Treasure Hunt 4 - Page 5

lumberjim · 02-14-2010, 08:09 PM

forced perspective:

Nirvana · 02-14-2010, 08:14 PM

We can use photoshop?

lumberjim · 02-14-2010, 08:14 PM

Motion Blur:

lumberjim · 02-14-2010, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nirvana

We can use photoshop?

that banana is hanging from a black thread in the foreground. I DID sharpen it just a touch....and resized it.

Nirvana · 02-14-2010, 08:29 PM

The old hanging banana trick

zippyt · 02-14-2010, 09:52 PM

Dennis looks like he's thinking " Not again !!!"

glatt · 02-15-2010, 07:56 AM

The forced perspective thing is really more challenging than I thought it would be.

I think the critical thing is that both the distant object and the close object need to have the same focus. Otherwise you can tell that they aren't the same distance from the camera. To have them both in focus, you need to play with the depth of field by having the smallest aperture you can get. (Which ironically is the highest number.) A smaller aperture means you have less light hitting the sensor, so you need a lot of light to start out with, or you need a slow shutter speed to try to collect more light that way. So you should either be outside where it's bright, or else if you are inside, you need a tripod and a couple still subjects.

A telephoto lens tends to exaggerate the limited depth of field in a shot, and you want to avoid that. So if you have a zoom lens, you want to be zoomed out to the wide angle end of things.

With all these technical constraints, it makes the artistic side of things even more difficult, because you can't be all that spontaneous. You're fiddling with the camera and your subjects are getting bored.

I'm impressed with all the entries so far, so don't think I'm criticizing anyone. I'm just ruminating about the thing.

lumberjim · 02-15-2010, 08:24 AM

yarly. fucking banana kept twirling.

glatt · 02-15-2010, 09:04 AM

I tried putting an apple in a snowbank by the street to make it seem like it was the size of a car and actually in the street, but it just didn't work. It looks like an apple in a snow bank.

monster · 02-15-2010, 02:19 PM

I decided to force it in a different way

-theose cranes are one fourth of the size of each other

glatt · 02-15-2010, 02:22 PM

Yeah, yours is cool. I wasn't expecting an interpretation like that. And you did a good job lining them all up so they look the same size in the image.

My biggest question though is did you de-clutter a section of floor to take the picture? :-P

lumberjim · 02-15-2010, 02:37 PM

an earlier attempt at forced perspective.....too dark, crap blackberry camera

Gravdigr · 02-15-2010, 02:37 PM

Landscape (please disregard the disjointed bow, I haven't gotten the hang of panorama mode yet)

classicman · 02-15-2010, 02:42 PM

Good one Jim.

monster · 02-15-2010, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Yeah, yours is cool. I wasn't expecting an interpretation like that. And you did a good job lining them all up so they look the same size in the image.

My biggest question though is did you de-clutter a section of floor to take the picture? :-P

only the tinyest bit of sweeping required ...then I had Hebe hold a rug behind the step down into the family room to hide that clutter

02-14-2010, 08:09 PM	#61
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	forced perspective: Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-14-2010, 08:14 PM	#62
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	We can use photoshop? __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

02-14-2010, 08:14 PM	#63
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Motion Blur: Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-14-2010, 08:29 PM	#65
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	The old hanging banana trick __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

02-14-2010, 09:52 PM	#66
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Dennis looks like he's thinking " Not again !!!" __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

02-15-2010, 07:56 AM	#67
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The forced perspective thing is really more challenging than I thought it would be. I think the critical thing is that both the distant object and the close object need to have the same focus. Otherwise you can tell that they aren't the same distance from the camera. To have them both in focus, you need to play with the depth of field by having the smallest aperture you can get. (Which ironically is the highest number.) A smaller aperture means you have less light hitting the sensor, so you need a lot of light to start out with, or you need a slow shutter speed to try to collect more light that way. So you should either be outside where it's bright, or else if you are inside, you need a tripod and a couple still subjects. A telephoto lens tends to exaggerate the limited depth of field in a shot, and you want to avoid that. So if you have a zoom lens, you want to be zoomed out to the wide angle end of things. With all these technical constraints, it makes the artistic side of things even more difficult, because you can't be all that spontaneous. You're fiddling with the camera and your subjects are getting bored. I'm impressed with all the entries so far, so don't think I'm criticizing anyone. I'm just ruminating about the thing.

02-15-2010, 08:24 AM	#68
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yarly. fucking banana kept twirling. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-15-2010, 09:04 AM	#69
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I tried putting an apple in a snowbank by the street to make it seem like it was the size of a car and actually in the street, but it just didn't work. It looks like an apple in a snow bank.

02-15-2010, 02:19 PM	#70
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I decided to force it in a different way -theose cranes are one fourth of the size of each other __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-15-2010, 02:22 PM	#71
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, yours is cool. I wasn't expecting an interpretation like that. And you did a good job lining them all up so they look the same size in the image. My biggest question though is did you de-clutter a section of floor to take the picture? :-P

02-15-2010, 02:37 PM	#72
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	an earlier attempt at forced perspective.....too dark, crap blackberry camera __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-15-2010, 02:37 PM	#73
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02-15-2010, 02:42 PM	#74
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Good one Jim. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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