I love Canada's distinctive seasons: spring flowers, summer rain, autumn maple, winter snows. In a lazy afternoon, I strolled on the streets of Scarborough in Toronto. There are petit yellow flowers covering the ground everywhere whereas the trees have started to grow new shoots and leaves. I enjoyed the ambience of an early spring. I used the 8mm fisheye lens to record the "spring trees", "spring flowers", "spring guests" and "spring ambience", holding the precious moment for appreciation in future.
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Photo eauipment:
Nikon D300s, Nikon GP-1 GPS
Fisheye lens: 8mm f/3.5
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我喜愛加拿大分明的四季：春花、夏雨、秋楓、冬雪。一個懶洋洋的下午，我在多倫多士嘉堡的街頭閑遊，小小的黃花長滿地，樹木已開始發出新芽和嫩葉，四周充滿了春天的氣息。我就利用八米釐魚眼鏡頭，記錄了「春樹」、「春花」、「春客」、「春氛」，把春色留下，待日後慢慢欣賞。
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【Spring Trees ● 春樹】
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| #1. In early spring, the various kinds of trees have started to grow leaf buds. Nikon D300s @8mm, f/6.3, 1/640 sec, ISO 250 初春之際，各種樹木已開始長出青葉嫩芽。 |
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| #2. On the street of spring, yellow flowers grow everywhere. Nikon D300s @8mm, f/11.0, 1/500 sec, ISO 250 初春夾道，黃花遍地。 |
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| #3. All these tree shadows cannot conceal the beauty of the colors of spring. Nikon D300s @8mm, f/11.0, 1/500 sec, ISO 250 滿地樹影，掩不住金黃的春色。 |
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| #4. Sending ambience of the early spring! Nikon D300s @8mm, f/11, 1/250 sec, ISO 250 希望送來更多初春的氛圍！ |
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【Spring Flowers ● 春花】
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| #5. The array of flowers on the meadow Nikon D300s @8mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 250 青草廣場的黃花陣 |
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| #6. Tall green trees are but not dazzling than the yellow flowers on the ground! Nikon D300s @8mm, f/6.3, 1/1000 sec, ISO 250 綠樹雖然高大，卻不及地上黃花的耀眼奪目！ |
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| #7. The Yellow Army is marching over the meadow. Nikon D300s @8mm, f/11, 1/1600 sec, ISO 250 黃色軍團操過芊草茵 |
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| #8. Yellow flowers all over the green slope. Nikon D300s @8mm, f/8, 1/400 sec, ISO 250 黃花綠滿坡 |
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| #9. Sea of flowers Nikon D300s @8mm, f/6.3, 1/5000 sec, ISO 250 花海 |
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| #10. Walking around the ball? Nikon D300s @8mm, f/8, 1/800 sec, ISO 250 沿著圓球走？ |
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【Spring Guests ● 春客】
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| #11. Welcoming with the golden carpet? Nikon D300s @8mm, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, ISO 250 金黃地氈迎客來？ |
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| #12. Awaiting Nikon D300s @8mm, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, ISO 250 靜待 |
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| #13. Awaiting sprouts of spring Nikon D300s @8mm, f/10, 1/400 sec, ISO 250 春枝待新芽 |
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【Spring Ambience ● 春氛】
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| #14. The street with the former winter snows has changed to a spring scene. Nikon D300s @8mm, f/6.3, 1/1000 sec, ISO 250 昔日冬雪的內街，現已換上春裝。 |
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| #15. Green shoots of new leaves have speckled the sky! Nikon D300s @8mm, f/6.3, 1/1000 sec, ISO 250 新葉綠芽灑滿天! |
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| #16. Home flowers versus wildflowers Nikon D300s @8mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 sec, ISO 250 家花與野花 |
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| #17. Small flock on blue sky Nikon D300s @8mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 sec, ISO 250 藍天的綿羊群 |
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相關資料﹕ 八米釐魚眼鏡頭評介
Nice fisheye shots, esxpecially #10. Thanks.
ReplyDelete美不勝收!!!
ReplyDeleteDear Peter, What technique did you use when you took photo #10,#13,#16,#17? What did you have in your mind? I like Your Chinese annotation which is very poetic and rhythmical!
ReplyDeleteDerek, When I use the fisheye lens, I make use of the pros and cons of the oval image the lens may have produced. Some people like the oval image but others may dislike it as it appears not natural. However, I use this feature to emphasize the unique view of some photos, i.e. making the photo look more dramatic and unusual. When you tilt up or down the fisheye lens, you will see the change of the oval effect that can be manipulated a bit to meet your photo requirement. However, I still prefer leveling the lens to make the photo look more natural but panoramic! Thanks for your good questions.
Delete你用魚眼鏡拍的照片很出色,馬路變圓球,創意十足,真美。
ReplyDeleteI like both #10 and #13. And #17 is extraordinary - whether by choice or by design, the clouds stood out as the main theme of the picture...quite unique! It deserves a 5-star honor!
ReplyDeleteLucky you, got to play with the fisheye lens! I remember it was quite expensive (hundreds of dollars then) when I was into photography zillion years ago. I couldn't afford to buy one, could only admire people who had one and their beautiful pictures being taken by it. Now (I think) I can afford to buy one, but as you know, I am being sidetracked by other interests other than photography!
Dear Jade, This is my first time using a fisheye lens just bought from the local Kijiji 3 days ago. Although my favorite fisheye lens is Nikon AF-DX 10.5mm f/2.8 which costs CAN$700, this one I am using is made from Korea and is more affordable. It only costs CAN$200 brand new. Its angle of view is wider, at 8mm focal length and the photos taken appear sharp though!
DeleteI like #7 and #10 the best! #10 is the fisheye lens.
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