# SDMB Photo Thread - Show us a photo! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [October 17, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641 "2021-10-17T13:54:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/345 "2023-02-04T05:07:03Z")
17 years ago, me a kittie and possibly Joe Exotic. [![](https://i.imgur.com/lfVXYoN.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/lfVXYoN.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/346 "2023-02-05T21:10:36Z")
I had a bunch of gorilla photos from a trip to DRC I could have posted… [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/4626/40194252151_74c8d69ea5_b.jpg "Relax, Take It Easy") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/cttm/40194252151/) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/347 "2023-02-06T12:01:14Z")
In the ‘Animals’ photo competition it was down to the flying heron I ended up posting, and this lion threesome taken on the plains of the Serengeti (JK, it was the Detroit Zoo): [![](https://i.imgur.com/cQBFqK7.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/cQBFqK7.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/348 "2023-02-06T17:56:23Z")
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/XwVzSlp.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/XwVzSlp) Ruby, one of our border collies. My brother got her as a puppy and then he became too sick to look after her so we took her in. She’s a wonderful dog. She’s also wearing her Star Fleet science officer’s collar. Our other two pets, Merry and Ty the cat, engaging in inter-species canoodling: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/sDljdxr.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/sDljdxr) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/349 "2023-02-09T21:44:03Z")
Looks like a painful lick! ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/350 "2023-02-09T23:01:51Z")
I think licking might be lion foreplay, actually. On my trip to the Serengeti we were watching a pair of lions. Initially they were just lying there like lazy cats. Then the male got up and started licking the female. Then they started mating. Our guide was like “Yeah, I knew they were about to do that.” Actually, I got a picture of that, too, if we’re allowed to post lion porn here. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/351 "2023-02-09T23:21:01Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > …if we’re allowed to post lion porn here. That goes over in the LILF thread. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/352 "2023-02-10T15:26:49Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > Looks like a painful lick! Because it looks like the female is roaring or screaming in pain? Actually I think it was just a yawn. > [@WildaBeast](#): > > …if we’re allowed to post lion porn here. Hey, if you win this month’s photo competition, you can choose whatever category you want for next month 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/353 "2023-02-10T19:03:41Z")
Hah! I know who _I’m_ voting for… j ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/354 "2023-02-10T19:09:33Z")
Jupiter and Io, shot from my backyard: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/f9pPN05.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/f9pPN05) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/355 "2023-02-10T19:12:49Z")
That’s great! How many images is that? ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/356 "2023-02-10T19:17:21Z")
I wish I could remember. I use Registax and video for planetary imaging. Normally I get thousands of frames for stacking, but Jupiter rotates fast and I was using a mono camera with RGB filters, so maybe 500-1000 for each filter? The telescipe was a Celestron 8" Edge HD on a CGEM tracking mount. Camera was an ASI 120mm mono camera. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/357 "2023-02-10T19:19:16Z")
Very nice! ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/358 "2023-02-10T19:29:28Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Hah! I know who _I’m_ voting for… I should start campaigning. Vote for me and next month I’ll give you animal porn! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/359 "2023-02-10T21:56:08Z")
Username checks out. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/360 "2023-02-11T01:59:13Z")
Here’s a selfie 😜. That was actually not the Serengeti, but Ngorongoro Crater (Which is kind of close to the Serengeti) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52681862943_c1fb8f8f65_b.jpg "IMG\_7161") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/52681862943/) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/361 "2023-02-17T00:27:11Z")
I went up to the Grand canyon today. This Pano is at 25% of full resolution (23 stitched 36MPix images): [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/AgRmC3z.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/AgRmC3z) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/362 "2023-02-17T00:28:25Z")
Took a Bronco photo on the way back: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/umHA8ta.jpeg "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/umHA8ta) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/363 "2023-02-17T11:38:53Z")
Regarding the Grand Canyon picture: I’m finding it difficult to get my head around the perspective here but that might be my failing. A wide lens will usually distort the image and this is a really wide image. However it’s also made up of individual shots which I assume have virtually no distortion. So is this an undistorted wide image? But then maybe the software that stitched it all together altered the distortion, or created one in some way? Basically what I’m asking is: are the two sides of the canyon really as far apart as they seem in this image? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/364 "2023-02-17T12:46:36Z")
It’s the “Map Problem” - projecting a spherical (in this case cylindrical) image onto a flat surface. The pano spans over 180°, created by rotating the camera around a central point. That turns a horizontal line into a parabola. Some discussion here: > **[How to avoid distortion on stitching?: Landscape and Travel Photography...](https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4681287)** > > Expert news, reviews and videos of the latest digital cameras, lenses, accessories, and phones. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums. My stitching software has some other options that trade one distortion for another - I’ll create some images with the other methods and post back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641.md?page=19)