David Andrews Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) Is there not some focal or lens peculiarity to Altgens' camera that foreshortens the view? So that the pylon, lamppost, and Charles Brehm's hand are closer to the limo than in other photos. If someone were making a "magic photo," why foreshorten the view in the first place? LBJ's car could have been totally left out of frame, were it cropped instead. Edited May 7, 2019 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Mitcham Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 12 minutes ago, David Andrews said: Is there not some focal or lens peculiarity to Altgens' camera that foreshortens the view? So that the pylon, lamppost, and Charles Brehm's hand are closer to the limo than in other photos. David he said that he had prefocussed his camera, to get that shot and then had to refocus when the limo closed up on him. The foreshortening is caused by a telephoto lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Mitcham Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Michael Cross said: Great additions Tony and Chris. I'm afraid you're wasting your time though. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Larsen Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) On 5/7/2019 at 11:02 AM, Ray Mitcham said: On 5/7/2019 at 10:48 AM, David Andrews said: Is there not some focal or lens peculiarity to Altgens' camera that foreshortens the view? So that the pylon, lamppost, and Charles Brehm's hand are closer to the limo than in other photos. The foreshortening is caused by a telephoto lens. A telephoto lens has the effect of bringing things far away up closer to things not so far away. That may sound like an obvious statement, but many are surprised when they actually see the effect. It's like the lens squishes everything to appear together up close. Salt Lake City without a telephoto lens: Salt Lake City with a telephoto lens: With a telephoto lens the mountain peaks look like they're perhaps a mile away from downtown, when in fact they are ten miles away. And with the telephoto lens the face of the mountain appears to be much steeper that it really is. (Not to say that it isn't steep.) Edited May 8, 2019 by Sandy Larsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Mitcham Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Good example, Sandy. Trouble is some people don't understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now