"Alas, Babylon" <> wrote in message news:<Xns954BBB0CA989Dspamspamsnuhspam33@207.14.11 3.17>...
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> >> "Alas, Babylon" <> wrote in message
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> > Any photographers in the house? Know what a wide angle lens does to
> > distant objects? Because of the wide angle lenses shape it distorts
> > distant objects and makes them look smaller, they also distorts close
> > objects and makes them look larger........
> >
> >> I won't even consider this a decent attempt at an explanation.
> >
> > Photography 101: Scroll to the bottom of the page at the link below.
> > Read the paragraphs above and below the woodland pictures.
> >
> > http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam...RA-LENS/optica
> > l-zoom.html
> >
>
> This is a ridiculous attempt at explaining why the "757" was nowhere as
> tall or long as a real 757. Camera lenses do not shrink planes physically.
You didn't happen to see how the distant trees appear smaller (shorter
and closer together) in the wider angle pictures? That's a Mr.
Obvious thing........ if you can't see that, I'm wasting my time.
You remind me of the guy in the pawn shop that I sold an inch-pound
torque wrench to. Pawn Shop Guy: "What's that Mr.?" Me: It's an
inch-pound torque wrench. P.S. Guy: "Awwwww, you can't fool me, I know
you can't combine inches and pounds."
I gave up on him too.....