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May 12th, 2008Taken after Heather was on the Today Show and before the Brooklyn madness. I gave this ultra wide angle lens to Heather as a Christmas gift (it’s a Sigma 12-24) and it really showed its strength in Manhattan.
p.s. my lady is smokin hot. o
I have the Tokina 12-24 WA, and love it lots.
Haven’t taken it to NYC, yet, though.
Any place to see the “uncompressed” version? I want to see the detail. Great shot.
I remember that bag from SXSW. Heather has no idea how close she came to being tackled for it.
@brewcaster, the less compressed version was over 500k. I’ll mess about and see if I can’t replace the big image with something less squished.
Grand Central’s main concourse would have looked cool with that lens, maybe even St. Patrick’s. SO much to explore.
The depth of this shot is really cool.
Y’all come back now, ya hear?
The use of that lens on those trees makes my heart race and makes me crave NYC. Brilliant.
Very cool pic……….and what a sweet thing to say about your wife
She is very lucky!
You are a Good Husband. All men out there, learn from Jon and remember to tell your wife (and anyone else who will listen) that she’s one hot lady!
amen to husbands giving lenses to their smokin hot wives!!
Is there a way to “unwarpify” the ends when using that type of lens? (Yes, it is TOO a word, so suck it.)
I think that in this case, warpifying makes it art. All the varying diagonals create lovely contrasts. The “fact” that the images are humans and nature are secondary, however fascinating.
I love the leaning buildings. I guess that’s the warpifying effect. It’s it called a “fish-eye” effect? It’s been 16 billion years since I read a photography book. Sound’s like the fun in NYC made up for the KLG experience. I hope so!
Mmm… Lens lust…
Your pics are making me miss NY!
lens lusting moment……
ok….done….
beautiful!…..& NOT helping my need to get a wide angle for the D300….
u could add a link to your flickr site…..
(9under all sizes….it wouuld allow for brewcaster to see it in all its glory =)
Actually, the Grace Building (the grey one in the center) is curved in and the one next to it leans out a bit, so it’s not the lens making you think it’s warped–it’s the architecture.
Hanging out in Bryant Park in the middle of a nice spring day is definitely a Top 5 favorite thing to do in NYC of mine.
Lovely! And there’s nothing better than husbands who give their wives lenses for presents, I must say.
Jon, you are all smokin’ hot. I think that is why there is not enough to go around to the rest of us.
Also, hint to my husband. Wide Angle lens for next gift related holiday.
New Yawk is smokin’ hot. Time to make a trip back.
Oh yeah, and thanks to Heather’s Daily Style I bought one of those purse and LOVE IT!
Reminds me over a modern day Manet, perhaps. Great shot.
Absolutely awesomely fantastic shot. I’m so jealous of Heather to have a husband who gives such wicked gifts. Do you have a younger brother??
hi Jon
I can’t wait to buy my super wide angle lens – getting the tokina 10-17! Played with a friends a few weekends ago and just fell in love! Going to Boston in a few weeks and can’t wait to shoot it with the wide angle!