Dawn Real Estate

[jsgrise]

Hi everyone!

I'm a new member here. I just bought a 30D and just love it! But the camera doesn't make the photographer so I need a lot of practice and some tips :p

Here's that I took with a 17-85 EF-S at 17mm. Do you guys know what are the best lens for that kind of photography?

Thanks a lot!

JS

[SWPhotoImaging]

Well, that one worked pretty well. Obviously you have the most important item, a tripod.

You also should attempt to get the back of the camera parallel to the subject when shooting architecture, to eliminate the "squeezing in" of the top of the building.

For serious architecture, a tilt-shift lens is best, but a good quality wide angle will work also.

[jsgrise]

Well, that one worked pretty well. Obviously you have the most important item, a tripod.

You also should attempt to get the back of the camera parallel to the subject when shooting architecture, to eliminate the "squeezing in" of the top of the building.

For serious architecture, a tilt-shift lens is best, but a good quality wide angle will work also.

Thanks a lot Steven for your commments!

For night shots like this? would a EF 16-35 L would be a good choice? Is it pretty sharp by night?

[SWPhotoImaging]

For the 30D, or any less-than-FF sensor, the 16-35L is a very good lens.
From what I have read, any complaints about that lens are related to edge clarity or "softness" on FF cameras, including film 35mm. It has always had that reputation. My understanding is that the new 16-35f2.8L USM II that was just announced is supposed to be a complete re-design meant to fix that.

[Denovo]

Very nice shot. At first it looked like an HDR image to me but looking a little closer it just looks like a really nice exposure - especially the way the sky works with the building.

I wish I could give you some advice regarding your lens choice. I actually just bought a 10-22mm and am waiting on it. I would give this lens some serious thought. It's an EF-S lens and has L glass. To the best of my knowledge it's the widest you can get on your 30D. I recently parted with my 17-40mmL because I tended to want it wider a lot of the time. I decided to go with a 10-22mm instead. Both are in the same price range but in my opinion the 10-22mm will give you a lot of options and not overlap focal lengths with other lenses - I hope it will be a keeper lens especially for landscapes, architecture and shooting interiors. Check out the sample pic thread in the EOS Lens forum. There are some pretty impressive pics of architecture in there.

[Dale Siscoe]

This is a very stricking photograph, well composed and clear.

[marie]

very nice
got an ethereal look to it

:)

welcome to the forum