> =========== > Basically then, because a wide angle is getting more in the > frame than would > be possible, when one gets more a subject in the fame as > well (like the > bottom of the building versus the top) perspective > distortion is more pronounced. > > More in frame, wide angle, more of subject in frame, framing -- more > perspective distortion. Correct? >
more _apparent_ distortion. It's not actual distortion. > Maybe there is a web page somewhere that goes over this. > I'll do some > research. You might be better off looking at a decent introductory photography book > > I want to know when I can expect it and use it as an element > in composing > the shot (sometimes it's a nice take on things), and when I > can work around it > or not have it. > The book "Photography" by London and Upton has been used for teaching photography for many years and contains a lot of solid advice on all aspects of photography. You can probably find it quite easily in your local library or used bookshop. It has some good stuff about this, and a good example of the way perspective changes with the lens-subject distance, and the affect of different focal lengths. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
