The camera can capture some fantastic moments V

The camera can capture some fantastic moments V

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Silver Smudger

3,344 posts

182 months

Thursday 29th April 2021
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I must just be a stuffy old fart, but have never seen the point of squiffy pictures of distant landmarks with the phone's owner's weird distorted face covering the lower third of the picture.

I would rather take a decent pic of the thing I went to see. I know what I look like, and I know I was there. Anyone I am showing my pictures to will know I was there too, as I am showing them the pictures I took.

There are so many fantastic images taken on the Apollo missions, from official portraits, to technical records - Views of our planet as never seen before and depictions of a new and alien world.

I have never thought they were missing a selfie from their archive !





Edited by Silver Smudger on Thursday 29th April 20:56

Martin350

3,793 posts

210 months

Thursday 29th April 2021
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Silver Smudger said:
It's surprising how small the moon actually is, it must be closer than I thought.


Blib

46,041 posts

212 months

Thursday 29th April 2021
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Martin350 said:
It's surprising how small the moon actually is, it must be closer than I thought.



I know this doesn't quite work. But, it's all I got.

Martin350

3,793 posts

210 months

Thursday 29th April 2021
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Blib said:
I know this doesn't quite work. But, it's all I got.
No, that clears things up for me just fine, thank you! smile

Strangely Brown

11,968 posts

246 months

Friday 30th April 2021
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Silver Smudger said:
I must just be a stuffy old fart, but have never seen the point of squiffy pictures of distant landmarks with the phone's owner's weird distorted face covering the lower third of the picture.

I would rather take a decent pic of the thing I went to see. I know what I look like, and I know I was there. Anyone I am showing my pictures to will know I was there too, as I am showing them the pictures I took.

There are so many fantastic images taken on the Apollo missions, from official portraits, to technical records - Views of our planet as never seen before and depictions of a new and alien world.

I have never thought they were missing a selfie from their archive !
I don't like selfies either but that wasn't the point.

The point, that apparently I failed to make, was that a selfie, with the LM and Earthrise also visible would have been the only picture with ALL of mankind in the frame, as opposed to all minus 1. i.e the ultimate group shot.

Never mind.

Roofless Toothless

6,574 posts

147 months

Friday 30th April 2021
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I wasn’t in the picture.

I was looking the other way.

Blib

46,041 posts

212 months

Friday 30th April 2021
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Roofless Toothless said:
I wasn’t in the picture.

I was looking the other way.
They would've edited you out anyway.

Have a nice day.

Silver Smudger

3,344 posts

182 months

Friday 30th April 2021
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Strangely Brown said:
... a selfie, with the LM and Earthrise also visible would have been the only picture with ALL of mankind in the frame, as opposed to all minus 1. i.e the ultimate group shot.....
I get it now - Sorry!

Seems I am a stuffy old fart!

Roofless Toothless

6,574 posts

147 months

Friday 30th April 2021
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Blib said:
Roofless Toothless said:
I wasn’t in the picture.

I was looking the other way.
They would've edited you out anyway.

Have a nice day.

Leftfootwonder

1,277 posts

73 months

Friday 30th April 2021
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Martin350 said:
Silver Smudger said:
It's surprising how small the moon actually is, it must be closer than I thought.
No no, this has to be an ad for the local midget bowling place, surely?

irocfan

44,120 posts

205 months

Friday 30th April 2021
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yellowjack

17,656 posts

181 months

Friday 30th April 2021
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irocfan said:
80 words per minute and makes great tea too...

getmecoat


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-354...

Roofless Toothless

6,574 posts

147 months

Friday 30th April 2021
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Not the camera angle we normally see of this stunt by Buster Keaton, but it even more emphasises how dangerous this was.


Pachydermus

1,062 posts

127 months

Friday 30th April 2021
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Silver Smudger said:
I have never thought they were missing a selfie from their archive !
Does this count?



Roofless Toothless

6,574 posts

147 months

Monday 10th May 2021
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epom

13,309 posts

176 months

Monday 10th May 2021
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littleredrooster

5,937 posts

211 months

Monday 10th May 2021
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epom said:
Ermmm...nope, I must be having a slow day. Fantastic?

ben5575

6,965 posts

236 months

Monday 10th May 2021
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All I came up with was a wonky finger...?


irocfan

44,120 posts

205 months

Monday 10th May 2021
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I'm thinking the way it's held?

Edited by irocfan on Monday 10th May 22:13

bucks

293 posts

222 months

Monday 10th May 2021
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Just a standard hurlers fingers after many a fine slap of a hurley

Lunatics, the lot of them biggrin

https://youtu.be/PtZ0zDHqtug