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Fisheye Football
Posted by Laurie (New Jersey, United States) on 9 October 2008 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.
This is a high school football game I stumbled upon on my way out of the city after shooting all the photos in the Jersey City series. I had to stand on a block that just happened to be there and shoot through an iron railing. This was the best perspective I could get in among the people that were standing along the railing with me. I have to say that I thought it was a great way to end the day and the series.
This is the final shot in the Jersey City series. I know it was a very long series. I pre-posted all of the shots in this series because September and October tend to be very busy months for me. I have a lot of shots that I've taken over the period of time that this series ran and it will be interesting to pick out which ones to post as the backlog of images grows and grows.
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Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal
Wow impressive! Really fantastic, your techniques constantly amaze me.
9 Oct 2008 6:35am
@Ana Lúcia: Thanks.
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dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Now this one I do like! It's really an interesting end result. You also couldn't have hoped for a better colour uniform for the players - it goes perfectly with the sky!
9 Oct 2008 8:06am
@dobbino: Thanks. YAY!!! :-)
Vink from Grasse - French riviera, France
Friday night light shot ! beautiful effect ! great work !
9 Oct 2008 9:06am
@Vink: Thanks.
@Veronelle: Thanks.
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
A fitting finale! It really works nice with the skyline and clouds in the distance ... best seat in the house - 50 yard line!
9 Oct 2008 9:58am
@Ron: Thanks.
djedfre from schaumburg, United States
fantastic! that's really great lens - and of course, the incredible color and sky...
9 Oct 2008 10:54am
@djedfre: Thanks.
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Bravo to the series! Jersey City never looked so good as in your pix. And this one is the crown jewel; shooting this scene in fisheye is perfect - the positions, the colors, your POV all come together so well!
9 Oct 2008 10:59am
@Viewfinder: Thank you so much.
@ocorti: Thanks.
@Eleftheria!: Thanks.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
You have no idea how badly I want to do (try) some fisheye shots...and when I see a photo as brilliant as yours (this one) I crave it even more. Fantastic shot Laurie, it feels like endless possibilities!
9 Oct 2008 12:19pm
@bluechameleon: Thanks. The lens is a lot more versatile than one might think...until they get their hands on one and see for themselves. :-)
roland from loverval, Belgium
Superbe vue,et en plus de belle couleur tout pour une bonne photo !
9 Oct 2008 12:32pm
@roland: Thanks.
Yan from Laval, Canada
Nice composition. I love de fisheye effect on this pics.
Excellent color control!
9 Oct 2008 12:56pm
@Yan: Thanks.
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
whoa - nice one - great perspective for the game right down the 50 yard line.
9 Oct 2008 1:15pm
@Jason Kravitz: Thanks.
Dan Meyers from Bloomington, United States
Nice shot! #99 is a BIG guy. I like it.
9 Oct 2008 1:17pm
@Dan Meyers: Thanks. Yes he was pretty big.
Shar from Regina, SK, Canada
Love the perspective of this; the fish eye makes this one work!
9 Oct 2008 2:23pm
@Shar: Thanks.
@Daryl: Thanks.
@Giovanni: Thanks.
@Morgane: Thanks.
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
Great mastery of the fish-eye. I raise my hat to you.
9 Oct 2008 4:32pm
@Calusarus: Thanks.
@Alun Lambert: Thanks.
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
very very very cool!!! and where are you standing? it seems as if you are 7ft tall -- or taller! faaabulous!! and i just want to dive into that blue sky! wow!!
9 Oct 2008 5:20pm
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks. This field was in the city. I was standing on a cinder block near a wall that was just outside of the iron railing that surrounded the field. I was higher than the players but not by a lot. The lens is only 10.5 mm which definitely affects the sense of scale.
I had to shoot through the railing and some of the railing ended up in the original because of the ultra wide fisheye so I had to crop that out to get a clean image.
Jeffster from Long Island, United States
WOO! WOW! Your certainly getting your money's worth from this lens! Wonderful image.
9 Oct 2008 5:40pm
@Jeffster: Thanks. It got quite a workout. I needed if for a job and had one day to learn it and master it so I used it for most of the shots I did in Jersey City.
