pic: Another strange thing about Atlanta

[Wayne Doenges]

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[gorrilla]

You go fast and turn left, watching out for carriages of course...

[kjolana1124]

You try to hang on the stoplight. Obviously

[AcesJames]

Uhhhh...Bump to pass?

[Koko Ed]

Check for cops and get away from that intersection ASAP.

[Wildcat]

ok, you stop for 0 seconds, take caution of one-way traffic, go ahead and stop at the intersection, then blame the programmer for the messed up light.

[BrendanB]

Get out of your car and run autonomous and see if your car makes it across.

[theprgramerdude]

See if your car can win a pushing match with the traffic light.

[ttldomination]

Take it from someone in the Atlanta Suburbs:

You put your left foot in,
You take your left foot out,
You put your left foot in,
and then you shake it all about.

[JaneYoung]

Go green - plant a tree.

[gvarndell]

Ok Wayne. Is this just a long exposure? :rolleyes:
Or is that traffic light controlled by a LabView program?
(it was nice to meet you in person at champs)

[Matt Howard]

That intersection screams preload. That's a jump if I've ever seen one. :)

[EricH]

Is this just a long exposure? :rolleyes:
I doubt it's a long exposure--the car in the lower right would probably be a lot blurrier if it was.

And when you get to a light that's showing all three at once, you call the department that's supposed to be taking care of that particular traffic light to come fix it, then go when it's safe.

[Jack Jones]

OK, you roll up on this traffic light. What do you do? Stop? Go? Punt?

I'll go for the obvious answer:

Take a picture.

[PAR_WIG1350]

Well... I think your supposed to divide by zero (using only simple algebra) and allow the force of the laws of nature breaking to teleport you across.

0xE4/0x0!=<::><

[alectronic]

Go straight turn left?

[gvarndell]

I doubt it's a long exposure--the car in the lower right would probably be a lot blurrier if it was.

Well yeah... if it moved at all during the exposure.
But while green and yellow, that car would be stopped with red.
Then the light turns red and the car will get green, by which time the shutter is closed.
I'm still thinking long exposure.

[Josh Drake]

If it were a long exposure, the reflection of the green light in the puddle would most likely have changed too. Just grasping at straws:confused:

[rsisk]

If it was a timed exposure, the '0' in the crosswalk signal would not have a consistent look, there at least would be a dim bar across the middle if it crossed 2 seconds

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Everyone knows you are supposed to dump balls 20" below the lights for a bonus.

[gvarndell]

If it was a timed exposure, the '0' in the crosswalk signal would not have a consistent look, there at least would be a dim bar across the middle if it crossed 2 seconds

This is an astute observation and it could indeed be a nail in the coffin for my theory.
I guess only Wayne knows for sure. :)

[Dancin103]

Check for cops and get away from that intersection ASAP.

haha. what ed said!

cass

[JoshD]

Well yeah... if it moved at all during the exposure.
But while green and yellow, that car would be stopped with red.
Then the light turns red and the car will get green, by which time the shutter is closed.
I'm still thinking long exposure.

Save the picture and find out. :)

My thoughts? Wait until the light cycles back to green. ;)

[Wildcat]

cant believe this hasn't been said yet:
DO A BARREL ROLL!

[Norman J]

How was this taken? You seem to be on the second or third floor of a building from the angle. Hotel?

And if I drove up to this thing, I don't even know what I'd do. Blame the programmer, probably.

[PAR_WIG1350]

cant believe this hasn't been said yet:
DO A BARREL ROLL!
we already did that in Boston
unfortunately, the tba video is focusing on the far side of the field when it happens.:mad:

[gvarndell]

Save the picture and find out. :)

I assume you're suggesting extracting the metadata in the image file?
I once was quite befuddled when a friend, to whom I had sent a digital picture of my son, knew the picture had been taken with an Olympus so-and-so camera and other stuff.
He explained it to me and it made sense.
I don't have any software that would show the exposure time, but it's probably in there.

[Josh Goodman]

Nahh, when the light turns green, ya shoot poof balls at it.

