Wide Angle Snowdrops

This is where I love using the 7-14mm on the GH1. The low angle and ultra wide perspective really makes the flowers stand out. My local churchyard is famous for its snowdrops display every year, and I always go to get my first hint of Spring.


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7mm

Yes - I use the 7mm setting to really exaggerate the perspective. This combined with the ability of the lens to focus very close gives a dramatic setting for the flowers. They are very prominent in the picture but there's always the setting in which they grow.
I've always loved wide-angle flower images like this and this lens + the flip out screen on the GH1 gives me the opportunity to create some.

 

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Many thanks for your kind comments. It is a superb lens. I searched long and hard for a really good ultra-wide, in all sorts of formats, until I found the 7-14.
I believe its the sharpest super wide I've ever used. I will admit to never having tried the Nikon 14-24 f2.8, as I'm not sure I can lift it!!