Photo cross-post

[andrewducker]

Spent the afternoon at Hugh and Meredith's, where Hugh showed Sophia how his 3d printer works (and how he makes 3d dungeons out of foam). Very cool stuff, and they both enjoyed their souvenirs.
Original is here on Pixelfed.scot.

Comments

[soemand]

It's always interesting to see the computational elements of photography by smartphone. The chip in your android and or iOS device is doing the heavy lifting here.

Also, those are gorgeous prints. 💯

[andrewducker]

As someone who doesn't notice the intricacies, What's it doing?

(The only thing I did manually was change the focus, as it kept wanting to focus on the faces in the background)

[soemand]

Fake bokeh, often called "Portrait Mode" on smartphones, uses software to simulate a shallow depth of field, blurring the background while keeping the subject sharp. This effect is created by AI identifying the subject and applying a digital blur, allowing for adjustable blur intensity on many devices.

The tell for me is the contract of the building skyline vs the round lights. It doesn't quite mesh together, but that's more feels than facts.

[andrewducker]

Aaah.

My phone was very close to the figures (to get them as large as possible), with the result that the amount in focus was tiny. I literally couldn't get the faces and the figures in focus at the same time.

(Plus the bus we were on was moving, which may or may not have had an effect.)