At the moment 18mm and 85mm! Just switched to Sony so i haven’t been able to get a telephoto yet. Have you tried the Sony 100-400 or 200-600? If so, which one Would you recommend?
I use a 17-35 most of the time and just move to whatever looks the best usually, but if if I can't decide for sure I'll just shoot at 17mm and crop and adjust later.
I've been challenging myself for the last few months by using a 50mm on a 1.6x crop sensor and I've been doing some of my best landscape work. It forces you to have a strong focus point/composition instead of fitting in everything you can see.
Week after week you deliver really great useful and practical information and tips! I have been using my telephoto more often lately in landscape and these tips are spot on! I can’t wait for my upcoming trip to the Smokys to get in some more telephoto landscape photography.! Thanks Mark!
Mark, My father just lent me his old mirrorless camera with a few lenses that he bought along with it. Your videos have been so helpful for understanding the ins and out of this camera (I'm used to my iPhone for taking pictures). Thank you.
Thank you for another great insightful video. I divide landscape photography into night and day. During the night (general landscape as well as astro) I use a 24 (f 1.4) mm and a 40 (f 2.8) mm. During the day it is my 70-200 (f 4) mm.
I really like the shot at 10:53 it might be one of my favorites you have shared. Simple shots like that of trees and good light is one of my favorite things to shoot. You can get lost in it like a soft blanket. No hard subject focus or attention snaggers to demand a spot light of over analyzing. The shot is all about the time of light to me. You can even see how in that particular spot that the sun bathes those trees that poke up a smidge more and are in line with the rays just a bit more throughout the day from that angle. The surrounding ones seem to have lost some of their color to the cold by spending less time in the light/warmth. They could be different types of trees though so I'm not 100% sure on that but these are just some thoughts about it. Dope shot/edit.
Mark, you are such an inspiring person. The way you speak to your audience gives me peace. In a way I identify with you quite a bit, and I'm sure we would have been great friends if we had met personally. I have learned a lot from you so I wanted to thank you for that, and meeting you is on my Bucketlist. Maybe someday we'll meet on a trip. Greetings from Sweden.
I just bought my first camera the other day, just waiting for it to arrive. I've been watching your videos nonstop and learning alot. I'm nervous about being good enough but still excited.
Great video, lots of useful tips here. Comes down to taking your time if your location allows it. Thinking about your framing and composition and trying different things. It's easy to get stuck using the same lens or focal length as that is what you become used to/comfortable with.
Placing aside your always excellent lessons, the care and effort you place in your presentations are very noticeable; superb technically, and masterfully illustrated. You are obviously a perfectionist, and it is most appreciated. Thanks
Thanks Mark for your weekly Art & Photograpy vid! Composing is easier with a telephoto lens (& feet or wheelchair to move) and much more powerful than any wide lens or smartphone. Greetings from Provence
I’m really happy you are sharing videos about telephoto lenses for landscape photography. In learning landscape photography, I’ve always run across the idea that using telephoto was, in someway, cheating and it’s great to see that you’re turning that idea around.
Thanks so much for your help and for the video! Am also curious about the shelf on the wall behind you. Did you make that? Is really cool! I just can't figure out how the shelves are supported. I can tell how it attaches to the wall, though. Can you speak a bit about it?
Another great video. Thanks! Would you say that big vistas are necessary for the use of telephoto? I wonder how to use it in more constrained situations like a small canyon or creek.
I bought the Canon EOS RP with the RF-24-240, then a few weeks later got the EF 50mm. I’m just knocking the rust off because I haven’t been in photography for a long time. These two so far have been great for me. But I already have a couple of ideas on my wish list!!!! Thanks again for a great show!!!
Great advice Mark as always, if I may add a couple of practical rather than compositional tips from my experience of shooting long is avoid any vibration i.e. lock your mirror if you don't have mirrorless camera (some of us are still stuck with mirrors) and a 10 second timer rather than 2 so the camera has more time to settle once you have pressed the shutter. For extra clarity find your lens sweet spot, when shooting long, aperture almost can be irrelevant unless you have a close foreground which is unlikely if you're shooting long. I used DXO Mark (I have no affiliation) to discover that the sharpest image I can get from my camera/lens combo is f/8, since then pretty much all my images turn out sharp... unless it's very windy, then just shoot fast..
Don't regret it Will. I'm learning to look for little scenes within scenes and a telephoto is great for minimalist shots. It's just picking them out in a big vista.
