Some Jackass Thought It Would Be Amusing - Page 8

Particle Man · 11-09-2011, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shmike

If suburbanites wanted to live within 50 feet of a subway, guess where they would live?

Near a strip mall.

Oh, wrong subway....

Smittie61984 · 11-09-2011, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

You'd likely need to angles, taken at the same time, to figure that out.

For sure. That could be used by finding distance between an object in the picture such as a tree. It won't be a perfect estimate but can get close.

LeeNetworX · 11-10-2011, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archren

I'm bored at work today. Can you tell?

Thank you for the laugh.

LeeNetworX · 11-10-2011, 09:27 AM

The pic is of the plane only - she snapped it when it was right overhead to get the tail number, so no buildings/horizon/etc. to use to show an idea of height.

Trip · 11-10-2011, 09:37 AM

I'd like to see it, know if she was using zoom? We'd could at least get an idea. Blur out the numbers though.

Papa_Complex · 11-10-2011, 10:25 AM

Knowing the focal length and camera used might be able to give a distance, but obviously couldn't be used to find the height.

http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/fov.html

Trip · 11-10-2011, 10:28 AM

I am not looking for an exact number, just an idea. You could get it in the ballpark.

Papa_Complex · 11-10-2011, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

I am not looking for an exact number, just an idea. You could get it in the ballpark.

What I mean to say is that it would tell you AT MOST what the altitude would be. Any angle of declination would obviously make it closer to the ground, than that.

Particle Man · 11-10-2011, 11:07 AM

I'm getting a good

here

Homeslice · 11-10-2011, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shmike

If suburbanites wanted to live within 50 feet of a subway, guess where they would live?

50 feet from a subway?

11-10-2011, 10:25 AM	#76
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Knowing the focal length and camera used might be able to give a distance, but obviously couldn't be used to find the height. http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/fov.html __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

11-10-2011, 11:07 AM	#79
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	I'm getting a good here __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

11-10-2011, 09:27 AM	#74
LeeNetworX SFL Expatriate #1 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ATL Burbs Moto: '09 Triumph Speed Triple Posts: 4,712	The pic is of the plane only - she snapped it when it was right overhead to get the tail number, so no buildings/horizon/etc. to use to show an idea of height.

11-10-2011, 09:37 AM	#75
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	I'd like to see it, know if she was using zoom? We'd could at least get an idea. Blur out the numbers though.

11-10-2011, 10:28 AM	#77
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	I am not looking for an exact number, just an idea. You could get it in the ballpark.