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12-08-2008, 08:15 PM
#322
is learning to moonwalk i
This was just a test shot of playing with bokeh.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68088083@N00/3094240056/" title="Mickey in Lights by MoeRonn, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/3094240056_65fb403ed9.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="Mickey in Lights" /></a>
I tried this with both the 50mm f1.8 II and 85mm f1.8, but each lens seems to need it's own sized cut out. The better results came from the 50mm. I just wish I knew someone who really likes scrapbooking so I could borrow some paper punches. It's a pain trying to cut by hand.
I plan on making a few more different cut outs and going back to Disneyland for some more shots. The goal is to get a decent photo of my wife and I with cool bokeh in the background.
for more info on the process:
DIY - Create your own Bokeh | DIYPhotography.net
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68088083@N00/3094240056/" title="Mickey in Lights by MoeRonn, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/3094240056_65fb403ed9.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="Mickey in Lights" /></a>
I tried this with both the 50mm f1.8 II and 85mm f1.8, but each lens seems to need it's own sized cut out. The better results came from the 50mm. I just wish I knew someone who really likes scrapbooking so I could borrow some paper punches. It's a pain trying to cut by hand.
I plan on making a few more different cut outs and going back to Disneyland for some more shots. The goal is to get a decent photo of my wife and I with cool bokeh in the background.
for more info on the process:
DIY - Create your own Bokeh | DIYPhotography.net
12-08-2008, 09:29 PM
#323
Safety Car
^ nice shot
if I understand this process correctly, when you make the cutout to put on your lens, looking through the view finder you do NOT see the shape of the cutout, right?
Basically, when looking through the view finder only, would you be able to tell if you have the mock hood on the lens?
if I understand this process correctly, when you make the cutout to put on your lens, looking through the view finder you do NOT see the shape of the cutout, right?
Basically, when looking through the view finder only, would you be able to tell if you have the mock hood on the lens?
12-08-2008, 10:08 PM
#324
is learning to moonwalk i
^^ That may be the way it should be, but I definitely noticed some reduction in light gathering on some of my test patterns. If you make the cut out too big, it won't work. I need to play around a little more to get the best size for the specific lens.
Edit - to clarify, NO, you do NOT see the pattern. You just notice lower light.
Edit - to clarify, NO, you do NOT see the pattern. You just notice lower light.
12-09-2008, 11:11 AM
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I thought Yummy would like this one:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/2779569513/" title="The King Bee - 1920x1080 Wallpaper by AcuraZine Dan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/2779569513_2abaf9f2d5_b.jpg" width="1024" height="576" alt="The King Bee - 1920x1080 Wallpaper" /></a>
It looks like a Mech-Bee driven by a crazy two-headed wasp.
I shot this at work but I didn't notice the outline of the robot figure until I got it home and flipped a layer by accident. Also, if you look closely at the bottom of the hole, it looks like there's a person's face in there. That one creeped me out.
Click the image for a 1920x1080 version.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/2779569513/" title="The King Bee - 1920x1080 Wallpaper by AcuraZine Dan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/2779569513_2abaf9f2d5_b.jpg" width="1024" height="576" alt="The King Bee - 1920x1080 Wallpaper" /></a>
It looks like a Mech-Bee driven by a crazy two-headed wasp.
I shot this at work but I didn't notice the outline of the robot figure until I got it home and flipped a layer by accident. Also, if you look closely at the bottom of the hole, it looks like there's a person's face in there. That one creeped me out.
Click the image for a 1920x1080 version.
Definately a cool shot Dan! Creative and it has a very industrial look about it.
12-09-2008, 11:27 AM
#326
Senior Moderator
the 'face' at the bottom is totally creepy 
great shot
great shot
12-10-2008, 03:21 AM
#328
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12-10-2008, 12:38 PM
#330
Earth-bound misfit
I made this a while ago, but it's appropriate for this thread.
I used a black skirt & some glitter to get the celestial-looking background. I elevated the pendant just slightly from the background so the glitter would be out of focus, & lit it strongly from the side to get the glinting light.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/moxiephotos/2909006210/" title="The Spiral by wndrlst, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2909006210_b9e89d92a0.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="The Spiral" /></a>
I used a black skirt & some glitter to get the celestial-looking background. I elevated the pendant just slightly from the background so the glitter would be out of focus, & lit it strongly from the side to get the glinting light.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/moxiephotos/2909006210/" title="The Spiral by wndrlst, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2909006210_b9e89d92a0.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="The Spiral" /></a>
12-10-2008, 01:16 PM
#331
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I have tons of photos like that... many from this year even.
12-10-2008, 04:12 PM
#333
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whatever.. I'm leaving AZ.
