FOCAL LENGHTS- EXERCISE

OBJECTIVE

FIND A VIEW AND USING A TRIPOD TAKE A SEQUENCE OF IMAGES, NOTING THE CHANGES IN VIEWPOINT AND COMPOSITION.



Using a telephoto lens 200mm to 70mm





200mm close up




135mm close up

105mm telephoto

85mm telephoto

70mm telephoto

Still life exercise to show more accurately the varying distances of the lens. Note that the wider images capture more of the subject and the surroundings.

Using a standard telephoto lens 70mm to 35mm

70mm close up

50mm standard view

35mm wide angle

This exercise has shown how changing the focal length of the lens, changes the view point at which we see the subject. On the first setup, the telephoto lens meant that I had to move further away from the subject. So therefore it is an ideal lens to use to get close to a subject that is in the distance. The downfall is the lens is less stable the more you increase the focal length of the lens. It therefore may need you to use a tripod. The below image of a swan is an good example of where using a telephoto lens is ideal. This image of the swan sleeping could only be taken from a distance as the swan will not allow you to get too close.

My ideal photo in this sequence is 50mm standard view...I like that you can see both the subject and some of the foreground.

LEARNING NOTES/COMMENTS

ADD ADDITIONALLY TO THIS EXERCISE BY TAKING THE SAME SEQUENCE BUT IN A EXTERNAL LOCATION TO SHOW THE LEVEL OF CHANGE TO THE AMOUNT OF SUBJECT CAPTURED IN THE SCENE