J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread IV (Closed to posting)

[Quickie]

That's too big a difference to be due to lighting?

 

[vesicles]

That's too big a difference to be due to lighting?

In addition to the position of the sun, we also have shadow position and also difference of using different cameras. Do we know if these photos had been taken by the same camera? We know that different cameras can have drastically different color profiles.

 

[latenlazy]

The second picture a fake? They can't possibly repaint the 2012 to the new silvery paint scheme within such a short period of its appearance.

The second one looks overexposed. That's probably why the colors seem different.

 

[kwaigonegin]

What are you talking about?
Ships know their own position through GPS and they know where the bridge is since it is stationary and they can easily triangulate the position using your own position but the only way ships identify other ship's position is through their navigational radar especially when visibility is low. How do you think the people at helm would react if a radar blip suddenly appears right in front of the ship during passage through a narrow and busy corridor?
To ensure this does not happen they coat large bridges in narrow channels(most bridges are constructed at those kind of places)with RAM so it does not disrupt navigation of ships.

ok, I think I understand what you're saying. Let's get back to J-20.

 

[Air Force Brat]

Pls explain. Why would you want to use RAM on a bridge?

you must be tired Chief,,,, oh well RADAR ABSORBANT MATERIAL! the RAM absorbs the signal.

 

[SamuraiBlue]

The second one looks overexposed. That's probably why the colors seem different.

Yup, you clearly see it by comparing the color of grass (if it was taken on the same day).

 

[kwaigonegin]

you must be tired Chief,,,, oh well RADAR ABSORBANT MATERIAL! the RAM absorbs the signal.

Thereby making the bridge harder to see.. That's why I was confuse initially. Why would one make any bridge 'invinsible' to the ship's radar? Isn't that a catastrophe waiting to happen?
But now that he explained it I see where he was coming from.

 

[Quickie]

The second one looks overexposed. That's probably why the colors seem different.

The third picture is more exposed than the second picture, and yet we see the same marked difference in the color of the 2 aircraft.

 

[latenlazy]

The third picture is more exposed than the second picture, and yet we see the same marked difference in the color of the 2 aircraft.

Also keep in mind lighting, shadows, and white and black points. These can all vary significantly, especially if there's post processing involved. I think what it comes down to is that we shouldn't expect consistency in the colours of the 2012 in the two pics because there's no consistency between other things that should be consistent, like the colour of the grass.

 

[broadsword]

They could still be the same gray color. A gray color with sheen when reflecting light will appear lighter than one that is not.