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Jan 30, 2017 10:40:22   #
ergoedbo Loc: Glenshaw, Pennsylvania
 
Hi all! Haven't been on the Hog for a while, but thought I'd share some interesting results from my latest "photo morphing" efforts with everyone here. I recently received my initial 'inspiration' from a suggestion on the DPS website to try using a glass ball to create some unusual images. I had a 'ball' with shooting some, and by using some of my usual photographic computer terpsichore, I eventually created these images. I ordered a 3" glass ball from Amazon, and went out to see what might happen. Using my Nikon D750 with a 12-24mm Sigma lens, I held the ball in my fingers to shoot the initial basic closeup, and then I shot the background image which it was later superimposed on. My final results were pretty whimsical, for sure! From zany "raindrops over Pittsburgh", to a spooky hovering ball in the woods, the finals turned out to be entertaining to view, to say the least. What think you Hogs about these "BALListic" images?


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Jan 30, 2017 10:47:00   #
Dr.Nikon Loc: Honolulu Hawaii
 
Kinda cool .., different from the norm we get every day ... thnx for posting the creativity..

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Jan 30, 2017 10:47:29   #
Bushpilot Loc: Minnesota
 
i like them all, but my favorites are the 2nd ,the trees, and the 4th, the city view.

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Jan 30, 2017 10:48:02   #
Croce Loc: Earth
 
Oi like them a lot. Better than looking at flowers and birds. These are unique].

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Jan 30, 2017 10:48:24   #
Pathfinder Loc: Naches, Wa
 
Wow----Ballistic, as in awesome !!!!! Don't know how you did it, but they are great ! Thanks Ergo-----Jim

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Jan 30, 2017 10:55:24   #
samantha90 Loc: Fort Worth,Texas
 
Very interesting effect with lots of possibilities I would think.
ergoedbo wrote:
Hi all! Haven't been on the Hog for a while, but thought I'd share some interesting results from my latest "photo morphing" efforts with everyone here. I recently received my initial 'inspiration' from a suggestion on the DPS website to try using a glass ball to create some unusual images. I had a 'ball' with shooting some, and by using some of my usual photographic computer terpsichore, I eventually created these images. I ordered a 3" glass ball from Amazon, and went out to see what might happen. Using my Nikon D750 with a 12-24mm Sigma lens, I held the ball in my fingers to shoot the initial basic closeup, and then I shot the background image which it was later superimposed on. My final results were pretty whimsical, for sure! From zany "raindrops over Pittsburgh", to a spooky hovering ball in the woods, the finals turned out to be entertaining to view, to say the least. What think you Hogs about these "BALListic" images?
Hi all! Haven't been on the Hog for a while, but t... (show quote)

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Jan 30, 2017 11:06:09   #
ergoedbo Loc: Glenshaw, Pennsylvania
 
Thanks for all your kind comments, Hoggers! And yes, shooting & creating these "Ballistics" sure was a lotta fun..the sky's the limit with possibilities!

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Jan 30, 2017 11:14:36   #
WayneT Loc: Paris, TN
 
Very interesting and creative.

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Jan 30, 2017 11:26:22   #
14kphotog Loc: Marietta, Ohio
 
Nice job, fun to kick the creative juices jar and see what comes out.

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Jan 30, 2017 11:39:07   #
John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN
 
As rhe ball was hand held, how did you get rid of the finger tips. Would it be possible to make a thin circular ring with some sort of post or hanging thread support, so to be able to one-shot capture. Such would smoothen out the intersection between the two parts.

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Jan 30, 2017 11:43:47   #
oldtigger Loc: Roanoke Virginia-USA
 
wonderful exercise, love the set

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Jan 30, 2017 11:59:47   #
GEEJAY Loc: witness protection
 

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Jan 30, 2017 12:45:11   #
ergoedbo Loc: Glenshaw, Pennsylvania
 
A reply to John F about the ball:
I initially hold up the glass ball using only thumb & index finger, which I then remove via computer editing. My problem in being able to do a "one shot capture", is that the reflected image in the ball is initially upside down, and really has to be rotated 180° in order to make the final sphere image orient itself properly to my base background image. I kinda need to take some Dramamine while doing all of this to keep from falling off my chair! ;))

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Jan 30, 2017 15:19:46   #
Star Shotz Loc: Weeki Wachee Fl
 
Great job, the trees 🌲 are my favorite.

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Jan 30, 2017 15:32:05   #
pbearperry Loc: Massachusetts
 
Real nice and interesting.

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