This week, Patti invites us to go wide and ‘“broaden” your photographic horizons’.
Wide-angle lens is a great tool to capture a wide field of view like a mountain range.
Gen Canyon
A wide-angle lens also allows us to get closer to a large subject while keeping it in frame.
Technically, any lens that has a wider field of view than what the human eye sees.The image below is an example.
I read a sad news about the Glen Canyon on National Park Service: Due to significant wind damage and low water conditions, Dangling Rope Marina will not reopen in 2021.The damaged docks are not safe for visitors or employees.
Antelope canyons have narrow paths, created by water flowing through them for millions of years. To capture a wider area with light streaks, you absolutely need a wide angle lens. When we visited the Antelop Canyon, I carried my Canon10-18 mm lens:
The iPhone’s ultra-wide camera (i-11 and i-12) is designed for dramatic compositions enabling us to capture scenes that highlight a subject that appears larger than the background.
Often, I take my i-11 to capture wide field view when I’m taking a walk in our local park and gardens:
Many thank to Sofia for giving us a wonderful opportunity to share images of looking up/down. Through your beautiful photos, I’ve learned how fun it is to look up/down through my lens.
77 thoughts on “Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #165: Going Wide”
Hi Amy
Your Glen Canyon photos are both striking and sobering. The dire low-water-level situation is starkly portrayed in your top capture where you can clearly see evidence of the much higher water level carved onto the formation at the right of the frame. And of course your Antelope Canyon photo is absolutely iconic. Beautiful image!
Here’s my offering for this week – a happy series of a swimming deer
Great examples. Thanks for the tip on the wide angle need for Antelope Canyon. I’d have thought a “normal” lens would work. I have a 16-300 zoom. When I head for Antelope Canyon (hopefully early next year), do you think that I will I need to invest in or rent a lens wider than 16 mm on my crop sensor camera?
Is using pano in an iPhone considered as going wild? They are all fantastic and I must say your header is my favourite. So wide that it’s an entrance to heaven for all to enter.
Beautiful pictures Amy. The Gen Canyon was an excellent click till I saw the Antelope canyon. Then you said that you had an iPhone -11 taking the amazing shots. I’m stunned and inspired since I have one too and I’ve yet to take the photos like the way you do.
Thank you Sheetal. Always happy to hear your feedback. I’m suing iPhone for wide-angle photos more often now. It’s conventient and easy to carry it around, and the result is pretty good, I think. 🙂
Hi Amy
Your Glen Canyon photos are both striking and sobering. The dire low-water-level situation is starkly portrayed in your top capture where you can clearly see evidence of the much higher water level carved onto the formation at the right of the frame. And of course your Antelope Canyon photo is absolutely iconic. Beautiful image!
Here’s my offering for this week – a happy series of a swimming deer
Best, Babsje
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Great examples. Thanks for the tip on the wide angle need for Antelope Canyon. I’d have thought a “normal” lens would work. I have a 16-300 zoom. When I head for Antelope Canyon (hopefully early next year), do you think that I will I need to invest in or rent a lens wider than 16 mm on my crop sensor camera?
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Hope you get to see the Antelope next year. I was told under 18 zoom will work.
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Good to know. Thanks.
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What stunning photos! The perspective gained in a wide angle lens is truly spectacular, Amy.
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Thank you, Debra! I have been using iPhone for wide angle photos. It’s much conventient and easy to access. 🙂
Have a great weekend. 🙂
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Ah, you know I love Antelope Canyon so much, Amy! Thank you for using it here. Love all your mountain range images too. Excellent wide angle.
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Thank you, AC! Glad you enjoyed these. The Canyon was great, wish we could tour the place a little longer.
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You maybe could go again someday? Hope you are settled by now!
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We are settled down, hope we can start traveling next year.
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♥ Fingers crossed.
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Amazing images.
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Is using pano in an iPhone considered as going wild? They are all fantastic and I must say your header is my favourite. So wide that it’s an entrance to heaven for all to enter.
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Thank you, Perpetua! I’ve adapted to iPhone for wide-angle photos. It does a great job and easy to carry around. 🙂
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Beautiful pictures Amy. The Gen Canyon was an excellent click till I saw the Antelope canyon. Then you said that you had an iPhone -11 taking the amazing shots. I’m stunned and inspired since I have one too and I’ve yet to take the photos like the way you do.
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Thank you Sheetal. Always happy to hear your feedback. I’m suing iPhone for wide-angle photos more often now. It’s conventient and easy to carry it around, and the result is pretty good, I think. 🙂
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