Well, took the opportunity to start learning the capabilities of my fisheye lens over the last couple days. A few shots of Eleanor in a silouette sort of setting, then some Chicago skyline shots follow. Not all are fisheye, some of the skyline shots are with my 70-200 2.8 so I could pick up some more detail while on the steps of the museum. The Lamborghini stuff was from the dealership at down in the Goldcoast section of the city.. Apologize for the glass glare on the black one, couldn't leave without a shot of it, but the light reflection really took away from getting any sort of shot. No photoshop done on any, givin you the raw picture as I took em. Long 25 second shutter on this one for some affect:
I forget the technical name, but did you use a "bubble" lens on the last Chicago (I think that is the city you are snapping) pic? Is that why the buildings are "bent" or is it some other trick/illusion? Pics look great!
This time in the talk forum, I saw this thread title and saved it for last. Awesome pics...AGAIN emay
stangdude, the far away shots of the entire skyline were all taken with a new wide angle fisheye lens that I am still learning and adjusting to. So you are correct that is why the buildings are bent. It's a very cool piece of glass and in midrange shooting it really bends some things. The shot with the streaks of light on the down ramp is an example of how it can really arch a building. The very cool thing about it is you can literally be within 2 or 3 feet of a car and get the entire thing in the picture due to the wide angle of this lense. Makes the car look fat or "PHAT" depending on what generation your from.. Thanks everyone else for the comments - while I wouldn't consider myself a photographer, I'm getting my feet wet on a daily basis to learn the tricks of the trade.. Fascinated with shooting at night.
I once had a fisheye lens. It does enable you to get some interesting shots. I used to work for a newspaper and photography was part of the job. I now teach journalism including photojournalism. You have some really nice photos here. One word of advice. Don't overuse the fisheye. Save it for something really special or unusual. You want a variety of shots, from different lenses, in your portfolio.
