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Talk about killing off a good tradition...

After the fact that the October ES proposed by me didn't attract a single entry, and subsequently the ES November didn't happen, I decided I wouldn't have its blood on my hands, and will now try to kick it back to life again. Actually, I knew all along that it was the mods' fault for not sticky'ing the thread...

So here is the December exercise in style, titled distortion. What I'm after is any kind of distortion caused by extreme perspective or lens shortcomings or digital playfulness or other reasons that would normally be considered a flaw or bad manners, but works well for that particular image.

I'd like to offer this one to kick the thread off, a fish-eye shot that fits the description easily and conveniently, but represents by no means the only kind of distortion I had in mind...



Cheers
Steffen.

Ah, I'd forgotten about the ES! Thank you for reviving it Steffen. Perhaps a mod will sticky this time? (Hint, hint )

Thread stickied

That is some distortion Chris, was it a Nikon lens?

Very interesting, you've captured the sun twice in the same image...

Cheers
Steffen.

Yep Glen - Nikon F2 Photomic with (if I remember correctly) the 16mm f/3.5 full frame fisheye. I worked for John Border Photographics at the time and we had just received the lens for evaluation. This would put the date around 1974.

Steffen - that’s why I liked this shot because of the two sun flares

C’mon people let’s get this going - for anyone new that does not understand the principle of ES - just submit a pic during the month of December to this thread that shows distortion. . .

Are we specifying it as lens distortion specifically? Or can it be any sort of distortion?

Nnnnsic wrote:Are we specifying it as lens distortion specifically? Or can it be any sort of distortion?

From what I understand - any

Nnnnsic wrote:Are we specifying it as lens distortion specifically? Or can it be any sort of distortion?

Any. Go ahead, knock yourself out. Only citerion is that the distortion is a main feature of the image.

Cheers
Steffen.

”BUMP”

sirhc55 wrote:C’mon people let’s get this going - for anyone new that does not understand the principle of ES - just submit a pic during the month of December to this thread that shows distortion. . .

I thought the idea was that you had to have taken the photo during the month of December?

macka wrote:

sirhc55 wrote:C’mon people let’s get this going - for anyone new that does not understand the principle of ES - just submit a pic during the month of December to this thread that shows distortion. . .

I thought the idea was that you had to have taken the photo during the month of December?

December 1974

 LOL! What's 32 years between friends?

Cheers
Steffen.

Here's my contribution, taken yesterday morning. Nowra Hill lookout. D2h and 10.5mm fisheye.

Click to see larger image (800px)

Is there going to be a Jan, Feb and Mar ES?

admajic wrote:Is there going to be a Jan, Feb and Mar ES?

Thanks for reminding me - I will start the March one now.