Shoot Landscapes With a Telephoto Lens

[@adriancaleanu]

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[@stevef1314]

Iona Beach is one of my favorite spots locally for sunset photos, especially when the tide is way out and the sun is reflecting off the wet sand flats. If you're lucky you'll get a heron or some shorebirds on the sand to silhouette against the sky. It was awesome this past summer when there was so much wildfire smoke in the air. My 70-200 is my go to lens for the beach sunsets. I've been to the end of the jetty several times both walking and by ebike but never for the sunset. Will have to plan a sunset shoot out there sometime soon. During the day, it can be a good spot for photographing cormorants and sea ducks that rarely come close to the shore. Iona Island is also one of the best spots in Metro Vancouver for bird photography. Never heard about the sunset finger trick before - handy to know (no pun intended).

[@adriancaleanu]

Iona Beach is literally 15 minutes from my place. Every time I see partly cloudy sky from my living room I hop in the car and drive to the beach. One of the best places to shoot the sunset!

[@stevef1314]

@@adriancaleanu More like 20 to 25 minutes for me depending on traffic. Steveston, Terra Nova and the West Dyke are closer to where I am in Richmond.

[@N0rdman]

Are you rambling or do you actually have a point or some tutorial you want to come across?

[@adriancaleanu]

@@N0rdman The point is you can use a telephoto lens to shoot landscapes.

[@N0rdman]

@@adriancaleanu For sure, most wide angle landscape photography is quite "empty" as most haven't learned to incorporate the foreground to create depth, you only see some distant shapes very remotely that doesn't create an interesting image. The image just comes across as flat, even dull. Every time you are struck by awe by the immense landscape most reach for a wide angle to try and capture it all, what you envision in your head as a super wide canvas but actually with your own eyes view in small portions one at the time, that your brain ties together to create the vastness you remember filling the entire horizon. But maybe if you could make a print that covers a whole facade or at least a wall it would make sense. Otherwise that image would become more interesting if you took a little portion of it, as you can with a telephoto lens.

[@adriancaleanu]

@@N0rdman Exactly. Also a telephoto will teach you to see in smaller frames.