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15-MAY-2005 pfehlauer

Help in the background*

Cuernavaca, Mexico

To got it equal, I focused to the mid distance between me and the bottle, otherwise the contrast of sharpness would be too much. Now both subjects are equally out of focus... I think I am more in focus than the bottle...

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/40s f/4.0 at 18.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time15-May-2005 11:10:08
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length18 mm
Exposure Time1/40 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Guest 24-May-2005 01:36
Thanks Alexeig, thanks Ioana. You are correct, I was limited by the size of the room. I thought about making it outdoors, more distance, more focus, etc., but then the time factor again... so I go with this one.
Guest 23-May-2005 02:20
Cool idea! I would have liked to see more of you though, the way it looks now the eye really has to search the frame to find the little person in the corner (my guess is the size of the room was the limiting factor here). Nice shot, nevertheless.
Ioana
alexeig22-May-2005 12:46
Hilarious. Great idea
Guest 19-May-2005 23:40
Lonnit, you just want to see me better, I appreciate that ;-) Seriously, I will give it a try on the weekend to se what can be done. rgds...
Canon DSLR Challenge19-May-2005 03:19
Well, yes, I guess technically it would be, but it's only for the purpose of having both subjects in focus. I think the composit rule was more for preventing someone from actually altering the scale of one subject to make it larger or smaller tahn another. In other words, it should be a photographed effect not a photoshopped one. ~ Lonnit
Guest 17-May-2005 02:24
Thanks Lonnit, but that would be a composite, wouldn't it?
ctfchallenge17-May-2005 02:08
Or, you could use two frames - one with you in focus and one with the bottle in focus and then PS them together. :) ~ Lonnit
Guest 16-May-2005 23:09
WAW....that's an idea, Andy... you're right, that could work...since I can put the bottle near to the wall, the camera near the bottle and the wall, and my shadow, no problem with DOF should appear...let me think about it, thanks for the tip!
ctfchallenge16-May-2005 21:28
Now this is an interesting shot. I though about this type of illusion but the problems with DOF seemed to hard. Youve done it really well but the difference in focus is always a distraction. Ive got an idea you could try that might get around that. (Theres no royalty payment or anything.) In stead of you use your shadow...mm... i know your shadow does not have that filmstar quality that won you the last challenge but just an idea.

Andy
Guest 16-May-2005 15:26
Thanks everyone. This version has better focal range than the first one. A higher F-stop wouldn't make it better, since the bottle is 30cm from the lense while I am 2 meters from it. I don't have more distance in the room, so it has to stay this way. Maybe in the weekend I can try to test it outdoors, with more distance, more light, and then maybe better focus. So far, I'm happy with it and feel that the focus is enough (I appear just in the corner, so my out of focus isn't so important, and gives me less relevance as a subjetc, which is the idea behind the shot).
Rod 16-May-2005 10:59
Gawd you're clever Pedro:-) What a great idea & well executed. This works really well.
Paul 16-May-2005 05:00
Pedro, i love the concept here and this shot is far better than the other one regarding the focus.
ctfchallenge16-May-2005 04:20
Pedro...this is nice. i like it. i agree with other posters about trying to get both subjects in sharp focus to complete this nice concept. -Abstract
Jim B (MSP)16-May-2005 02:40
A good idea. You may need to back up just a little, and then use a long f stop - something like f/16 or f/22. This will take a tripod and a steady hand to "hold" the bottle.
Jim
Guest 16-May-2005 02:02
Ok, here you got the second version. Different lighting, though, but it looks better I think. Now the bottle is in focus, and I more than less either... it's not possible to make both subjects sharp... maybe at greater distance, but I can't do that right now... I think it's passable.
Guest 15-May-2005 22:49
Cute concept. Must work on the focus though. I'd love to see a reshoot on this. ~ Lonnit