A sense of abandonment
I rented a (very) wide angle lens*, and spent a good part of the weekend putting it through its paces. Now, you already know how much I love shooting interiors of empty places, so you won’t be surprised that I really, really like shooting them with (very) wide angle lenses.
Anyway, I was pretty fond of the interior of this place; I like all the curves and how they’re offset by that one, stark shelving unit on one side and by the graphic border design on the other.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.23.2016
*18mm – so wide it almost could see around corners.
Posted on October 1, 2016, in Photography and tagged 18mm lens, 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, architecture, black and white photography, downtown, Leica, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 13 Comments.
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Ha! My all time favorite focal length. Which lens?
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It’s a Zeiss Distagon, on a Leica Monochrom. It’s the widest lens I’ve ever shot, but I had a lot of fun with it. (Nice images over on your blog, by the way…)
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Thanks Melinda. You should try the Leica 18. Very unique look which I fell in love with. Bit less distortion than the Zeiss. Both are amazing lenses though.
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I’d love to try it, but the cost….!
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Very true. Sometimes you can luck out and get one used for a great price. The Zeiss is fantastic as well.
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who knew abandonment could have such a sense of depth 😉
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I’m sad that I never went to this store before it left…
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what could of have been…what might have been…if only…the photo seemingly whispers that
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I’m drawn to those kinds of whispers…
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My lens is usually set to 16mm (full frame format)…so I hear you on this!
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I knew you were shooting wide!
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I remember the first time I looked through an 18mm lens. The feel of width was extraordinary. But I found m eye quite rapidly adjusted to that after a while as I used the lens more.
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I tend to see things wide, anyway, because I live on the High Plains and there aren’t any hills or trees to block views, so I think it won’t take long to get used to using a very wide lens.
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