p.15 #2 · Life on the Street - Post your Street Photography here
rand1951 wrote:
Colonial Williamsburg street scene shot from and alley looking towards the main drive known as Duke of Gloucester St on a very overcast winter day.
Nikon D5
1/400 f/16 ISO 6400
12:13:03 PM
dimensions 3199 x 3198
Normally would use the 200mm f/2 vr with a very shallow depth of field for what it is most known for, but lately have started using it more from the perspective of landscape for a deep depth of field, it does have limitations because of being almost telephoto at 200mm, but the image quality across this lens is amazing. This was hand held focusing on the alley before the crossing main street , know it could be done better with more preparation, but still, like the effect, mood and feeling. Image has a crop as shown by dimensions.
Interesting use of this lens. I would not really have thought of using a 200mm stopped down for street work. I am actually interested in seeing more. You did achieve a significant depth in the image, well done!
p.15 #3 · Life on the Street - Post your Street Photography here
Planetwide wrote:
Interesting use of this lens. I would not really have thought of using a 200mm stopped down for street work. I am actually interested in seeing more. You did achieve a significant depth in the image, well done!
It's occasionally useful when you want to stay out of the way, unlike the guy in red otherwise leave it home
p.15 #6 · Life on the Street - Post your Street Photography here
Planetwide wrote:
Interesting use of this lens. I would not really have thought of using a 200mm stopped down for street work. I am actually interested in seeing more. You did achieve a significant depth in the image, well done!
Have used the 200mm f/2 VR quite a bit for photographing people and wildlife and change my apeture settings quite often achieve the depth of field wanted. For wildlife I will range from f/2 to f/8 and shoot from 3-30 yards, sometimes I want maximum bokeh, other times shallow depth of field and other times deep depth of field. What I normally do not want to a bird is a beak out of focus and eyes in focus. Other factors comes in too, such as freezing the motion of water or not. I believe the 200mm f/2 is much more versatile that most people suspect and the glass is killer.
Absolutely love the commit of photographer in the Fred Miranda forum.
p.15 #9 · Life on the Street - Post your Street Photography here
Yeah I had 200 2L that I sold when I went all Leica M. Only piece of Canon gear that I got any return at all on. People are not landscapes and in my opinion should not be photographed as such. And they are not animals in a zoo or on Lions in Serengeti. In photos taken with long lenses there is a separation that takes place that lacks a felling actually of being there to the viewer. There are reasons almost all of the great street and documentary photographers use the equipment they use. My advice is put down the big glass pick op a 24,28 or 35mm lens and get up close and personal. Learn to actually use elements in the frame to make interesting compositions.
Like Capa said "If your pictures aren't goos enough, you're not close enough".
otherwise leave it home