Lot of great tips here Mark! I think I will go out on a self assignment and try to use each and every one of them. Thanks for sharing all your great videos as they are all very useful in confirming techniques already being used and learning new ones.
In my case, I started out with two kit lenses, one wide-ish and one telephoto. I found initially that I wasn't using the telephoto because I didn't know how to use it creatively. I've been doing better with a telephoto this year as I've been trying to find excuses to use it. Love your photos, BTW.
Awesome video and tips, greatly appreciate these tips. Living it Utah. I'll be definitely putting them to use. It's funny I did get a wide angle at first but I actually never liked it that much for landscapes. Exactly what you said, things were just too far away looking, and you really need a very nice overall scene to shoot. Works great if you want things to look wide and huge but I feel like those opportunities are just not that common in landscapes and really limit what you can shoot that looks good. I use my telephoto for almost everything, and it really let's me capture some great images I never would of even thought of without it. I also love seeing through things, and adding the small details.
Mark, this is absolute perfect timing. I am leaving for Lake Powell tomorrow morning. I just rented the Nikon Wide f 2.8 14-24 and a massive 200-500 for my Nikon D780. I shoot wide all day every day for my real estate photo jobs and find this video extremely valuable. Could be fate, hoping to nail a few good ones and you sir have certainly increased the likelihood I will. Either way it'll be a blast, as I'm sure you know. If I recall lately I've seen some snaps of yours from Moab, Horseshoe Bend, and did I see some stuff near "The Wave" off of the Virgin River from you? On a side note, that has to be one of the coolest Ansel Adams shirts I have ever seen.
@@MarkDenneyPhoto Meant Paria River. Any chance you've ever explored the area around the Virgin River, specifically the Gorge? On my drive back, it was probably 8 to 9am and even at that time the morning light looked incredible with those rock formations. Seems like a good spot to snap a few. Best photos of my life were taken on Lake Powell last week! If you ever get to Lake Powell and need a guide, happy to help. I've been going since 93 have detailed records, mapped out beach locations and at different water levels. I know most of these canyons better than my own neighborhood. Anyway, my name is Justin Bradley, I'm going to tag you on some snaps from Powell. Curious on your thoughts but I know you're busy, so hoping to catch you at a good time or get lucky haha! Take care man and thanks for responding, even if you are paying someone to do it ;). (@justinpbphotography)
Would you consider a video discussion of how best to use a bridge camera for "travel videos", be it landscape or the various attractions along the way? My 16x9 and horizontal composition strategy is determined a lot by movement I'd give in video post edit.
I never was really so aware about the fact that wide-angle could be so different than tele-shots. Actually tele-shots are one my most shots I do at the moment. In July a was in Finland again and used my 100-400 a lot. And I love it for landscape. Thanks for that great video!
Great video! I've been using a 14mm on my D750 for a few months now and love it. Any recommendations for a nice all-round telephoto lens? I'm gravitating towards a 100-400mm lens, but not quite sure yet
Thank you for those tips on using telephoto lens. I find myself using telephoto lens than wide angle lens mainly I haven't really gone out say mountains, which we don't have any here. Keep it going, I'm really enjoy learning. Thanks
@@MarkDenneyPhoto mark, I know this is not related to your video but I have a question about L-Bracket Plate. I like it the fact with that, you can change the camera either horizontal or vertical. Right now, I have a ball head allow me to get it vertical but I found the camera tends slowly go downward even as I tied it down. Granted that I have entry-level camera, Canon Rebel t5. Is there L-Bracket plate for that camera? Thanks.
Thanks for these. I'll keep them in mind on my next outting. I like using telephoto lenses in my photography. I always carry 1, sometimes 2, along with a teleconverter and have picked up a couple ideas.
Hi Mark, I really enjoyed this video, especially when you were making a point and actually zoomed in on the screen (very effective). I did want to make you aware I almost lost a bit of interest near the end as you were getting ready to sign off. Many viewers may leave right before the video ends, but I did catch the request to "hit the like" button and did so. You might want to consider asking for that support earlier in the video so you can catch more who might have a tendency to leave before the end. Again, great video and please continue bringing your insights to the rest of us. Your teaching approach is like no one else I've seen and it's a pleasure to learn from you. All the best.
Good Sunday Morning to you Mark - Question: Do you "focus stack in Manual or Aperture Modes? (any preference) and focus stacking at f/5.6 vs. f/11.? any preference (why?)
It depends on what camera you are using (sensor size) and focal length but you should be fine usually with f11 and less images to stack then using f5.6 with more images. Also I would suggest using manual mode to have even exposure on all images.
