DT's Project 365 for 2013
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Looks like a coffee shop counter to me
Correct. It's the Espresso machine in a local coffee shop.
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
That explains that. I don't drink coffee.
Day 79 (20/03/2013)
Monochrome March - Day 20
Another selective colour for the day. This one was a challenge for me. It was a small alleyway so I couldn't get the angle of the building correct without a tilt-shift lens. People kept streaming past the building so I had to take a number of shots to get the composition to work. The road had a slope in it, which caused the shot to always look lob-sided.
All in all, I'm reasonably content with this one but its not exactly what I had envisaged. I think the guy with the red shoes saved me!
"Closed for Renovation"
Monochrome March - Day 20
Another selective colour for the day. This one was a challenge for me. It was a small alleyway so I couldn't get the angle of the building correct without a tilt-shift lens. People kept streaming past the building so I had to take a number of shots to get the composition to work. The road had a slope in it, which caused the shot to always look lob-sided.
All in all, I'm reasonably content with this one but its not exactly what I had envisaged. I think the guy with the red shoes saved me!
"Closed for Renovation"
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
I like it. I even like the slant that it is on and the guy in front fits. Great photo
Day 80 (21/03/2013)
Monochrome March - Day 21
My last selective colour... for now at least.
Crazy busy at work at the moment so haven't been able to get out during the day. I knew I would be hard pressed to get my daily in once I got home so I snapped one while waiting to board my train.
"Please stand behind the yellow line"
Monochrome March - Day 21
My last selective colour... for now at least.
Crazy busy at work at the moment so haven't been able to get out during the day. I knew I would be hard pressed to get my daily in once I got home so I snapped one while waiting to board my train.
"Please stand behind the yellow line"
I love the yellow line. It fits perfectly. Nice job.
Thanks Barbara.
BackdoorArts
Senior Member
That's a perfect image to try the technique as it looks like it could definitely be a miniature and not real people. Would have liked to have seen a slightly more gradual transition into the blurred areas, or maybe just remove the edges of the red buildings in the foreground. Very surreal even as is.
I was thinking that myself, until I took a good look at it. Nice image.
WhiteLight
Senior Member
Amazing! I really thought you were shooting at a toy store or some cool 3D model
If it weren't for backdoorhippie, I'd probably still be thinking so
If it weren't for backdoorhippie, I'd probably still be thinking so
RockyNH_RIP
Senior Member
Dave, can you explain "tilt-shift"?
Thanks .. Pat in NH
Thanks .. Pat in NH
Rexer John
Senior Member
I prefer the original, even though the transition is harder than expected.
That transition draws the eye and enforces the belief that it's a model.
Awesome shot.
Hi Pat, this is a technique that was standard practice with view large format cameras. These cameras had adjustable lens mount and back so we could change the focus plane. This meant that your DoF could be made "not parallel to the film plane if you wanted. The lens board could also be lifted to correct parallax for architectural photos.
The technique we see here are imitations of tilt-shift movements, made in post processing involving creating a gaussian out of focus layer and then masking part of it so there is only a part of the picture that appears to be in focus.
You can google "view camera tilt&shift" and also find some Youtube videos on how to try to reproduce this effect with Photoshop or elements.
Hope this helps.
BackdoorArts
Senior Member
While I appreciate the additional perspective in the second, I like the first better. It has a more surreal quality. Where I think it could benefit is from a little less blur in the regions I've over-saturated below. That said, it may take away some of the surreal nature of the shot, and may be more difficult to pull off (and may also technically remove it from the "tilt-shift" category).