12-10-2008, 04:25 PM
#335
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wrong answer.. you're supposed to say, Noooo please dont leave, we love youuuu..
12-10-2008, 04:27 PM
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what am i gonna do without your club pics
12-10-2008, 04:29 PM
#337
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lol please excuse me, had one dew too many..
12-10-2008, 04:30 PM
#338
is learning to moonwalk i
I was tying this into the "Beast" thread.
12-10-2008, 07:22 PM
#339
Senior Moderator
I missed this "Beast" thread.. care to link me?
12-10-2008, 07:35 PM
#340
is learning to moonwalk i
12-10-2008, 08:15 PM
#342
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hehe.. damn.
12-19-2008, 11:45 PM
#343
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Supernova
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/3121338951
Actually nothing exploded in the making of this photograph. In fact, nothing was above freezing...
What you're looking at here is a very close up shot of frost on my back door at night being backlit by sodium-vapour street light. The motion of the "sparks" in the shot is really nothing more than me turning the focus ring during the exposure. The effect is all done in the camera, with only cropping done in Photoshop.
The camera was set to "daylight" white balance which exaggerated the orange glow of the street light.
Actually nothing exploded in the making of this photograph. In fact, nothing was above freezing...
What you're looking at here is a very close up shot of frost on my back door at night being backlit by sodium-vapour street light. The motion of the "sparks" in the shot is really nothing more than me turning the focus ring during the exposure. The effect is all done in the camera, with only cropping done in Photoshop.
The camera was set to "daylight" white balance which exaggerated the orange glow of the street light.
12-20-2008, 09:00 PM
#345
Needs more Lemon Pledge
That........is freaking...........AMAZING!
12-21-2008, 05:59 PM
#347
Creepy guy in the mirror.
That is wicked!!!
Frost and ice can create some amazing images - throw in a bit of creativity and you come up with gold like that.
Frost and ice can create some amazing images - throw in a bit of creativity and you come up with gold like that.
12-22-2008, 07:52 AM
#348
Actually nothing exploded in the making of this photograph. In fact, nothing was above freezing...
What you're looking at here is a very close up shot of frost on my back door at night being backlit by sodium-vapour street light. The motion of the "sparks" in the shot is really nothing more than me turning the focus ring during the exposure. The effect is all done in the camera, with only cropping done in Photoshop.
The camera was set to "daylight" white balance which exaggerated the orange glow of the street light.
12-22-2008, 12:08 PM
#349
is learning to moonwalk i
Okay, so not only can you see things that are clearly visable to the naked eye in ways that captures a unique perspective, you can also take something no one would give a second look at and turn it into a masterpiece?!?!?!?! 
This pretty much can go unsaid, but.. Nice shot, Dan.
This pretty much can go unsaid, but.. Nice shot, Dan.
12-22-2008, 12:58 PM
#350
Needs more Lemon Pledge
Dan, was that the focus you adjusted or the zoom?
12-22-2008, 04:08 PM
#351
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Thanks guys. 
I was using a 100mm macro so I only had the focus ring to turn. Focus ring is really a "magnification" ring, so it works just like a zoom when you're using a macro.
Originally Posted by stogie1020
Dan, was that the focus you adjusted or the zoom?
12-22-2008, 04:15 PM
#352
Needs more Lemon Pledge
Ahhhh. Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation.
I really love that picture!
I really love that picture!
12-23-2008, 08:48 AM
#353
I miss my 03 CL-S :(
I was playing with the 55-250mm lens yesterday trying to get something warm and holiday-ish around the house since I'm sick and avoiding the 20 degree cold outside. This is the first "real" picture I take with the lens.
I don't know why the background seems so bright after uploading to flickr.
I don't know why the background seems so bright after uploading to flickr.
01-02-2009, 11:51 PM
#354
Photography Nerd
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The Glorious Flying Spaghetti Monster
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/3161606523/" title="The Glorious Flying Spaghetti Monster by AcuraZine Dan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/3161606523_1895f29de7_o.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="The Glorious Flying Spaghetti Monster" /></a>
01-03-2009, 12:16 AM
#355
Needs more Lemon Pledge
Very unworldly!
How the heck?...
How the heck?...
01-03-2009, 08:04 AM
#356
Photography Nerd
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Dan's Delicious Spaghetti Monster Recipe
- Take photo of a tree
- Rotate 90*
- Copy layer
- Flip layer
- Desaturate
- Invert
- Add eyes
Post to Flickr and enjoy!
- Take photo of a tree
- Rotate 90*
- Copy layer
- Flip layer
- Desaturate
- Invert
- Add eyes
Post to Flickr and enjoy!
