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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Seventy: How to use super wideangle lenses effectively > World War II bunker, Fort Canby, Ilwaco, Washington, 2009
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22-JUN-2009

World War II bunker, Fort Canby, Ilwaco, Washington, 2009

This is an example of how a super wideangle lens can help us interpret subject matter in very tight quarters. This bunker was very small in size. I wanted to include the light coming in from both the doorway and the window and also embrace the sixty five year old regimental badge on the wall. I backed up as far as I could go and was able to make include all of this at 14mm. The image shows no distortion because I held the lens at right angles to the walls. If I had tilted it up or down, the wall at the side would have leaned in to the frame. This image takes us back to another time – these are the colors of World War II. They may now be worn and weathered, but they still offer a haunting reminder of that conflict.

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Phil Douglis07-Jul-2009 16:24
Thanks, Azlin. The wider the angle of the lens, the more important it becomes to hold it at right angles to the subject. Standard wideangles (28mm, 24mm) do not distort content on the edges as much as super wideangles (14mm, 16mm, 20mm) do.
Azlin Ahmad07-Jul-2009 13:28
Holding the lens at a right angle to prevent distortion is a new tip. Thanks, will try it out the next time I'm usin a wide angle lens.
Phil Douglis05-Jul-2009 00:25
It is wonderful that you have researched this for us, Rose. Thanks for giving us historical context on this military unit. It makes my image that much more meaningful. I agree with your last sentence, too. Everything does indeed yield to time, even memory.
sunlightpix04-Jul-2009 23:48
Great lighting for a historical subject. Cede Nullis is Latin for" Yield to None". This is the insignia of the 249th Coast Artillery Corps. They were Oregon National Guard, originaly 3rd infantry, then in 1921 they reorganized as Coast Artillery. It was formed by the federal government as far back as 1863, during the Civil War, as part of the Harbor Defenses of the Columbia River. They were reactivated to full strength in September 1940, over a year before America entered World War II (Dec. 8, 1941). During the Spanish American War Period 1896-1903, plans were made for mining the river entrance, in June 1937 the War Department solidified plans to mine the harbor; they completed the project in March 1942. And in June 1942, an unidentified vessel thought to be a Japanese submarine fired nine rounds at the Fort; no casualties or damages were reported.
Soldiers may say they yield to none, but everything yields to time.
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