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Fisheye Fun with Spring

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Posted by Darren Huski on May 12, 2013 at 7:04 AM
Fisheye Fun with Spring
I am a big fan of the fisheye lens. I find it to be a very fun lens to shoot. True it has somewhat of a gimmick quality to it but I find it my favorite way to do portraits, to really get in close, and do something different. I first got one when I went to Antelope Canyon, where I found the fisheye to be a fantastic way to photograph a slot canyon.

This spring I have made a few images with it and thought I'd put them all together in one post.
Posted by Darren Huski on May 12, 2013 at 7:05 AM
The traditional fisheye look but I thought it worked ok here.
Posted by Darren Huski on May 12, 2013 at 7:05 AM
And a bugs eye view
Posted by Tom Kennon on May 12, 2013 at 8:27 AM
Darren, great work, especially #3. It looks like you laid the camera down and pointed to the sky?
Posted by Darren Huski on May 12, 2013 at 3:58 PM
Yes, that is the technique. Trick is finding the right grass or flowers. Too often it is way too wide .
Posted by Rob Graham on May 13, 2013 at 11:39 PM
I may not be a fan of fisheye, but I really like #1 and #3. The pov is great.
Posted by Bill Dark on May 17, 2013 at 11:21 AM
The first one is beautiful, Darren...love the wispy sky and color.