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Lol RevJo! The things we do. It must have been driving you mental over the weekend!

So many great lanes in the City Huga! Check out the Block Arcade if you can (and visit Haighes at the same time if you're into chocolate)

LOL I did, and worried the whole time someone would run away with my camera :laugh: . But we had a plan - Sarah was going to throw one of her shoes at the thief (she's a good shot) to allow me time to give chase :laugh: .There were so many people in Hosier lane taking pics.

From today :)

Sorry, was wrong, hadn't cropped the headstone one but had cropped fence. Here are some amended edits:

I cropped the last two a fair bit so I'll go get the originals and upload so you can see if they are better.

That's the beauty of ICE - it does all the stitching together for you :) . All you do is select the pics you want and off it goes. Wonderful!

50mm f1.4 First pic - 28 images Second pic - 23 images Third pic - 19 images Fourth pic - 13 images Last pic - 18 images Thanks for the feedback!

Week 32 - RIP Helen

How are you going with your Brenizer pics RevJo? I had a lovely time playing around today with varying results. What do you think?

Thanks guys. Does anyone know any good placement guides? I'm useless at that sort of thing and don't want to take pics of us just standing there lol

Lol yes, jpg would help. My poor ancient computer would have a meltdown it I tried to stitch big files.

I am no expert on this method at all but I did read that it was essential to set your white balance or it would alter the exposure on each individual shots. Maybe try that and have another go?

That sounds weird RevJo. Have you got your white balance set on auto? If so, you need to change that. What program are you using to stitch?

I'm having lunch with a dear girlfriend on Sunday at MoVida in Hosier Lane (city) and thought I'd make the most of the location and take some photos of us together. For those that don't know, Hosier Lane is known for the colourful street art all over the surrounding buildings and is a popular spot for wedding photography. Problem is, I have no idea how to use the location or how to place us in it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated - thanks!! :)

TLC, the photos Huga and I posted are not good examples. Did you check out the flickr group? Heaps of great examples there :)

OK - this isn't a good photo, but I did it this morning just to show how quick the actual process is. There are 21 images used in this pic. See the two black lines on the bottom of the image? That's where I failed to overlap my shots as I was rushing. This was taken with the 90mm at f2.4 so it's really not a great example. From picking up my camera to uploading it to flickr took exactly 20 minutes :)

It's not as much work as it sounds CC :). Once you have your main shots it only takes seconds to get the rest you need :).

LOL I should add that it's an artistic nude :laugh:

Sadly the one I took isn't suitable for public viewing as it had some nudity LOL! But I'll be out taking some this weekend.

I shot at 1.4 with my 50mm, and also used the 90mm macro (with better results I think).

Yes, I've had a crack and absolutely LOVE it! Can't put up the pic as it's not forum appropriate (LOL) but have heaps of ideas and can't wait to get out shooting this weekend.

I've added a second challenge for August :) : http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/240173-august-photo-challenge-part-2/

For those wanting to learn a new technique, photo expansion (or Brenizer technique) is a whole lot of fun. Using this technique you can create amazing depths of fields and when done well, photos have an almost 3D affect. For this you will need either Photoshop or a program that can "stitch" your photos together. I downloaded and use Microsoft ICE which is free, and brilliant. http://download.cnet.com/Image-Composite-Editor/3000-2192_4-10973746.html Taking your photos: 1. Set the white balance (don't leave it on auto) 2. Switch camera over to manual. Set camera to shoot in jpg, not raw, and set it on the smallest size files. This is really important as when the images are all stitched together, the file will be very big. 3. Use as small an f stop as you can (f1.4 or f1.8) 4. Compose your image. It helps if you have not too much around your main focus, but it's good to have trees, shrubs, buildings etc in the background. These will be out of focus but they help create the 3D effect. Having smaller items in the foreground seems to help too. 5. If you've got a tripod, use it. If not, you'll need to keep your feet still. 6. Set and lock focus. Take image. 7. Now the fun part! You need to take several more pictures either side of your main image. Don't change ANY of your camera settings. Leave the focus locked. The pictures should overlap by about a third but it's not crucial that they all line up. For example, from your main image take two or three shots either side, overlapping each by a third. Then point your camera up and take another another seven or eight images from left to right (or reverse, it doesn't matter), again overlapping each by about a third. They also need to overlap the lower images by a third too. Then lower your camera and repeat, taking another seven or eight images across the "bottom". I hope that makes sense. It's easiest to work in a grid pattern so that you don't miss any parts of your photo. 8. Download your images and import them into ICE. It will then stitch them together into one big panoramic image. Crop and then export, then edit as usual in whatever program you usually use. More information here (with examples): http://www.flickr.com/groups/brenizermethod/ http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/get-greater-depth-of-field-with-brenizer-method/ http://joelrobisonphoto.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/an-expansion-tutorial/