elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
When I said "ray" I just meant an imaginary line that could be drawn to extend in a given direction, not a literal particle escaping. It was mostly to think of a way you might conceptualize an orientation of an object that may not have any dimension. As in, if the matter just outside a singularity rotates, perhaps you could consider it to rotate? But I'm not sure that would be accurate to say anyway. My grasp of the physics of black holes is obviously pretty loose. :)
Thanks for taking the time to explain!
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
Technically couldn't a ray emanating from a singularity rotate? Like, the point could have a sort of orientation without having any real measure?
Not saying that's the case here, but I think it could happen.
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
I have tried something like that before and absolutely hated it. But for your sake, I hope it catches on.
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
All through grad school, my running joke was that "Teen Talk" Barbie did nothing wrong. Math class IS tough. 😭
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
Depends how many holes you have in your socks. :)
Or whether your coffee cup has a handle.
Taken from my back window. One of several little buddies that like to hang out on the porch and peek into the back door.
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
That's encouraging. Hopefully they'll give it up. It's ridiculous that anyone pursued this in the first place.
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
You got it! You're welcome, I am still learning a lot myself. 😄
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
Edit: I may be a little confused about what you mean when you say narrower aperture. When you focus stack, you will be using a relatively wide(r) aperture, if you are not, you will need a somewhat narrow(er) aperture to get sharper focus.
Focus stacking is usually done in post. The option in your camera will most likely just take a series of photos with the focal point changing slightly every time, and you can stitch those together later. Photoshop will do it automatically, or you can do it yourself with masking on different layers.
There are some cameras that will do the stitching for you. I know the OM-1 (the camera I generally use) does this, and probably other models. I tend not to use it though since it saves the end result as a jpg and I prefer to process my own images from RAW.
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
I am in the same boat, not a pro, so my explanation may not be the best:
It's more to do with the fact that when you are taking macro shots you are generally very close to your subject, and unless it is a very thin object on a single plane parallel to your lens, you often really have to stop down to get the entire subject in focus (like f/8 - f/11). If you are shooting at f/2.8 you might only get a single petal on your flower in focus.
So if you see a shot of a small object with some depth to it, which is entirely in sharp focus, but then you have a super creamy bokeh on objects that are only a couple inches further away, there is a good chance that it was achieved using a wider aperture and stacking the in-focus bits of several shots. That's what I look for, anyway.
Hope that helps. B&H has good articles on DOF in macro photography and focus stacking that explain it better than I can!
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
When you have a really shallow depth of field on a macro shot, yet your entire foreground subject is tack sharp, it is often achieved by focus stacking. Otherwise, it can be quite difficult to blow out the background while having your entire subject in focus (even though it is quite small). I have done it with flowers before, so I think I am just used to the look. It has a sort of isolated, dreamy quality.
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
It is also great to take makeup off or products that build up (like sunscreen).
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
I've seen hairspray used on a clear filter to create a similar bloom effect!
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
Only if it contains no complex entries.
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
Beautiful! Are you using focus stacking here?
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
To be fair, I've written plenty of useful code as a hobbyist with the help of Chat GPT. Not good for writing anything factual or creative, but it's a decent assistant at my level.
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
That was how all image macros looked in back my day, and we liked it!
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
Thank you so much! Not sure how I missed that. Most of the time I bookmark things on mobile so I can read them later in browser, so this helps me a lot.
elavat0r 1y ago • 100%
If you're looking for a relaxing tea, I highly recommend lavender. I use a tea ball filled with dried flowers that I bought in bulk online. Honey optional. Chamomile is nice, but it has never done much for me beyond "a cup of something warm is relaxing".
I also find that lavender oil works really nicely in an oil diffuser, but it turns out that my husband is terribly allergic to it, so I don't use it that way anymore.
Not the best picture, but I spotted this little friend crawling on my pile of folded laundry in the living room. He appeared to be carrying an ant. We scooped him up with my daughter's bug catching kit (where I tried to get a picture) and let him go outside.
This is a photo I took of the moon at 800mm (equivalent) and manipulated in Processing with edge detection, color mapping, and pixel sorting.