How do you take such shots?

[EchoingWhisper]

The Bokeh is awesome. I really can't think of anyway this could be made. Just an inexperienced me.

 

[Edsport]

I checked the exif but exif can be changed...

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Camera:	Canon EOS 50D
Lens:	EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure:	Manual exposure, 0.5 sec, f/10, ISO 200
Flash:	Off, Did not fire

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[Overread36]

I doubt the EXIF has been changed at all - what would be the need?
The flashes are saying that they didn't fire because they are not linked to the camera, but to the sensor setup - so the camera never sends any controling signal to the flashes.

This is further supported by the 0.5sec shutter speed, far too slow to really capture frozen motion unless the camera settings and lighting result in a perfect underexposed photo (black) and then the flash itself provides all the light in its microsecond exposure time.

 

[Stradawhovious]

I doubt the EXIF has been changed at all - what would be the need?
The flashes are saying that they didn't fire because they are not linked to the camera, but to the sensor setup - so the camera never sends any controling signal to the flashes.

This is further supported by the 0.5sec shutter speed, far too slow to really capture frozen motion unless the camera settings and lighting result in a perfect underexposed photo (black) and then the flash itself provides all the light in its microsecond exposure time.

Ok, so knowing that some sort of flash trigger was used, this all makes perfect sense.

The problem I still have....... How do you get the blurry shallow DOF look on something that you clearly have in focus.

I would think that since the water is perfectly in focus, and the tinfoil is reflecting in the water that you would get a clearly focused reflection of the tinfoil rather than the blurry OOF circular bokeh indicitive of shallow DOF. It doesn't appear to have been added in post, or be the product of multiple exposures.......

I'm confused. (admittedly, confusing me is not hard to do)

 

[jake337]

I doubt the EXIF has been changed at all - what would be the need?
The flashes are saying that they didn't fire because they are not linked to the camera, but to the sensor setup - so the camera never sends any controling signal to the flashes.

This is further supported by the 0.5sec shutter speed, far too slow to really capture frozen motion unless the camera settings and lighting result in a perfect underexposed photo (black) and then the flash itself provides all the light in its microsecond exposure time.

Ok, so knowing that some sort of flash trigger was used, this all makes perfect sense.

The problem I still have....... How do you get the blurry shallow DOF look on something that you clearly have in focus.

I would think that since the water is perfectly in focus, and the tinfoil is reflecting in the water that you would get a clearly focused reflection of the tinfoil rather than the blurry OOF circular bokeh indicitive of shallow DOF. It doesn't appear to have been added in post, or be the product of multiple exposures.......

I'm confused. (admittedly, confusing me is not hard to do)

Take a pic of yourself in a mirror with shallow DOF. The distance from your reflection in the mirror to the background in the mirror is the same as the the subject to b ackground distance out of the mirror so the rendering of OOF background would be the same.

I most definitely could be wrong, that just came to mind. Looking at it again, i'm still trying to qrap my brain around it too.

 

[Stradawhovious]

Take a pic of yourself in a mirror with shallow DOF. The distance from your reflection in the mirror to the background in the mirror is the same as the the subject to b ackground distance out of the mirror so the rendering of OOF background would be the same.

This is correct in the eyes of the camera.... But not in the eyes of my brain.

I just tried it, and was kind of amazed. Shooting at 2.8, writing on a coworker's makup mirror is clearly in focus, but objects in the background (as seen in the mirror) are completely blown out. Loking into the same mirror, my brain automatically compensates for this, and everything appears to be equally in focus.

Effin' cool. DEFINITELY adding this to my bag of tricks.

 

[jake337]

Take a pic of yourself in a mirror with shallow DOF. The distance from your reflection in the mirror to the background in the mirror is the same as the the subject to b ackground distance out of the mirror so the rendering of OOF background would be the same.

This is correct in the eyes of the camera.... But not in the eyes of my brain.

I just tried it, and was kind of amazed. Shooting at 2.8, writing on a coworker's makup mirror is clearly in focus, but objects in the background (as seen in the mirror) are completely blown out. Loking into the same mirror, my brain automatically compensates for this, and everything appears to be equally in focus.

Effin' cool. DEFINITELY adding this to my bag of tricks.

Another thing to think about is camera to subject distance when shooting into a mirror/reflection. So your standing 5 feet from mirror and your taking a photograph of yourself, your not actually focusing on the mirror itself, but are focusing on your reflection which appears 5 feet into the mirror.

 

[Stradawhovious]

Another thing to think about is camera to subject distance when shooting into a mirror/reflection. So your standing 5 feet from mirror and your taking a photograph of yourself, your not actually focusing on the mirror itself, but are focusing on your reflection which appears 5 feet into the mirror.

My brain sees a mirror as a 2 dimensional object. It's difficult to convince it otherwise.

Stoopid brain.

 

[Rjsimpson1]

high shutter speed, multi exposure settings, good timing, creativity, and a hint of luck =]

 

[EchoingWhisper]

high shutter speed, multi exposure settings, good timing, creativity, and a hint of luck =]

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