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| p.2 #1 · p.2 #1 · do you do street photography with a long lens | |
A recent 135mm capture (link below). From my vantage point, it seemed to be the right length. I wondered what would have happened if I'd grabbed the 40mm or 28mm and made my way to the people at the bus stop.
Some folks think of the long lens as being "voyeuristic" or some other unappealing connotation. Sometimes I think of it as being non-intrusive, or non-disruptive to interjecting myself into the scene. I think there's nothing that restricts one from using longer glass, but I think that folks who are attuned to the shorter focal lengths ... well, the shorter lengths typically mean you are more "immersed" into the scene. I probably use my 40mm most often, but in this case ... the 135 just happened to be mounted up on one body, the 40 on the other. I figured I was too far for the 40, and by the time I "moved my feet", the moment of the person looking at the graffiti would have been gone. So, the 135 was the choice on this occasion. Actually, my first use of the 135 for street since I got it. 
For some folks, I think they are fans of the shorter focal lengths ... vicariously, because they appreciate those who can immerse themselves, while "running with the bulls", so to speak. 
That said, I do think that the popularity of street often associates itself with the immersive characteristic of the shorter focal lengths. But, I do not think it is at all restrictive from using the longer lengths. The main point I'll make about the difference in focal length ... is that when you "move your feet", you change your perspective. Focal length just accommodates your field of view, from a given vantage point, i.e. perspective.
Imo, if the focal length serves the purpose, that's a fine thing. Although, if it's a crutch to refrain from immersion, or from considering different perspectives ... sometimes, we might be honest with ourselves ... and then, try to stretch ourselves a bit beyond our comfort zone, (in either direction) to get some different perspective.
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