Another fish-eye, as I forgot to post on Thursday. Taken on the same walk as the portico shot -- it was interesting to see how the fisheye changes the look totally depending on what is made focal. In this case, the portico has become a tiny aisle.
Sitting at Heathrow and trying to stay awake so I don't miss a flight...looking forward to photographing with Junko this week!!
And thank you all for the comments and favs that got the Bean shot to the TT this week!! Yay fisheye lens!
WOW -- I've been off 365 for nearly a month now, and just caught this as it came up between the two shots I just uploaded. I think it would be interesting to link this to some of the dramatic shots you've taken of the portico. Can't wait for you to get here!
@jyokota Aha -- you've missed all the fisheye shots -- borrowed lens from Jen's dad and am loving it. I brought it with for our photo walks as it's great with architecture to give it a totally different look.
Another stunning image Taffy!! I love what happens to these architectural shots!! Congrats on TT by the way - the bean was a fabulous shot!! Fav for this image!!
I know this building so well I recognized it from the first few inches. I'm looking forward to a break in weather so I can road trip up that way with my cameras! Good job with the fish-eye. And the Bean shot was an unusual shot of something that is photographed so often!
@salza I highly recommend it. And many are not that expensive so I can't imagine that hiring one would set you back much, and that's a good way to figure out if you like it. I recommend trying it with structural things from different angles. That's how I started getting the hang of it. You can actually go to one or two places (I was on a train and must have taken 30 or more photos on it, and then the same thing for the portico by the opera house and the Bean). I found that was more helpful than taking a few shots of a lot of different things. It's a weird lens, but once you figure out what you want to do with it, it really is a lot of fun.
This is another cool effect with your fun fisheye... it really changes the architecture in very interesting ways. Great processing, too. Enjoy your trip! :)
@dolphin I know what you mean. I hadn't liked them much either, but am learning that it is a very specialized lens that works well with structures, but not with everything.
I guess this must be your first fish-eye post which I do not find appealing, Taffy, mainly for the large chunk of concrete in the upper right corner and the ghosting of the pedestrians (caused by bracketing rather than by the lens), but looking at all the comments, I am fairly alone in not liking it!
March 9th, 2015
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I love this shot too. It is an awesome lens, and the processing is amazing.