![]() ![]() Wide shot of the nave of Trinity Church, Boston Photograph copyright Dennis Aubrey (All Rights Reserved) It must have been very impressive to see these two structures simultaneously under construction on Copley Square, one as Gothic revival and the other as Romanesque! Nave of Old South Church, Boston Photograph copyright Dennis Aubrey (All Rights Reserved)Ĭompare the scope of this 17mm lens with that of a shot of Trinity shot with the 24mm lens. Constructed at the same time as Trinity, it was designed in the Gothic Revival style by Charles Amos Cummings and Willard T. Just down the street from Trinity is Old South Church, less well-known but a very lovely structure. Apse of Basilique Sainte Madeleine, Vézelay (Yonne) Photograph copyright PJ McKey (All Rights Reserved) The manual focus lens is wonderfully sharp as well, and as advertised by Canon, the chromatic aberration is significantly reduced, almost non-existent in my tests.Īs a point of comparison, here is what a conventional 17mm shot looks like without the shift function to correct for vertical perspective distortion. Nave of Trinity Church, Boston Photograph copyright Dennis Aubrey (All Rights Reserved)įor obvious reason, the 17mm tilt-shift is a valuable addition for interior shots of large spaces. Click on the image to see a larger version. This first shot gives a great sense of the scope of the 17mm tilt-shift lens. Here is a shot of Trinity Church in Boston, a vertical format, shot in the early morning. It is certainly worth a visit and features wonderful stained glass from Edward Burne-Jones (actually executed by William Morris) and John La Farge. It is the birthplace and archetype of what came to be known as “Richardsonian Romanesque”. Trinity Church was designed by the famous American architect Henry Hobson Richardson and established his reputation when consecrated in 1877. The 17mm test shots were taken in Boston at Trinity Church and Old South Church, both significant religious structures. The following tests were conducted in Boston to test the new TS-E 17mm f/4L from Canon. In the past, perhaps 85% of my shots were taken with the 24mm tilt-shift. Canon claims that the new version of the 24mm has reduced chromatic aberration and lower distortion when shooting buildings. In the past, I have shot mostly with the Canon TS-E 24mm f3.5L, introduced in 1991, which was recently replaced with the S-E 24mm f/3.5L II. While the subject of tilt-shift lenses for architectural photography is well-covered, I thought it would be interesting to demonstrate the performance of the Canon lenses for purposes of the photography of religious spaces. In architecture, having greater control over your image plane can be used to combat the distortion that often happens to parallel lines.For an update on this post, see this more complete analysis of architectural lenses. In portrait photography, where a longer lens is ideal to bring attention to the subject and blur the background, a tilt-shift lens can be used to use such a lens in a tight space. Even if you’re not familiar with their use, it’s likely you’ve seen photos or even video utilizing the concept. This is just one use and effect achievable with a tilt-shift lens. ![]() This allows you to utilize some of the benefits of a relatively lower aperture while still achieving a great deal of detail. By tilting the lens down, you’re essentially moving the plane of lens to be closer to the angle of the the ground and in effect, widening what falls into the range of focus. ![]() Although on short notice prior to my trip my Canon rep was unable to get me the lens, I was able to rent the Canon TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO from and use to great effect while photographing a king penguin colony on South Georgia Island. You can use this flexibility to achieve a number of desired outcomes. It should be noted that there is no auto-focus available on T/S lenses. Using a tilt-shift lens, you can achieve more control over what is or is not in focus by having greater control of your focusing planes, therefore keeping more of the image both in and out of focus, depending on what you’re looking for. ![]() At a wide aperture, everything in front of and behind your focus point will gradually become more out of focus. When you take a photo with a standard lens, your lens and the sensor create planes of the same angle. Speaking in simple terms, a tilt-shift lens is a lens that allows the optics to tilt and rotate in relation to the image sensor on your camera. Admittedly, I’ve only used them sparingly in my career. Since they are a niche piece of equipment, not everyone is familiar with what exactly a tilt-shift lens is and what they are used for. Blog / Announcements / Technique Tuesday – Tilt-Shift Lens Technique Tuesday – Tilt-Shift Lens ![]()
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