Sunday - April 10th

[TahitiNut]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=280&topic_id=2427&mesg_id=2503

[RagingInMiami]

1. This day is fine with me

[alfredo]

2. I'm good to go too

Looks like good weather, some clouds, but that is even better in my opinion.

[SiouxJ]

3. Sounds cool

I hope I remember. Sometimes my weekends get away from me. In any case, I'll be excited to see what we get from everyone. Good luck everyone!

[GOPFighter]

4. How will this work, Tahiti?

Do you want to open a new post on Sunday evening here in the Photography Group where we can post our photos, then sometime later next week you will copy them to a new post in the Lounge in some kind of order?

We should have a deadline for posting so everyone knows what to shoot for. What would be a good day and time for you, Tahiti?

This will take a lot of work. My hat is off to you for organizing this!

GOPFighter

[TahitiNut]

7. Sure. Something like that. Let's have patience with filmies.

:shrug:

[Longgrain]

5. I'm going to try to get in, but if I can't

DS1 is in the same part of the the country as I am, so ours would be almost exactly the same time.

[TahitiNut]

8. No way in hell they'd be the same.

Not to be obvious about it but .... nothing has been said about foreground. :evilgrin:

[intheflow]

6. OK, Colorado averages 300 days

of sun a year. And you pick a Sunday evening when it's supposed to snow like hell.

:wtf:

*hrumph!*


:silly:

[TahitiNut]

9. I gotta feeeling.

:silly: Trust the process ... and think positive.

[F.Gordon]

12. I trust the process....

Right now we have over a foot of snow and it's accumulating at about 2-4 inches per hour. I literally can't see the house across the street right now because it's a blizzard white out. If it breaks before sunset I'll got for it.... but I'm not going to be able to walk, drive, dog-sled, or snowmobile to a decent "vantage point".

This is the closest cam near my house and it just went down over an hour ago....

[intheflow]

16. I trust...

it'll be full dark here at sunset. Like F.Gordon, I've had over a foot of snow already. It was already "dusk" at 1pm in my front yard (pictured below). The only thing that keeps this rail free of snow is the 40-55mph wind gusts.



But of course I'll still take a photo at "sunset" - 7:33pm. :hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

17. I'm so glad I live in Alaska...

It's gorgeous here today. I think I'll have a fabulous sunset, just trying to decide where to go to view it.

[intheflow]

19. It'll be 60 degrees again by Tuesday or Wednesday.

And in the meantime, we need the moisture to help out with the drought. Also, this is the first big snow this year. When I lived in New England, some years we had this kind of snow every other day.

So it's all good! :thumbsup:

[Blue_In_AK]

24. I know how it is in Colorado...I grew up there

and moved back for a year after college, too. I remember in 1957, the year my little brother was born, it snowed just a couple of days before his birth -- May 25th. I think that was the latest. I also remember one year it snowed two or three feet on the 1st of September. But I also remember how sometimes we went on picnics in December. You take what you get there, that's for sure. I think we may be done with our snow here for this year. There's still a little on the ground, but it's about 45 degrees and sunny today - absolutely gorgeous, and I'm looking forward to a great sunset, unless it's TOO clear.

[intheflow]

25. "...unless it's too clear."

Yeah, yeah. Cry me a river, why doncha? :nopity:





:silly:

[F.Gordon]

18. Do you have an infrared camera?

Getting very dark quickly here. Looks like wave number two is coming in.

[intheflow]

20. What part of Denver are you in?

I'm down by DU, so still in town, but fairly east. I'll bet the foothills are getting hammered. I drove from Ft. Collins around midday. It took 2+ hours! 25 was pretty clear of snow but it was flooding around the construction in the north of town.

I've only been out here 4 years, so have only seen this kind of snow in Denver once before: Spring Break 2003, the same weekend we invaded Iraq. :(

[F.Gordon]

22. S.E. Aurora

I'm waaaay east of you. You're by DU? I can't believe what houses are going for there now.

You missed the BIG ONE. The X-Mas Blizzard of 1982.

[intheflow]

26. You're not that far.

And yes! Housing is insane. And the wierdest part is that people are buying these cute bungaloo houses for $250K then ripping them down and building $250K McMansions that take up the whole lot. I bet there's a lot of denial about debt accumulation in this neighborhood. I'm in a tiny student rental.

