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A Linnet and Whitethroat while on my cycle ride. The RF 200-800 on the R5ii is just so useful for these opportunistic shots as the birds are so small, generally hidden and you have to be prepared to be quick on the draw.
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The magic of light and the perception of color
R5MkII & 200-800 @ 800
Gray catbird images, all three acquired within the 8:22am minute; simple crops of SOOC images
...certainly a perception of wonderful sharpness/detail in all three unaltered jpegs (save crop). But the different 'shades' of gray? Fascinating to me.
R5MkII & 200-800 @ 800
Gray catbird images, all three acquired within the 8:22am minute; simple crops of SOOC images
...certainly a perception of wonderful sharpness/detail in all three unaltered jpegs (save crop). But the different 'shades' of gray? Fascinating to me.
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Pied avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) still fighting (they had a truce yesterday) at the Dutch island Texel, in an area ironically called Utopia 
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R5 Mk II + RF 200-800mm, +/- 50% crop.
.R5 Mk II + RF 200-800mm, +/- 50% crop.
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Sorry. I almost always shoot in jpeg only.
Straight Out Of Camera jpegs. Yes.
1. Get images off of card
2. Crop in Picasa
3. Post
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Great shot!
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...reading and posting here at CR sometimes catalyzes new thoughts and questions.
There's an obvious one to link to (31 seconds in length; no sign-up required):
813K views · 20K reactions | You might not believe this, but it’s not the color itself that changes, it’s what you surround it with. Watch how this warm gray looks dark next to white, then almost light when it’s surrounded by black. Same color, tot
You might not believe this, but it’s not the color itself that changes, it’s what you surround it with. Watch how this warm gray looks dark next to white, then almost light when it’s surrounded by...
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From an AI-assisted Google search:
Environmental Influences (Surroundings)
It is impossible to discuss light and gray without discussing its context. Gray acts like a chameleon based on its surroundings:
- Next to White: The contrast makes the gray look much darker and richer than it actually is.
- Next to Black: The contrast makes the gray look incredibly light and bright.
- Nature: Grays outdoors will pick up reflections from green grass, blue skies, or brown foliage, completely changing their shade.
Understanding how light impacts gray requires looking at how different environments change its appearance:
- North-Facing or Overcast Light: Provides cool, consistent daylight. Grays will look sharper, crisper, and sometimes a bit stark or icy.
- South- or West-Facing Light: Bathes surfaces in warm, golden sunlight. This type of light softens gray, making it look much more inviting, beige, or greige (gray-beige).
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Please forgive a fellow experimental scientist for using your image to test those theories - after all as Max Planck wrote: "Experiments are the only means of knowledge at our disposal, the rest is poetry, imagination." (especially what's on Facebook)....reading and posting here at CR sometimes catalyzes new thoughts and questions.
There's an obvious one to link to (31 seconds in length; no sign-up required):
813K views · 20K reactions | You might not believe this, but it’s not the color itself that changes, it’s what you surround it with. Watch how this warm gray looks dark next to white, then almost light when it’s surrounded by black. Same color, tot
You might not believe this, but it’s not the color itself that changes, it’s what you surround it with. Watch how this warm gray looks dark next to white, then almost light when it’s surrounded by...
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From an AI-assisted Google search:
Environmental Influences (Surroundings)
It is impossible to discuss light and gray without discussing its context. Gray acts like a chameleon based on its surroundings:
...and...
- Next to White: The contrast makes the gray look much darker and richer than it actually is.
- Next to Black: The contrast makes the gray look incredibly light and bright.
- Nature: Grays outdoors will pick up reflections from green grass, blue skies, or brown foliage, completely changing their shade.
Understanding how light impacts gray requires looking at how different environments change its appearance:
- North-Facing or Overcast Light: Provides cool, consistent daylight. Grays will look sharper, crisper, and sometimes a bit stark or icy.
- South- or West-Facing Light: Bathes surfaces in warm, golden sunlight. This type of light softens gray, making it look much more inviting, beige, or greige (gray-beige).
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