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"This physical world has no two things alike. Every comparison is awkwardly rough. You can put a lion next to a man, but the placing is hazardous to both."
– Rumi
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Here is comparison showing a capture made back in 2018 at 2 seconds & ISO 5000 and one taken last evening at 40 seconds with the star tracker mount. View large to see the differences.
Note, both captures taken here in Baltimore, Maryland
shot and created by KHWD
21 challenge inspiration, AI vs Photorealism
FEEDBACK: I know which I prefer, cast your votes in the comments, I am incredibly interested to hear what you think, many thanks for your time, KeefH
Here is what 80s comedian and now angry 20s old man Ben Elton has to say ;)
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Comparing AI-generated images with real photographs can be quite fascinating. Here are a few aspects to consider:
Realism
Photographs: Real photos capture the world as it is, with all its imperfections, nuances, and natural lighting.
AI Images: These can be incredibly realistic, but they may sometimes lack the subtle imperfections and natural lighting that real photos have.
Creativity
AI Images: AI can generate highly creative and imaginative visuals that don't exist in reality, which is great for artistic and conceptual purposes.
Photographs: Limited to what can be physically captured by the camera in the real world.
Detail
Photographs: Offer natural and intricate details that are true to life.
AI Images: Can be detailed as well, but sometimes the details may look artificial or too perfect.
Use Cases
Photographs: Best for documentation, realism, and capturing specific moments.
AI Images: Ideal for creative projects, concepts, and situations where real photos may not be possible or practical.
While AI-generated images can be impressive and useful in many contexts, they still can’t fully replicate the authenticity and natural beauty of real photographs. Have you tried using AI to create images before, or are you considering it? I know where my allegiances lie... its real photography and Flickr has a huge example of each
... one needs knowledge, a set of skills, good training and a sense of responsibility when getting gas pipes into the ground and making sure that energy arrives at people's homes. This is what we would expect, of course. However, and by comparison, you don't need any of these qualities if you want to become the British Prime Minister. Actually, the moral and intellectual requirements are so refreshingly low these days that any pig having its snout firmly in the trough could apply. And they did. Fuji X-E2 plus Helios 44M-7 at F11.
Compare this with the bald eagle and mocking bird shot. The bald eagle is perched near the front top of the tower. Another is perched about half way down. No one walking the path I was on saw them unless I pointed them out! I love my long lens! I also love my iPhone for getting shots like this one.
Leica M Mono, Leitz Elmar 4/135 at F8. Of course, this comparison to the previous image is not straightforward. It is not just a different and much more expensive camera, the lens has a different focal range and is really old (over 60 years). But I do not think that the previous image, done with a "budget combo", is in any way inferior to this one. In fact, when it comes to judging an image as "interesting" or "artistic" I don't think that the question of budget or not plays a role at all.
"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's 1978 hit rings true as a comparison to the Mainline of Mid-America. Despite life's constant change, one can still make the jaunt to the CN Chicago Subdivision and see glimpses of the former railroad as it was. CN job L555, Gilman to Otto and return, is northbound at Ashkum with the 1034, delivered to the IC a mere 5 months before Canadian National's acquisition.
After the passage of nearly 27 years and with CN's sprawling 20,000 mile rail network, it truly is amazing that a majority of these IC locomotives stay right where they were meant to be - their home.
Brandgans und Sandregenpfeifer im Größenvergleich.
Size comparison of common shelduck and little ringed plover.
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Leica M Mono, Leitz Elmar 4/135 at F5.6. The settings for both shots are broadly the same (ISO 2500 corresponds to ISO 1250 on the M8) and I tried to edit both images in the same way as well. I am not trying to demonstrate that rangefinder cameras can do animal photography - we all know that other camera types do better in this regard. The comparison is rather between the old and low resolution M8 and the more advanced M Monochrome. It turns out that in terms of sharpness, the old M8 is still going strong. Resolution is more of a problem, especially at higher ISO settings (so, the M8 would struggle with nature and landscape photography). For portrait and street, in fact for all subjects where roughness is legitimate, the old camera is a wonderful tool. The Monochrome can do all of it and is more open to post-processing intervention.
Snow and Ross Geese side by side for comparison. I've been trying to get a shot like this for years.
Well here is the comparison of the photo of RL and my new pose. Hope you like! I tried to do my best. Adriana, thank you for your patience and cooperation... loviu <3
Here you can see the colouring and bill differences between an immature male and an older male Surf Scoter.
For comparison, here's a Greater Yellowlegs (Lesser Yellowlegs was uploaded earlier today - go back one). Note the bill, mostly black with a yellow-green base, and definitely longer than the Lesser's bill. Size is more difficult to discern, but this species is significantly larger. The white stuff isn't foam or ice, but drifts of swan feathers from the hundreds of Tundra Swans staging here on their southbound migration (go back two shots!).
Photographed at Reed Lake, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2018 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Mill Lake, Abbotsford, B.C. Not sure about the species, at first I thought female Gadwall, but then it also could be a Teal. No other ducks around for size comparison. Thanks to those who helped properly ID as a Northern Pintail. Taken in early fall 2024.
Someone asked me to do a height comparison, so here it is! :D I can't believe how big Aline is compared to Pansy xP Hehehe. Now holding my minifees they seem so tiny! It's weird!
