This week the theme for our 52 week blog circle is WIDE ANGLE. So, I took an inventory of what I have in the way of wide angle lenses to use this past week. My first L series lens was the 17-40mm f4.0. We bought it as we prepared to galavant across the southwest and wanted to be able to capture the sweeping views we would encounter in National Parks like the Grand Canyon, Arches and Zion.
So of course my first thought was to photograph a landscape image but that was just too similar to something I have been able to accomplish before. What I had not tried before was turning my wide angle lens on people and pets. I love the look of portraits of dog noses with a fish eye lens but with out one of those I was going to see what I could do with just my 17-40mm. So I set off to try to capture that wide angle distortion. Photographing women and girls with a wide angle lens is probably not going to win you any fans. But little boys think it’s funny to see themselves “puffy” (as my son put it) and dogs’ noses just beg to be photographed in this manner.
Note: On a crop sensor that 17mm is actually not as wide, more like a 27mm. However, even with that focal length I figured I should be able to get something fun. Here is what I came up with for my WIDE ANGLE this week…Noses 
Now head on over to Valerie’s blog to see what she came up with her WIDE ANGLE image.
If you want to read a little bit more about using wide angle lenses take a look at these articles from LenRental.com and another from Jim Harmer at ImprovePhotography.com. If you are on Pinterest, I have both these articles pinned in my Photo Tips & Tricks board that you can repin from.
Cheers,
K
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Tags: 2013, 52, 52 of 2013, 52 project, 52 week, 52 week blog circle, 52 weeks, children, distortion, kids, noses, pets, wide, wide angle
What a great idea! I want to try this. You did it so well, it looks fantastic, not silly like some I have seen.
Just moved on in. I had to get Rebel dawg to look up by holding his tennis ball right over my camera.
I love love love using my fisheye with pets! Dogs, especially. You did a great job with this – even with a 27mm lens, it looks so distorted! You do such great work, Kasia.
You know how gals were moving back to get the wide angle on their lenses? Well to get the distortion I wanted I did the opposite…I had to move in
LOVE! Love the perspective and of course the subjects! Too much fun!
HA! I love that first one. So so cute. And I think the second one is great, actually. I like big eyes.
Oh my gosh I Love these! Perfect wide angle
K, this TOTALLY made me smile…so much I had to go back up to the top after my comment and look again!!!!
This is GREAT! I love fun dog shots, and I LOVE how you did something different with the theme this week. Great work!
Hee hee! These are fun shots! Great job showing the flip side of a wide angle lens!
So fun! I love seeing sweet Rebel dawg in a lot of your photos!
Fun takes on this weeks theme! Love the dogs nose!!
OMG, I laughed out loud at your caption! So funny! Great use of a wide angle!