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Re: Photos of chickens, taken by chickens

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Post by hourago »

alx__ wrote: post #20
jahlove wrote: post #2

> Are these chicken selfies? > Yes. The chickens are using an input device (the motion sensor) to invoke a computer function (the capture method on the Pi), which invokes a series of events that results in the photo being taken, uploaded, and shared. > This is identical to a human using an input device (tapping a button) to invoke a computer function (the post method on Instagram), which invokes a series of events th…

I guess it's more of a philosophical query. Who took the photo, the chicken or the human ;)

And a legal one. If it's the human then the picture has copyright, if it's the chicken then this are copyright free pictures.

Edit. Link to relevant Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_selfie_copyright_disput...

Re: Photos of chickens, taken by chickens

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Post by euroderf »

markozivanovic wrote: post #15

>Do the chickens lay eggs? >>Yes. They are the best fresh eggs you’ve ever tasted. They are available for $20 each. Pick up only. Wow, some expensive eggs! Is it because these chickens are now celebrities? :) Kidding aside, I just bought a box of 10 eggs today for 4 euros (~4,15USD) and thought that was a bit expensive. Also from free-range chicken. I can find "egg prices around the world", but I can't find a single…

Fresh chicken eggs are da bomb. The egg whites cohere and do not spread out in a puddle. You might be buying organic eggs (or free range, or wot-evs) but if the whites are runny and spread out in the pan, the eggs are NOT fresh.

Re: Photos of chickens, taken by chickens

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Post by ruined »

swighton wrote: post #9

I feel like calling these photos "taken by a chicken" is fairly misleading. The photos are taken automatically when a chicken wanders in front of a motion detector. To test the claim with a similar example, let's say I run a red light which triggers a red light cam to take a picture of me and my car. I don't think I can claim that I took that photo, or that it is a selfie.

no, let's support this line of thought. argue in court that the state has violated both the 4th amendment and copyright on your red light selfie. this could be incredible. next up, surveillance images and news media of political demonstrations

Re: Photos of chickens, taken by chickens

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Post by wsgeorge »

jjice wrote: post #27
tppiotrowski wrote: post #24

A good reminder that one of the basic tenets of good wildlife photography is to photograph at eye level. So if you want to take a picture of your cat or dog, squat down to their level instead of pointing the camera downwards.

Why is that?

From my experience, pictures taken at the normal human viewing height look uninteresting because they're taken at an angle we're most familiar with, which doesn't have much novelty.

Photos taken at unfamiliar angles will present their objects in ways we're not used to seeing. Which makes them less familiar and more stimulating. Which is more interesting.

Re: Photos of chickens, taken by chickens

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Post by bombcar »

dubswithus wrote: post #26
pelagicAustral wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I know. 24 bucks as well. I can probably buy a few live chickens myself with that kind of scratch.

I'd actually pay money to not have chickens live near me so I don't have to hear them.

Chickens (hens) are relatively quiet, it's the roosters that need regulatin'.

Re: Photos of chickens, taken by chickens

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Post by robin_reala »

dubswithus wrote: post #26
pelagicAustral wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I know. 24 bucks as well. I can probably buy a few live chickens myself with that kind of scratch.

I'd actually pay money to not have chickens live near me so I don't have to hear them.

Chickens are fine (“pok pok pok”), it’s cockerels that you definitely don’t want near you.

Re: Photos of chickens, taken by chickens

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Post by bombcar »

swighton wrote: post #9

I feel like calling these photos "taken by a chicken" is fairly misleading. The photos are taken automatically when a chicken wanders in front of a motion detector. To test the claim with a similar example, let's say I run a red light which triggers a red light cam to take a picture of me and my car. I don't think I can claim that I took that photo, or that it is a selfie.

The "gorilla selfie" case provides the best ruling we have in the area at this time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_selfie_copyright_disput...

Re: Photos of chickens, taken by chickens

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Post by silisili »

euroderf wrote: post #33
markozivanovic wrote: post #15

>Do the chickens lay eggs? >>Yes. They are the best fresh eggs you’ve ever tasted. They are available for $20 each. Pick up only. Wow, some expensive eggs! Is it because these chickens are now celebrities? :) Kidding aside, I just bought a box of 10 eggs today for 4 euros (~4,15USD) and thought that was a bit expensive. Also from free-range chicken. I can find "egg prices around the world", but I can't find a single…

Fresh chicken eggs are da bomb. The egg whites cohere and do not spread out in a puddle. You might be buying organic eggs (or free range, or wot-evs) but if the whites are runny and spread out in the pan, the eggs are NOT fresh.

One thing that always stood out to me about fresh/real chicken eggs I got from my father was the color of the yolk. Much, much darker than store bought, though I don't know what even plays a role determining that.

Hoping to get a coop up later this year and start experimenting!

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