Honey, I Shrunk Dubai - Page 2

***christos-greece*** · June 13th, 2009, 11:21 AM

The tilt effect is realy awesome, examble those photos by gerald... very nice

melbstud · June 14th, 2009, 01:05 PM

How is the metro going in Dubai to Abu Dhabi
?

WOW

Anjam · June 18th, 2009, 04:30 PM

Love it!

gerald.d · June 19th, 2009, 08:04 AM

High Times · June 19th, 2009, 08:28 AM

Great photo's gerald.

The effect the lens has is really wierd, it makes a picture look like a model. I have never seen anything like that before.

gerald.d · June 19th, 2009, 03:33 PM

Had a bit of fun down at Dubai Mall earlier today.

Videos coming later.

gerald.d · June 19th, 2009, 03:42 PM

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gerald.d · July 19th, 2009, 10:40 AM

The Engineer · July 19th, 2009, 12:47 PM

Absolutely great effect to this photo's Gerald. Some just look like the miniature railways i used to have at home. (Especially the last one)

gerald.d · July 19th, 2009, 05:34 PM

Cheers Engineer.

It is REALLY difficult getting the desired effect. I've been playing around a lot today with different tilt settings, focuses, exposures, compositions, etc etc.

Cropping the picture has a huge effect. Here's another example that I think comes off quite well, but it took me about half an hour going through dozens of photos before I got even close to being satisfied, and I'm still not convinced it's the best possible crop from the original.

(not from the same photo as the previous example)

One more.

Again, from a different image.

mmughal77 · July 20th, 2009, 08:38 AM

is it the tilt shift lens? very pictures

gerald.d · July 20th, 2009, 09:17 AM

Yup.

The three lastest ones are with the 45mm Tilt-Shift lens and a 1.4x teleconverter. I'm tempted to get the 2x teleconverter as well as this model effect seems to be easier to achieve with a longer focal length.

gerald.d · July 20th, 2009, 05:02 PM

The-King · July 21st, 2009, 12:51 PM

man, that looks so unreal! I ♥ it!

gerald.d · July 21st, 2009, 05:05 PM

Example with the 2x teleconverter -

helghast · July 22nd, 2009, 11:05 PM

that's really cool! how long does it usually take to do that ?

gerald.d · July 23rd, 2009, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by helghast

that's really cool! how long does it usually take to do that ?

I think I'm getting the hang of it now. A week or so back, I'd take 20 or so pictures, and if I was lucky, one would have something in it half-decent. Now, probably more than half of them come out OK.

Takes about a minute to set-up each shot.

gerald.d · July 25th, 2009, 02:15 PM

June 13th, 2009, 11:21 AM	#21
*christos-greece* Moderator! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 72,600 Likes (Received): 5213	The tilt effect is realy awesome, examble those photos by gerald... very nice __________________ Urban Showcase: Athens Kalamata Trikala Thessaloniki Cityscapes: Paris Barcelona Dubai, U.A.E. Monte Carlo, Monaco General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France and, since May of '08: Greece!

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gerald.d Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 2,459 Likes (Received): 30	Last edited by gerald.d; June 19th, 2009 at 08:13 AM.

June 19th, 2009, 08:28 AM	#25
High Times Gettin' High Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Babylon Posts: 2,350 Likes (Received): 0	Great photo's gerald. The effect the lens has is really wierd, it makes a picture look like a model. I have never seen anything like that before. __________________ You don't need eyes to see, you need vision.

July 19th, 2009, 12:47 PM	#31
The Engineer Structural Engineer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 798 Likes (Received): 26	Absolutely great effect to this photo's Gerald. Some just look like the miniature railways i used to have at home. (Especially the last one) __________________ Updates bouwprojecten Haarlem en Amsterdam

July 19th, 2009, 05:34 PM	#32
gerald.d Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 2,459 Likes (Received): 30	Cheers Engineer. It is REALLY difficult getting the desired effect. I've been playing around a lot today with different tilt settings, focuses, exposures, compositions, etc etc. Cropping the picture has a huge effect. Here's another example that I think comes off quite well, but it took me about half an hour going through dozens of photos before I got even close to being satisfied, and I'm still not convinced it's the best possible crop from the original. (not from the same photo as the previous example) One more. Again, from a different image. Last edited by gerald.d; July 19th, 2009 at 05:45 PM.

June 14th, 2009, 01:05 PM	#22
melbstud Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 672 Likes (Received): 0	How is the metro going in Dubai to Abu Dhabi ? WOW

June 18th, 2009, 04:30 PM	#23
Anjam Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Reading Posts: 783 Likes (Received): 0	Love it!

June 19th, 2009, 03:33 PM	#26
gerald.d Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 2,459 Likes (Received): 30	Had a bit of fun down at Dubai Mall earlier today. Videos coming later.

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July 20th, 2009, 08:38 AM	#33
mmughal77 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 276 Likes (Received): 0	is it the tilt shift lens? very pictures

July 20th, 2009, 09:17 AM	#34
gerald.d Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 2,459 Likes (Received): 30	Yup. The three lastest ones are with the 45mm Tilt-Shift lens and a 1.4x teleconverter. I'm tempted to get the 2x teleconverter as well as this model effect seems to be easier to achieve with a longer focal length.

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July 21st, 2009, 12:51 PM	#36
The-King Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pliezhausen Posts: 2,343 Likes (Received): 10	man, that looks so unreal! I ♥ it!

July 21st, 2009, 05:05 PM	#37
gerald.d Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 2,459 Likes (Received): 30	Example with the 2x teleconverter -

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helghast 829.84m / 2,722ft Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,424 Likes (Received): 8	that's really cool! how long does it usually take to do that ? __________________ "If you put the empire state building on top of the Sears Tower then it's reasonable to say you'll be in the neighbourhood," Mr Baker says.

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