Assignment #51: Eye of Beholder

[Nikolai]

You would think that, given my history with numbers, this time we would have to shoot at exactly 51mm, 1/51 sec, ISO 51, having the camera exactly 51 inch (or cm, or meter) from the subject? Nah... :lol3

This week we're going to shoot the eyes! Pet, animals, people - all would do.
The idea is to get an eye to fill as large part of the frame as possible. Watch for your own (and camera's) reflection - you may or may not like how it looks.
One eye per shot please.
Basic EXIF (aperture, speed, focal length, ISO) is required, a link to the complete exif is appreciated.
For the rest of the rules, index, etc. please refer to this sticky (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=41800).

[Antonio Correia]

A tip (http://www.meejahor.com/?p=510) if you are going to shoot your own eye ! :D
:thumb

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/190051268-M.jpg

[Antonio Correia]

This EXIf is the same for this one and to the following pictures.
Balinese eye from a small wooden owl

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/190079521-M.jpg
Ganesh eye. http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/190080170-M.jpg
Fiji Island eye from an wooden statue. http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/190079005-M.jpg
The same eye under another perspective and light. http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/190080456-M.jpg
Is all this any good ? :D

[Nikolai]

Very creative usage of the reversed kit lens and nice out of the box thinking! :clap However, the real - live - eye is a bit more challenging to shoot, so why don't we try to get that one, too :wink :deal

[ShepsMom]

http://intruecolors.smugmug.com/photos/166073185-M-9.jpg

[Nikolai]

Beat's eye
Marina, nice one! :thumb
Who's that? What was the distance? How did you get him/her to pose?

[ShepsMom]

This is my dog LOL, this was a crop job, but he was close enough though :D

[dbaker1221]

looking back at me through a fence.
http://snapshotz.smugmug.com/photos/189878394-L-1.jpg
CameraNIKON CORPORATION NIKON D50Exposure Time0.0125s (1/80)Aperturef/8.0Focal Length195mm (292mm 35mm)iso 400

[Antonio Correia]

I have a correction to make.
I wrote that the the 2 last pictures were from "Fiji Island eye from an wooden statue".
It is not true because they belong to Kenian's Massai shepherd wooden statue, 35 cms height.
A detail. :thumb

[Nikolai]

looking back at me through a fence.

CameraNIKON CORPORATION NIKON D50Exposure Time0.0125s (1/80)Aperturef/8.0Focal Length195mm (292mm 35mm)iso 400

Dave, thank you, nice entry!

[hejjafish]

This is the eye of my sister's beagle. This is close to a 100% crop.

http://hejjafish.smugmug.com/photos/190225529-M-1.jpg

50mm, 1/60 sec., f/2.8, iso 200

[Nikolai]

This is the eye of my sister's beagle. This is close to a 100% crop.
50mm, 1/60 sec., f/2.8, iso 200
Welcome to dgrin! :clap
Thank you for the entry! :thumb
I must say, it looks a bit oof. Any eye (a real one) is a challenging object to photograph, I would suggest closing aperture a bit, otherwise you most likely going to miss it, even if by a hair...:deal

[hejjafish]

Thanks for the welcome. :D
That little dog surely was a difficult object to photograph. He'd never sit still long enough to get a good shot.:bash I'll give it another try.

[Nikolai]

Thanks for the welcome. :D
That little dog surely was a difficult object to photograph. He'd never sit still long enough to get a good shot.:bash I'll give it another try.
Crank up ISO :-) Use a little flash, too, or shoot from the window. It will create a nice catchligh and will make focusing easier!

[hejjafish]

Well, after shooting a bunch. I think these are the best.:dunno

http://hejjafish.smugmug.com/photos/190794434-M.jpg

Nikkor 70-300mm @ 300mm, 1/60 sec., f/8, iso 500

http://hejjafish.smugmug.com/photos/190794444-M.jpg

Sigma 18-50mm @ 50mm, 1/90 sec., f/2.8, iso 500

[Nikolai]

Well, after shooting a bunch. I think these are the best.:dunno
Nikkor 70-300mm @ 300mm, 1/60 sec., f/8, iso 500
Sigma 18-50mm @ 50mm, 1/90 sec., f/2.8, iso 500
Thanks!
First one still looks soft, but #2 is definitely beter. :thumb

[hejjafish]

First one still looks soft, but #2 is definitely beter.

