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Photography : Photo Of The Week : #92 10.08.2004
 



Not a lot to say about this photo.

It was taken while on a trip to the Willamette Valley just south of Portland.  The photo is taken using a Russian-made (Belarus) lens -- the Peleng 8mm.  This lens takes some time to master -- and I'm not there yet.  The lens is fully manual, and below average optical quality.  It also produces a relatively odd cropping pattern on my 10D, which I have to consider when composing the photo.  It has taken me some time to consider my technique.  One improvement over my last attempt has been a better vignette effect in Photoshop.

This photo isn't too remarkable.  To be honest, the fisheye really doesn't do much for it, except show more rows of vines.

I think the lens serves best where there is something in the foreground of interest, and the surrounding environment is only important to place the subject in context.  Future attempts with this lens will focus on that approach.  

 


Camera:  Canon 10D
Lens:  Peleng 8mm fisheye
Mode:  Manual
Aperture: unknown
Shutter Speed:  unknown
Focal Length: 8mm fisheye
ISO: 100
File Format: Canon RAW
Firmware: 1.0.0