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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 263624" data-attributes="member: 13090">Some Additional Things to Consider RE: Landscape Photos...I'd just like to point out that when it comes to taking really good landscapes, cramming &quot;more&quot; into your frame does not always equal a &quot;better&quot; landscape photo. Even if you could fit all of Yosemite Park into a single frame it wouldn't make for a great shot. One of the keys to really powerful landscape shots is isolating a specific subject and filling your frame with it. When it comes to compositions, simple is almost always going to be a good thing. I see way too many ultra-wide angle landscapes that leave my eye wandering all over the photo because there's no clear subject, no power in the shot. Remember also, that the wider the focal length the farther away, and hence &quot;smaller&quot;, your subject is going to appear. My over-arching point here is that fantastic landscapes can be taken at most any focal length. You don't need to be able to go to 11mm to get great landscapes. I'd be totally fine if I could go no wider than 24mm on a DX body... Heck, I'd be fine with a 35mm f/1.8G probably 99% of the time if that's all I had.The road to better photography starts when *stop* asking yourself, &quot;What lens do I need to get the shot I want?&quot; and *start* asking yourself, &quot;How do I get the shot I want with the lens I have?&quot;.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 263624, member: 13090"] [b]Some Additional Things to Consider RE: Landscape Photos...[/b] I'd just like to point out that when it comes to taking really good landscapes, cramming "more" into your frame does not always equal a "better" landscape photo. Even if you could fit all of Yosemite Park into a single frame it wouldn't make for a great shot. One of the keys to really powerful landscape shots is isolating a specific subject and filling your frame with it. When it comes to compositions, simple is almost always going to be a good thing. I see way too many ultra-wide angle landscapes that leave my eye wandering all over the photo because there's no clear subject, no power in the shot. Remember also, that the wider the focal length the farther away, and hence "smaller", your subject is going to appear. My over-arching point here is that fantastic landscapes can be taken at most any focal length. You don't need to be able to go to 11mm to get great landscapes. I'd be totally fine if I could go no wider than 24mm on a DX body... Heck, I'd be fine with a 35mm f/1.8G probably 99% of the time if that's all I had. The road to better photography starts when *stop* asking yourself, "What lens do I need to get the shot I want?" and *start* asking yourself, "How do I get the shot I want with the lens I have?" [COLOR=#ffffff].....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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