Can I be a tree, when I grow up ?

Forced perspective

View towards Noosa Hill and coast in Queensland.

Very tricky. For this one I had the choice of focussing on the foreground, the distance or somewhere in between.
This is somewhere in between :-)

Will definitely try this technique again when I am next at the Eiffel Tower :-) :-) Might be a while!

Manual focus, tripod and flash, f/25.

Earlier effort in the Note on this image, auto focus, no tripod, no flash, f/25.

TSC Forced Perspective.
digital-photography-school.com/forced-perspective

Clickity Click, , Sami Serola (inactive) and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo

28 comments - The latest ones

Gillian Everett ^club

Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It is used primarily in photography, filmmaking and architecture. It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera.
Wikipedia

9 years ago.

Esther ^club

You are the bravest to post first. I had to smile with the giant flower. Flash is the way to go.

9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Thanks Esther :-) Had good fun with this one !

9 years ago.

Rita Guimaraes

No, you can not be a tree, but don´t be sad, you are beautiful.
;-)
Excellent, Gillian.
Have a great sunday.

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Rita Guimaraes

Thanks Rita :-) All the best for your Sunday, too!

9 years ago.

Shuttering Yukon

you got it Gillian.... this is perfect..

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Shuttering Yukon

Thanks Wendi. I had seen these type of images before but hadn't heard the term 'forced perpective' until this challenge :-) Good choice!

9 years ago.

Valfal

Oh pretty flower why would you want to be a plain green tree when you can be so gorgeous and red? Well done, Gillian!

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Valfal

Thanks Val :-)

9 years ago.

PaulOClassic©

Well done Gillian!

Totally beyond my capabilities this week!

9 years ago.

HaarFager ^club

The palm trees pale in comparison! Nice work!

9 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Ha ha! =D Great! Without the palm tree on right it would have been even perfect ;-)

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Thanks Sami. I didn't even think of cropping it as I thought the big palm tree added to the perspective :-)

9 years ago.

H C

Very well done Gillian. I love that bold red flower and the title is super.

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club

Clever title and shot Gillian. I really like this, but I'm also looking forward to seeing the Eiffel Tower fersion when you get there! ;)

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

Thanks Paul. No overseas trips in the plan at the moment, but next time I am near an iconic building I will definitely give it a go :-)

9 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

Very good idea, the red flower nicely fitting between the palms.
I agree with Adrian

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Thanks Wierd. It would have been very difficult without the vase. I had perched it on top of the gate post of the verandah :-)

9 years ago.

Amazingstoker

nice happy FP, works well, and beautiful bloom, I agree, why would you want to be a tree?

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Amazingstoker

Thanks Amazing :-)

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

Hey, everything is is focus pretty much. I say good job Gillian! I always forget about the flash option so thanks for mentioning that. (My camera only goes to f22.)

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Thanks Karen. A bit of trial and error before I used the flash :-)

9 years ago.

Jan

Wonderful work. Great to see your thought process and the earlier image too.

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Jan

Thanks Jan :-)

9 years ago.

Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Great work Gillian!

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Thanks Norm :-)

9 years ago.

Clickity Click

Well put together, instant fave. Love the red against that sky!

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Clickity Click

Thanks Chris :-)

9 years ago.

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