-C lens was displayed not as a conventional photograph; but with VR Goggles that didn't restrict the users peripheral vision would the result then become 'normal'? Or to word my question differently, is the image considered abnormal because it's compressing data consisting of the entire human FoV into an small fraction of the FoV of the viewer? |
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Dec 15 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Dec 14 |
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Are meteors dim? And I was making a general answer... |
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Dec 14 |
awarded | Editor |
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Dec 14 |
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Are meteors dim? correction to timespan for meteors |
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Dec 14 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Dec 14 |
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Are meteors dim? @DarkcatStudios Meteors can last for several seconds; this is most likely to happen when the radiant is low on the horizon because the meteor rate of penetration into thicker layers of the atmosphere is slower. amsmeteors.org/mcleod/mcleod4.html |
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Dec 14 |
answered | Are meteors dim? |
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Sep 10 |
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Why the Curiosity pictures are shown tilted? One additional possibility, since these are early images, is that NASA just hasn't gotten around to aligning/calibrating the cameras rotation axis to be parallel to the horizon yet. |
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Aug 30 |
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What are factors to look at when going from a entry level DSLR to a higher level? @camflan I was referring to your rule. Most amateurs in any field are, almost by definition, going to be at the casual end of the range and even if they have something beyond the kit lens it'll be the cheapest one that looks like it's good enough. |
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Aug 30 |
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What are factors to look at when going from a entry level DSLR to a higher level? @camflan isn't that inevitable since an entry level body is significantly more expensive than an entry level lens? |
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Aug 10 |
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Why milky way galaxy cannot be seen by human eye while by camera? @vivek_jonam light pollution raises the brightness of the background sky; as a result there's no longer enough contrast for the eye to perceive the difference between stars and the sky. Higher sensitivity (>50% vs IIRC 1-2%), longer exposure times (the eye maxes out at ~1/10th second), and larger aperture sizes (the pupil tops out at 7mm) allow a camera to collect more light and lift more detail above the noise floor. You can however get better images with a camera from a dark location than one that's badly light polluted. |
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May 7 |
awarded | Supporter |
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May 2 |
awarded | Tag Editor |
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May 2 |
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astrophotography wiki description This is the more extensive tag wiki for astrophotography from Astronomy.SE |
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May 2 |
suggested | suggested edit on astrophotography tag wiki |
