Life At 18

I like to keep things interesting.

I get bored very quickly so it’s important to live on the edge of uncertainty. That is where my creativity comes to life.

Recently, I decided to work at 18mm using my XF18-135mm. This expansive view works for me because it is how I see given the fact I am right eye dominant. My field of view is approximately 14mm right up to 23mm.

In Full Frame Terms that’s 21mm up to 35mm.

That’s is how I see and experience the world because of my wonky left eye which hasn’t worked since birth.

No big deal; I am a deaf, wonky eyed, Sleight of Hand Magician who is a Photojournalist in his souls, go figure. The gods are having a laugh at this one.

So, the last few days have been all about creating an expansive context for my images at 18mm.

All I can say is wow.

The world and life has become much grander and with it comes a deeper responsibility to manage the spacial real estate in my view finder.

Today at St.Paul’s offered up a few opportunities to create some Panoramas and exciting moments.

This image of St.Pauls is seven vertical Images stitched in Lightroom. I became a stitcher a long time ago because Wide Angle Lens were and still are expensive.

Technique is more important than G.A.S.

Next week it’s Chicago and I am excited.

I am traveling with only two Lens: the XF18-135mm for outdoors and the 23mm 1.4 for indoors or low light levels.

Stay tuned - it will be a wide and wild adventure.