At 20:51 8/21/02, Richard F. Man wrote:
At 03:37 PM 8/21/2002 -0700, Jeff wrote:
Shift lenses ...
Got my first shift lens after taking too many bad pictures in Yosemite.
I wouldn't think of leaving them home if I were taking pictures in a
canyon. My recent trip to Zion Canyon reminded me how helpful they are.
Also don't forget a hat.
Sounds like a great trip. If you can, take more time.
-jeff
...
Hmm... how does a shift lens help in Yosemite/Canyon? Assuming a 35/shift
if it makes a difference.
It's not just an architectural lens. Use your imagination with perspective
control. The early landscape shooters used huge technical cameras with all
the adjustments, shift being a major one. Primarily, it allows moving the
horizon line without messing up major landscape object perspectives, but it
can also be used to place a prominent object, including a vanishing point,
at "rule of thirds" locations in the image, while maintaining a specific
perspective of other objects. I've been using one for some of my landscape
shots for some time.
-- John
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