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aaronh007 wrote: »

My attempt to take a picture of Queen's University in Belfast turned it into a leaning tower of Pisa look a like :pac:

What on earth happened there?

aaronh007 wrote: »

I really have no idea... I must also say it was with the camera on my phone, but still... its a bizarre one alright

The camera probably uses some scan method to read from the imaging chip. It scans one row or column at a time into a buffer to make up the eventual image. Reading each scan line is fast, so the image appears sharp, but reading the entire series of scan lines takes a finite amount of time, so any camera movement will result in distortion of the image similar to what you see here. I'd wager you wobbled the phone a little as the image was being taken. It's a similar issue to using a slit scan shutter in which the slit can move relatively slowly across the image plane, while only exposing the film or sensor very briefly.

Anyone got an idea what type of crab this is?

homer_simpson wrote: »

but i think the picture still has some wow factor!...

It certainly has!

aaronh007 wrote: »

My attempt to take a picture of Queen's University in Belfast turned it into a leaning tower of Pisa look a like :pac:

feeling a bit seasick all of a sudden

Insects having fun in the garden...Anyone know what these guys are?

My cat munching on a lizard :pac:

Another Pepper Shot:D

First picture I've taken with my 450d I've actually liked

artyeva wrote: »

am still on an uncalibrated laptop till mine is sorted so i've no idea what this *really* looks like but sher i'll lash it up anyway - been ages since i posted anything

how do you calibrate a laptop?

These road racing guys are nutters. Averages speeds in excess of 130mph - yes average speed.