[Wayne Doenges]

OK, now to solve the mystery.
Yes, it's a time lapsed photo.
Camera is a Nikon D80 with a 70-300 mm lens. Camera was set at 200 ISO.
The picture was taken from the 15th floor of the Downtown Hilton (where I was staying)
The counter below the light would count down to zero. When it hit zero the light would go through it's cycle green-yellow-red. I would hit the remote at 1 second and the camera would do the rest. About a 3 second shutter speed. The car at the light was going straight. That is why it isn't blurred.
It took about 10 tries to get it right.

[gvarndell]

OK, now to solve the mystery.
Yes, it's a time lapsed photo.

:) :rolleyes:

[Joe Ross]

I assume you're suggesting extracting the metadata in the image file?
I once was quite befuddled when a friend, to whom I had sent a digital picture of my son, knew the picture had been taken with an Olympus so-and-so camera and other stuff.
He explained it to me and it made sense.
I don't have any software that would show the exposure time, but it's probably in there.

I just looked and the EXIF data shows a 4 second exposure time. If someone had followed this suggestion earlier, we might have solved the mystery before it was revealed.

# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second ===> 4 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Program = n/a (0)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 160
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:04:16 20:47:22
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:04:16 20:47:22
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/6 ===> 0
# Max Aperture Value (APEX) = 5/1 ===> 5
Max Aperture = ƒ/5.66
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Light Source / White Balance = unknown (0)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 300/1 mm ===> 300 mm
# Maker Note =
# User Comment (Hex) =
User Comment Character Code = ASCII
User Comment =
# Last Modified Subsecond Time = 00
# Original Subsecond Time = 00
# Digitized Subsecond Time = 00
# FlashPix Version = 0100
# Colour Space = sRGB (1)
# Image Width = 2867 pixels
# Image Height = 1925 pixels
# Image Sensing Method = one-chip color area sensor (2)
# Image Source = digital still camera (DSC)
# Scene Type = directly photographed image
# Colour Filter Array (CFA) Geometric Pattern = 0x00,0x02,0x00,0x02,0x01,0x02,0x00,0x01
# Custom Rendered = normal process (0)
# Exposure Mode = auto exposure (0)
# White Balance = auto (0)
# Digital Zoom Ratio = 1/1 ===> 1
# Focal Length in 35mm Film = 450
# Scene Capture Type = standard (0)
# Gain Control = n/a (0)
# Contrast = normal (0)
# Saturation = normal (0)
# Sharpness = hard (2)
# Subject Distance Range = unknown (0)

[Andrew Schreiber]

OK, now to solve the mystery.
Yes, it's a time lapsed photo.
Camera is a Nikon D80 with a 70-300 mm lens. Camera was set at 200 ISO.
The picture was taken from the 15th floor of the Downtown Hilton (where I was staying)
The counter below the light would count down to zero. When it hit zero the light would go through it's cycle green-yellow-red. I would hit the remote at 1 second and the camera would do the rest. About a 3 second shutter speed. The car at the light was going straight. That is why it isn't blurred.
It took about 10 tries to get it right.

Why Wayne? Why would you do that?


(I am of course referring to shooting with a Nikon. Canon FTW!)

Cool Picture.

[gvarndell]

I just looked and the EXIF data shows a 4 second exposure time. If someone had followed this suggestion earlier, we might have solved the mystery before it was revealed.

Well kudos to JoshD, who obviously knew for sure there was sleight-of-shutter involved here, and yet kept (sort of) quiet so as not to spoil Wayne's surprise ending. :p

[angelawence11]

hmm... idk. id be a little alarmed. then id realized that my mirrors were extending mroe than 3 inches outside my bumper zone and id pull the E brake.

[JoshD]

Well kudos to JoshD, who obviously knew for sure there was sleight-of-shutter involved here, and yet kept (sort of) quiet so as not to spoil Wayne's surprise ending. :p

That was the intent, I didn't want to directly give it away. :)

[Mop Iii Top]

did anyone notice the sidewalk behind the light? Look torwards the edge of it. The Sewer Drain is green o.O