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23-MAY-2006 Adam Bramley

Digital Visage*
by Adam Bramley

Anshan, China

Strangely enough, this technique seems to work better the worse your TV is - the texture is larger and more pronounced. Just an experiment - tell me what you think.

Konica-Minolta Maxxum 7 Digital ,Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super II
1/45s f/8.0 at 200.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time23-May-2006 18:12:56
MakeKonica-Minolta
ModelDYNAX 7D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length200 mm
Exposure Time1/45 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-3.00
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest 25-May-2006 20:27
Thanks for the explanation Adam, I'll have to give this a try!
Martin Polanic 25-May-2006 19:51
Great work! I'd have had no idea how this was done if it weren't for the explanation... very very clever!
Katherine Stanback's Photos24-May-2006 20:23
Cool image - I love the RGB pattern up close and the evil eye look from across the room!
Guest 24-May-2006 09:22
Glad you like it.

There's nothing really special about the technique, it's all in the EXIF - just a long macro lens, balanced on a pillow to hold steady. Here the effective focal length was 300mm taken from 0.95m away (as close as this lens focuses). I can get more zoom, but this distance allows for composition.

To get the image I fired up the title screen of a DVD and took a picture - lots of nice artwork there. This is River from Serenity if anyone's interested. Adam
michael7324-May-2006 08:19
Good stuff Adam, well judged for tone and composition. I am curious too.
Guest 24-May-2006 04:00
Incredible! Ya have to get back from the monitor a little ways to see the face. I have no idea how you got so close that you're able to see the pixels like that. Are you going to tell us how you did this? Very cool shot Adam!
Sony Forums Challenges23-May-2006 19:52
Very cool! - you can actually see the RGB. Excellent photo and entry!
Helen Betts23-May-2006 18:56
Wow, very interesting! The more I look at it, the more I like it. Great creativity! Helen