vendredi 14 janvier 2005

Lenses I've Looked Through Nikkor 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye The self-portrait was taken not in a blimp... but in an inflated storage depot. Taken back in the days when I used to work for Granada Television in Manchester, this bubble was used to store scenery for their regular studio productions. I was fascinated by this structure and the space within it... on entering through the double airlock doors all I could hear was a gentle hum as the compressor cut-in to pump more air in to replace what had escaped when I entered... something about low-pressure I think? I knew there was only one way to photograph the capsule-like structure... with a fisheye lens... Update 15 June 2007 : This article has been moved and can now be read on my new expanded web site 20/20 Visions 9:54:22 PM    comment []