ABSTRACT
Shorter focal lengths increase the effect; hence an 11 mm lens produces more perspective distortion than a 16 mm lens, and of course it captures more of a scene. Depth of field increases as well, meaning that objects near and far are easier to keep in focus at more aperture settings than you’d find with standard or telephoto lenses (described in following sections). Another magical quality that very wide-angle lenses have is that they can turn a normally mundane scene into an interesting story. Dirt, rocks, and cigarette butts on the ground can become major players in a scene that also includes the most beautiful subject, because they’re often as sharply focused as the subject. Fisheye lenses will give you a very distorted perspective, creating quite a bit of drama in an image; they’re fun, too. To keep horizon lines from bending with many wide-angle lenses, keep the horizon line at the center.
