Lens Opinion for Landscape Photography
Apr 15, 2018 07:58:50 #
RWR wrote:
Ansel Adams used a 12 1/4" (311mm) lens on 8 x 10 for that shot of Mt. Williamson - David Muench, as Imagemeister noted, used a 75mm lens on 4 x 5. I wonder how their work would be perceived if they had used wide angle lenses on 24 x 36 format?
I guess we'll never know . . .
Apr 15, 2018 07:59:39 #
imagemeister wrote:
When ancient artists/painters discovered the vanishing point 3-D aspect of imageing it was REVOLUTIONARY ......and remains so today !
Regarding modern photography, David Muench is/was a great proponent of wide angle/strong foreground style ( using 75mm on 4X5) and remains a great influence on mine and others work.
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Regarding modern photography, David Muench is/was a great proponent of wide angle/strong foreground style ( using 75mm on 4X5) and remains a great influence on mine and others work.
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And when was the vanishing point "discovered"? Hint: It was not an artist in the pure sense, it was observed and used in a painting as a simple linear perspective in 1415, by a Florentine architect named Fillipo Brunelleschi. Another guy, Masaccio, a contemporary of Brunellschi, fully embraced the rules of perspective projection and vanishing points in his work.
But none of these guys used a ultra-wide perspective - they painted what they saw, and their eyes, as ours, do not see the world in ultrawide terms. When they needed to depict a very wide scene, they simply turned their heads. If they wanted their painting to have more vertical angle of view, they would tilt their heads up and/or down. But even though the vertical vanishing points were there when they titled their heads, these generally speaking were not included in their work. Keystoning was never really shown much, if at all.
Apr 15, 2018 11:28:03 #
Gene51 wrote:
And when was the vanishing point "discovered&... (show quote)
Thanks for the teaching me something today.
Apr 15, 2018 14:53:24 #
Apr 15, 2018 17:03:11 #
davefales wrote:
Thanks for the teaching me something today.
You are most welcome!
Apr 24, 2018 01:00:26 #
Hey out there, I am confused, do we know what kind of camera is being used? What if it is an E-mount that works with mirrorless cameras?
After reading these replies which are great, am I wrong to only assume the questionare is using a standard camera or a FF? I have an A6000 and
use a 10-18 Sony zoom lens usually set at 12-14mm. to avoid the dreaded barrel distortion. Just me, I, like to see landscapes wide and clear
with the use of a tripod. How come no one mentions the importance of a good tripod.
After reading these replies which are great, am I wrong to only assume the questionare is using a standard camera or a FF? I have an A6000 and
use a 10-18 Sony zoom lens usually set at 12-14mm. to avoid the dreaded barrel distortion. Just me, I, like to see landscapes wide and clear
with the use of a tripod. How come no one mentions the importance of a good tripod.
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