Last weekend, I stopped in Fort Wayne, Indiana for a few hours to capture some architectural photographs in the downtown area. My first, and favorite, stop was the Lincoln Tower Bank. When this art-deco building opened in 1930, it was the tallest building in Indiana.

As I entered the lobby, I asked an employee at one of the teller windows for permission to take pictures. Clearly, the Lincoln Bank Tower sees a lot of photographers. Without hesitation, the teller asked me to sign a form waiving my rights to sell any of the photographs.

As is customary, I first attached the Nikon 14-24mm lens to my camera. The 14mm focal length is ultra-wide and helps me capture as much of the scene as possible without using a fisheye lens. Here's my first shot of the ceiling with the 14-24:

Lincoln Bank TowerCeiling in the lobby of the Lincoln Bank Tower at 116 East Berry Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 29, 2018

I liked the picture, but wanted to capture even more of the scene in a single frame. Due to the difficulty of aligning such an image, I did not wish to try to stitch multiple exposures into a panoramic photograph.

Without moving the camera from the tripod, I swapped lenses. The following picture was captured with the Sigma 15mm fisheye lens from the same perspective:

Lincoln Bank TowerCeiling in the lobby of the Lincoln Bank Tower at 116 East Berry Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 29, 2018.

Of course this is all personal preference, but I very much prefer the fisheye picture. I think including the murals on both sides of the frame really adds to the picture. I also like that the fisheye photograph includes more of the walls and lights.

I left the fisheye lens on the camera for a while longer and captured a couple of more shots before putting the 14-24 back on the D850:

Lincoln Bank TowerCeiling in the lobby of the Lincoln Bank Tower at 116 East Berry Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 29, 2018 Lincoln Bank TowerCeiling in the lobby of the Lincoln Bank Tower at 116 East Berry Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 29, 2018