I captured this photo of the Neuse River in Raleigh, North Carolina using a 24mm Tilt Shift lens on a 35mm Canon 1Ds Digital SLR. By tilting the lens, the plane of focus has been applied directly to the tree in the center while the edges fall off out of focus. Using a tilt shift lens can lend itself to many unique photo opportunities as well as practical applications - for example, by shifting the lens up or down, you are able to keep your perspective in line when shooting architecture. As seen below in this kitchen photograph, the vertical lines within the cabinets and the window pane are perfectly straight. This is due to the camera and lens being parallel to the floor. By shifting the lens up or down, you are able to compose your shot and maintain correct perspective. Tilt and shift is standard practice on large format 4x5 or 8x10 cameras, but Canon has 3 different 35mm Tilt Shift lens for film or digital SLR cameras.
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Tilt Shift Landscape and Architecture Photography
I captured this photo of the Neuse River in Raleigh, North Carolina using a 24mm Tilt Shift lens on a 35mm Canon 1Ds Digital SLR. By tilting the lens, the plane of focus has been applied directly to the tree in the center while the edges fall off out of focus. Using a tilt shift lens can lend itself to many unique photo opportunities as well as practical applications - for example, by shifting the lens up or down, you are able to keep your perspective in line when shooting architecture. As seen below in this kitchen photograph, the vertical lines within the cabinets and the window pane are perfectly straight. This is due to the camera and lens being parallel to the floor. By shifting the lens up or down, you are able to compose your shot and maintain correct perspective. Tilt and shift is standard practice on large format 4x5 or 8x10 cameras, but Canon has 3 different 35mm Tilt Shift lens for film or digital SLR cameras.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Photo: Tree near Missoula, Montana
Although it is not officially winter yet, it is December and we are 6 days away from Christmas... and it is 72 degrees in Atlanta today. Seriously? I want cold weather in December. I am not a fan of spring temperatures at this time of the year - maybe I need to move to a place like Montana. I shot this image outside of Missoula, Montana on U.S. Highway 93 on the way to Flathead Lake. It was a cold, dreary day in January (close enough)... and there is snow on the ground! This is my type of winter... snow, cold, dreary. Time to put on a sweatshirt and turn on the heat... not a golf shirt and the AC.
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