Indirect Ophthalmoscopy + Direct Ophthalmoscopy

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Mount Rainier on a cold November morning. The title may give a hint to a type of photography.>=))>

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Any ideas on how to deal with the sky.

Pertinent Technical Details

Sony A77
Sony DT 16-50 f2.8 @ 40mm
ISO 100, .8 sec @ f11

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Was a little tongue in cheek with the original post. Of course this is a perfect reflection and the weird stuff in the “sky” is a skim of ice on the lake. In ophthalmology when one uses an indirect ophthalmoscope the image is upside down and backward just like in large format cameras. With a direct scope everything is arranged normally. The advantage of the indirect scope is a much wider angle of view allowing a better look at the peripheral retina. Some of our imaging systems are not rendering the old scopes completely obsolete but that time may come. It’s a skill I’ve employed for over 50 years so it’s hard to let go but our technology certainly affords us remarkable views and capabilities. >=))>

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Ha! You had me for a little while. It’s a great image andI think the sky is perfect.

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Bill,

That is cool photo trick.

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Very nice. For next time: relocate your watermark :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Han: You caught the hint. :+1:

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I do like it best in the original post, Bill. The ice skim makes a very cool sky.

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Great little trick, Bill. I saw it right away because in the OP, Rainier was backwards. That’s a great reflection.
-P

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Who would have thought? Crazy good idea and a very unique take. The watermark kind of gives it away, though.

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Amazing and wonderful! That must be the cleanest reflection ever!

Yeah, those are strange clouds – you should post it to a weather observation site! :upside_down_face:

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Diane: I have a large print of this in my office oriented the correct way and you would not believe how many folks ask why we hung the picture upside down. :thinking:

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Actually, I would… :frowning:

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OH WOW !!! I was looking at the sky and was blown away thinking How Can This Be. ??? A reflection !!! Brilliant Bill. I have No Words. This is such a unique Image. Well Crafted …

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Bill, as always, this is a great view and so much fun to “figure out”.

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You had my attention with the word “ophthalmology”, a term I had never heard before. I had to read the rest of your post just to find out what it meant. Very, Very Cool image.