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#Lenzfx

    28-Dec-94 04:07:45
Sb: #143751-#Lenzfx
Fm: EDWARD HARVEY 75533,3303
To: Aaron W. Ostler 74672,127
< what we'd have is a reflection that is in perfect focus (since AD is our focal range) superimposed upon a surface which is out of focus (since AB is not our focal range). I'm trying to imagine how this would look but I'm absolutely certain that it's nothing I've EVER seen in real life.> PMJI Ive just done the experiment with a dirty mirror and the computer screen. What I saw when I focused on the screen was the mirror out of focus. In additionI saw the dirt on the mirror "double". When I focus on the mirror I get a double, out of focus computer screen. As a student of visual perception ( I teach color theory, drawing and design courses ) Im interested in why an image ( painting or photo for example ) of the the way things actually look, in this case out of focus and doubled, would seem so unrealistic. The class example I use is to ask students to focus on their hand in front of their face and then, without losing focus on the hand examine the background. It dosnt look real but it is real life. On the subject of Lens FX I look foward to it. I really like the way XAOS uploaded a disabled version of Penello. I hope the idea catches on. Ed