Mastering Landscape Photography: Understanding Focal Lengths and How to Use Them
If you move the glass element closer to the sensor your angel of view will become wider ( wide angel) and if you move it further from the sensor your angel of view becomes more narrow ( telephoto)
One of the most important things a focal length can tell us is how large a object will appear in a photo. Photo: Adobe stock
Shot with a 11mm on aps-c, in this image I used a short focal length( wide angel of view) to emphasise the structures in the ice and to still leave room for the sky and moon as background. photo: Are Ole Ramstad
This is shot with a short focal length with a wide angel of view to emphasis foreground and the waves but still leave room for the sunset. Photo: Are Ole Ramstad
Shot with 11mm focal length on aps-c which equals about 20mm on full frame. Photo: Are Ole Ramstad
Shot with 24mm on aps-c wich equals a 35mm full frame focal length . The 35mm focal length is the the most natural and the closest to field of view we see with our own eyes. Photo: Are Ole Ramstad
Atlantic puffin captured with a very long focal length of 600mm and a narrow field of view.Photo: Are Ole Ramstad
A sunset scene photographed with a focal length of 300mm. Photo: Are Ole Ramstad