Centralia Trip # 4 (Real Silent Hill - Underground Coal Mine Fire)

[muduck18]

depth isnt based on colors, its based on light. since he was shooting aperture priority with a PRIME 50mm lens with the ability to drop down to an aperture of f/1.8, there should be some sort of depth of field in the shots, and there isnt at all. more than likely he was shooting at a high f/stop which forced the camera into a slower shutter speed (and the 50mm normal lenses are not as good in the higher f/stop ranges- they excel, and even the purpose of a straight 50 is the extremely low f/stop), letting in too much light, and coupled with the auto white balance in the snow and the overcast skies makes for an very flat image. the ISO800 also doesnt help.

shooting at a lower f/stop and quicker shutter speed would let in less light, and define the shadows much better rather than turning them all to washed out darks.

Thank you for the lesson sir..
However, you seem to have missed a crucial point. Light is color, especially when dealing with photography. or more accurately color is light in different wave forms, so, changing the light, changes the color depth, making the image appear flat.
Reading material?
http://www.fi.edu/color/

and since most of us here at are last word type of people
word.

 

[XJLI]

Thank you for the lesson sir..
However, you seem to have missed a crucial point. Light is color, especially when dealing with photography. or more accurately color is light in different wave forms, so, changing the light, changes the color depth, making the image appear flat.
Reading material?
http://www.fi.edu/color/

and since most of us here at are last word type of people
word.

Science? sure. visual arts? absolutely not. color and light are two completely different mediums in that practice.

oh and word.

 

[muduck18]

Science? sure. visual arts? absolutely not. color and light are two completely different mediums in that practice.

Think about the science of visual arts...

 

[XJLI]

heres a pic of a room with red walls, a blue ceiling, and green floors. there are 5 people in it, each wearing orange pants and purple sweaters. too bad someone turned off the lights.

 

[muduck18]

heres a pic of a room with red walls, a blue ceiling, and green floors. there are 5 people in it, each wearing orange pants and purple sweaters. too bad someone turned off the lights.

Really? Are you serious?

I am not sure about your education, or experience in this world, but I am making some serious assumptions right now.

That is one of the most completely stupid posts I have ever seen.
Not only did you not prove your point, you also made me feel dumber for having read it.

 

[XJLI]

How? Video minus light = radio.

 

[muduck18]

How? Video minus light = radio.

So your a math wiz too?

If video minus light = radio

Then radio plus light = video

else :banghead:

again, I see your point, but really?

 

[GrimmJeeper]

Not only did you not prove your point, you also made me feel dumber for having read it.

:roflmao:

 

[Hammered]

How bout them Patriots.

 

[FlexdXJ]

How bout them Patriots.

They are Garbage!

 

[bjoehandley]

Is it me, or does the right front suspension of that Chevy look broken?

 

[Hammered]

I think its interesting to see so many "stock" jeeps out on a run together.

 

[FlexdXJ]

I think its interesting to see so many "stock" jeeps out on a run together.

Hey whats wrong with stockers?

 

[bigalpha]

Hey whats wrong with stockers?

Well, you do know what they say about stockers?

 

[FlexdXJ]

Well, you do know what they say about stockers?

what? that they are stock?

 

[bigalpha]

Well, I didn't really have a witty one-liner. I was hoping something else would have popped up.

 

[GhostDakota]

FWIW: I'm on plenty of photography forums, have loads of photographer friends (pro's that make a living off of their images) and I've not once seen anyone refer to a 50mm lens as a "normal". I'm not saying that it's not referred to as a "normal", but I only know that term from browsing through Google results.

As has been stated, I was just taking photos. I was not shooting catalog covers or for photo contests. I just wanted documentation of the trip.

The photos were taken with my Nikon D2x, which is not a full frame (FX) camera. I don't have the money for a D700, D3, D3x, etc. Most of my shots were at f5.6 to f7.1 as I wanted a decent DOF. But, like I had stated, I left my ISO at 800 from the previous night (I usually shoot 100 or 200 during daytime hours). White Balance was at Auto. I don't see the big deal. They are flat, but really aren't that flat. And if they were, I don't really mind..... atriot:

 

[GoSlowGetStuck]

I just wanted to say that the "Wave Dammit" sticker is awesome! So many Wranglers just ignore me...

Those pictures are really neat. A friend was just telling me about Centralia the other day, I had never heard of it before. Very cool to make it into a wheeling trip!

 

[muduck18]

I drove Through there every week when i was in college, and I would venture off on some trails.. I have to say, I know that wheeling alone is bad, but its even worse up there. not only did I risk falling to my death, but some of the trails are just creepy...
I was wheeling along one day drove up on a guy in an arm chair, watching a TV.
not kidding.
No the tv was not on, he was just watching it... No car, jeep or truck in sight, and I was like 2 miles from the trail head...

 

[Hammered]

so... you need a tin foil hat if you go there.