WORLDWIDE PHOTO WEEK: Part 630 - It Caught My Eye!

John_B wrote in post #18691401
Well with the biggest Hurricane hitting my area in 24 years I still went out and captured these two photos with things that caught my eye!!

Hurricane Lane Surfing

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Hurricane Lane Wave Crash

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Stay safe, John.

OhLook wrote in post #18691218

Timphoto wrote in post #18691154
While I was out and about this morning, this custom tire cover caught my eye.

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I've done embroidery, and making that thing was a great deal of work. They take it out in the weather?

Good question! We had something similar covering a row of trees here. It looked great at first but it didn't take long for the covers to become muddy, dirty and ugly. Luckily most have been removed now.

OhLook wrote in post #18690847
Thank you. Yes, focus was good enough to show the fibers, but to the naked eye the pink markings were more distinct. They looked drawn. A macro lens could have done better at making edges sharp. The G15 doesn't hack it when you get down this small.

This is not about sharpness, OhLook. It's plenty sharp. Your camera just can't resolve all the detail, I think. Forget about all that, it's a great shot. It really is.

Timphoto wrote in post #18691429
Stay safe, John.

Indeed!!

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #18691452
This is not about sharpness, OhLook. It's plenty sharp. Your camera just can't resolve all the detail, I think. Forget about all that, it's a great shot. It really is.

Thank you for your support. If "unresolved detail" differs from "not sharp," I don't know the difference. I think the image looks better like this:

Out for a drive through the countryside, I went through some very heavy rain - very limited visibility. I pulled off the road to wait it out, then continued on to a local Conservation Area (BLM and State Land) We haven't had a very good monsoon season, vegetation really hasn't greened up much. So, when there is a spot of color, it really catches your eye. Color appears closer to reality on the black background in the lightbox view.

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This definitely caught my eye last night (and my ear)

Hurricane Lane Lightning!

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JohnB, what an amazing color for a sky!

These catch my eye when they move.

Fluffy Dice:

OhLook wrote in post #18691673
Thank you for your support. If "unresolved detail" differs from "not sharp," I don't know the difference. I think the image looks better like this:

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Well, as far as I know sharpness has to do with edge contrast. It's also referred to as acutance. The more contrast between one edge and the next in a photo, the sharper it will appear. If the transition is more gradual, the edge will look softer.

Resolution has to do with how much detail a lens (and camera) can capture. It's a measurement of lines per millimetre. No doubt the two meet somewhere in between, but this is how I understand the two terms.

And I don't agree with the smaller size looking better, the larger pic looks better to me as it has more of a 3-D feel to it.

Got my ducks sparrows in a row

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #18692827
Well, as far as I know sharpness has to do with edge contrast. It's also referred to as acutance. The more contrast between one edge and the next in a photo, the sharper it will appear. If the transition is more gradual, the edge will look softer.

Resolution has to do with how much detail a lens (and camera) can capture. It's a measurement of lines per millimetre. No doubt the two meet somewhere in between, but this is how I understand the two terms.

With vastly less technical knowledge than yours, I understand sharpness as the opposite of blur. Sharpening is a way of correcting for imperfect focus or a camera/lens that wasn't up to the job.

Came across this in the museum and this thread came to my mind instantly.

Came back from feeding the chickens when this little one, out in the pasture, caught my eye.

KT29 wrote in post #18693529
Came back from feeding the chickens when this little one, out in the pasture, caught my eye.

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All the light lined up for you in the right places. It's remarkable.