Staircase, Palazzo Barberini

Staircase, Palazzo Barberini, originally uploaded by john m flores.

Finally, a shot that plays to my Pentax 10-17 FIsheye Zoom's strengths! To be honest, I've struggled with this lens, to find situations where the fisheye distortions adds rather than distracts. I've even contemplated selling it, replacing it with a more rectilinear wide angle.

But I was just editing some old photos and came upon a series I took in a circular staircase in Rome. With some of the shots I've set Lightroom's distortion correction to 11 in order to create a more rectilinear view, but here I'm letting the fisheye wreak havoc with straight lines. I quite like the result...

Barca

Barca, originally uploaded by john m flores.

Looking at these older photos taken with my K20d. Funny, now that I think it's crap, it proves me wrong LOL!

Honeymoon room with a view...part 2

Honeymoon room with a view...part 2, originally uploaded by john m flores.

Ok, last shot from our room. The view was spectacular though...

Swimmer

Swimmer, originally uploaded by john m flores.

All this snow just makes me long for summer.

Honeymoon room with a view...

Honeymoon room with a view..., originally uploaded by john m flores.

It's a cold dark miserable blizzard outside. I need a reminder of warmer times...