Exhibition Eye

[John 2]

The fisheye is one lens I always carry in case of an unplanned opportunity presenting itself. More of DALE CHIHULY's exhibition in the Royal Ontario Museum. Comments welcome.

Fuji X plus Samyang 8mm.

[bnnrcn]

Great image John Your lens seems to have worked fine. The colors also add to the composition a lot.

[Shadowman]

Nicely done, yes those specialty lenses do so well when you have them available.

[Rita]

Nice shot John. I like the fisheye effect in this one.

[Ziggy]

You picked a good subject, works well.

[rpcrowe]

I like your image a lot! I like the occasional use of a fisheye lens and will often carry mine (I have a Vivitar 8mm f/3.5) for those specialty shots. If I used a fisheye more often, I might get a more sophisticated fisheye lens with electronic connections to the camera for exposure and focus. OTOH... the DOF is so great that focus is never a problem for me...

Gene Ho makes a lot of interesting points regarding using a fisheye from low and high angles in this YouTube video. I like his idea of shooting a series of shots ranging from floor or ground level up....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-WxCoDewbY&t=1432s

OTOH: I really don't think that I would ever try more than two or three fisheye shots in a wedding, But, different strokes for different folks

[Wavelength]

Wow; this is fantastic; was the wall fully planar or a curvature ?

[PhilMain]

It's all been said. great shot,compostition and colour.

Phil

[John 2]

Thanks all for the comments.

Richard, I've seen Gene Ho's work and was quite struck by the originality and impact of his approach but I agree, it could so easily become a gimmick.

Nandakumar, it was a straight flat wall. The effect was purely created by the lens.

[billtils]

Nice capture John.

Hope you enjoyed the exhibition. I had the pleasure of seeing Dale's extensive outdoor display exhibited at Dallas Arboretum a few years back - superb work.

[John 2]

Thank you Bill.

[IzzieK]

Such a pretty image, John...very colourful and I like the lighting a lot. I guess it takes practice to use a fisheye lens. I have one which I have a hard time coming to grips with. You chose a good subject to shoot here and your fisheye lens makes it looks so much better.

[Mike Buckley]

Wonderful photo for all the reasons already noted.

[John 2]

Thank you Izzie, thank you Mike. Sorry for the lateness of my reply. I've been away for a few days.