W/NW 28mm non street

[ChrisP]

I want to push myself and try something new. My favourite lens by far right now is 50mm. I find it hard to fill the frame with wider lenses. But I think I might try to force myself to shoot with a 28 for a while

So post your images shot with a 28mm equivilent lens and see if you can inspire me!(28mm shot on 4/3 won't give me much for inspiration sorry).

I'll start it off with one of the few images I've shot and like with a 28mm.

P.s. any composition tips for shooting WA would be cool to, but I think its just a matter of getting used to the different perspective.

Oh, P.P.s. i'm not a big street shooter, but I should almost everything else, so I'd prefer things that aren't typical street shots, but if you have a burning desire to share one than feel free!

[Bob Michaels]

[Bob Michaels]

Originally Posted by ChrisP

P.s. any composition tips for shooting WA would be cool to, but I think its just a matter of getting used to the different perspective.

Robert Capa must must have been thinking about 28mm lenses when he made his famous quote "if you photos are not good enough, you are not close enough". I almost always shoot with a 28mm lens (35mm film) because I want to be right up close with my subject.

[helenhill]

LOVE your Cuban Set Bob...Ttes Atmospheric ...Great Life shots

which 28 if I may ask ...???
Cheers-H

[ferider]

Bob, your photos rock !

I love 28mm. Here is a repost of a mixture of subjects I used it for over last 5 years or so.















Roland.

[Chinasaur]

Nikon F2 w/ Nikon 28mm AI lens.

[Bob Michaels]

Originally Posted by helenhill

LOVE your Cuban Set Bob...Ttes Atmospheric ...Great Life shots

which 28 if I may ask ...???
Cheers-H

Thanks. I really enjoy photographing the people there. At various times I have used: CV 28mm f.35, 28mm 2.8 Hexanon & Zeiss 28mm f2.8. I could be very happy with any one of them.

[Bingley]

Bob, I also love your Cuba photos! Thanks for posting, and for the Robert Capa quote! How about a landscape, up close.... shot w/ a Skopar 28:

[helenhill]

WOW ... the 28 Perspective is BIG...in your Face
thats the way I LOVE to shoot
and primarily have used 50's
but I am Now Understanding the 28 FOV
You need to Go IN CLOSE

I like what I 'See' and want to try the 28
maybe I am soon to be a 28 & 90 Girl...

Thinkin about a 28 ASPH Elmarit...

[shyoon]

[andredossantos]

28mm f/2.8 Zeiss ZM Biogon


no smoking by andre dos santos, on Flickr

[andredossantos]

28mm f/2.8 Zeiss ZM Biogon


Untitled by andre dos santos, on Flickr

[andredossantos]

28mm f/2.8 Zeiss ZM Biogon


what do they see? by andre dos santos, on Flickr

[Peter Wijninga]

Vung Tau Harbor, Vietnam -- Nikon FM3A, Nikkor 2.8/28, Fujicolor 100 ISO

[Bob Michaels]

Originally Posted by helenhill

WOW ... the 28 Perspective is BIG...in your Face
thats the way I LOVE to shoot
and primarily have used 50's
but I am Now Understanding the 28 FOV
You need to Go IN CLOSE

I like what I 'See' and want to try the 28
maybe I am soon to be a 28 & 90 Girl...

Thinkin about a 28 ASPH Elmarit...

Helen: I find the benefits of the 28mm photographing people is not the perspective but the ability to be right there with them. You have to be one of those who communicates continually with subjects. Not verbally, as my Spanish language skills are embarrassingly bad, but by body language. I need to connect with the subject and convey that I am safe, confident, and most importantly, am pleased with their reaction. That is when the photos I want begin to evolve. Being right there next to them is the only way I can do that. I just cannot connect standing 8-10' away.

[Bingley]

"Close" is relative, of course, to the size of your subject.

[helenhill]

[quote=Bingley;9]"Close" is relative, of course, to the size of your subject.,Quote)

well said Steve.... Made me Giggle
Fantastic Perspective ...Fantastic Last Shot !

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I like it for environmental portraits









and Architecture. All shot with the 28mm ZM Biogon on a Leica, except the last one, which was shot with an AF-D Nikkor 28mm f2.8 on a digital camera I no longer have, the Kodak 14n

[ChrisP]

Great shots so far everyone!
Just out of curiosity does anyone naturally "see" in the 28mm framing when they're shooting? Kind of an akward question I know, but when I'm shooting right now and I see something I want to shoot, I take a few steps to explore different angles of it, and than when I put the camera to my eye the subject is essentially framed the way I want it without thinking or taking steps forward or backwards (most of the time, I'm obviously not perfect in this regard). This is probably easier because 50mm is pretty close to our natural FOV, but does anyone do this with 28's or is it a longer slower composition process?

[Bob Michaels]

Originally Posted by ChrisP

Great shots so far everyone!
Just out of curiosity does anyone naturally "see" in the 28mm framing when they're shooting? Kind of an akward question I know, but when I'm shooting right now and I see something I want to shoot, I take a few steps to explore different angles of it, and than when I put the camera to my eye the subject is essentially framed the way I want it without thinking or taking steps forward or backwards (most of the time, I'm obviously not perfect in this regard). This is probably easier because 50mm is pretty close to our natural FOV, but does anyone do this with 28's or is it a longer slower composition process?

I "see" 28mm framing in my mind. I don't think it is a function of the eye but of the brain.

[sepiareverb]

M9 / 28/2.0 ASPH

I'm one of those for whom 28 is a pretty natural FOV. Been shooting with the 35 more lately, but usually have a 28 in the bag.

[ferider]

Originally Posted by ChrisP

Great shots so far everyone!
Just out of curiosity does anyone naturally "see" in the 28mm framing when they're shooting? Kind of an akward question I know, but when I'm shooting right now and I see something I want to shoot, I take a few steps to explore different angles of it, and than when I put the camera to my eye the subject is essentially framed the way I want it without thinking or taking steps forward or backwards (most of the time, I'm obviously not perfect in this regard). This is probably easier because 50mm is pretty close to our natural FOV, but does anyone do this with 28's or is it a longer slower composition process?

I look at it like this, Chris: 50mm is the FOV for one eye (other eye closed). 28mm is for both eyes. Works for me.

[Gabriel M.A.]

Canon 5D + Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 (@ 28mm)


28mm and it's "non street"

[noimmunity]

These were all taken with the ZM C Biogon 21/4.5, which is an effect 28 FOV.

Dawn's early light

Dawn's early light by areality4all, on Flickr

Light show/Dark show

LIght show, dark show by areality4all, on Flickr

Unbridled

Ruins by areality4all, on Flickr

Spring comes to the Puy Mary

Spring comes to Puy Mary by areality4all, on Flickr

[Gabriel M.A.]

Originally Posted by noimmunity

These were all taken with the ZM C Biogon 21/4.5, which is an effect 28 FOV.

OMG - How on earth did you get these shots to not exhibit harsh highlights or shadows? I really would like to know.