I have just returned from a week away in the Parry Sound & Muskoka regions of Ontario where I had a blast using my newest and favorite photographic tool; the Sigma 15mm f2.8 EX DG Fisheye Lens. On of my chosen destinations was Hatchery Falls on the Skeleton River near the town of Rosseau. I had previously visited this waterfall during the winter months and wanted to return this summer and for the soon to come autumn scenes. I created several various compositions on this recent visit which I will share with you shortly. Do note that when the fisheye lens is positioned as square as possible with the world there is minimal distortion of the scene. My chosen perspective for this scene was determined after carefully studying the flow of the river and then ensuring that I captured the interesting detail as the river exits the composition.
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Awesome photo!
Thanks very much Ellen!
Superb and velvety-cool! 🙂 Great shot! Cheerz, UT
Much appreciated!
Congratulations on the new fisheye Andrew, I love this image!!
Thank you very much Denise, much appreciated!
Andrew, love the images you’ve taken of this and Stubbs Falls so I’m planning on visiting it this coming weekend to try my luck. Are these early morning shots?
Thanks very much Malcolm! It is best to photograph here and Stubbs Falls in the early morning or at dusk. If you are lucky enough to have over-cast light you can photograph all day long 🙂
Thanks Andrew, hopefully I’ll have some luck.
You will have a blast Malcolm, they are both beautiful locations.
Hi Andrew, Great shot! I don’t have a fisheye lens yet, but am thinking about picking one up for some tight spaces. I use micro four-thirds and ultrawides are very expensive. Samyang makes a 7.5mm that is affordable and highly regarded. Have you had more luck with the FE at waterfalls? I like the idea that you can minimize distortion by keeping it level with the horizon, but wonder how frequently this works in the real world? Thanks!
Thanks so much Mark, much appreciated. Yes the fisheye will work but you want to minimize as much of the distortion as possible. Fortunately there a seldom straight lines at waterfalls so you can sometimes get away with a tiny bit of distorion. Recently I have been trying out my Laowa 15mm Macro lens at waterfalls with good success, but the drawback to this lens is that it is 100% manual operation, including exposure and aperture. If you are comfortable with using a fully manual lens you could also consider the new Laowa 12mm Zero Distortion Lens… it is on my must buy soon list 🙂