p.24 #1 · Best Alt Images, EVER! (before we all die)
Lets all get back on topic.This thread is about great photos with Alt Gear.
-Sebboh i was waiting for that superb crow shot! That is one of my all time favorites.Thanks for posting.I have yet to get a crow shot but i am always on the lookout for one.That one you posted is one in a billion shot.
-Jim
p.24 #2 · Best Alt Images, EVER! (before we all die)
Jim Schemel wrote:
Lets all get back on topic.This thread is about great photos with Alt Gear.
-Sebboh i was waiting for that superb crow shot! That is one of my all time favorites.Thanks for posting.I have yet to get a crow shot but i am always on the lookout for one.That one you posted is one in a billion shot.
-Jim
p.24 #6 · Best Alt Images, EVER! (before we all die)
StevenPA wrote:
This is beautiful. I'm trying to figure out how you captured this. What's the story here?
That image was taken from a moving train at a shutter speed of 1/20. Boredom during a train ride leads to strange things, and this time it led to me snapping images of colorful fall trees while moving by. Of course, everything gets more or less blurry, but if you do some "counter-panning" (moving the camera quickly opposite to the direction of travel) you can eliminate some of the panning effect.
But, if you don't just move the camera linearly, but in a quick curved movement (turning it around a virtual axis in front of the camera), you get a very interesting effect. The relative motion between camera and subject becomes frozen for only part of the subject.
Here's the only other image from the series that is even worth showing, if only for technical reasons:
You can see that the tree in the middle is (somewhat) sharp, while everything else (front, back and the sides) is motion-blurred. My best explanation for this is that the superposition of the movement of the train and camera results in a rotation around an axis that is positioned some tens of meters outside the window.
Why it appears that in the first image there appears to be a plane inside the subject that is not affected by motion blur I have no idea. It definitely doesn't have anything to do with DOF, and you can't rotate a camera around a plane.
p.24 #11 · Best Alt Images, EVER! (before we all die)
Ouch! Cogitech came and left before I had a chance to post. Anyway, I have nothing to
contribute to the gun discussion, so I'll just contribute this shot on the San Mateo County
coast of California using a 5D2 and a Zeiss C/Y 28/2.8 Distagon.
p.24 #12 · Best Alt Images, EVER! (before we all die)
dcjs wrote:
That image was taken from a moving train at a shutter speed of 1/20. Boredom during a train ride leads to strange things, and this time it led to me snapping images of colorful fall trees while moving by. Of course, everything gets more or less blurry, but if you do some "counter-panning" (moving the camera quickly opposite to the direction of travel) you can eliminate some of the panning effect.
But, if you don't just move the camera linearly, but in a quick curved movement (turning it around a virtual axis in front of the camera), you get a very interesting effect. The relative motion between camera and subject becomes frozen for only part of the subject.
Here's the only other image from the series that is even worth showing, if only for technical reasons:
You can see that the tree in the middle is (somewhat) sharp, while everything else (front, back and the sides) is motion-blurred. My best explanation for this is that the superposition of the movement of the train and camera results in a rotation around an axis that is positioned some tens of meters outside the window.
Why it appears that in the first image there appears to be a plane inside the subject that is not affected by motion blur I have no idea. It definitely doesn't have anything to do with DOF, and you can't rotate a camera around a plane. ...Show more →
Awesome! Thanks for revealing the technique! Note to self: buy train ticket.
p.24 #19 · Best Alt Images, EVER! (before we all die)
Also, as a general rule I'd support keeping political discussions out of photo threads. Maybe do what Pentaxforums did and create a separate subforum for political discussion where those who are so inclined can take all their debate. I come here to look at photos, discuss gear, and generally improve my knowledge of photography. I get more than enough political talk at other forums I go to.
I laughed at this picture a bit more than I should..