Hi! I am into street photography mostly, so landscape is not my thing at all. I bought 70-200 lens a while ago and yesterday went to mountains and took some pics. Just for myself... Well, your advises actually helped me a lot! I did try to cram the whole world and a bit of outer space into 200mm shot, lol Thank you! Was very useful video for me!!!
Great video and very helpful tips, I'm about to put my hands on a telephoto lens and all the tips you listed gonna give me a north to practice! thank you Mark!✌👏
I'm new to photography but am in love with landscape photography. I took the video about having two lenses to heart (wide and long) but have a question: Is there any reason, besides cost, that I should buy a 70-200mm lens as opposed to jumping right to a 100-400mm? Wouldn't I want to upgrade eventually?
Yes, got the tips just in time! I had tried using a long lens for landscape pic and I was absolutely pleased since it framed the shot just as I wanted. Had I known these points before I would had better shots for sure. But I am curious, would you try and shoot the same scene with both a wide and a long lens so that once back, you could still compare and retain what looks good? Because sometimes I felt confused what felt a good shot at that time, somehow felt better with another lens.
Palm Trees @ Santa Barbara... 11.43. Thanks Mark for this weeks video. Regarding the photo of PT @ SB; I invariably remove man-made items from 'nature' l/scape photos, in this case, power lines. May I ask your rational for retaining them ?. Best regards.
I like to try all types of photography, but more often than not I have a 150/500 on my camera ready for wildlife. But I have found it works great as you say for picking out those interesting landscape subjects. Only yesterday I was walking through the forest and spotted a Pine Martin, minuets later I saw a great shadow pattern on a massive Beach tree and was able to isolate it, anything other than a zoom would have missed the Pine Martin and the shadow tree would have been lost with too many trees in shot. Great video which I am please to say confirms what I am doing is ........ok. Thanks for posting.
Some great advice as always Mark. Off on a photography trip in the Lake District in a few weeks, going to try and use my zoom lens a bit more using these tips 👍
Great video as usual. Sadly, no telephoto lens yet BUT...I just received my new Nikon Z6 with Z 24-70mm 2.8 today so...It's about to get more interesting 😃. Now, I begin my savings for the 70-200mm or better by the the time I have it saved up 👍📸
I love wildlife photography, and I think wildlife and landscape photography go hand-in-hand. When shooting wildlife, you sometimes encounter pics that would make for good landscape photos because you’re just in the right location. Often times I try to switch my lens but I miss out on the shot because I didn’t have my telephoto lens on my camera. So I’ve adjusted to shooting landscapes with a telephoto lens. 🤷♀️
Hi Mark, as much as I enjoy your videos, be careful with the word lenscompression, as lenscompression simply is a myth and does not exist. I used to think it did but very simple tests quickly confirm that it does not...keep up the good work, cheers, Stephan
Have taken a lot of shots at 14mm lately with my fuji 10-24. Do you think you'll miss your supertelephoto lens? Could get the fuji 100-400 at some point?
I'm a little curious about your Golden Gate example where you "cut off" the top of the nearest pier. It feels like being a little further back so you can see the full length would be better, but I'm wondering if that wanders too far from your emphasis on the bridge?
I have a couple of versions with the bridge in its entirety, but I felt that this seemed it bit more impactful as the bridge started to lose of of it’s power if you will since I had to back up so far away in order to fit it all in.
I think im still an amateur - a hard one at that but i feel much more comfortable with a slight or full tele approach to landscape photography than wide. I always struggle to either get an interesting composition or actually get the view across that i am expiriencing, seldom i find an interesting fore mid and background that i can all stuff into one picture . Yet i still try and often fail... but before i started watching your videos i didnt even bother at all with telephoto in landscapes and just never produced anything im happy with. However, once i started to use a more telephoto approach in landscaping (50 or past 70mm) i felt more free and less stressd (im bad at multitasking and i can never spot all the things i should)
Hi Mark. I just received Ansel Adams's 400 pictures book and i'm studying his fantastic photos. This book is amazing, every photographer should have it. I noticed that your beautiful picture of Yosemite valley at 3:45 looks incredibly similar to the one on the book, you also managed to get the two trees on the lower right corner! Were you standing in the same place? How could Ansel Adams take such a picture 70 years ago? What lens was he using for this particular picture? Thanks for sharing your videos, they're always interesting and inspiring. Hallo from Italy!😉
Another thing to be aware of with telephoto lenses is heat haze. I mostly do wildlife and with my 600/4 in the summer you can definitely get soft images from it if you’re shooting something in the distance.
