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Post by mohs on Feb 11, 2022 19:13:53 GMT -5
guess you got higher perspective Chad
and a clearer day to view
very cool ...
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Post by Son Of Beach on Feb 11, 2022 20:00:59 GMT -5
guess you got higher perspective Chad and a clearer day to view very cool ... A couple of years ago, when I went on a few days hike down in Missouri, I told the carpool driver that Missouri was it because they had all the clouds.
These big beautiful pillow that filled the sky far as you could see.
I told him, that's what we don't get in Michigan, too hazy, too cloudy in the wrong way. Never the big open skies.
The rest of that summer, I saw nothing but BIG fluffy clouds. You scoff but it's true.
Part of me wonders if they were always there and I just wasn't tuned in, or maybe I had to appreciate the beauty, maybe a change of scenery...
Keeping an eye on this view reminds me of that.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 11, 2022 21:58:01 GMT -5
Sometimes when you ask the universe nicely, it throws you a bone. Double Triple the buildings tonight, and to me it looked way more overcast until I glanced towards the horizon.... 
For jasoninsd so he doesn't have to strain his neck  Actually, this is a better representation. It's a reverse shot, transposed. 10 must be a new building or I missed my mark...
These two pictures are driving me nuts. In the first one 7 is the CNA building. It's red. Best known for one really windy city day some lady was walking past it, a window blew out and she was decapitated.  On the next picture, 7 is definitely NOT the CNA building. Something's off, but I don't even see the CNA building in the second picture. |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Feb 11, 2022 22:15:40 GMT -5
Sometimes when you ask the universe nicely, it throws you a bone. Double Triple the buildings tonight, and to me it looked way more overcast until I glanced towards the horizon....
For jasoninsd so he doesn't have to strain his neck Actually, this is a better representation. It's a reverse shot, transposed. 10 must be a new building or I missed my mark...
These two pictures are driving me nuts. In the first one 7 is the CNA building. It's red. Best known for one really windy city day some lady was walking past it, a window blew out and she was decapitated.  On the next picture, 7 is definitely NOT the CNA building. Something's off, but I don't even see the CNA building in the second picture. I think 7 is the "Aon Center" and 10 is the newly built "St. Regis Chicago" and maybe that picture is too old to show it.
But I don't exactly have the best vantage point lol
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Post by Son Of Beach on Feb 28, 2022 18:45:48 GMT -5
Talk about a botched photoshoot, last second scrambles for a camera is entertainment lol. Not even attempting at counting tonight 
I don't get it, couldn't see anything 30 mins prior...
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Post by mohs on Feb 28, 2022 22:11:55 GMT -5
Interesting
Not sure how to account for it
Ghostly skyline
rises/falls.
Be interesting to see
as the earth/sun
traverses through
the season.
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Post by oregon on Feb 28, 2022 23:58:44 GMT -5
Talk about a botched photoshoot, last second scrambles for a camera is entertainment lol. Not even attempting at counting tonight
I don't get it, couldn't see anything 30 mins prior...
Not sure if that was because it was cloudy, or they were just below the horizon? At any rate, it seems like your set of pictures are a nice example of atmospheric refraction... Air temp/density etc bend light; here's a nice EPOD example of the effect and explanation. |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Mar 3, 2022 7:38:16 GMT -5
oregon I do think refraction plays a big part if not the entire story on why tbe is such varaition. I don't think it tells the whole picture though. On cold, clear mornings like we had this morning I can easily see the mutiple sets of blinking tower lights across the lake. It's fun to observe the differences either way.
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Post by Son Of Beach on May 6, 2022 20:16:50 GMT -5
I know, I know another skyline photo However, they skycrapers need an update. Somewhat humid sky tonight, mostly noticed the bright building shining back and then saw the buidings far north of anything I've seen so far. My best guess is Evanston based on a cursory glance at google maps This shot is heavily edited, but it shows more true to what I can see with the naked eye despite the colors. Chicago is the bunch you see on the left, I counted a total of 5 new buildings to the right (north) of what I'm used to seeing. It's nothing at all really, but it's something completely new for me lol
Better zoomed edits... 
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jun 3, 2022 19:40:47 GMT -5
Lucky Timing   Trippy Cloudline 
A quick radar check showed a small line of clouds just over the city, wasn't 100% sure what I was seeing |
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Post by mohs on Jun 3, 2022 20:21:56 GMT -5
Yo Chad
Those skylines are a trick
across Lake Mich
What about a clear night
Do the light shine
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jun 3, 2022 21:05:39 GMT -5
Yo Chad Those skylines are a trick across Lake Mich What about a clear night Do the light shine I can see them at dusk when the sunlight leaves completely. The naked eye can see more than this camera can make out, I have a hard time photographing stars as well for some reason. I can see planes or helicopters over the city, maybe from the airport, they are zipping all over the place for a few hours. Hard to tell how far they are, maybe I can check one of those flight trackers to get an idea.
Hard to tell how far I'm zoomed in this image with no reference point, but you can see the reflection (or refraction, dunno) on the water. Not draw dropping pictures I know...
This is fully zoomed. Hard to tell what the white artifacts are, my guess is something on my lens lol
It looks like it'll be pretty clear tonight, maybe I can play around and catch something.
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Post by mohs on Jun 3, 2022 22:18:36 GMT -5
Pretty neat Chad
Knowing what your zooming
What the distance
At least 50 miles
My camera doesn't have the balz
For clear zooming in dim light
either
Can ya see fireworks on the 4th
from there
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jun 3, 2022 22:40:00 GMT -5
Not sure on that one, I'll be on the look out this year.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Oct 9, 2022 20:26:12 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 9, 2022 20:50:19 GMT -5
Fantastic shots on the sunset Chad!!
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Post by mohs on Oct 9, 2022 21:38:54 GMT -5
right on Chad! that incredible big sun set shot against those scrapers  cool when Muse is pleasing |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Oct 11, 2022 14:04:52 GMT -5
Pretty neat Chad Knowing what your zooming What the distance At least 50 miles My camera doesn't have the balz For clear zooming in dim light either Can ya see fireworks on the 4th from there I forgot to respond to you, but the best I could see were more lights that blinked on, and then off for good, even with the camera. |
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On the next picture, 7 is definitely NOT the CNA building. Something's off, but I don't even see the CNA building in the second picture.
On the next picture, 7 is definitely NOT the CNA building. Something's off, but I don't even see the CNA building in the second picture.
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