Well I think I did this right:
First photo post so I'm not really sure how t will look.
Hopefully it isn't too large.
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LeftyB
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Well I think I did this right:
First photo post so I'm not really sure how t will look.
Hopefully it isn't too large.
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LeftyB
Looks fine, nice shot, too!
FYI, for an image to display properly here the limit is 800 pixels wide.
Looks good to me[Y]
I always think it's funny when you can see the photographer in reflections, in this one in even 2 parts of the photo! Nice one!
What type of car is it? Is a car?? [:P]
Jan
nice shot leftyb [B]
and i second jan.........what is that car?? it looks real good [:D]
jim
Thanks all, I really don't know what the car is.
I was at a big hot rod / car show and was getting some photos. When I saw the grill, light and fender on this one, I just moved around a little untill I saw what might be a cool shot. I really had to work hard to get into an awkward position to get my reflection in both parts of the car at the same time. Ha, ha. [:D]
I didn't even notice it till it was mentioned today. Good catch...time for a little PS4 work.
LeftyB
Great shot Lefty!
I love the vibrance in the colours
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Haha, well hard work pays off they say [:P]
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You're not going to try to brush it away are you? Don't do it!!! (although...I'm kind of interested in what the result will be)
Jan
Really nice shot, Lefty! Great composition!! I love car shows and went to the one in Milwaukee, WI this year. I think people there thought I was with some car magazine because every photo I tried to get, they did everything they could to try and be in it!
Denise
Thanks Denise I know what you mean about everyone trying to get in the shot. It can be annoying at times. Sometimes if I tell them nicely I need just the car they will move out of the way. If the owner is near I will strike up a conversation with him or her then ask if I could get a clear shot of the car, and I will send the photo to them. Amazing how fast the owner can clear the general area for a photo of the car.
Jan, No I think I'll leave the photo as is.
LeftyB
Just out of curiosity, if one were inclined to take this pnotograph so that the photographer wasn't in the reflection, would one have to use a T/S lens?
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Now that's a really smooth car! Nice chrome too..
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Originally Posted by HiFiGuy1
Nope, you'll change the angle of your focus plane with a T & S lens. You don't change anything to the reflections. However a polarizer filter might have done the trick.
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Originally Posted by Sheiky
I think a TS-E lens might have worked...the tilt part changes the angle of the focal plane, but the shift part changes perspective. It would have worked well with a flat reflective surface (in Bryan's TS-E 17mm review, for example, he points out that using the shift eliminated his reflection from a window pane). In this case, with a convex reflecting surface, it might not have been possible to shift the camera and its user out of the frame.
Regardless, a CPL filter would be the much, much cheaper option...and probably more effective here! But, looking at the shot again, a CPL would also have reduced/eliminated the reflections of the overhead lights (maybe desirable, but I think not since showing how 'shiny' the finish is might be part of the intent). Perhaps a balance could have been found with a CPL. If this was a pro shot, it would have been lit externally (strobes, softboxes, etc.) to control the reflections as desired.
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You're right John. I've never heard of it before. This is what Bryan states:
"Shooting highly reflective objects can utilize lens shift - the camera can be positioned outside of the reflection for the shot while the perspective remains as though it was shot straight on."
I guess that's the answer to HiFiGuy1's question? Perhaps using a T&S lens results in better images than the use of a CPL filter. I guess with a CPL filter you would also remove reflections that you might want to see in the picture? I'm not too sure, I never used a CPL in this situation.