Sometimes I just have to take goofy pictures. This one was taken over the weekend and is currently featured on Seattle Metblogs. :)
Also, I have been completely fascinated by Ugly Dolls lately. I’m generally not a plush toy sort of guy and tend to go for the fancier/spendier vinyl figures, but the Ugly Dolls have such neat designs and fun “personalities”. Ninja Ice Bat (above) is my latest acquisition. I have three other Ugly Dolls floating around my apartment right now waiting for more photo ops. Yeah, I’m totally a grown-up.
I’ve always been a huge fan of fisheye lenses, but I’ve never been able to justify buying one for myself. A fisheye lens is extremely fun to use and offers all sorts of creative possibilities, but, to be honest, I can only do so much with one. Luckily for me, several of my photographer friends have fisheye lenses that I can borrow from time to time. :)
Here are a few shots from a recent stint with Nikon’s 10.5mm Fisheye:
That lens is super sharp, extremely compact and light, and opens up all the way to f/2.8 for easy low-light shooting. If I wanted to, I could easily de-fish the images in Capture NX, but, honestly, why bother. It’s a fisheye! The distortion is fun!
I really want one, but the cost just isn’t in my budget right now. Maybe after I get paid for another gig or something.
Huge thanks to Shawn for letting me borrow the fisheye this weekend!
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