Posted by John Williams on December 5, 2007 at 9:39 AM
The eye of a ? Any guesses?
Posted by Marc Dilley on December 5, 2007 at 12:51 PM
How did you get your hands on that photo from my family album?
It's reptilian, for sure... I would have guessed an alligator, but I doubt you could get that close to one.
So my best guess is a lizard of some spp. or other, maybe one of your kid's pets.
Whatever it is, very nice shot - down to the cool reflection of the sun and UFO in the background.
Marc Dilley
Posted by Rick Lundh on December 6, 2007 at 2:00 AM
My brother, Erik?!?
Posted by John Williams on December 6, 2007 at 8:13 AM
Marc, you are more perceptive than I would have been if I hadn't photographed it. It is an American Alligator eye, cropped from a digiscoped photo I took in the Florida Everglades. Here's the uncropped version.
Posted by Marc Dilley on December 6, 2007 at 1:55 PM
No kidding?!!! What focal length lens did you use for this? Or does digiscoped imply something?
Marc
Posted by John Williams on December 6, 2007 at 2:53 PM
I used my 50mm prime because it's really sharp...
Digiscoping is the term commonly used for using a telescope (usually astronomy) or spotting scope (as birders and hunters often use) as an afocal lense for your camera. Some folks use an SLR, but most use a digicam. While it's possible to just hold the camera up to the scope (and this is how it got started), many who play with this technique use some kind of adapter to mount the camera onto the scope.
I shot this with a Nikon Coolpix 8400 digicam and a Nikon Fieldscope III ED 60mm spotting scope, for an approximate focal length of 1400mm. Digiscoping has one huge advantage over conventional super long lenses, and that is cost (especially if you already own a good scope ). Just about everything else is a disadvantage. It can work quite well though, here is a link to some of my bird photos, all of which were digiscoped except for the sea gull.
Posted by Marc Dilley on December 7, 2007 at 2:16 PM
John: Your bird photos are worthy of a high quality bird field guide. I especially liked the shots of the Tanager and the Yellow-Headed Blackbird.
Discussion
6 repliesIt's reptilian, for sure... I would have guessed an alligator, but I doubt you could get that close to one.
So my best guess is a lizard of some spp. or other, maybe one of your kid's pets.
Whatever it is, very nice shot - down to the cool reflection of the sun and UFO in the background.
Marc Dilley
Marc, you are more perceptive than I would have been if I hadn't photographed it. It is an American Alligator eye, cropped from a digiscoped photo I took in the Florida Everglades. Here's the uncropped version.
Marc
Digiscoping is the term commonly used for using a telescope (usually astronomy) or spotting scope (as birders and hunters often use) as an afocal lense for your camera. Some folks use an SLR, but most use a digicam. While it's possible to just hold the camera up to the scope (and this is how it got started), many who play with this technique use some kind of adapter to mount the camera onto the scope.
I shot this with a Nikon Coolpix 8400 digicam and a Nikon Fieldscope III ED 60mm spotting scope, for an approximate focal length of 1400mm. Digiscoping has one huge advantage over conventional super long lenses, and that is cost (especially if you already own a good scope
Marc