Bennetts Water Gardens - a broader view

2978 posts
18 years
South Dorset

Posted 16/08/2024 - 09:25 Link

Bennetts Water Gardens are - not unexpectedly for somewhere comprising large pools of water - flat. Very flat. No rises, hillocks or similar to provide visual focus for wide angle views. Most of the interest is on or around the flat surfaces of the pools. So time for an experiment. Would a fisheye lens do anything interesting? Here's what the Pentax 10-17mm did on a K3iii at various focal lengths.

Thoughts, comments etc. welcome as usual.

1. FL 10mm

2. FL 13mm

3. FL 11mm

4. FL 17mm

5. FL 17mm

Steve

Edited by Lubbyman: 16/08/2024 - 09:28

davidwozhere davidwozhere

3706 posts
12 years
Slap in the middle of England

Posted 16/08/2024 - 23:42 Link

Not having used one I was expecting distorted views but these are all lovely renderings of what appears to be a very nice place to visit.

Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

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MikeInDevon MikeInDevon

502 posts
11 years
Devon

Posted 17/08/2024 - 07:39 Link

Well that worked well.

It looks a glorious day, I particularly like the fourth image, the overhanging foreground helps 'contain' the fabulous lily pond.

Cheers
Mike