I've always loved this picture of the Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul because of the incredible graphic design of the interior. I took this picture with a 15mm Canon fisheye lens lying on the carpet directly under a huge chandelier which was centered perfectly in the large room. What is interesting about fisheye lenses is that when you shoot something that is round, there is no apparent distortion. Fisheyes bend straight lines, but if a subject is already curved, i.e. round, the distortion won't be noticed at all because you can't make it more round. I shot this in 2011 when I was still using the Canon 5D Mark II, thus I didn't want to raise the ISO too high to keep the noise minimal. I chose 800 ISO, and that made my shutter 1/30 at f/7.1. Since I was lying on the floor and the lens was extremely wide, I figured I could get away with such a slow shutter even though I was hand holding the camera.
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Aug 6, 2017, 10:05:47 AM
Jim - Hi Steve,
I only carry a fisheye when there will be a lot of architectural interiors to photograph. I also like to reduce the number of lenses I carry due to the weight. A 16mm in the case of the mosque in Turkey would be good, but not as unique and striking as the 15mm fisheye.
Aug 6, 2017, 9:33:53 AM
Steve D - Hi Jim,
interesting shot. Do you usually carry a Fish Eye Lens while traveling?
Would the photo be very similar if you used a 16mm lens.
I am trying to reduce the number of lenses I carry when traveling
Thanks
Steve and Joanie