Flip and Blend - Nov. 2010 and Beyond

04/16/2013 04:14:46 PM · #526

I just play...

...equals...

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...equals...

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/17/2013 12:22:22 AM · #527

Originally posted by sfalice:

I just play...

Exactly!
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jomari

Nikon D7000

Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR

04/17/2013 02:12:34 AM · #528

04/17/2013 12:13:21 PM · #529

Of course this isn't Rocket Science, or is it?

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(voila, rocket science!)

pixelpig

Sony Alpha a55

Sony DT 1.8/50mm SAM

04/17/2013 01:13:09 PM · #530

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/17/2013 03:27:17 PM · #531

Originally posted by GeneralE:

FWIW I no longer "squeeze" the images into a square -- that can always be done with the final composite. For the 90Â° rotation step I use Photoshop's Numeric Transform dialog, but add scaling the width to 75% and the height to 133.33%, which makes it the same size as the base image.

I got to wondering whether there's a significant difference in how "good" these look in the square vs. rectangular format, so this latest batch I've prepared both ways ...

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04/17/2013 09:38:17 PM · #532

It;s like potato chips, isn't it, Paul.

"ya can't stop at just one!"

The slightest variation produces a completely different outcome.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/18/2013 05:48:14 PM · #533

Originally posted by sfalice:

It;s like potato chips, isn't it, Paul.

"ya can't stop at just one!"

Wheeee! Source image:

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ShaneBlake

Nikon D7100

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

04/18/2013 07:47:28 PM · #534

Those were very cool. Liked 4, 5, and 6 best...

PenelopeK

Sony Alpha a7 II

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

04/18/2013 09:43:49 PM · #535

Originally posted by GeneralE:

.....I got to wondering whether there's a significant difference in how "good" these look in the square vs. rectangular format, so this latest batch I've prepared both ways ...:

Paul, I prefer the square format at least in this set of images, probably because they are designs with a lot of obvious symmetry and it seems unnatural to then "distort" that, which is how some of the rectangular format ones feel.

pixelpig

Sony Alpha a55

Sony DT 1.8/50mm SAM

04/19/2013 12:42:02 PM · #536

I like cropping the square first because it allows me to select what's going to be in the center & where/how much detail will be in the edges.

Message edited by author 2013-04-19 12:44:08.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/19/2013 12:55:41 PM · #537

Originally posted by PennyClick:

Originally posted by GeneralE:
.....I got to wondering whether there's a significant difference in how "good" these look in the square vs. rectangular format, so this latest batch I've prepared both ways ...:

Paul, I prefer the square format at least in this set of images, probably because they are designs with a lot of obvious symmetry and it seems unnatural to then "distort" that, which is how some of the rectangular format ones feel.

Thanks, though it's interesting in that I don't *crop* to a square first, so the square versions are actually more "distorted" than the rectangular ones, which retain the proportions of the original capture. I may try taking some (perhaps the same) images and "distorting" them into a square first, and then see if the results look any different ...

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/20/2013 01:54:54 PM · #538

OK, without cropping the results are the same whether one distorts the image into a square before or after processing.

Source:  Source distorted before processing: 



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04/20/2013 05:50:09 PM · #539

I took lots of shots for the refraction challenge and did a lot of experimenting.
(From my score, I should have stuck with the experimentation)
Here are a couple of the originals and lots of variations:

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Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/20/2013 06:20:45 PM · #540

Originally posted by sfalice:

Spooky masks!

04/20/2013 07:28:27 PM · #541

Originally posted by GeneralE:

[quote=sfalice]
Spooky masks!

And one gummy bear!

04/21/2013 04:19:51 PM · #542

Of course, these masterpieces don't have to start with a picture...

pixelpig

Sony Alpha a55

Sony DT 1.8/50mm SAM

04/21/2013 08:38:42 PM · #543

I was out today experimenting with a macro pano technique. My camera was a little confused by the lack of a horizon line, but it graciously went along with me. most of the time. Then when I got it home of course I did some flippin' and a little blendin' too!

Message edited by author 2013-04-23 13:04:07.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/22/2013 01:41:51 PM · #544

Source:   Variations:

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

05/02/2013 02:28:37 PM · #545

Been processing but not posting ... Source image:

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Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

05/05/2013 09:10:27 PM · #546

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05/05/2013 10:21:02 PM · #547

love the colors and patterns you generated with this one:

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

05/07/2013 11:27:55 PM · #548

Originally posted by sfalice:

love the colors and patterns you generated with this one:

I got the idea of using relatively solid blocks of color after you posted your "Target" example a few posts back ... :-)

Source:  (shot deliberately for this)



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05/12/2013 12:08:51 PM · #549

This agapantha didn't make it into the Spring Challenge,
but it makes a pretty good start for a flip n blend:

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