Brooklyn Bridge take 2 and 3
Since this involves purchasing decisions (i.e. trying to decide is it worth the money to get a wider angle lens) I thought it might be helpful to include some comparison shots. Both of these shots are from a Nikon D700 and 14mm-24mm lens (thus full frame) as was my prior post in this thread. I have applied the same adjustments in Aperture to both of them.
#1
Shot at 14mm. Similar to the earlier post I made in this thread, but without the figures in the foreground.
#2
Shot seconds later at 22mm.
I'm not sure which one is actually "better." I like the first one (posted earlier in the thread) because I think the subjects in the foreground add scale to the image. Ideally, I would have liked to keep the biker in the final image and not had the person on the left. I think the interesting aspect of the image is the lines formed by the cables and not the bridge itself. The 14mm shots emphasize the lines to the exclusion of the bridge itself. However the 22mm shot may represent a happy medium--the cables are still present but you walk away feeling the bridge is still important.
I'm not sure I've really grown into ultra-wide yet. While the 14-24 is a great lens, I don't feel that I really understand how to use it properly. Ultra-wide is a very challenging focal length. It seems to magnify the importance of perspective in bizarre ways. Minute changes in camera angle result in radically different images. Personally, I'm finding the ultra-wide focal length to be quite challenging to use effectively.
I'm currently using my 24-70 for most of my walk-around shots. It covers the range I seem to gravitate to the most. I have a 70-300 on order to cover the telephoto range. While I love my 70-200, it's just too big and too heavy for travel use.
