Best picture of a mantis, ever?!?

PB · Post by PB » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:46 pm

But why would a macro lens make just the area under the insect sharp, and
make the foreground AND background blurry? As far as I know, no camera
lens can focus like that. I'm not saying the sharpness is fake, but rather the
strip at the bottom of the image should be as sharp as the bit in the middle
of the two yellow lines that I drew.

Joakim Christiansen · Post by **Joakim Christiansen** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:53 pm

I don't think it's fake.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:59 pm

It's called depth of field.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field

PB · Post by PB » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:01 pm

Hehehe, well that shows how much I know!

Thanks for the link.

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:49 pm

Yeah DOF.
I knew it was possible to get it like that. I usually try to get such results with some photos.

However i still think it looks too fake. It really looks like CG, the backgrounds.

Rook Zimbabwe · Post by **Rook Zimbabwe** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:09 pm

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FIRST!

HAHA!!!

Nope no CGI, with a narrow depth of field it would look like that, low light and an wide open apeture would cause just that condition... if it IS a fake, it is a good one... (I have not blown it up PIXEL by PIXEL though... that would be the acid test!)

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:11 pm

Rook Zimbabwe wrote: Nope no CGI, with a narrow depth of field it would look like that, low light and an wide open apeture would cause just that condition... if it IS a fake, it is a good one... (I have not blown it up PIXEL by PIXEL though... that would be the acid test!)

Of course, but there are other factors. I think the backgrounds looks odd in some way. Really!

Rook Zimbabwe · Post by **Rook Zimbabwe** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:17 pm

I am just surprised that no one posed a Hoff Head on the Mantis Body!!!

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:25 pm

Rook Zimbabwe wrote:I am just surprised that no one posed a Hoff Head on the Mantis Body!!!

shh he might hear you!

Dare · Post by **Dare** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:31 pm

A: It is either a real mantis or a model/artwork. If the latter then that is more incredible than if it is the real thing.

B: If it is real then the photo had to be taken somewhere, so why not right where we see it? The mantis is the focal point of the picture and would be regardless of surrounds.

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:35 pm

Dare wrote:A: It is either a real mantis or a model/artwork. If the latter then that is more incredible than if it is the real thing.

B: If it is real then the photo had to be taken somewhere, so why not right where we see it? The mantis is the focal point of the picture and would be regardless of surrounds.

A) I have seen better CG though

B) what?? if the sourroundings look like CG what are the chances all is..?

Dare · Post by **Dare** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:40 pm

Looks real to me, any size.

lol. Are we getting to a stage where models/artwork look more real than reality does?

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:43 pm

Dare wrote:Looks real to me, any size.

lol. Are we getting to a stage where models/artwork look more real than reality does?

perhaps

Well if it looks real to you, what about opening your eyes?

Joakim Christiansen · Post by **Joakim Christiansen** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:48 pm

I don't understand this discussion at all, if someone here think these are fake then I think they are retarded:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/111/2786 ... 91ec_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/105/2786 ... a356_o.jpg

JCV · Post by **JCV** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:59 pm

That mantis is a good model.