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Zurich through the wide angle lens

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) on Sep 2nd 2009 at 2:00PM

One of the most entertaining instruments in the photographer's toolbox is the wide angle lens, a massive creature full of glass, angles and depth. Contrary to traditional optics, wide angle lenses broaden the field of view available to the camera, resulting in massive, sprawling images from one single shot. It's also got the effect of stretching anything at the periphery of the image, so often it can be a poor choice for capturing portraits.

I pretend not to be a either a person well-educated in cameras or a good photographer, but as our colleague Jeremy Kressmann puts it, it's hard to take a bad picture with a nice lens and a huge sensor inside of your camera.

And so taking advantage of some outstanding fares to Zurich this summer, I put my Canon Rebel to work.

Zurich, the financial capital of Switzerland is a city full of depth, with rolling, lush hills, cobble stone streets, volumes of character, a flawless public transportation system and beautiful lake at its foot. Were one to wring out three Genevas into one city, it would be Zurich. In a way, it's the perfect candidate for a blogger with a wide angle lens. Take a look.

Gallery: Zurich Wide Angle

Filed under: Photos, Europe, Switzerland

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sam W Sep 2nd 2009 2:32PM

This is too funny, I was literally there last week doing much the same. I took my Canon 40D and 17-55mm f2.8 and had some great results. Not sure what lens you where using, thanks for posting your photos!

Grant Martin Sep 4th 2009 6:42PM

Yeah I'm going back in a few weekends too. Using a Canon digital Rebel with 10-20mm f4-5.6. A great lens and still quasi portable.

Any hotel recommendations?

Sam W Sep 4th 2009 6:44PM

@Grant Actually I was staying with friends so I can not. Enjoy your trip!

sarah Sep 2nd 2009 5:41PM

thought readers might appreciate a Web guide to Switzerland - with links to helpful Web sites focused on Swiss travel - from findingDulcinea.com
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides.topic__ss_categories_ss_travel_ss_Switzerland-Travel.html

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