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I recently bought my first DSLR camera... it's a Nikon D7000.
As I was driving to my dentist appointment yesterday, the sky looked quite amazing as it was cloudy with streaks of light coming through. So even though I was running late, I pulled over to get a picture of it.
![[image loading]](http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6770/sunshineix.jpg)
I like how the pic turned out... however I was just wondering, for anyone with a strong knowledge of science. Why do the light streaks appear to be changing angle as you look from left to right? The reason I'm asking is because I thought theoretically they should all be parallel to eachother.
And these are the rest of my pics I took. If anyone has any questions about how to take them just let me know! I'm very much still an amateur.
These are all taken in Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
![[image loading]](http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8376/ausflag.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3316/shimmerywater.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6174/sidewaterfallandfern.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/5589/timelapsewaterfallbelow.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8064/treesandplants.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/1781/waterfallslide2.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/3391/waterfallsunlightslight.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/iZfUb.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/329/wattletree.jpg)
Edit: Here are some of my earlier photos that I've taken:
![[image loading]](http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/7463/river1112fused.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/4179/palmfrons.jpg)
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
![[image loading]](http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/1839/treesmtcoottha.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/3627/cityduringday.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/4762/storybridgeside.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/3850/riverfromlookout.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1794/aamibuilding.jpg)
Country Australia
![[image loading]](http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/2922/sunsetzs.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2836/nanangosun2.jpg)
Thanks for looking 
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Ares[Effort]
DEMACIA6550 Posts
These are insanely sick photos thanks for sharing
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My tiny P&S that I never use feels inadequate now. Excellent work!
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United States7481 Posts
wow those are gorgeous, makes me want to go to australia again
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Really nice, but you should have used lower exposure for some of them because you're losing detail in the bright areas.
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I love that first pic
minus_human is tl's resident pic expert! ask him
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Really gorgeous pictures! I'd love to see more!
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Those are incredible. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for sharing!
The light may be at different angles due to the shape of the clouds.
and they will be steeper in the west during the am and the east during the pm.
Amazing picture.
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On August 19 2011 01:54 jimbob615 wrote:I recently bought my first DSLR camera... it's a Nikon D7000. As I was driving to my dentist appointment yesterday, the sky looked quite amazing as it was cloudy with streaks of light coming through. So even though I was running late, I pulled over to get a picture of it. I like how the pic turned out... however I was just wondering, for anyone with a strong knowledge of science. Why do the light streaks appear to be changing angle as you look from left to right? The reason I'm asking is because I thought theoretically they should all be parallel to eachother.
Couldn't it just be that they're from the same light source, in this case the sun. If you follow the rays, you can see them all pointing to the same source. So it's because of your perspective they change angle. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
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On August 19 2011 02:10 Noe wrote:Show nested quote +On August 19 2011 01:54 jimbob615 wrote:I recently bought my first DSLR camera... it's a Nikon D7000. As I was driving to my dentist appointment yesterday, the sky looked quite amazing as it was cloudy with streaks of light coming through. So even though I was running late, I pulled over to get a picture of it. I like how the pic turned out... however I was just wondering, for anyone with a strong knowledge of science. Why do the light streaks appear to be changing angle as you look from left to right? The reason I'm asking is because I thought theoretically they should all be parallel to eachother. Couldn't it just be that they're from the same light source, in this case the sun. If you follow the rays, you can see them all pointing to the same source. So it's because of your perspective they change angle. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
I think the issue is that because the source (the sun) is so far away, differences in angle because of a single source should be so slight as to be imperceptible.
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On August 19 2011 02:12 beberly wrote:Show nested quote +On August 19 2011 02:10 Noe wrote:On August 19 2011 01:54 jimbob615 wrote:I recently bought my first DSLR camera... it's a Nikon D7000. As I was driving to my dentist appointment yesterday, the sky looked quite amazing as it was cloudy with streaks of light coming through. So even though I was running late, I pulled over to get a picture of it. I like how the pic turned out... however I was just wondering, for anyone with a strong knowledge of science. Why do the light streaks appear to be changing angle as you look from left to right? The reason I'm asking is because I thought theoretically they should all be parallel to eachother. Couldn't it just be that they're from the same light source, in this case the sun. If you follow the rays, you can see them all pointing to the same source. So it's because of your perspective they change angle. Correct me if I'm wrong though. I think the issue is that because the source (the sun) is so far away, differences in angle because of a single source should be so slight as to be imperceptible.
