I tried my modified 18-55mm on my mom's EOS 650 body and the feeling of corners "running away" was just amazing. I didn't dare to take any shots though, as the mirror would have probably shattered.
It would take about thirty seconds in PSCS to rid the image of the sign but signs are part of the urban landscape.
In BS art speak, the leaving of the sign in the image, which could easily be removed, lends an intentionally stark distracting reality of the real to the surreal. In the image below, I intentionally left the distraction of the white at the top of the trash can. I toned it down a shade so it didn't over power the image but intentionally took the image with the awareness of the trash bag being distractingly at the top of the trash can.
Edited by BeeMan458 on Jun 28, 2005 at 06:36 PM GMT
BeeMan458 wrote:
Philippe, great series of SF through the Fisheye images
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Thanks Thomas! Really enjoyed shooting with it. I did rent it with another couple of lenses for the weekend. Something one can't do here in Switzerland, and if so, they have very view lenses and overpriced renting rates. However I guess that fisheye lens is pretty much on top of my wtb list
I'm just loving all these wiiiide shots! It's not a persective you see everyday. I decided, that for every shot in this thread, I'm going to put $1 in my piggy bank for a sweet wide lens. Just don't tell my wife - she'll kick me out of the house!
This was taken with a Tokina 12-24 mounted on a 350D. 12mm 1/250 f11
The place is Montauk NY with The Star Island Yacht Club in back. Date was June 19, Father's Day, 2005.
BeeMan458 wrote:
"...but it does look a tad under-exposed to me."
You won't get mad at me if I vote for keeping the image just the way it is
Thomas,
I have this image printed 13x19 over my desk and I actually like the exposure the way it is. I don't mind the dark foreground as it frames the focal point of the image (in my mind), which is the last bit of sun and how it is illuminating the clouds it is setting behind as well as the ones above. I don't think that tweaking the levls would make it nicer.
By the way, I did not use any resizing and it is a spectacular print, for those wondering about printing 4mp images
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