makes me squint...

 

 

 

i think it would have been better if you had centered up on something closer.

 

In tilt shift there has to be an object on a distant plane. There is no object in the center of the photo and the road is the only worthy plane that spans most of the photo without being blocked by something.

 

im no photographer, it just seemed like it woulda completed the pic.

 

You are correct. Most will tell you to center your subject. Standard photography.

I wasn't thinking of tilt shift when I shot that photo. So I didn't think to center on an object.

 

I think I like this one better:

 

i hate it when the tilt shift software leaves that really perfect ring

its not like that with a lens

btw

u can get a lensbaby which is like a tilt shift

 

j-bo ur truck looks like a micro machine! awesome pictures nontheless! i know zilch about photography but that looks really cool!

 

nice topic J-Bo. I've been playing around with this also in photoshop. Next time I'm on my home computer I'll load some up.

 

I want the lens but don't have a true use for it.

 

Don't get me wrong. It's neat. The second one of your truck is better cause the black ring isn't near as bad.

It's like a hologram that dosnt move....

 

Thanks guys.

Dan, just start practicing in PhotoShop or PaintShop Pro.

Andrew, I am working on the defined edge of the sharp mask. On the truck shots, half the background is above the truck so I couldn't feather it. If the shot was snapped up higher, I could have feathered the edge. It also depends on the shot. Some scenes don't show it as bad.

Darek, I like the third shot of my truck better. The shot was taken further back, the edges of the sharp mask isn't as obvious and the vignetting isn't as bad. I intentionally put the vignetting in there but reduced it in the third. The second shot does not have it at all as you pointed out but the sharp mask is more visable. I like the vignetting, I think it adds to the effect if done properly. It's something I am still working on.

 

Feels like I just got outa the chair at the eye doctor...........................

 

 

 

 

Looks nice, how did you perform the tilt shift effect? This is the same scene as your reflections shot.

 

i found a tutorial a few weeks ago about making shots look like miniatures. Did it in photoshop using a gradient mask and applied a lens blur over it. then i just played with the saturation and curves to make it pop a little

 

 

I'll play.........my first time!....i need a photo that's a little further away.

 

are my eyes fucked up? im confused!!!! AHHHH!

 

The websites that are out there that perform this for you is ok. You still have to edit the photo for levels, as I found if the levels are adjusted a little too high for normal photos, it adds to the effect.

If you bring up the saturation a little too high, it makes everything look fake.

Carefull not to allow the subject become blurred at the top or bottoms, a camera with a tilt shift lense would still be able to focus on the subject fairly well.

 

:shrug: Tried it with one of my HDR shots.

 

man id love to live in that house..

 

Not too bad Boyd. Most of the tilt shift photos I have seen has a full line of in focus subject that spans the full width of the photo. I have seen a few that had a spot focus.

I have tried both. It depends on the photo me thinks.

 

Done this a while back for a different effect, my camera has the ability to do this.