12mm Heliar Goes to Alcatraz

[angeloks]

These were shot with my Leica IIf on some Portra800 with the beautiful 12mm Heliar...

 

[capitalK]

Very nice series. The 12mm makes that cell look absolutely huge
😀

 

[Tuolumne]

Who's the guy in bed?

/T

 

[bucks11]

Nice shots...

Who's the guy in bed?/T

I believe it's one of the dummies made by either Mr. Morris or one of the Anglins, but I'm not sure. I'm sure someone will clarify..

 

[Warren T.]

Really nice ultra-wide shots! You really know how to control such an extreme fov 🙂.

Thanks for posting.

--Warren

 

[Thardy]

Nice shots. I'm sorry I couldn't make it to Alcatraz when I went to SF.

Looks like Portra 800 holds up pretty well.

 

[marke]

I agree. Nice work

I'll have to plan a trip there someday.

Really nice ultra-wide shots! You really know how to control such an extreme fov 🙂.

Thanks for posting.

--Warren

 

[35mmdelux]

these are the best fotos of the rock Ive ever seen. tks for posting.

 

[Phantomas]

Angeloks, your Heliar shots are always amazing. I've seen other (architectural) shots with that lens by you and they've been always great. I have this lens for a short while now, hope to be able to use it masterfully like that eventually.

 

[LeicaMSeattle]

Nice shots! Especially the shot of the kitchen, the edge of the frame disquises any distortion in the industrial soup pots.

 

[astroman]

Interesting

 

[angeloks]

Thanks you all for your comments ! I really like that piece of glass.

 

[Colman]

Can you stop posting shots from that lens? I'm getting GAS.

 

[Zonan]

Outstanding use of this lens! Would you be willing to share some of your insights into effectively using such a wide angle and not having it seem bizarre? Thanks.

 

[angeloks]

Outstanding use of this lens! Would you be willing to share some of your insights into effectively using such a wide angle and not having it seem bizarre? Thanks.

Well, it's hard to explain. I'll give it a try.

First, I rarely take a person with that lens, keep it for architecture and landscape. Here's an exemple of what I don't like.

Then, you can put yourself dead centered, perfectly leveled. For these shots, it's important to be centered and leveled or else everything will look unevenly distorted.

Or you take pictures that don't have any symmetry in them and use a crooked angle. Distortion won't change anything then and you can use it to create some sort of 'point de fuite'.

For landscapes, I just try to be leveled and I look in the finder for a composition I like.

Hope it helps a little... I added a lot of pictures from the Heliar on my Flickr account, feel free to go check.

 

[dof]

Hi Julien,

That is a very generous posting. Thanks for sharing your images and your insights.

 

[Phantomas]

GOD DAMN!!!

Those photos are amazing. Seriously, very masterful use of that angle. But it's not only that, you also manage to get the colours just right. Very nice all around. Hats off.

 

[LeicaMSeattle]

I have the same lens and am using it on my M8, its a fascinating lens even with the crop factor.

 

[whitecat]

Nice shots. Love the 12.

 

[mich8261]

Julien,

From your Alcatraz shots I especially like the third one. The way the light accentuates the square angles is terrific. From your other shots I recognize the Bright Angel Trail (Grand Canyon) below Indian Garden. Am I correct? I would love to see more of your Grand Canyon shots.

Salut,