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  1. 27th September 2009, 11:59 AM #1
    carregwen
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    Shots taken without a camera.

    I used an Epson flatbed scanner with the lid off. The object is a hand-held magnifying glass (with black plastic body). As the light travelled down the bed I moved the lens with it, varying the lateral position slightly. Had to wear black rubber gloves to hide my hand which would have reflected light.

    The colours are from light being refracted through the lens. I boosted the colours by putting the output TIFF files from the scans into CS4 ACR, then into Photoshop to tidy up dust etc. Shot #2 has had polar-cordinates added in CS4.

    No EXIF!

    Comments welcome.


    They look better at full size on the black background (click the images)

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    Shots taken without a camera.

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    Shots taken without a camera.

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    Shots taken without a camera.
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  2. 27th September 2009, 01:46 PM #2
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    Re: Shots taken without a camera.

    Way too much time on your hands...
    I need to quit my line of work...
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  3. 27th September 2009, 02:04 PM #3
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    Re: Shots taken without a camera.

    an interesting technique.

    try this
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  4. 27th September 2009, 02:09 PM #4
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    Re: Shots taken without a camera.

    Quote Originally Posted by jacsul View Post
    Way too much time on your hands...
    I need to quit my line of work...
    No, my friend, you are quite wrong. You need to quit WORK, period!

    I was made redundant in 2000, and being over 30 I am on the scrapheap (I'm 57) Still, I'm not complaining. Honest.
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  5. 27th September 2009, 02:20 PM #5
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    Re: Shots taken without a camera.

    Quote Originally Posted by wjh31 View Post
    an interesting technique.

    try this
    WOW! That's quite impressive. Not too good for shooting a basketball match though. Amazing what some fools do in their spare time...
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  6. 27th September 2009, 03:13 PM #6
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    Re: Shots taken without a camera.

    or you might get some really funky artifacts when shooting a basketball match, as you did with your moving magnifying glass
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