sean_mcr wrote:Yes scott you can only really get that look with a short lens, it's says you're there amongst it, living and breathing the same air. I know that zooms can be fun. but there's very few street photographers that have made there name with a tele
I love all of the focal lengths that I use, and they all have their own individualistic attributes. I also love the compressed look that I get from my 200mm, which I was able to simulate somewhat with "Welcome To Manhattan" shot with the 55mm by shooting at f/11. Here's another shot with a short lens.
Picture Title:
"LUNCH HOUR"
A different attribute I dig with shooting with a long lens is the shallow depth of field I get from shooting wide open and focusing on a subject in the foreground. This can be quite visually striking, like this:
Picture Title:
"WAITING FOR GODOT"
There can be a tendancy for photographers to become dogmatic with regard to what is "acceptable" in a shooting genre. I stay away from that.
I shoot and rotate with a 12mm, 20mm, 55mm and the 200mm---and I don't assign any of those focal lengths to any specific type of subject. Whatever presents itself in front of a given lens, I shoot if I find it of interest.