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@ Shortline Sammie – Re: Santa Cruz And Monterey Bay Railway 2013 Wrap-Up
Author: Howard
Date: 01-02-2014 - 08:25
Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> Howard....looking at the track and bridges on two
> of the pix the camera makes it appear to be narrow
> gauge track with the ties appearing to bee about a
> foot wide rather than the standard nine-inches.
> Exactly the reverse of what a telephoto would do.
> What goes?
>
> Dick Samuels
Dick,
The photographs you mentioned were shot with a wide-angle lens. They are great when you want to include more of the scene, but they introduce distortion as you noticed in the track.
Below are wide-angle photographs from the 2013 Begonia Festival in Capitola.
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> Howard....looking at the track and bridges on two
> of the pix the camera makes it appear to be narrow
> gauge track with the ties appearing to bee about a
> foot wide rather than the standard nine-inches.
> Exactly the reverse of what a telephoto would do.
> What goes?
>
> Dick Samuels
Dick,
The photographs you mentioned were shot with a wide-angle lens. They are great when you want to include more of the scene, but they introduce distortion as you noticed in the track.
Below are wide-angle photographs from the 2013 Begonia Festival in Capitola.
