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    Robert Amoruso
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    Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Titusville, FL on 2/3/08

    Canon 1D Mark III
    Canon 15mm Fisheye
    1/250 sec, f/14
    Mode: Av
    Metering: Evaluative
    ISO: 400

    This is an HDR Image from 7 exposures from -3 to +3 Exposure Compensation in AV Mode. The exposure shown is the 0 EC exposure. The horizon is straight and I had it right in the middle of the image so no distortion from the fisheye. The far shore is at an angle to the camera - hence the appearance of distortion.

    Comments welcome.

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    Charles Senkus
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    i like it but i think most people would start spouting the rule of thirds--i think it has a balance that draws you right into the middle wondering what is there also the land has a bit of a sureal feel.

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    Vincent Grafhorst
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    I love the extreme wide angle view as a result from your fish eye lens Robert. The composition works for me with the horizon in the middle and I think placing the horizon on either one 1/3-line would actually degrade the image coz it is all about the reflection and the symmetry. My question to you is why you used ISO400. Obviously you were using a tripod? Maybe you wanted to get a high SS to prevent problems when merging? Did you use a polariser (don't even know if this is possible on a fish-eye lens though)?

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    Robert Amoruso
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    Vincent,

    It was handheld. I almost always shoot at ISO 400. With the Mark III, there is no decerible noise and with the +7 exposure range for the HDR, some of the shutter speeds were slow. No polarizer with the fisheye - lens has too much curvature. Thanks for your comments.

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    Roman Kurywczak
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    Hey Robert,
    Love the look of this one. Only wish you had thrown in a rock or interesting branch in foreground to break up reflection a bit.........or just when you need a gator.
    Roman

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    Michael Pancier
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    Most cool. Love the clouds. My favorite kind besides the crazy huge puffy storm clouds.

    have you tried that fisheye on a full frame camera? I shot with a friend's fish eye (generic) at antelope and thought of getting the Canon 15mm.

    Also, does the MIII have 3 stops of exp. comp?

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    Robert Amoruso
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    Michael,

    Yes I had used the fisheye on my 1Ds Mark II. The MIII will actually bracket higher then 3 stops but it does not show it well on the analog scale. You can program it for 7 bracketed images up to 3 stops apart.

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    Gayle Clement
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    I really like this, Robert. The horizon in the middle works well and those clouds are spectacular.

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