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© 2017 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott
One of the most amazing things that I see in nature is how that some good sized trees have managed to grow out of a bare rock face. I think about how hard I work to try to get some young trees and plants to grow. Proper water and fertilizer, careful work to prepare the soil, pruning and even talking to them...and then here is a tree like this, just growing out of the rock. Amazing! I released a video that compares two very wide angle lenses -the Laowa 12mm f/2.8 (used here) and the Sigma 12-24mm f/4 ART. You can see the video here: bit.ly/2gisWiO
Technical Information: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV + Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero D lens | Processed in Adobe Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC, and Alien Skin Exposure X2 (use code "dustinabbott" to get 10% off)
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Kookaburras on a rainy day
These are wild birds free to fly like nature intended but tame enough to interact with humans
G.Zuiko 40mm f1.4
adult male of the Ruddy Darter - Sympetrum sanguineum - adultes Männchen der Blutroten Heidelibelle: Brandenburg (LOS) - Germany
with SMC Pentax-A* 200mm F4 Macro ED
Taken on a rainy day with a Minolta Roxxor-X 50mm f/1.7 manual lens on my Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II.
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This photo was shot on Chelton Beach on Prince Edward Island. I used the Canon EOS R and Laowa FFII 35mm f/0.95 lens, shooting somewhere near wide-open aperture for the limited depth-of-field effect.
At this f-stop (f/0.95), the lens produces pretty noticeable vignetting, especially in the lower corners. In the right conditions, it also produces a pretty noticeable colour shift into the purples on both sides. It's something that I've noticed especially in blue skies, but it appears on both sides of the frame, especially near the top corners.
While all of these attributes are probably optical flaws, I prefer to think of them as "character." When you know what the lens will do in a given situation, then you can leverage these imperfections to actually improve the image or create the sort of effect you are looking for. This image is a prime example of where I wanted a fairly shallow depth of field, but where I also liked the strong lower corner vignette and purplish colour cast to isolate the green seaweed encrusted rocks while adding drama and warmth to the image as a whole. While I did tweak the image further in post, most of what you see here was achieved in camera. The lens allowed me to achieve the result I was looking for with little additional manipulation and no fakery using AI.
Damselfly in flower leaves (Canna Lily)
captured with Zonlai Discover 25mm f1.8 (Chinese manual focus lens)