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Camera time stamps, Google Earth locations, Location of beautiful photos, Nature photography, Timing of photographs, Timing of photoworthy events
The photographers in my Bend, Oregon, photo club have taken some spectacular scenic photos. I have gone looking for the exact locations of some of these pictures using Google Earth and comparing my friends’ online photos to those already online.
Kebler Pass Aspens in October – Google Earth 38.8613 -107.1638
This amazing picture was by Stuart L. Gordon. It illustrates why it is necessary to know the exact time as well as the location for making this picture, because every minute of every day the view will be different. This exact spot would be a fine place to have a webcam taking a picture every few minutes year around, as that would make a fascinating three-minute movie; or one shot a day, which would make a thirteen-second one.
A precise time stamp is needed sometimes or the picture, at least as seen, will be impossible to replicate. The picture below was taken at 1/14/2012 – 3:14 PM at 44.0606 -121.2831 All photos should have a clear time and location stamp.
View to the northeast from Pilot Butte, Oregon with shadow. 1/14/2012 – 3:14 PM at 44.0606 -121.2831.
The shadow was moving surprisingly fast and the time frame for this picture was about a minute. If it were taken a minute after this picture, to get the head positioned as it is, there wouldn’t be any legs, as they would be shadowed out by the steps. And standing on the edge of the steps a minute later the head would disappear over the ledge.
Many pictures are very dependent upon timing. Obviously sports shots require exact instantaneous timing, but what I am referring to, at least for nature photography, is the timing of natural events. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a database of exact times and locations of spectacular visual events! Google Earth – click photo boxes – shows many pictures of interesting natural locations, but what we need is an ongoing list of these places so we can plan to be at those exact places at the right time. It would look like this previous post I made except there would be dates linked to the locations.
