WIDE!!!

So, I've spent the last year and a half really working on portraiture, off camera flash, and honing in on taking pretty good people pictures.

Having just gone full-frame, I realized i had a golden opportunity to play around with my 17-40 f4L and realize what a true UWA was about on a FF camera. Gotta admit, I'm a little overwhelmed and excited!

I feel like it opens up a whole new realm of possibilities, but at the same token a whole new aspect of shooting to learn.

This is going to be fun.

Any pointers?

Great shot just looks like a bit to much sky

Remember, objects in viewfinder are closer than they appear. Don't take that 5D for a swim.

Thanks for the tip Frick. Mike, LOL. You are too much. Trust me, not going near that edge after some of the horror stories I've heard here. Lol

WA and UWA composition is a challenge for me.
You really need to pay attention to what is in foreground, middle-ground and background.
Take a walk with a WA or UWA mounted on a FF and see how many pictures you take.
It's a great challenge.

windpig wrote in post #12731264
WA and UWA composition is a challenge for me.
You really need to pay attention to what is in foreground, middle-ground and background.
Take a walk with a WA or UWA mounted on a FF and see how many pictures you take.
It's a great challenge.

That is a challenge. Its always "too much sky", "too much dirt", or "look, shoes!"

mike_d wrote in post #12731290
That is a challenge. Its always "too much sky", "too much dirt", or "look, shoes!"

Shoes and my shadow

windpig wrote in post #12731297
Shoes and my shadow

Ever shot with a 15mm fisheye in the late afternoon? With a 180 degree field of view, its almost a guarantee of having either the sun or your own long shadow in the frame, or both.

mike_d wrote in post #12731627
Ever shot with a 15mm fisheye in the late afternoon? With a 180 degree field of view, its almost a guarantee of having either the sun or your own long shadow in the frame, or both.

I've not shot a fish eye, I can imagine it gets a little problematic in those circumstances.

Never shot with a fisheye either. Think it would be interesting though. Have actually debated ditching the 17-40 for a 15mm f2.8 fisheye. I have the 24-70 f2.8L, so only really use the 17-40 on the wide end...

And watch the horizontal axis too, your picture seems needed to be corrected 1 degree counter clockwise.

KVN Photo wrote in post #12744939
And watch the horizontal axis too, your picture seems needed to be corrected 1 degree counter clockwise.

Thanks for the heads up.

I have the 15mm f2.8 fisheye and it's great fun. But, it is a specialty lens and only gets used for a handful of shots at a time.

KVN Photo wrote in post #12744939
And watch the horizontal axis too, your picture seems needed to be corrected 1 degree counter clockwise.

1 degree... Seriously?

As for shadows, you can make them part of the picture, like this self-portrait of sorts:

Thats beautiful. How long of an exposure if you dont mind me asking? Natural light, or was flash involved?

botw wrote in post #12746000
1 degree... Seriously?

As for shadows, you can make them part of the picture, like this self-portrait of sorts: