Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-28 Thread Anthony Farr
ression that somehow all the planes of focus were being concurrently resolved by the lens in parallel. regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, January 27, 200

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-27 Thread David Savage
On 1/27/07, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 26, 2007, at 7:32 PM, Barry Rice wrote: > > > Indeed! That's it! > > > > But I guess I won't be doing it anytime soon, myself! Alas. > > > > The effect, by the way, is really extraordinary and far beyond what > > you'd > > expect from just

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-27 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 26, 2007, at 7:32 PM, Barry Rice wrote: > Indeed! That's it! > > But I guess I won't be doing it anytime soon, myself! Alas. > > The effect, by the way, is really extraordinary and far beyond what > you'd > expect from just using a stopped down ultra-short focus lens. Really > remarkable

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-26 Thread David Savage
On 1/27/07, Peter McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Digital Image Studio wrote: > > On 27/01/07, Barry Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> I'm fairly confident that this is not a bit of greenscreen magic. But I'm > >> trying to figure out the method. It probably would cost gadzillions,

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-26 Thread Jack Davis
I don't know either. A DOF tool is a shift lens, and is simply something that came to mind while reading your post. I'll be following the thread myself. Jack --- Barry Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Folks, > > A general photography question > > I'm a big fan of David Attenborough d

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-26 Thread Jack Davis
I've seen what appear as sharply focus water drops on such lenses with an in-focus background. Amazing! Jack --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A close focusing wide angle lens? If he's shooting 35mm movie film a > > wide lens is something like an 8 to 12 mm. You get one heck of a

Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-26 Thread Barry Rice
Hey Rob, Indeed! That's it! But I guess I won't be doing it anytime soon, myself! Alas. The effect, by the way, is really extraordinary and far beyond what you'd expect from just using a stopped down ultra-short focus lens. Really remarkable. B Barry A. Rice, Ph.D. Invasive Species Specia

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-26 Thread Peter McIntosh
Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 27/01/07, Barry Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I'm fairly confident that this is not a bit of greenscreen magic. But I'm >> trying to figure out the method. It probably would cost gadzillions, but >> wowif I could achieve that kind of perspective.

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, Barry Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm fairly confident that this is not a bit of greenscreen magic. But I'm > trying to figure out the method. It probably would cost gadzillions, but > wowif I could achieve that kind of perspective.. AFAIK they use a Panavision/Frazier

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Barry Rice" Subject: Extreme depth of field technique > Hey Folks, > > A general photography question > > I'm a big fan of David Attenborough documentaries. Starting with his > series, > The Private Life of Plant

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
A close focusing wide angle lens? If he's shooting 35mm movie film a wide lens is something like an 8 to 12 mm. You get one heck of a lot of DOF with a lens like that. Paul On Jan 26, 2007, at 6:46 PM, Barry Rice wrote: > Hey Folks, > > A general photography question > > I'm a big fan of D

Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-26 Thread Barry Rice
Hey Folks, A general photography question I'm a big fan of David Attenborough documentaries. Starting with his series, The Private Life of Plants, occasionally his film team uses a spectacular technique which I simply do not understand how they achieve. It is like an extreme hyperfocal dept