i just pulled the trigger on the kind of lens i've been wanting for a very long time but couldn't justify the expense. a fisheye has always been on my wishlist but the $600+ price tag was just more than i was willing to spend on a single function novelty lens. But lately i'd been reading about this OEM manufacturer in S. Korea that makes a great fisheye (it's better reviewed than the comparable Nikkor at twice the price) so i've been shopping around trying to find one for a good price. This lens is sold under a bunch of different brands, Samyang/Bower/Rokinon/Polaroid/etc but they're all the same just different branding. so expect some fisheye pics once this baby arrives.

Bower 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye

You'll be making Beastie Boys tribute videos in no time!

FYI you can find these on ebay and other online places for around $300 or less.

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Jon Spencer of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion using his microphone as a slide.

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I started a portfolio/blog for my photography work. i'm still adding some more content but the basic site design is there. check it out.

Nice. I really like your "Urban" stuff and the more abstract pics in the "Misc" section. I also like the simplicity of the layout on your site.

thanks. simple and clean is what i was going for. the site is sort of dual purpose. my favorite shots are the scenic ones and the more obscure ones and i want those there, but i purposely set it up so that potential clients would see the portraits first. i'm not a pro by any means but occasionally i do get some paid work.

There's some lovely work on there, MF.

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This one's great at full size. Love the reflections on his face and the wicked little grin.

Thanks, I like that one a lot too. These were tough to take because everything happened so fast out there. I just put it on continuous mode with auto settings and snapped away. Out of a few hundred this is what I pulled out that I liked the best.

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i added a few new pics at my blog from a recent session for which I was hired to shoot a religious ceremony. it was a pretty tough one actually. a poorly lit room, especially as the sun went down but i think i manged to get some decent shots despite the tricky situation. i just hate shooting at such a high ISO unless i absolutely have to.

http://mjfphoto.ca/blog/