Hei 🖐 how you doint 👍 thankyou for you video landscape nices . I live in 🇵🇷 am thaking photographin school . I have a canon rebel t7 is good but i Will like to know what odel canon is good for landscape and anything the not couse $$ much thankyou
Bloody hell mate you got some banging photos there 😲. should vlog your journeys love to see more of out in the field with your camera..learn so much from you...thank you for your tips as usual
What's your most used focal length for landscape photography?
At the moment 18mm and 85mm! Just switched to Sony so i haven’t been able to get a telephoto yet. Have you tried the Sony 100-400 or 200-600? If so, which one Would you recommend?
100 to 200
I use a 17-35 most of the time and just move to whatever looks the best usually, but if if I can't decide for sure I'll just shoot at 17mm and crop and adjust later.
@@Marius_ae I used to own the 100-400 and I'd highly recommend it!
My favorite images have come from a 70-200. Great video as always.
I've been challenging myself for the last few months by using a 50mm on a 1.6x crop sensor and I've been doing some of my best landscape work. It forces you to have a strong focus point/composition instead of fitting in everything you can see.
Week after week you deliver really great useful and practical information and tips! I have been using my telephoto more often lately in landscape and these tips are spot on! I can’t wait for my upcoming trip to the Smokys to get in some more telephoto landscape photography.! Thanks Mark!
Thanks so much Jackie!! Enjoy your trip to the Smokies!
Mark, My father just lent me his old mirrorless camera with a few lenses that he bought along with it. Your videos have been so helpful for understanding the ins and out of this camera (I'm used to my iPhone for taking pictures). Thank you.
Awesome information! Thanks keep up the great videos! !I can't wait to see all the one of the van upgrades!
Thank you for another great insightful video. I divide landscape photography into night and day. During the night (general landscape as well as astro) I use a 24 (f 1.4) mm and a 40 (f 2.8) mm. During the day it is my 70-200 (f 4) mm.
Makes sense Mark! Thanks for checking out the video!
I really like the shot at 10:53 it might be one of my favorites you have shared. Simple shots like that of trees and good light is one of my favorite things to shoot. You can get lost in it like a soft blanket. No hard subject focus or attention snaggers to demand a spot light of over analyzing. The shot is all about the time of light to me. You can even see how in that particular spot that the sun bathes those trees that poke up a smidge more and are in line with the rays just a bit more throughout the day from that angle. The surrounding ones seem to have lost some of their color to the cold by spending less time in the light/warmth. They could be different types of trees though so I'm not 100% sure on that but these are just some thoughts about it. Dope shot/edit.
Mark, you are such an inspiring person. The way you speak to your audience gives me peace. In a way I identify with you quite a bit, and I'm sure we would have been great friends if we had met personally.
I have learned a lot from you so I wanted to thank you for that, and meeting you is on my Bucketlist. Maybe someday we'll meet on a trip. Greetings from Sweden.
Thanks so much - very kind of you to say🙏
I just bought my first camera the other day, just waiting for it to arrive. I've been watching your videos nonstop and learning alot. I'm nervous about being good enough but still excited.
That’s awesome Alan! Best of luck with the new camera.
Alan Quinonez Don’t be nervous! Enjoy yourself, and your new hobby.
Helpful information well presented. Many thanks. Especially loved the South Carolina photo.
Great video, lots of useful tips here. Comes down to taking your time if your location allows it. Thinking about your framing and composition and trying different things. It's easy to get stuck using the same lens or focal length as that is what you become used to/comfortable with.
Placing aside your always excellent lessons, the care and effort you place in your presentations are very noticeable; superb technically, and masterfully illustrated. You are obviously a perfectionist, and it is most appreciated. Thanks
Thanks a million for the amazing comment John!
I really appreciate your channel. Your information is very useful, thank you.
They were all good, but that image of the road knocked my socks off! Thanks for all you do Mark.
Thanks so much! Love a good s curve!
Thanks Mark for your weekly Art & Photograpy vid! Composing is easier with a telephoto lens (& feet or wheelchair to move) and much more powerful than any wide lens or smartphone. Greetings from Provence
Glad you enjoy them!
As always, top notch information presented flawlessly :)
Appreciate that Gavin - thank ya man!
I’m really happy you are sharing videos about telephoto lenses for landscape photography. In learning landscape photography, I’ve always run across the idea that using telephoto was, in someway, cheating and it’s great to see that you’re turning that idea around.
