Cool photo.I did something like this with a friend, but instead of an escalator, we did it on a very long moving platform. It created more of a "tunnel" effect.
I think the picture is real, but I think it got a lot of help in post.Not a fake, but you really can tell when a photo has been mucked with too much. I think this one has. While that in itself might not be a completely terrible thing, it's still noticeable.
Why isn't' the reflection blurred? Do you think the person's reflection stayed at the top while the person went down the escalator. Or maybe the reflection decided to take the stairs instead. ............. the reflection isn't blurred because it's a reflection! HAHAHA
@ invaderYour attitude caused me to comment, not the picture itself. Not only do you have a page solely devoted to the making of this 'snapshot' (<a class="user" href="http://brian.shaler.name/pages/blog/light-speed-escalator/)....">http://brian.shaler.name/pages/blog/light-speed-escalator/)....</a> you also commented (above, on this page) about making a VIDEO to show everyone how you made this photo. No one wants to watch a video on how to take fuzzy 'snapshots'. Your ego is backed up by 'snapshots' that even you admit to have "plenty of imperfections". I still congratulate you for getting to Digg's front page... but no one is going to buy your video, Puff Daddy.
You're a bunch of f**king morons. OK, lets try it this wayThe chrome is a static feature (IT DOES NOT MOVE). You have 6 points on the chrome in the direction the escalator is travelling, 1 per second. As the person moves with the escalator, the reflection hits a point each second. If this is really a 6 second exposure, then that reflection will be at points 1 through to 6, and would show up on the image.f**king tards.
@serpentskiss: It's real. From the camera's point of view, the reflection of the subject will be exactly as blurry as the subject himself. It's pretty basic geometry.@cbreaker: You'd be surprised how little touching up there was in Photoshop. I would have thought the same thing if I hadn't taken it myself.
sentinel105Feb 21, 2007
Cool photo.I did something like this with a friend, but instead of an escalator, we did it on a very long moving platform. It created more of a "tunnel" effect.
cbreakerFeb 21, 2007
I think the picture is real, but I think it got a lot of help in post.Not a fake, but you really can tell when a photo has been mucked with too much. I think this one has. While that in itself might not be a completely terrible thing, it's still noticeable.
mseneschalFeb 21, 2007
Why isn't' the reflection blurred? Do you think the person's reflection stayed at the top while the person went down the escalator. Or maybe the reflection decided to take the stairs instead. ............. the reflection isn't blurred because it's a reflection! HAHAHA
cbreakerFeb 21, 2007
Something has to be a big deal to be on Digg? That in itself could make the next Digg headline.
tinyphizhFeb 21, 2007
yep we were bored at vegas... looked pretty cool though
mseneschalFeb 21, 2007
@ invaderYour attitude caused me to comment, not the picture itself. Not only do you have a page solely devoted to the making of this 'snapshot' (<a class="user" href="http://brian.shaler.name/pages/blog/light-speed-escalator/)....">http://brian.shaler.name/pages/blog/light-speed-escalator/)....</a> you also commented (above, on this page) about making a VIDEO to show everyone how you made this photo. No one wants to watch a video on how to take fuzzy 'snapshots'. Your ego is backed up by 'snapshots' that even you admit to have "plenty of imperfections". I still congratulate you for getting to Digg's front page... but no one is going to buy your video, Puff Daddy.
serpentskissFeb 22, 2007
You're a bunch of f**king morons. OK, lets try it this wayThe chrome is a static feature (IT DOES NOT MOVE). You have 6 points on the chrome in the direction the escalator is travelling, 1 per second. As the person moves with the escalator, the reflection hits a point each second. If this is really a 6 second exposure, then that reflection will be at points 1 through to 6, and would show up on the image.f**king tards.
invaderFeb 22, 2007
@serpentskiss: It's real. From the camera's point of view, the reflection of the subject will be exactly as blurry as the subject himself. It's pretty basic geometry.@cbreaker: You'd be surprised how little touching up there was in Photoshop. I would have thought the same thing if I hadn't taken it myself.
motbobDec 1, 2007
I wonder why I can't see comments on this page.
rkzdaDec 1, 2007
BALEETED!
iknockstuffdownDec 1, 2007
Wow, this is strange.
patricksauncyDec 2, 2007
How so?
patricksauncyDec 2, 2007
'The making of' video at 875+ diggs on front page FTW!<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/design/Awesome_Photography_Technique_Video_Tutorial_for_Light_Speed_Escalator">http://digg.com/design/Awesome_Photography_Techniq ...</a>Oops! mseneschal's a dips**t! Where are your imperfect, technically excellent photos, assh**e?If people like what you do and ask to know how, you'd have to have a pretty big ego to deny them that. There's nothing wrong with demonstrating a technique.