Nina from Hamburg, Germany
These colors are amazing, Laurie! I love the wonderful sky such as well as the great perspective in this shot! :)
9 Oct 2008 8:20pm
@Nina: Thanks.
LAE from United States
WoW ! really like this, I am gonna get me one of these lenses, thats what I have been doing for last few weeks it taking pictures of football games, Great Picture !!
9 Oct 2008 8:24pm
@LAE: Oh you will love it. Thanks.
danthro from Suburbia, United States
love these colors! the fish-eye makes it seem even more exciting. excellent capture!
9 Oct 2008 8:25pm
@danthro: Thanks.
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
It's the Big Picture, what a marvelous sight. Super colors too.
Is it Nikon glass.... ?
9 Oct 2008 8:54pm
@Observing: Thanks. Yes it is the Nikkor 10.5 mm DX.
alex centrella from California, United States
wow, this is such a great sports shot, in fact the best ever in a long time !
9 Oct 2008 9:40pm
@alex centrella: Thanks. I'm very flattered.
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Great shot with some dramatic element! I loved and enjoyed your series!
9 Oct 2008 10:14pm
@MadScientist: Thanks. I am so glad you enjoyed it. I enjoyed doing it. It was difficult to select the photos to post. I took a LOT!
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Hello, Laurie: you are taking the best of your fisheye. Splendid view and great colors-
9 Oct 2008 10:17pm
@Paco Díaz: Thanks.
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
Fantastic shot Laurie that fisheye of yours has ahd a real workout over the last cuople of weeks. These are Fantastic shots I particularily like this one I think it is a great perspective
9 Oct 2008 10:33pm
@jamesy: Thanks. The Jersey City series was actually shot all in the same day. I needed the lens for a job that I was leaving for the next day, Sunday. I wasn't able to get the lens until Friday afternoon so I really needed to learn it and master it so I could use it for the job. I shot all of them and many more that Saturday (not ALL fisheye, but many were).
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
The football players are allready big and the fish eye lens make them even bigger especially the 99 in the middle. Nice view behind on the city with nearly a straight horizon. The lines on the ground make a great perspective. Well done.
10 Oct 2008 12:01am
@akarui: Thanks. With the fisheye anything in the dead center on the horizon will look "normal" at the proper distances.
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
This is a dramatic effect, i think it's brilliant Laurie!
10 Oct 2008 12:23am
@MaryB: Thanks.
marianne from France
on dirait une peinture naïve, c'est magnifique de netteté !!!
10 Oct 2008 12:25am
@marianne: Thanks.
JJ from Jersey City, United States
love the vibrant colors in this, wonderful fisheye capture, great perspective
10 Oct 2008 1:49am
@JJ: Thanks.
Barbara from Florida, United States
This is really a neat shot. I love the fisheye effect and the processing to the image. Your description of how you took the image makes this even more interesting.
I have viewed your images and other links before and find your work inspiring.
10 Oct 2008 2:43am
@Barbara: Thank you.
@roentarre: Thanks.
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
Laurie this is AMAZING, I am not usually that partial to fisheye but I love this, it gives this image such a great feel, wonderful colours and detial, superb!
10 Oct 2008 11:34am
@Kylie Greenan: Thanks.
@Rabbit: Thanks.
Yvonne S. from Tilburg, Netherlands
this is a Wow-foto! this is truly a sublime picture!
10 Oct 2008 3:35pm
@Yvonne S.: Thanks.
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
That is wonderful. The colour and the use of those lines is spectacular.
10 Oct 2008 4:10pm
@Michael Rawluk: Thanks.
PhotoSam from London, United Kingdom
you know i love this series and this really is the cherry on the icing (on the cake)... but (a tiny niggle) there;s that elbow poking out of the left edge which is slightly distracting...
10 Oct 2008 5:32pm
@PhotoSam: Thanks Sam...As I mentioned I had shot this through an iron railing and the fisheye has a 180 degree view, so the railing unavoidably crept into the frame, left an right. Had I cropped any more the feet of #99 would have been cut off which was a trade-off I wasn't willing to make. With the fisheye view it would be an obvious crop if I had cropped the horizon off of center horizontally. I hope that explains it a little better. Some things you have no control over so you have to make do.
