Landscapes and long lenses (topic locked)
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Dec 4, 2018 15:05:06 #
It is many the post on UHH that references wide angle lenses for landscape photography. Certainly, when you can get low and near to an subject, wide is the answer. But, it seems more often the subject is distant and a longer focal length is needed to capture any relevant details.
1/640 f/7.1 280mm
Monument Valley by Paul Sager, on Flickr
1/640 f/7.1 280mm
Monument Valley by Paul Sager, on Flickr
Dec 4, 2018 15:10:05 #
Great example and an excellent message, Paul. Outdoor Photographer magazine had an article 2 or 3 years ago about "telephoto landscapes." A very interesting - and often successful - way to tell the story.
Dec 4, 2018 15:13:58 #
Good one.
For myself a long lens also gives you more composition options when you may not have the freedom to move around.
For myself a long lens also gives you more composition options when you may not have the freedom to move around.
Dec 4, 2018 15:27:02 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
It is many the post on UHH that references wide an... (show quote)
You are right about the long focal length.
However, the long focal length also emphasizes the aerial haze, reducing the contrast, DR and clarity. This should be corrected in PP.
If you click on the image and then check the EXIF information it shows ISO 160. That works out to EV=14.33, only 1/3 stop below Sunny 16.
Dec 4, 2018 15:32:36 #
I really like this. This is why I use telefotos. I like filling the frame with my subject as you have here.
Dec 4, 2018 15:44:43 #
One vast landscape may reveal several telephoto landscape photo opportunities. You can compose several images in the same vast landscape.
Dec 4, 2018 16:28:55 #
No argument here by the look of things - and my own thoughts on the subject exactly. I do two types of landscape/seascape photography. The first is simply when I’m out and about, hand held with a fixed telephoto zoom lens capable of equivalent 600mm, and the second is ‘proper’ photography with an slr, tripod and a choice of lenses - one of which is the magic 100-400mm. Most is the with the former nowadays and I reckon fifty percent of the time is with some amount of telephoto. It’s an interesting point you raise Paul, and a very fine shot too.
Dec 4, 2018 17:46:34 #
Dec 4, 2018 23:06:04 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
It is many the post on UHH that references wide an... (show quote)
I posted a thread re the use of long lenses for Landscapes a couple of months ago. I got many great responses and some excellent examples, but Mike Jackson's response on the subject was a standout for me. Here are some of the links he posted. Very worth checking out.
https://www.bestofthetetons.com/2017/04/24/telephoto-lenses-for-landscapes/
https://www.bestofthetetons.com/2013/08/29/distance-and-scale-relationships-in-the-tetons-and-elsewhere/
https://www.bestofthetetons.com/2014/05/20/panoramic-images-tips-for-getting-more-of-the-tetons-in-a-shot/
Dec 4, 2018 23:27:59 #
repleo wrote:
I posted a thread re the use of long lenses for La... (show quote)
Thanks very much for the links. Some super images.
Dec 5, 2018 07:14:36 #
Thank you Richard, Phil, Longshadow, magnetoman, Ephstarp, AzPicLady, Linda! I want to call out the lens involved, the lowly 70-400 f/4 L. The lens gets forgotten relative to the IS versions and the 100-400L. The suggestion from Rockwell was to sell the various 70-300 versions and the various 70-200 versions when the 100-400L II was released. I took that advice to heart for my applicable lenses except this lens as it's so relatively lightweight for travel for landscapes and such.
Dec 5, 2018 08:05:25 #
WOW! I cannot say enough positive about this image, it captures so much of what I wish to achieve in my attempts to improve my landscape photos. It is absolutely stunning.
Dec 5, 2018 08:36:54 #
Very nice, Paul! I've been trying to change my thinking and make the choice to use a longer focal length.
CHG_CANON wrote:
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Dec 6, 2018 11:38:08 #
Thank you PattyW60, JohnD3! Glad you enjoyed and gave some ideas for your work.
Dec 6, 2018 17:17:23 #
Another example of a long-focal-length-lens landscape. In this case, I had no choice; the land between me and the subject was private property and I have no desire to be charged with second-degree criminal trespass. Furthermore, had I been closer to the trees, they would have dwarfed the background, so necessity became a virtue.
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