Because I am a big fan of wide angle lenses I brought my Nikon with me to Zion, Bryce. These 2 images are obviously fisheye, Nikons fine 10.5mm.
In the Bryce image I am really drawn to the 2 trees. Many folks consider the distorting of vertical lines as in the trees to be a fisheye "Problem." I just love it and often look for ways to include it in my images...doorways, narrow hallways, whatever. Oh well, as they say in the car business, "There's an ass for every seat."
The second image always catches my eye when looking at thumbnails. I've judged it to be a dud many times but still come back to it. The subject matter is mediocre, the fisheye wasn't held level so there is a "U" horizon. Unlike the verticals I kinda like my horizontals flat. The image is poorly exposed, washed out on the right...detail is sloppy. Then it dawned on me, it's the red. The leaves are kinda red, more like a reddish brown but red all the same. Red does indeed have staying power. As my friend John Barclay tells me..."If you see red, shoot it!" Guess he has a point, or pernt dependent upon where you live.
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I love the dimension that the bent trees give to the first image. It's almost as if it says, the background is gorgeous enough and doesn't need further attention. So lets see what else there is.
I agree about the second, although one has to look hard for the "mistakes" you point out. Red does indeed draw ones eye.
Both photos worthy in their own right.
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