Oh and also I would have cut off part of #72 if I cropped any more or the owner of the elbow's leg and foot would have still been in the frame. I don't clone things out on principal other than dust spots.
Jasp from Plymouth, United Kingdom
Looks like a nice day... the distorted views of the players is quite humorous.
10 Oct 2008 6:31pm
@Jasp: Thanks. They were pretty big guys.
Jennifer Hatcher from Alpharetta, United States
Awesome perspective...love the fish eye!
Great end to a great series
10 Oct 2008 8:11pm
@Jennifer Hatcher: Thanks.
@Ina: Thanks.
dominik from Paris, France
Superbe, ta photo ! J'adore l'effet de lumière au loin et le premier plan à l'ombre... Le contraste est saisissant... Les couleurs sont bien saturées... Une photo qui fait rêver...
11 Oct 2008 12:17am
@dominik: Thank you.
Michael from TX, United States
Wow...this is a really stunning fisheye shot. Really good composition, which is hard when shooting so wide. Great job.
11 Oct 2008 1:28am
@Michael: Thanks.
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
What an incredible effect, Laurie! Who would have thought of using a fish eye lens with this foreground! You did, though, and it's turned out wonderfully. Fantastic light, well handled.
11 Oct 2008 2:01am
@Andrew Gould: Thanks.
John Maslowski from Dallas,PA, United States
Wow, Laurie this is a fascinating view. Exceptional perspective and I love the background. Beautifully composed image.
11 Oct 2008 2:18am
@John Maslowski: Thanks.
Laurent from Lyon, France
very well use of the pitch lines and fish eye lens to create a nice perspective.
The composition is also great. Foreground football player responding to the high background buildings. great one.
11 Oct 2008 6:25am
@Laurent: Thanks.
Sri Harsha from Melbourne, Australia
fantastic shot! great work Laurie.. now I would like to buy a fish eye lens too! inspiring photos!
11 Oct 2008 2:24pm
@Sri Harsha: Thanks. It is definitely a fun little lens.
Volodia from Mississauga, Canada
wow, this is amazing:P, lol hte most comments that I have seen on one shot and an amazing shot. Excellent job.
11 Oct 2008 2:32pm
@Volodia: Thanks. I believe this is the most I have ever gotten. As of today it is up to 93 (29 on my original site and 64 here on AM3). I am so floored by the response.
Elisa from Massachusetts, United States
wow!!!! this is awesome!!! well done Laurie!
12 Oct 2008 3:24am
@Elisa: Thanks.
@MOHAMMAD: Thanks.
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
Wonderful shot. I can't add anything new to the comments here except my own applause.
13 Oct 2008 12:18pm
@GJC: Thanks.
@Arash: Thanks.
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
Great shot! Love the composition, with the city in the background. Fabulous colors and sharpness.
13 Oct 2008 1:44pm
@Anita: Thanks.
Kelela from Upland, United States
WOW; too awesome. So much interest captured here; love all the colors!
13 Oct 2008 3:56pm
@Kelela: Thanks.
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
yeah!!! congrats on the SPOTLIGHT!!! bravo!!! :D
13 Oct 2008 8:54pm
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks.
Betsy Barron from Glenmoore, United States
YOWSA! I love this! such amazing colors - and how DO you do that with your puffy white clouds, young lady??
14 Oct 2008 1:17am
@Betsy Barron: Thanks. lol...The puffy clouds were a gift! I cannot take credit for those!
Carsten from Near Copenhagen, Denmark
I like your photos very much. This one with the super short focal length is so good. Dramatic sky too.
16 Oct 2008 8:48pm
@Carsten: Thanks.
Line from Chambly, Canada
WOW Je suis éblouie!
Superbe photo, je n'ai pas d'autres mots.
19 Oct 2008 1:10pm
Nikon D200
1/640 second
F/3.5
ISO 100
11 mm