The Art of Light: Photography Mystery Cache
The Art of Light: Photography
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I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed. - Garry Winogrand
As some of you may already know, my other major hobby besides Geocaching, is photography. The invention of photography has become a major development in the history of human society. The ability to take a snapshot of time has literally revolutionized how we look at the world. Thanks to the digital revolution, it has become easier than ever for people to discover photography.
The cache is not at the above coordinates. To determine where the cache is, you’ll have to learn more about the many aspects of photography.
A. In what year did Joseph Nicephore Niepce produce the first photograph?
4. 1907
5. 1828
2. 1826
B.William Henry Fox Talbot developed what technique that enabled photos to be reproduced?
7. The negative positive process
2. The positive positive process
3. The Daguerreotype
C. What innovation did George Eastman develop that popularized photography?
1. Sheet film
3. Roll film
9. 35mm cameras
D. In what year did James Clerk Maxwell demonstrate color photography?
4. 1869
8. 1861
3. 1935
E. What did Eadweard Muybridge pioneer?
3. Motion Studies
7. Kodachrome
5. Photojournalism
F. What combination of shutter speed and aperture is equivalent to this combination: 1/60 sec at f/8?
0. 1/250 sec at f/4
2. 1/8 sec at f/11
9. 1/500 sec at f/2
G. Shutter speed and aperture affects what aspects of the image?
(Other than exposure)(order counts)
7. Depth of field and subject motion
2. Focus Distance and color balance
4. Subject motion and depth of field
H. Side lighting…
5. Tends to emphasizes texture and volume
3. Produces minimal shadows
6. Can make translucent objects seem to glow
I. A 2:1 lighting ratio…
1. Means that the lit side is two stops lighter than the shadow side
8. Means that the lit side is one stop lighter than the shadow side
3. Means that there are no shadows
J. The inverse square law…
1. Says that the intensity of illumination is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the light to the subject
6. Results in flatter lighting
9. Says that the intensity of illumination is directly proportional to the square of the distance from the light to the subject.
K. Blurred motion can imply…
2. Time
5. Stillness
3. Emptiness
L. Parallel lines that appear to converge…
0. Imply a flat subject
7. Can be a strong indicator of depth.
1. Can create an intimacy with the subject
M. What was Minor White’s basic rule of composition?
6. The rule of thirds
1. Pre Visualization
4. Let the subject generate its own composition.
N. Ansel Adams and Minor White developed what method of determining exposure for the scene, based on tonal relationships?
7. Incident light meters
5. Matrix metering
1. The Zone System
O. What Zone in the Zone System represents high values with full texture and detail?
1. Zone X
9. Zone III
3. Zone VII
P. Light meters assume that they are reading what tone?
0. Medium Grey
5. Dark Grey
8. Near white
Q. To increase contrast in a scene with the Zone System, do you....
4. Increase development
9. Decrease development
3. Increase fixing time
R. The primary advantage of a Single Lens Reflex is?
9. Lightweight
0. Less complex
6. The ability to see exactly what the lens sees.
S. The primary advantage of a view camera is?
6. The ability to adjust the image through camera movements
2. The need for a tripod
3. A upside down and reversed viewfinder image.
The best camera means that your photo will be great.
1. True
2. False
The cache is at N47 AB.CDE W122 FG. HIJ
Parking is at N 47 KL.MNO W122 PQ.RST
The cache is a cammoed .50 cal ammo can.
About this location: The Cedar Mountain mine was in the hill across the river. There was a small town here for the miners. The nearby concrete pad was the electrical plant for the town and mine.
There is some brush wacking required.
1-18-09:
The coordinates were updated. The puzzle has been changed to reflect the new coords.
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