A couple things happened this past week that got me thinking it might be a good idea to talk about landscape photography and choice of focal length.
1. I read “What’s Your Favorite Focal Length?” by Brian Auer
I found the question that Brian posed to be a bid odd and never made a poll selection on his blog entry. The question of what your favorite focal length isn’t really relevant, just as asking what is your favorite color to photograph. If curious you can see my full comment in the link above. In short choice of focal length should be determined by your subject and the visual effects/qualities that you would like present in your image.
2. I received an email asking me, “What lens do you use for your landscape photographs?”
Seeing as how the question was quite straight forward, I thought my answer might be worth sharing albeit in a bit more verbose form.
The great thing about landscape photography is that you can creatively take photographs with a variety of lenses and focal lengths. For the sake of this discussion we’ll talk in terms of 35mm photography. Each lens, whether fish-eye, ultra-wide or telephoto, have different optical properties that will yield a unique look to your subject. Read more… »
To expand on my recent podcast episode Landscape Photography: The Wave here are a couple more highlighted photos:
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The eighth episode of EXIF and Beyond, a video podcast, has been released. Photographing the Wave in the Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness of Arizona and Utah is discussed. Learn more about this amazing area and tips to capture great landscape photos.
Download the latest episode:
Landscape Photography: The Wave
For the non-iTune listeners a streaming version of this podcast can be accessed here.
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Another perspective on the Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs area along the Arizona/Utah border. The formations in the sandstone never cease to amaze. The formations and awe they inspire seem to be eternal.
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From my trip last November to the Wave in Arizona. Hiking out in the dark my friends and I ended up swinging wide on our approach to the Wave. The detour proved to be an added perk to the hike. The diffuse light from the coming sunrise provided a very dramatic view of this amazing landscape.
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21
Jan
Posted in Alaska, Arizona, California, Landscape, Locations, Panoramic, Photo A Day, Photography, San Francisco, Updates & Announcements, Washington, Wildlife by Jim |
It’s taking more time than anticipated, but photos are being added to my Photo A Day page. Check in and check it out
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13
Dec
Posted in Arizona, Locations, Photography by Jim |
Hiking out at 2AM on this day afforded some benefits. Walking around in the dark for so long when the sun came up it was as though a curtain were raised unveiling something magical. When you see something like this in person its hard to believe its real especially when it looks so surreal. Fortunately I wasn’t the only one to see this scene. My friend Rebecca Jackrel also was there to see an otherwise indescribable scene.
11
Dec
Posted in Arizona, Locations, Photography by Jim |
Exploring the surrounding area just before arriving to the Wave I found some very photogenic subjects. This rock was one that I really enjoyed photographing. It was near the base of a tight bowl with steep canyon walls. The early morning light bounced off the sandstone painting the scene in a reddish-pink glow.