[F.Gordon]

31. Yes, you're close

It seems like the DU area is trying to become the new Wash Park. At least the prices are. :(

[intheflow]

32. self-delete.

Posted in wrong place.

And of course I've never known Wash Park as anything but way out of my price range. :(

[alfredo]

21. Very good image. It might be too dark to snap a shot at sunset

unless you do a flash or long exposure.


I am getting ready to go out and snap a few.

[alfredo]

10. Could you post a separate April 10 message for submissions?

Some may not know which thread to post to. At what time do you want the submission?

[TahitiNut]

11. Sure. No rush ... giving the filmies time, any time this coming week ...

... would probably do. Don'tcha think so?

[alfredo]

13. I have one from last night. I just

want a place to post them.

[TahitiNut]

14. (sigh) Well ....

... if we were going to just post sunsets of any night, then all this is a waste of time. While there's certainly nothing to keep folks from pretending their photo is on the same evening as the others, there's a certain poeticism I thought we were seeking ... a show diversity across the country. :shrug:

Heck, I still don't know how I'm going to do it myself ... since it's damned near impossible to find a spot where the horizon is even visible in my neck of the woods. (I sure do miss my California.)

[alfredo]

15. I can step outside and do it again. That's no problem. I have an

idea which might make a better picture, so don't worry, it will be tonight that I will take the picture.

Sometimes the effect of the light on objects is more interesting than the sunset itself. You don't have to look into the sun to enjoy a sunset.

[yellowdogintexas]

23. off to drive west out of the city to take my sunset photo

c ya later

[alfredo]

27. Here's mine

And earlier as I was scoping out the location. This is the idea I had earlier today. Luckily I went out to the area earlier to see if the location was OK.

[intheflow]

46. Very nice sunset!

I like the church in silhouette. Cool clouds, too.

I also like your self-portrait! It's was like you took a photo of yourself in a fun house mirror. :) That's one of my favorite times to shoot, in that long, late afternoon, golden sun light.

[alfredo]

56. Thank you.

I took a whole series of pictures, 14 in all. I wanted to make sure I got a good shot of the sunset. I put the camera on a tripod to make sure there was consistency if I wanted to make a slide show.

[electricmonk]

28. Totally missed it

I was just getting ready to leave and saw a friend walking up the street and he asked me for a ride across the bridge to another friends house. By the time I got to a decent vantage point sunset was gone and the twilight was rather boring. Had the "too clear" problem here too.

Now if I had bought that telephoto lens last week that I had planned on I could have gotten a cool shot of the moon.

[intheflow]

30. That's okay.

The immediate, physical world should take precidence over the ethereal Internet one.

[ralps]

29. Here are a couple of my photos.

Latitude 43.1103889N; Longitude 88.0344219W




:hi: :hug: :pals:

[intheflow]

45. Those are both lovely.

I actually prefer the reflection photo. The sun is HUGE!

But I like the other one, two. The colors are beautiful, but what I really like are the truck and the route sign. I think I like it because sunsets are a reminder that beauty is everywhere, even in the every day. :hi:

[ralps]

48. Thanks intheflow

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[RagingInMiami]

54. I like the one where the sun can be seen on the window

Very creative.

[F.Gordon]

33. Can't decide which one to use

Latitude 39.36.94
Longitude 104.47.83
Altitude: 5,724 feet
Attitude: Ethereal ;-)

Focal Length 20mm, F/4, 1/40 sec, ISO 100, Metering Mode: Pattern, Light Source: Unknown :P

Clothing: Dry Blue Sweat Pants and Yellow T-Shirt

T-Nut, I just put these up for grins. It'd be nice to try this again during the summer months.

[intheflow]

34. Mine came out blue, too!

7:33 PM MDT
April 10, 2005
Lat/Lon: 39.7° N 105.0° W

My front yard at sunset, facing due west.


