powderfreak Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 For folks that doubted me or thought I was making stuff up..this is what our foliage looks like this year..Very very blah..and again..I'm really not sure what caused it..but it's the worst in many yrs Josh Phillips Wx @JoshPhillipsWx 10m 10 minutes ago @ericfisher @danburyweather @Connecticut_WX @Nick_SNEwx Foliage from Coventry, CT 10/10/14 I don't know man.... looks pretty vibrant to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 At the Shelburne Museum today. Still some color here in the Champlain Valley. Nice enough day to be out. Lots of out of state tags on the parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I don't know man.... looks pretty vibrant to me. BznTvjEIAAE6Exf.jpg this picture is so ridiculously edited that the sky is pink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 this picture is so ridiculously edited that the sky is pinkNah. The drought has been so bad that the sky is an orange/brown haze from all of the forest fire smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Little more color in this one. Nice visibility today, the shadowy Mtns in the background are Gunstock and Belknap 26mi away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 A little sun on the foliage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I'm half kidding but we should have a policy on AMWX that pictures/data shouldn't be edited. Includes foliage, cloud formations, visibility in rain or snow etc. Even when I post snow pictures when its snowing or a squall going through its so easy to add contrast or play with curves to make it looks worse than it is. This is in general a scientific forum so we should keep data/pictures as accurate as possible. Just my 2 cents. This could be a whole thread of its own......anyhow..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 For folks that doubted me or thought I was making stuff up..this is what our foliage looks like this year..Very very blah..and again..I'm really not sure what caused it..but it's the worst in many yrs Seriously? You find the worst possible spots to take a picture, especially of oaks and post them. Even in today's rain I had a nice ride to Rhode Island with my family enjoying the lovely foliage. Lots of red, yellows and oranges to be seen. In some spots the trees are getting bare but still lots of colors along fields and in towns along the drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Seriously? You find the worst possible spots to take a picture, especially of oaks and post them. Even in today's rain I had a nice ride to Rhode Island with my family enjoying the lovely foliage. Lots of red, yellows and oranges to be seen. In some spots the trees are getting bare but still lots of colors along fields and in towns along the drive. That wasn't my pictures. Someone took them in Coventry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 this picture is so ridiculously edited that the sky is pink lol that was the point. But I think it's really the smoke from all the fires burning nearby from the drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I'm half kidding but we should have a policy on AMWX that pictures/data shouldn't be edited. Includes foliage, cloud formations, visibility in rain or snow etc. Even when I post snow pictures when its snowing or a squall going through its so easy to add contrast or play with curves to make it looks worse than it is. This is in general a scientific forum so we should keep data/pictures as accurate as possible. Just my 2 cents. This could be a whole thread of its own......anyhow..... I really believe editing is necessary to make things look like what the human eye sees. Your eye captures the perfect lighting and color. Your camera doesn't. It makes me think of MoneyPitMikes post a couple pages back where he saw a stunning scene outside his window (enough to make him come post about how spectacular it was), but when he took a picture it didn't do the scene any justice and was worthless to post. I think if you made a thread of just originals, you'd have a bunch of too dark or too exposed photos. People aren't trying to deceive I don't think, just get a worthwhile photo that matches what their eye saw and led them to take that photo in the first place. But we already hashed this out several pages back, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I really believe editing is necessary to make things look like what the human eye sees. Your eye captures the perfect lighting and color. Your camera doesn't. It makes me think of MoneyPitMikes post a couple pages back where he saw a stunning scene outside his window (enough to make him come post about how spectacular it was), but when he took a picture it didn't do the scene any justice and was worthless to post. I think if you made a thread of just originals, you'd have a bunch of too dark or too exposed photos. People aren't trying to deceive I don't think, just get a worthwhile photo that matches what their eye saw and led them to take that photo in the first place. But we already hashed this out several pages back, lol. idk....I think most cameras do a better job than people think considering my absolute first thought when I see probably 80% of the pictures here or especially facebook is "this photo in no way represents reality". I'll give you plenty of credit for being realistic in your editing, though. I'm using a 12 year old refrigerator sized Nikon camera and never seem to have this problem. The only time I feel the need to edit stuff is on hazy days. I've found lowering whatever the hell the gamma is really de-hazes things. Folks should pick up a polarizing filter if they want to enhance colors and reduce glare and still have natural looking photos. I can't quite wrap my head around how those things do what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 idk....I think most cameras do a better job than people think considering my absolute first thought when I see probably 80% of the pictures here or especially facebook is "this photo in no way represents reality". I'll give you plenty of credit for being realistic in your editing, though. I'm using a 12 year old refrigerator sized Nikon camera and never seem to have this problem. The only time I feel the need to edit stuff is on hazy days. I've found lowering whatever the hell the gamma is really de-hazes things. Folks should pick up a polarizing filter if they want to enhance colors and reduce glare and still have natural looking photos. I can't quite wrap my head around how those things do what they do. Yeah a friend of mine has several types of filters and I tried them out once and it was pretty amazing. But then the debate becomes is there a difference in using filters and expensive add-ons to enhance a photo, vs just doing some light altering on a computer. Really I edit because lighting annoys me to no end. I do bracket a lot of photos, but I hate something that comes out too dark or too light when that's not the scene you are actually seeing. Also ski photos require it and winter snow pics in general because New England in the winter is dark as it is, and any high shutter speed necessary to capture movement is going to look almost black sometimes lol. You also have the whole snow is bright, everything else is dark issue. For fall foliage, I