I had a couple of shots that I was considering putting up earlier today, but the more I looked at them the less I liked them. So, I decided to go with this one instead (taken last night before I went to bed). It's shot through what amounts to a large crystal ball (about four inches in diameter) that's part of an instrument for tracking the sun's path (I think). I came across it in a colleagues office and thought I'd borrow it on the basis that it might make for a few interesting shots. This one though doesn't really use it to its best advantage; i.e. it's not overly clear how this shot was taken (and my wife thinks it just looks as though our youngest daughter has a deformed head – which she doesn't). I have a few ideas for some shots that I'll probably put up later in the week that will give you a better sense of what this 'device' is like.
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO focal length image quality white balance
Canon G5
11.53pm on 5/6/04
f3.5
1/60
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
23.0mm
RAW
auto
Hey man, haven't you learned yet? The wife is uasually right in design issues. My Fiance tells me something about a photo, or if I let her style something, shes uasually right. I see her point on this photo, sorry to pick sides :)
comment byamanda at 02:06 PM (GMT) on 6 June, 2004
I thought it was pretty obvious you had shot her through something.
I thought it was a crystal.
You have angels as babies.
Look at those eye lashes!
It looks a lot like the effect with a soft focus lens with a vasolined filter or a macro. It's very nice and warm. The softness and glow makes your daughter look like she is in dreamland.
To me it looks like the top of her head is covered, not deformed. Very nice.
Beautiful -- love those lips :) I'm looking forward to seeing what other photographic magic you come up with this week!
comment by djn1 at 07:44 AM (GMT) on 7 June, 2004
Thanks.
comment byJason Wall at 07:41 PM (GMT) on 7 June, 2004
Of all the photos you have posted, that I have seen, this one is my favorite. The soft focus lends itself to the intimacy of the portrait, and to the nature of the subject. The slightly desaturated color tones make the scene especially poignant. Her face is priceless. This could easily be on the cover of a hallmark card.
I had a couple of shots that I was considering putting up earlier today, but the more I looked at them the less I liked them. So, I decided to go with this one instead (taken last night before I went to bed). It's shot through what amounts to a large crystal ball (about four inches in diameter) that's part of an instrument for tracking the sun's path (I think). I came across it in a colleagues office and thought I'd borrow it on the basis that it might make for a few interesting shots. This one though doesn't really use it to its best advantage; i.e. it's not overly clear how this shot was taken (and my wife thinks it just looks as though our youngest daughter has a deformed head – which she doesn't). I have a few ideas for some shots that I'll probably put up later in the week that will give you a better sense of what this 'device' is like.
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
11.53pm on 5/6/04
f3.5
1/60
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
23.0mm
RAW
auto
Beautiful as always. I like the glow, yet still having a bit of grain in there. Wonderful...
Hey man, haven't you learned yet? The wife is uasually right in design issues. My Fiance tells me something about a photo, or if I let her style something, shes uasually right. I see her point on this photo, sorry to pick sides :)
I thought it was pretty obvious you had shot her through something.
I thought it was a crystal.
You have angels as babies.
Look at those eye lashes!
It looks a lot like the effect with a soft focus lens with a vasolined filter or a macro. It's very nice and warm. The softness and glow makes your daughter look like she is in dreamland.
To me it looks like the top of her head is covered, not deformed. Very nice.
Beautiful -- love those lips :) I'm looking forward to seeing what other photographic magic you come up with this week!
Thanks.
Of all the photos you have posted, that I have seen, this one is my favorite. The soft focus lends itself to the intimacy of the portrait, and to the nature of the subject. The slightly desaturated color tones make the scene especially poignant. Her face is priceless. This could easily be on the cover of a hallmark card.
this experiment certainly created a very dreamy and magical photograph. job well done!
It looks like she's inside a water droplet. Very beautiful and surreal.
This is a beautiful picture.