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Eric_Rougier

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Location: Paris, France
Registered: 17 Sep 2005
Quicktime VR & mirror & reflexion :-)
Posted: 30 Oct 2007 at 1:06 GMT
updated: 30 Oct 2007 at 1:36 GMT
Hi all,

Just a technical joke : Where is the tripod, the head and the camera ?

fromparis.com/tests/mirror/

Eric (less interresting post of the year)
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mskp

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Re: Quicktime VR & mirror & reflexion :-)
Posted: 30 Oct 2007 at 2:42 GMT
How to do that?
You did it again!!
Congratulations,
Martin
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Rosauro

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Location: Toronto, Canada
Registered: 15 Dec 2006
Re: Quicktime VR & mirror & reflexion :-)
Posted: 30 Oct 2007 at 2:44 GMT
Very nice Eric! smile
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fatchai

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Re: Quicktime VR & mirror & reflexion :-)
Posted: 30 Oct 2007 at 3:39 GMT
very nice pano.
would like to know the technical trick.
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DorinDXN

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Location: Timisoara, Romania
Registered: 14 Nov 2006
Re: Quicktime VR & mirror & reflexion :-)
Posted: 30 Oct 2007 at 7:08 GMT
Wow Eric! you did it again.

I'd say that you used a extra small camera (look like is still there looking between your fingers) but is just a guess wink

Dorin
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Hans Nyberg

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Location: Denmark
Registered: 28 Aug 2005
Re: Quicktime VR & mirror & reflexion :-)
Posted: 30 Oct 2007 at 8:55 GMT
Easy trick. As usual amazing VR from you.

You have a tripod with an horizontal pole behind you.
The pole is actually leaning on your shoulder and you may have rotated the camera vertically. 3 or maybe only 2 shots with the shaved 10,5mm.

If you cheat just 1 cm with the nodalpoint the only thing you will get is a hole which is a couple of centimeters, actually only the diameter of the pole.
I would have used one of my Foba tubes which is perfect for this kind of VR.

You can see the stitching error on the shoulder where the hole is.

Hans
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Andrei Zdetovetchi

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Location: Bucharest, Romania
Registered: 21 Jul 2006
Re: Quicktime VR & mirror & reflexion :-)
Posted: 30 Oct 2007 at 9:49 GMT
Amazing Eric! smile

Hans may be right about how you did it... wink
Looking straight down, at the water tap, I see a long black reflection that might come from the horizontal pole.
Also, on the wall above the bathtub, right above the Eric's hand is a strange reflection... :P
Dorin, what Eric might keep hidden in his right hand, could be a remote trigger for the camera.

And... is that an iPhone?!?! Arrgh... I want one! laugh
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DorinDXN

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Location: Timisoara, Romania
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Re: Quicktime VR & mirror & reflexion :-)
Posted: 30 Oct 2007 at 10:13 GMT
updated: 30 Oct 2007 at 10:18 GMT
Yes Andrei that must be the trigger, I thought that is a cellphone camera used for some completion, as usual Eric lives the panos un-PhotoShop-ed to gives us some hints, like shadow (that with bike), reflexions (in this one), parallax (that with flying under Tower), very kind from his part.

Dorin
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Eric_Rougier

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Location: Paris, France
Registered: 17 Sep 2005
Re: Quicktime VR & mirror & reflexion :-)
Posted: 30 Oct 2007 at 13:19 GMT
updated: 30 Oct 2007 at 13:29 GMT
In fact, when you are in front and close of the mirror, the camera, the head and the tripod are very LARGE at least in one pict. I didn't find "the" solution but just one idea : moving my body 50 cm to the left + a ten minutes job in Photoshop to redraw the missing parts and to f**k the pallax with the Warp tools. Done !

If someone knows an other way to do that or a cool exemple with mirrors & reflexions...?

Dorin : Yes, it's a Nikon IR remote control in my hand.
Hans : Perhaps it could be a good solution.

Ok ! The same VR in a very nice bathroom with a blonde sexy girl with big tits can be a bit more interresting !

[ Oups, sorry ! smile ]

Eric

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DorinDXN

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Location: Timisoara, Romania
Registered: 14 Nov 2006
Re: Quicktime VR & mirror & reflexion :-)
Posted: 30 Oct 2007 at 14:02 GMT
updated: 30 Oct 2007 at 14:04 GMT
Hmmm... Eric I was sure that a extra cellphone camera in your hand will be enough to patch the camera reflexion in panorama But I didn't tried I only thought about. If I suppose to try another version I'll ask my wife to pose if
you said that it will be more interesting in that way, she is red headed now but can become easily blonde, But she will never agree unless I change some furniture in our bath with some new smile

Jokes aside, your VR are special becouse make us think and I thank you for that!

Dorin
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rudders

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Location: North Yorkshire & Northern England, United Kingdom
Registered: 21 Aug 2005
Re: Quicktime VR & mirror & reflexion :-)
Posted: 31 Oct 2007 at 13:57 GMT
updated: 31 Oct 2007 at 14:00 GMT
Genius as ever! Your work inspires us all Eric!
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