Random Photos : Part 3

[DibblyDobbler]

LongQ said:

DibblyDobbler said:

I kind of don't get these tilt-shift lenses (other than doing the toytown thing) - can anybody explain how the above image differs to something taken with an ordinary wide angle ? TIA

Try these articles.

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/t...


and then

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/u...


They cover some wide ground but should provide the insight you seek.

Thanks LQ

I vaguely followed that I think! So you can reduce distortion which I guess is useful when photographing buildings where converging verticals would be an issue? But is this not easily fixed in PP though ?

Sorry, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed with this kind of thing!

[Comacchio]

Some outstanding togging going on! Envious.


Calm by Allan.Jones, on Flickr

[PGD5]

DibblyDobbler said:

So you can reduce distortion which I guess is useful when photographing buildings where converging verticals would be an issue? But is this not easily fixed in PP though ?

Thats exactly it. You can correct the verticals in PS yes by stretching and compressing areas of the image, this is a better way to do it though, imo. The processing time drops somewhat when the correction is done in camera too

[DibblyDobbler]

PGD5 said:

DibblyDobbler said:

So you can reduce distortion which I guess is useful when photographing buildings where converging verticals would be an issue? But is this not easily fixed in PP though ?

Thats exactly it. You can correct the verticals in PS yes by stretching and compressing areas of the image, this is a better way to do it though, imo. The processing time drops somewhat when the correction is done in camera too

Cheers

[Speed addicted]

GetCarter said:

I'm back after my router decided it didn't want to route any more.

For the last few days, we have had astonishing light, colour & weather here. Worth clicking on the below for full size methinks.

I see this view every day, but it's the best it has ever looked, since I moved here:



And down the road:

Wow and indeed wee. I don't often comment on your pictures because it's fairly obvious that you know what you're doing (the same goes for others on here), but those are stunning.
The west coast really does get completely different weather and sea states from the east, you just don't get that flat calm here.

[LongQ]

DibblyDobbler said:

LongQ said:

DibblyDobbler said:

I kind of don't get these tilt-shift lenses (other than doing the toytown thing) - can anybody explain how the above image differs to something taken with an ordinary wide angle ? TIA

Try these articles.

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/t...


and then

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/u...


They cover some wide ground but should provide the insight you seek.

Thanks LQ

I vaguely followed that I think! So you can reduce distortion which I guess is useful when photographing buildings where converging verticals would be an issue? But is this not easily fixed in PP though ?

Sorry, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed with this kind of thing!

Until quite recently the more extreme requirements of distortion correction were not handled at all well by 'standard editors, at least not for professional work. Probably well enough for 6x4 prints and 1024 pixel images though.

However the advent of ever crappier lenses (small and light and easier to make) that require software fixes in the PP process to be usable has led to (or has been enabled by) the ability of software to fix the crud. This is helped, to en extent, by lots of pixels in the sensors 'cos you can hack stuff around and throw stuff away and you still have "enough" information to reconstruct something that fudges the issue but will look acceptable for most purposes. However what you can't get is a movement of the plane of focus. Not yet anyway.

The T&S lenses for SLR type cameras are intended to address the sort of functionality that old style 'bellows' cameras provided.

Try this as another starting point.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/tilt-sh...

[rehab71]

This theard makes me want to give up (

[RobDickinson]

PGD5 said:

DibblyDobbler said:

So you can reduce distortion which I guess is useful when photographing buildings where converging verticals would be an issue? But is this not easily fixed in PP though ?

Thats exactly it. You can correct the verticals in PS yes by stretching and compressing areas of the image, this is a better way to do it though, imo. The processing time drops somewhat when the correction is done in camera too

If you want to shoot that with say a 17-40L instead (at 24mm where its decently sharp) you would first have to set it to about 18-20mm because you need to overshoot the foreground otherwise you loose it with perspective correct, then you point the camera up so get convergent verticals. Shoot, load into photoshop and fix the distortion from the lens (-5% resolution) then fix the verticals which further reduces the resolution along the top by about 30% or so. I'd be surprised if you ended up with something with half the real resolution even before you take into account the difference in lens quality.

[baz7175]

Scotland Sept 2012 - Image 80 by www.bazpics.com, on Flickr

[RobDickinson]

A picture from me for a change!


Estuary Stormscape by robjdickinson, on Flickr

[paul911]

Stacked up by paulsflicker, on Flickr

[dxbtiger]

chrisj_abz said:

I was up at the top of this!


IMG_0643 by chrisj_abz, on Flickr

Burj Khalifa in Dubai, previous shot was taken about 4pm so starting to get quite hazy, and just on the wee S95.

How did you enjoy my town?

Nice shot, you are pretty limited with what you can do up there, yours works well.

[PGD5]

Another Architectural shot from me.. This building faces the building I posted yesterday


NAMRC Building by PGDesigns.co.uk, on Flickr

Full view to avoid the oversharpen - I really should start using my own website for this sort of stuff a little more..

[chrisj_abz]

dxbtiger said:

How did you enjoy my town?

Nice shot, you are pretty limited with what you can do up there, yours works well.

yeah really enjoyed it, bit warm compared to Aberdeen though!

was there on Honeymoon, stayed down by the creek so nice and central, bit of a barmy place, reminds me of Vegas with shops instead of casino's...


IMG_0551 by chrisj_abz, on Flickr

[JSS 911]

paul911 said:

Stacked up by paulsflicker, on Flickr

Like the simplicity of this Paul

[v15ben]

Some great stuff on this thread as always in the last few days!
A sneaky older one from Chengdu for me.


Chengdu. by v15ben, on Flickr

[paul911]

JSS 911 said:

paul911 said:

Stacked up by paulsflicker, on Flickr

Like the simplicity of this Paul

Cheers John

Great reflection Ben

[XB70]

There was a group of people taking photos of St Pauls last night, just as the rain started, then moved off to another spot - anyone on here?

[lloyd h]

Re edit, got rid of the leaf that a few people said was distracting!


Sgwd Gwladus by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

[andrwb]

Clapham Common Bandstand Sunset Panorama. by Clwn, on Flickr