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OK, you roll up on this traffic light. What do you do? Stop? Go? Punt?
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05-02-2010 12:16 PM
gorrilla
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You go fast and turn left, watching out for carriages of course...
05-02-2010 12:38 PM
kjolana1124
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You try to hang on the stoplight. Obviously
05-02-2010 12:58 PM
Koko Ed
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Check for cops and get away from that intersection ASAP.
05-02-2010 01:49 PM
Wildcat
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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.
05-02-2010 02:02 PM
BrendanB
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Get out of your car and run autonomous and see if your car makes it across.
05-02-2010 02:06 PM
theprgramerdude
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See if your car can win a pushing match with the traffic light.
05-02-2010 02:35 PM
ttldomination
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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.
05-02-2010 09:37 PM
gvarndell
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Ok Wayne. Is this just a long exposure? 
Or is that traffic light controlled by a LabView program?
(it was nice to meet you in person at champs)
05-02-2010 09:43 PM
Matt Howard
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That intersection screams preload. That's a jump if I've ever seen one. 
05-02-2010 10:17 PM
EricH
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Originally Posted by gvarndell
Is this just a long exposure?
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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.
05-02-2010 11:04 PM
Jack Jones
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| OK, you roll up on this traffic light. What do you do? Stop? Go? Punt? |
Take a picture.
05-03-2010 12:42 AM
PAR_WIG1350
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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!=<::><
05-03-2010 06:13 AM
gvarndell
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Originally Posted by EricH
I doubt it's a long exposure--the car in the lower right would probably be a lot blurrier if it was.
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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.
05-03-2010 07:11 AM
Josh Drake
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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
05-03-2010 07:47 AM
rsisk
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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
05-03-2010 07:51 AM
Al Skierkiewicz
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Everyone knows you are supposed to dump balls 20" below the lights for a bonus.
05-03-2010 10:28 AM
gvarndell
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Originally Posted by 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
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I guess only Wayne knows for sure.
05-03-2010 11:18 AM
Dancin103
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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
Check for cops and get away from that intersection ASAP.
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cass
05-03-2010 11:53 AM
JoshD
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Originally Posted by gvarndell
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. |
My thoughts? Wait until the light cycles back to green.
05-03-2010 05:50 PM
Wildcat
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cant believe this hasn't been said yet:
DO A BARREL ROLL!
05-03-2010 07:59 PM
Norman J
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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.
05-03-2010 08:31 PM
PAR_WIG1350
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Originally Posted by Wildcat
cant believe this hasn't been said yet:
DO A BARREL ROLL! |
unfortunately, the tba video is focusing on the far side of the field when it happens.
05-04-2010 08:10 PM
gvarndell
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Originally Posted by JoshD
Save the picture and find out.
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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.
05-04-2010 11:53 PM
Josh Goodman
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Nahh, when the light turns green, ya shoot poof balls at it.
05-05-2010 12:16 PM
Wayne Doenges
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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.
05-05-2010 03:53 PM
gvarndell
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Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges
OK, now to solve the mystery.
Yes, it's a time lapsed photo. |
05-05-2010 05:47 PM
Joe Ross
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Originally Posted by gvarndell
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. |
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# 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) |
05-05-2010 06:01 PM
Andrew Schreiber
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Originally Posted by 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. |
(I am of course referring to shooting with a Nikon. Canon FTW!)
Cool Picture.
05-05-2010 06:37 PM
gvarndell
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Originally Posted by Joe Ross
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.
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05-05-2010 10:35 PM
angelawence11
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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.
05-05-2010 11:36 PM
JoshD
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Originally Posted by gvarndell
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.
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05-06-2010 08:13 AM
Mop Iii Top
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did anyone notice the sidewalk behind the light? Look torwards the edge of it. The Sewer Drain is green o.O
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