It's a digital (obviously), but I still don't know how to get the iso/focal length/etc. info on this image. :shrug:

[F.Gordon]

35. That's actually a pretty "cool" photo

Too bad we weren't doing Snow in DU Land. I had NOTHING interesting to put in a due west photo unless I ventured out... and I had enough of being cold and wet today. :scared: (shiver)

[TahitiNut]

37. EXIF says ...

Date taken: 4/10/2005 8:28:07 PM
Camera: Canon PowerShot A85
Shutter: 1/10 sec
Aperture: f2.80
Focal length: 5.41mm
Flash: Did not fire

[intheflow]

38. Except it's the wrong time zone.

It was 7:33 when I took it. Both my cell phone and computer had the same time. I suppose this means I have to set some time stamp in the camera?

[TahitiNut]

39. Well, it might mean my software translates it to my time (EST)

I don't know the details of EXIF data recording, but if I were the firmware designer, I'd use GMT for the internal data and show it according to timezone either on the camera or in the software.

[RagingInMiami]

53. The bluish tint makes me feel the coldness

Brrrrrr

[TahitiNut]

36. One of the many things in the back of my mind ...

... is that we all have widely differing "seasons" at this time of year. That's why I was particularly interested in doing it this month, and as early as it seemed feasible. That's part of the content diversity - and even if we ALL take photos of the "same thing" (i.e. sunset) at the same "time" (i.e. sunset), we're going to see this wondrous diversity. Weather. Topology. Vegetation. Development (rural/suburban/urban).

Again ... no matter how "standardized" we make it, we ARE variety.

[TahitiNut]

40. Well, (stupid me) didn't scout around ahead of time, so I rushed out ...

... and stumbled on this one. I was feeling pretty stupid and embarassed that I didn't know what the hell I was going to do or where the hell I was going to take a sunset photo. So, I hopped in my car with the vague idea that I'd try an overpass on I-696 near here (since we are Motown, after all). While I did get one there, I saw this and stopped for it. I think it turned out OK. :shrug:

Oh ... it's the commuter enclosure (gazebo?) next to the train tracks here in Royal Oak, near downtown. (Royal Oak is a northern suburb of Detroit, across the county line in Oakland County.) A few (comparatively very few) people actually commute by train (heavy rail, not light rail) to jobs in the city.





EXIF data ...

Date taken: 4/10/2005 7:05:48 PM EST (I didn't change the camera for EDT yet)
Camera: KODAK CX7330 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
Shutter: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f3.40
Focal length: 57.00mm
ISO speed: 100
Exposure: Normal program
Flash: Did not fire

[alfredo]

42. Royal Oak Michigan

I remember it well. I used to deliver deliver pizza there from Adam's Rib in Southfield.

Of course I used to cruse Woodward, looking for sex and/or drugs. During the early Seventies, it was easy to find both along that stretch of highway.

One night I drove all the way from Pontiac to down town Detroit without hitting one red light. It could be done, but only late at night because Highland Park lights were flashing yellow. You still had to watch your pace because when you got back into Detroit, the lights were back on the same schedule.

[intheflow]

44. That's a nice one.

Hearkens back to earlier times. Rawther Victorian. I'm glad you had good weather to catch the sunset. I can't wait to see all the photos compiled.

[TahitiNut]

55. Latitude Longitude: 42.48939N 83.14737W

Here's a bird's-eye view of where I took this photo. ;-)

[alfredo]

62. What's the cross streets?

I want to see if it jogs my memory

[TahitiNut]

63. The street that runs across the top of the BEV (bird's eye view) ...

... is 11 Mile Road, which runs east-west of course. The north-south street is Washington which is a couple of blocks west of (and sorta parallel to) Royal Oak's Main Street. Main Street becomes Livernois to the north.

[alfredo]

70. I worked the west side of Woodward Ave

right near Oak Park. I think the place was on Greenfield road. It's been 30+ years.

[Algomas]

41. Sunset in Tucson

[intheflow]

43. Oh, no!

Your photo is side ways! :( It looks beautiful, anyway.

[Algomas]

50. Intentionally sideways

[TahitiNut]

51. I wondered about that... that's one hell of a human profile!

It really does look like a mud-covered face.

[intheflow]

57. Well, then...

COOL!!

:hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

66. That is so cool. n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

47. Here's Alaska (finally)

This was taken from what's called "the Hillside" above Anchorage. The time is 9:16 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time. Latitude is 61 degrees, 10 minutes; longitude 150 degrees, 1 minute.

