December 2008
The Archives
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12.27.08One year worth of images give some amazing videosUpdate: I made three new videos of 2009 with my 5D Mark II last year. One year in 40 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo. So far I've made two videos of the images I describe in this article. The one here at the top and another two minutes version. Read on to learn how I did this, to see the other video and to download the videos and images in high quality. And if you want to watch this video here at the top in HD quality you have to click through to Vimeo. The story Back in 2005 I did an experiment shooting ...
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12.21.08How wide is wide?About as wide as this: Link to a bigger version of the image. I snapped the same image with the following lenses: Canon 15 mm f2.8 fisheye Canon 16-35 mm f2.8 L USM II @16mm Canon 24 mm f1.4 L USM II And marked the reach of the different lenses on the 15 mm image. But I also wanted to see how a Sigma 8 mm circular fisheye did: Link to a bigger version of the image. So now you know. That's the difference between these different lenses on a Canon 5D MkII fullframe camera. And if you don't like the distortion of the fisheye you can remove ...
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12.14.08How to remove distortion on a Fisheye imageI recently bought the Canon 15mm f2.8 Fisheye for my new 5D Mark II. It's extremely wide angle and gives the characteristic fisheye distortion. Here's a gallery of images shot with that lens: In some images you want the fisheye distortion, but in other images you might want to remove it. And there are several applications that can help you with that. Regardless of what fisheye you're using. The most common way to remove the distortion is to squeeze the image in the middle. Something like what PTlens will do for you. In addition you can adjust perspective, rotation and a couple of other ...
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12.12.08A nice place to work in StavangerI do quite a bit of traveling and I am dependent on a way to work while on the road. Thanks to a 3G/Edge USB-stick for my MacBook I have some kind of internet connection most places. But I really prefer WLAN. And because I usually empty the battery of my MacBook on the plane/train/bus-ride to my destination I also like to find a spot with a power outlet. And if you find yourself in Stavanger, Norway at some point I have a spot for you. First of all: Stavanger is pretty well covered with free public WLAN. Good city! And ...
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12.02.08Aperture, shutter speed and ISO – Explained visuallyFirst of all: my entry into visualization using Flash in my last article was less than perfect. Mainly because I didn't shoot every image in my sequence with the same aperture. Meaning that the background changed because the depth of field change. So, I've made a new ISO-test of the 5D Mk II. Slightly better. At least the aperture stayed at 5.6 at all ISO values. The flash file is big, and I've not made any kind of download indicator. So when you click the link you need some patience while the page load. Link to: Flash animation showing ISO-change Aperture But what about ...