UPDATE (Nov '12): This is officially my most "stolen" photo. It's freaking everywhere, modified, cropped, used as a book cover, credited to just about everyone and their mother. If you see it around, please be so kind as to link back to this photo either here, on 500px, or on Facebook.
Bokeh Panorama - This picture is 81 frames stitched together. Bokeh and depth of field is 100% mechanical and was not added in post. It would not be physically possible for any lens to achieve this depth of field with this compression from this point of view.
See more of my bokeh panoramas here.
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Saddawi •☠•! 29 months ago | reply
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Bud Lu & Bud Kee 28 months ago | reply
Lovely!
Hudsӧn 28 months ago | reply
" GORGEOUS !!!"
kentsmith9 28 months ago | reply
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Musaad (CJ) 28 months ago | reply
people keep asking me if they should swap their "canons" with Nikons...and my answer is always sending them to this photo
Sean Molin Photography 28 months ago | reply
Oh, and I think the off-white lenses are ugly.
P.S. In the interest of full-disclosure, I DO switch my dial rotation on my Nikon so it matches Canon... but at least that's in the software. Canon users cannot move their power switch to being around the shutter. ;-)
Afffiniti 27 months ago | reply
I switched my dials to match my previous cannon too ahhahaha, that was like the first thing I did. But that is the best description I have heard yet of a nikon pro body. I use a d700 now, used to use a couple of crop frames both canon and nikon, went to a 5d mk2, and you are totally right. It's a wonderful camera, the video I got with it impressed EVERYONE. But the second I picked up this d700 and felt it, I knew it was for me.
lol, props on the image btw hehe, never thought to stitch so many images together. Will have to give it a try soon.
Great work here!
Musaad (CJ) 27 months ago | reply
Hey guys can any of you explain how to achieve matching the D700 details to Canon please? Do you mean in terms of colors and how can this be done? I am getting my D700 tomorrow morning with a few lenses (14-24mm f2,8, 24-70mm f2,8, 70-200 f2,8) :D my first Fx body wohoo
Sean Molin Photography 27 months ago | reply
CUSTOM SETTING MENU > (f) Controls > (f9) Customize command dials
CUSTOM SETTING MENU > (f) Controls > (f12) Reverse indicators
As far as colors... I don't know. It would really only matter if you shot JPEG... but if you shoot RAW, you can change your basic rendering under the Calibration panel.
OctavioBJ 27 months ago | reply
I thinks is perfect!
IllusionVFX 27 months ago | reply
nice shot ! love it.
Leona Blanca 26 months ago | reply
Una lindura y muy romantica
proxygeek 26 months ago | reply
This is absolutely brilliant!
My favs are the Cindy and the Pub shots but the midget effect you get here using this technique is really interesting.
I am not a pro (dont even have a DSLR yet)l have mostly used panoramas to compensate for lack of wide-angle or lack of space to move back. But this is pushing the envelope...thanks for sharing this awesome technique and helping with the workflow.
andrew evans. 25 months ago | reply
this is really brilliant. and perfect stitching!
the dof is great.. i understand how you did this. and i have a 400 2.8 lens, which i have done some portraits on. you're right about the 2d effect because of the compression. but the dof on the 400 2.8 is really unbeatable. it's difficult to use though because like you say you have to be miles away from the subject. but if i can find the right location the results can be stunning.
thanks for sharing this though, it's great!
Sean Molin Photography 25 months ago | reply
The 400mm f/2.8 is optical perfection. There isn't a better performing commercial lens on earth.
Yes the 500mm f/2.8 can give you the same *amount* of bokeh as a panorama... and for flat-out removing the background by blurring it into oblivion, nothing beats it... but if you want to retain dimension and detail... this is really the only way to go (other than shooting 8x10 large format). :-)
AlexTurton 9 months ago | reply
clever idea
kunjan detroja 5 months ago | reply
one of the best shot with benzier method....lovely shot
[ via 'The Brenizer Method' group on flickriver --kunjan detroja ]
Irak Pérez 4 months ago | reply
Sorry to hear that this is recurrently stolen. It is a fantastic piece of art.
Instant Fav.
blue.duck 3 months ago | reply
lovely!
Daniel E Lee 3 months ago | reply
Amazing work!