Taking the long view

[Chris Dodkin]

How about this for a long distance view - Earth from 900 million miles away

Taken by the Cassini spacecraft - looking past the rings of Saturn

According to NASA, this is only “the second time that Cassini has imaged Earth from within Saturn’s shadow, and only the third time ever that our planet has been imaged from the outer solar system.”

Yes - we really are an utterly insignificant little blue green planet

 

[Brian Moore]

You took that fotie! I know you did!

 

[Dave Moss]

Chris you sure you didnt take it Its a great picture saw it on the news yesterday (when they weren't talking about a certain baby)

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Saw it on Facebook, but this one is better quality and bigger. Amazing shot.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Chris. You've been rumbled. You can just see that was taken with a Fuji X1-Pro. And when were they first released?!

 

[Kev Pugh]

It's all done with smoke and mirrors We know Chris is dab hand with PS

 

[Stephen McCullough]

The guys on DPR are zooming in to 1000% to complain about some distortion. They miss the point: zoomed in you can clearly see that I need to cut my grass. There is no privacy...

 

[Dave Moss]

The guys on DPR are zooming in to 1000% to complain about some distortion. They miss the point: zoomed in you can clearly see that I need to cut my grass. There is no privacy...

they seem to be missing the point then this is a space landscape and any wide focus lens would give distortion at 1000% otherwise no point in having different lens constructions for different types of lenses

 

[Kev Pugh]

Just a bunch of Pixel peeping numpties, probably would complain about the print quality too if they had the chance........Pffft, why can't people just enjoy stuff as it was seen by the taker, in this case a machine! [banghead][banghead][banghead]

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Damn, did I leave that EXIF data in place [banghead]

 

[Dan Cattermole]

I always knew you weren't from around here Chris, earth that is!!
Going on about classic cars etc, pfffff!! Your not the only one who has google images out there you know.

 

[Kev Pugh]

DD it was one of the DSG's gone astray that captured this

 

[Dan Cattermole]

DSG's?

 

[Kev Pugh]

[doh] Yep DSG's one of those Dodkin Surveillance Gulls he has knocking about [doh]

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Hahahaa!!! That's the badge!

 

[Brian Moore]

Chaps,...I do not think the DSGs are able to fly that far from Earth. Indeed, I believe the DSGs are completely Earth-bound vehicles. No, in my opinion it was likely the DFS that went out there to get the fotie in question. (With Chris at the controls undoubtedly.)

 

[Beth Carter]

i think i see my house.

 

[Andy Boardman]

they seem to be missing the point then this is a space landscape and any wide focus lens would give distortion at 1000% otherwise no point in having different lens constructions for different types of lenses

Well lets challenge them to take the same shot only better with no distortion !!
That I would like to see, as well as the budget they set to take it, just stupid comment from them if you ask me & will loose respect with followers if they go down that path.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Chaps,...I do not think the DSGs are able to fly that far from Earth. Indeed, I believe the DSGs are completely Earth-bound vehicles. No, in my opinion it was likely the DFS that went out there to get the fotie in question. (With Chris at the controls undoubtedly.)

Watch the skies - that's all I'm sayin'