Photo A Day: Lust
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We happened upon a fantastic 1953 bus today, randomly parked on a bit of waste land at Portishead marina. Stuff the boats, let’s get snapping the super vintage bus!
At that point A Serious Photographer arrived and offered me a ‘go’ with his Fisheye Lens. I snatched it off him graciously accepted it and, one word, ….LUST!
And not for the Serious Photographer either.
This is really quite bugging as I so must NOT buy photography gear at the moment. Plus, a fisheye has never even been on my radar as a ‘might quite like one’ kind of lens. There are other ‘essential’ (cough) purchases on my list but now the pricey fisheye has zoomed up to the first position. Annoying. Damn that Serious Photographer with his fancy D3 with extra battery grip and super fancy fisheye. Damn him with his friendly nature and willingness to let me have a go. Damn.
On a related note, I get really shy taking photos in front of ‘serious’ photographers. I know you can’t judge a photographer from the fanciness of their camera, but you have to assume £3,000 worth of camera is probably a fairly decent tog. Anyway, I was all fingers and thumbs trying not to look like a total photography flump…all flustered and randomly snapping away like a granny.
Perhaps the fisheye really is just the ‘fun’ or ‘gimicky’ lens I always assumed it was and I was just lucky/unlucky that the first time I tried one I was standing in front of a perfect subject. The bus really lent itself to some cool but not freaky perspectives with the fisheye. It’s a lovely looking vehicle. Here it is in full glory, non fishy style.
Anyway, I’ll add a fisheye lens to my mental list of ‘needs & wants’ which also currently includes a swimming pond. I definitely need AND want one of those. The needing and wanting actually kept me awake last night such is the strength of my lust.
Oh! Imagine a shot of the swimming pond taken WITH the fisheye lens? Beauty. See, I now NEED and not just want both. Job done.
Fun photos, funny lusting, oh the mind of Queen Spud….it is a curious thing!
Ohhhh. I do tend to think of fisheyes as a bit gimmicky and I often dislike the distortion, but those shots are making me think twice! Damn. Shall just have to go on the wish list :D