dinsdag 1 oktober 2013

broadening my horizon

facing the band and following the music
photo heart connection september

last month i upgraded my Olympus PEN P3 to a P5. now i had a new lens to try out, the 17mm 1:8 wide angle. 
after using the 40-150 zoom for a year a whole new world opened up to me.....


the first opportunity to get a feel for my new lens: the hague, near the town palace where the royal brass band was practicing for the opening day of Dutch parliament. 
i saw (or rather: heard) them coming towards me out of a side street and immediately grabbed my new camera.


even when they came real close i still could get a whole row of them in focus....wow! including the man staring in the distance at the other side of the street.... 


after they passed i decided to follow them on my electric scooter, feeling like a paparazza. i wasn't the only one chasing them, as you can see :-)


until they finally halted to perform some drum solos and i was able to capture the halos around their helmets and the intriguing shadows on the street.

this lens has literally broadened my horizon and increased my possibilities as a photographer. 
almost a year ago i did a similar shoot of a brass band with my 40-150. to compare the quality of the two lenses you can click here


6 opmerkingen:

  1. Congratulations on your new camera! These photos are so fun! I especially like the last one, with the light behind them making their shaggy helmets glow, and casting that lovely triangle of shadows on the pavement. Visiting from Photo-Heart Connection.

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  2. I also like that last shot, especially the shadows. I can almost hear the drums and feel the beat!

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  3. The last image with the light and shadows is just fantastic. I'm glad this lens is widening your horizons, literally and figuratively! It's fun to have a new point of view. Thank you for sharing in the Photo-Heart Connection.

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  4. great captures! congrats on the new lens!

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  5. It's true--you really need at least 2 lenses to capture the world close up and the wider view. Congrats on your new baby camera!--Michele at Sweet Leaf

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  6. Seeing in a new way is so exciting. What a fabulous subject to chase. Happy days to you and your new lens....

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