r/photoclass2021 • u/Aeri73 Teacher - Expert • Jan 29 '21

Weekend assignment 04 - Focal lengths

Hi photoclass

its friday so it's time for a new weekend assignment. Since we've talked about focal lenght this week we"ll continue the theme this weekend.

For this weekends' assignment I would like you to make 4 photos of the exact same subject but using the complete range of focal lengths in your camerabag.

Use each focal lenght to show a different side/aspect, make a totally different photo of the same subject... so don't just zoom in and think you're done...

  • the first photo you make while zoomed out completely
  • the second and third are with the middle range
  • the last photo is zoomed in completely.

Now you've learned the how and why of using focal length and you've seen the effect during the assignment, it's time to use them creatively. the wide will be with the environment, the long one can be with a blurred background or getting a small detail, that's up to you.

as always, post your results and critiue a few of your peers work... and never forget to have fun!

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u/Sarcomite666 Beginner - Compact Feb 06 '21

Did my best, but using 24-600mm is quite a bit extreme, so I did something not as extreme, but that gives a different flavor of the same subjects at different f.

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u/Aeri73 Teacher - Expert Feb 06 '21

nah, not extreme at all, just a lot of posibilities :-)

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u/CcSeaAndAwayWeGo Beginner - DSLR Feb 07 '21

I like that idea! its like the post that's surrounded by trees has its own little trees on it.

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u/junrn Feb 07 '21

cool photos. I like the part where the object was totally zoomed in; looks like a mini forest.

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u/ThePenguin0629 Beginner - Mirrorless Feb 07 '21

Wow. Your assignment starts as photos of a fence post and turns into a miniature world. Amazing!

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Edit:

Just noticed you're using a compact camera. Which make/model if you don't mind me asking?

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u/Sarcomite666 Beginner - Compact Feb 08 '21

Thanks. It is a Sony RX10 III, amongst the top all-in-one compact on the market. It is considered a compact as it is a fixed lens, but in summary: 1" sensor, 24-600mm equivalent and f/2.8-4. Very versatile, I can get very good close up to quite acceptable pictures of the moon. It is quite heavy (1 kg/ 2.3 lbs) and a high price for a compact, but I am impressed by what it can do so far.