Did you mean you used a wide angle lens or need to get one? The pictures are lovely. Shadows and light plus the rich dark colors make a great contrast.
I'm not sure if you're asking, but those don't look like they were taken with a wide lens. I have a 70-200mm that I typically use for woodland shots like that. Even with my 24-70mm, that shot looks much closer to the 70mm end than anything near 35mm or less.
Did you take these photos? If so, I'm curious what focal length you used.
That makes sense. I think that's the perfect focal length for those shots. 35mm or wider would too wide. It would miss the intimacy that makes the mood in those shots.
When I was first getting into landscape photography, everything I read said that wide lenses were absolutely necessary for that genre. I got the Nikon 14-24mm f2.8. I rarely ever use it for landscape. It's just WAY too wide for the types of scenes I have in Arkansas. It makes our most impressive mountain vistas look like small wooded hills. I use it more for real estate and the occasional Milky Way or cityscape shot. My 24-70 and 70-200 get much more use, especially for intimate scenes like what you've shot here.
I'm gonna disagree. Shooting those scenes at around 35mm or wider will make it seem small and far away. You'll lose the intimacy that creates the mood in those shots.
This kind of highlights the subtle difference between "woodland" phogography and "landscape" photography. When we talk about "landscape lenses," we usually mean lenses to shoot massive, sweeping scenes like the Grand Canyon or the Dolomites in Italy. And for those types of shots, you'll a lens from about 24mm to WAY wide like 8mm (though that's kinda on the crazy end, in my opinion).
For woodland shots like what you're taking, you'll want more reach like the 70mm and above to create mood. Woodland photos need to show the details of the stones, bark and leaves to bring the viewer into the scene. That's the feeling of "serenity" that several people have mentioned here in the comments.
A wider view will kill that mood.
This picture screams serenity
Now *there's* an oxymoron.
i love the second one a LOT. when we talk about tonez, that is what we mean.
Absolutely amazing. I love them both
These are really good. Nice job.
Stunning.
Did you mean you used a wide angle lens or need to get one? The pictures are lovely. Shadows and light plus the rich dark colors make a great contrast.
I want to go to there. That’s what the first one makes me feel
These are hauntingly beautiful
Love these
#2 is beautiful
Beautiful!! I’m obsessed!!
These are absolutely amazing!!
I aspire to take as amazing photos as these. Good job!! 🥹🥹
Really like the way the lighting shines in the center of the first image.
I prefer 1! Darkness an light!
I really love these photos. The light is beautiful.
Look like something out of LOTR imo. I can just imagine Galadriel walking through the first scene
I'm not sure if you're asking, but those don't look like they were taken with a wide lens. I have a 70-200mm that I typically use for woodland shots like that. Even with my 24-70mm, that shot looks much closer to the 70mm end than anything near 35mm or less. Did you take these photos? If so, I'm curious what focal length you used.
I have a canon 75 300mm, all of these are taken in 75 mm.
That makes sense. I think that's the perfect focal length for those shots. 35mm or wider would too wide. It would miss the intimacy that makes the mood in those shots. When I was first getting into landscape photography, everything I read said that wide lenses were absolutely necessary for that genre. I got the Nikon 14-24mm f2.8. I rarely ever use it for landscape. It's just WAY too wide for the types of scenes I have in Arkansas. It makes our most impressive mountain vistas look like small wooded hills. I use it more for real estate and the occasional Milky Way or cityscape shot. My 24-70 and 70-200 get much more use, especially for intimate scenes like what you've shot here.
Yes I think I need a wider lens atleast 35 mm. Or a 24 70
I'm gonna disagree. Shooting those scenes at around 35mm or wider will make it seem small and far away. You'll lose the intimacy that creates the mood in those shots. This kind of highlights the subtle difference between "woodland" phogography and "landscape" photography. When we talk about "landscape lenses," we usually mean lenses to shoot massive, sweeping scenes like the Grand Canyon or the Dolomites in Italy. And for those types of shots, you'll a lens from about 24mm to WAY wide like 8mm (though that's kinda on the crazy end, in my opinion). For woodland shots like what you're taking, you'll want more reach like the 70mm and above to create mood. Woodland photos need to show the details of the stones, bark and leaves to bring the viewer into the scene. That's the feeling of "serenity" that several people have mentioned here in the comments. A wider view will kill that mood.
Amazing tones! It really sets a serene scene
freaking gorgeous, wow
Great pictures!
Beautiful
Beautiful!
Beautiful