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November 2, 2018

The Bigger Picture: Another Look at an Icon

Sanjay Suchak | University News

Rotunda and Rotunda sidewalks on the side
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Using an ultrawide-angle lens allows for a photo of the west side of the University of Virginia’s iconic Rotunda that is normally not seen – or at least not in a single view.

An ultrawide lens compresses what the eye cannot take in at once into a shot that we can, giving a new perspective on a familiar building – and once again proving that the Rotunda has no bad sides.