Glad you’re enjoying the videos Chad! I say Tele is the way to go!
Thanks so much for your help and for the video! Am also curious about the shelf on the wall behind you. Did you make that? Is really cool! I just can't figure out how the shelves are supported. I can tell how it attaches to the wall, though. Can you speak a bit about it?
Thank you so much for this very informative video. As a newly retired teacher you have an excellent way of presenting your information. Thanks again.
Thanks so much Linda! That means a lot coming from you so thank you for that!
I sometimes incorporate close objects and focus stacking. Take two images with a foreground item and a background both in focus
Another great video. Thanks! Would you say that big vistas are necessary for the use of telephoto? I wonder how to use it in more constrained situations like a small canyon or creek.
Thanks Benjamin! I often use my long lens in the cozy confines of a nice woodland area, but I don't think their only reserved for the larger scenes
Another great video Mark, I'm anxious to get out and try these ideas. I appreciate the effort you put into making these great photo tutorials!
Thank you Craig! It’s great to hear you’re enjoying them
Thanks for the video Mark. Lots of food for thought here.
Thanks Chris!
I bought the Canon EOS RP with the RF-24-240, then a few weeks later got the EF 50mm. I’m just knocking the rust off because I haven’t been in photography for a long time. These two so far have been great for me. But I already have a couple of ideas on my wish list!!!! Thanks again for a great show!!!
Of course! Thanks for checking out the video and enjoy the new gear
Thank you Mark, helps me become a better landscape photographer.
Thanks for checking it out Matthew!
Great tips and super helpful!! Thanks Mark!!
Glad to hear it Andrew!
Very nice video Mark, some beautiful photos
Thanks so much!
5 mins in and I already think this is the best landscape photography video have ever seen.
Hey Mark. Good advice. There is lots of info out there about wide angle lens, but not to much about long lens. Thanks for your advice.
Awesome to hear you enjoyed it Patrick!
Great advice Mark as always, if I may add a couple of practical rather than compositional tips from my experience of shooting long is avoid any vibration i.e. lock your mirror if you don't have mirrorless camera (some of us are still stuck with mirrors) and a 10 second timer rather than 2 so the camera has more time to settle once you have pressed the shutter. For extra clarity find your lens sweet spot, when shooting long, aperture almost can be irrelevant unless you have a close foreground which is unlikely if you're shooting long. I used DXO Mark (I have no affiliation) to discover that the sharpest image I can get from my camera/lens combo is f/8, since then pretty much all my images turn out sharp... unless it's very windy, then just shoot fast..
Many thanks Rob!!
Thanks Mark for your advices ! I'm just exploring the Long Lens Landscapes, not easy but a great opportunity to change my mind...
Hope the vide was helpful Riccardo!
Great Video Mark..My fav Most used focal length is 20-24mm and 120-300
Thank ya Peter!
Im down because you sold your sony gear but I also appreciate the great content you provide Mark. You still have my subscription sir!
Thanks Jesse!
Why does the camera brand matter? It's the photos and the tips that are applicable to any brand that is the important thing.
Steve2426 i mean i think i said that i appreciated the great content in my comment Steve😳😳
Thank you very much and good luck
Thank you!
Speaking about contrast in an image: your teal shirt and the illuminated orange whatsit in the background. 👍
Hahah - thanks Albert!
I remember that morning in Canyonlands and the fog. That was magical! Great tips.
Thanks for checking it out David! It was a rainy few days in Moab, but we made the most of it - great trip!
@@MarkDenneyPhoto I hear I will see you in Acadia?
@@davidakoubian3025 Yep - that’s right! And I couldn’t be more excited!! It’s going to be a great time.
@@MarkDenneyPhoto I am really looking forward to it!
Another incredibly helpful video, thanks Mark! I was slightly regretting my recent telephoto lens purchase until I saw this.
Glad you enjoyed it Will!
Don't regret it Will. I'm learning to look for little scenes within scenes and a telephoto is great for minimalist shots. It's just picking them out in a big vista.
@@SteveP_2426 Thanks Steve! It's comments and advice like that, that makes me love this community so much.
Great tips followed by excellent examples....thanks.
Thank you Carl!
Thanks Mark. Another fine lesson.
Glad you think so Tom!
I need to take your advice about stuffing. Thanks Mark.
Thanks for checking out the video!
Lot of great tips here Mark! I think I will go out on a self assignment and try to use each and every one of them. Thanks for sharing all your great videos as they are all very useful in confirming techniques already being used and learning new ones.
Many thanks Daniel! Glad you think so!
In my case, I started out with two kit lenses, one wide-ish and one telephoto. I found initially that I wasn't using the telephoto because I didn't know how to use it creatively.
I've been doing better with a telephoto this year as I've been trying to find excuses to use it.
Love your photos, BTW.
Thanks a million Mike - really appreciate that!
@@MarkDenneyPhoto And thank you for continuing to inspire us amateurs. 😊
Hello Mark. I need your advice. I’m planning to get Tamron 70-180 2.8. Is 180 mm gonna be enough for landscape?
So helpful Mark! I just went out and got a new GM telephoto lens and this is exactly the information I was looking for.
Awesome to hear - thank you!
Awesome video and tips, greatly appreciate these tips. Living it Utah. I'll be definitely putting them to use. It's funny I did get a wide angle at first but I actually never liked it that much for landscapes. Exactly what you said, things were just too far away looking, and you really need a very nice overall scene to shoot. Works great if you want things to look wide and huge but I feel like those opportunities are just not that common in landscapes and really limit what you can shoot that looks good. I use my telephoto for almost everything, and it really let's me capture some great images I never would of even thought of without it. I also love seeing through things, and adding the small details.
Thanks for checking out the video - great to hear you enjoyed it!
Another great video with several helpful tips! Thank you Mark! Much appreciated!
Great to hear the video was helpful Louise!
Another awesome video! Lots of good tips!
Thanks so much!
Mark, this is absolute perfect timing. I am leaving for Lake Powell tomorrow morning. I just rented the Nikon Wide f 2.8 14-24 and a massive 200-500 for my Nikon D780. I shoot wide all day every day for my real estate photo jobs and find this video extremely valuable. Could be fate, hoping to nail a few good ones and you sir have certainly increased the likelihood I will. Either way it'll be a blast, as I'm sure you know. If I recall lately I've seen some snaps of yours from Moab, Horseshoe Bend, and did I see some stuff near "The Wave" off of the Virgin River from you?
On a side note, that has to be one of the coolest Ansel Adams shirts I have ever seen.
Thanks so much for checking out the video! Enjoy your trip!
@@MarkDenneyPhoto Meant Paria River. Any chance you've ever explored the area around the Virgin River, specifically the Gorge? On my drive back, it was probably 8 to 9am and even at that time the morning light looked incredible with those rock formations. Seems like a good spot to snap a few.
Best photos of my life were taken on Lake Powell last week! If you ever get to Lake Powell and need a guide, happy to help. I've been going since 93 have detailed records, mapped out beach locations and at different water levels. I know most of these canyons better than my own neighborhood.
Anyway, my name is Justin Bradley, I'm going to tag you on some snaps from Powell. Curious on your thoughts but I know you're busy, so hoping to catch you at a good time or get lucky haha! Take care man and thanks for responding, even if you are paying someone to do it ;). (@justinpbphotography)
Awsome video.....
The Video is full of amazing information and tips Thank you 😊🙏
Thanks so much Sayan!
Would you consider a video discussion of how best to use a bridge camera for "travel videos", be it landscape or the various attractions along the way? My 16x9 and horizontal composition strategy is determined a lot by movement I'd give in video post edit.
I never was really so aware about the fact that wide-angle could be so different than tele-shots. Actually tele-shots are one my most shots I do at the moment. In July a was in Finland again and used my 100-400 a lot. And I love it for landscape. Thanks for that great video!
Glad you enjoyed it Andreas!
I love your videos. Thanks for the help!
Awesome to hear - thank you!
Great video! I've been using a 14mm on my D750 for a few months now and love it. Any recommendations for a nice all-round telephoto lens? I'm gravitating towards a 100-400mm lens, but not quite sure yet
Thank you for those tips on using telephoto lens. I find myself using telephoto lens than wide angle lens mainly I haven't really gone out say mountains, which we don't have any here. Keep it going, I'm really enjoy learning. Thanks
Glad you’re enjoying them!
@@MarkDenneyPhoto mark, I know this is not related to your video but I have a question about L-Bracket Plate. I like it the fact with that, you can change the camera either horizontal or vertical. Right now, I have a ball head allow me to get it vertical but I found the camera tends slowly go downward even as I tied it down. Granted that I have entry-level camera, Canon Rebel t5. Is there L-Bracket plate for that camera? Thanks.
Thanks for sharing the great info Mark!!
Thanks for checking it out Patty!
Thanks for these. I'll keep them in mind on my next outting. I like using telephoto lenses in my photography. I always carry 1, sometimes 2, along with a teleconverter and have picked up a couple ideas.
Very helpful, thank you
Hi Mark, I really enjoyed this video, especially when you were making a point and actually zoomed in on the screen (very effective). I did want to make you aware I almost lost a bit of interest near the end as you were getting ready to sign off. Many viewers may leave right before the video ends, but I did catch the request to "hit the like" button and did so. You might want to consider asking for that support earlier in the video so you can catch more who might have a tendency to leave before the end. Again, great video and please continue bringing your insights to the rest of us. Your teaching approach is like no one else I've seen and it's a pleasure to learn from you. All the best.
Thanks so much Darrell! Very much appreciate the feedback as well!
I use a 18-135 Sony for my A6000. Very versatile and pretty sharp !
Good Sunday Morning to you Mark - Question: Do you "focus stack in Manual or Aperture Modes? (any preference) and focus stacking at f/5.6 vs. f/11.? any preference (why?)
It depends on what camera you are using (sensor size) and focal length but you should be fine usually with f11 and less images to stack then using f5.6 with more images.
Also I would suggest using manual mode to have even exposure on all images.
Hi! I am into street photography mostly, so landscape is not my thing at all. I bought 70-200 lens a while ago and yesterday went to mountains and took some pics. Just for myself... Well, your advises actually helped me a lot! I did try to cram the whole world and a bit of outer space into 200mm shot, lol
Thank you! Was very useful video for me!!!
Glad to hear it was helpful!
Thanks for the video. Would you mind to share what is the tripod model are you using ?
Great video and very helpful tips, I'm about to put my hands on a telephoto lens and all the tips you listed gonna give me a north to practice! thank you Mark!✌👏
Thanks so much - happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Another great video Mark! Thanks!
Thanks Dennis!
I'm new to photography but am in love with landscape photography. I took the video about having two lenses to heart (wide and long) but have a question: Is there any reason, besides cost, that I should buy a 70-200mm lens as opposed to jumping right to a 100-400mm? Wouldn't I want to upgrade eventually?
If it helps any, you can probably find quite a few 70-300mm lenses. This is kind of right in the middle of your two options
That really comes down to personal choice - I'd go straight to something longer than a 70-200, but that's just me. Hope that helps Andy!
Thanks so much for these tips! They really help me a lot when using my 70-350.
Happy to do it Louise!
Great video stuffed with awesome tips, as usual 👍🏻
Thanks a million friend!
Awesome video. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks for checking it out Zack!
Yes, got the tips just in time! I had tried using a long lens for landscape pic and I was absolutely pleased since it framed the shot just as I wanted. Had I known these points before I would had better shots for sure. But I am curious, would you try and shoot the same scene with both a wide and a long lens so that once back, you could still compare and retain what looks good? Because sometimes I felt confused what felt a good shot at that time, somehow felt better with another lens.
Absolutely! Thats what I try and do - create a photo set of an area that tells a complete story of your location,
Palm Trees @ Santa Barbara... 11.43. Thanks Mark for this weeks video. Regarding the photo of PT @ SB; I invariably remove man-made items from 'nature' l/scape photos, in this case, power lines. May I ask your rational for retaining them ?. Best regards.
Your a great teacher. I'm learning a lot from you.
Thanks so much Barrie!
Good job Mark!
Thanks Paul!
Great content and summary of long experience. If i have to select between wide and tele, i would go for later.
I like to try all types of photography, but more often than not I have a 150/500 on my camera ready for wildlife. But I have found it works great as you say for picking out those interesting landscape subjects. Only yesterday I was walking through the forest and spotted a Pine Martin, minuets later I saw a great shadow pattern on a massive Beach tree and was able to isolate it, anything other than a zoom would have missed the Pine Martin and the shadow tree would have been lost with too many trees in shot. Great video which I am please to say confirms what I am doing is ........ok. Thanks for posting.
Thats a great story Chris! Appreciate you checking out the video
Some great advice as always Mark. Off on a photography trip in the Lake District in a few weeks, going to try and use my zoom lens a bit more using these tips 👍
Thanks John and enjoy your trip!
I like 24mm. Love that fall waterfall and mill photo by the way.
Thanks so much Jeff!
Great video as usual. Sadly, no telephoto lens yet BUT...I just received my new Nikon Z6 with Z 24-70mm 2.8 today so...It's about to get more interesting 😃. Now, I begin my savings for the 70-200mm or better by the the time I have it saved up 👍📸
Thanks John - enjoy the new gear!
Nice choice!
great video, thanks for the tips. Will try them out.
Thank ya friend!
Good video and information!
Thank you!
Great tips and timing as I’m about to head to the Canadian Rockies with a rented telephoto lens.
Nice! Enjoy your trip!
Great tips, particularly for your 55-200mm!!!!! Cheers, Grandpa Grumpy
Many thanks Grampa Grumpy😀
Thanks for the tips. I’ll try and use them tomorrow morning at Jones Gap SC.
Glad to do it Jim - best of luck in SC!
Hey Mark, would you do a video about where to find good quality frames for your printed landscape photos.
I love wildlife photography, and I think wildlife and landscape photography go hand-in-hand.
When shooting wildlife, you sometimes encounter pics that would make for good landscape photos because you’re just in the right location. Often times I try to switch my lens but I miss out on the shot because I didn’t have my telephoto lens on my camera.
So I’ve adjusted to shooting landscapes with a telephoto lens. 🤷♀️
Hi Mark, as much as I enjoy your videos, be careful with the word lenscompression, as lenscompression simply is a myth and does not exist. I used to think it did but very simple tests quickly confirm that it does not...keep up the good work, cheers, Stephan
Have taken a lot of shots at 14mm lately with my fuji 10-24. Do you think you'll miss your supertelephoto lens? Could get the fuji 100-400 at some point?
I purchased the 55-200 which is a full frame equivalent of an 80-300mm roughly so that should be enough.
I'm a little curious about your Golden Gate example where you "cut off" the top of the nearest pier. It feels like being a little further back so you can see the full length would be better, but I'm wondering if that wanders too far from your emphasis on the bridge?
I have a couple of versions with the bridge in its entirety, but I felt that this seemed it bit more impactful as the bridge started to lose of of it’s power if you will since I had to back up so far away in order to fit it all in.
Love your videos. Are you close to Yosemite? I notice you have lots of nice photos from the park.
Thanks Erich! I wish I was but I live on the other side of the country.
I think im still an amateur - a hard one at that but i feel much more comfortable with a slight or full tele approach to landscape photography than wide. I always struggle to either get an interesting composition or actually get the view across that i am expiriencing, seldom i find an interesting fore mid and background that i can all stuff into one picture . Yet i still try and often fail... but before i started watching your videos i didnt even bother at all with telephoto in landscapes and just never produced anything im happy with. However, once i started to use a more telephoto approach in landscaping (50 or past 70mm) i felt more free and less stressd (im bad at multitasking and i can never spot all the things i should)
I completely understand what you’re saying. I find tele lenses are much more forgiving than that of wide angles.
Thanks!
Hi Mark. I just received Ansel Adams's 400 pictures book and i'm studying his fantastic photos. This book is amazing, every photographer should have it.
I noticed that your beautiful picture of Yosemite valley at 3:45 looks incredibly similar to the one on the book, you also managed to get the two trees on the lower right corner! Were you standing in the same place? How could Ansel Adams take such a picture 70 years ago? What lens was he using for this particular picture?
Thanks for sharing your videos, they're always interesting and inspiring.
Hallo from Italy!😉
Another thing to be aware of with telephoto lenses is heat haze. I mostly do wildlife and with my 600/4 in the summer you can definitely get soft images from it if you’re shooting something in the distance.
Ahhh very good point!
Very good tips!!!
Thanks a million!
Hei 🖐 how you doint 👍 thankyou for you video landscape nices . I live in 🇵🇷 am thaking photographin school . I have a canon rebel t7 is good but i Will like to know what odel canon is good for landscape and anything the not couse $$ much thankyou
Bloody hell mate you got some banging photos there 😲. should vlog your journeys love to see more of out in the field with your camera..learn so much from you...thank you for your tips as usual
Thanks Gavin!! Glad you think so friend!
@@MarkDenneyPhoto your welcome mate.. thank you
Absolutely second that vlog idea...
Thank you for another excellent teaching video. I really like the West Virginia waterfall picture. Would you be able to tell me where it is?
Where'd you get your T-shirt? Love it.
It's from a brand called Hippy Tree
How is the new Fuji gear ?... im a sony a7r3, wich im satisfied with :)
Really enjoying it so far!
Great list. I particularly like #3: Focus on the small details.
Many thanks Franz!
I love your studio room 👍 As of your video it`s superb ❤
Thank you!