[ralps]

49. WOW, Great photo!!!!!!! Blue_In_AK

:wow: :hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[RagingInMiami]

52. Great framing

[TahitiNut]

58. I agree. The composition is superb.

Not even tilted! Level and true.

[Blue_In_AK]

60. Thank you very much...

You guys are too kind. :blush: :grouphug: As I've said before, with what nature has given me to work with up here, it's hard to go wrong.

[SiouxJ]

65. Beautiful! The colors are fantastic!

Nice composition too.

[intheflow]

69. Beautiful!

As usual! Those colors are spectacular. Did you Photoshop this at all?

[Blue_In_AK]

71. Just a very small amount. Here's the original.

[ralps]

59. TahitiNut, do you want me to put together the photos?

:hi:

[TahitiNut]

61. I figure we can wait a day or two for any filmies who're still developing.

I was thinking of composing a web page that links to the various photos. I don't know if I'll get around to it before I join Procrastinator's Anonymous at their 1978 Annual Meeting, though.

[SiouxJ]

64. My sunset was a bust

but I took some shots anyway. I can do better with a sunrise from my house. The sun sets behind a bunch of trees so it's not easy to get the actual sun in the shot (without getting in the car and I had had a couple of glasses of wine so I didn't want to drive). Normally we have really dramatic sunsets here in AZ, but it wasn't so last night. Here it is anyway. You can just make out the last bit of sunlight highlighting the tip of the mountain. I don't have access to the GPS figures. This was taken in Prescott, AZ.

[intheflow]

67. You really need some clouds for dramatic sunsets.

It was just too dang nice where you were yesterday! :)

BTW, you can get your logitude/latitude by going to Weather Underground and searching for your local forcast by zip code. It gives l/l with your forcast.

[SiouxJ]

68. This is true

Saturday would probably have been better. We had snow & rain that day. I didn't think to check the sunset though. Most days here are sunny, clear and beautiful. And because we are up so high (6,000 ft), the sky is brilliant blue most of the time. I sometimes get tired of "dang nice" days. Believe it or not, it gets old. I actually miss dreary days.

Thanks for the link. I was hoping someone would clue me in ;-) . Here is my location: Lat/Lon 34.6° N 112.4° W.

[GOPFighter]

72. Sunset - West Virginia

Sunset over Canaan Valley, WV

32°09'52.1"N, 79°22'44.0"W


Exif info:
Camera: Olympus 5050Z
Focal Length: 33 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/800 sec.
Aperture: F 4.5
ISO: 64
Flash: off

Alterations: reduced gamma significantly, increased blue balance moderately

(This appears more stark after being copied to Photobucket and downsized than the original :shrug:)

[intheflow]

73. That's pretty!

What a great sky!

I also find that the downsized posted photos don't seem to have the umph! the originals have. :shrug:

[GOPFighter]

75. It was cloudless all day...

...and then just as the sun started to set some clouds appeared on the horizon. Whew!

[intheflow]

74. Blue sunset 24-hours later.

Just for ha-has, and because I'm just amazed at how quickly snow melts in Colorado, here's a comparison of last night's sunset and tonight's. There were 16 inches of snow when I shoveled that path this morning!

[Longgrain]

76. I already posted mine in another thread, but

since everyone else is posting here, I thought I'd post it here as well...

April 10 at approximately 7:20 P.M. EST.

Latitude: 42°07'30"N to 42°15'00"N. Longitude: 072°30'00"W to 072°37'30"W



Feel free to adjust or manipulate it to suit your needs.

[ralps]

77. Right now here is the list of people who submitted photos, from East

to West
DS1- 71.43- Framingham, MA
Longgrain- 72.30- Gardner, MA
GOPFighter- 79.22- West Virginia
RagingInMiami- 80.2- Miami, FLA
TahitiNut- 83.147- Royal Oak MI
alfredo- 84.29
ralps- 88.034- Milwaukee, WI
realpolitik- 94.63- Rosedale, KS
yellowdogintexas- 97.72- Fort Worth, TX
F.Gordon- 104.47- CO
intheflow- 105.0- Denver, CO
Algomas- 110.43- Tucson, AZ
SiouxJ- 112.43- Prescott, AZ
Blue_In_AK- 150.1- AK

I hope I have everyone's screenname right. I hope the longitudes and places are also correct. Edited to correct names.
:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: