Garden Ghosts
Oct 6, 2021 05:33:18 #
This is a 'straight' photograph - that's to say it has not been manipulated in any way. I found these sculptures quite fascinating, they are simple mirror cut-outs. Had to be careful where I stood in order to avoid my own reflection but I think the effect is quite intriguing. They really did tend to disappear as your angle of view changed. Part of a sculpture exhibition at The Nation Motor Museum, Beaulieu, UK.
Oct 6, 2021 06:23:20 #
Oct 7, 2021 08:20:11 #
Whoever thought of this idea was truly thinking out side the box. I have a feeling I may see this image as part of a composite down the road.
Oct 7, 2021 16:16:09 #
Oct 7, 2021 16:18:58 #
NJFrank wrote:
Whoever thought of this idea was truly thinking out side the box. I have a feeling I may see this image as part of a composite down the road.
Yet it’s so simple really Frank. Had I thought of it myself I would have discarded the idea because I couldn’t have imagined such a good result! Not sure about a composite, I’ll give it some thought. Thanks for your comments.
Oct 7, 2021 19:32:14 #
Apr 22, 2022 16:08:51 #
On a slightly connected note, the US Army has a method to make tanks disappear. Picture this: Your an enemy sitting in a foxhole / you can hear a US tank approaching your position but you can't see it!! How can this be?
Well, here's the trick: the tank has video cameras mounted at the rear of the tank, facing to the rear. They are electronically stabilized and they are projecting their image to a screen attached to the front of the tank. If a low flying aircraft were to fly across the sky behind the tank, the men in the foxhole would never lose sight of that plane - the cameras would pick up the plane and project it onto the front screen, the tank is invisible to those men.
Well, here's the trick: the tank has video cameras mounted at the rear of the tank, facing to the rear. They are electronically stabilized and they are projecting their image to a screen attached to the front of the tank. If a low flying aircraft were to fly across the sky behind the tank, the men in the foxhole would never lose sight of that plane - the cameras would pick up the plane and project it onto the front screen, the tank is invisible to those men.
Apr 22, 2022 18:07:39 #
Howard5252 wrote:
On a slightly connected note, the US Army has a me... (show quote)
That must scare the proverbial out of you! Glad I’m too old to be a soldier!
Apr 23, 2022 01:43:53 #
Apr 23, 2022 03:41:40 #
R.G. wrote:
Good capture of an interesting effect.
Thanks RG - better than a composite to your eyes I’d imagine?
Apr 23, 2022 05:31:59 #
I don't see any down side to a composite. You'd be able to more closely match the reflections with what you see in the background, giving more of a see-through effect.
Apr 23, 2022 08:40:26 #
R.G. wrote:
I don't see any down side to a composite. You'd be able to more closely match the reflections with what you see in the background, giving more of a see-through effect.
That’s a good point. Did you see Howard’s reply regarding tank camouflage? It’s an interesting concept.
Apr 23, 2022 11:15:55 #
magnetoman wrote:
That’s a good point. Did you see Howard’s reply regarding tank camouflage? It’s an interesting concept.
Yes, it's interesting, but you wouldn't want your sculptures to become completely invisible, just a bit see-through. Invisibility would be a cool effect, but who's going to see it?
Apr 23, 2022 11:20:41 #
R.G. wrote:
Yes, it's interesting, but you wouldn't want your sculptures to become completely invisible, just a bit see-through. Invisibility would be a cool effect, but who's going to see it?
Save a lot of effort if you composite it though!
Apr 23, 2022 11:22:35 #
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