Posted by Bruce King on October 20, 2011 at 11:32 PM
This shot was taken a couple weekends ago and is probably the last shot of the year up there. Took the short hike to Ipsut Pass....socked in all the way so turned around and stopped for a fog shot on the lakeshore. I was trying to go wide and still catch the rippled textures on the sandy bottom. I really needed to get closer but didn't have waders on at the time.
Shot at 14mm and had to correct significant lens distortion in PS. I took it as far as I could without losing too much of the frame, but it still has the fish-eye look. Why do some wide shots distort badly and some don't? Is it the distance from the trees in this case?
Thanks for looking.
Posted by John Williams on October 21, 2011 at 12:03 AM
I was just thinking it would have been cool if you could have gotten closer to the ripples when I got to your sentence about the wader deficiency. They are still pretty cool.
I find distortion primarily to be related to how much I am pointing away from horizontal. The more up or down I shoot, the more distortion. Personally I don't find some distortion to be a problem, although I know it bugs others a bit. Extreme distortion is nice to tame, but this looks just fine to me.
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2 repliesShot at 14mm and had to correct significant lens distortion in PS. I took it as far as I could without losing too much of the frame, but it still has the fish-eye look. Why do some wide shots distort badly and some don't? Is it the distance from the trees in this case?
Thanks for looking.
I find distortion primarily to be related to how much I am pointing away from horizontal. The more up or down I shoot, the more distortion. Personally I don't find some distortion to be a problem, although I know it bugs others a bit. Extreme distortion is nice to tame, but this looks just fine to me.