Lazy
by Walker Pickering
Contrary to popular belief, some basset hounds are very fast. I base this knowledge off the fact that about once a week (actually, more often now that we have another dog and he’s vying for attention) Homer gets excited and runs around the house like it’s necessary. However, most people expect to see the pose above from all basset hounds.
Now, about the image. I took it with the Hasselblad SWC/M (38mm f/4.5 CF), but the effects were accomplished in Photoshop. This radial blur type thing you’re seeing is just a replication of an effect I’ve been trying to figure out in camera for awhile. As best I can tell, it has to do with not having adequate lens coverage, and can often be seen when the lens is tilted to such a degree on a 4×5 that you begin to see vignetting. Some of Ray Meeks’ work exhibits this effect to perfection.
I’ll all for using PS to achieve what you see in your head, in the end it’s the result that matters. The result rocks.
YEAH FOR BASSET HOUNDS!!! I know what you mean, we have two (had three), one of which is a Jack Russell trapped inside a basset hound’s body.
Oh, I love me some Raymond Meeks! I like it. I didn’t suspect it was Photoshop until to said it.
I found that if you use a camera or lens with an image stabilazation system, (I used a canon 28-135IS lens, but I believe some of the olympus cameras have a version of this) and jiggle the camera while you click the shutter, there appears to be a crisp spot in the frame from which a radial blur grows. Its a hard effect to control, but I’m sure you could get the hang of it with some practice.
Thanks for the tip, Mark.