Last week, I headed back to the Colorado Railroad Museum to spend some quality time with a recently-acquired 10.5 mm fish-eye lens. I found that there is definitely a learning curve with this lens. The 180° angle of view makes lens flare, as well as keeping tripod legs and various body parts out of the frame, a constant challenge. The results are definitely worth it, though. I like using the fish-eye distortion as a creative tool – and, I can get images that I would not be able to get otherwise.
The photo above is of an observation car. It’s an HDR image – 9 exposures separated by 1 ev. The fish-eye distortion is evident in the near window frames. In this case, I don’t have a problem with the distortion and I think it works well with the slightly surreal quality of the HDR image. Special thanks to the folks at the Colorado Railroad Museum for giving me access to the observation car.
Also, I’ve added a Kaleidoscope gallery to my Portfolio page. Click here to view some of my favorite kaleidoscopic images. I’ll be adding more from time to time.
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