Friday 2010-02-05 Screenshots AND Discussion Thread

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by mungee

Hehe!

If I'm not mistaken, the colour of water is affected by the position of the sun in relation to the camera - if one is taking the pic facing the sun, the water will appear brown - if the sun is behind you, it will appear blue. That's "more brown" and "more blue"!!

This is irrelevant to the opacity of the water, as in KG26_Alpha's photo by the steps, you will see nothing down through it. The sea at Dover would probably be a very different matter, but the Thames in London will be opaque.

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by mungee

Hehe!

If I'm not mistaken, the colour of water is affected by the position of the sun in relation to the camera - if one is taking the pic facing the sun, the water will appear brown - if the sun is behind you, it will appear blue. That's "more brown" and "more blue"!!
I'm nowhere near water now to test this out (it's also nightime here in South Africa at the moment).
Anyone else hear that explanation? - I recall my father (a keen photographer in his day) telling me this.

Pictures of the same beach at Brighton (South coast of England).
Taken with sun behind and in front of the camera, same result as far as I can see .

[Spinnetti]

Originally Posted by nearmiss

Look very much like people. I'd say you hit the mark. I'm kinda curious what you plan to do with them, since I spend all my time inside the cockpit.

I don't like moving knees and hands in cockpit, because with no peripheral vision those items usually block the instruments,etc.

I very much disagree and think its unrealistic without your arms and hands in the way... with 6dof there's no reason you shouldn't be able to see instruments.. Ghost pilots are a big gap for me!

[Oleg Maddox]

Originally Posted by mungee

Hehe!

If I'm not mistaken, the colour of water is affected by the position of the sun in relation to the camera - if one is taking the pic facing the sun, the water will appear brown - if the sun is behind you, it will appear blue. That's "more brown" and "more blue"!!
I'm nowhere near water now to test this out (it's also nightime here in South Africa at the moment).
Anyone else hear that explanation? - I recall my father (a keen photographer in his day) telling me this.

the colors depending of camera matrix (film) and physics of light rays going in and out of water.
Color in reality and fixed by camera are always different. No one photo without corrections with speciall rules show real colors when you make a picture of water on a big space.

[RedToo]

1927 colour film of London showing Tower Bridge:

http://www.flixxy.com/london-1927-historical-film.htm

RedToo.

[Lonely Ringer]

OK people ... leave Oleg alone ... scheesshh ..... nufs enough.

[PeterPanPan]

Originally Posted by PeterPanPan

Tower Bridge has recently been undergoing major restoration. They have been carrying out paint analysis to see what colours the bridge used to be. I have seen a picture showing layers of paint going back to the 1960s, but no earlier. I am making further enquiries to see what I can find about the 1940s.

PPanPan

OK, so according to an official source from Tower Bridge itself ...

"As far as we know, records indicate that the Bridge was painted a bright chocolate colour in the 1940s, which is the same colour you can still see inside the Bridge."

Hope this helps

PPanPan

[Rodolphe42]

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These aerial pictures were taken in August 1931 from the Graf Zeppelin during a trip to England .



Brighton, the seaside resort on the English Channel.




http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39146/Brighton.jpg



The Thames bend with the London Charing cross railway station and the Savoy hotel.
On the left side, a part of the Trafalgar Square with the Nelson's Column and the Admiralty Arch with the Mall leading to the Buckingham palace.




http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39146/NelsonSäule.jpg







Westminster Bridge crossing The Thames with the Parliament building on the bank.
On the foreground, the Gothic Westminster Cathedral with its twin towers.




http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39146/Westminster.jpg






London City :
From the front right, Fleet Street, the newsagent's centre, leads to Saint Pauls Cathedral.




http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39...Kathedrale.jpg



The aerial photo shows the Towerof London, the ancient city stronghold with the Tower Bridge behind.
On the left, a part of the Saint Catherine docks.




http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39...werBridge1.jpg




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[Stiboo]

some great old pics there!

Regards

Stiboo