Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Not always - and so what if it does? Do you think hunting with a long lens
results in more interesting or compelling photographs? I guess it depends
on what you want to photograph. You can learn to be unobtrusive and
accepted when photographing closer in - it may take a little practice and
certainly you may need to develop some sensitivity to the people and the
environment, but, imo, the results become much better. Look at your photos
with a critical eye, compare them, perhaps, to the results obtained by
others (Capa, Lange, Salgado, Nachtwey, Smith, Chim, Morath, Arbus, Erwitt,
Dickey Chapelle, Barbey, Richards). You might consider taking a look at
this page: http://tinyurl.com/4495z and see if the work of any of these
photographers represents what you want to do, then get yourself a 50mm lens
and go out a make some photos.
Shel
I love the superior quality of my several 50mm lenses, but (quite
frankly) haven't mounted one for literally years!
Almost embarassing! Until forced to think about it, I suppose I didn't
pay much attention to it!
But yes, the 50/55 does require you get closer.
Maybe I ought to take that as a harbinger of change, and start using
them once again! Might change my entire outlook! ;-)
keith
[Original Message]
From: Joaquim Carvalho
Yes but don't you think that when people feel the presence of a
photographer they immediately change the way they behave?
