So you brought your point-and-shoot camera to the concert?

This is a shot from the front row of the lower box, level to the stage from around 100 feet away. DSLRS were prohibited so I used a point-and-shoot camera (Leica Digilux I) with manual controls to force the camera to shoot at lowest f/number (f/2.3) at a fast enough shutter speed (1/64s) to avoid blur. I set ISO at 200 to minimize noise. My mindset was to capture the bright strobe lights and hope that would be enough to light the artist. I avoided zooming in to the max and opted for a more normal focal length to get the best optical quality the lens offered. Although I got a decent shot, being not close enough remains a problem. Maybe a bridge will do better next time.

What to do with the Trace tool?

You could trace a head, copy it, paste as new, enlarge, paste back to the original, and make bobbleheads!

Want something better? Swap faces!

All pictures manipulated using Corel PhotoPaint.

Fish Eye Effect

Here is a sample of the Fish Eye Effect using a Pentax K-x dSLR.


Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired, Fish Eye Effect

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Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired

Star Burst Effect

Here is a sample of the Star Burst Effect using a Pentax K-x dSLR.


Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired, Star Burst Effect

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Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired