btw...very high marks from me. Is that a fixed focal length wide angle? 21 mm on a standard 35mm camera? I'm actually interested in the technical details. Was this shot on film? digital?

King: This was taken with my Canon 20D with a 10mm lens. It took me about 20 minutes to work up the courage to stand on the very edge, lean foward, and point my camera down. It usually is a difficult lighting situation because of the sheer cliff walls, but when I was there this time the clouds diffused the light perfectly. Aside from cropping out a couple boats there is no other Photoshop work on this one. Thanks for the high marks.

@theatresky
Thanks. Do you mean this lens?
EF-S 10 - 22 mm F3.5 - F4.5 USM
(16 - 35 mm equiv. FOV, 2.2x zoom)

The reason I ask is that I'm a fan of super-wide angle photography, which is often problematic with digital cameras with their reduced image area vis-a-vis standard 35mm film. I don't own a digital camera yet, and may never own the one I want because I have expensive tastes but zero budget.

I wish I could vote for this twice. It's superb.

King: That is the lens! I love that lens. It was worth every penny I spent on it.

@King - so, if you don't own a digital camera (aside from your scanner ;-)), how do you get all your amzing shots into digital form?

@Craig,
Thanks for the compliment. I'll answer your question on my featured Snowglobe shot, so as not to steal Kevin's thunder.

@mitchh...Higher vantage point? The guy was leaning over the precipice with a 10mm lens, for Pete's sake! (but you didn't know that, did you?) :>)

...oh, and congratulations, Kevin. I think you earned this feature for sheer temerity.

I also think this is a superb photo (but stay away from cliffs - don't get the idea that you need to outdo this photo if it means finding another ledge to walk farther out on. This photo is perfect as is. No amount of ledge walking is going to let you get a better shot than this one.) Well done. ...and thanks for the lens info. I shoot with a 20d and have been wondering what my next purchase would be. Now I know.

congrats.

the 10-22 is a crazy lens. I use it a lot :-)

Kevin (& King): I generally tend to make compositional comments with the assumption that the photographer has complete freedom of movement, although this is often sadly untrue. There have been many times I've wanted a sky hook! In this case, I didn't know if it would be possible to get higher by going a little left or right, not advocating suicide for the shot. It is, after all, a lovely shot, which I rated highly. And I'm very please that it was featured. Congrats, Kevin!

@mitchh...I know...I was just pulling your leg.
However, my hunch i that you haven't leaned over a precipice with a super wide-angle lens, either. All in fun.