I was always skeptical, and thought that a fish-eye lens would be a toy. Something not to be treated seriously. Well I will admit I was wrong. I like the effect it has on a landscape. I guess some people, might not like the effect this lens can produce, but I always liked it. I think if used right a fisheye lens has a place in any photographers arsenal. I have decided to test it on an Alberta landscape. Since I’ve never shot with a lens like that I did not know that the photographer can control the amount of distortion. Also this is a hugely wide angle lens. I almost get lost in the wideness of the world seen through the lens. It’s quite amazing. Here are some test shots. Enjoy.
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I miss the fisheye from the one time I rented it. Always wished I had extra cash to pick one up! Nice captures here.
Especially love the top one with the fence.
Thank you Jason.
The last photo has a brighter foreground, as if a grad filter held back the top – but on a fisheye, filter might not work.I like the effect to balance the scene’s tonality vertically. Curious what you decided to do – combine exposures, or just done in post, or…?
This Alan, is an HDR combined from 3 exposures. I believe I used Photomatix Pro, mainly because NIK HDR Effex Pro has issues opening files from Lightroom. After the HDR combination, it was adjusted in Photoshop. That’s about it. I think all in all the post processing took about 10 min….