Street @ 20mm...

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Street @ 20mm...

Postby Remorhaz on Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:04 pm

Having taken the 35/2 street walking recently I decided to take the new 20mm for a wander... as it happens I was actually on my way around the camera stores looking for a good deal on a Nikon 16-35/4 - which btw I did eventually purchase during this session so it was definitely a good day out :)

On the way I tried my hand at some extremely wide angle street work with the 20mm. I think this lens is just too wide for general people style street photography - you basically have to be on top of someone to get them to fill any reasonable portion of the frame - but it does seem to suit my passion for street architecture. Although judging by the images I've posted today you'd think all I do is get close to the ground and look up :)

Two shots at the Prada store in Westfield Centrepoint

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and of course the old faithful, especially with an ultrawide, the Queen Victoria Building - here are two two takes with the massive Christmas tree they have in there at the moment - not sure myself which one I prefer right now - probably the later?

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Re: Street @ 20mm...

Postby aim54x on Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:40 pm

Looks like you are having heaps of fun there with that 20mm
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Re: Street @ 20mm...

Postby CraigVTR on Thu Nov 22, 2012 8:16 am

The first of the xmas tree shots as the symmetry is more appealing to me.
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Re: Street @ 20mm...

Postby gstark on Thu Nov 22, 2012 9:57 am

Remorhaz wrote:Two shots ... in Westfield


Which would be five too many.

Nice stuff.

Remember the golden rule of shooting ultrawide: there is no such thing as getting in too close.

The closer, the better.

Then pay attention to the edges of the frame for unwanted intrusions.
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