$50 tilt lens–first photo venture

[title edit; only got the tilt, no shifty.]

Left the house at 5am to go play. Took 300 pictures and I like nearly 1/2 of them. I’d say it’s a success! Can’t wait to find some crowds (other then Tempe on a Saturday night–eeash!!) Here’s a few of my favorites. All of these look SO much better embiggened. But I didn’t want this to take all day to load, so I ‘saved for web’ via Irfanview at 90%, and went within farktography guidelines for sizing.

Constructive criticism more than welcome–but be gentle–it’s my first tilt lens.

😀

Tovrea Castle in east Phoenix. Probably the crappiest pic of the bunch. But it’s across the street from me. I’ll do better next time.

Tempe Town Lake at night, Mill Ave Bridge. As you can see, it’s full of water again. You should see the large version. I love this.

Another view:

A view of the railroad crossing and a boat:

The Hayden Flour Mill, shortly before sunrise:

Tempe put up a tree this year:

The Rabbit Fountain:

This is a picture reflected through an office building across the street. I like the color variance:

Rula Bula’s:

The top of Hayden’s Flour Mill:

What would a t/s gallery be without some sort of train shot? (or Metro rail–what-evar)

Moving on to Papago Park, some guy:

View of the lagoon from above:

One of the advantages of my set-up is I can tilt in different directions. More or less the same shot, with a different axis of tilt:

This one, at bigger res, is really sweet. Might show up in a contest one day:

Papago Park is home to ‘The Hole in the Rock’, kind of a local landmark. Great place to see the valley from up high. This couple got there early, and I captured the male specimen courting the female with his camera:

That’s it for now. Win? Fail? Draw?