Thanks! The Nikkor 70-300mm is a little soft @300mm...oh,well. Shooting an eye is harder than I thought it was gonna be. Thanks for the challenge.:D

[Snakeroot]

I was visiting my grandma at a rehab center and they have a miniature horse outside. I remembered the assignment this week, so I took two shots at it. I had my 50mm on at the time and the horse wouldn't let me get too close, so this is a crop. I'll have to have another attempt at it :)

http://stalnaker.smugmug.com/photos/191305207-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

I was visiting my grandma at a rehab center and they have a miniature horse outside. I remembered the assignment this week, so I took two shots at it. I had my 50mm on at the time and the horse wouldn't let me get too close, so this is a crop. I'll have to have another attempt at it :)

Yeah, please do. This one is waay too soft...:dunno

[Chrissiebeez_NL]

taken with sigma 70-300 APO

http://chris-en-hils.smugmug.com/photos/191666869-M.jpg





C&C always appreciated! :D


EXIF (http://chris-en-hils.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=191666869)

[Nikolai]

taken with sigma 70-300 APO
Thanks! :thumb
Finally somebody found a human model :wink

[Shima]

Oh man, I haven't done an assignment in so long, but my cat definitely has the coolest eyes (they're green *and* yellow) so when I get home from class tonight, she's totally my target... I have some eye pics of her before the assignment date, but they don't count....so I'll be back when the kitty is near my lens later :)

[Cuong]

My first posting in the Assignment. My girl's brown eye taken by a window with diffused off camera flash. I don't have any macro lens so had to use an old +4 close-up filter (back from the days of film SLR Canon A-1). Still had to crop off about 66% (from 3504x2336 to 2016x1344) then resized to 800x533.

Cuong

EXIF:
Date Taken: 9/06/2007 19:03:25
Camera: Canon EOS 30D + EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM and +4 Closeup filter
Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 800
Focal Length: 85.0 mm
Photo Dimensions: 3504 x 2336
File Size: 110 KB
Exposure Program: Manual
White Balance: Auto

[Nikolai]

My first posting in the Assignment. My girl's brown eye taken by a window with diffused off camera flash. I don't have any macro lens so had to use an old +4 close-up filter (back from the days of film SLR Canon A-1). Still had to crop off about 66% (from 3504x2336 to 2016x1344) then resized to 800x533.

Cuong

Thank you, and welcome to the Class!:thumb

[Snakeroot]

http://stalnaker.smugmug.com/photos/193614597-L.jpg


Exif: http://stalnaker.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=193614597


Here's an old assignment I did for a digital art class combining two dissimilar things that relate to each other (there's an eye in it :) )
http://stalnaker.smugmug.com/photos/182771676-L.jpg

[Snakeroot]

http://stalnaker.smugmug.com/photos/193614652-L.jpg

Exif:
http://stalnaker.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=193614652

[Snakeroot]

taken with sigma 70-300 APO

http://chris-en-hils.smugmug.com/photos/191666869-M.jpg





C&C always appreciated! :D



EXIF (http://chris-en-hils.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=191666869)
beautiful blue coloring

[Snakeroot]

My first posting in the Assignment. My girl's brown eye taken by a window with diffused off camera flash. I don't have any macro lens so had to use an old +4 close-up filter (back from the days of film SLR Canon A-1). Still had to crop off about 66% (from 3504x2336 to 2016x1344) then resized to 800x533.

Cuong


I like the reflection you got... I didn't appreciate it as much until I tried it myself :) It wasn't easy for me to get a recognizable, clear reflection. Yours looks very clear. Good job

P.S. For those of you watching the monthly assignment thread... give me a bottle to shoot though and I can get all kinds of reflections! :P

[Nikolai]

Exif: http://stalnaker.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=193614597


Here's an old assignment I did for a digital art class combining two dissimilar things that relate to each other (there's an eye in it :) )
http://stalnaker.smugmug.com/photos/182771676-L.jpg

Thank you! :thumb
And I love the old shot. It's a bit rough around the edges, but it looks great anyway! :clap

[Nikolai]

one more
Exif:
http://stalnaker.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=193614652
Thank you! :thumb
I wonder whose eye is this?:scratch

[Cuong]

I like the reflection you got... I didn't appreciate it as much until I tried it myself :) It wasn't easy for me to get a recognizable, clear reflection. Yours looks very clear. Good job ...

