I've stumbled through that part of London late at night and I can assure you that the focus blur can be very haphazard. Sometimes one even has the effect of a multiple-image filter...
B > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Toine > Sent: 19 February 2012 18:18 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO London miniature > > Yes all editing. The idea is to create the illusion of a macrolens > which captured small objects. With a tilt shift lens this effect is > possible in camera. > I agree the trees should be completely in focus or out of focus. With > careful masking this would be doable. > See it as a joke and or optical illusion. > > Toine > > On 19 February 2012 18:21, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > From: Toine > > > > > >> This shot from the London Eye screamed photoshop and tilt shift > >> > >> http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/214-london-miniature > >> > >> Toine > > > > > > Do I understand correctly this is an effect made in Photoshop? If so, > I > > wonder if it's possible to do the same with the out of focus blur > taking > > effect more gradually? > > > > The transition is so abrupt and the out of focus part is so harsh to > my eyes > > it's almost painful to look at. > > > > Also, some elements (trees, bridge stays) are partly in focus and > partly out > > of focus when they should be either one or the other. The top of the > trees > > are out of focus when they are the same distance from the viewer as > the > > bottoms of the trees that are in focus. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and > > follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
