Originally posted by rayallen Thanks for that first shot, Bruce. I will be going there tomorrow to do the same. And, naturally, I will have my DA 15mm with me. Now I know that it is the perfect FL for that scene.
Ah but careful, that particular shot was cramped to pull off, I had to tripod mount and have the camera as flush against the wall (or actually those digital/lit up advertising posters in this case, because that's where lining up the middle was approximately), flip the KP screen out and operate blind by touch from the side.
If you plan to crouch or have your body behind the camera you will not get this framing. It made for painful shooting experience, because even getting a proper look at the tilt screen was difficult, I took several shots and had to dismount the KP from the tripod but be careful to not move the tripod so I could redock it back if I needed to, and I did because some shots I was clipping the top slightly (and had too much floor lol). I was kicking myself slightly wishing I had perhaps brought along my Sigma 10-20 (which I might do next time if I am nearby).
It's a pretty cool feature, lots of potential to shoot it differently. I did a HDR merge, I'm a little disappointed with the starburst but then that's the HD DA 15mm for ya...
Don't make the same mistake I made either, shoot it from other angles, I regret just hitting it from this straight on perspective. Good luck and I look forward to seeing the results!