fisheye
Americannoun
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(in plasterwork) a surface defect having the form of a spot.
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an unfriendly or suspicious look.
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Slang. fisheyes, tapioca pudding.
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Why all the fisheye shots, arcing camera choreography and such?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
The finished film is shot in a saturated color palette, and in parts with a fisheye camera lens.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
The fisheye camera in the hallway captured a single first responder standing in the center of the hallway, his surgical-gloved hands motioning to others standing behind him to remain there until all the officers exited.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2022
I attached a fisheye wet lens and was lucky with bright conditions.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2022
Down past the fisheye on the hall wall, I can see my white shape, of tented body, hair down my back like a mane, my eyes gleaming.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
But it’s not a simple switch in perspective: In seeing through her forgetful fisheyes, you realize how terrifyingly disorienting it is to be Dory.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2016
No bagel definition will satisfy all, but for starters, let’s just say: A good one requires a chewy interior with blisters, called fisheyes, on a shiny, crispy crust.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2015
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