SHOW - Fisheye shots (uncorrected)

[pdk42]

I'm not sure how many of you have fisheye lenses, but I thought there might be enough interest for a thread on them. I really like the fisheye view and I've had one in my kit for as long as I remember. So, here is a batch to show the sort of things I've used it for. They are all un-corrected, which may seem surprising for many of them since the fisheye effect isn't that obvious. But, you'll see that many are letterbox format and distortion doesn't show too much across the middle of the image. Many are also of natural features and it's often much harder to spot the curvature.

All are with the TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 lens.


The Judge Institute, Cambridge by Paul Kaye, on Flickr


Fun with a Fisheye by Paul Kaye, on Flickr


The Rotunda by Paul Kaye, on Flickr


Inside the Dome by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Fisheye
• 11.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/50 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

Winter Afternoon by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Fisheye
• 11.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/10 sec
• Pattern
• Auto bracket
• -3
• ISO 100

Bridge over the Grand Union Canal by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Fisheye
• 11.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/50 sec
• Pattern
• Auto bracket
• -1.7
• ISO 100

Twisted Tree on Castle Hill by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Fisheye
• 11.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/4 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• -1.3
• ISO 100

Waiting for Opening Time by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Fisheye
• 11.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/200 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• 0.7
• ISO 100

Mid Winter Sun by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Fisheye
• 11.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/50 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• -0.3
• ISO 100

Carpets of Leaves and Snow by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Fisheye
• 11.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/400 sec
• Pattern
• Auto bracket
• -2.3
• ISO 100

It's Snow Bridge by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Fisheye
• 11.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/20 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• -1.7
• ISO 1600

Waiting for the Trolls by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Fisheye
• 11.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/100 sec
• Pattern
• Auto bracket
• -2.3
• ISO 100

Another Day's Images Spent by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[Pete_W]

Love that pub shot Paul!

 

[pdk42]

Love that pub shot Paul!

It's my local !

 

[Oíche]

It's my local !

The pub photo is the best one, it reminds me of 'The Slaughtered Lamb'

"No food here!"

Apologies if you've no idea what I'm talking about

 

[Lsake]

I recognise that bridge

I like the fisheye but I’ve only ever used it on my gopro. The perspective reminds me of peep show, I think they shot a lot of that on a fisheye for the first person effect.

 

[Pete_W]

It's my local !

Oh wow! Lot's of charm. My local is a 1960s building with no charm whatsoever. Although the food is good.

 

[Travis Butler]

I'm not sure how many of you have fisheye lenses, but I thought there might be enough interest for a thread on them. I really like the fisheye view and I've had one in my kit for as long as I remember. So, here is a batch to show the sort of things I've used it for. They are all un-corrected, which may seem surprising for many of them since the fisheye effect isn't that obvious. But, you'll see that many are letterbox format and distortion doesn't show too much across the middle of the image. Many are also of natural features and it's often much harder to spot the curvature.

Some nice ones in there!

I really like fisheye shots that embrace the perspective distortions, not so much the ones that try to pretend they don't exist.

All are with the TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 lens.

I am getting more tempted to pick one up, but budget is tight right now. ;_;

These were my favorites:

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Fun with a Fisheye by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

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Bridge over the Grand Union Canal by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

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Carpets of Leaves and Snow by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

This one is good, but I think it'd be even better if you cropped out some of the leaves and devoted more of the frame to the curves.

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It's Snow Bridge by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

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Another Day's Images Spent by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

Another one that's good, but I think would be better with less of the foreground.

 

[ChrisM]

All are with the TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 lens.

@pdk42 - this seems to be pretty economically priced (if I am looking at the right thing) and interesting lens to use. Other than needing to use the effect properly and from your pictures that seems to be ensuring that the wide band is central what other pitfalls are there? Any guidance tips you are willing to share I'd be very interested in seeing.