Toying with Fisheye attachment

[mdvaden]

Been tinkering with a Fisheye attachment recently just to see a little what its like to use that wide an angle. I concluded that it does not suit me at all for forest photos.

It seems more fun around the city and with other objects. Apparently even cows look cool.

Doubtful that I will invest in a actual fisheye lens, but I can see myself getting a wide angle lens later that gives some curvature. Or if I ever get a real fisheye, the wide angle will likely come first.

 

[mdvaden]

Carson Mansion in Eureka near Midnight.

 

[mdvaden]

Old military gun. Anyone know the exact name for this piece of equipment?

 

[Treespotter]

What are the 'tools' in your box Mario. Those pictures look great.
Do you shoot on demand? How about attaching your camera onto a very narrow but long stick.
It would be nice to have a fisheye picture pointing down over your head when you are all the way up in the top of a tree...

 

[mdvaden]

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What are the 'tools' in your box Mario. Those pictures look great.
Do you shoot on demand? How about attaching your camera onto a very narrow but long stick.
It would be nice to have a fisheye picture pointing down over your head when you are all the way up in the top of a tree...

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The fisheye thread-on gadget ($49) was put on the end of a basic 18mm - 55mm lens on my Canon T2i. And I'm using a typical Manfrotto tripod.

I may have taken the windmill photo hand-held.

Your idea for shooting from overhead of a climber sounds interesting. Want to see something that's sort of the opposite? Check out this guy's photo on Flickr. He's got some of the most interesting fisheye shots using an Opteka 6.5mm.

possessed2fisheye image at Flickr

That was done with a handstand, and putting his camera near the ground with a timer on.

Back to tripods or mounts, looks like some brands, including Manfrotto, have tripods with an arm which can cantilever / protrude outward.