That cloud 10s of kilometers wide tho,
but I do think its more likely the shape of the cloud or a trick of the "eye"
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Wow, incredible photo's. Well done!
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On August 19 2011 01:54 jimbob615 wrote:I recently bought my first DSLR camera... it's a Nikon D7000. As I was driving to my dentist appointment yesterday, the sky looked quite amazing as it was cloudy with streaks of light coming through. So even though I was running late, I pulled over to get a picture of it. I like how the pic turned out... however I was just wondering, for anyone with a strong knowledge of science. Why do the light streaks appear to be changing angle as you look from left to right? The reason I'm asking is because I thought theoretically they should all be parallel to eachother.
You're right, partially. In theory, light has an infinite number of directions. So there are in fact light waves that are parallel to each other. The light waves that you see just appear angled because the waves pass through the medium of air in order to get to your eyes. While they are traveling through this medium, the waves get refracted (which simply means they appear "bent" due to a slight change in direction).
Source: Science major graduate.
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Uhh im pretty sure thats wrong novabossa.
The real reason is the existance of a secondary light source high in the atmoshpere that systematically reflects a high amount of sun light, thus the angled rays(whose extensions connect to the secondary light source in the atmosphere)
Source: IQ 135+
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I have no clue about photography, graphics or whatever but those pictures are beautiful <3
I'm jealous about that pretty nature, good old germany features a lot of woods and some mountains but nothing - at least close to me - thats as stunning as the landscape shown in those pictures.
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Really nice pics. Really thinking of picking up a DSLR but money is far too tight.
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On August 19 2011 03:01 Klaca wrote:
Uhh im pretty sure thats wrong novabossa.
The real reason is the existance of a secondary light source high in the atmoshpere that systematically reflects a high amount of sun light, thus the angled rays(whose extensions connect to the secondary light source in the atmosphere)
Source: IQ 135+
I'm sorry I stopped reading at "secondary light source." What are you talking about? Do you honestly believe there is a "secondary light source" in the atmosphere?! If so, how on earth do you explain eclipses?? Clearly if there was another light source up there, then the moon would never appear dark.
EDIT: If you said, dust particles reflect light then I could buy that. But your statement makes no sense.
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On August 19 2011 03:16 novabossa wrote:Show nested quote +On August 19 2011 03:01 Klaca wrote:
Uhh im pretty sure thats wrong novabossa.
The real reason is the existance of a secondary light source high in the atmoshpere that systematically reflects a high amount of sun light, thus the angled rays(whose extensions connect to the secondary light source in the atmosphere)
Source: IQ 135+ I'm sorry I stopped reading at "secondary light source." What are you talking about? Do you honestly believe there is a "secondary light source" in the atmosphere?! If so, how on earth do you explain eclipses?? Clearly if there was another light source up there, then the moon would never appear dark. EDIT: If you said, dust particles reflect light then I could buy that. But your statement makes no sense.
you're right. even though there is one light source (the sun) it appears as though there are many light sources due to the "slits" in the clouds. basically what we are seeing is diffraction patterns.
guy who was calling out novabossa: check out young's double slit experiment. you can wiki it.
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Oh man, really nice pictures. I'd love to have the waterfall ones as my desktop, water calms me
Wish i could take pictures like that : /
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Its high atmosphere clouds, novabossa, theyre the culprit in the reflection debacle.
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On August 19 2011 01:54 jimbob615 wrote:
Why does the water look so weird in that? it looks kind of smokey as if it was liquid fog or something.
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Dude them pictures look like better than real life haha.
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Take me with you when you travel to nice places like these D:
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On August 19 2011 06:30 Sotamursu wrote:Why does the water look so weird in that? it looks kind of smokey as if it was liquid fog or something.
To create the illusion of movement, some photographers will set the shutter speed slow (as they're advised to in photo books). If the shutter speed were fast you would see every droplet. As it is, it's like looking at the fence while speeding along the highway—blurry. Not a bad thing, but that's why it looks like that. The frame was exposed to light for a second or two so it picked up light reflecting off droplets in more than one place.
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