fisheye
Americannoun
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fisheyes
plural
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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
While the camera is calibrated and mapped to capture all corners of the monitor, it seems to favor the top half of the screen since it dominates most of the composition of its fisheye lens.
From The Verge ● May 2, 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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