Thanks. I think the trick is to have your subject inside looking out at a bright scene. My daughter was 3 feet from a window but the outside light was fading fast so I had to use off-camera flash.

Cuong

[Chrissiebeez_NL]

beautiful blue coloring

thanks! :D

[Snakeroot]

Thank you! :thumb
I wonder whose eye is this?:scratch

This is Jake's eye... you have NO idea how hard it was to get the closeup... he's pretty rambunctious! :rofl

http://stalnaker.smugmug.com/photos/193844665-S.jpg

[Chrissiebeez_NL]

This is Jake's eye... you have NO idea how hard it was to get the closeup... he's pretty rambunctious! :rofl

http://stalnaker.smugmug.com/photos/193844665-S.jpg

lol, i bet! :rolleyes
nice entry!

[Nikolai]

This is Jake's eye... you have NO idea how hard it was to get the closeup... he's pretty rambunctious! :rofl

Got it!
Yeah, I know the story.. Pets, bugs and kids...:wink

[JujuB]

Hi everyone,
This is a little late, but I did take this photo with this assignment in mind. I'm just now getting a chance to get this up.



http://onefairyfamily.smugmug.com/photos/201228652-S-1.jpg (http://onefairyfamily.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=201228652)


Take Care,
Gabrielle

[Nikolai]

Hi everyone,
This is a little late, but I did take this photo with this assignment in mind. I'm just now getting a chance to get this up.

Take Care,
Gabrielle

Welcome to Dgrin Academy!

Nice entry, thanks!

One thing I noticed - the image looks very soft and slightly OOF (Out Of Focus). This is probably because you shot wide opn from a close distance and basically focused at the pupil center. DOF (Depth Of Field) is assymetrical, it's usually twice as long furhter from the focus plane that before it:
<)---------[====*========]--------
Legend:
<) camera
---[, ]--- OOF (Out Of Focus) area
[==... ==] DOF (Depth of Field)
[== front focused area
* focus point (target)
==] back focused area
I would suggest to use a longer (telephoto) lens and shoot from a greater distance (thus getting a slightly greater DOF), otherwise focus on the end of the eyelashes.

HTH

[riz_sat]

hey iam posting this image from http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=653614#post653614 this topic of mine.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y274/riz_sat/eye_riza.jpg

[Nikolai]

hey iam posting this image from http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=653614#post653614 this topic of mine.



Great entry, thank you! :thumb

[Chrissiebeez_NL]

hey iam posting this image from http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=653614#post653614 this topic of mine.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y274/riz_sat/eye_riza.jpg

i've said it before, but: :thumb

[Felicia]

http://feliciabphotography.smugmug.com/photos/206728397-L.jpg
Date Modified2007-10-10 22:09:50Date Taken2007-10-05 09:21:48CameraCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTiExposure Time0.01s (1/100)Aperturef/5.6ISO100

[Nikolai]

Date Modified2007-10-10 22:09:50Date Taken2007-10-05 09:21:48CameraCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTiExposure Time0.01s (1/100)Aperturef/5.6ISO100
Thank you! :thumb
Seems a bit soft, or is it just me? :dunno

[Felicia]

Thank you! :thumb
Seems a bit soft, or is it just me? :dunno

I think it is a little soft, too. I was trying to capture the wrinkled skin around her eyes. I should probably have focused on the eyeball instead?:dunno

[Chrissiebeez_NL]

I think it is a little soft, too. I was trying to capture the wrinkled skin around her eyes. I should probably have focused on the eyeball instead?:dunno

hi! i really like this picture of the (peacock?) eye but i agree that the focus has to be on the eye or somewhere where the eye is in the same focal plane as the focuspoint. nice try and try to shoot it again if possible :clap

[Felicia]

hi! i really like this picture of the (peacock?) eye but i agree that the focus has to be on the eye or somewhere where the eye is in the same focal plane as the focuspoint. nice try and try to shoot it again if possible :clap

Thanks, Chrissiebeez. The bird is a Black Headed Caique. I'm gonna have to do some more shooting when I can get her to stay still. Here's some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_Parrot