My Image of the Day

[patmoore]

Actually no. You do need to hold it very steady. Your question prompted me to put together a short video explaining how to get the effect.

[Garry]

Thanks for the tuition, Pat.

You make it look easy. Very clever.

[Barr1e]

Self Isolation

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[Garry]

Looks well protected, Barr1e.

[patmoore]

Playing with a fisheye adapter for the iPhone

[Garry]

Works well, Pat.

A fisheye lens has often been on my mind. They are for creative, artistic work. I have seen good examples. One day. Maybe I will get one.

[Caz]

I've long been a fisheye fan - I managed to find an 8mm manual focus Samyang a couple of years ago in a pawn shop (CEX).

I've mostly used it for music where it's been effective, at times. After a fall in a photo pit it's got a nasty scratch, but it really only affects day time shots. Night or stage shots are fine, and it can easily be cloned out. Unfortunately the lens is too old to repair.

Most of the time I correct extreme distortion (and at 8mm there can be a lot) but sometimes leave it, as in the shot below where I was lying on the floor of the photo pit and shooting straight up to include the hands of the fans.,

[Garry]

I like everything about this, Caz

The colours, and the fisheye result in a very interesting and pleasing image.

[Caz]

Thank you Garry. For once, I didn't try to correct the colour - although I did tone it down a bit!

[patmoore]

Digging through my archives I stumbled across these. I put some assorted flowers and weeds on my flatbed scanner. I turned off the lights in the room before scannng. Obviously I needed to clean the glass of the scanner better. When Spring finally comes (snow again yesterday) I'll try again.

[Garry]

Something rather unusual about these images, Pat.

The dark background, gives the appearance of the flowers floating in water.

[mikew]

Digging through my archives I stumbled across these. I put some assorted flowers and weeds on my flatbed scanner. I turned off the lights in the room before scannng. Obviously I needed to clean the glass of the scanner better. When Spring finally comes (snow again yesterday) I'll try again.

Love the effect these give, at a quick glance it looks like the focus is at different levels

[Thai-Mike]

I second the commend

[Barr1e]

I use one of Ian's other sites as I use Fuji and Olympus equipment. One of his members over there put up some pix he had taken of the Great Ocean Road some years ago and I attached a couple from our trip when we attended a wedding in 2001.
I thought this one of Anne was fun.


Crimson Rosellas
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[Garry]

I like it. Hope Anne enjoyed the experience.

[Barr1e]

I like it. Hope Anne enjoyed the experience.

Thanks Garry.

I think Anne enjoyed this more - I'm not such a great fish lover.


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[Garry]

Likewise Barr1e. I am not a great fish eater. But my wife would also love that.