Here's an actual photograph of Ca?ro taken from an airplane, shot in november 2004
Earth Night Lights and terminator
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CAP-Team wrote:Here's an actual photograph of Ca?ro taken from an airplane, shot in november 2004
Nice, but perhaps the exposure time was a little short?
Note the camera setup used by the astronauts (video). The question remains, however, what amount of exposure would correspond to visual sensitivity?
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Spot meter off an area approximating 18% grey.t00fri wrote: The question remains, however, what amount of exposure would correspond to visual sensitivity?
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t00fri wrote:Nice, but perhaps the exposure time was a little short?
Note the camera setup used by the astronauts (video). The question remains, however, what amount of exposure would correspond to visual sensitivity?
Yep, this was my thoughts last time we talked about this at CM; I'm pretty sure all the shots we have are overexposed to get something more "interesting"... WHen you look at cities from a plane, the lights become dimmer and dimmer and from a certain distance become really weak... So from space...
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Re: Earth Night Lights and terminator
t00fri wrote:Nice, but perhaps the exposure time was a little short?
Note the camera setup used by the astronauts (video). The question remains, however, what amount of exposure would correspond to visual sensitivity?
Fridger
PS: made it a little brighter
Exposure time was 1/8 second with a lens opening of F/2,8 no flash was used.
Just a regular digital camera
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