At 17:01 1/15/01, Jim Timpe wrote:
With all this talk of affinity for wide angle lenses, I once again encourage
any/all of you to avail yourselves of a copy of Art Wolfe's latest book "The
Living Wild". Just about shot entirely with wide angle (unfortunately C*non
stuff). Just drop by a Barnes & Noble or comparable venue and give it a
look. Really remarkable stuff.
Mike mentioned the hazard in using a super-wide for landscape . . . the
entire AOV should be interesting, including foreground and sky, especially
the foreground. It can be very difficult to compose a scene in which all
of it is interesting when trying to use the 18mm or 21mm as they take in so
much. When doing landscape(s) you might reach for the WA first. That's
OK. After that, pull out a telephoto and compose something of interest
with it too. There are some very powerful landscapes shot with medium to
long telephotos. Had to discover this more by accident . . . and learned
the focal length is more for controlling perspective than to keep from
having to move closer or farther from a subject. Adams calls it "image
management."
This has been mentioned before . . . an excellent exercise for learning how
to visualize an image is to take a prime lens and exclusively use it for a
while . . . at least for an entire roll of film. For lenses other than a
standard, it teaches the perspective the lens generates. It is just as
applicable to a standard prime in forcing one to think of ways to make it
work. Sometimes one must become ingenious to do so, and this includes
finding a different point of view for the subject as the solution; an
exellent exercise in itself.
So, your assignment is to take out that least used, lonely lens that's been
badly ignored, now suffering from low self esteem in a dark corner of your
bag (or closet), and use it for an entire roll of film.
-- John
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