sozypozy: Glad you like it. I like the compostion best in 1 and light in 2. Which means I have to go back. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Scott
Hi Scott...Beautiful captures. You have helped me in the past with Polar Bear advice which worked out great, Thanks. Question, I love #1 and was wondering if you find working with a tilt shift difficult.I am headed to Iceland and was thinking that some glacier beach images would be interesting with a TS lens. Any thoughts? you seem to have mastered it quite well, thanks in advance, K
kalina54: I am sold on the TS. Not so much the tilt component but the shifting. Without shift the horizon will be distorted. With the shift - the horizon and the trees will be normal looking. Just make sure you take a level, level the camera, and then shift and focus. The only time I use anything other than tilt/shift is when i) I need a faster lens in the dark (aurora, milky way) or 2) a longer lens does not cause the distortion as much. The shift is also fantastic for stitching - the frames line up exactly and you don't throw away 1/2 the picture when stitching. However, the tilt is harder to master. You really need to memorize the degree of tilt (about 1-2 at full height and 6 or so really near the ground) and understand that tilt only works where you have a flat horizon (ice, beach, but not trees etc). I would not buy the tilt and head off to use it on a important trip - it requires practice - but I would suggest once you have used it for a month, all the other wa lens will bother you. Scott
What an excellent series, Scott.
And your last image again brings to mind the question: is it necessary to be partly crazy to live in Canada in winter?
If so, I'm glad of it, because the pic of your buddy in the river is wonderful.
Charlie
