Actually, these were taken with my new nikon 28mm lens, and I had read somewhere that it had very little if not no distortion near the edges. However I do like to play with the form of a photograph through framing decisions– this might make it look odd in some places. The actual workprints look better than the scans here on the site..
The first photograph is incredibly strong. I can find little to fault in it - but if pushed I would try and crop so that whatever is creeping in bottom left is removed. The expressions of all the players in the picture create the strength. What’s been said between the humans that has upset the middle panda?
The sixth picture is up there too. The dog looking out and the little girl looking at you. And the angle of the car they’re in/looking through completes the triangle.
Thanks for arranging yesterday’s outing. I have learnt so much.
Second thoughts, and looking closer at the first one: don’t crop. It’s a pigeon and should not be destroyed in the name of art! It adds a further dimension to this busy but clean photograph.
Hi,I will be visitng Nagoya with my family for about 5 weeks soon. Do you have any advices on photography in Japan? Do I have to consdier certain factors when taking street photos there? Is developing negative film expensive in Japan? Thanks!
Wow, that 20mm lens distorts a lot more at the edges than it looked like in the viewfinder. But somehow it bothers me less when the shot is angled.
Comment by Curt Sampson — 5/5/2005 @ 7:47 pm
Personally, I like lenses that haven’t been corrected for spherical aberration at the edges.
Comment by mark.a — 5/5/2005 @ 8:29 pm
Actually, these were taken with my new nikon 28mm lens, and I had read somewhere that it had very little if not no distortion near the edges. However I do like to play with the form of a photograph through framing decisions– this might make it look odd in some places. The actual workprints look better than the scans here on the site..
Comment by john — 5/5/2005 @ 8:39 pm
The first photograph is incredibly strong. I can find little to fault in it - but if pushed I would try and crop so that whatever is creeping in bottom left is removed. The expressions of all the players in the picture create the strength. What’s been said between the humans that has upset the middle panda?
The sixth picture is up there too. The dog looking out and the little girl looking at you. And the angle of the car they’re in/looking through completes the triangle.
Thanks for arranging yesterday’s outing. I have learnt so much.
Comment by Guy — 5/5/2005 @ 10:29 pm
Second thoughts, and looking closer at the first one: don’t crop. It’s a pigeon and should not be destroyed in the name of art! It adds a further dimension to this busy but clean photograph.
Comment by Guy — 5/5/2005 @ 10:32 pm
Hi,I will be visitng Nagoya with my family for about 5 weeks soon. Do you have any advices on photography in Japan? Do I have to consdier certain factors when taking street photos there? Is developing negative film expensive in Japan? Thanks!
Comment by raid amin — 5/12/2005 @ 5:31 am