random pics that YOU have taken.......

[bob hogaboam]

Hermosa Beach 15th street

[john70t]

Doing a little relatively inexpensive traveling and learning about geography the fun way.
Using Microsoft FSX Accelerator, MegaSceneryEarth addons (made from real photos), TrackIR 5, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, and clunky CH pedals.


My camera doesn't do the screenshots justice. Original FSX textures are on the right and MSE V.2 on left.
There is no comparison except for the under-autogened major cities and other misc areas where MSE forgot a bit of extra QC. Simply beautiful.


A junkyard near SanDiego.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by bob hogaboam

Hermosa Beach 15th street

Ahh, Hermosa. We used to hang out at 22 st all day long during the summer checking things out. Good times and great memories. Thanks for the pic

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by slodave

Clear skies, hopefully a "new" moon that is well below the horizon. Get away from the big city! Light pollution is a killer. Patience and hopefully a good nap - you might be staying up very late.

Dave, are the stars as visible to the naked eye (or through binocs) when you're out there, or does it require that 15-30 second exposure to show them that well?

I've been told that when you get a long ways away from civilization in places like rural Montana, the skies look like that at night and you can clearly see the MW. I gots ta see that someday.

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by skip newsom

sharknado!

[Eric 951]

[Eric 951]

[Amail]

Originally Posted by Eric 951

That looks like a group that could get into some trouble!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

Dave, are the stars as visible to the naked eye (or through binocs) when you're out there, or does it require that 15-30 second exposure to show them that well?

I've been told that when you get a long ways away from civilization in places like rural Montana, the skies look like that at night and you can clearly see the MW. I gots ta see that someday.

A long exposure in a good digital camera will show more stars than you see with your eye, but when you get way out in the middle of no where and you let your eyes get used to the dark, you do see the milky way and an amazing amount of stars.

Light pollution from a city REALLY kills what you see. And it's not even really just if you are right in the light. The dust and humidity and haze in the air above a city usually means that the light covers the whole area like a blanket.

I didn't take this, but it's an example of the same shot in the same place during normal light and during a huge power outage.


"Before and during the 2003 Northeast blackout, a massive power outage that affected 55 million people. Photo by of Todd Carlson"

Again, not my photo, but a picture that shows the light pollution of Buenos Aires from 60 miles away from the city.

"The dome of yellowish light is light pollution from the big city of Buenos Aires about 100km to the East. Taken at the Mercedes Observatory, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Credit: Luis Argerich"

Here, you can see what you're up against.

[slodave]

^^^ What he said...

While we were able to see the Milky Way from our location and a lot of stars once our eyes adjusted, the camera sensor picks up even more.

That said, it's amazing to even see the Milky Way as bright as it was, and as "close" to Los Angeles as we were.

[island911]

today
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sadly no plane 6.

[Baz]

^^ nice pics, Island!


I'm building a playground using recycled stuff and natural materials.....never painted tires before but they are turning out pretty cool. Using rattle can Rustoleum H2 paint, which is supposed to adhere better on rubber.....

[Jolly Amaranto]

[fingpilot]

Originally Posted by id911T

This reminds me of that Gahan Wilson cartoon. He was famous for his Airline Pilot cartoons.

I was thinking of the one where the two pilots were flying along thru big billowy clouds, and come across two of these billy goats standing on a barely visible rock surrounded by clouds.

One pilot says to the other... "I wonder how those billy goats got all the way up here???"

The billy goats had the exact same expression on their faces as the pic.....

[UncleRay]

Walleye fishing at the lake

[tcar]

Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

Where?
What's on the drumhead?

Please.

[StevoRocket]

Goat !

[masraum]

Colorful Sunrise by smasraum, on Flickr

early morning light by smasraum, on Flickr

Interesting shadow across the sky at sunset yesterday

Interesting shadow by smasraum, on Flickr

[Jolly Amaranto]

Originally Posted by tcar

Where?
What's on the drumhead?

Please.

Looking south along Texas Highway 95 between Granger and Bartlette. Hitched on to Amtrak Texas Eagle.
The day before in Houston.

[Skip Newsom]