3D effect, how do you do it? How does it work?

[Andy Stringer]

I have to say the penguin chicks lost some of their 'pop' after downsizing. Sorry if it wasn't the best illustration of a 3D effect, but thanks for the comments anyway.

"where were you at to get that perspective"

I was on a ship near Svalbard, to the north of Norway. There were a few fulmars flying around the ship just below the upper deck level, so I was able to get a perspective looking down on one of them. As you can see, there wasn't much else to take pictures of that day. This one was taken within half an hour of the shot I posted above, to give you an idea of the situation.



I agree that the 5D Mark II does a good job with contrast. It's not renowned for it's performance with birds in flight, but I have found that if you take enough pictures, you make your own luck.

[Kayaker72]

but I have found that if you take enough pictures, you make your own luck.

The story behind almost all of my favorite pictures. []


BTW...the penquins "popped" plenty. Great photos.


Steve, great thread. I think Daniel's list covered these, but the two common themes I am seeing in the pictures that "pop" are a distant background and slightly different lighting on/brightness ofthe subject in comparison to the fore- and background (chiaroscuro---learned something new). At least those are my observations.


Look forward to some of your pics.


Brant

[Steve U]

I have to say the penguin chickslost some of their 'pop' afterdownsizing. Sorry if it wasn't the best illustration of a 3D effect, but thanks for the comments anyway.


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I agree that the 5D Mark II does a good job with contrast. It's not renowned for it's performance with birds in flight, but I have found that if you take enough pictures, you make your own luck.
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I think they have plenty of that 3D pop Andy, it's just that penguins always look disconsolate. As they are about to get in trouble, or they are bored. They always make emotive pictures to me. And yours have all been good shots that you have published here over the last few months.


Have you got any "Happy Feet?"


Steve

[Andy Stringer]

Have you got any "Happy Feet?"

This youngster was the most energetic, making good use of its feet, but whether that equates to 'happy' I'm not sure. Anyway, it has a bit of that 'pop' that you're loooking for, Steve.


5D Mark II, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm, f/7.1, 1/1600s, ISO 100

[JJphoto]

interesting thread, Steve!, those two sample pictures are very nice, it seems like a lot of things involved in this "3D" effect, I think Daniel and Fast glass


said it all, and I want to add one more thing is that how the viewer feel about the 3D effect. I especially like the second picture, I feel it's "4D effect" because I felt like I was brought to the past time when I was viewing it. also i think this 3D effect is different from "pop", longer lens can easily make "pop" effect but that's not 3D IMO, it's just separation. take a look at the first picture, the background doesn't even look that blurred, but it has the 3D effect, why? the perspective and the shape of the boat etc. IMHO


this picture was taken with my 35mm1.4 at f1.6 with Canon XSi, 35mm on a cropped body is not that wide, so I don't call it a 3D effect, but that's the closest one I'v got so far





thanks for viewing!