Challenge 29 - Mitch

MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
edited January 7, 2005 in The Dgrin Challenges
Any thoughts on this first person shot. A view through my world of nearsightedness.

mitch
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2005
    Hilarious!

    ginger (Why don't you try bifocals?)
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  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Hilarious!

    ginger (Why don't you try bifocals?)
    Don't need them yet!!
    Does anyone think this qualifies as a "first person" submission?

    mitch
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2005
    No idea if its 1st person or not but its a fantastic photo thumb.gif
  • aero-nutaero-nut Registered Users Posts: 693 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2005
    Mitchell wrote:
    Don't need them yet!!
    Does anyone think this qualifies as a "first person" submission?

    mitch
    Absolutely. I think of first person as a pic that seems to be through your eyes...and I would say this definately applies. Very cool idea, and well shot. thumb.gif
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  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2005
    aero-nut wrote:
    Absolutely. I think of first person as a pic that seems to be through your eyes...and I would say this definately applies. Very cool idea, and well shot. thumb.gif
    Thanks for the feedback. What cracks me up about this photo is that my wife was finally able to see how blurry the world is to me without my glasses!rolleyes1.gif

    mitch
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  • rainforest1155rainforest1155 Registered Users Posts: 4,566 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2005
    Wow, that's an interesting shot, seeing the world through your eye "addons"! thumb.gif
    *wood-knocking* I'm happy not to need glasses myself.

    I also like your crop with cutting the left glass. I think I wouldn't have centered the sun, but I guess that's just a matter of taste and it works great.

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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2005
    The concept is wonderful and imho was executed wonderfullythumb.gif
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  • muddykneesmuddyknees Registered Users Posts: 181 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2005
    Mitch,

    I really like the concept and the implementation! (I was actually toying with a "through the glasses" POV myself - except I was trying to catch a view with my wide angle lens that included eyelash and bridge of nose - failed miserably.) I didn't think of using the differential focus the way you did.

    Maybe you could give it even more of a "first-person" POV by including your hands (or one hand) holding the frame - even if hands are OOF i'm thinking it might be effective.

    Gary
    Mitchell wrote:
    Don't need them yet!!
    Does anyone think this qualifies as a "first person" submission?

    mitch
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2005
    Mitchell wrote:
    Any thoughts on this first person shot. A view through my world of nearsightedness.

    mitch


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  • BryanBryan Registered Users Posts: 153 Major grins
    edited January 3, 2005
    Amazing!bowdown.gif
  • landrumlandrum Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2005
    That is just AWESOME!!!thumb.gif
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2005
    Cool
    Mitchell wrote:
    Any thoughts on this first person shot.

    Not only is it really well done, its a great composition and a great idea for a shot!
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  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2005
    Such a great idea!
    I thought of a "thru the lens" type of thing, but had no clue how to do it. You did a masterful job. Maybe you could tell us how you did it. Great shot!
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  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2005
    snapapple wrote:
    I thought of a "thru the lens" type of thing, but had no clue how to do it. You did a masterful job. Maybe you could tell us how you did it. Great shot!
    Thank you for the kind words. The taking of this picture was embarassingly simple (considering the planning that usually goes into my pictures). I was sitting at the beach and enjoying the sunset with my kids. I had been agonizing over what to do for the first person challenge. Suddenly, it hit me that first person for me is my view through my glasses. I held up my glasses with my left hand, put the focus on infinity, and took the picture with my right hand.
    That is why I love these challenges. When would I have ever thought to do this before!
    Hope this helps.

    mitch
    Mitch
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