The Sonoran Desert as currently defined covers approximately 100,000 square miles (260,000 sq. km.) and includes most of the southern half of Arizona, southeastern California, most of the Baja California peninsula, the islands of the Gulf of California, and much of the state of Sonora, Mexico. It is lush in comparison to most other deserts. Two visually dominant life forms of plants distinguish the Sonoran Desert from the other North American deserts: legume trees and columnar cacti. It also supports many other life forms encompassing a rich spectrum of some 2,000 species of plants.
The amount and seasonality of rainfall are defining characteristics of the Sonoran Desert. Much of the area has a biseasonal rainfall pattern, though even during the rainy seasons most days are sunny. From December to March frontal storms from North Pacific Ocean occasionally bring widespread, gentle rain to the northwestern areas. From July to mid-September, the summer monsoon brings surges of wet tropical air and frequent but localized violent thunderstorms.
The Sonoran Desert prominently differs from the other three North American Deserts in having mild winters; most of the area rarely experiences frost. About half of the biota is tropical in origin, with life cycles attuned to the brief summer rainy season. The winter rains, when ample, produce huge populations of annuals (which comprise half of the species in our flora).
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Explored Oct 31, 2016 Best position #271
After waiting for a little glimpse of sunshine for about half an hour on a rather grey autumn day, I finally could take this self portrait.
CHECK OUT my winter version of this photo here.
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I thought it would be fun to show the direct comparison between two similar setups!
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I took a shot of this striped lynx (Oxyopes salticus) mama the other day using my Vivitar (Komine) 90mm f2.8 1:1 Macro. Today, I found the same gorgeous girl still guarding her egg clutch, so I snapped a remarkably similar shot using my Phoenix (Cosina) 100mm f3.5 1:2 Macro paired with a 2x Macro Focusing Teleconverter.
Right away, you can see the difference in color reproduction. The word I keep finding is "flat". The depth of the greens, and the subtle undertones of the browns and darker shades are just missing! This Phoenix lens is a really stellar lens, but can't compare frame-for-frame with the Komine 90mm. It's also worth noting the overall level of clarity!
When you zoom in, you can start to see the difference in resolving power pretty clearly. The Phoenix does a darn good job for a stack of glass in a plastic shell, but the shot captured using my Komine a few days back is much sharper on individual details. Both shots are captured at 1:1, but magnification rate does not always mean the image is worth magnifying!
Of course, both of these lens setups are literally decades behind the times and rendered fully obsolete by modern mirrorless cameras, insane 15 frames per second burst modes, and focus peaking, but it's fun to show the budget side of the hobby! You can 100% capture worthwhile images without modern gear and guided trips, you just have to learn your equipment!
This comparison was brought to you at 1:1 by my plastic fantastic Phoenix (Cosina) 100mm f3.5 Macro, attached to a Vivitar 2x Macro Focusing Teleconverter. This photo is uncropped. This lovely little lady is around 6-7mm long!
Since I had so many pink girls here right now I figured it would be cool to take some comparison pics.
A few days ago I posted a photo of these crocuses taken with a Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135mm f3.5.
This photo was taken with a Takumar 55mm f2.2, early present version - a Gaussian design.
I plan few heads from few companies and plan to match with diferent bodies.
I have found, that looking at pages each time I think of some match, is very time-consuming.
So I have chosen my fav doll companies and made this pic.
Pictures are not in scale, so some of bodies are biger than others, it was mostly done for a shapes, propotions, hips, chests etc.
But all bodies are over 61 cm.
The Kingsway Models 'TS Three Shops' is the subject of this latest AI enhanced picture.
The shops are inspired by a building in Well Hall Road, Eltham. The kit has a choice of shopfronts, designed to be suitable for a 1950s - 1970s scene.
The left hand picture shows the original image. An RTL bus, a Ford Prefect 100E, Austin A40 , and Rover 100 are shown as cars typical of the period.
I asked Chat GPT to weather the road surface and add some figures.
For me, the initial results were problematic with the vehicles being distorted into 'generalised representations'. The 100E has been transformed into a pseudo Morris Minor/Oxford. The cars proceeding to the right of the image were initially shown overtaking the bus and '100E', as if in a one way street. When I did manage to get them to turn around, the Austin A40 and Rover 100 seemed to have been transformed into a variation of the original Mini!
Positioning vehicles (and also pedestrians) in these exercises seems to be a complete lottery, with the AI not understanding what is required! Having said that, I was surprised to see that the near paement has been added.
As a former driving instructor - I sincerely hope that the latest self drive vehicles do not use Chat GPT!! After a couple of 'edits' - I resorted to some 'cut and paste' using MS Paint, to combine the images!
A few further tweaks were required. The Rover derived 'Mini' had an IMB registration (never issued). Very interestingly, the RTL bus model which had no registration at all(!) recieved MXX 130 - apropriate for RTL 1407 !! I would have been reasonably forgiving for one from an RT!
The image to the right incorporates the various changes I have described.
A comparison of my latest drawing with the reference and the same drawing I did almost 3 years ago. An excellent way to show progress :)
Reference courtesy of Steve Hostetler Photography
Scratch (bantam Old English Game hen) egg on the left.
Ameraucana (standard Wheaten) egg on the right.
I've heard that first eggs are usually small, so I'm guessing that since the Ameraucanas are just beginning to lay (one of them laid her first egg just before we got her on Tuesday) this is the other hen's first egg. I hope they'll get bigger over time, especially since they're getting lots of good food now.