At the end of last week I left my wide angle lens in one of the station's live vans, and when I came looking for it the next day - it was gone! I figured that it was just misplaced, but as the days kept comin' without any sign of it, I began to get worried. Really worried. Myreporter, Kelley finally had to ask me the hard question, "What are you gonna do if you don't find it?" I had no answer. How do you answer something like that in such a grief stricken state? Before long, I had to start coming to terms with not having my precious wide angle (actually it's a double-wide angle) lens in my life any longer.



But, I no longer have to entertain such morbid thoughts - my lens has came back to me. It's amazing what leaving notes and emails all over will do. I "magically" found it back in the very same truck that I left it, as if I never looked there a dozen times. However, I'm not asking any questions - I got my baby back, and that's all I care about. Maybe he was on a little Benji-like adventure for a few days, and finally found his way home.



The wide angle lens is basically a tool for getting large objects (like buildings and landscape) into frame. It's really handy when you want to get really close to something, or cram more of information onto the screen. And, if there's one thing I like doing: cramming lots of things onto the screen.



Now, some photographers would call the more-than-frequent use of a 'wide eye' as a "bit of a sickness", and I'm not disagreeing with them. Once you've tasted the divine, awesome power of a super wide angle lens, it's hard not to find creative excuses ways to keep using it. Although, in news you can't use the lens for everything, since there are sensitive situations when it probably isn't appropiate. Anyway, I don't feel all that guilty about it since there are a bunch photogs around here that use wide eyes regularly (but you can always tell it's me - because it's in focus, biatch!). Below is an example of my lens' sublime power:



I think we can all agree which one is more kick-ass. For the record: I shoot all kinds of stuff without it. The footage looks great, awards have changed hands, and I can (mostly) make it through a day without using it - so shut up.


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Great news! Like any of you geeks have a chance.
I-film's latest star wars fan film. The score so far: Geeks 1,257, Lucas 3
What can you make the subservient chicken do? I make him do the robot.