just think of all the folks that come and take pictures, then look at it on the camera or post them on social media, and say, "it looked so much better in person"...I'm not sure why that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nittany88 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Yeah a friend of mine has several types of filters and I tried them out once and it was pretty amazing. But then the debate becomes is there a difference in using filters and expensive add-ons to enhance a photo, vs just doing some light altering on a computer. Really I edit because lighting annoys me to no end. I do bracket a lot of photos, but I hate something that comes out too dark or too light when that's not the scene you are actually seeing. Also ski photos require it and winter snow pics in general because New England in the winter is dark as it is, and any high shutter speed necessary to capture movement is going to look almost black sometimes lol. You also have the whole snow is bright, everything else is dark issue. For fall foliage, I just think of all the folks that come and take pictures, then look at it on the camera or post them on social media, and say, "it looked so much better in person"...I'm not sure why that is. Messing with filters and exposure and shutter speed and whatnot while taking the picture is not any different than post-image editing. It's just a difference as to when you do the enhancing. I think its quite obvious when someone does something to make the picture look more realistic versus when someone over-edits the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 On the slopes especially it's hard to dial in all the settings needed for whatever picture when you're dealing with glare so you can't see, and cold so you can't use your fingers normally. Sometimes you end up with an under or over-exposed image that is otherwise good, so it can be saved with some simple processing. Bad editing is pretty much a required step on the way to good editing, so you are going to see some ruined pictures. The best photos are almost always post-processed, so it's throwing out the baby with the bath water to suggest that nobody edit their images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nittany88 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 On the slopes especially it's hard to dial in all the settings needed for whatever picture when you're dealing with glare so you can't see, and cold so you can't use your fingers normally. Sometimes you end up with an under or over-exposed image that is otherwise good, so it can be saved with some simple processing. Bad editing is pretty much a required step on the way to good editing, so you are going to see some ruined pictures. The best photos are almost always post-processed, so it's throwing out the baby with the bath water to suggest that nobody edit their images. For sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 This is just an example of how I think a little editing just makes for a more enjoyable photo to look at to me. The original comes out a little hazy, with an orange hue that sort of blends all the colors together. The edited version is basically just a sharper image, removed the "hazy orange" look to bring out the individual colors, but overall really not much was done. Its essentially just a sharper image with more definition to the individual objects in the photo. By adding definition and a little to the contrast as opposed to the orange hue originally, the other colors in the photo besides orange jump out a bit more. Maybe its just me, but it doesn't seem too unrealistic, IMO. Its just a more defined photo now. I could've sat there with filters and bracketing and different iso settings, etc, but I'd rather just sharpen it up at home. I like to print photos out and frame them around the house, usually rotating images around in the frames, but if I were to want to put one of these on the wall, I'd rather look at the second image than the first image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 The camera in no way can pick up what the eye sees. When I see PFs winter pics they are close but still are not what it's like in person, it just can't be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I agree with Ginx about a camera not being able to pick up images as well as the eye but when you are editing a photo, aren't you doing it from memory? How accurate is that? Let me note that I really do not know much about photography so I don't mean to sound like I favor one method over the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Getting close to peak IMBY. No enhancements to the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I agree with Ginx about a camera not being able to pick up images as well as the eye but when you are editing a photo, aren't you doing it from memory? How accurate is that? Let me note that I really do not know much about photography so I don't mean to sound like I favor one method over the other. Yeah you are doing it from memory but it's more taking out things that annoy me in photos...sun spots, haze, washed out colors. I really like balanced light too. To me it's not about tricking someone, it's about making a aesthetically pleasing photo to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Let's get these damn leaves down and cleanups over. Hopefully Thursday severe storms and winds and rain knock down most of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Lots of leaves falling here. Pockets of completely bare trees. Still lots of color as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Color is really nice around here, but as Tblizz said..maples are evaporating like the cartilage in Kevin's knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Color is really nice around here, but as Tblizz said..maples are evaporating like the cartilage in Kevin's knees. Oaks are holding leaves like a belly holds onto flab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 And then they'll succumb like the knees of someone who runs 100 miles a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Today was "peak" day for me. I thought it was going to be very early but it seems to always turn out around Oct 14th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Going to declare peak foliage for this part of the lake today. Not shown in this picture, but for whatever reason the oak trees are almost just as impressive as the maples this year. Most have turned a very impressive bright yellow and orange. Lots of sugar maples seem confused, with many still deep green with orange tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Going to declare peak foliage for this part of the lake today. Not shown in this picture, but for whatever reason the oak trees are almost just as impressive as the maples this year. Most have turned a very impressive bright yellow and orange. Lots of sugar maples seem confused, with many still deep green with orange tops. DSCN0022.JPG Did you bring Ginxy up to take that photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Did you bring Ginxy up to take that photo? Even with the streaks from rain coming off the roof, Ginxy wishes he could pull off a shot that crisp. He's pretty terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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