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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22535 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
You are probably seeing pixelation not out of focus - both look similar, but the cause is different. Out of focus is an optical situation, where everything just looks fuzzy/misty, which is not the case with your picture. Your picture looks pretty sharp, but very close to the limits of the sensor in terms of contrast definition. A problem with smaller cameras is that the sensor is quite small (6.16 x 4.62 mm) compared to a "full" DX sensor (24x16 mm), thus although the pixel count may be the same each pixel is about 1/16 the area, so is about 1/16 as sensitive. JPEG compression further compounds the situation by effectively "smudging" neighbouring similar pixels together to save space. Laying all that to one side it's still a great picture Chris, really showing how far these cameras have come on in recent years. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14679 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Just been announced that English Heritage have collaborated with Google to put the bunker tour online: Google visits the York Cold War BunkerAuthor Mark Haddon read his new contemporary ghost story, 'The Bunker'. Set ...What an interesting evening! Thank you for sharing your observations with us. My 2¢: they've turned the lighting up for filming - it looks bright and cheerful there, but in the flesh it was subdued and serious. And you see much more on a site visit - this is just a taster, but more accessible if you don't live nearby. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Just been announced that English Heritage have collaborated with Google to put the bunker tour online: Google visits the York Cold War Bunker From the looks of that Google tour, they've done an exceptional job of restoring & maintaining the bunker. Grant Darwin NT |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14679 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Yes, on my tour they mentioned that they had been careful to restore original details like the colour scheme for the walls - deliberately chosen with the psychological health of the inmates in mind. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3346 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
PC Beats Lawyers in Legal Prediction Contest Computers can beat lawyers at predicting the outcome of cases according to a recent test. Organizers say an artificial intelligence program might even have uncovered insight into what influences case decisions. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3346 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
KFC selling chicken-scented bath bombs If you’ve ever longed to immerse yourself in a steaming bath of chicken broth, the opportunity has now presented itself. On Oct. 31, KFC Japan announced a partnership with Japanese retailer Village Vanguard on Twitter to produce — no joke — fried-chicken-scented bath bombs, for a limited time only. Be thankful you exist at the same time as kfc bath bombs http://pic.twitter.com/y3CASlgu18 The drumstick-shaped bath bombs will be crafted with “eleven secret herbs and spices,†allowing you to soak in deep-fried scented glory, according to the Independent. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Not enough room? Never! There's always room for 1 more. Grant Darwin NT |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Reminds me of that show, Deadliest Roads, when they were in the Himalayas hauling wide loads on perilous winding highways. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31012 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Reminds me of that show, Deadliest Roads, when they were in the Himalayas hauling wide loads on perilous winding highways. I'd be a little bit concerned what being that way is doing to the fluids. While it isn't running, that may not be good for the A/C oil sump, brake fluid reservoir, trans, washer and the battery acid. Radiator should be fine. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
It's Super Dog! Grant Darwin NT |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66352 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Grace is bigger than that, and She can jump 4 feet, straight up... Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3346 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Alexa, please cause the cops to raid my home Amazon digital assistant throws wild midnight party – for itself We all assume that intelligent devices will either serve our every need, or try to kill us, but what if they just want to party? |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3346 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Brit moron tried buying a car bomb on dark web, posted it to his address. Now he's screwed Wannabe terror teen found guilty, faces sentencing A British teenager who tried to order a car bomb on the dark web and get it delivered to his address has been found guilty this week. |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21289 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
Brit moron tried buying a car bomb on dark web, posted it to his address. Now he's screwed I hope the teen is temporarily pulled out of the gene pool to rethink his stupidity. |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
KFC selling chicken-scented bath bombs The Japanese seem to have some sort of obsession with KFC. They think it's what Americans have for Christmas dinner. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36826 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31012 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
It seems that a cloud of radioactive pollution spread over Europe after a possible "accident" at a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan, French nuclear safety officials confirmed on Friday. Last time something like that happened they blew up a reactor. This one doesn't seem to be that class. Wonder how they just dumped one type of radiation if it was an "accident." |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
It seems that a cloud of radioactive pollution spread over Europe after a possible "accident" at a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan, French nuclear safety officials confirmed on Friday. No worries:) It is not about emissions from nuclear power plants, but from any other type of plant. The IRSN (Institut de radioprotection et de sûrete nucleaire) states in its report that what could be measured are levels of the radioactive substance ruthenium-106. The levels measured were so low that they do not endanger human or environmental hazards. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30693 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
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Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
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