I was framed - a self portrait

The LSII is mounted improperly but what interested me was the focus. It appears that the mirrored image is in focus but the frame is not. Talk about shallow DOF...

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I'm not sure about this but... lets say you are standing 5 feet from the mirror wouldn't it trick the camera into thinking you are really 10 feet away since it has to reflect 5 feet both ways?

Never tried this nor am I a physics major so correct me if I am wrong.

Nice to see you, Dave. Cool photo.....

Interesting picture. Not sure, but I think VividRyan is correct about the focus being double the distance of the mirror from the camera (ie, so the focus is on you). It would also be good to see it with a section of blank wall behind you, rather than the doorway.

Thanks for the responses -

Maureen - I tried to stay behind the camera, out of sight...

As to the focus point, I would have thought the camera was focusing on the reflection in the mirror. The focus distance would be from the reflective surface to the lens. But what do I know.

delighted to see you Dave


I love the shot
just , there are a few distractions which you may like to watch out for next time
maybe move the mirror so that the door is not showing right behind your head
the white of the flash unit does not look so great
maybe a shot during the daylight ? without the addional flash unit being needed
the camera is ok in front of the face
it's just all the other things draw away from the very nice setting

and that tiny piece sticking in on the left , watch out for that

thanks Dave


the colours and frame are lovely, with you there



EDIT LATER
he he
sorry Dave
I can see I was missing the point here from the beginning....
but not now

thanks

LOL great photo.
Are you going to realy frame it?
And how do you like the LSII I have the LSIIPJ and love it.

I love the LSII

great but have to agree about the door in the shot .
Rob.

VividRyan wrote:
I'm not sure about this but... lets say you are standing 5 feet from the mirror wouldn't it trick the camera into thinking you are really 10 feet away since it has to reflect 5 feet both ways?

Never tried this nor am I a physics major so correct me if I am wrong.

I'm not sure , but if I remember an arguement in physics class around 40 years ago, I think that you are actually focusing on the surface of the mirror, not the reflected image's origin. I would have thought otherwise, a point which I argued strongly but was proven otherwise by the professor.. regardless, this is a cool shot...Bit by bit we are seeing the faces behind these noms d' lens ! PS..by the diameter of that lens it must be a sigma 24-70 ...82 mm end?

Again, thanks for all the feedback. This was a grab shot. I was walking thru the church office on my way to the auditorium to shoot the construction of a castle. I turned at the exit door and saw the mirror hanging there and had to try a shot. I liked the color of the walls, frame, etc. I thought about cleaning it up but with over 600 shots of the castle and subsequent conference it was built for I have been just too busy. My wife does NOT like to see me with my cap turned around but with the flash mounted it's either turn the cap or take it off and I tend to lose things if I take them off. Perhaps, time permiting, I'll go back and try to clean this up a bit.

I do like the LSII in the right situation and use it most of the time. I also have a new Lumiquest ProMax system that needs some testing.

I agree with your physics lesson....

As to the lens, don't I wish! It's actually my nifty-fifty with a large hood to protect it against the over-reach of the flash with the LSII mounted. It's an old Cokin rubber unit with filter holder attached from my 35mm days. The flash comes out past the end of the lens when I'm shooting straight on.

I like this shot. Without the door the walls and frame look great.
I might try it for an avatar if I could get a big enough lens to cover my face.

Well it sure takes good pictures...and I have a thought about the more expensive lenses...I am thinking all lens have the potential to take excellent photos...it's just that the more money we spend , the harder we have to work to produce excellent photos to justify the cost !! This can be illustrated by the difficulty I have had in getting superior shots after I bought My sigma 70-200 and then Tamron 28-75...My first shots were crap ! Now I'm busting my butt to get some acceptable...and how hard would I have to work if I were to purchase an L lens...it would be a matter of life and death (my wife would kill me should not those photos be magnificent!) So you see,more expensive lenses don't take better photos, they just make us pay more attention to the laws of photography !