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Sep 1 2010 07:54am
It had just lightly showered here and a friend and I went shooting at Auditorium Shores and here we go:









and this last one is just because I like the way my city looks at night but it's not great. Alas, my camera and low light settings don't mix very well even with a tripod =)
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Sep 1 2010 09:17am
What lens were you shooting with? Seems to have pretty bad distortion on the last two shots.
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Sep 1 2010 09:48am
Quote (CitizenScuba @ Sep 1 2010 09:17am)
What lens were you shooting with? Seems to have pretty bad distortion on the last two shots.


my kit lens... distortion how?

This post was edited by irdesi on Sep 1 2010 09:48am
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Quote (irdesi @ Sep 1 2010 08:48am)
my kit lens... distortion how?


Notice how the buildings are slanting into the middle of the photo? Really bad in the second to last shot . It is lens distortion. I'd imagine you were shooting at the widest focal range possible with your kit lens yes? Most all kit lenses have distortion when they shoot that wide.
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Sep 1 2010 02:21pm
Quote (CitizenScuba @ Sep 1 2010 09:53am)
Notice how the buildings are slanting into the middle of the photo? Really bad in the second to last shot . It is lens distortion. I'd imagine you were shooting at the widest focal range possible with your kit lens yes? Most all kit lenses have distortion when they shoot that wide.


I see... I still like them though because they look dramatic =) and yes I shot at 18mm with a 1.5 multiplier
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Sep 1 2010 08:23pm
those clouds look unreal! ^_^

I like the first one and the third one the best good job :D
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Sep 2 2010 03:12pm
Quote (succulentdesire @ Sep 1 2010 08:23pm)
those clouds look unreal! ^_^

I like the first one and the third one the best good job :D


Thank you =) it is rather nice to have someone like it

Back to scuba, I was under the impression that with a wide angle there is a little distortion anyway because the lens has to bend light to get more than your peripheral vision in your photo. Am I right or totally misinformed?
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Sep 3 2010 06:25am
1 and 2 look gud
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Sep 3 2010 07:14am
the last two are quite great. too bad they´re not perfectly sharp and abit distorted. without that, and with some better quality, they´d definately make a great print.
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Sep 3 2010 03:26pm
Quote (irdesi @ Sep 2 2010 02:12pm)
Thank you =) it is rather nice to have someone like it

Back to scuba, I was under the impression that with a wide angle there is a little distortion anyway because the lens has to bend light to get more than your peripheral vision in your photo. Am I right or totally misinformed?


That is correct.
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