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Interesting blurring effect.
Apr 6, 2018 00:25:34 #
Iankahler
Loc: Seattle WA
SO I was sitting in Macdonalds today, having coffee and apple pie... and the wife was eating ice cream... yeah, it's a year round thing for her.... and I am looking at the plastic lid that comes with the Sundae. Here we have a dome with a hole in the middle. The old creative brain started whirring and grinding the gears. I snatched up that lid and sure enough, when I got home, it fit perfectly over my 17-70 zoom lens.
Yes... it does create some really cool circular blurring effects. With the clear circle in the middle I have to make sure the camera is set to spot metering if I am using auto focus, or it just goes crazy trying to focus.
Yes... it does create some really cool circular blurring effects. With the clear circle in the middle I have to make sure the camera is set to spot metering if I am using auto focus, or it just goes crazy trying to focus.
Apr 6, 2018 01:39:24 #
Apr 6, 2018 02:15:53 #
Iankahler
Loc: Seattle WA
Hey Orange.... working on some samples tomorrow.... did take some shots this afternoon but deleted them. It is an interesting idea.... and it looks really cool.... so yes.... I will post some tomorrow.
But the way.... if you live in Simi Valley CA?? I used to live there years ago.... in fact my son was born there.
But the way.... if you live in Simi Valley CA?? I used to live there years ago.... in fact my son was born there.
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Apr 6, 2018 02:36:54 #
Yes have lived here since 1987. Before that lived in Thousand Oaks 30 years. Nice area but getting too crowded and different lifestyle here now.
Apr 6, 2018 06:08:48 #
Apr 6, 2018 19:54:21 #
Iankahler wrote:
With the clear circle in the middle I have to make sure the camera is set to spot metering if I am using auto focus, or it just goes crazy trying to focus.
In most situations it will be easier to both meter normally and focus without the filter, lock exposure and focus, then put the filter on and take the shot. That is how I usually do it! No need to spot meter, and there are no auto focusing issues either. You just need to remember to lock both exposure and focus before attaching the filter.
Apr 7, 2018 01:28:24 #
Apr 7, 2018 05:49:29 #
It sounds similar to what you do to get shaped bokeh. The circular opening should give very soft bokeh (who needs expensive lenses and multi-blade iris diaphragms? 
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Apr 7, 2018 08:46:05 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Iankahler wrote:
SO I was sitting in Macdonalds today, having coff... (show quote)
Too bad you did not post the effect.
When I did wedding photography one of my all time favorite filters was a UV filter that I put Vaseline on and left a clear center circle. I had four of these with different sized middle holes. Worked really great for many outstanding shots. You can also vary the amount of Vaseline you put on and you can make different patterns in it with your finger, one was made with my finger going straight out from the circle to the edge of the filter, like spokes of a bicycle wheel, very interesting sunset shot too.
Apr 7, 2018 14:01:55 #
Show it so we can see if the same thing can be done in Photoshop without going to McDonald's.
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Apr 7, 2018 18:49:57 #
Iankahler
Loc: Seattle WA
hang in there guys.... I will get time to do it again tomorrow... then I will post some examples
Apr 8, 2018 00:51:00 #
Acufine3200
Loc: Texarkana USA
billnikon wrote:
When I did wedding photography one of my all time favorite filters was a UV filter that I put Vaseline on and left a clear center circle.
When I did wedding photography one of my all time favorite filters was a UV filter that I put Vaseline on and left a clear center circle.
I had one of these in my bag back in the film days, also--was fun to play with on those boring "stand and pose" mugshots the small newspapers I worked for were so famous for running. Began using it after reading about this effect in Popular Photography. I played with the vaseline placement for several hours until I finally moved the "open" spot more towards one side. This allowed me to shoot headshots without having to center the subject.
One additional--off the beaten path-- filter I kept in my bag: A cracked 58mm UV. The impact of the crack was toward one corner with hairlines toward the middle, and back to the sides. It provided an interesting flaring effect on late afternoon outdoor shots.
Apr 8, 2018 09:25:57 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Acufine3200 wrote:
I had one of these in my bag back in the film days... (show quote)
Cool
Apr 8, 2018 13:41:28 #
Iankahler
Loc: Seattle WA
OK.... here is the thing.... with the Mackerrrs lens filter.... AKA plastic lid to a sundae placed over the front of my 17-70 zoom. The lens is 72mm... just the right size for the lid.. haha. This is just for demonstration... I took this shot thru the window of my office at the back of my house.
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