Exactly, it won't look bigger in the frame. That's why it's perceptual, rather than optical. Take a picture of an optical illusion, and it still looks like an optical illusion. Take a picture of a perceptual illusion, and it looks different in the picture than your brain sees it.
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > > David Parsons wrote: > >> Nope, and you can't even call it an optical illusion, because when you >> take a picture of it, it is much smaller than you remember seeing it >> in person. >> > > well that's for sure... > > but give the same lens you are looking through ... say a 300 mm looking > through it at a Harvest moon (which, when low on the horizon, looks larger > than a moon that is full and way up in the sky) won't it appear larger in > your frame ? That's why I thought his photo was of the moon at a lower > angle... > thanks for the physics lesson :-) > > ann > >> This is one case where it's easy to tell if it is real or Memorex. >> >> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> David Parsons wrote: >>> >>> >>>> >>>> The moon is the same size no matter where it is in the sky. >>>> >>> >>> Duh - really? lol >>> >>> >>>> >>>> When it >>>> appears larger near the horizon, it's a perceptual illusion. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> but does not the camera pick up perceptual illusions? >>> ann >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I have to say I'm amazed you can get that much detail witht the 55-300 >>>>> of >>>>> the moon... >>>>> are you photo'ing this when the moon is just rising? close to the >>>>> horizon? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your compliment on my besaties, btw >>>>> >>>>> ann >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jeffery Johnson wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Just wanted to send a warning as the following contains this evenings >>>>>> moon >>>>>> shots and yes it has one cat shot too. >>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157626078196746/ >>>>>> >>>>>> As always be gentle.. I am hoping for a clearer night tomorrow night >>>>>> and >>>>>> I >>>>>> will use the tripod tomorrow night but for tonight I did it freestyle. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jeffery >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
