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Fishy Plants


Fishy Plants
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Copyright: David Plummer (DiaAzul) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 18 W: 6 N: 14] (80)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1981
Categories: Nature
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2004-07-25 20:04
Viewed: 742
Points: 7
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Is this a super expensive fisheye lens?

As a teenager my funds available for photography were rather limited (non existent really). I had a Praktica ML3 with 50mm lens, a cheap flash and...well a couple of rolls of films. However, what I lacked in money I made up for with ingenuity. For a massive 25 pence (GBP0.25) I purchased a door security peep hole and mounted it onto a piece of cardboard which was then strapped to the front of the 50mm lens.

Eh, voila, the worlds cheapest fisheye lens - perhaps not the best quality, but doubled the number of lenses in my possession :-)
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Lol nice fisheye lens, you have great talent and well work about your photo, maybe u can use some photoshop to make it a little bit better. Nice work and wellcome to TrekLens.

PD: i make a workshop for you, i hope u like it.

Very creative idea David. Even if I had the money to buy a fish eye lens or already had one I think I'd have to try this out.

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  • Neige Gold Star Critiquer [C: 610 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2004-07-26 1:08]

LOL - i like the idea. It's easy to carry too. Bravo!

Welcome to Treklens, David. You certainly do find creative ways to achieve this shot. Although a bit unsharp, I commend you on your efforts and inginuity. Well done.

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  • zto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 976 W: 119 N: 58] (262)
  • [2004-07-31 4:30]

hehe great note David. Right, the quality may not be the best but it's working ;) Just to come up with the idea is good really. Thasnk for sharing.

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