Fisheye Fun!

wormz777 · 7th May 2005

Fisheye shots always bring an unique perspective, but by putting too many fisheye shots together, the presentation runs a very high risk of coming across as cliche and boring.

Here, I have tried to use it as a normal lens. Hopefully these pictures below did not fall into the category above.

Comments welcome.

1) Shopping at Chinatown

2) Police and Thief

3) Transfixed

wormz777 · 7th May 2005

4) Taipei Dang Shui

5) Taipei Dang Shui

6) Taipei Xi Meng Ting

zaren · 7th May 2005

for a moment there, i thot u had funny shots of fisheye...

very nice shots.... i like #2,3,4,5

barracuda · 7th May 2005

I like #4, #5 & #6, in particular #6. maybe it is because there is some interaction between the photog & ppl in #6, and the over-exposed buildings.

icarus · 7th May 2005

I like #6 especially.
What b&w film are you using?

wormz777 · 7th May 2005

Actually I am surprised that #6 is fav of many. I was afraid that the over exposed buildings would have sunk the pic. But still, I like the old Taiwanese look of the pic.

Zaren, I am not that creative. Even a fisheye in my hands now look so boring! :P

icarus, I only shoot tmax100 and trix400 souped in Diafine

hazmee · 7th May 2005

Ok.... what fisheye lens is this? I m so into fisheye lenses.

Anyway very interesting pics!

wormz777 · 7th May 2005

Oh.. its just the cheapo Zenitar

fisheye · 8th May 2005

hehe, i'm a big fan of fisheye shots!

nice stuff, esp the letterbox one

melv · 8th May 2005

i like #1! haha... and the use of fisheye in #5 makes the scene looks much more interesting (if otherwise shot with normal lens).

how 'cheapo' is your Zenitar? i'm considering getting one.

wormz777 · 8th May 2005

Should be around $300.

srisaro · 13th May 2005

i like #5... great !

sumball · 13th May 2005

Nice series Wormz!

NMSS_2 · 14th May 2005

dilys · 14th May 2005

pretty..

szekiat · 14th May 2005

were you standing on a bin or something for the traffic light shot? Those guys are giving you wierd looks.

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7th May 2005	#1
wormz777 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: CCK Posts: 2,246	Fisheye Fun! Fisheye shots always bring an unique perspective, but by putting too many fisheye shots together, the presentation runs a very high risk of coming across as cliche and boring. Here, I have tried to use it as a normal lens. Hopefully these pictures below did not fall into the category above. Comments welcome. 1) Shopping at Chinatown 2) Police and Thief 3) Transfixed __________________ www.coolblackbox.com

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wormz777 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: CCK Posts: 2,246	4) Taipei Dang Shui 5) Taipei Dang Shui 6) Taipei Xi Meng Ting __________________ www.coolblackbox.com

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zaren Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,738	for a moment there, i thot u had funny shots of fisheye... very nice shots.... i like #2,3,4,5

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barracuda Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 619	I like #4, #5 & #6, in particular #6. maybe it is because there is some interaction between the photog & ppl in #6, and the over-exposed buildings. __________________ Come visit my blog

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icarus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 3,234	I like #6 especially. What b&w film are you using? __________________ Ricoh GR Digital, Minolta Hi-matic 7SII

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melv Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 59	i like #1! haha... and the use of fisheye in #5 makes the scene looks much more interesting (if otherwise shot with normal lens). how 'cheapo' is your Zenitar? i'm considering getting one.

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srisaro Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hougang Posts: 353	i like #5... great !

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sumball Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,224	Nice series Wormz!

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dilys Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: singapore Posts: 120	pretty..

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szekiat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London Posts: 2,378	were you standing on a bin or something for the traffic light shot? Those guys are giving you wierd looks.