Pushing the Nikon 10.5 fisheye to the limit

Thought I'd share this pic I shot yesterday in Laguna Beach. I was bored and looking for something different to photograph. Shot with my D100, Nikon 10.5 and an external strobe...all manual settings including strobe output. Can't wait to try some of this underwater.

Joe

Cool photo Joe,

Interesting perspective and quite amazing how close that lens focuses.

How big are those mussels?

Great shot - really exploiting the lens!

Underwater it happily focuses onto the dome - in this picture my brother's hand is placed flat on the dome and is still in focus.

Alex

The big mussel is about 3.5 to 4 inches. The lens was about, maybe, an inch from the mussels which made the lighting hard since I was laying on jagged rocks, making it very uncomfortable to maneuver the strobe without getting jabbed in the ribs.

Joe