Show us your setup and the final result!

Tony_Stark, how come only the middle section of the first one is in focus? Did you use a TS-E lens, or blend two images?

^ Same Question^

Love that image!

Brenizer Method ??

2loose wrote in post #15770106
Brenizer Method ??

No, that only gives a shallow depth of focus, not an altered plane of focus.

Bkainz wrote in post #15770054
^ Same Question^

Love that image!

2loose wrote in post #15770106
Brenizer Method ??

Madweasel wrote in post #15770015
Tony_Stark, how come only the middle section of the first one is in focus? Did you use a TS-E lens, or blend two images?

Madweasel wrote in post #15770301
No, that only gives a shallow depth of focus, not an altered plane of focus.

I used the 17mm TS-E for the shots. Amazing lens.

srika wrote in post #12774590
kinda wish that last arch shot was totally symmetrical, top and bottom... but still nice look and effect.

I think this kinda counts as a 'setup' shot, eh? you may have seen it in another thread but here anyway -

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/delobbo/5212810​648/
IMG_3382m2720 by Rasidel Slika, on Flickr

I really like this shot.
For so many reasons.

^^ I agree

Setup -

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …/94358006@N03/8​604617376/

^ Nice shot. I love the angle.

Tony_Stark wrote in post #15770342
I used the 17mm TS-E for the shots. Amazing lens.

i dont own any TS lenses but i would like to know why people rave over them? The effect can easily be repoduced in PS from an image that was made on an ordinary lens or have i misunderstood something?

boerewors wrote in post #15774275
i dont own any TS lenses but i would like to know why people rave over them? The effect can easily be repoduced in PS from an image that was made on an ordinary lens or have i misunderstood something?

You can artificially narrow the depth of field, but you can't do the opposite. Additionally, you can prevent the typical "falling back" effect that is predominantly seen when shooting upwards (Or conversely, the reverse shooting downwards). While that is also correctable in PS, you tend to lose resolution as well as sharpness.

boerewors wrote in post #15774275
i dont own any TS lenses but i would like to know why people rave over them? The effect can easily be repoduced in PS from an image that was made on an ordinary lens or have i misunderstood something?

You cannot replicate in Ps what a Tilt shift does. A tilt shift lenses primary purpose of for either correcting converging lines/verticles in a scene (architecture or product shooting), or for manipulating the plane of focus to get the entire subject in focus in a situation where that otherwise wouldn't be possible. Sure lots of people are using software lately to get a "tilt shift" look, but that's only one thing a tilt shift does.
Imagine you have to shoot a selection of products and they want the shot at an angle. The products are small so you're up close and there's no way to get everything sharp in one shot. The tilt shift will allow you to do that while still staying in the lenses sweet spot aperture wise. You can also get a shot of a mirror or reflective surface without getting a reflection of the lens in it
Maybe you're shooting some food or whatnot on a table from above. You can tilt the lens to get everything on the table sharp in one shot. Maybe you're doing an environmental portrait and the ambient light calls for f/2.8. You can create a vertical plane of focus so the subject is entirely sharp while his surrounds fall out of focus as you move away from him. Tilt shifts shine when you need to control perspective, it just so happens that one particular peripheral use has become so popular there are software apps just to apply the effect.

boerewors wrote in post #15774275
i dont own any TS lenses but i would like to know why people rave over them? The effect can easily be repoduced in PS from an image that was made on an ordinary lens or have i misunderstood something?

Yes, you can do a heck of a lot in software, you can put in work to do the "fake blur" if you want to take the time, and for lens "perspective distortion" then software has correction for that, but you lose parts of your composition. So, it's up to you as to whether it's worth it to do the tradeoff. I don't have a T&S lens, but if I did "serious" architecture photography, it would definitely be on my "list".

As to shots with the little "sliver" in focus and the rest in a blur, well, that's a fun thing you can play with if you do have a T&S lens, but certainly not a reason to buy one, IMO!