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Raf - I love the composition and the toning :salute:"The Chateau" in the snow
G1 with Cosmicar/Pentax 25/1.4
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Rafael
Super, Mike. Are you planning on printing this one? What size?"Trees in frozen pond"
Shot with EP-1 and lens baby composer. 5 image panoramic.
Mike
Hmm, I like idea but I still get the feeling that something's wrong at the top. I know what it is but it still disturbs me. Using something like the lensbaby in five images that then become one produces a lack of continuum due to the distinct defocussing. Personally I'd shoot with a straightforward optic for all the images to be stitched and then introduce the "fuzz" afterwards to the completed set. That's just me."Trees in frozen pond"
Shot with EP-1 and lens baby composer. 5 image panoramic.
The image looks very good to me - a stretched version of the tree series that Mike has shown here. I think if he had not told us that is was done with the Lensbaby, no one would have guessed.Hmm, I like idea but I still get the feeling that something's wrong at the top. I know what it is but it still disturbs me. Using something like the lensbaby in five images that then become one produces a lack of continuum due to the distinct defocussing. Personally I'd shoot with a straightforward optic for all the images to be stitched and then introduce the "fuzz" afterwards to the completed set. That's just me.
Hi Keith,Super, Mike. Are you planning on printing this one? What size?
What computer system do you use for these large composites? I'm going as far as I can with an Apple 17in MacBook Pro, and I am not going above web sizes.
Keith
Actually, I shot it both ways with a normal lens and the lens baby. I liked this version the best. I like the accidental things that happen with the tops of the trees. I find it hard to duplicate the lens baby look in the computer. I can sometimes do it, but it is hard.Hmm, I like idea but I still get the feeling that something's wrong at the top. I know what it is but it still disturbs me. Using something like the lensbaby in five images that then become one produces a lack of continuum due to the distinct defocussing. Personally I'd shoot with a straightforward optic for all the images to be stitched and then introduce the "fuzz" afterwards to the completed set. That's just me.
Quiet a set up you have! It sure has a big size and will absorb a huge amount of megabites, even more with all the layers.Hi Keith,
I'm using a Mac G5 computer with 14 gig's of ram and a 30 in monitor along with the Wacom Cintiq 21UX, which allows me to draw directly on the screen for greater control.
By the way, I think you need to change the way you are working. You are doing some really nice work, but if I understand correctly, you are doing the images just for the web. So if you ever wanted to print them at say 16x20 or so, you would have to redo them? Which is really hard to do in my experience.
I always work for the biggest size I think I might print and make jps from the finished art for the web.
This last image I posted is 64 inches long, and I do plan on printing it.
Mike
As I said; "just me". I appreciate that it's your creation and that you like the accidental things (sic) - I like my "accidental things" too.Actually, I shot it both ways with a normal lens and the lens baby. I liked this version the best. I like the accidental things that happen with the tops of the trees. I find it hard to duplicate the lens baby look in the computer.
You were right in your approach, that's why I also covered myself by shooting it with a regular lens as well. If it wasn't winter trees, I probably would have gone with the normal lens, but I love what the lensbaby does to baron trees, so I was drawn to that version.As I said; "just me". I appreciate that it's your creation and that you like the accidental things (sic) - I like my "accidental things" too.
Quiet a set up you have! It sure has a big size and will absorb a huge amount of megabites, even more with all the layers.
I very much like the size/shape of your "Trees in frozen pond" It is a sort of uncomfortable image which makes it intriging.
I remember my computer went slow when I did the following image in 2007.
I think the original was more then 600 MB. Print is 123 x 123 cm
It consists of as many layers as there are photographs on it. All made at Schiphol airport here in Amsterdam.
Knew all about the wind direction at the time to know where the planes would land or take off
It is about the ever going on movement of people and things around the globe. I tryed to do something with light and dark here to create the suggestion of tracks around the globe.
Michiel
- Move on -
Wow! I really like this image Michiel, and I can appreciate how long that must have taken with so many layers. It really illustrates your concept of movement around the world, and viewing it as such a large print must have been impressive. It's amazing that you could get that close to the planes.
Great title for the piece as well. thanks for sharing.
Mike
I like the concept. Not sure I like the strong white borders though.- Move on -