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07/19/2006 02:23:44 PM · #1 |
allthough I am disappointed in my score, my shot did pretty well for me. I consider it my best yet. a few people have asked how it was done and considering my socre rose a full point after validation many must have thought I cheated (or maybe they didn't like it). (remind me to mention how this probelm that affects many can be helped later) So i thought I would show how I did the shot. I use a big gazing ball from wal-mart. i held it infront of a big piece of black fabric hangin over a ladder in my side yard. gettign the right shot was a bit of a problem considering I had to use the 50 1.8 and I didn't have a remote for my 5d yet to get the wider angle. I would have preferd to have done this with advanced editing to clean it up a but I am still happy with it.
here is the uncropped version so you can see what it looked like before and after.
 
ALso my wife has just informed me that my sister-in-law didn't know who Escher was so in case anyone else didn't know here is the drawing I was paying tribute to.
Message edited by author 2006-07-19 14:24:37. |
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07/19/2006 02:31:14 PM · #2 |
| If only there were a way you could hide/disguise the camera and tripod... |
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07/19/2006 02:44:41 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by _eug:
If only there were a way you could hide/disguise the camera and tripod... |
I tried alot. When I was doing it inside I had it hidden pretty well because I didn't need a tripod. I had to stand just a certain way to be able to get everything in the frame and not have my head or shoulders in the way. so this is the best I could get. One reason I wished this had been advanced it to clone out the tripod leg. |
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07/20/2006 12:33:48 AM · #4 |
Well, FIRST of all, this guy Escher's image suffers so many obvious problems as to not even rate a 3. I mean, geez:
1) It's grainy to the point of distraction. The least he could do is learn how to use noise reduction.
2) The contrast is WAY low.
3) The lighting's awful. I mean, look at that shadow on the right side of his face.
4) The lamp hanging from the ceiling is distracting.
5) He should have positioned himself so the bookcase didn't curl over the left side - again, points off for distracting details.
6) The window in the background threw off the exposure.
7) The background is far too busy. He should've removed everything but maybe one chair. Same for the pictures hanging on the wall.
So I have no idea why you'd want to pay tribute to him.
That said, your image was very, very cool. And thanks for sharing your original image. Makes me feel better about how some of my originals show all kinds of amateur setup stuff!
Finally, here's one shot that did manage to hide the camera, as future inspiration:
Note to the humor-impaired: that first bit is a JOKE. J-O-K-E. Just don't want to get tagged as a complete freakin' idiot. :) And I knew what you were paying tribute to the minute I saw your shot - so consider that a success!
Message edited by author 2006-07-20 11:29:01. |
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07/20/2006 09:55:57 AM · #5 |
very funny.
Thank you for the compliment. and don't feel bad if you saw most of my setups and those of many ribbon winners here you would be shocked at how amatureish they looked. |
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