Wide Angle Suggestion/Challenge

[SpeedingSphere]

I thought it would be very interesting to have a thread dedicated to photos with wide angle lenses of say 28mm and less.

For those of you without super-wa lenses, you can suggest ideas of different angles to go with the "challenge". People can use the ideas as inspiration and give their own twist to things.

Loupey posted in another thread, the following ideas which I thought were quite cool. (hope you dont mind me reposting quotes Loupey)

...how about a shot straight up during sunrise/sunset from a bed of flowers (tulips) or from a field of weeds with either high Cirrus clouds or threatening Cumulonimbus clouds.

Or find a scene which allows you to split the image exactly in half for a earth/sky or sky/water theme.

An approaching electrical storm would be awesome too.

Got another one for ya (although not N/W related ):

1) with a beautiful cloud strewn sky, place the camera on the ground in the midst of rush-pour foot traffic near buildings. Use the 10 second timer and blend in with the people.

2) same but inside a cavernous building (like the capital building)

...

Let me know what you guys think! I think it could turn out to be an interesting thread. Should turn up some odd and interesting pictures.

Heres some wide angle shots I've taken!

[Mr Yuck]

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This "wide angle" is a stitched composite from a regular P&S camera, before I got the wide angle conversion lens for it.

This is a great idea for a thread....i'm on it.

[Copy_Kot]

I also think it's a great idea for a thread! It will give me a chance to use my 10-22mm and maybe I'll come up with something other than a landscape :idea:

[Xia_Ke]

Great idea for a thread! I love wide angle shots Here's a shot I took last week. It's a variation of one I posted in my gallery. Taken with a Tokina 20-35mm at 20mm. Now I just need to save up for the 12-24mm

[SpeedingSphere]

Im glad you guys like it. Hopefully it yields some fun shots to look at. I'll post some more in a short while.

[mtbbrian]

Lens is Voigtlaender 25mm f/4.0 Skopar Lens, Camera is Voigtlaender Bessa-R2A , which is a rangefinder.
I have a few others shot with this lens in my gallery.
Brian

[Copy_Kot]

There is just nutting around to shoot (@ 17mm)

[KenB]

I set the camera on the track for this. @26mm

[ZL4life]

This was wide angle 20mm i think.


this was a 35mm slide shot at 18


this was a 15 mm fisheye


i'm looking foward to getting the 16-35 L


I love your shot Mr Yuck. very cool

[SpeedingSphere]

**post your lens focal length below your photos! :-) that'll help a bit.

[yogestee]

Couple test shots taken with a Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6..

Jurgen

[jorgemonkey]

Here is one with the Tokina 12-24 @12mm

[PrevailingConditions]

There are some great shots there. Since I don't have a real wide angle, here's a stitched version to simulate the wide angle Iens I'd like to buy

[Mr Yuck]

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Canon A540
1/60
F7.1
ISO 80
Digital Concepts 0.5x Wide angle conversion lens
Digital Concepts UV Filter

[Speed]

Star shot with a fisheye lens. Now that's cool!

[Speed]

I took these a few days after getting my Nikon 18-70mm, so this was an early test of this lens. Here are a few of the shots I took at 18mm that day.

1. Cape Lookout from the base.
2. Cape Point from the observation deck of the lighthouse.
3. Shackleford Banks, Beaufort, Harkers Island, and South Core Banks.
4. Shackleford Banks - Home of the famous "Banker Ponies".

[SpeedingSphere]

Excellent photos guys! I'm really getting some inspiration for my wide angle. :-D

Thanks speed. I have more in the nature and wildlife forum if youre interested!

[Xia_Ke]

Well, the rain is gone but the waves are still coming. Here's a shot at 20mm from this afternoon...

[SpeedingSphere]

hahahaha this was too good to not post..

[Xia_Ke]

Damn it SS! Now you got me wanting a fisheye...LOL Here's a shot of the place I work at at sunset earlier...

[Mr Yuck]

haha SpeedingSphere! That's great!



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Canon A510 + Digital Concepts .5x wide lens + UV filter
5 HDR images at 4 brackets each.
Tonemapped in Photomatix
Then used Hugin to stitch the 5 images
Fireworks to crop and do some slight cloning.