Angling shots

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Sometimes the position of the camera is locked, but more often than not, I like to look around the location before setting on a place to put the tripod. I try to avoid the usual shot - an eye-like focal length shot from about eye-height. I prefer using a longer or shorter lens, and sometimes it gives very nice angles to go to extreme positions. That can involve a bit of physical labour - like getting all gear up on a ski jump, climbing up to the roof of a house (never forgetting about safety), kneeling down in the mud, or, as pictured, going into the pond.

I try to give my audience a point of view that they are not used to.